Queen Theatre Singers serenade at Miracle on Morton Street

Queen Theatre participated in the Miracle on Morton Street Festival held the first Saturday in December. The theatre is one of the store fronts on the street which is closed to traffic so vendors can set up booths to vend their fares and stores are open for holiday cheer. The stage has performances all day.

Having a Christmasy sing-along with the audience

Little Women: The Musical Opening Night

Before the show started, Erika introduced Addie, a kindergartener from Sugar Land, who is raising money to fight cancer. She asked Queen Theatre if she could use their venue to promote her cause. Her friends at school painted pictures which she will be selling along with the bracelets she has made.

Curtain call. No photos during the performance. It was amazing. Beautiful voices and a live orchestra. Such professionalism for a non-profit theatre struggling to make itself known (it was established November 2010) in the area. So proud of what Erika and Katie (Jo in the play) have accomplished thus far. 

New 'Spot'

Clyde evidently tired of living in the Cabbage Patch 'hood and sought new digs...

It pays to follow the instructions to the letter...

Good old Martha. She posted instructions on how to make ornaments from old Christmas cards. I should have measured my circles. Hers were only 1 1/4". See if you can spot the difference in my ornament. No wonder it took me so long to make it. Only one of mine possibly would fit in her glass vase.

Martha's on the left...mine on the right

Panto Red Riding Hood

I've heard so much about the British Pantos that are performed every year at Christmas. When I received a promotional brochure from Stages Repertory Theater that indicated they were putting on a Panto, I knew we had to go. It was a real hoot!!

As with any theatre performance, photography was not allowed. However, this is the stage before the performance started. ~ Two of the Three Little Pigs, Hansel, and Lenny the Leprechaun ~ Gretel

Lil Red from the Ridin' Hood and Ms BaaBaara Blacksheep ~ Frank Sharpteeth Wolf the Third captures me

Am I seeing this correctly???

Sometimes I find it rather difficult to believe we live in Texas.
This is only the end of November!!

Rainy day, Shall we go?

Two weeks ago, Sneed and I went to Anderson, TX, Grimes County, to scope out this area for a car club activity. I blogged that day back on November 13.
Today dawned dark and dreary and it wasn't long before the rain began to fall. By noon, our rain gauge was at 1". At that time, we decided to forego the trip and stay indoors. Then by 2:30, the rain ceased and the sun was peeking through the clouds. Sneed was anxious to get out of the house so we set forth and we are so happy that we did.
The Fanthorp Inn is now in the hands of the Texas Parks and Recreation Association. Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, carriage rides from the Grimes County Courthouse to the Fanthorp Inn are provided to all who show up. Volunteers in period costume provided authentic conversation from the mid-1800s and introduced us to how it was to live back then.

Our ticket to ride. We had a choice of the stage coach or an open wagon. The one-way ticket was for the stage coach. We opted for the open wagon as it would be chillier on the return trip and an enclosure would be incumbent then.

Mr & Mrs Fanthorp welcome us to the Inn ~ In the day, this room was for men only..to play cards, checkers, smoke. Today this gentleman was asking me how our journey to the Inn was as if we had ridden in on the stage coach.

Singing Christmas carols to the accompaniment of the sweet sounds of dulcimers ~ Standing next to a replica wagon

In the barn, music filled the air and my foot started tapping along. The gentleman with the tall white hat then taught a few of us volunteers a few dances. What fun!

Our ride back to the Courthouse arrives as we called it a day

Martyn and Sue, RROC members from Aberdeen, Scotland and now living here in the Heights area of Houston, and we enjoy an enclosed ride back to our modern modes of travel