I was running with complete focus, I was running at a faster pace than in any race I had run before, and I was...twisting my ankle?! When my dad and I decided to run the ISO's Circle the City race last year, that was certainly not the ending we had imagined! While I had pictured racing to the end, my reality was walking across the line, upset that my injury had ruined the race for both my running partner and me.
As we drove home, looking at my race number, I saw that attached to it was admission to a Symphony on the Prairie concert. "Look at the bright side, at least we get to go to a concert!" Dad said in an attempt to distract me from the ice on my ankle.
A few weeks later, we made our inaugural trip to see the Classical Mystery Tour performing at Symphony on the Prairie. My father is a lifelong fan of The Beatles, so I had a funny feeling that this was the concert we would choose to attend. As a child, I was even sung songs like "Octopus's Garden" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" in lieu of traditional lullabies. We knew this was a father/daughter experience we could not pass up. I will never forget what it looked like walking into the concert. We had mistakenly expected a small crowd, but instead were greeted with thousands of fellow fans. "This looks more like a festival than a concert!" I said as we made our way to the lawn to set up chairs. I remember taking out my cell phone to try to take a picture of just how many people were there celebrating, but no picture could ever do the atmosphere of Symphony on the Prairie justice.
We settled in to hear the Classical Mystery Tour's amazing renditions, but not before giving in to the temptation coming from the booths of food set up around us. With twist ice cream cones in hand, we were blown away by the the performance, the upbeat atmosphere, and the quality of the sound. As we listened to the music we were amazed by the clarity of the sound...we loved picking out the individual instrument lines which make The Beatles music so famous! Our Symphony on the Prairie experience is one I will never forget. It was such a fun, welcoming environment and provided a great night of family entertainment for a daughter and her dad. Symphony on the Prairie gave us a new family tradition that we will enjoy for years to come. The race certainly did not turn out as I had expected, but the time we had as a result more than made up for it.
Name: Katie Hill
City: Lafayette
As we drove home, looking at my race number, I saw that attached to it was admission to a Symphony on the Prairie concert. "Look at the bright side, at least we get to go to a concert!" Dad said in an attempt to distract me from the ice on my ankle.
A few weeks later, we made our inaugural trip to see the Classical Mystery Tour performing at Symphony on the Prairie. My father is a lifelong fan of The Beatles, so I had a funny feeling that this was the concert we would choose to attend. As a child, I was even sung songs like "Octopus's Garden" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" in lieu of traditional lullabies. We knew this was a father/daughter experience we could not pass up. I will never forget what it looked like walking into the concert. We had mistakenly expected a small crowd, but instead were greeted with thousands of fellow fans. "This looks more like a festival than a concert!" I said as we made our way to the lawn to set up chairs. I remember taking out my cell phone to try to take a picture of just how many people were there celebrating, but no picture could ever do the atmosphere of Symphony on the Prairie justice.
We settled in to hear the Classical Mystery Tour's amazing renditions, but not before giving in to the temptation coming from the booths of food set up around us. With twist ice cream cones in hand, we were blown away by the the performance, the upbeat atmosphere, and the quality of the sound. As we listened to the music we were amazed by the clarity of the sound...we loved picking out the individual instrument lines which make The Beatles music so famous! Our Symphony on the Prairie experience is one I will never forget. It was such a fun, welcoming environment and provided a great night of family entertainment for a daughter and her dad. Symphony on the Prairie gave us a new family tradition that we will enjoy for years to come. The race certainly did not turn out as I had expected, but the time we had as a result more than made up for it.
Name: Katie Hill
City: Lafayette
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