OMG -- They Are Nuts!

OMG -- They Are Nuts!
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Yes, it's the Chicago way - go for a swim in the lake on New Year's Day when the temperature is 11 degrees Fahrenheit without the wind chill factor - that is minus 11 Celsius.....

Well I should be proud, and indeed I am, that two fine Chicago Opera Theater colleagues went for it as well - Brad Vernatter, our Assistant Production Manager, and our old friend Kate Mangiamelli, star of Dido in 2006 and of Orlando in 2008. Below you see them after their dip! No harm done it seems as you can see, though I think that Kate looks somewhat shocked!

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And both above and below you 'll also see a selection of the other crazy folks who belong to the Polar Bear Club. I had a relaxing rest of the day in the warmth of home..

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