Patriotic concerts press release

[Sheridan, NY]

The Sheridan Community Chorus & the Cattaraugus Community Chorus will present the patriotic musical 'Our Flag Was Still There’ at three separate venues during the months of June and July. The 75 voice chorus will present this impressive musical using a state of the art video presentation honoring God, Country and our veterans. The patriotic concert ends with a rousing arrangement of John Philip Sousa’s ‘Stars & Stripes’ march.
The three concerts will be:
Saturday, June 28th at 8:00 pm at the Willow Creek Winery (pre-fireworks)
Sunday, July 6th at 7:00 pm at the Sheridan United Methodist Church
Sunday, July 13th at 3:00 pm at the Cattaraugus Christian Camp
This highly entertaining and energetic chorus, under the direction of Bud Lowery, was formed in 2004. The chorus presents major performances in winter, spring and summer.
For further information please contact Bud Lowery (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

Next Chorus Concert...

Tuesday, June 24 @ Heritage Village & Skilled Nursing

Route 4570 Route 60

Gerry, NY 14740

(716) 985-6831

Start time: 7:00 pm

Contact person: Becky

Today's Funny

Time to buy new choir robes...

This week's Chorus/Choir schedule

Tuesday (6/10)
Church choir: 6:45 - 7:15 pm
Chorus: 7:15 - 8:30 pm

Thursday (6/12)

Chorus: 7:00 - 8:30 pm

At Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road (Route 20) Sheridan, NY

Today's Funny

Because I Said So!

After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing He said to them was, "Don't."

"Don't what?" Adam asked.

"Don't eat the forbidden fruit," God said.

"Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve! We got Forbidden Fruit!"

"No way!"

"Yes WAY!"

"Don't eat that fruit!" said God.

"Why?"

"Because I'm your Creator and I said so!" said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants.

A few minutes later, God saw the kids having an apple break and was angry. "Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" God asked.

"Uh huh," Adam replied.

"Then why did you?"

"I dunno," Eve answered.

"She started it!" Adam said.

"Did Not!"

"DID SO!"

"DID NOT!"

Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own!

Today's Funny

Say Cheese!

It was almost time for school to dismiss and a mother noticed it looked like rain. So she drove toward school to pick up her eight-year-old daughter.

She turned down the street to see her daughter running towards her down the sidewalk. A lightning bolt flashed and the little girl looked up towards the sky, smiled and then began running towards her mother's van.

Another lightning bolt flashed and again the little girl looked towards the sky, smiled and resumed running. This happened several more times until the little girl finally arrived at where her mother was parked.

Her mom immediately inquired as to the strange behavior. "Why did you keep stopping and smiling at the sky," she asked her daughter.

"I had to, Mommy. God was taking my picture."

~Mikey's Funnies

Summer has arrived!

Yes, we've been discussing it, complaining about it, longing for it...

and it is finally here...SUMMER!

The temperature and humidity are in the 90's and my golden retriever (Kacey) hasn't stopped panting all day.

We work until it's too hot and then retire into the "AIR CONDITIONED ROOM!" We've set up Kacey's bedroom with a TV, dog crate, and an air conditioner. He's not comfortable with the hum of the air conditioner yet, but he sure enjoys the relief of the 'cool room.' And so do I.

Do you think he's spoiled?

Today's Funny

You Might Be a Musician if...
your heroes are Palestrina and Mussorgsky.
you can sing all of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
you begin conducting with a piece of uncooked spaghetti.
you can describe two differences between opera and oratorio.
you can play more instruments than the average person can name.
you try to figure out what song is printed on cute music mugs you see in stores.

Major upcoming Patriotic concerts

Sheridan Community Chorus:

'Our Flag Was Still There' major performances:
Saturday, 6/28/08 @ 8:00 pm @ Willowcreek Winery pre-fireworks
Sunday, 7/6/08 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist church
Sunday, 7/13/08 @ 3:00 pm @ Cattaraugus Christian Camp

More performances:
Tuesday, 6/24/08 @ 7:00 pm @ Heritage Village (Gerry, NY)
Tuesday, 7/1/08 @ 7:00 pm @ St. Columban's on the Lake
Tuesday, 7/8/08 @ 7:15 pm @ Lakeshore Nursing Facility
Tuesday, 7/29/08 @ 7:00 pm @ Laona playground (Laona 200th anniversary)
Saturday, 9/20/08 @ 2:00 pm @ Silver Creek 'Grape Festival'

Patriotic Concerts

Major Patriotic concerts ('Our Flag Was Still There')...

Saturday, June 28 @ 8:00 pm @ Willowcreek Winery

Sunday, July 6 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist Church

Sunday, July 13 @ 3:00 pm @ Cattaraugus Christian Camp

Also...

Tuesday, June 24 @ 7:00 pm @ Heritage Village

Tuesday, July 1 @ 7:00 pm @ St. Columban's On the Lake

Tuesday, July 8 @ 7:15 pm @ Lakeshore Nursing Facility

Tuesday, July 29 @ 7:00 pm @ Pomfret Playground

Chorus & Choir Schedule

Tuesday (6/3): Church choir rehearsal: 6:45 - 7:15 pm
Chorus rehearsal: 7:15 - 8:30 pm

Thursday (6/5): Chorus rehearsal: 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Rehearsals at Sheridan United Methodist Church (2679 Route 20)Sheridan, NY.

Today's Funny

Heaven Can’t Wait

An 85-year-old couple, having been married almost 60 years, died in a car crash. They had been in good health the last ten years, mainly due to her interest in health food and exercise. When they reached the pearly gates, St. Peter took them to their mansion, which was decked out with a beautiful kitchen, master bath suite and Jacuzzi. As they "ooohed and aaahed," the old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost.

"It's free," Peter replied, "this is Heaven."

