New Year’s Eve at the Racine Theater Guild will be rockin’ and hoppin’ courtesy of Kate Barrow, Robbyn Wilks, Dana Roders, and a revival of the RTG’s summer show “Honky Tonk Angels.” This show was such a smash hit this summer that the decision was made to bring it back for three more performances on
When Kathy and I look back over this Christmas season, I think our single most precious moment will not actually be from either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day - but rather from the night of the 23rd, when we ventured out with the Amborns, Palmers and Wallers into the snow and wind for our annual
Another fun Christmas memory from 2009 . . . Kathy and I were relaxing in the living room yesterday afternoon, when Kathy suddenly stopped in mid-sentence- got this faraway look on her face- and then looked at me and quietly said “listen.” So I did. And that’s when I noticed the distinct sound of distant
We have had an amazingly wonderful Christmas Day at the Bergs. After I did my duty at Holy Communion’s 10 a.m. worship service (singing “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” and playing for the hymns so organist Randy Fisher could have the day off) Kathy’s dad and Polly & Mark & Lorelai joined us for a
Wouldn’t it be nice if Christmas were a season in which our troubles all melted away in a cloud of sugar plum fairy dust? We could all join hands and sing that cheerful song which comes at the end of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” - wearing the same contented smiles as those delightful residents
I love this photo because it really captures the energy and excitement of Holy Communion’s Bell Choir performance this morning. First of all, they were nice enough to play for both services, which allowed me to give a day off to the Senior Choir, who are hard at work preparing for Christmas Eve. (Although I
By the way, I played yesterday’s Christmas program in a bit of a fog, thanks to the rotten cold I’ve been trying to kick and the (expired) Robitussin and NyQuil I’ve been been taking. On top of that, we were just enough behind schedule this morning that we had no chance to grab breakfast, so
The second Sunday in December has become one of the longest, most tiring, and most inspiring days of the year for me. The morning is taken up with Holy Communion’s Christmas program - at both services - and that afternoon, just as our queen sized bed is calling my name, it’s time for me to
Once again, the Holy Communion sanctuary was overrun with sheep, goats, a cow, a donkey, and even a llama . . . plus a host of brightly-garbed children of all ages . . . . and a raft of superb musicians, including Holy Communion’s senior choir . . . . but I think it’s safe
The calendar may still say autumn, but in actuality Old Man Winter has already belted us in the chops with a blast of bitterly cold temperatures. In fact, today’s high was 4+ and the wind chills around here were all the way down to 25 below zero. . . and that was in the middle
