One of the most purely enjoyable things that I've done since I've been here is playing in First Friday at the Old Town School of Folk Music with my friends in the women's acoustic ensemble. On the first friday of each month students at the School offer performances ranging from folk to rock to dance. It was great to be a part of an event where adults were all doing something that they love with pure abandon (rather than perfection). The Women's Acoustic Ensemble (WAC?!?) is a great group of women who meet every Monday morning, led by the friendly and talented Andrea and Aerin who teach us a wide variety of songs. At First Friday, we played a song by Feist called "I Feel it All" and then we joined another ensemble to play "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac. Both songs have various levels of harmonies, making them especially fun to sing as a group. I had such a good time that night! I hope we're able to do it again soon! Thanks to Nancy (the bass player in the group) for sending the fun pictures.
Fun Fact: The building that currently houses the Old Town School used to house the Hild Public Library, a place where I spent many happy hours as a kid hanging out in the towered stacks of books (which seemed enormous to me then, but were probably pretty modest in size). It is really fun to be back in the same building as an adult, again doing something that is bringing me a lot of joy.
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