We went to the Durham Performing Arts Center to see Fiddler on the Roof on Friday night. It was an amazing good time. The venue was absolutely fabulous. It was easy to get there, the parking was easy going in and out, the theater itself was absolutely world class. My immediate thought was that would be an incredible place to see an opera, Celtic Woman (we understand they will be at the DPAC in June this year), or anything else of the like. Of course it was perfect for Fiddler. It was especially gratifying because this was Chaim Topol’s farewell tour. He is the actor who played Tevye in the 1980’s revival of Fiddler in London and in the popular movie of the same name. We took Kelly’s new friend Jenna with us. I do not think we could have picked a nicer event for Kelly’s fifteenth birthday present. We got the least expensive seats available and we were quite a long ways from the stage, but there is really not a bad seat in the house. The acoustics were amazing. We will definitely do it again. Even though it would not be necessary, we might even try to get some better seats. We will definitely bring two or three sets of opera glasses instead of one.
Saturday, we spent most of the day driving around. We had not been over to Beaver Creek for a long time, so we just decided to go there to hang out at the Borders bookstore for a couple of hours while Lorena shopped. That is one of our most favorite things in the world to do. We normally go to the Borders over by the Costco on the other side of Raleigh, but the shopping (other than Costco) is not so good for Lorena. We always get a cup of coffee for me and a couple of hot chocolates with NO white chocolate sprinkles and enough whipped cream to make them taste good, but not so much as to make them difficult to drink.
Housekeeping note: Last week I started a series of posts on how we prepare for CLEP tests. I have decided I will write posts for that series on Wednesdays until I get caught up to where we are now. After that, I will write posts as we move through the material.
Fiddler on the Roof sounds like a good time. I’m glad you all enjoyed it, and I appreciate the review of the new facility. The topic of the new facility came up at our last homeschool moms mtg. We will definitely have to go see something there. It’s nice to see someone’s farewell tour too. Would you believe I saw Yul Brynner the last year he performed in The King and I on Broadway? It was my first and only trip to New York. The performance was SO good.
Lynn
WOW! I would have loved to seen Yul Brynner in the King and I. That must have been awesome. I highly recommend the DPAC, not only because of the beauty and usability of the facility itself, but because it was so trouble free to get into and out of (with just a little patience. I also noticed the professionalism of the staff there. They were not only professional, but the ones with whom we engaged were nice.