The Southern Nights Chorale presents its season-ending “Friends & Family Concert” on Friday, June 19th at 7:30 p.m.. The Chorale will introduce its 2009 repertoire, which include special crowd-pleasers “You Raise Me Up” and “Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho.”
Everyone is invited to enjoy a melodic evening of popular, sacred and patriotic music performed by this precision, men’s a cappella chorus.
Founded in 2004, the Southern Nights Chorale is achieving widespread recognition, and has been invited to sing at the Governor’s Mansion, Clayton County Performing Arts Center, and Atlanta Braves’ stadium.
As an added feature, locally-acclaimed classical guitarist, Alex Smith, will entertain with several selections that you'll find very moving.
This year’s concert will be held at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Hwy 54 @Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree City. Admission is free, and the performance will be followed by coffee and dessert.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Opens Second Classical Season
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Music Director Robert Spano
and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to perform excerpts from Barber of Seville, and Carmina Burana
Concert To Feature Soprano Georgia Jarman,
ASO Debuts of Tenor Nicholas Phan and Baritone Matthew Worth,
and the Gwinnett Young Singers
Music Director Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will open the second classical season at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Orchestra’s new 12,000-seat state-of-the-art facility located in Alpharetta, GA (north of Atlanta), on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. The concert will be led by Mr. Spano and feature Soprano Georgia Jarman, the ASO debuts of Tenor Nicholas Phan and Baritone Matthew Worth, and the Gwinnett Young Singers in excerpts from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, and Orff’s complete Carmina burana. Mr. Spano, who is currently rehearsing for Seattle Opera’s Ring Cycle in Seattle, is making the trip back to Atlanta especially to open the season.
“The Orchestra’s inaugural season at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park last summer was exhilarating. Audiences reaching far across North Georgia, and into neighboring states, have greatly expanded our footprint, with our attendance averaging at double the capacity of Atlanta Symphony Hall,” said Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President & CEO Allison Vulgamore. “This summer, we look forward to again offering the best musical talent on stage, and co-creating anew, with our committed new audiences, great concert experiences of all kinds in our new summer home.”
The Amphitheatre — nominated by Pollstar Concert Industry Awards as 2008 “Best New Major Concert Venue” and “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue,” — serves as the outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The scope of Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park has brought a new dimension to the region’s seasonal artistic offerings by featuring concerts with the internationally-recognized Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading popular presentations, as well as an emphasis on community events — including high school graduations, local fundraising events, and collaborations to create family-themed days, high school music concerts, and competitions.
Additional Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concerts
In addition to the June 20 opening concert, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform seven concerts in the summer of 2009:
· On Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., an all-Mozart evening will be led by Grant Llewellyn in his ASO debut, and feature pianist Pedja Muzijevic in Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor. Also on the program is the Overture to Marriage of Figaro, and Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.”
Music Director Robert Spano
and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to perform excerpts from Barber of Seville, and Carmina Burana
Concert To Feature Soprano Georgia Jarman,
ASO Debuts of Tenor Nicholas Phan and Baritone Matthew Worth,
and the Gwinnett Young Singers
Music Director Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will open the second classical season at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Orchestra’s new 12,000-seat state-of-the-art facility located in Alpharetta, GA (north of Atlanta), on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. The concert will be led by Mr. Spano and feature Soprano Georgia Jarman, the ASO debuts of Tenor Nicholas Phan and Baritone Matthew Worth, and the Gwinnett Young Singers in excerpts from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, and Orff’s complete Carmina burana. Mr. Spano, who is currently rehearsing for Seattle Opera’s Ring Cycle in Seattle, is making the trip back to Atlanta especially to open the season.
“The Orchestra’s inaugural season at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park last summer was exhilarating. Audiences reaching far across North Georgia, and into neighboring states, have greatly expanded our footprint, with our attendance averaging at double the capacity of Atlanta Symphony Hall,” said Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President & CEO Allison Vulgamore. “This summer, we look forward to again offering the best musical talent on stage, and co-creating anew, with our committed new audiences, great concert experiences of all kinds in our new summer home.”
The Amphitheatre — nominated by Pollstar Concert Industry Awards as 2008 “Best New Major Concert Venue” and “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue,” — serves as the outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The scope of Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park has brought a new dimension to the region’s seasonal artistic offerings by featuring concerts with the internationally-recognized Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading popular presentations, as well as an emphasis on community events — including high school graduations, local fundraising events, and collaborations to create family-themed days, high school music concerts, and competitions.
Additional Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concerts
In addition to the June 20 opening concert, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform seven concerts in the summer of 2009:
· On Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., an all-Mozart evening will be led by Grant Llewellyn in his ASO debut, and feature pianist Pedja Muzijevic in Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor. Also on the program is the Overture to Marriage of Figaro, and Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.”
· On Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., Bridget Reischl will lead the Orchestra in an Independence Day concert featuring The U.S. Army Chorus. Fireworks will follow the concert.
· On Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., ASO Assistant Conductor and League of American Orchestras Fellow Mei-Ann Chen will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus in the music of Star Wars. Also on the program is R. Strauss’s Prelude to Also sprach Zarathustra, and Holst’s The Planets, which will feature NASA footage of the solar system.
· On Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., Hugh Wolff will lead the Orchestra in an all-Beethoven concert featuring pianist Juho Pohjonen in his ASO debut performing the Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program will be Leonore Overture No. 3, and the Symphony No. 3.
· On Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.¸ Richard Kaufman will lead the ASO in “Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies,” a Turner Classic Movie Night hosted by TCM Host Robert Osborne. The program will feature footage from Rodgers and Hammerstein classics such as State Fair, The King and I, South Pacific, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, and Carousel.
· On Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., sixteen-year-old conductor Ilyich Rivas will make his U.S. debut leading the ASO in Verdi’s Vespri Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto featuring Elena Urioste as soloist.
· As part of the annual Starbucks Free Parks Concerts, the ASO will perform a free concert for the community at the Amphitheatre in September 2009. Details will be announced.
* The gates for all ASO concerts will open one hour before the start of each concert.
Community Concerts and Events
As part of the annual Starbucks Free Parks Concerts, the ASO will perform a free concert for the community at the Amphitheatre in September 2009. Details will be announced.
