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After a year of virtual performances, Salina Symphony to play for live audience
By Gary Demuth Special to the Salina Journal
WHAT: “Music Together,” Salina Symphony Outdoor Chamber Concert Series featuring the Salina Symphony Chamber String Orchestra, Brass Ensemble and Jazz Combo.
WHEN: Chamber String Orchestra: 7 p.m. April 18; Brass Ensemble and Jazz Combo: 7 p.m. May 16 and 7 p.m. May 20.
WHERE: Homewood Suites by Hilton, 115 E. Mulberry
TICKETS: $30 per concert, advance tickets only.
INFO: 823-8309 or salinasymphony.org
When the Salina Symphony performed the Farewell Symphony - Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 45 - in February 2020, the musicians had no idea they were about to say farewell to performing live for more than a year.
Symphony at Sunset concert in June cancelled
The Salina Journal
The Symphony at Sunset concert that was to be held on June 5 has been canceled by the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Eisenhower Foundation, and Salina Symphony. Officials with each organization agree that current circumstances do not allow for such an event due to concerns from the pandemic and current guidance from federal officials.
“It is with sadness we announce this cancellation. With an outdoor event of this magnitude, we are not equipped to maintain safe social distancing protocols. While we had hoped to hold this special concert, concern for the welfare of all makes such gatherings unfeasible,” states Dawn Hammatt, Eisenhower Presidential Library director in a release.
Cup of Joe: The PAWS-abilities in Salina
By Joe McKenzie
Hustle Kindness: Saw this message on a car at Ohio & Iron. It was a strong juxtaposition of words. If you’re going to be a hustler, this is the way to go. It’s a movement that started in Texas and has taken off. Reminded me of Salina Shares or Love Salina, and it has interactive energy. There should be an urgency about being kind, a wake up in the morning mission that makes it for more and more of us. Come on, let’s hustle some human kindness.
Pothole: In middle English ‘pot’ means deep hole. Then in the 19th century geologists referred to cylindrical holes in river rock as potholes. Drivers become explorers expert at discovering potholes. But, the city has been thwarting our success. Crews have been doing pothole repair. We are thankful for the many miles of roads in town that are in great shape. In early English, thank was a noun that meant a thought, then a kind thought, as in for what you have done (repaired po