Emporia, KS: Brenda’s Home Town

In Emporia is Emporia State University, formerly Kansas State Teachers College. We visited Beach Music Hall, the music building (see below) on campus adjacent to Brenda’s elementary school, Kansas State Teachers College Laboratory School. They had music class every...

ACKC in Action: Union Station, Kansas City

We played at Union Station in Kansas City, MO today. The station is HUGE, and in beautiful condition. The pianos were set nesting in the middle of the “great hall” with an enormous American flag hanging behind us. I set our bowl full of American flags for donations on...

Stories from Kansas City and Our Concert at Schmitt Music

Today was a Brenda Day. Her sorority had a multi-class reunion this past weekend, and at least 10 of them stayed in town for our concert. I spent about an hour this morning at FedEx getting the programs printed for the concert tonight in Overland Park, for the concert...

Arrival Kansas City

First of all, I forgot to mention the gorgeous Stella Dora Lilies in North Carolina — thousands upon thousands of them along the highways, at every intersection. The wild flower of the day today was Blacked Eyed Susans — everywhere! More interesting towns in southern...

Beyond St. Louis

We’re in Missouri now. Having lunch west of St. Louis. Saw the city and Gateway Arch over the ridges from I-70. The Ohio River and Missouri River are impressive. Rivers and streams all along the way have been at high water level. I liked seeing fields of little yellow...