A little Chaplin

My thoughtful husband came home from work last Friday with a great plan. He'd heard about a showing of some Charlie Chaplin shorts at a cool park downtown with live piano accompaniment. "Yes, please!" I said. And right after piano lessons, we packed some sandwiches and drove down. We got there early, staked out a spot and walked around a little bit. Tate loved walking by the little pond with huge fish in it, running up and down the grassy hill, and having dad swing him around.

Discovery Green is a great park right in the middle of downtown. They had a stage set up with a grand piano next to a big screen. A fun atmosphere for a good outside movie. Luckily the weather was perfect! Starting to cool off just enough to be refreshing.

Before the movies started they had a "walk like the tramp" contest where the pianist played music and kids tried to walk around the stage in big shoes with a hat and a cane. A fun idea...it just went on a bit too long.

We weren't sure how Tate would like the silent films, but he loved it. As soon as the movies started he was absolutely riveted. The live accompaniment was very cool. I was fascinated with how she could play music that matched the mood and action of the movie exactly in time. What if she took certain parts too fast or too slow? The whole rest of the score would be off and she wouldn't end with the film. It was really impressive. We watched "The Tramp" and "The Immigrant", and by then it was late and time to go. Tate was very sad. He kept saying, "I want to stay! I want to stay!"

A very fun, and free evening out! Thanks honey!