On Saturday, May 23, 2009, the local Alpharetta High School Class of 2009 will hold their graduation at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, one of a number of community events planned to take place at the venue.
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce held its 36th Annual Chairman’s Gala at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park.
The Amphitheatre Experience
“When a cool breeze whisked away the muggy air at sunset, the north Atlanta suburbs felt a little like summer classic music festivals at Tanglewood, Aspen or Santa Fe,” said The Birmingham News after the ASO’s all-Beethoven concert last summer.
The Amphitheatre opened on May 10, 2008 with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, including a 700-musician grand-finale performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. The 2008 inaugural classical concert season also featured Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in an array of programs including a concert-staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème, a 4th of July spectacular, a free concert for the community, and artists including Garrick Ohlsson, Robert McDuffie, Julie Andrews, Robert Osborne (Turner Classic Movies), and the Marcus Roberts Trio.
Each Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park offers table-seating in the main Orchestra section of the venue, reserved seating throughout the pavilion, and lawn seating. Complementing this seating variation is an experience influenced by the repertoire and theme of the Orchestra: Live on-site broadcasts, Top of the Lawn conversations, and themed cuisine allow audiences to create their own unique evening of enjoyment at the ASO’s summer home.
Live On-Site Broadcast & Text-Message Questions from Audience
The Atlanta Symphony continues the tradition of introducing members of the ASO to the audience with an evening-long live, on-site broadcast of the concert on large 15′x20′ screens, which are permanently affixed on either side of the stage. The live feed will include a pre-concert show, as well as live intermission interviews of guest artists and musicians from the Orchestra, fueled by text-message questions sent by the audience the night of the concert.
Top of the Lawn
Pre-concert Top of the Lawn events will continue in 2009. ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer will take his pre-concert conversations to the tree-lined lawn of the Amphitheatre prior to each Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert at the venue. Mr. Meltzer’s conversations with ASO musicians will take place at the top-center of the lawn one hour before each concert, and include a Q&A with the audience. All Top of the Lawn events begin at 7:10 p.m. before each 8:00 p.m. ASO concert. This event will begin at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 1 (Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies) when the concert begins at 8:30 p.m.
Themed Cuisine
Ovations, the on-site caterer for Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, will offer themed cuisine to complement the programming of all ASO concerts at the Amphitheatre. For the ASO’s June 20 concert, Spanish-themed cuisine will complement the regular fare offered at the venue. Concertgoers may pre-order a $30 picnic basket (which serves two people) of traditional Gazpacho, marinated olives, Manchego cheese, fresh baked bread, and almond cakes in advance of the concert. Concertgoers may also enjoy almond cakes from the concessions the night of the concert.
To pre-order a picnic basket, or to view the full menu available for each concert, visit the General Info/Food and Beverage section online at http://www.vzwamp.com/planvisit/food-and-beverage.php..
Popular Concerts
The ASO recently presented two sold-out concerts of the Dave Matthews Band on April 27 and 28, 2009. Other scheduled concerts include a sold-out Kenny Chesney performance on May 28, 2009; Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire on June 6, 2009; Styx and REO Speedwagon on June 21, 2009;Stevie Wonder on June 24, 2009; StarFest featuring Jason Mraz on July 27, 2009; Incubus on August 14, 2009; Judas Priest/Whitesnake on August 20, 2009; O.A.R on August 21, 2009; and Journey on September 19, 2009, among others. Additional concerts will be announced. For up-to-date concert listings and information, visit vzwamp.com.
The 2009 venue sponsors include Verizon Wireless, Bud Light, AirTran Airways, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Georgia Natural Gas, Belvedere, Vineyard Brands, Publix, Shoreline Limousine and North Fulton Regional Hospital.
Artists
Music Director Robert Spano, currently in his eighth season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001 he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.
The Orchestra and audiences together explore a creative programming mix, recordings, and visual enhancements, such as Theater of a Concert, the Orchestra’s continuing exploration of different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, including the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano and the Orchestra’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of American
composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, and Michael Gandolfi. Since the beginning of his tenure, Mr. Spano and the ASO have performed nearly 100 contemporary works (composed since 1950), including seven ASO-commissioned world premieres, two additional world premieres, and one U.S. premiere.
Last season, Mr. Spano conducted and recorded the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Puccini’s La Bohème, the first American recording of the opera since 1956. It was released by
Telarc in conjunction with the semi-staged performance he led at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Orchestra’s new state-of-the-art 12,000-seat venue in Alpharetta, GA, where he conducted all of the orchestral concerts in the venue’s inaugural season.
Mr. Spano continues to expand the discography of the Atlanta Symphony to include the music of Atlanta School composers Christopher Theofanidis, Jennifer Higdon, and Michael Gandolfi, as well as John Adams, David Del Tredici, Sibelius’ Kullervo, Brahms’s Requiem, a recently-released live recording of La Bohème and the Grammy® Award-winning recordings of Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony and Berlioz’s Requiem. Mr. Spano and the ASO have also recently
recorded two discs of the music by Atlanta School composer Osvaldo Golijov for Deutsche Grammophon: one including Three Songs and Oceana, and the other including the chamber opera Ainadamar, which was awarded two Grammys. In 2008, Robert Spano was named Musical America Conductor of the Year.
Soprano Georgia Jarman has been hailed by the New York Times for her “luminous, appealing, and agile voice, and crystalline coloratura.” She now returns to New Orleans Opera for the role of Violetta in La Traviata, and to the Opera de Colombia for Mimi in La Bohème. She also sings the Three Heroines in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Boston Lyric Opera, in a return to Polish National Opera and Rozenn in Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys with the American Symphony Orchestra in her Avery Fisher Hall debut, and joins the Metropolitan Opera roster. Ms. Jarman most recently performed with the ASO at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park for a concert-staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème — she also appears as Musetta on the Telarc recording with the Orchestra.
