Emily Cat 176

Can you sing in tune? Are you comfortable singing in public? Are you a member of a choir?  I saw The Australian Chamber Choir on the weekend. What a treat. And it got me wondering why l couldn't sing like that. Of course l can sing, we can all sing, it's just that l don't sing in tune. No one, and l mean no one, wants to hear me sing. That's why l call myself an arts patron. Check out the video to hear what l thought of the choir. www.auschoir.com

Do you like Dan Brown books? Sometimes all l want is to read a book that entertains me. It's not high literature, just a good read. I think Dan Brown books are in this category. What do you think? 

Do you like seeing shows at night? Or are you like me going out for lunch and then seeing an afternoon show? 2026 shows  artscentrefrankston.vic.gov.au 13th February An audience with Gerry Connolly 13th March Oh, what a beautiful mornin' Rogers, Hammerstein and Hart 30th April Silver Screen: Soundtracks & Serenades  29th May A Celtic Music Festival  4th September Through the years Promac Celebrates 40 years 8th October The Syncopators: Tribute to Barbet, Ball & Bilk 16th November Simply Streisand  18th December Michael Cormick & Rachel Beck : A Glorious Christmas  the round.com.au 25th February Affinity Quartet Take Four: Chamber Music for everyone  11th March Frankly Sinatra  22nd April Spirit of the Anzacs 10th June Bernadette Robinson: They sang at Carnegie Hall 15th July The Broadway we love: Promacs 40th birthday celebration  5th August Australian Ballet School  26 August Tenori: Moment by Moment  14th October The Austra...

Do you have a bookworm life?  While l don't read many books these days l listen to audiobooks nearly everyday. I'm walking or on the bus most days and listening to the latest book. I like the sound of being a bookworm. As l have said many times l love the arts and see a lot of things. Well, l'm listening to a book when l'm traveling to the shows.  It's a grand life. Let me know if you're a bookworm like me.

We have a Swedish poet today.  Another interesting poem from Ingela Strandberg. Hope you enjoy.

I've seen another film.  Yes, 2 in 2 weeks, most unusual. This past week it was Frankenstein and what a good film it was. I haven't read the book so don't know how faithful this film is to it. A big production that was written well, acted well; it was a good film. The acting was good from all cast members and, the actor who played the being must have spent hours in makeup to look the way he did. It's a film that is a horror from start to finish with themes that make you think about them afterwards. My takeaway is that Victor was the true monster. How lucky am l to see 2 good films recently and l've seen the shorts of a film that is releasing in November and l will see that one too. Frankenstein 4 out of 5 stars.