It is a wet weather. 3:35 p.m. My daughter and I just arrived. We are listening to a young mail lady who says she needs to delivery some invitations for a music party. Here is dark, and it is hard to write.
First invitation delivered 3:30 p.m. The lady delivers the first invitation. Little Einsteins comes to the stage. They talk about music. To let the kids understanding what "music" is, they use a simple but familiar metaphor. They say that "music is like language and the notes are like words." They seem to imply that music is a language. It is a nice implication, either for kids or for adults. Because it is a language, people can learn music; because it is a language, music is communication between people. I would say that music is an universal language. It doesn't have boundaries; it doesn't have an "accent," and it doesn't record stories of immigration.
Second invitation delivered. 3:50 p.m. The audience gets excited when it saw Winnie the Pooh. He is the friend everybody wants to have. My daughter says she would like to have a friends like him. "It OK if he cannot stop eating honey!" she says. It is OK if he is a little overweight; eventually he will lose some pounds... Winnie the Pooh talks and the crowd... listens to him... 
Sweet honey pot. 3:55 p.m. Pooh starts eating his honey!
Third invitation delivered. 3:55 p.m. Handy Manny arrives with his tools. Mr. Lopart, refusing Manny's help once again, says that the tools can make only noise. Manny defends them. He replies that it is not true. The tools can do much more than just "making noise". Manny seems to encourage his tools to believe in themselves and to be proud of what they are. Here I am grasping a message of self-esteem and faith. Again, the tools may be different from other tools and certainly they are different from humans, but diversity shouldn't be scary or frustrating. Both messages are a great not for kids and adults.
This is what music can do. 4:05 p.m. Mr. Lopart is dancing and singing like crazy! Music can soften also the heart of the most stubborn individual.
End of the first act. 4:05 p.m. Two volunteers. 4:22 p.m. A little girl and a little boy volunteer to dance on the stage. The girl is dancing, the boy won't dance.
Little Einsteins are back from their trip. 4:25 p.m. They tell story of the places they visited. They perform "popular" music from China, Japan, Italy, and other countries. The message is clear: music like knowledge is fundamental in order to understand other cultures.
The moment we all were waiting for. 4:30 p.m. MICKEY MOUSE! Everybody seems happy to see Mickey. We all sing "misca, musca mickey mouse..." which are the magic words that allows us to call for the clubhouse.
The clubhouse appears. 4:35 p.m. And with it all the friends living in the house... They now need to find the right music for the party. They need to find the right harmony...
The light goes off. 4:40 p.m. No problem, Manny will repair it!
The big finale. 4:47 p.m. All the characters are on stage. All are happy. Mickey ends the show with a big message. Music is everywhere and it brings together all of us. If people can develop their ability to listen to music, they will be able to listen to each other too. It is a simple and direct note. A message that may craft one's soul, make the kids smile, and the adults think.
"Bye, bye, see you later." 4:50 p.m. Curtain down.
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