Tenor Nicholas Phan joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for performances of Stravinksy's Pulcinella both in Chicago and in New York and appeared with the Music of the Baroque in
performances of Hercules. He will also be presented in recital by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation), and the University of Chicago. Upcoming engagements include his debuts with the San Francisco Symphony, returns to the Marlboro Festival and the Rheingau Festival, and his debut at the Edinburgh International Festival. These performances will mark his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut.
Baritone Matthew Worth has been noted for his “dashing, fine bright baritone” by the Dallas Morning News, and by the The New York Times for a voice that is “fully powered and persuasively expressive.” His engagements in 2008-09 include the title role in Britten's Owen Wingrave in a return to Chicago Opera Theater, Silvio in I Paglacci with Opera Company of North Carolina, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore with Opera Grand Rapids, Danilo in The Merry Widow with Dayton Opera, and Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette with Syracuse Opera. These performances will mark his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut.
The Gwinnett Young Singers of Atlanta was organized in 1990 to provide an advanced choral opportunity for singers in second through twelfth grade. Under the direction of Founder and Music Director, Lynn Urda, the choir is a nationally recognized children's chorus, well-known for its mastery of challenging repertoire and high musical standard. The Gwinnett Young Singers have performed for ten holiday seasons with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Christmas with the ASO, and are featured in the PBS National Television Broadcast of Christmas with Robert Shaw. Other performances with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra include Bizet's Opera, Carmen, Kid's Holiday Concerts, Hallelujah Handel, Carl Orff's Carmina burana, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, Pucinni's La Bohème, Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings, and John Adams' El Nino and On the Transmigration of Souls. The Young Singers will be featured on the upcoming CD release of La Bohème and On the Transmigration of Souls with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The choir has performed for thousands of music educators at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences in Charleston, South Carolina and Nashville Tennessee. They have also had the distinct privilege of performing three joint concerts with the world renowned American Boychoir of Princeton, New Jersey. The new Georgia Young Men's Ensemble, under the direction of Phillip Shoultz, has gained accolades from Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Music Director of the American Boychoir who states, “I am so very impressed with your new young men's ensemble. In such a short time they have become an excellent choir!”
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, May 21 – From Tallahassee, FL, Blue Shades of Grass will be performing at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or E-mail blueshadesofgras@earthlink.net
Saturday, May 23 – Blue Jam, Roiella & Friends, Lakeshore Quartet and BlueBilly Grit will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 24 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Friday and Saturday May 22-23, From Ringgold, Ga. 1890s Day Jamboree in downtown Ringgold features gospel music on Friday evening, and bluegrass and a fiddle contest on May 23 following the annual parade at 11 a.m. Food, children rides, arts and crafts are part of the event. Admission is free. For more information visit www.cityofringgold.com.
Sunday, May 24 – Bluegrass Sound will be featured at the SEBA Hiram Chapter, which takes place each 4th Sunday at the Loving Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4211 Hiram Sudie Road, Hiram, GA 30141. Show starts at 3pm with jamming ‘til 6pm. For more info: http://members.soundclick.com/sebahiram
Thursday & Friday, May 21 & 22 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard will entertain at Clem’s Shoal Creek Music Park Festival, 3191 Providence Church Road. Lavonia, GA. For more info Call Clem at 706 356 1092.
May 22-23 - Armuchee Bluegrass Festival - $5.00 for 2-day pass. For more info email OneJoeyJ@aol.com.
Effective immediately: All shows at the Newborn Opry have been cancelled while the roof is repaired due to the heavy rain. An announcement will be made when the Opry starts again.
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at bluegrass@australianbakery.com .
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Friday night before the second Saturday of each month except October and December - From Ringgold, Ga. Sacred Sounds Fridays at the Ringgold Depot, U.S. 41 and Depot Street, Ringgold, Ga. Gospel concert begins at 7:30 p.m., Donation of $5 at the door. Share America Foundation, Inc. event benefits the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship Fund. Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night" emcees. For more information and talent info: www.shareamericafoundation.org.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
Second Saturday of each month except October and December - From Ringgold, Ga. Ringgold Opry at the Ringgold Depot, U.S. 41 and Depot Street, Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass concert begins at 7 p.m. Pickers are welcome for jam sessions. Donations are received.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Wanted – 1 old Gibson F4 Mandolin (1914 to the 20's). Please contact Tom Tyson or Jack Masters, JackMasters@mindspring.com .
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Saturday, May 23 – Blue Jam, Roiella & Friends, Lakeshore Quartet and BlueBilly Grit will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 24 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Friday and Saturday May 22-23, From Ringgold, Ga. 1890s Day Jamboree in downtown Ringgold features gospel music on Friday evening, and bluegrass and a fiddle contest on May 23 following the annual parade at 11 a.m. Food, children rides, arts and crafts are part of the event. Admission is free. For more information visit www.cityofringgold.com.
Sunday, May 24 – Bluegrass Sound will be featured at the SEBA Hiram Chapter, which takes place each 4th Sunday at the Loving Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4211 Hiram Sudie Road, Hiram, GA 30141. Show starts at 3pm with jamming ‘til 6pm. For more info: http://members.soundclick.com/sebahiram
Thursday & Friday, May 21 & 22 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard will entertain at Clem’s Shoal Creek Music Park Festival, 3191 Providence Church Road. Lavonia, GA. For more info Call Clem at 706 356 1092.
May 22-23 - Armuchee Bluegrass Festival - $5.00 for 2-day pass. For more info email OneJoeyJ@aol.com.
Effective immediately: All shows at the Newborn Opry have been cancelled while the roof is repaired due to the heavy rain. An announcement will be made when the Opry starts again.
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at bluegrass@australianbakery.com .
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Friday night before the second Saturday of each month except October and December - From Ringgold, Ga. Sacred Sounds Fridays at the Ringgold Depot, U.S. 41 and Depot Street, Ringgold, Ga. Gospel concert begins at 7:30 p.m., Donation of $5 at the door. Share America Foundation, Inc. event benefits the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship Fund. Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night" emcees. For more information and talent info: www.shareamericafoundation.org.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
Second Saturday of each month except October and December - From Ringgold, Ga. Ringgold Opry at the Ringgold Depot, U.S. 41 and Depot Street, Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass concert begins at 7 p.m. Pickers are welcome for jam sessions. Donations are received.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Wanted – 1 old Gibson F4 Mandolin (1914 to the 20's). Please contact Tom Tyson or Jack Masters, JackMasters@mindspring.com .
