January has
been a very busy month for us CHUMs; not only with getting out and about but
also in planning our schedule for the rest of the year. It is while we were planning that it starts
to dawn on us that 2013 is going to be too short and we will not have enough
time to do all that we want.
So without
further ado I shall provide a synopsis of our activities for January:
Summer Nights
This was attended by a small group of CHUMs and
was held at Wollongong Town Hall. It was
a photographic competition ran by the Salt Church and the evening’s event was
to show off the entries and to announce a winner. The young people of the church were very
welcoming and loved our Red Hats and the support network that we have in place
for each other.
There was a sausage sizzle and lots of cheese
and biscuits to nibble on while we viewed the photos. It was an evening with a
difference but enjoyable all the same.
CHUMs gathering
Ahhh this is where we discovered that 2013 is
going to be a short year for us. We all
gathered to discuss suitable dates for events and to chat about what we would
like to see on our events schedule. We
all got a lot from the gathering and we have agreed we will do this on a
regular basis. Next meeting will be in
March (See what I mean about time disappearing).
Illawarra Folk Festival
Boy oh boy what a weekend that was. We could not all go on the same day so
divided into two groups. One group went
on the Saturday and the other on the Sunday.
When we exchanged notes on what we saw etc it was very evident that we
all enjoyed it and we have agreed that this could become an annual event………I do
hope so.
Not only was the music exception – the market
stalls had plenty of bargain to find and we sought them out. Each CHUMs group stayed well into the wee
hours of the evening; toe tapping and generally having a great time. When we compared notes later in the week it was
only to discover that we liked a lot of the same groups/individuals.
The Wizard of Oz
I know, I know……..it sounds like a Christmas
panto but it wasn’t. This was performed
at the Roo Theatre and a sellout. We had
good seats but they were hard and just a wee bit uncomfortable. Some of the CHUMs brought cushions, so they
were alright.
Despite being tightly packed into our seats, we
all had a great evening. The star of the
show was Toto, the dog. He only had to
sit and scratch his ear and the whole audience sighed wanted to take him home.
At the end of the show the ladies who run the
theatre came up to us and informed us that the theatre was going well and the
up and coming shows are attracting a lot of attention. With that in mind we were advised that maybe
we should look at booking Shout as soon as possible……..ohhhh the pressure!!!!
Lost Son
This was a local production play by the youth of one of our member's church in Dapto. It was about the parable of the prodigal son but with a
modern slant to it. It was clear that
the young ones enjoyed themselves and their enthusiasm just jumped out at
you. I think they got more from the
performance than the audience. It was
very enjoyable.
Symphony in the Domain
This is a free concert put on by Sydney
Council. Performance took place in the
Domain and we had a lovely warm day. We
got there for about 17:00hrs and settled in while waiting for the show to
commence at 20:00hrs.
The evening performance was Stanley Kubick’s scores
for 2001 Space Odyssey. It was an evening blessed with good company and
memories. The music was excellent but
the high wind often blew the sound away from the audience. There was nothing
that could be done about it and we were very grateful that they persevered and
stayed to entertain us.
It was a long but very happy day and we got
home around 01:00am in the morning full of excitement and chatting about the
great evening.
Numb butts aside it was a great show and I even
managed to sing along to a few of the songs.
Toto, the little dog was the star of the show. He was so good and did not pee on the stage
once. Mind you there was a few
scratching of ears and licking of his butt when Dorothy was saying her
lines.
