The performance was in a small commons area at the learning center where they take a couple classes a week. It was a really fun variety show - lots of talented kids doing everything from fiddling to animation, reading poetry to dancing.
Here's a (rather crappy) cell phone video (from me) of their performance. The resolution is so low, you can't really tell they looked terrified a good part of the time, ha ha.
https://youtu.be/LFuKlgOoa3s
They felt really great afterward, though. They performed without music and were happy they remembered all their lines and kept on time. Good for them. Practice might not make perfect, but it sure helps!
HOT STUFF: When we were walking the dogs this afternoon around 2 p.m. we were all feeling the heat.
We later learned that on this day in history in 1724, Fahrenheit invented a precise thermometer.
Thanks to a thermometer, we can measure the heat here in Seattle 77 degrees today, and even some place much, much hotter - our sun!
By doing a little reading on NASA's Space Place Web site, we learned the surface of the sun is almost 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Yowza. And its corona, a hazy layer of hydrogen gas encircling the planet, is even is over 200 times hotter. 2,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit, by our math.
For fun and education, we played "Solar Tricktionary" - a quiz about different science terms involving the Sun. Get all the answers right, and NASA seems you a "Space Place Solar Weather Guru!"
In keeping with our sunny thoughts, we listened to (a very young sounding) Marvin Gaye singing "Sunny," and Donovan's "Sunshine Superman." (Donovan is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a recording artist this year, incidentally.) Love his music!
Coincidentally, both "Sunshine Superman" and "Sunny" were released in 1966, apparently a very good year for sunny songs.
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