From left, Peggy Lewis, Verdelsky Miller and Walt Lowe after a performance by the Boom Squad.
Neal Franklin always is able to think of something fun and
clever to draw a crowd to her house to support the Evansville
Philharmonic Guild, an organization she has presided over for the past
three years.
The last time I went there, she had the Signature School singers performing in her living room.
Last weekend, she had the Boom Squad perform in Sunset Park, in front
of her house, for the entertainment of the 80 or so guests who paid $50
each to help the guild meet its annual pledge to the orchestra.
This is a perfect marriage of these organizations, as the guild's
mission is not only to support the orchestra, but also to educate young
people in the appreciation of music.
The Boom Squad, under the direction of Verdelsky Miller, encourages students from 35 area schools in the art of percussion performance.
After the performance, guests enjoyed cocktails and a buffet prepared by guild members in the Franklins' 1926 home.
My favorite feature of the home is the iron main staircase. Jo Phelps wandered the house playing accordion, while guests filled the first floor and spilled into the back yard.
Drew Gintert and Sarah Redman, the Franklins' grandchildren, worked the door, greeting guests such as Phyllis Wallace, Darla Olberding, Jim Sanders, Barbara Blevins, Walt and Lynn Lowe, Bridget McDaniel, Mary and David Bower and Helen Siegel.
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