CAPE COD Piano Party!

Starting Sat. Oct. 8, 2011

Our hosts Roberta & Ed have confirmed they would like to host another party in their wonderful home.
We are still hoping to get word about additional hosting at one or two other homes in the area.

And we are planning a Tour of the Mason & Hamlin Piano Factory Friday Oct. 7!

Keep your eye on this thread, more details to follow as they come in.

If you don't know what a treat the Cape Cod piano parties are, check out this thread for pictures and details from previous parties...
http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1221179

The Cape is beautiful in the fall, Roberta & Ed's home is made for entertaining, and they own a lovely Mason & Hamlin baby grand and a digital piano. We share food and drink, music, and good times.

Please reply to this thread if you're interested in joining us, and also send
me an email ( webmaster@pianoworld.com ) with your forums name, real name, and state.

Come on, this is always a GREAT TIME!

ATTENDING THE CAPE COD PIANO PARTY:

Frank Baxter (FL)
Kathy Ford (FL)
Angela H. (AngelainMpls) (MN)
lillylady (MA)
ike & fay cole (MA)
becket senchur (MA)
Jerry & Linda Gloo (MA)
Diana D. (MA) (Can host a couple people in Eastham)
Howard & Sue (IL/MA)
Sheldon Powers and Cathy Langone (MA)
William Whitaker (MA)
Ginny & Mike (MA)
Larry & Patty (MA)
Margy (IL)

Sue by the way is Sue Keller, ragtime pianist extraordinaire, a wonderful entertainer and lots of fun. Howard is the sound expert who kindly recorded everyone's playing for our
last Cape party. Happy to have them both back for this party, along with everyone else who is joining us. If you haven't signed up yet, jump in!

Hello All:

I'm new to the Piano World forums and I plan to attend both the Mason Hamlin tour as well as the Cape Cod party.

I played the piano in high school and after 18 years have started to take lessons and play again. I'm looking forward to the tour meeting everyone in October!

Angela

Angela

You will enjoy both events!

Count me in for the Cape Cod Party.

I hope that the other hosts will also offer their homes and pianos again.

List me as LL please, Frank

It's a little early, but we are definitely planning to have a party. Marilyn and/or Helga may not be here, so that is an open question. and we haven't talked to the Sunday hosts yet.

looking forward to another fantastic cape gathering!! Thank you for getting this setup at such an early date. Steve & I will both be there.

That's great Terry, looking forward to seeing you and Steve at the Cape party!

Best,

Frank & Kathy

Sue and I will both be there and are looking forward to it.

Howard

That's great Howard, we were hoping you two would join us.

I wish you could have joined us on the European Piano Tour as well, going to be
quite the experience.

See you on the Cape in October!

Best,

Frank B.

For those of you who have not met/heard Sue yet, here is one small example of her ragtime piano playing...

A tune called Alabamy Bound

Please count me in. Thanks!

sue's playing is wonderful! what fun!

i would love to be there. don't know yet if i can make it happen, but will pencil it in.

I'd love to join but I'm going on vacation and arriving in Connecticut a day before that time. The funny thing is that we are actually going to Cape Cod in the same month, just after the Piano Party.

We will probably be driving through Connecticut the day you arrive there (side note, I used to live in CT).

Too bad you have to miss the party, it's a great time.

Of course, you can always host your own some time :-)

- Frank B.

Really great piano playing by Sue!

loved Sue's playing.. my daughter wants to go to Cape Cod.. like I have vacation money.. it would be nice to coincide a visit with a party.. seems they are rather frequent.

We'd love to have you join us apple.
Kathy and I are driving up so we can take our time driving back and do some visiting/sight-seeing.

And you know you have an open invitation to visit Largo Florida, Kathy and I would love to see you.

Best,

Frank B.

Hi Apple,

Hope you decide to make it this fall. We haven't had one for two years and before that it was two years! Makes them really special.

Kathy K usually comes down. Beelady, sometimes Bernard, too.

I won't be there this time. But, please, everyone carry on without me.

Sorry to hear you won't be joining us this time Eric.
It's shaping up to be a fun party, as usual :-)

Well here it is. My friend from the city lives up near there and we've decided to come to the Cape Cod piano party. We wont be able to make the Mason & Hamlin tour unfortunately. But we'll be very happy to see you all there. Looking forward to it.

Best,

David Burton

This is the first time I think I haven't had anything else scheduled for that weekend. I'd like to come, too!

Great, please join us.
It's a fun time.

The time is coming soon!

If you plan on joining us, please make sure I have your contact information.

I sent an email and a PM but haven't heard anything. It's getting kind of late to make travel plans now.

Hi Piano Again,

Not sure what you need to hear that isn't already posted.
The party will be Saturday Oct. 8, 2011 in Orleans on Cape Cod (MA).

We usually start early afternoon and run until ?
At this point it doesn't look like there will be more than one house this year (previous years we had 3-4 houses hosting).

Specific contact and address info will be sent directly to each person who contacts me directly if they are sure they will be joining us.

Everyone is encouraged to play the piano at these gatherings (spouses and significant others who don't play are exempt). If you can bring some goodies and/or wine/soda/beer/etc. that would help the host & hostess.

Again I can put the attendees and the hosts together via email and/or phone.

Now that it's getting close I will be asking everyone who said they were coming to confirm and give me a head count (same with those who are joining us for the Mason & Hamlin Piano Factory tour the day before).

I wish I could go to that party ... unfortunately I'm thousands miles away from you. I loved listening to Sue.
I hope you all have fun!

Hello,

Sounds like fun, my wife Luisa and I would love to come.
Count us in,

Dan

( woodfab )

Great Dan, looking forward to seeing you and Luisa there.

Party Starting time please?

Noon?

I plan on staying with Diane who will be a first time attendee.

Piano Again, I do hope that you can make it?

Erik, have we got you confirmed yet? Will your son also be attending this year?

I'll bring home grown SALSA!

And some daylilies that friends can take home and plant!

Confirming Sue and I will be there. In fact, I might have my Steinway console in tow... right now I have nothing but an old Yamaha CP70 where we stay out there.

Howard