I’ve been wondering for days, thinking what I could possibly say to you all today. This morning, this photo popped up as my “On This Day” reminder. When I took this photo on July 4, 2019, I had no idea how it would speak volumes today. I don’t think there’s anything I can add; the photo says it all.

I hope you all will spend the day safely with family, at home, continuing to observe safe health practices. I hope you’ll join me at some point during the day, and stop for a moment to think about the ideals upon which this country was founded, the inequalities that continue to exist, and the steps we all need to take as a democracy to work toward the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. That, I believe, is the true meaning of Independence Day.

Tim and I wish you all the very best for the holiday.

Be sure to join us for our final Zoom of the regular 2019-2020 season, on Monday, June 29 at 7:30 pm.

We’ll be announcing a major development that will be of great interest to everyone. The Zoom info was sent in a direct email. We hope to see you then!

Lst evening, I sent all the details about tonight’s Zoom — except confirmation of the time. Tonight’s Zoom begins at 7:30 pm. The last Zooms before our summer break will coordinate with the original timeline of June rehearsals: June 22 (at 8:45 pm) and June 29 (at 7:30 pm).

As described in the email, our dialogue tonight will continue the discussion regarding how and when we’ll attempt to restart rehearsals in September. 

Thanks to Barton for catching my omission. Hope to see you tonight!

Although I followed the warnings to update my Zoom application to 5.0 by May 30, I got an automated update message this morning when I logged onto Zoom for the first time. This required me to update from version 5.0.2 to 5.0.4, which now appears to be the latest update.

I’m sending this, anticipating that some of you may want to make sure your own Zoom is updated to the most current version before tonight’s Retirement Celebration. If you can, update this before trying to join the party, to avoid complications and delays.

I sent the Zoom info in direct email yesterday. Contact me if you did not receive it or need a refresher to sign in. Hope to see many of you tonight!