Not everyone can say “I got to perform at Carnegie Hall,” but then again, not everyone is a current member of Voices of Eve ’N’ Angels (VOENA). Seventeen members of the Benicia-based youth choral group received the experience of a lifetime Sunday when they got to perform at the iconic New York City concert hall […]
A Different Drummer: Manhattan sidebars
Here are some highlights and observations made during our six-day exploration of Manhattan with our two curious, energetic grandsons. The boys get along with each other, big-brother to kid-brother style. Tyler, the alpha child, is in high school preparing for college. He has straight As and is focused on the exact sciences, though he loves […]
VOENA to head to Carnegie Hall in spring
Fundraiser concert to be held in October There is a famous joke involving a pedestrian on 57th Street in New York City who sees a musician exiting a cab. He asks the artist “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The musician’s response? “Practice, practice, practice.” For as much as this joke has been told, […]