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20 | OHCC LIVING | FEBRUARY 2019 | Choral Society We are so excited… it is almost time to start singing again! We had a wonderful showing on "Dues Day." Thank you to all our returning members and new friends who have decided to join us. We especially thank our generous patrons. Our Holiday Concert would have been a sell-out (if we charged-LOL) and there were so many gracious comments that were appreciated by all of us. Thank you for your generosity with our annual holiday raffle. This allows us to have uniforms, rhythm instruments and it especially helps with purchasing the music. Group singing has been scientifically proven to lower stress, relieve anxiety, and elevate endorphins. When you sing, musical vibrations move through you, altering your physical and emotional landscape. Group singing, for those who have done it, is the most exhilarating and transformative of all. It takes something incredibly intimate, a sound that begins inside you, shares it with a roomful of people and it comes back as something even more thrilling: harmony! Singing is like an infusion of the perfect tranquilizer, the kind that both soothes your nerves and elevates your spirits. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Choral Society members are walking around with endorphins, oxytocin, and serotonin! These three elations are all associated with feelings of pleasure, euphoria, and contentment. They are all released by singing… with a group… and that is all I am going to say about that! Our next concert is Sun., May 19 and we are singing all those great songs from the 50s! The members do not know what songs we will be singing until the first day of practice when we all will be surprised! The first practice is Thurs., Feb. 7, from 10 am to 12 noon in the Ladies Club Room. Since I will NOT be having a knee replacement… yet… I will be directing! I do not want to miss the fun and the release of the endorphins, oxytocin, and serotonin! ~ Donna The Ocean Hills Society for the Performing Arts (OHSPA) gets off to a rousing 2019 start! Continuing its tradition of bringing big name, top talent to the Abravanel Hall Stage, OHSPA brings to our community the famous Four Freshmen! The Four Freshmen are great gentlemen of song and true masters of harmony. The Four Freshmen are a showstopper and will perform in Abravanel Hall on Sat., Feb. 23; at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30 each and should be purchased promptly at the Front Desk of the Clubhouse. Tickets went on sale Jan. 22, so hurry down and choose your seats. You may purchase as many as you wish if there are tickets left! Where else can you see all of this talent with name recognition, Broadway experience and International experience for $30 a ticket? We all know the answer… no other place and it is right here within our gates. We thank all of our Star Donors and Patrons for their generous donations on Dues Day and throughout the season. We also thank all of you who purchased tickets. We are so grateful and it cannot get any better than this but… it does! The tickets are still only $30 because they are subsidized by your donations to OHSPA. See you at curtain time on Feb. 23. You are keeping OHSPA alive! OHSPA