Photo by Maureen King
"So What?" asked the buzzy Miles Davis bass line cutting a rug and a ribbon opening the season for "Movies at the Mansion" Thursday at The Lyman Estate.
This cozy event is tied each July to popular performance by the award winning Waltham High School Show Band.
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A gorgeous evening saw a slice of orange sherbet slip off a sugar cone cloud at the lucious Vale venue full of folding chairs, blankets and a porchful of talented musicians.
Bare knees, black sneakers, tee shirts and ties packed the columned portico.
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On a break from her bouncy xylophone beats, Show Band MC Keaton provided sweet and clever song intros with the classy finish, "I hope you enjoy it."
Like a Nancy Drew mystery, three chimneys stood watch where 6 over 6 windows kept time as a saucy flute pushed into the brassy mix "Picking Up The Pieces" across the Lyman lawn. The appreciative crowd leant a hand via vibrant applause.
Autumn Leaves, Red Clay and a Lazy Bird drifted across lush acreage anchoring summer seats, patrons and parents rewarding each spectacular solo.
The award winning ensemble under the long time tutelage of Ron Vanaria with Dave Fox, fosters integrity, generosity, and other stunning qualities in vibrant young people where everyone's a roadie.
Warm hearts spilling down the summer skirt of vocalist Clara saw the WHS Junior, who doubles on drums, send the hits out into a hot summer night. Soaring notes earned her a dreamy assist helping Maria Muldar send her camel to bed as a Key West sun turned in behind the oldest greenhouse in America.
The Vale's manicured back garden, home to stunning trees, saw treasured sentinels hosting corn hole, beach balls and piggy banks falling into the hands of young investors coutesy of Eastern Savings Bank.
The smells of summer, free bug spray, fresh popcorn and picnic dinners flowed over the rich green lawn of the 1790's mansion, a summer get-a-way for the Lyman family.
The stunning setting will be more than perfect for this Thurday's movie, the Jane Austen gem, Pride and Prejudice. The WHS Show Band kicks off at 7:00 and the movie starts on a wide screen at 8:30.
