A Cure for "Snowpression"

February 17, 2010 - So the past week or so has been pretty hellish here in Baltimore with record breaking snowfalls that resulted in events having to be postponed, rehearsal schedules being rearranged and then rearranged again, artists being unable to get here on their originally scheduled date and so forth. I then added the personally joy of getting terribly ill just at the point that the marathon rehearsal days were beginning. Let's just say that by this past Monday, I was beginning to feel pretty defeated. Then last night I sat in the final rehearsal for our cabaret that's coming up this Friday and once again realized why I do what I do. Listening to these wonderful singers (Joy Greene, Jessica Renfro, Ken Gayle, and Chris Austin) perform the work of great American song writers such as Gershwin, Porter, Sondheim, and Weill, I was transported away from the stress of the schedules, the traffic, the illness, and all the rest. In short, the show just made me "feel good". My colleagues and I had been remarking about the general feeling of malaise that seems to have settled over Baltimore since the snow, which I dubbed "snowpression". Well from last night's experience it seems that My Foolish Heart my be just what the doctor ordered. So here are the details:

When: Friday, February 19th - doors open at 7pm for eating and drinking, music starts at 8pm

Where: the Great Hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (sidewalks are shoveled and salted, parking lot out back has been cleared)

How much: Tickets are $30 which includes light fare and there's a cash bar in case you need a little something extra in the heartwarming department. You can get tickets by clicking here or you can just pay at the door.

So come shake off the "snowpression" with a big dose of LOVE!