5 Things Friday

Five Things I Like About the Celebration of the Arts Show:

1 I get to see certain artists and friends at least once a year

Max Yamada and Charlie Chan (Max is the artist :-)

2 It’s in a park, so we get to see lots of dogs. In fact, this year we brought a water dish for thirsty puppies

3 Had too much fun talking to people to work on a chainmaille project I brought along to do during the show

4 We have an excellent spot under a tree, where we had shade and a sweet breeze all day

5 We’re in the middle of several stages, so we hear great music throughout the show


Here’s me and my booth (note the earring display on the chair to the left of the picture. It kept blowing over in the sweet breeze so I had to give it a lower position to keep it stable...)


This is my Bead Society Buddy, Anneliese

These pictures are courtesy of the Yorba Linda Arts Alliance.

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Wow, It’s Neil Diamond! No, It’s Dean Colley!

Went to our first concert in the park of the summer tonight in Yorba Linda, to see a Neil Diamond tribute band. What a blast! The name of the group is Hot August Night (a line of my favorite ND song, Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show) and Dean Colley looks and sounds as close as you can get to Neil Diamond without a DNA test. These hard working guys played nearly two hours non-stop and they had the crowd on their feet by the last set of songs.

Naturally the music, so familiar that we all know the words, draws you in but Dean Colley obviously enjoys singing and playing with the audience. The venue at this park is a small bowl stage facing limited amphitheatre seating, so the majority of the audience is behind and to the sides of the stage and he made sure everyone felt included.

The Husband, a musician himself, was impressed by the fact that Colley, singing such iconic songs, doesn’t try to “impersonate” and brings a little of himself to some of the music, not trying to make it sound exactly like ND. But he does have some of Neil Diamond’s signature moves down, as evidenced in this pic.

There were some problems with the sound mix, which most of us non-musicians don’t really notice but, again, since The Husband knows about this stuff, he understood them wanting to get it right. But the true test came when the electricity went out altogether in the middle of a song and the band just played acoustically while the tech fiddled with wires and plugs. We gave them a round of applause for keeping the tunes going!

My ears are still ringing and that’s a sign that I had a great time! And this is a total compliment--after seeing Dean Colley perform ND‘s music so well, I’d really love to see the real thing now! Going to a Neil Diamond concert is definitely on my Life List.

Here’s Hot August Night’s website, where you can find their schedule, bio and other info: http://www.hotaugust.com/

Next week in Yorba Linda, my friend Irene’s sons’ acapella doo wop group, The Alley Cats!

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Upcoming Show

Hi All

Here's the info for a show I'm doing in June. I'll be bringing jewelry, plus as many Artist Trading Cards and little artworks as I can fit in the car! I'll be sharing two spaces with my friend, Anneliese, who also makes beautiful jewelry and lovely knitted scarves (which are a hard sell in 90 degree weather, but think Christmas!).

My husband, Dean, will also be there, with his new group.

June 1 Celebration of the Arts
Hurless Burton Park
4601 Casa Loma
Yorba Linda, CA
11AM to 4PM

It's a good show with lots of artists and entertainment. The venue is a very nice, grassy area but don't forget the folks who are inside the community center, too.

Here's Dean (the little guy on the right) and his partner in crime, Rob. They'll be performing country music and telling goofy jokes as Squeaky Wheel, their new music and comedy group. With a picture like this, you weren't expecting Shakespeare, right?!

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