The team from Juilliard! Here they are (14 musicians and a dancer) with some new friends after a performance party. They did so many performances, lessons, played for churches...and were just a fabulous bunch. I miss them already!

3 of the musicians are staying a few extra weeks : ) This morning they performed a mini benefit concert at a tower community room, the center of "Tsukuda Loves Tohoku" (disaster relief from this neighborhood to the area hit hardest by 3-11). One of the workers at this tower dropped by, donating a pile of change he had found while cleaning around the building.

I'll be seeing a lot of this great little room as I get involved in "Tsukuda loves Tohoku", and it's also where I go for our neighborhood Gospel Choir rehearsals every Friday : )