Dave Boutette was at the Alehouse.
He had company.
The Dorkestra was at the gazebo.
Category Archives: Fun
Sounds & Sights: 30 July 2015
Annie & Rod Capps were on the library lawn.
Hullabaloo was on South Street. Hullabaloo was LOADS of fun!
The bass player was out dancing in the street and interacting with kids the whole time I was there.
Sounds & Sights: 23 July 2015
Sounds & Sights: 16 July 2015
The July 16 Sounds & Sights featured something a little bit different: the Monitors and the Merries, our wonderful local vintage base ball clubs, were by the clocktower with batting practice for the kids.
They also had games and other amusements.
Sounds & Sights: 9 July 2015
Thursday night fun in Chelsea continued on another beautiful evening.
Shari Kane & David Steele were on the library lawn.
The Dorkestra was on South Street.
The Dorkestra has FUN.
Sounds & Sights: 2 July 2015
After a couple weeks of threatening clouds, Sounds & Sights welcomed the return of beautiful Thursday night weather.
Bill Bynum & Co. were on the library lawn.
Captain Ivory, always a S&S crowd favorite, was on South Street.
Vintage Base Ball in Detroit: 28 June 2015
Detroit’s Navin Field — the site of legendary Tiger Stadium — is likely to be redeveloped sooner or later. While the plans include keeping the field (though there’s talk of installing artificial turf, a thoroughly awful idea), the redeveloped property will mean it won’t be as it is now: open for anyone and everyone to step on the same field and to run the same base paths every major league legend did for a century. With that in mind, the Monitors and the Merries traveled to Detroit on a gorgeous Sunday morning to play a fun pickup match before heading to Greenfield Village for the Monitors match in the afternoon.
Normally I would have spent all my time shooting photos, but this time I was able to play in the match! However, I did shoot a few photos when I wasn’t in the field or up to bat. Here’s what I got from an extraordinarily enjoyable morning in Detroit.
Gingersnap celebrated as she scored a run.
Is Caveman keeping his eye on the ball? You be the judge!
Stagecoach got on base and eventually advanced to third. Who was covering third base? None other than Bumblebee, his wife. They had a moment.
Then we got back to the match.
While Half Pint waited for her chance to advance to second…
…Pepperbox kept an eye on her from right field.
It was a wonderful morning.
After the match, that little one had THE BEST TIME running the bases.
Sounds & Sights: 25 June 2015
For yet another week, Sounds & Sights faced an uncertain weather forecast. This compelled the library to move its comedy show inside again.
The change of venue didn’t stop the laughter.
Meanwhile, the rest of Sounds & Sights was outside. There was a very light rain early in the festivities, but it didn’t seem to bother anyone.
In the above photo, notice that it’s raining while the sun is out. Do you know what that brings?
The rainbow is leading directly to Smokehouse 52. Does that mean the pot at the end of the rainbow is filled with brisket?
The light rain stopped entirely not long after Sounds & Sights started, and the rest of the evening was dry and beautiful.
The North Creed Fiddlers were on South Street.
Sounds & Sights: 18 June 2015
For the second consecutive week, the Thursday evening forecast was a bit less than ideal. However, that didn’t stop people from coming to downtown Chelsea to enjoy an evening in town!
The possibility of rain compelled the library to move its comedy show inside.
The rest of Sounds & Sights remained outside. Cash is King, a Johnny Cash tribute band, played on South Street.
As always, the kids were enjoying the music.
Sounds & Sights: 11 June 2015
For the first time since 2013, Sounds & Sights faced a weather forecast that was a bit less than optimistic. (No, I’m not exaggerating. Every Thursday night last summer was beautiful.) However, the cloudy skies and the chance of rain didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy the fun of a summer Thursday night in Chelsea!
As usual, Kevin Kramis was hosting the comedy night on the library lawn.
He always does a good job of promoting the library’s programs and events.
Kevin is a nice guy, and we’re always happy to see him in Chelsea. Kevin is also a funny guy.
In addition to being nice and funny, Kevin is also expressive. I can never resist putting together a selection of the faces he makes while he’s being funny.
That last face came with a good punchline — I was laughing as I was shooting photos — but I’m going to let you all enjoy it out of context. (Sorry, Kevin. Like I said…I couldn’t resist.)
The comedy continued.
Cold Tone Harvest was playing on South Street.
