CHRISTMAS PARTY

                          Annual Musettes Christmas Party

This is your official invitation to our Annual Christmas Party.  We have a load of fun and enjoy having a chance to unwind and share some laughs.  You may bring a spouse or friend along with you but please don't stay away if you aren't able to bring someone with you.  We would love to have you bring some finger foods to share.  Also bring a wrapped "white elephant" gift for each person in your party (1 gift if you are coming alone, 2 gifts if you bring a spouse or friend).  Please don't invite or bring along extra people to the party.  Our house gets a bit crowded just with those that are Musettes!

When:  Saturday, December 1st at 7:00 p.m.

Where:  Laurie Nelson's House   16672 Cardinal Loop, Nampa  (FYI: The roads and intersection by the cheese plant are closed so you will need to head North on Idaho Center Blvd. to Cherry Lane.  Turn Right onto Cherry.  Turn Right onto Star.  Turn Right onto Canary.  Turn Right onto Cardinal and follow the curve of Cardinal around to our house.  CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Bring:  Finger Foods or treats 
         White elephant gift or gifts

Concert Week Schedule

Tuesday, November 27

Mock Dress Rehearsal

First Baptist Church

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 29

Tech Rehearsal

Sage Valley Middle School

9:20 a.m.

Thursday, November 29

Dress Rehearsal

Sage Valley Middle School

6:30 p.m. Warm-Up

Friday, November 30

Performance

Sage Valley Middle School

6:30 p.m. Warm-Up

Saturday, December 1

Performance

Sage Valley Middle School

1:30 p.m. Warm-Up

Jewelery!!

For the first half of the concert we will be wearing the red and white scarfs, so all you will need is a earings.  Wear something that will be sparkly on the stage...  Gold or silver is recommended..but if you don't have that,  think about what might look good from the audience and go with the red and white scarfs and the gold and red cowells.  For the second half (red and gold cowells) earings and a simple necklace are recommended.   Other beauty side notes...wear a good deoderant (it can get hot on stage!)    Again..think sparkly!   You are all going to look gorgeous!!

Hi Ladies, I have been asked to arrange a schedule for cleaning after the final concert.  If everyone gets in and works it doesn't take very long to finish.  Those of us who have been in for awhile know that if not everyone helps, it can take hours and be exhausting.  Please ask the men in your life to help move platforms.  I understand that we all have different energy levels and are all tired after concert.  Please just do your personal best.  Thank you!  Iris

CLEAN UP SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FOLLOWING CONCERT

OUR GOAL IS TO LEAVE EVERYTHING CLEANER THAN WE FOUND IT!

Please be aware when we arrive of how the area of your responsibility looks so you can leave it better.

EVERYONE please gather your personal items as quickly as possible after the concert, and get them out to your car so people will be able to clean their assigned areas.

DRESSING ROOM # 1

            Clear everything Musettes out of the room.

            Pick up any trash.

            Make sure room is arranged as we found it.

Emily Wheeler, Susan Anselmo, Lori Garner, Christy Nye

DRESSING ROOM # 2

Clear everything Musettes out of the room.

            Pick up any trash.

            Make sure room is arranged as we found it.

Kellie Wheeler, Kimmy Neerings, Lydia Brady, Alyssa Hill

DRESSING ROOM # 3

            Clear everything Musettes out of the room.

            Pick up any trash.

            Make sure room is arranged as we found it.

Kristen Pruett, Brenda Coombs, Laurie Nelson

FOOD

Gina Hallam, Luva Francis, Abbie Duffy

MAIN HALL

            Clear everything Musettes, and pick up trash.

Dausha Wheeler, Janeil Pluim, Iris Whiteley

BACK HALL

            Clear everything Musettes, and pick up trash.

April Flake, Gerry Winter

AUDITORIUM

            Pick up any programs, etc... 

Chalese Riley, Katie Hassard

STAGE

            Piano – Return to whence it came.

            Decorations – Take down all decorations and help load them up.

            Floor – Pick up any mess we made and sweep.

            Platforms – Assist in taking out and loading in trucks

Microphones, wires, etc... – Assist Mark in any way you can. 

