We went to see Michael today at Christina’s request. It was actually pretty good. The girls kept poking me and saying, “I know this song!” I always kind of hate when you go to a movie only to find out at the end that the movie is two parts, but this time I was kind of grateful because I think it actually deserves the extra time. It was nice to get out of the house and do something fun.
Tag: theater
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December 14
We went to see The Nutcracker today, which almost didn’t happen because I bought tickets to something called “The Nutcracker and Sorcerer’s Apprentice” instead. We only found out by accident because a commercial for The Nutcracker came on TV and it said it was this weekend, not next weekend like the tickets I bought. Upon closer investigation, I saw that what I bought were tickets to an orchestral performance of selections from The Nutcracker, along with some other classical pieces. And they cost FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE than The Nutcracker tickets I wanted. I was completely devastated and cried for almost half an hour, but finally decided to go ahead and get the tickets I wanted for this weekend, and now I guess we’re going to the symphony next weekend too. It’ll be good for the kids to get some culture. Anyway, today’s performance was a lot of fun, and I cried again because I was so grateful that we got to go. ‘Tis the season not to read the bold type in the performance description that says, “THIS IS NOT THE BALLET.”
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November 8
Billy and I went to a history storytelling show by the person who leads the podcast, “History That Doesn’t Suck.” It was pretty good. He talked about American history from the formation of the United States through the end of the Civil War. Hearing about both stories as part of the same story really shows how we have grappled with the same issues literally for centuries. Today we don’t call it slavery, but it’s the same fight between the same people. It was really interesting and I enjoyed it. I thought for sure that Billy and I would be the youngest people there by far, but there were a lot of younger people there. It’s heartening to know there are younger people still interested in history. All I can hope is that we can all learn something from it.
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