Most church choirs take the summer off, so while I wait for Fall, I decided to audition for the Huntsville Master Chorale.  I heard their advertisement on the radio and it sounded like a really great group.  A woman I met who sings for a local church said that they are a very good chamber ensemble, and she goes to their concerts all the time.  The radio ad said, "No prepared music required," but that was not true.  When I signed up for an audition on the website, the artistic director sent me...

Now that I am situated in my new home, I reached out to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Alabama organization.  The BBBS in Columbus was a very important part of my life but I took a really long break for Grad School and when I was laid off (because I didn't know if I would be moving for a job -- which I ultimately did).  The BBBS of N.AL have invited me to an orientation meeting, after which I assume they will background-check me and then wait to find the right Little Sister with whom I...