Palatine Band Concert

Following our hike at Nippersink FP, we headed over to the Great American Cooking Expo at Harper College where we walked all the exhibits and indulged in many of the samples, including ostrich, bison, Chateau Briand with garlic mashed potatoes, Sweet Baby Rays pulled pork sandwiches, lemon cookies, chocolate cupcakes, various cheeses and breads, cole slaw, meat balls, candies, and many more. They also had dozens of wines and beers to sample. For pictures and more info on this, see Ellen's blog.

Then we met Scott and Sarah at Baker's Square for supper and conversation before the concert. Unfortunately, I was stuffed from all the tasting so I could only do justice to a cup of soup and half a sandwich (though I confess to a full piece of their wonderful lemon meringue pie!) after which I waddled over to the concert.



Among the pieces performed by the Palatine Concert Band were a medley from a musical, "Flower Drum Song," and two based on books, "The Saga of Godzilla" by one of the band's own members, and "The Lord of the Rings" which traced characters and incidents from that epic story (composed well before the recent series of movies.) And of course, after the final selection, the director, Ron, gave his usual "We have one more" and a rousing Sousa piece concluded the evening.