Heidi Beverlin, Lisa Tesch, Lorrie Mainord, Tracie Wood, Katie Kindall, Lynette Parker, Lisa Hendricks

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES, PLEASE HELP OTHERS FINISH THEIRS.

Revised Makeup Schedule

Important: Notice that the time allotted is five minutes for Dress Rehearsal and eight minutes for concert days. You need to do as much of your own makeup as possible, because they will not be able to do everything. Basically, the time slot allows them to focus on just one area of the face. For those of you who may need a little more help, please come to the Dress Rehearsal at 5. Makeup Schedule Sign-up Sheet
	Mock Makeup Schedule November 29
	Time	Name	Name
Soprano	5:40	Lisa H.	Kimmy
	5:45	Katie Kindall	Alyssa
	5:50	April	Katie Hassard
	5:55	Kristin Pruett	Gina Hallam
2nd Soprano	6:00	Emily	Abbie
	6:05	Luva	Janeil
	6:10	Lori	Christy
	6:15	Iris Whiteley	Brenda Coombs
Alto	6:20	Dausha	Kellie
	6:25	Lorrie	Tracie Wood
	6:30	Lisa Tesch	Laurie
	6:35	Chalese	Lynette
	Makeup Schedule November 30
Soprano	5:00	Lisa H.	Kimmy
	5:08	Katie Kindall	Alyssa
	5:16	April	Katie Hassard
	5:22	Kristin Pruett	Gina Hallam
2nd Soprano	5:30	Iris Whiteley	Janeil
	5:38	Abbie	Christy
	5:46	Emily	Brenda
	5:52	Luva	Lori
Alto	6:00	Dausha	Laurie
	6:08	Lorrie	Kellie
	6:16	Tracie Wood	Lisa Tesch
	6:22	Chalese	Lynette
	Makeup Schedule December 1
Soprano	12:00	Kimmy	Alyssa
	12:08	Katie Kindall	Katie Hassard
	12:16	April	Lisa H.
	12:22	Kellie Wheeler	Gina
2nd Soprano	12:30	Iris Whiteley	Janeil
	12:38	Christy	Brenda
	12:46	Emily	Abbie
	12:52	Luva	Lori
Alto	1:00	Dausha	Kristin Pruett
	1:08	Laurie	Lisa Tesch
	1:16	Lorrie	Tracie Wood
	1:22	Chalese	Lynette

We're in the news!!

Do you get the Press Tribune?  If so, we were in today's (sunday) community section.  It's a great article!  Thanks Geri for getting us out there :)  I have extra copies if anyone is interested.  It's SHOWTIME!!!!  Time to smile and have fun :)

Okay, I did not sign up and there is no room for me to sign up with the seconds. What would you have me do?

More Help Needed

Lots of things are happening right now.  Please just jump in and help out.

We are in need of trailers to move all of our staging stuff from storage and back.  We will need to load up on Wednesday evening and return it Saturday after concert.  We could also use whatever muscle that could show up and help.

We also need banquet tables for the dressing room.  Does anyone have some that they are willing to bring on Thursday night and leave until Saturday?  If you have a mirror, it would be helpful if you would bring that also.

Thanks for pitching in everyone!

Lisa

OOps, I forgot the word "with" in my last post. Can another figure out where is might be?
love you all
Susan

Ladies,
Remember Tuesday practice this week @ 9:20.
I am excited and I hope you are too. Please check with your committee chairperson to get things you are responsible for finished up. If you are unsure who she is, look in your white folder for committees or give me a call or even e-mail me.
It is wonderful to sing you ladies. Thank you for being my friends
Love you all
Susan

Overalls wanted

Howdy!
I'm lookin' for some overalls to wear durin' Grandma's Killer Fruitcake.  I borrowed some last year from someone and cain't remember who. 
Thanks!!!
Pa

Pants and Shirts

Palazzo Pants at $20 at Burlington right now.  Also Black shirts are everywhere. I've seen them for $5 at walmart and Burlington, Macy's Clearance center and Ross. If you haven't got your clothes yet it's a great time to buy Or if you need a new shirt or pants. Good Luck

