'Singing Valentines' to ring out in Lincoln area
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[February 08, 2011]
They'll be saying "I love you!" in song
next week -- and they'll be leaving hundreds of lucky romantics
speechless. On Monday, Feb. 14, barbershop quartets will fan out
across the Lincoln and Logan County area to deliver "Singing
Valentines" to those special sweethearts.
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Sounds of love will ring out in offices, restaurants, schools and
homes throughout central Illinois. Wherever they appear, they'll
draw a crowd -- and sometimes a few tears. The quartets belong to
the Land of Lincoln Chorus, the local chapter of the 30,000-member
Barbershop Harmony Society, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.
Chapters nationwide celebrate this holiday by singing. Additional
information can be found at
www.singingvalentines.com. A Singing Valentine includes a
quartet dressed in tuxedoes singing two songs, a card signed in your
name, a rose in vase and a digital photo. Men and women alike have
been on the receiving end -- with moving results.
"It's especially fun to deliver a Singing Valentine from a woman
to her husband or boyfriend," says Greg Weickart of the Land of
Lincoln Chorus. "Last year, my quartet went to an auto mechanics
shop, and caught a guy going off shift. He was stunned. His
co-workers gathered around and were ready to start razzing him --
until they saw the tears welling up in his eyes. It was truly a
valentine he’ll never forget"
For more information or to order a Singing Valentine, go to
www.landoflincolnchorus.org or call Mike at 217-871-2929 or Greg
at 217-381-9773.
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