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Spivey Hall to Conclude 2008/2009 Season with Young Artists
Youth will be served at Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall this weekend, as the 2008/2009 season comes to a close with three performances by outstanding young singers.
On Friday, May 15, the Spivey Hall Young Artists and the Spivey Hall Children's Choir, conducted by Craig Hurley and Dr. Martha Shaw, and accompanied by Steven Wooddell and Judy Mason on the piano, will perform at 7 p.m.
This spring concert showcases the achievements of the Spivey Hall Young Artists, who sing with spirit and beauty under the direction of Hurley and accompanied by Wooddell. To cap off their year, the Young Artists give a program that includes performances with the Spivey Hall Children's Choir under the direction of Shaw, marking another successful season of extraordinary music making for all 170 students - the finest young singers in Georgia.
Tickets to this performance are $20 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff). For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
On Saturday, May 16 and Sunday May 17, the Children’s Choir and the Spivey Hall Tour Choir, conducted by Shaw with Mason at the piano, will bring its year and the 2008/2009 Spivey Series to a close with two wonderful concerts - demonstrating once again why the Spivey Hall Children's Choir Program enjoys an international reputation for artistic excellence. Both concerts will start at 3 p.m. The advanced singers of the Tour Choir, Spivey Hall's marvelous musical ambassadors, give a preview of selections to be performed on their annual summer concert tour.
Tickets to these performances are $20 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff). For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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On Friday, May 15, the Spivey Hall Young Artists and the Spivey Hall Children's Choir, conducted by Craig Hurley and Dr. Martha Shaw, and accompanied by Steven Wooddell and Judy Mason on the piano, will perform at 7 p.m.
This spring concert showcases the achievements of the Spivey Hall Young Artists, who sing with spirit and beauty under the direction of Hurley and accompanied by Wooddell. To cap off their year, the Young Artists give a program that includes performances with the Spivey Hall Children's Choir under the direction of Shaw, marking another successful season of extraordinary music making for all 170 students - the finest young singers in Georgia.
Tickets to this performance are $20 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff). For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
On Saturday, May 16 and Sunday May 17, the Children’s Choir and the Spivey Hall Tour Choir, conducted by Shaw with Mason at the piano, will bring its year and the 2008/2009 Spivey Series to a close with two wonderful concerts - demonstrating once again why the Spivey Hall Children's Choir Program enjoys an international reputation for artistic excellence. Both concerts will start at 3 p.m. The advanced singers of the Tour Choir, Spivey Hall's marvelous musical ambassadors, give a preview of selections to be performed on their annual summer concert tour.
Tickets to these performances are $20 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff). For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Green Day Coming to Gwinnett August 1st
Green Day are touring in support of their long-awaited eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which will be released globally by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th, 2009.
Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been at work writing, arranging, and recording 21st Century Breakdown since early 2006 with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). The first single, “Know Your Enemy” is the No. 1 track at Alternative radio — the band’s ninth No. 1 single at the format, making them the artist with the second most No. 1’s of all-time at Alternative.
Green Day recently performed 21st Century Breakdown in its entirety during a series of club shows for hometown fans in the Bay Area. In its review of a show at Oakland’s Fox Theater, Rolling Stone commented that the band, augmented by guitarists Jason White and Jeff Matika, and keyboardist Jason Freese, had the “Quadrophenia-like hang of 21st Century Breakdown’s classic rock melodies and lifetime-punk drive down solid” and that the album is “rock opera in which the rock always comes first.” “21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s best album,” the reviewer concluded, “and at the Fox, they proved that the rock opera can be as punk as a Clash 45.”
21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s first studio album since 2004’s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide.
Date:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 2009 AT 7:30PM
Location:
ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER
On-Sale:
SATURDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10:00AM
Ticket Prices:
$49.50, $25.00 + ADDITIONAL FEES
Sales Locations:
Gwinnett Center Ticket Office, All Ticketmaster Outlets, Tickmaster.com, Charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000
Artist Website:
greenday.com
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Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been at work writing, arranging, and recording 21st Century Breakdown since early 2006 with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). The first single, “Know Your Enemy” is the No. 1 track at Alternative radio — the band’s ninth No. 1 single at the format, making them the artist with the second most No. 1’s of all-time at Alternative.
Green Day recently performed 21st Century Breakdown in its entirety during a series of club shows for hometown fans in the Bay Area. In its review of a show at Oakland’s Fox Theater, Rolling Stone commented that the band, augmented by guitarists Jason White and Jeff Matika, and keyboardist Jason Freese, had the “Quadrophenia-like hang of 21st Century Breakdown’s classic rock melodies and lifetime-punk drive down solid” and that the album is “rock opera in which the rock always comes first.” “21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s best album,” the reviewer concluded, “and at the Fox, they proved that the rock opera can be as punk as a Clash 45.”
21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s first studio album since 2004’s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide.
Date:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 2009 AT 7:30PM
Location:
ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER
On-Sale:
SATURDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10:00AM
Ticket Prices:
$49.50, $25.00 + ADDITIONAL FEES
Sales Locations:
Gwinnett Center Ticket Office, All Ticketmaster Outlets, Tickmaster.com, Charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000
Artist Website:
greenday.com
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Forest Park High School Singing Alumni Come Together for Special Concert
Forest Park High School alumni will come together for one night only for a very special concert. On Friday, May 8, the Forest Park High School Reunion Concert Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Lake City, Georgia.
The choir, which includes 75 singers, has been rehearsing every Monday evening at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church. The concert is free and open to the public.
Elaine McCullough Carroll, class of 1978 is serving as Chair-Person for this event, and Ken McCullers, class of ’87, serves as accompanist for the choir.
