The mind of Derrick Lee Bradshaw, Sr.

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  I announced last week that Andrew Craig Brown would be performing Don Alfonso  in the Yale production of “Cosi fan tutte”.  So, this past weekend I took a road trip to see his performance.  Don Alfonso is a family friend that feels the sisters; Fiordiligi and Dorabella are about to marry the wrong men.  He decides to intervene and insists to the young men that there is no woman alive that can remain faithful.  He is also a philosopher and likes the idea of studying the outcome of human nature.  Taking a bet with Don Alfonso that their fiancees would be faithful, the two young men agree to do everything he asks.  Creating a story that Ferrando and Guglielmo, the two young men, must leave for war, they secretly return disguised as two men from Albania and attempt to seduce the lady not his fiancee.

I have seen several Operas and this one specifically, I have seen a couple times.  The performance of the entire cast was riveting.  When act I was over I did not want an intermission and was hungry to see the rest of the performance.

This weekend Andrew Craig Brown, a current Yale student who once studied at Millikin University here in Decatur, IL, will be performing in “Cosi fan tutte”.  For more information on this production visit the link below.

Yale Opera Presents “Cosi fan tutte” by W.A. Mozart, Feb 10-12 @ The Shubert Theater from yalemusic on Vimeo.

Andrew Craig Brown performing the Baritone solo in Beethoven’s 9th at Yale, what a performance!  A former Millikin University Student in Decatur, IL has continued his education at Yale University and is scheduled to graduate this year.

Northeast Community Fund

The Northeast Community Fund, located in Decatur, IL, is a non-profit agency that strives to help as many families as possible by providing much needed food each and every month.  They have a Facebook page and would love a friend invite.  The store is located at 825 N Water Street in Decatur, Illinois 62523   This astounding organization provides support for over 1600 families per month and have already served 730 new families in 2011. The work they do is quite impressive and they make good use of their limited resources!  This organization not only provides food to our local families in need, they also provide clothing, used furniture and many other living essentials.  They have a free clothing room, which of course provides much needing clothing.  So if you have things just filling up your garage, please remember the Northeast Community fund. They take donations of clothes and household items everyday.  However, the need for food is growing in the Decatur area.  Right now, due to the over whelming  response they are getting from families in need, non-perishable food items are urgently needed.  They collect these much needed items every day from individual families and also through collections from churches, schools, and food drives. They need your help to keep their food shelves filled so that they can continue their ministry.  If you have some can goods lying around your pantry or have a few minutes to stop by the grocery store, please consider grabbing a few items after work and dropping them off at their water street location. Your efforts will be greatly appreciated.  Please, also take a few seconds to share this page using the social media links below and help spread the word! Thank you for your consideration!

As you know, I am a member of the website linkedin.com.  Last month I created a group for Mt Zion residents via their website.  If you live or work in the Mt Zion, IL area then please visit the community group and apply for membership.  If you do not have an account with linkedin.com then signup is very easy and the website is a group place to communicate with other professionals.

I created a Facebook account this weekend.  I added the link to my social section under my photo on the main page of my blog or use this link. Derrick Bradshaw Facebook Profile

Here you will find items such as my resume, social network links and companies I am associated with or working for.  I’m founder  and CEO of Bradshaw Consulting, Inc. which is an IT management and consulting firm. Over the years this company has grown into not only a computer consulting firm but a business consultant in general. My direction with that company and personally has led me to work with other companies helping them grow and increase profitability. Over the years Bradshaw Consulting, Inc. and myself personally has started and partnered a wide variety of businesses. Feel free to visit the projects section to see more about these and other companies I’m associated with. I’m in the process of re-branding most of the websites I’m associated with and I will add them to this section as they are completed.

The photo album contains photos of my family and friends, feel free to browse them at your leisure

Please check back often for updated information, and if there is something you’d like to see that isn’t here, don’t hesitate to contact me!