Up early again, so we could go to an annual "bargains galore" yard sale event. All along a route from a town in the western part of the state, to the middle of the state, yard sales were in progress. It began on Thursday, though, so by this morning, the sales were pretty picked over. But I found a few things...four China salad plates with pink flowers around the rim for one dollar; and six pairs of scrapbooking scissors for two dollars.
By 11 a.m., we were weary and very hot. The temperature today was over 100 degrees, and the humidity was thick enough to cut with a knife. Back at camp, around 1 p.m., Daughter, Granddaughter, and three great-grandkids arrived. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit. It had been a long while since I'd seen one of the great-granddaughters, so I couldn't get enough of hugging her.
Later, we showered and dressed for a local dinner-theater performance. Great-Niece was part of the cast for a production of popular Broadway tunes. A local bistro catered the meal of green salad, chicken piccata on rice, spinach casserole, rolls, and New York cheescake.
The event was held in the fellowship hall of a local church. The meal was served at long tables with white tableclothes. Although the food was served on white plastic plates, there were cloth napkins. Self-serve pitchers of iced water and iced tea were on the table. Self-serve coffee was available on a separate table. Around 200 people attended the event tonight...a sold-out crowd.
A makeshift stage included a backdrop of heavy black material, hung on a pipe frame. For lighting, two stands of three utility lights each were taped to PVC pipes. As with "Annie," set pieces consisted of wooden boxes, and small round tables with chairs.
Today was an extremely hot day, reaching about 104 degrees, so even though there was air conditioning in the fellowship hall, large fans were set up around the perimeter to help stir the air. The fans were pretty loud, but we could still hear the singers who belted their numbers out. For those with less strong voices, production staff turned the loudest fans off.
Thirty-seven songs were featured, which I think was a bit much. I stood for most of the performance, so I could take pictures. But Mother said her bottom was numb by the time the event was over. With a twenty-minute intermission (during which we were served our cheescake dessert), plus two and a half hours of music, the performance ran on until 10:30. It was after 11 p.m. before we got back to the campground.
The performers were very good, though, and included singers as young as about eight, to a woman who appeared to be in her late 70s. We were particularly pleased with Great-Niece's performances, of course.
We were also glad to have the chance to visit with Niece and her family.
As with last night, we were plenty ready for bed by the time we arrived back at camp.
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