1. High Notes

• July 8: Another good practice sessions.  Thanks for being flexible as to location! 
• July 14 Sunday; Call Time 2:00 for the Men's Chorus, 2:30 for the Mixed - Performance at Waltonwood Cary, 750 SE Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC 27511.. Show time from 3:00 to 3;45.
  • Uniform: Our standard uniformed, but no jackets for the Men's.
  • All proposed songs for July 14 at Waltonwood: 
    • Here Comes the Sun
    • Yesterday
    • Bare Necessities
    • Ride The Chariot
    • Over the Rainbow
    • Almost Like Being in Love
    • Two Less Lonely People
    • Sweet Caroline
    • Mixed:
    • I Only Have Eyes for You (if ready. Please be off paper for that on Monday)
    • I Didn’t Want to Fall
    • I’ve Got the World on a String
    • The Lion Sleeps Tonight
    • You’ve Got a Friend in Me
• July 15: Regular Monday meeting: 6:30 for Mixed Chorus, 7:30 for Men's chorus, at our regular location at the Glenaire Auditorium.
• NC State Home Football Concessions: To our new members: We team up with the local Sweet Adelines to man to a concession about the NC State Home football through out the season. We need 6 volunteers for each game. This is our most important fund raiser of the year. Here is the link to the concession sign-up sheet:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dNxJLkhQRwNSG4sKW_Yu2FLa6rS1fIlxyLr9_j5FVps/edit?usp=sharing
• The chorus needs to find a suitable location to park our truck.  We need your help. Can each of you suggest a solution?

2. Carol's Korner

• Thank you all for raising your standards on Monday night! Let's pick up where we left off this week, keep the sound above the mustache, stop stealing other people's air, sing whole stories with reflexive instead of forced breaths, and KEEP HAVING FUN!
• Rehearsal plan for Monday July 15:
  • All Christmas songs for rehearsal:
    • Gloucestershire Wassail - mixed
    • White Christmas - mixed
    • Christmastime is Here - men
    • Sleigh Ride - men
    • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (swing) - men

3. Long Range

• Sept 2: - NO Rehearsal - Labor Day Holiday
• Sept 29, Sunday 3:00pm: Oak City Sound in concert at Preston Pointe in Morrisville.
• Dec 9 (Monday), 7pm: Oak City Sound in concert at Waltonwood on Lake Boone Trail in Raleigh.
• Dec 16 (Monday) 7pm: Oak City Sound in concert at Springmoor in north Raleigh.
• Dec 17 (Tuesday) 7:30 pm - Christmas Show at Halle Cultural Arts Center in historic downtown Apex. Our first time at this venue.
• Dec 23 (Monday) 7:00pm - Oak City Sound in concert at Whispering Pines in north Raleigh on Leadmine Rd.
• Note We still have a few open slots on our engagement calendar, but keep trying to see us! So please consider yourself as part of the Oak City Sound marketing team! Try to get us booked for your group's next event! For details, contact our Marketing VP Bob Inskeep.

4. Champange Room

• Your prayers are asked for Nic Cols in regards to a brain tumor discovered this week. The surgeon tells me  what options were in store for me! If there are some non-sensical typing in the newletter, just chalk it up to this.