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27 years of singing together and The Charades continue to be a very active quartet. By the end of December, 2005, we will have performed 22 shows in and around the area. This does not count the times the quartet performed along with the chorus at various engagements. The following is a list of shows:
January 26 - Soil Conservation Banquet, Mankato February 7 - SERTOMA, Manhattan February 12 – Wamego Methodist Church Sweetheart Banquet February 12, 13, and 14 - Singing Valentines April 16 – National Guard Reserves Recognition Banquet, Manhattan May 27 - Marlatt Elementary School Retirement luncheon, Manhattan May 28 – Amtauer family reunion (for Cliff - a barbershopper from Nebraska) May 28 – Council Grove High School Class Reunion May 29 - 60th Anniversary celebration at “The Barn” in Valley Falls June 18 – 150th Celebration - City Park, Manhattan July 16 – Mankato City Park Town Picnic August 7 – First Christian Church, Manhattan August 13 – 50th Anniversary celebration Bill and Marilyn Bunyan September 7 – Flood Plains Association Banquet, Manhattan September 10 – 50th Anniversary celebration at Manhattan Country Club September 2 – Lyona Methodist Church – (We were the service) October 12 – Big 12 Housing Conference, Manhattan November 12 – Festival of the Trees Celebration, Manhattan December 9 – Marlatt Elementary – birthday celebration for Myron Carpenter’s wife December 13 – Meadowlark Hills – Edward G. Jones Christmas Party December 16 – Flint Hills Job Corp Staff Christmas Party December 17 – Salina Dillard’s We are already booked to sing at the “Bridal Fair” in January and for the “Manhattan Retired Teachers” in April. Oh, the fun we have! Ken Garwick Tenor ♪ |
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Page 8 InCider Press December 2005 |
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The Charades A Year in Review |
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Charades quartet at left are Ken Garwick-Tenor, Gene Wiley- Lead, Jim Eickman– Bari and Leonard Purvis– bass |