Saturday Nov 16th Singout Songs

Song Order:

The Holiday Seasons
Mister Santa
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Carol of the Bells
Candy Cane Lane
A Single Star
O Holy Night
Candlelight Carol

See you there at 11:30am , Smith Building.  Please warm up on your own.
Please wear lipsticks :)

Love to all,
Lydia

My dear friends,
Please read your e-mail subject line Musettes. This is need to know and do items.
You are all WONDERFUL. Please remember that.
Susan

Singing for my Ward - Nampa 26th Ward

Hey sisters, I just wanted to talk a bit about singing in my Ward on December 9th.  We discussed possibly doing Candlelight Carol instead of Oh Holy Night.  I would REALLY like to do Oh Holy Night if I can get any of you who will do it.  I'm willing to take just 1 on each part if necessary.  I will settle for Candlelight Carol if I have to (and don't get me wrong, its a lovely song and one of my favorites) but Oh Holy Night is SOOOOOOOOO powerful and meaningful not to mention that its my FAVE Christmas song EVER!  This arrangement is simply incredible and I'd love to bring the spirit of this song into my Ward that Sunday. 

So, here's the deal.  If I can get some of you to agree to sing it with me it's really the one I'd like, but if not I still REALLY want us to sing for my Ward and we can do Candlelight. So, I would like any of you that are interested and would be able to sing to please respond to this post and tell me whether you prefer one over the other or are willing to do either one.  I will update you all as to which one we're doing.

My Ward meets at 9:00a.m. at the Roosevelt Building just West of Middleton.

Thanks so much for putting up with me.  I love you all dearly!

Lisa Tesch

Prepare to look your best on stage!!

Hey Ladies,
The concert is getting very close and it is time to start thinking about some of the details. Please over this and make sure you are prepared to look your best on the stage!
Black underthings. Occasionally under the lights, white can show thru a tiny bit. Go be measured for the right size bra. It is amazing what a correct fit will do. You will have to go to a place such as Macy's, Victoria Secrets or JCPenney to get measured properly by a staff person. They can also suggest what type of bra would fit best. You don't have to get a super expensive bra. But do get measured and try one or two on so that you know how it should feel and fit.
Jet black socks. We usually get L'eggs and Just My Size for uniformity.
Shoes- black dress with a strap. 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inch heels are preferred. No patent leather. have to be pretty strict with the gals. No backless shoes. For the singouts it doesn't matter as much as long as they are dress shoes. Please get these checked off with Dausha, Emily Luva, or Lisa.
Shell shirt with 3/4 length sleeve. A full length sleeve can be cut shorter. But no sleeves shorter than over-elbow length. Last year there were several choices at Walmart. So they are not hard to find.

By now everyone should have their black pants.

Makeup- We will be wearing bright reds for costumes. So choose carefully what makeup will go with that. It needs to be very bold. Musettes has some makeup available. As far as eye shadow goes, gold or white would be great. We will talk more in rehearal about what colors would look best. NO BLUE EYESHADOW PLEASE!

Remember to stand tall, like if there were a string attached to the top of your head pulling you up straight. Keep your "headlights" forward. Yes that does mean flaunt it just a little. This is the time for it. lol. Smile. A lot of mistakes are covered by a great smile. When we are not singing between songs, keep your attention focused on Lydia or straight forward. We want to look professional.

We will have more details about jewelery, and the make up schedule posted to the blog within the next few days so please check it often.

Can't wait to perform will all of you! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Love,
Emily

Sunshine news

Good morning ladies! I was recently asked to head up the sunshine comittee :) I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. It's getting close to our first concert and still loads of things to be done. I would like to get the thank you cards and gifts together before Thanksgiving if possible. If you have a list of names for thank you cards and gifts, please email them to me at ginacakes06@yahoo.com   I am super new to all of this, so if you could maybe let me know what people need the cards and what one need a gift, that would help me so much! Thank you for all you do and how you make everyone feel so loved and welcome! It is such a blessing to be a part of this amazing group of ladies :)

Sing Out Choreo Practice

First, I want to thank all of you who were at the Sunnyridge Assisted Living sing out Thursday.  It was wonderful to see so many of you there with your beautiful smiles and angelic voices.  Every time I watch you ladies perform it gets better and better.  A BIG shout out to the sopranos :  you gals rock!!...your blend was beautiful, it sounded like one voice. The choreo was precise and awesome!  Thank you all for being there.