The concert’s repertoire includes:
River in Judea
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Vive L’Amour[men]
Memory[women]
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Hey, Look Me Over
Bring Him Home
My Wish for You
Rhythm of Life
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
In early January, Marion Williams, the choir’s director, and his wife Julia enjoyed lunch with several former Forest Park High School graduates, who were mostly from the class of 1978. During their time together at lunch, someone in the group suggested that Williams make an effort to get together as many former Concert Choir singers as could be contacted. “Someone then asked if it would be possible to create a singing experience for this group. The rest – up until this second – is history!” remarks Williams.
Williams continues by saying, “I served as Director of Choral Activities at Forest Park High School from the fall of 1976 until my retirement from Clayton County in June 1999. I, therefore, decided to issue an invitation to all Concert Choir singers – 1977 through 1999.”
For more information about the Forest Park High School Reunion Concert Choir, please contact Director Marion Williams at 678-432-5778 or marion_williams@bellsouth.net.
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The choir, which includes 75 singers, has been rehearsing every Monday evening at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church. The concert is free and open to the public.
Elaine McCullough Carroll, class of 1978 is serving as Chair-Person for this event, and Ken McCullers, class of ’87, serves as accompanist for the choir.
The concert’s repertoire includes:
River in Judea
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Vive L’Amour[men]
Memory[women]
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Hey, Look Me Over
Bring Him Home
My Wish for You
Rhythm of Life
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
In early January, Marion Williams, the choir’s director, and his wife Julia enjoyed lunch with several former Forest Park High School graduates, who were mostly from the class of 1978. During their time together at lunch, someone in the group suggested that Williams make an effort to get together as many former Concert Choir singers as could be contacted. “Someone then asked if it would be possible to create a singing experience for this group. The rest – up until this second – is history!” remarks Williams.
Williams continues by saying, “I served as Director of Choral Activities at Forest Park High School from the fall of 1976 until my retirement from Clayton County in June 1999. I, therefore, decided to issue an invitation to all Concert Choir singers – 1977 through 1999.”
For more information about the Forest Park High School Reunion Concert Choir, please contact Director Marion Williams at 678-432-5778 or marion_williams@bellsouth.net.
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, May 7 – The highly talented and energetic Shannon Whitworth Band from Brevard, NC will be performing at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or www.myspace.com/shannonwhitworth.
May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 - Celebrate of the Life of Fred MacIsaac - 12pm - 3pm at The First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta (the Stone Church across from the Golf Course in Candler Park) 470 Candler Park Dr., NE Atlanta, GA 30307. Please join us to Celebrate the Life of Fred MacIsaac, who passed away April 21st as a result of prostate cancer. Fred was a long time bass player for Cedar Hill and a radio personality at WRFG 89.3 FM. Please bring your instrument and any photos or stories of Fred you would like to share (written stories will be placed in a memory book and there will be an opportunity to share stories with the group as well). Also, a blog has been set up for anyone who would like to leave thoughts and remembrances about Reddy Freddy - so post a memory, story or comment about FRED: http://rememberingfred.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome.html Pictures of Fred can be found at http://rememberingfred.blogspot.com/ For more information call: 404.378.5570
Saturday, May 9 – Second Coming, the Larios Brothers, Riverdale Travelers and Blue Jam will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 9 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Saturday, May 16 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard at the Newborn Opry. The Opry show starts at 6 PM with the house band. www.newbornopry.com
Saturday May 16th – Mars Hill -Annual Bluegrass Music Festival & Jam Sessions for Kenya Orphans Fundraiser - 10am - 6pm at Dallas Landing, an Acworth city park. BBQ-Arts Crafts. Featured performers are Micah and Abbey Dunn, Glory Bound, Grace Band, Terry & Paige Austin, Luther’s Mountain Band, Mars Hill Porch Pickers, and more. For more info please visit www.mhchurch.com/kenya or contact Dickson Lester pdl721@bellsouth.net or call 770-514-8344 or 678-836-4391.
May 22-23 - Armuchee Bluegrass Festival - $5.00 for 2-day pass. For more info email OneJoeyJ@aol.com.
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at johnandrews@bellsouth.net.
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREE
Contact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Bluegrass Jam Session @ Vintage Music Store Sat May 2 @ 11AM. Vintage Music Store is located @ 318 Park Ave SE Aiken SC . For more info call 803-644-8399.
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May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 - Celebrate of the Life of Fred MacIsaac - 12pm - 3pm at The First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta (the Stone Church across from the Golf Course in Candler Park) 470 Candler Park Dr., NE Atlanta, GA 30307. Please join us to Celebrate the Life of Fred MacIsaac, who passed away April 21st as a result of prostate cancer. Fred was a long time bass player for Cedar Hill and a radio personality at WRFG 89.3 FM. Please bring your instrument and any photos or stories of Fred you would like to share (written stories will be placed in a memory book and there will be an opportunity to share stories with the group as well). Also, a blog has been set up for anyone who would like to leave thoughts and remembrances about Reddy Freddy - so post a memory, story or comment about FRED: http://rememberingfred.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome.html Pictures of Fred can be found at http://rememberingfred.blogspot.com/ For more information call: 404.378.5570
Saturday, May 9 – Second Coming, the Larios Brothers, Riverdale Travelers and Blue Jam will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 9 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Saturday, May 16 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard at the Newborn Opry. The Opry show starts at 6 PM with the house band. www.newbornopry.com
Saturday May 16th – Mars Hill -Annual Bluegrass Music Festival & Jam Sessions for Kenya Orphans Fundraiser - 10am - 6pm at Dallas Landing, an Acworth city park. BBQ-Arts Crafts. Featured performers are Micah and Abbey Dunn, Glory Bound, Grace Band, Terry & Paige Austin, Luther’s Mountain Band, Mars Hill Porch Pickers, and more. For more info please visit www.mhchurch.com/kenya or contact Dickson Lester pdl721@bellsouth.net or call 770-514-8344 or 678-836-4391.
May 22-23 - Armuchee Bluegrass Festival - $5.00 for 2-day pass. For more info email OneJoeyJ@aol.com.
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at johnandrews@bellsouth.net.
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREE
Contact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Bluegrass Jam Session @ Vintage Music Store Sat May 2 @ 11AM. Vintage Music Store is located @ 318 Park Ave SE Aiken SC . For more info call 803-644-8399.
