a secon d ac t Four seniors at The Cedars prove that the show does go on, even in your eighties By G race B easley
The group performed their last show together in The Cedars Ballroom.
at Beyle and Karen Cooper were both around 60 years old when they started their musical group, The Can’t-Can’ts, in the 1990s. They chose the name because, unlike dancers of the French cancan, “we were so old that when we sat down, we couldn’t get back up!” But instead of dancing, they performed music ranging from Bach to The Andrews Sisters songs at women’s clubs, meetings and private parties in Chapel Hill. Pat sang and made the arrangements with Karen on keyboard and another band member also on vocals. Music and performing has always been near and dear to Pat’s heart, as she was a music teacher in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 40
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