Club 90, Paris Plaza

Following is the line-up for our date at the Club 90, Paris Plaza, 1.30pm. on Weds. 3rd. May. This will be in our formal attire. Getting to know you -- Cant help falling in love -- Consider yourself at home -- What a wonderful world -- To to Wet -- Plus bring the songs we have been working on for the upcoming fairy tale.

Upcoming gigs May/June 2023

The following gigs have been arranged for participation by Men of Song.
Wednesday, May 3rd., at 1.30pm. Club 90 at Paris Plaza.Dress code will be formal MOS uniform.
Thursday, May 13th., noon to 4pm at Collins Hall. This is a mixed open house for the general public aimed at publicizing a variety of activities in the City and Rick already has some volunteers. If you have time, come and join the group. Dress optional. We may do some acapella numbers at times during the day.
Tuesday, June 6th., 7pm. We are invited to entertain the Women Alive group downstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion. This is a uniform affair.
Friday, June 9th., 7pm. United Church concert. This is an evening of mixed groups and we will be in uniform.
Please try to attend all these dates as we need as many as possible to do a good job for our audiences.

 As promised, the Elliot Lake Standard published an article on our group in the last issue of the paper on Feb. 23rd.

Phill

 Hello Phil good Sunday!

FYI: I am going to start looking at Lonesome Road and Can’t Help Falling in Love this week.

Besides:

Doe A Deer  (Let's start at the very beginning}

Frère Jacques

How Can I keep from Singing

Marshmallow World

Getting to know You

What a Wonderful World

Consider Yourself 

If there is time!

Thanks enjoy the sun!

Rehearsals and attendance

We are now well into rehearsals of the song list sent out previously and are looking for new gigs in what is still a restricted environment due to fears of covid infections. We have several leads and will keep you posted on these. We are also expecting some publicity in the Standard as Kevin McSheffrey recently came to our rehearsal and took notes for an article in the paper about us.

There is a concern that attendance at rehearsals has been poor with only about half of our members coming out regularly. We need everyone to come out as we need all the voice ranges to ensure our resulting sound is right. Camella has also added an additional number to the line-up.

Please try to come out for the Wednesday rehearsals at 7pm at the United church basement.  

PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITY

 A representative of the Elliot Lake Standard will attend our next rehearsal on Wednesday, February 8th., 2023.

He will not be taking pictures but will be gathering information about us for an article in the newspaper.

Please make every effort to attend next Wednesday, as this will be a great opportunity to make our group known in the community. Not only by those living here but also those looking for entertainment for their club etc.

It will not be necessary to  wear the clubs "uniform" because, as mentioned, he will not be taking pictures for the edition. 

Upcoming rehearsals

Happy New Year! We will be rehearsing the following songs over the next little while.

 - Consider yourself at home

 - Cant help falling in love

 - Getting to know you

 - Glory bound

 - Lonesome road

 - Marshmallow world

 - You raise me up

 - What a wonderful world

 See you there, as usual 7pm. at United Church

1st. Rehearsal 2023

First rehearsal of 2023 will be at 7pm. Wednesday, 11th. January at the United Church. See you there!

Christmas break

Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in January - stay tuned!

Christmas sing song and refreshments at 7 pm. Weds. 14th. December at Marie & Larry's house, 40 Blackwell Road. Their house is just a couple off Canmet and, if necessary, there is a vacant lot on Canmet that we can park on. Bring some goodies to share and your Christmas song books.

Under repair

The blog is being repaired. Stay tuned!

Jean Toovey

Jean Toovey, our beloved Music Director of the Elliot Lake Men of Song for so many years, has been admitted in serious condition to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elliot Lake.

Her son, Bruce, informs us the medical staff do not expect her to last more then a few days and we know the hospital will do all they can to keep her as comfortable as possible in the time she has left.

We wish Jean and her family all our love and best wishes and we will keep you informed of further developments.

Update, Jean passed away on 12th. February.  A Celebration of Life will be held sometime in the warmer months later this year. Men of Song have been asked to participate in the event and we will keep you informed of further developments. 

Annual BBQ

The annual BBQ will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 7th. August, at the picnic area at the rear of 66 Warsaw at 5pm.

Bring a pot-luck dish and whatever you wish to burn.

Have fun.