Last night the boyfriend and I went to Wolf Trap Center for The Performing Arts to see Cesaria Evora. The weather was perfect. It was in the high 70’s with a cool breeze. We brought a delicious picnic dinner to enjoy on the lawn while listening the music. We picked a nice spot and spread out our picnic items. We teased that we need to have a show about teaching people how to create the right picnic. We have little wine glass holders that you stick in the ground. People always ask us where we got them.

Cesaria Evora is a native of Cape Verde and is famous as the island’s top performer of Morna, a mix of West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties. We didn’t understand a word of what she was singing but enjoyed the music. Everyone around us was enjoying the music as well. We had a very butch lesbian couple sitting next to us. We really had a nice time listening the music, eating our picnic dinner, and enjoying some fine wines.

Our next concert is on Sunday. We’ll be seeing the Celtic Woman.