Emily Cat 176

Theses are my favourite books for the year. What did you read this year//

  Last Thursday l went to the Drum Theatre to see this band. Wow, what a treat. Can you see the way the stage is set up.  Drums, piano, up right bass brass and wood instruments.  From the first beat of the drum until the last this band was fantastic. I love swing music and l love swing dancing. In fact, so much of this music is meant for dancing. And did l mention how much l love the trumpet and the trombone and the clarinet. It really was a treat.  If you would like to see this band, with the same singer, they are playing at Birds Basement on January 20 2024. It it well worth the ticket. I saw them last year at the same venue and hopefully will see them next year too. www.bsharpbigband.com.au

Frankston Arts Centre Christmas with Lucy Durack 08/12 10.30 &11.50am Tonight's the Nights: Hits of Rod Stewart & Olivia Newton-John 15/12 8pm artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Kingston Arts Centre Musical Melodies Shirley Burke Theatre 09/12 1 & 4.30pm kingstonarts.com.au The Round Snow Queen & Moments in Time 10/12 12.00 & 6.30pm Christmas with the Band 10/12 2pm Christmas Actually 15/12 7.30pm 16/12 1pm www.theround.com.au Theatres Fortyfive downstairs The New Immproptu Quartet presents Sunday Summer Jazz 10/12 5pm fortyfivedownstairs.com The Butterfly Club The Problem is The Ending 11/12 7pm A Christmas Carol 11/12 8.30pm Drawing Straws 12/12 7.30pm thebutterflyclub.com Regent Theatre Moulin Rouge 20/08-04/02/24 marrinergroup.com.au Southbank Theatre A Very Jewish Christmas Carol 14/11-16/12 mtc.com.au Athenaeum Theatre A Musical Revolution - Elvis 29/19-31/12 Trey Kennedy - Grow Up 12/12 7pm athenaeumtheatre.com.au Forum Alvays 12/12 7pm forummelbourne.com.au

Talking books on a Wednesday. Treasure and Dirt and more, and l can't add up.

I have seen 2 choirs in the last 4 days. It began on Thursday with the U3A Frankston Choir. This was their Christmas Concert and all they asked for was a gold coin. U3A, for those who don;t know, stands for University for the Third Age. That means that the singers where older but still so good. This is a mixed choir which means there were tenors, sopranos and everything in between. There is something special about hearing all those voices sing as one.  On Sunday l went to Mt Eliza to hear the Bel Canto Choir of Mt Eliza. This is female choir and, oh, what a treat. Do you see those windows? I sat watching cotton wool clouds drift across the sky while beautiful music washed over me. Under the baton of Margaret Brown the choir soared as all the voices sang as one and it was beautiful. Both Choirs performed in Uniting Churches and l think both had good acoustics that helped the music. What a treat. http://www.thebelcantochoirmteliza.com.au/  

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8593178050323909"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> Bunjil Place https://www.bunjilplace.com.au/ Drum Theatre https://drum.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/ Frankston Arts Centre artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Kingston Arts Centre https://www.kingstonarts.com.au/whats-on The Round https://www.theround.com.au/ Wyndham Cultural Centre https://www.wyncc.com.au/whats_on It's December and the suburban Arts Centres have released their 2024 programs. Check out the websites. So many good shows coming next year.