Friday, June 26, 2009

Grandma's Marathon - Harping for Thousands

10,000 runners go past my house every 3rd Sat. in June for Grandma's Marathon. Water and first aid stations line the route as do crowds cheering them on. I was one of the official musicians this year, providing lap harp by the mile 20 first aid station near my home. I played Synchronicity for about three hours, hopefully helping 5,000 to 6,000 runners to keep going. People ride bikes and walk on the sidewalk along the route and several wanted their children hear the harp and see it played and even took pictures. Runners early in the race yelled "harp in the house!" while the later in the race ones rest on the curb and listened to my playing.

This year's full marathon wheelchair winners are:
Men's - Joshua George



Women's - Amanda McGrory


Monday, June 1, 2009

CHOICE, unlimted


Jules and I played music at CHOICE, unlimited's holiday open house a couple of years ago. CHOICE, unlimited is a community-based private non-profit organization located in Duluth which is dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities and individuals who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. I am proud to be part of the board of directors of CHOICE for ten years. Our employment services, ARTS programs and activities has grown from assisting a handful to a hundred.