by Breeanna Jent on 2013-09-16
The Grand Terrace Senior Center was a portal to all the glitz and glamour of the 1920s Jazz Age on Friday, Sept. 13, when Nannette and Her Hotsy Totsy boys took over during the monthly Friday morning performance.
The senior center was packed with an audience whose members were ready to dance, swoon and laugh at the cabaret-style show.
“She worked the audience,” said Arlene Weaver, who was present for the show.
Various audience members were pulled up to participate in the show themselves at various points in the performance, Grand Terrace Senior Center Sunshine Chairman Don Bartee said.
The group was in high demand, and both Bartee and Weaver acknowledged the Senior Center President JoAnn Johnson’s hard work in securing the group for the Friday morning performance.
“Several people also donated money to bring the group in,” Bartee said. “The audience really enjoyed the performance.”
Senior Center President JoAnn Johnson said that about 100 people attended the performance, which is nearly double the usual number, she said.
When she was made aware of the group by chance—Johnson shared that she received mail from a community organization which mentioned the band’s website—she looked them up on the Internet.
Despite the group’s performance charge, which was higher than what the senior center usually pays for its performances, Johnson said, “I started pursuing it.”
The group is well-known throughout Southern California, with a résumé of more than 100 public performances. They have performed in the cities of Riverside, San Diego and Los Angeles, to name a few, and have performed at various jazz festivals throughout the Southern California area.
Johnson said of the group, “They are incredibly talented and a lot of fun. It was an incredibly good morning.”
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It went extremely well and it was, i would say over 100 in attendance, which is about double our usual number. It went over very well. They’re incredibly talented, they’re professionals, and a lot of fun.
I heard about them by accident, because I had gotten some mail from an organization and it told where to go online to see them, and I thought, my god that is just incredible. I started pursuing it even though I didn’t think i would be able to swing it because i knew they were very expensive, and we don’t go expensive. I got them to agree to a figure that i got, several people donated extra, and they ended up getting just about exactly what their original price was - $700, which is $600 more than we usually pay. They were happy, we were happy, and everyone was happy.
Mostly 20s
It was an absolutely incredibly good morning.