Category Archives: Brides

“Jammin’ with Jamie” Theme: “New Beginning Beats (2026)”!

Hi, everyone!

Happy New Year!

Whether you celebrate New Year’s or went to bed early, the turning to the new page of the calendar does bring with it the turning to new pages of all sorts of chapters. Many deadlines happen at the end of the year. Many projects don’t begin until the start of the year. These can be outside decisions outside of our control, but they can also be convenient time markers for our own decisions.

All these endings and beginnings also make it a prime time to take some of our own steps. We can start anew anytime we want, even if it’s just step by step… those steps add up!

So let’s motivate ourselves to take that step as we step to the beat into the new year to a batch of…

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“Jammin’ with Jamie” Theme: “Terrific Tongue-Twisting Tunes (2025)”!

Hi, everyone!

We all have a lot on our minds recently. I know I do!

We’re about to head into spooky season, then Thanksgiving, the holiday season, New Year’s, all the things that start during the holiday season but still run for a week after New Year’s… once those jack-o-lanterns pop up, it’s a sprint and a marathon right through mid-January!

So, we need to warm up so we don’t hit a wall! … Literally or figuratively.

Let’s start those vocal warm-ups with a ton of…

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“Jammin’ with Jamie” Theme: “Super Celebration Songs (2025)”!

UPDATE: We’re jammin’ to this Jammin’ with Jamie jam session Saturday, September 6! Same time, same station (or stream)!

Hi, everyone!

Since we’re in tech rehearsals for the world premiere of Refracted Light, I want to celebrate!

Stay tuned to the end of our Jammin’ with Jamie jam session this week for a code for discount tickets!

Whether you have an accomplishment you’re celebrating, are working toward one and are celebrating your progress, or are feeling totally stuck, this jam session is for you. It’s good for our own spirits, it lifts others’ spirits… and it really confuses people who may want you to feel miserable!

So let’s party with streamers of…

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“Jammin’ with Jamie” Theme: “Super Stormy Songs (2025)”!

Hi, everyone!

The Midwest, especially Chicagoland, is going through the annual transition from winter to summer… which means wildly fluctuating temperatures… and wildly fluctuating weather!

So let’s batten down the hatches and whip out our umbrellas as we jam to a set of…

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“Jammin’ with Jamie” Theme: “Fantastic Friendship Follies (Part 2) (2024)”!

Hi, everyone!

Our weird and wonderful Valentine’s Day celebration got two parts, and our friends deserve the same!

So, it’s time for another flock of…

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