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The chapter and chorus meet  every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church Activity Center
on the corner of Poyntz and  6th Street, Manhattan, Kansas.

Bulletin is published by the Manhattan Kansas Chapter and Chorus

The Little Apple Chorus all decked out for Christmas as they presented songs for the season at the Dutch Mill Sweet Adelines’ Christmas

concert at Houston Street Ballroom in Manhattan.

   What a fun afternoon and evening.  For many years Don and I have discussed the idea of having a Christmas Concert.  It all seemed impossible because of our yearly preparation for the annual show.  Not this year!  By joining with the Wamego Dutch Mill Chorus we were able to accomplish something entirely new for our chorus.  I know our fall schedule seemed pretty hectic, but the chorus came through with flying colors, and I think, had fun along the way.

   The Wamego board began discussing this

possibility soon after our spring show where they were our guests.  My daughter brought their invitation to my attention soon after that and it went to our board.  The board agreed and Kathy Cornish, Wamego director, picked the songs we were to prepare for the joint performance.  After viewing the selections, I thought to myself that this would be a big undertaking. We traveled to Wamego to rehearse, and their chorus came to Manhattan a few weeks later.  What a ya know....we got a show.

    On Sunday, December 6, we met at Houston Street Ballroom for what I think was a great success.  The Wamego Chorus pre-     
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Joined together in song

By Ken Lang Director

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