I never go to concerts. There is screaming, crazy lighting, you have to stand because everyone around you is standing. I find them overwhelming, and I just don’t like concerts even though I do like live music. BUT one of my favorite artists of all time, Loreena McKennitt, had a concert last night at the Taft theater in Cincinnati. I was so envious of those people who could go. Well, one day, I asked mom if she would go to the concert with me and she said yes. I picked the seats, plopped down the cash, and we went to a concert!
We decided to make a day of it. I got off work at 12, we went downtown around 2, and got there at 2:30. We were going to spend some time at the Contemporary Arts Center. There were hardly any exhibits, and I just don’t understand contemporary art. Some of it’s cool, and some just makes me scratch my head. I think we might have spent 45 minutes there.
We decided then to go to dinner early. We were just going to sit at the bar but decided to go ahead and have dinner because we were both hungry. We went to Nada, and they were able to seat us right away. The food was delicious. We had queso and chips. Mom had chicken enchiladas and I had cheese enchiladas. So good. I told the waiter that I was having mucho cheese for dinner. We only spent about an hour there. So then, we went to Graeter’s on Fountain Square. I got a sundae with black cherry chip and mom had black raspberry chip. We spent around 20 minutes there. That meant it was only 5 and we couldn’t think of anything to do that didn’t involve a lot of walking or being outside. Because it was burrrr chilly.
We went and sat in the car for a little more than an hour. I talked to Justin on the phone, scrolled Facebook a bit, and generally watched the parking lot attendant yell at people to park differently or to leave the lot because all the spaces were reserved. It was actually quite funny and interesting to watch.
A little after 6, we went and stood in line in front of the theater. A lot of other people were there doing the same thing. We were all bouncing around because we were all super chilly. I had a heavy coat and gloves on, and I was still freezing. We almost activated the handwarmers Justin had sent us when the doors opened.
Our seats were dead center in the balcony, and we had a great view. However, the seats were also about 5 rows from the top. And Taft does not have an elevator. There were so many stairs. But honestly, because we were so high, there were several seats around us that were empty so we could spread out a bit. And like I said, you couldn’t get much more centered than we were.
The concert was fantastic. Her voice and her range were amazing. There were only four musicians, including Loreena because one of her musicians came down with Covid. The music that those four musicians were able to make was beautiful. She played the piano and the harp while singing. That’s talent if you ask me. It’s like the ultimate pat your head rub your belly activity.
My favorite song by Loreena is the Lady of Shallot. She took the poem by Tennyson and put it to music. It’s such a beautiful piece. Well, she played it! There were tears. It was something I never dreamed would happen. Hearing one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists live.
It was a good day.