Second, I apologize that I overslept and wasn't at the choreo practice this morning.  I texted a few and asked if thy were there but didn't get any  reply and I didn't have Katie H cell number.  Again, I'm very sorry for missing the choreo practice.

This week, please review your music, especially Mr Santa, Snow Snow, O Holy Night, 12 Days After Christmas, Over the Rainbow, Stuck Like Glue, and God Bless America ( Chalese, I'm sorry I forgot to get you a copy).  In addition to that please take the time and review the choreography.  Drink lots of water, stay healthy, do the bubbles warm up  and have a wonderful week.

Love,
Lydia

Musette History

Hey, Ladies -  I have been busy working on the history scrapbook for 52 years worth of Musettes.
Thanks to Helen Tiegs and Mary Jane I was able to fill in the years before I joined in 1991
 but I am missing information for the following concerts:

Spring, 2000   (I went to England/Wales with my sisters and mother)

Christmas, 2000

Spring 2009   ( my neice's wedding)

Christmas 2010  ( 2nd honeymoon with my hubby)

If anyone could loan me anything from those dates such as programs, pictures, newspaper articles, etc.  I would appreciate it.   I am really into the swing of it right now so the quicker the better before I start another project!!!   Thanks!!!!!!!

 

Chance to help homeless

I know this might not be specifically "Musettes" material, but know what a caring and awesome group of ladies this is :)

Hello Everyone,

I work part time at the Nampa Public Library and have met an individual who was formerly homeless and has now started a mission to help others who are in the situation he was once in.  He was featured in the Press Tribune several weeks ago and the link is below.  He also has a facebook page under todayshope.  If you would like to help his cause, please let me know and I will deliver the items to him.  He is looking for the following items:

deoderant (mens)

socks

stocking caps

gloves

cough drops

toothbrush

combs

Thanks so much!  I have seen him hand kits out to the homeless people at the library and it is inspiring :)

Tracie

371-8901

http://www.idahopress.com/members/formerly-homeless-nampa-man-now-helps-the-needy/article_74b51bec-e055-11e1-addc-001a4bcf887a.html

Former Musette Jolene Emery has a pair of pants she would like to sell.  I am not sure what size they are, but I will find out.  Probably about 18-22.  Does any of you newer gals still need pants?  They are in Provo. But I can have them here by Thanksgiving at the latest.
If anyone on costumes is counting, she also has her white singout shirt, her sparkle dress and her red jacket available.
Luva

glitter hairspray

Now's a good time to stock up on glitter hairspray on sale at Wal-Mart for $1.12.  I bought some gold and silver today.  :))))

Does everyone know how to share the concert event Lynette posted on facebook?  I know there is the option to invite members of the Musettes Fan Club, but you can also share the event as many times as you would like with everyone on your facebook by clicking on the little round gear looking thingy and then clicking share event.  Why not do this once a day?? :))  Word of mouth is our best advertising, so email and facebook away my dears!! :)) 

Help Wanted for Spring Concert

I may be jumping the gun a little bit but if I don't do it now, I may forget about it later.  We need someone who is savvy making videos and/or powerpoint slide shows.  Our spring concert is about a family traveling around the country.  I would like a video showing different parts of the country throughout the concert.  I also need our "family" photo-shopped into some famous landmarks.  Please let me know if you or a family member would like to do this.

Thanks!

Lisa

EXTRA CHOREO PRACTICE----Wahoo!!

There will be 3 extra choreo practices

Friday 2nd, Friday 9th and Sat. 24th

Each practice will be held at 10 am the LDS building at the corner of Birch and Idaho Center Blvd.

Please try to make at least one but come to as many as you can.