First
name?
Alice; many people call me Al. In
which town do you live?
Chicago, next to Midway Airport.
How do you make your living?
I coordinate special events and provide
general office support for the University Mission Office at DePaul University. How
long have you been a member of the Arts Alive Band?
Only since August 2001,
but I feel we've been connected for years. | 
Witness Alice's participation in the 1980's hat
craze, and
her brothers Chris and Dave,
who are not fond of smiling. |
What instrument(s) do you
play?
Flute. Sometimes I play the kazoo at parties, but that's another
story for another time.
 | <
Alice graduated from DePaul University in 1999, proving it is not just a basketball
school.
Alice
(left) was a bridesmaid for her friend Becky. > |  |
How
long have you been playing it/them?
Since 1984 (the year, not the Van Halen
album).
 |
<
Alice and her favorite clarinetist (Sorry Terry!) and friend -- Lisa Z.
Alice
loves Halloween.
Here she is a few years ago
as Little Red Riding Hood.
> |  |
Are
you involved in any other musical groups, either inside or outside the Arts Alive
system? If so, which ones?
No, but I sing in the shower a lot. I
also took dancing lessons with my favorite clarinetists, Lisa Zelinski and Terry
Elliott.
What
do you like most about this group?
The fun people, and "Funiculi Funicula."
 | 
^
An earlier pilgrimage
to see the butter cow.
<
Alice and her Aunt Diane at Skate on State. It was her amateur skating debut,
and she missed the Olympic team by three tenths of a point. |
Describe
your best/favorite band moment:
Paying homage to the butter cow with other
band members at the 2001 Illinois State Fair.
What
are your hobbies?
I love to read, host parties, bake and cook, wine taste,
play Dungeons & Dragons, and take road trips whenever possible.
| | Alice
in France <
On the bridge at Giverny, where Monet was inspired for his famous water
lily paintings.
Ready
to liquidate Paris with a “laser” from the second tier of La Tour Eiffel.
> |  |  | <
Alice and colleagues “liberate France again” with a fine burgundy.
At
the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, where she was disappointed to find out there
is no football team there. > |  | What
is your favorite Jell-O flavor?
Black Cherry
Is there anything
else you want your band friends to know about you?
I'm an Army brat, I
don't care for peas 'n carrots or chocolate, and Christmas time makes me unbelievably
happy. |