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Fayette: The Fred features local talent at Open Mic Night
Looking for an inexpensive night of great entertainment and fun? The Fred will showcase local bands, musicians and even comedy on Saturday, May 9th beginning at 7 pm. Doors will open at 6:30 and the “ticket” for the night is a Fred wrist band that may be purchased for $5.00 in advance or $10.00 the night of the show at the Box Office.
Eighteen different acts are scheduled to perform so attendees should plan on a full three hour program. Bands are allowed no more than twelve minutes with soloists allotted six minutes each. The bands scheduled to perform include The Reformed Band, Gravity, Almost Covered Band, CTW, Woolsee Creek, Krysta Nick & Gopher Broke, Geezer, Shavaughn, Remedy, and Jed. Soloists include Jeremiah and John Hobbs, Rachael Stanford, Chelsie Boyd, Kevin Carlson, Paige McCauley, Jake Eugene and Sean Thompson. Participants will be judged on stage presence, musical ability, voice quality and overall crowd appeal.
For more information on The Fred Open Mic call 770-631-0630 or visit the web site at www.amphitheater.org
Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
201 McIntosh Trail
Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
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Eighteen different acts are scheduled to perform so attendees should plan on a full three hour program. Bands are allowed no more than twelve minutes with soloists allotted six minutes each. The bands scheduled to perform include The Reformed Band, Gravity, Almost Covered Band, CTW, Woolsee Creek, Krysta Nick & Gopher Broke, Geezer, Shavaughn, Remedy, and Jed. Soloists include Jeremiah and John Hobbs, Rachael Stanford, Chelsie Boyd, Kevin Carlson, Paige McCauley, Jake Eugene and Sean Thompson. Participants will be judged on stage presence, musical ability, voice quality and overall crowd appeal.
For more information on The Fred Open Mic call 770-631-0630 or visit the web site at www.amphitheater.org
Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
201 McIntosh Trail
Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
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Friday, May 01, 2009
Spivey Hall Schedule for Next Weekend
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall will feature Friday and Saturday night performances by European artists, followed by a Sunday afternoon program by the Georgian Chamber Players, on the weekend of May 8 to May 10, 2009.
On Friday, May 8, Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená, accompanied by Karel Kosarek on the piano, will give an 8:15 p.m. concert, preceded by a pre concert talk at 7:15 p.m.
Kozená last appeared in Spivey Hall in 2006, when she sang arias by Gluck and Rameau with Les Violons du Roy in performances The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described as "ravishing." A highly sought-after recitalist with many superb recordings to her credit, Kozená was named 2004 "Artist of the Year" by Gramophone, with two different CDs winning "Best Recital" and "Best Vocalist" awards. In addition to appearing regularly at distinguished opera houses such as Milan's La Scala, London's Covent Garden and Berlin's Deutsche Staatsoper, she is a frequent guest artist of the world's greatest orchestras, and this summer opens one of Europe's most prestigious music festivals, in Lucerne, as featured soloist in Ravel's Shéhérazade under the baton of Claudio Abbado.
Her program for this time will include: PURCELL/BRITTEN Love Songs; SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und Leben; DUPARC L'Invitation au Voyage, Extase, Le Manoir de Rosemonde, Chanson triste, Phydile; BERG Sieben fruehe Lieder.
Tickets to this performance are $60 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
On Saturday, May 9, German violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Milana Chernyavska will make their Spivey Hall debuts in an 8:15 p.m. concert. Atlanta Symphony audiences will recall the excitement of her February 2006 performances of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Since then, as the result of her worldwide concert tours and critically acclaimed recordings, 14 million music fans voted the 24-year-old Fischer – the Classic FM Gramophone 2007 Artist of the Year. Her Spivey Hall recital program will feature sonatas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Martinu.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
The Georgian Chamber Players will perform on Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. Their program will include; ARENSKY Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32; TANEYEV Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30.
Tickets to this performance are $40 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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On Friday, May 8, Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená, accompanied by Karel Kosarek on the piano, will give an 8:15 p.m. concert, preceded by a pre concert talk at 7:15 p.m.
Kozená last appeared in Spivey Hall in 2006, when she sang arias by Gluck and Rameau with Les Violons du Roy in performances The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described as "ravishing." A highly sought-after recitalist with many superb recordings to her credit, Kozená was named 2004 "Artist of the Year" by Gramophone, with two different CDs winning "Best Recital" and "Best Vocalist" awards. In addition to appearing regularly at distinguished opera houses such as Milan's La Scala, London's Covent Garden and Berlin's Deutsche Staatsoper, she is a frequent guest artist of the world's greatest orchestras, and this summer opens one of Europe's most prestigious music festivals, in Lucerne, as featured soloist in Ravel's Shéhérazade under the baton of Claudio Abbado.
Her program for this time will include: PURCELL/BRITTEN Love Songs; SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und Leben; DUPARC L'Invitation au Voyage, Extase, Le Manoir de Rosemonde, Chanson triste, Phydile; BERG Sieben fruehe Lieder.
Tickets to this performance are $60 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
On Saturday, May 9, German violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Milana Chernyavska will make their Spivey Hall debuts in an 8:15 p.m. concert. Atlanta Symphony audiences will recall the excitement of her February 2006 performances of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Since then, as the result of her worldwide concert tours and critically acclaimed recordings, 14 million music fans voted the 24-year-old Fischer – the Classic FM Gramophone 2007 Artist of the Year. Her Spivey Hall recital program will feature sonatas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Martinu.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
The Georgian Chamber Players will perform on Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. Their program will include; ARENSKY Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32; TANEYEV Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30.
Tickets to this performance are $40 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Spivey Hall 2009 Spring Bach Festival Concludes this Weekend
Spivey Hall’s annual Spring Bach Festival will conclude this weekend with performances by organist Vincent Dubois, cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, and pianist Angela Hewitt.
