Bouldering

As in: climbing boulders. No equipment, just your body. And a crash pad to fall on (you never get very high). Eric and Alex are into climbing so we headed out first thing this morning for a bouldering spot at Garden of the Gods, the Snake Pit. Megan and Vickie gave it a go as well. A few others from the Compound joined us a few hours later. Matteo and AJ thought this was pretty cool. All the photos are here.

Rare photo of the photographer by Alex.

Aladdin Dance Recital

During the Summer, Colorado Ballet Society offers 1- and 2-week "Intensives" that include 30 hours per week of instruction and in some cases, like this one, also include a showcase performance Friday evening. This class was called "Broadway Dance Workshop - Aladdin." Four levels were offered in each of Musical Theatre Dance, Ballet, Jazz/Contemporary, and Tap. Fina loved it, despite her concurrent efforts with Anne of Green Gables (Elevate Productions) and Charlie Brown (DCC). All the dances were to music from Aladdin. Great way to do a dance recital! All the photos are here.

Our Second Teenager

As of today, the Compound has a new teenager. And what girl wouldn't want her 13th birthday party to have a llama theme! All the pics are here.

Five Firsts

Five members of the Compound attended rehearsals today for Anne of Green Gables, the Musical. It's being produced by Colorado Ballet Society's Elevate Productions, the same company that produced Chitty Chitty Bang Bang a few months ago.

So, what are the firsts?

Jamie has his first lead, as Matthew Cuthbert.
Matt has his first role since high school, as Cecil the farmer.
Fina has her first understudy responsibility, as Diana Barry.
Matteo and AJ have their first parts in community theatre, as schoolboys.

This already breaks our previous record of four Compound Dwellers involved in a given show (Chitty, Annie, and Legally Blonde), and if Lynn and/or Tracy get sucked into sets, as is often the case, we could easily hit six or seven with this one. Update: we hit seven!

The show runs October 5-7, 2018.

Here is an interesting story, including photos, about a trip to Prince Edward Island to visit Green Gables (someone else's story/photos). The image shown here is from that trip on page 3 of 13.