Don't Hug Me
My husband really loves me. Last week he heard an ad on our local radio station for an upcoming musical in Montgomery, Minnesota. How many men do you know who will act on such information by calling their wives? Well, mine did. The play, entitled Don't Hug Me, was advertised as a Minnesota original--a cross between Fargo and How to Speak Minnesotan with music thrown in.
So on Saturday evening we got dressed up, left the kids at home, and headed to Montgomery. When I'd called to order the tickets, the woman on the other end had actually heard of me. (I tell people I'm only famous in my hometown, but Montgomery is a little drive from home...)
Hilltop Hall is a restored pavillion that holds regular dramatic performances and it happens to be above my favorite small town bookstore--Next Chapter Bookstore. It was a packed house, neighbors come out to see neighbors and enjoy a fun show in the meantime. I even ran into a friend from Faribault that I hadn't expected to see. The play was funny, well done and enjoyable overall.
Every small town needs a center like this (and a bookstore like Next Chapter)--it is more than a place to gather and socialize, it's a bit of history that hasn't ended in this modern day. That's a real treat! I take my hat off to the folks at the Montgomery Arts and Heritage Center--they've found vitality where other small towns are fading.
On the drive home John confessed plays aren't his favorite thing (he'd just as soon watch TV!) but for me he'd go again. Now isn't that love? At least here in Minnesota it is!
More later,
Traci
So on Saturday evening we got dressed up, left the kids at home, and headed to Montgomery. When I'd called to order the tickets, the woman on the other end had actually heard of me. (I tell people I'm only famous in my hometown, but Montgomery is a little drive from home...)
Hilltop Hall is a restored pavillion that holds regular dramatic performances and it happens to be above my favorite small town bookstore--Next Chapter Bookstore. It was a packed house, neighbors come out to see neighbors and enjoy a fun show in the meantime. I even ran into a friend from Faribault that I hadn't expected to see. The play was funny, well done and enjoyable overall.
Every small town needs a center like this (and a bookstore like Next Chapter)--it is more than a place to gather and socialize, it's a bit of history that hasn't ended in this modern day. That's a real treat! I take my hat off to the folks at the Montgomery Arts and Heritage Center--they've found vitality where other small towns are fading.
On the drive home John confessed plays aren't his favorite thing (he'd just as soon watch TV!) but for me he'd go again. Now isn't that love? At least here in Minnesota it is!
More later,
Traci
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Yeah, Dan surprised me by getting tickets to "Singing in the Rain" at the Opera of Vichy when we went on vacation there a few years ago. Thoses husbands never cease to amaze us, do they?
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