Now THAT’S a Meeting!

At each CORSA Convention there is an item on the schedule, described as the "CORSA Annual Meeting." This is the annual general membership meeting that is required under the laws that govern not-for-profit membership organizations such as ours.

And this year the meeting will be anything but perfunctory. This year we are making it worthwhile for all CORSA members to attend, not only because it is an important opportunity for the members and the officers to interact, but also because this year the meeting will offer dessert and entertainment!

The dessert is our "Ice Cream Social."

The entertainment is "Cobblestone Crossing."

Immediately following the business portion of the meeting, our Ice Cream Social will begin, where you can create your own special dessert from an assortment of ice creams and toppings. Then, sit back and enjoy the music of Cobblestone Crossing, a great group of musicians with CORSA members at its core.

Cobblestone Crossing has been performing for about fourteen years in front of audiences ranging from intimate gatherings to more than 4000. Their repertoire comprises mostly American nostalgic folk, with a  touch of bluegrass, country, Irish and even an up-tempo spiritual or two.

They’ll play familiar songs from such icon folk groups as the Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver, The New Christy Minstrels, Woody Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, the Limeliters, the Irish Rovers, and the ever-popular Weavers.

The members are Brian Schendel on bass, John Tobias on guitar, Janet Varley on mandolin and tenor guitar, and Darrell Varley on banjo and everything else. Janet and Darrell are CORSA members and members of the Central NY Corvair Club in Syracuse. They own a red ‘67 convertible, but Darrell tells us "it is very hard squeezing a banjo and guitar into the trunk of our Monza... a Greenbrier would do the trick... and carry all our and all our equipment as well!"

Cobblestone Crossing will entertain us with some silly stories and some great sing-along tunes. For the convention they have prepared a few additional songs that relate to the occasion and the area. You can learn more about the group at their web site, http://www.cobblestone-crossing.com, and where you can hear a sampling of their music as well.

Needless to say, the "CORSA Annual Meeting" at this convention will be a special occasion! Don’t miss it!