Cue the Chinese Dancers

Today was supposed to be my day playing in the Common. (For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Boston Children's Museum, the Common is the main area on the second floor.) I was excited - I'd done several PlaySpace gigs in a row, and while those are always fun, I was looking forward to playing for the older kids. I show up, climb the stairs and the performance area was already set up. Couldn't have been for me...I don't think any of the floor staff - or anyone except my direct supervisor - knows my schedule.

Nope. "Oh, we have Chinese dancers coming in."

"What time?" I ask.
"10:30."

Of course. Cause 10:30 is the time I'm supposed to start. So I wander around the floor, looking for a space to set up. Can't set up in the art Gallery, where I used to play before I moved to the Common - there's a weaving exhibit there now and no room for me. So I went to PlaySpace and played for the bitties.

Only about four of them. But still, considering I had no plan except for the program I'd put together for my last PlaySpace session, it didn't go too badly. And, hey...I can use my Common program for NEXT Saturday. Bonus!!