Next, they went out back to see the championship golf course. They would have golfing privileges every day and each week the course changed to a new one representing the great golf courses on earth.

The old man asked, "What are the green fees?" Peter's reply, "This is heaven, you play for free."

Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch with the cuisines of the world laid out. "How much to eat?" asked the old man. "Don't you understand yet? This is heaven, it is free!" Peter replied.

"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods?" the old man asked timidly. "That's the best part...you can eat as much as you like of whatever you like and you never get fat and you never get sick. This is Heaven."

The old man looked at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins. I could have been here ten years ago!"

courtesy Mikey's Funnies

Bud's World

FUNNY (and real) SIGNS

On a maternity room door: "Push. Push. Push."
At a propane filling station: "Tank heaven for little grills."
In a veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"
On a house's fence: "Salespeople welcome! Dog food is expensive."
At an optometrist's office: "If you don't see what you're looking for,
you've come to the right place."
At the electric company: "We would be de-lighted if you pay your bill.
However, if you don't, you will be."
At a towing company: "We don't charge an arm and a leg. We want tows.”
At a car dealership: “The best way to get back on your feet – miss a car payment.”
In a restaurant window: “Don’t stand there and be hungry. Come on in and get fed up.”

I was just wondering…
Why does unscented hairspray smell?
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

From the Choir Loft
Can you believe it’s already June? Seems like just a few days ago we had to make sure those “wet” spots on the asphalt weren’t “black ice.” This month, the chorus will begin singing its patriotic musical ‘Our flag was still there.’ On Saturday, June 28 we will be singing at the Willow Creek Winery immediately preceding the “finest fireworks in Western New York.” We can use all kinds of help! We need people to help us move equipment, we need people to help shuttle our singers to/from parking lots, we could use help with greeting/ushering etc. If you could offer some help, please contact the very tired Bud Lowery.

Wit or Wisdom?
“Virtue is its own punishment.”

~ Aneurin Bevan
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.”

~ Thomas Carlyle
“Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, and then names the streets after them.”

~ Bill Vaughan

Today in History June 1
1993 – Connie Chung joined Dan Rather as co-anchor of CBS Evening News
1971 – Ed Sullivan’s final TV Show on CBS
1949 – Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz wed for the 2nd time
1938 – ‘Superman’ 1st appeared in DC Comics
1936 – The Queen Mary completed its maiden voyage arriving in NYC

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
For choir / chorus or church music updates: http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/

Today's Funny

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river."

~ Nikita Krushchev

Today's Funny

How Many Women?
A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service, his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?"
"Sixteen," the boy responded.
His cousin was amazed that he knew the answer so quickly.
"How do you know that?"
"Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up, like the Preacher said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer."

Star Gazing last night

Last night, Diane coaxed me into going outside, on a cloudless, calm, quiet, 40 degree night to stare into the heavens just to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station as it sped across the pitch black sky.

Kacey (the world's best Golden Retriever), and I were reluctant participants in this activity, but at about 9:47 pm, without any feeling in my extremities, I pointed my numb index finger toward the northwest to point out the bright orange light as it streaked across the night sky. Yes, I was excited as Kacey just rolled his eyes.

Patriotic concert schedule

Patriotic Concerts
Tuesday, June 24 @ Heritage Village @ 7:00 pm (Gerry)
Saturday, June 28 @8:00 pm @ pre-fireworks Willow Creek winery (Sheridan)
Tuesday, July 1 @ 7:00 pm @ St. Columbans on the Lake (Sheridan)
Sunday, July 6 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist (Sheridan)
Tuesday, July 8 @ 7:15 pm @ Lakeshore Nursing facility (Irving)
Sunday, July 13 @ 3:00 pm @ Cattaraugus Christian Camp (Cattaraugus)
Tuesday, July 29 @ 7:00 pm @ Laona Playground

Attire is combination of red/white/blue (Stars & Stripes patterns encouraged) Please bring choral book & copy of ‘Salute to the armed forces’ medley
*Times listed are “start” times…Report times are one hour earlier*

Sheridan Community Chorus

This week's rehearsals @ Sheridan United Methodist Church

2679 Route 20 in Sheridan, NY...

Tuesday, May 27 @ 7:15 - 8:30 pm

Thursday, May 29 @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Today's Funny

A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally, a reward was offered for his capture.

An enterprising Texas Ranger decided to track him down. After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck up behind him, put his trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head and said, "You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains out."But the bandit didn't speak English and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish!

Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the saloon and translated the Ranger's message.

The terrified bandit blurted out, in Spanish, that the loot was buried under the oak tree in back of the cantina.

"What did he say?" asked the Ranger.

The lawyer answered, "He said, 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot me.'"

Bud's Funnies
"Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies."
~ Anonymous
"The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy."
~ Helen Hayes (at age 73)

I was just wondering…
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why call it a building if it's already been built?
If a turtle loses its shell is it naked or homeless?
Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?
Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why isn't "palindrome" spelled the same way backwards as it is forwards?

From the Choir Loft
The church choir can use your help. No auditions necessary. All singers gratefully welcomed. We are a friendly group, who quickly embrace you into our ensemble. The music is easy. If you can’t read music, this is your chance to learn. Less than a commitment of one hour / week necessary. If you have any questions, call Bud at (716) 934-7734.

Wit or Wisdom?
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
“Don't regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”

~ Unknown
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”
~ Paul Boese
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds...”
~ Albert Einstein

Today in History May 25
In the nation’s capital, in addition to the Lincoln Memorial, there is another statue of Lincoln worth seeing. It is a sculpture in bronze in the National Cathedral, of Lincoln kneeling in prayer.

Gazing upon it, the visitor is reminded of what the President once told his future secretary, Noah Brooks: “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
For choir / chorus or church music updates: www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com