Massachusetts family

Yesterday, after church, we came home, worked on the Spelling Bee puzzle (a hard one! E + xvpitl) and then went to Northampton to hear Max Feinland in an a cappella group, part of a big event involving maybe 50 young people ages 8-17, singers, musicians, composers,  dancers, many performing their own work. Not something that would have happened when I was that age. It was sort of talent show - that isn't new - but in my youth we were not encouraged to think of ourselves as amateur composers. We got there late and got seats where we could hear but not see. But when Max went up, I stood up. His group was good. It is sort of a wanna-bee Northamptones group - that being the elite high school a cappella group, very hard to get into. They could give them a run for their money!

We saw the Feinland family afterward, briefly (sans Ben).

Max's group (Max is third from right). It has a name but I forget what it is.

Max coming off the stage

After that we went to Katie and Savanna's to watch the Oscars. South Korea's Parasite won big - which I think surprised everyone. We'll see if it comes to Brattleboro.