Rose Uprising
My previous post featured the Rose Ensemble and the nice-sounding concerts of early music they are giving in this area (S.E. Michigan) this weekend. Now suddenly I'm hearing some reports about a concert they gave a few days ago in Peoria that make me wonder if their coming is such a great idea:
The Port Authority of Peoria has shut down St. Mary's Baptist Church after a raucous performance on Tuesday that left broken glass on the floor, graffiti on the walls and further destruction in its wake, the agency said yesterday.Hmmm. I typed that up awfully fast -- better proofread a bit before I post it. Hey, waaaait a minute, a lot of these details do not appear to be true. Now I'm confused; I'm not sure what's real and what's not. Maybe I better just post a link or two and let each reader reconstruct the truth as best he or she can.
Pasquale DiFuclo, a spokesman for the Port Authority, which operates the church, said the conductor of the concert, Jordan Sramek, had "failed to control the unlawful behavior of his audience" at the event. "We pulled the permit because the director violated his agreement," he said.
Besides smoking in the building and defacing the walls with graffiti, some concert-goers broke a door leading to a prayer grotto, Mr. DiFulco said. Liquor was being sold in the church without a permit, he added, and Ms. Ward failed to maintain the space to "an acceptable level of cleanliness." Vomit and broken glass were on the lobby's floor, he said.
The ensemble performed wearing only Afro wigs, black body paint and silver shackles on their ankles.
Umie the Umlaut says, "ask your doctor about the Fredösphere!"
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