On saturday, Tim surprised me with tickets to go see Wicked on stage at the Benedum Center downtown. We both read the book years ago and we both heard that the show was great. well, great doesnt begin to describe it. It was unbelievable! The scenery was the best i have ever seen. The music just sticks in your head. The cast was from the traveling production and they were great. The girl that played Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west) was so awesome. She played the part so well and what a great voice. I am ready to go see it again. brynn was annoyed she couldnt go, and next time i will definitely take her. She will just fall in love with it!
On Sunday I surprised Tim and the girls with a trip to the Pittsburgh Renaissance Faire. Tim and i went to the PA Ren Faire lots of times when we were in high school but the girls have never been to one and didnt really know what to expect. brynn donned her knight costume but wasnt sure if she would wear it or not. When we first got there, Tim and I were really disappointed. The initial entry really left a lot to be desired. A lot of open space with not many shops or stages and several people who dressed up for the day but werent actual actors at the show. just people in garb loitering around the front gates. Ok, so I apologized to Tim but said, lets go explore.
We first got a bite to eat and the food? Not so good. Tim had beef stew in a bread bowl and the girls and I had really bad pizza. then we watched an elf spin goats wool on a spinning wheel, interesting to see the spinning, but not a lot of draw going on. Then we watched a glass blower. This guy was really neat and he did a good show. Every hour he would do a demonstration and he did it well. He explained each step while he was doing it and explaining it so we could understand what he was talking about. He made a tankard while we were there. Really cool.
Next we walked down the hill and saw several shops and then probably the coolest thing i have ever seen in my entire life...a Carillon. A carillon is a musical instrument composed of bells. if you can imagine a huge pipe organ, replace the pipes with bells and that is a carillon.
The name of the group was "Cast in Bronze" The music played by the mysterious Spirit of the Bells. From the pictures below, you can kind of get a feel for the show. It was haunting and beautiful. I recommend you check out his music.
Finally it was starting to get good. At the end of the day, we were all sad to leave and had a lot of fun.
Brynn was knighted by King Henry VIII and proclaimed Dame Brynn to the realm. The girls also rode a barrel ride.
2 comments:
Very cute! You're lucky he only knighted her and didn't lop off her head! ;)
LOL, we told her if he asks her to be his new queen, run fast and run far!
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