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Hullabaloo and Milkshakes, Too

Milkshakes
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Today was Eva’s final performance for her Hullabaloo theater group. Our friend Nicole runs the program out of her house for 8 weeks and at the end of it the kids have a performance at An Unlikely Story. Eva has been in the program a couple of times now and it is really nice. The kids learn about some history, some acting, singing and performing. They sang some covers, original songs and then did some theater and performance games. I was very impressed with how Eva was on stage. She is showing more poise and confidence with each new performance. She also added in some ballet moves as that is something that she loves and has been doing since she started dance. She also incorporated Hip Hop dancing into the performance. We could hear her because she is projecting better, too.

After the performance Allison had to go to the Eighth Grade Dinner and I took the kids to KC’s Classic Burger Bar where it was Kid’s Night which meant that there were free milkshakes with the purchase of every kid’s meal. I got an Oreo one and the kids split a Chocolate Cookie Dough one. It wasn’t quite a huge hit with the kids but they did like them.

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Serious Acting

serious acting
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Eva has been in an acting program for the past 8 weeks. This is the second time that she has done the program and she has really enjoyed it both times. She’s even signed up for a third go around. It is through her friend’s mom. She has the kids to her home and teaches them about different acting techniques, they do theater games and more. They also mix in some history and much more. The girls and one boy, have a great time. Tonight they had their final program. It was held in the presentation space of An Unlikely Story, a local bookstore and meetspace that is owned by Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney. This is such a nice bookstore. The building also pays tribute to the history of the town and the building that stood in the space before this one.

The kids did selections from Mary Poppins, some original songs as well. Songs about Salvadore Dali, Susan B. Anthony and Joan of Arc. It was a nice evening and we are very proud of Eva.