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Thank you to all our donors!

Thank you to everyone who cleaned out your closets, basements, attics and garages to donate to our FUNdrive. After two months of collecting, a few hours of sorting and a 3 hour road trip, we delivered 5000lbs. of clothes, books and household goods to Savers in Crystal Lake, IL. A very very special thank you to the great guys at Camo Crew and their fearless leader, Andy Weins for donating their truck and time!

If you ever need junk, boxes, old furniture, or anything moved—call the Camo Crew! Competent and courteous workers, and everything gets taken apart and recycled. https://camocrewjunkremoval.com/


Thank you for joining us at camp!

We packed our bags, lathered on the sunscreen, spritzed the bug spray and you all came with us to camp! Thank you to everyone who came out to see our performance. We had such a fun time, we hope you did too. Special thanks to our quartets Nutz4Notes, To The Max & Cool Beans, to our emcee Andy Vitrano, to our special guests The Ukeladies, to the stage crew and all our friends and family who helped put this show together. We couldn't do it without your support! 


Cheering on the Lakeshore Chinooks

We had the privilege of singing the National Anthem at the Lake Chinooks final baseball game of the season on Saturday, August 12. The Lakeshore Chinooks are a college-level baseball team in the Northwoods League. Many of their alumni have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Owen Miller of our Milwaukee Brewers. We hope we made it a memorable experience for all who attended.   


Fundraising at the Ozaukee County Fair

Crosstown Harmony Chorus members and friends once again were serving up drinks at the Ozaukee County Fair. Since 1859, the Ozaukee County Fair has been offering residents and visitors great traditional fair entertainment such as live music, truck & tractor pulls, a full midway, fireworks, demolition derbies, horse shows, contests, 4-H and livestock exhibitions & judging, kids entertainment and more! Thanks to all that came out to grab a drink from us, tipped generously and enjoyed the fair!


CTH Hits the Stage at West Allis Ala Carte

West Allis A La Carte is a street festival that occurs the first Sunday in June. It provides a venue to unite businesses, schools, churches, civic organizations, community artists, youth programs, and the City of West Allis with the community and with each other. Crosstown Harmony Chorus was so excited to be a part of this amazing event. 


Meet our new Admin Team

Crosstown's new Admin Team was installed last Monday evening by former Crosstowner and Director of Fox Valley Chorus, Heather Johnston! We also celebrated Milestone Anniversaries in Sweet Adelines, and watched our competition video. The theme was Ocho de Mayo, and everyone had a great time!


CTH Wins BIG at Regionals

Our hearts are full from our awesome Region 3 Sweet Adelines Convention and Competition. Congratulations to all the choruse who crossed the stage: HarmonEssence, Riverport Chorus, Vermillion Valley Chorus, and especially those who medaled.

Bravo - Open Division

Toast of Champaign

 

Most Improved

73 points - Crosstown Harmony

 

3rd Place A - Heart of Illinois

2nd Place A - Yahara River

1st Place A - Crosstown Harmony

 

3rd Place AA - Great Lakes Sound

2nd Place AA - River City Sound

1st Place AA - Midwest Crossroads

 

5th Place - 576 - Crosstown Harmony

4th Place - 607 - Great Lakes Sound

3rd Place - 614 - River City Sound

2nd Place - 622 - Midwest Crossroads


Harmony Night with The Admirals

During our #roadtoregionals, Crosstown Harmony had the chance to sing the National Anthem at a Milwaukee Admirals hockey game. Thank you to the Admirals for inviting us & to all who came out in support of our chorus and our great hockey team!


Thank you for the warm Send-Off

Crosstown Harmony members have been busy preparing for their upcoming competition and had a Send Off Party to show off their stuff! Featuring performances from Crosstown Harmony Chorus and Cool Beans. It was an evening of music and fun, and we loved seeing everyone who came out to support us. Thank you!


Building Better Singers

Crosstown Harmony welcomed special guest coaches Karen Sweeters and her sister Gina Kaiser to share their knowledge and skills in barbershop during our semi-annual weekend retreat. With over 35 years in Sweet Adelines International, Karen has gone from singing "on the risers" to directing Harmony on the Sound, 15 time North Atlantic Region 1 Champions, located in Trumball, Conneticut. She's also a Certified Judge in the Expression Category and has escalated to the top level of Sweet Adelines musicianship as a Master Director. Gina Kaiser is a Visual Specialist, Choreographer and Showmanship Judge extraordinaire. Together these two lead Crosstown in a weekend of learning and fun. 


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