How to watch the FFM online concert on Nov. 15

Hello, friends! We are gearing up for our first-ever online concert! It will start at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15; here’s the link:

If you’d like to join our chat, use this Zoom link:

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95006655217?pwd=N3k3MjlrVjdtQjRNQkE5Q2N3SXN0QT09.

You can use two different devices, one playing the concert on YouTube and the other logged in to the Zoom room for chatting, or else open both on one device. You’ll want to keep watching the YouTube broadcast while the concert is playing, though. We’ll have the Zoom open at least 15 minutes prior to the concert starting so people can chat. When the concert is starting, we’ll want everyone to mute (although you can still use the chat function in Zoom if you want). And we’ll keep the Zoom open after the concert for a bit of an after party.

We’re going to have a prize drawing during the concert! If you’d like to be entered into the prize drawing, all you need to do is join the Zoom by about the middle of the concert. We’ll do the drawing as the last song is starting and post the results in the Zoom chat. We have two prizes: $10 gift certificates to Oasis and to Monica’s. Thanks to these businesses for donating prizes!

Of course, after the concert premiere is over the YouTube link will be available for watching or rewatching or sharing anytime. The songs will be available to watch and share individually at that time as well. We expect this first mini-concert to last just under 25 minutes.

When we started this project, I had no idea we could create videos like this! Many, many thanks are due to our video editors: Aprille Clarke, Susan Spears, and Susan Stamnes. And our directors, Jean, Gayla, and Jon, have been working pretty hard, too. We are very excited for this premiere.