That was testament to the power of radio.

Doug and Sarah and I came up to Orangeville early this morning so we could stop at the home depot for some material we needed for the portrait set up at Orangeville Mall. We listened to the piece with Don Ross and me on Fresh Air with Jeff Goodes and it sounded fantastic.

We got to the mall and started setting up. I'd say a good half of the people who showed up over the course of the day to get their pictures taken had heard the show and came out just to see us. This was confirmed for us by the end of the day when the mall management came up to thank us for increasing their traffic significantly. We got lots of great shots - including the wife, daughter and granddaughters of Elmer Iseler! 

Then it was off to the show at the Opera House. Laura Bird and the Headwaters Acoustic Music Society did a brilliant job with the show. Not only was it sold out but they had involved a local music school in a draw which saw two local students get a one on one master-class with Don Ross in the afternoon. In fact, they opened the show!

The raffle continued at the intermission - including a select number of spaces for another handful of portraits we set up for in the lower lobby of this beautiful old building, which also functions as a municipal office.

Special thanks to Laura and Javier for their hospitality.