Adele’s UKULELE Classes Jan. 2014

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Seniors 55 and up, be sure and sign up for the class that suits you!
Learn for yourself, for your grandkids, for songwriting, for performance …

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Feb. 13, 2013 Valentine’s Day Luncheon at Wilmot Centre

About 80 seniors dined together at their monthly luncheon at Wilmot Centre Missionary Church, near New Hamburg, Ontario. My good and talented friend Carol Weicker sang a duet with me for old time’s sake, and then I had the hour to tell my story and sing for the group. Lots of laughter and a few tears. God is good.

If you have a few minutes, go to Carol’s website to hear her sing and read her story:   http://www.carolweicker.ca/music.html

UKULELE CRAZE

2013 finds me teaching ukulele, guitar, bass and vocal sessions to teenagers in Whitby. Throw in a little drama and comedy, add some jazzy singing, and these kids are awesome!

And the OSCC is running its inaugural UKULELE CLASS to seniors in Oshawa. Lots of fun! Sign up at the Conant Branch of the Oshawa Seniors Citizens Centres, 115 Grassmere Ave., Oshawa.  Phone: 905-576-6712.

My story (and I’m sticking to it) is that it takes no more strength to play the uke than it takes to operate the remote control for your TV!

Exercise your hands, exercise your brain, exercise your smile!

The Costumer’s Notebook by Rae Stephens ~ new book !

It’s DONE!

The Costumer’s Notebook,                300 pages of tips & truths for
behind-the-scenes show biz.

Film and Theatre backstage artists and crew will be glad to know that “The Costumer’s Notebook” is finally at the printer. Adele Simmons is the proud editor of this manual for careers in costuming and wardrobe for theatre and stage. Author Rae Stephens will be signing books at two Book Launches:

Calgary:   Thursday, Sept. 6th  from 7-9pm at Boston Pizza Chinook Centre, 232 – 6455 Macleod Trail SW.

Lethbridge:   Sunday, Sept. 9th  from 4-6pm at Mocha Cabana Restaurant, 317-4th St. S.

All welcome at the book launches. Come meet the author Rae Stephens and have her sign your copy of her book. Schmooze with theatre, film, university and college people! And I’ll be there to meet you, too!

If you can’t make it to the launches, you may order your book for $44.95 plus shipping.

Special guest price of $30 at the book launches.

Email your book request to:   costumersnotebook@gmail.com
The Costumer’s Notebook ~ for professional costumers and volunteers in film and stage, for drama teachers, university theatre program directors, workshop instructors, for directors, set supervisors, dressers, background-extras supervisors, and wardrobe supervisors.

2012 January & February ~ Ongoing

So what’s been happening?

~ Editing textbook by new author (going to print soon), writing for assignment and submission, author readings (for A Second Cup Of Hot Apple Cider), pursuing completion of my memoir, The Cabin ~ No Ordinary Miracle (participating in Sue Reynolds’ year-long workshop A Novel Approach To Memoir), taking writing workshops, vocal coaching for talented young singers, playing and singing in bands, directing Ukulele Club and youth music, worship team singer/musician, worship leader for seniors ministry. 

Christmas Morning Family Worship

December 25, 2011

11:00 am   Whitby Baptist Church,

           411 Gilbert St. East, Whitby ON

~ A Lamb’s Eye view of what really happened that morning…

Featuring: Pastor Ross Carkner

~  Adele’s puppets: Miss Ewe, Dixie and Beth The Lamb

    with assistance from Sue Carkner and Margie Stevenson

~  Adele’s UKULELE PRAISE TEAM

~ stories, singing, worship.

FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

at Whitby Baptist Church

Emcee:  Adele

Featuring:

~  pianist:  Andrew Cohen Extraordinaire!

~  singing, sketches, instrumentals

~  the Christmas Choir

~ Adele’s Ukulele Kids and Youth Choir

~ and Adele in some cool dueting with Cindy Campbell and Troy DuMoulin.

7pm at 411 Gilbert St. East, Whitby ON

Dessert Party beforehand at 6pm

Christmas Morning Family Worship

11am   Whitby Baptist Church,

           411 Gilbert St. East, Whitby ON

~ A Lamb’s Eye view of what really happened that morning…

Featuring: Pastor Ross Carkner

~  Adele’s puppets: Miss Ewe, Dixie and Beth The Lamb

    with assistance from Sue Carkner and Margie Stevenson

~  Adele’s UKULELE PRAISE TEAM

~ stories, singing, worship.

Ukulele Kids ~ Coming Soon!

WCDR Children’s Writers Read their Works at KidZone. Oct. 26/11

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

80 children, ages 4 to 12 years, will hear stories by a dozen children’s writers from the Writers’ Community Of Durham Region.

All children welcome! Program begins at 6:30pm,

Trinity Pentecostal Church,

900 King Street, Oshawa.

The Readings will follow praise and learning times at about 7:30pm.

In her turn to read, Adele will tell the story of “Pennywise”, a song for Earth Day, and teach it to the children.