French organist Dubois returns to Spivey Hall at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 for a program of works by Bach and other composers. Dubois’ visit to the campus of Clayton State University will include a pre concert talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $30 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt gives a public master class on interpreting Bach keyboard works on the piano on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The cost of the master class is $10 per person. Hewitt is joined the following afternoon, Sunday, May 3, for the final performance of the 2009 Spring Bach Festival by the charismatic German cellist, Daniel Müller-Schott, featuring Bach's three gamba suites. The Müller-Schott – Hewitt performance will begin at 3 p.m. on May 3 and will be preceded by a pre concert talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
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French organist Dubois returns to Spivey Hall at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 for a program of works by Bach and other composers. Dubois’ visit to the campus of Clayton State University will include a pre concert talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $30 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt gives a public master class on interpreting Bach keyboard works on the piano on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The cost of the master class is $10 per person. Hewitt is joined the following afternoon, Sunday, May 3, for the final performance of the 2009 Spring Bach Festival by the charismatic German cellist, Daniel Müller-Schott, featuring Bach's three gamba suites. The Müller-Schott – Hewitt performance will begin at 3 p.m. on May 3 and will be preceded by a pre concert talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Musicians to perform sonnets written by GSU English instructor
“Eight Personal Ads,” a musical performance of poems from Beth Gylys’ “Matchbook”
7:30 p.m. April 29
Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta
ISO Undertaker's Daughter
By Beth Gylys
I don't do beaches, romance or dinners out.
If that's what you want, call the other ads.
I'd like a girl in black or mismatched plaids.
Someone who's master of the perfect pout,
her mouth puckered, her lipstick plum. A girl
who likes the feel of glass against her skin.
What she does is what she loves. She's thin
and hard, a little mean. The kind of girl
most men are scared of-that's the one for me.
I like warm beer and psychedelic rock.
I used to have a band called Crusty Jock.
Now I work on websites. I'm twenty-three,
and bored with clueless whiny snobs in suits.
I dream of dark nights, you in thigh-high boots.
A staple of newspapers and the online dating world, the personal ad also serves as inspiration for “Matchbook,” a chapbook of sonnets by Beth Gylys, an associate professor of English at Georgia State.
“I always liked personal ads — I thought they were fun to read, and I thought it would be fun to write,” said Gylys.
Eight of the sonnets from “Matchbook” will be performed by soprano Sharon Stephenson and tenor Richard Clement April 29 at Kopleff Recital Hall. Composer Dan Welcher, a friend of Gylys, set the poems to music.
“After I wrote them, they felt performance-oriented,” Gylys said. “They were all written for different personalities and voices.”
The poems detail searches for love from all walks of life, and Gylys said she found that the sonnet, with its structure emphasizing a change in the middle of the poem, was a natural fit for her subject matter.
“The personal ad really has a two-part structure: This is who I am and what I’m like, and then it switches and says this is what I want,” she said. “A sonnet has an eight-line opening and usually a six-line closing, but it usually has a turn in the middle.”
The performance aspect also highlights the humor in the poems, Gylys said.
“I love that something I’ve written can take on a new form and can be explored through music,” she said. “There’s so much fun and richness about the poems that you wouldn’t really read on the page.”
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7:30 p.m. April 29
Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta
ISO Undertaker's Daughter
By Beth Gylys
I don't do beaches, romance or dinners out.
If that's what you want, call the other ads.
I'd like a girl in black or mismatched plaids.
Someone who's master of the perfect pout,
her mouth puckered, her lipstick plum. A girl
who likes the feel of glass against her skin.
What she does is what she loves. She's thin
and hard, a little mean. The kind of girl
most men are scared of-that's the one for me.
I like warm beer and psychedelic rock.
I used to have a band called Crusty Jock.
Now I work on websites. I'm twenty-three,
and bored with clueless whiny snobs in suits.
I dream of dark nights, you in thigh-high boots.
A staple of newspapers and the online dating world, the personal ad also serves as inspiration for “Matchbook,” a chapbook of sonnets by Beth Gylys, an associate professor of English at Georgia State.
“I always liked personal ads — I thought they were fun to read, and I thought it would be fun to write,” said Gylys.
Eight of the sonnets from “Matchbook” will be performed by soprano Sharon Stephenson and tenor Richard Clement April 29 at Kopleff Recital Hall. Composer Dan Welcher, a friend of Gylys, set the poems to music.
“After I wrote them, they felt performance-oriented,” Gylys said. “They were all written for different personalities and voices.”
The poems detail searches for love from all walks of life, and Gylys said she found that the sonnet, with its structure emphasizing a change in the middle of the poem, was a natural fit for her subject matter.
“The personal ad really has a two-part structure: This is who I am and what I’m like, and then it switches and says this is what I want,” she said. “A sonnet has an eight-line opening and usually a six-line closing, but it usually has a turn in the middle.”
The performance aspect also highlights the humor in the poems, Gylys said.
“I love that something I’ve written can take on a new form and can be explored through music,” she said. “There’s so much fun and richness about the poems that you wouldn’t really read on the page.”
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The Deep South Brass Band Festival in Pine Mountain
Round up your friends and family, pack a picnic and grab some chairs and blankets. Head to Pine Mountain, Georgia, for a weekend of brass band music appropriate for all ages for FREE – free admission to all Saturday concerts. No worries about parking, complimentary parking will be available at Callaway Garden’s Robin Lake Beach with a complimentary shuttle will be running (beach entrance on U. S. Hwy. 27) to the downtown concert site.
On Saturday afternoon, enjoy music on the lawn of the Chipley Woman’s Club in Downtown Pine Mountain. The entertainment moves to Callaway Gardens at 6:00 p.m. for hours of more great brass band music. It’s free, fun and fantastic.
Great visuals and audio! Great chance to experience it for 2010 story!
