We've been busy!!

Well let start this blog off with a prompt apology. We have been so busy lately that I haven't had much time to update this blog and keep as fresh as I would like. So, let me get started and get everyone caught up.

We have officially started our season. We have had a couple of shows and a few events. Let me get started with the Spirit Singers. The Spirit Singers Consist of 30 very talent teens from the SC area. Their show consited of tradition Gospel and Southern Gospel hymns and songs. It was great to

see a new generation keeping alive the Gospel tradition and having so much fun doing it.

Next we had Dr. John Wagner, some jazz, and the Starlight Quartet. In "John, Jazz, & The Starlight Quartet. Dr. Wagner's talent seems to be endless. He has been apart of the season opener's here at the Newberry Opera House since it reopened and ever year he always delivers something fresh. This year his show was no different. The first half of his show he showed off his classical chops by playing with the Starlight Quartet and the second half of the show consisted of his jazz chops on display with his jazz combo. Each half of the show was a great treat for us and our audience.

We next played host to Steve Tyrell . Who, in certain circles, is a legend in his own right. I'll put it this way. Before he flew from Los Angles to Newberry to do his show, he was busy producing the legendary Rod Stewert's new album. His and his band's performance was a show for the stars. Everyone on stage that night was full of talent. The show consisted of 90 minutes of stellar arrangements of standards, followed by a meet in great. Mr. Tyrell stayed until every fan had a chance to meet him and every autograph was signed. What a treat that was for our audience by a such a professional entertainer. I wish I had a picture from that day but in all of the excitement I forgot to snap one.

Last but not least we had the Republican Gubernatorial Debates hosted by the SCGOP. That was amazing. It was broadcasted or should I say web-casted live over the internet, thanks to WIS10 out of Columbia, SC. This was an event that we been very excited about and planning for quite some time. We, along with the city, had our internet up graded to a capacity of bandwidth that was acceptable for WIS's webcasts. So, a big thanks to you City of Newberry . To have such high profile state politicians gracing our stage was a real honor. The debate was very civil and informative, each candidate handled their responses with professional courtesy towards the panel, the host Judi Gatson , and toward each other. If you missed the Debate don't worry, it has been archived and has been made available to watch. You can get the full story and find links to the debate here.

That about does it. Are you all caught up? I will try and work harder to keep our info more current. However, it looks to be a busy season, so we will see. Thanks for reading. ~JAG

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