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Although it’s been sunny and bright all day here in Haverhill, the
prophets are foretelling dire consequences unto any who venture forth
tonight, including a Wicked Bad Storm Warning for Southern
Massachusetts (where Medway is), freezing ice (what other kind is
there?) on the roads after dark, up to 9 inches of snow by morning,
and a plague of hailstones (OK, so I made up the last one…). A bunch
of people have already said they don’t want to go out tonight.

So, based on that information, I’m making an executive decision to
Cancel Tonight’s Rehearsal.

I hope we will be able to reschedule it for next Thursday, the 3rd
(note to Pace Willisson – is the room available that night?). That
means we’ll have 2 rehearsals, 2 nights in a row; I hope everyone can
come to at least one of them. And I hope we don’t get more weather
either of those nights.

I’ll also send out Yet Another Email with information about versology,
repeats, instrumentation, and so forth for all the tunes, so we can be
partly prepared beforehand.

I’ll feel real stupid if, after all this, we get a half-inch of rain,
but I’d feel even more real stupid if we all ended up dead in a heap
on the highway.

Stay warm, practice your parts, and I’ll see you all safe and dry next
week.

Best wishes,

Bruce

It’s 4:25 PM and it’s getting cloudy. I think I just saw a flake. Of
snow, I mean…

Hello everyone,

Here are the directions to the Medway church. If you’ve been to the Medwa
y contradance, this is the same building.

Remember, the first rehearsal is tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7:30. If pe
ople can be ready to start on time, we won’t have to run too late. If any
one can come early, there’s probably some setting-up we can do.

See you there!

– Bruce

The church’s address is 14 School Street, Medway, Massachusetts 02053. Us
e this address if you want to get a “Mapquest” map.

FROM RT. 128:

From Route 128, take Route 109 to the Millis/Medway Town Line.

Travel one mile to the intersection of Holliston Street and Route 109.

There will be a Texaco gas station and an Energy Gas station at the inter
section.

Turn left onto Holliston St. and travel along it to the intersection with
Village Street.

Turn left on Village Street, and School Street will be your 3rd left.

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FROM RT. 495:

From Route 495, take Route 109 (Exit 19) to the intersection with Route 126,
and continue on Route 109 to the intersection with Holliston Street.

There will be a Texaco gas station and an Energy Gas station at the intersection.

Turn right onto Holliston St. and travel along it to the intersection with Village Street.

Turn left on Village Street, and School Street will be your 3rd left.

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FROM RT. 495 another way:

From Route 495, take Route 126 (Exit 18) to the intersection with Route 109,
and continue on Route 109 to the intersection with Holliston Street.

There will be a Texaco gas station and an Energy Gas station at the intersection.

Turn right onto Holliston and travel along it to the intersection with Village Street.

Turn left on Village Street and School Street will be your 3rd left.

Hello everyone,

Here’s yet another message from me!

We have the chance to do another performance this year. St. Mary’s Churc
h (where we meet) would like us to do something at the Sunday Morning ser
vice on April 24th.

I don’t have any other details yet; I refuse to worry about it until I’ve
finished worrying about Medway and Neffa. But please mark your calendar
s now; later on I’ll have more information, and I’ll ask for names of peo
ple who can do this.

Don’t forget the first rehearsal for Medway is this Thursday, if it ever
stops snowing. I’ll be sending directions in the next day or so.

Thanks,

Bruce

Hello, everyone,

As promised, or threatened, here’s another message from me. NEFFA
isn’t happening until April, but we need to attend to this Wicked
Soon:

I need to submit names for NEFFA. As you probably know, we’re leading
a West Gallery Music workshop at NEFFA on Sunday, April 10, at 12:00.
We’re listed in the schedule as “The West Gallery Quire.”

Anyone who comes and helps will be considered a member of “The West
Gallery Quire” and will get free admission to the entire festival (3
days of fun! oh boy!). BUT they need your names Real Soon.

To help, I’ll need people to do these:

• A few people to make copies of booklets in advance;
• a few people to
  hand out booklets;
• four people to hold up the signs that show where to
  sit;
• and a big lot of people to sit in the crowd amongst other people
  and “Sing (or Play) Lustily And With Good Courage” to help out the
  newcomers (this is the way we’ve done it before; no new surprises).

Having your name on the list will also help them schedule stuff in the
future; they won’t schedule you opposite something else which you’re
also part of. So even if NEFFA already has your name as part of
another event, you still should give me your name.

If you’re hoping to do this, please send me your name NO LATER THAN
Feb. 27th. That’s a week from this Sunday. I’ll submit the names to
the Neffans that evening.

Thanks,

Bruce