Culture Night

Last night was Culture Night in one of the local towns close to us. We decided to go and check out the night life, but before I tell you about that you need a wee bit of background information....

A few years ago Kristian and I went by a small art gallery close to where we live. We got talking to the people who owned the place and found out that they not only were artists but musicians too. When they heard that Kristian played the saxophone they invited him along to practise with them. Kristian went for few months but realised that he just didn´t have the time to go practising every week. 

Well at the start of this week Kristian got an email from them inviting him to come and play at a cafe with them. They were involved in the Culture Night. Krisitan thought it would be fun to play with them again, but unfortunately could not make the practises as he was already booked. (He has had a bit of a hectic week.) So he wrote back telling them that he would love to play but couldn´t make the practise. The only other solution was that he could come and practise at the sound check, that would be half an hour before they played. If they could live with that he would turn up. So that is what happened. 

They were playing from 7.30pm - 8pm and we turned up at 7pm. They write their own music so Kristian didn´t know any of the songs. They played the songs they wanted Kristian to play a solo in and within 10 minutes Kristian had the solo parts done. Is that annoying or what?!!! haha  Us "normal" people have to practise and practise and just about get the thing to sound ok but Kristian walks in, listens to the song, picks up his sax and plays a solo!!! Then he sits down with me, in the audience, and listens to half the concert before he has to get up and play. The amazing thing is that he still remembers the tune and what he is going to play, no music, no notes, NOTHING and all the while he is calm, cool and collected. I would be a nervous wreck!! hahaha

Anyway here is a little taste of it before my batteries ran out! 

So after we had been to the concert we were straving. We hadn´t had any dinner. I had been food shopping after work and had just gotten home and put the food away when Kristian arrived home and said we had to be at the cafe for 7pm. There was no time for food!!( There were frozen pizzas for the kids!) We decided to go for a chinese, cheap and filling!!


On the way to the chinese place we pasted a few galleries. (The whole town was abuzzing with music and art.) One of the galleries caught my eye, I LOVED the paintings hanging in the window, so we went in. We got talking to the artist and found out she was holding an painting course next weekend. I would LOVE to go on it but unfortunately I can´t. We are busy next weekend. Ah well she said there would be other courses so hopefully I will get on one soon. Here are examples of her work...

If you want to see even more then go to:- www.bennigsen.dk


After being at the gallery our tummies were rumbling!! We got to the Chinese restaurant and had a delicious meal and a good old natter. When we arrived at the restaurant we decided that after the meal we would head out to our church. They were having a cafe and it was open from 9pm to mid-night. We thought we would have  coffee or a smoothie out there. However after we had eaten we suddenly got really tired. It was only 10pm!! We thought a dander through the town would wake us up. We wandered through the town stopping now and then to listen to music but we were just getting more tired. Are we getting old or what!!??? So at 10.30pm we decided to head home, we just couldn´t take anymore!  


We had a great evening.  I just wish we would have had the energy to squeeze a few more events into the evening!