Men's Breakfast

Saturday morning I came to the Mens Breakfast at the Guilford Church with Jerome. Ellen drove us. By some amazing plan, there were the same number of men present as there were seats available. There were waffles - four different kinds. One with chicken - a Southern treat; a Belgian one with fruit and whipped cream; a regular one with butter and syrup, and a fourth with sausage gravy, brought by Ellen. There were also scrambled eggs. I had everything! A full breakfast! Here are some ]hotos taken by Dwayne Johnson, who organizes the event.

17 men aroud the table.

Me, Peter Falion and Brian Remer. These past few days have been full as usual. We went to a memorial service for Ede Thomas at the local UU church last Monday. I sang with Ede in the Blanche Moyse Chorale for over 30 years. She also directed the choir at the UU church. I went to after-concert parties in her home many times. A fun person to be with, always. The service was full of music. Her daughter and three granddaughters are a group that perform a lot and we have heard them many times at the Common Ground Fair. They sang, the UU Choir sang, the Chorale sang, there were many testimonies.

Ede Thomas

Ede's family playing at her service. Last evening we went to the Latchis Theater to hear a concert by the Brattleboro Concert Choir, a group we used to be a part of, but we "retired" a while back because we just didn't feel we were able to sing well enough any more. It was an unusual concert, It was built around local groups doing social justice work with the homeless, refugees, the poor, minorities, etc. Nine contemporary composers had been selected and the chorus sang a song by each which expressed some aspect of this work. During the intermission, representatives of various groups talked about their work and there were information tables in the lobby where you could talk, ask questions, get pamphlets, etc. The songs chosen were often quite demanding, some quite powerful. I think my favorite was a song by Isaye Barnwell, titled "Hope."

Brattleboro Concert Choir at Latchis Theater last evening.