Off To Sing ...

April 18, 2015

This was our big weekend for singing ...

in Yakima, Washington for the ...

International Choral Festival ...

We had a beautiful drive down to this unique city ...

We rehearsed in the exquisite "Green Room" ...

where many actors, singers, entertainers 

and bands have performed ...

  We were excited to be singing on the stage of the old ...

"Capital Theatre" 

In our seats ... waiting for the show to begin ...

American and Canadian Choirs ...

along with the guest group ...

the Yakima Nation Black Lodge Singers ...

they are a northern style family drumming group ...

that performs traditional Blackfeet ...

and contemporary-style pow wow music ...

They are an amazing family ...

and it was quite the experience ...

After our performance ...

we continued to enjoy the evening with a beautiful dinner ...

and entertainment by a few of the choir groups ...

plus breaking out in chorus  ...

to songs being played ... !!!

A few of us went for a quick bite t o eat before the show ...

we ended up going to "Mel's Diner" ...

a neat, fun place with car seats from old cars as benches ...

and good old hamburgers and more ...

Some of the scenery on our trip ...

stopping to take pictures of the Columbia River ...

Columbia River, a North American river flowing

into the Pacific Ocean.

It is one of the world's greatest sources of hydroelectric power.

From its source at Columbia Lake in

the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada,

the river flows 1,243 miles (2,000 km)

and empties into the Pacific near Astoria,

northwest of Portland, Oregon.

The Columbia forms about two-thirds

of the Washington-Oregon border.

Its chief tributaries include the Kootenay, Pend Oreille,

Spokane, Okanogan, Yakima, Snake, John Day,

 Deschutes, and Willamette.

We had a wonderful time ... !!!

Looking forward to next near ...

where it will be held in Trail, BC