Word from Elaine Calder is that the series of three Pink Martini concerts this coming week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday evenings) have sold in excess of $500,000 worth of tickets. Amazing! It really is a tremendous gift to the Oregon Symphony that Thomas Lauderdale decided to use the Oregon Symphony to make this live recording, rather than going to the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra or a pick-up recording orchestra in Seattle. This album will be a truly locally-produced, homegrown product, and one of which Portland can be justifiably proud.