When/Where:
(Schedule subject to change. In the event of rain, concerts will be in the Callaway Gardens Beach Dome)
Friday, May 1:
7:00 p.m. Preview Party at Carriage & Horses
"Evening of Brass" Featuring Midtown Brass (Tickets required*)
Saturday, May 2:
11:00 a.m. Parade – Downtown Pine Mountain
Afternoon Location: Chipley Woman's Club
Noon Midtown Brass Quintet
1:00 p.m. Fort Benning Infantry Dixieland
2:00 p.m. Georgia Brass Band
3:00-6:00 p.m. Intermission
Evening Location: Callaway Gardens’ Robin Lake Beach
5:00 p.m. Reserved table seating opens
6:00 p.m. 8th Regiment Brass Band
7:00 p.m. Jericho Brass Band
8:00 p.m. Georgia Brass Band
9:00 p.m. Atlanta Brass
How:
The Friday Night Preview Party*, "An Evening of Brass" will feature the Midtown Brass Quintet at Carriage & Horses Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at Carriage & Horses (706-663-4777), Bon Cuisine II (706-663-4848) and the Pine Mountain Chamber of Commerce (706-663-8850).
Table seating for Saturday’s evening performances can be reserved for with advance purchase ($200 per table of eight or $25 per seat) by calling the Pine Mountain Chamber of Commerce (706-663-8850), Sweet Home Antiques (706-663-7776) Bon Cuisine II (706-663-4848).
Callaway Gardens has a special overnight package for those looking to enjoy Pine Mountain for more than one day. In addition to a free day of concerts, enjoy free recreation (golf, tennis, boating and bicycling) and the Gardens starting at only $99 in the Mountain Creek Inn. For more information, visit http://www.callawaygardens.com/ or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).
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On Saturday afternoon, enjoy music on the lawn of the Chipley Woman’s Club in Downtown Pine Mountain. The entertainment moves to Callaway Gardens at 6:00 p.m. for hours of more great brass band music. It’s free, fun and fantastic.
Great visuals and audio! Great chance to experience it for 2010 story!
When/Where:
(Schedule subject to change. In the event of rain, concerts will be in the Callaway Gardens Beach Dome)
Friday, May 1:
7:00 p.m. Preview Party at Carriage & Horses
"Evening of Brass" Featuring Midtown Brass (Tickets required*)
Saturday, May 2:
11:00 a.m. Parade – Downtown Pine Mountain
Afternoon Location: Chipley Woman's Club
Noon Midtown Brass Quintet
1:00 p.m. Fort Benning Infantry Dixieland
2:00 p.m. Georgia Brass Band
3:00-6:00 p.m. Intermission
Evening Location: Callaway Gardens’ Robin Lake Beach
5:00 p.m. Reserved table seating opens
6:00 p.m. 8th Regiment Brass Band
7:00 p.m. Jericho Brass Band
8:00 p.m. Georgia Brass Band
9:00 p.m. Atlanta Brass
How:
The Friday Night Preview Party*, "An Evening of Brass" will feature the Midtown Brass Quintet at Carriage & Horses Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at Carriage & Horses (706-663-4777), Bon Cuisine II (706-663-4848) and the Pine Mountain Chamber of Commerce (706-663-8850).
Table seating for Saturday’s evening performances can be reserved for with advance purchase ($200 per table of eight or $25 per seat) by calling the Pine Mountain Chamber of Commerce (706-663-8850), Sweet Home Antiques (706-663-7776) Bon Cuisine II (706-663-4848).
Callaway Gardens has a special overnight package for those looking to enjoy Pine Mountain for more than one day. In addition to a free day of concerts, enjoy free recreation (golf, tennis, boating and bicycling) and the Gardens starting at only $99 in the Mountain Creek Inn. For more information, visit http://www.callawaygardens.com/ or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).
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Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, Apr 30 – From the Columbus, GA area, the highly talented, energetic Just Us Bluegrass Band will be performing at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or www.justusbluegrassband.com.
Friday, May 1 – Georgia’s own Frances Mooney & Fontanna Sunset is scheduled to perform at Sawnee Mountain Music Store, 1540 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040. Show time: 8pm - 10:30pm, jams from 6 - 8pm. For more info; http://www.sawneemountainmusic.net/.
Saturday, May 2 – Along with others, Randolph County, from the great state of AL, will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 2 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
2 May 2009 at 7:30pm the Mountain Music & Medicine Show will feature: Joyce Brookshire, Fool's Gold of Dahlonega, The Spontaneous Cracker Eruption, & Arlo Finch at the Holly Theater in Dahlonega for a live show on GPB radio. Go to www.hollytheater.com or call 706-864-3759. Tickets are $15.
May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at johnandrews@bellsouth.net.
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or email: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
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Friday, May 1 – Georgia’s own Frances Mooney & Fontanna Sunset is scheduled to perform at Sawnee Mountain Music Store, 1540 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040. Show time: 8pm - 10:30pm, jams from 6 - 8pm. For more info; http://www.sawneemountainmusic.net/.
Saturday, May 2 – Along with others, Randolph County, from the great state of AL, will be featured at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm. For more info go to www.HollonvilleOpry.com or call 770-228-4832.
Saturday, May 2 – Three bands will be featured at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
2 May 2009 at 7:30pm the Mountain Music & Medicine Show will feature: Joyce Brookshire, Fool's Gold of Dahlonega, The Spontaneous Cracker Eruption, & Arlo Finch at the Holly Theater in Dahlonega for a live show on GPB radio. Go to www.hollytheater.com or call 706-864-3759. Tickets are $15.
May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday – Bluegrass Jam - 7-9 at the Austrailian Bakery on the Square in Marietta, GA with plenty of space for jamming in the square on those fair weather days. For more info, Email John Andrews at johnandrews@bellsouth.net.
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or email: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Every Saturday - Mountain Music Jam, 2-6 p.m. (rain or shine) in Dahlonega at the Gold Museum on the Public Square. For more info: http://www.cityofdahlonega.com/announcements/Appalachian%20Jam%202009.pdf or email dahlonegadda@windstream.net or call Joel Cordle 706-864-6133; join its Facebook group. From the Facebook page, search groups for “Dahlonega Appalachian Jam.”
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Wynonna and Kenny Rogers Headline 2009 'Divas NashVegas' Event
Wynonna & Kenny offer "Divas NashVegas" UltimateFAN VIP Experience at CMTAuctions.com
Wynonna and Kenny Rogers (Divas Nashvegas’ first official “He-Va”) will headline this year’s highly-anticipated Divas Nashvegas 2009 fundraiser for Oasis Center, presented by HCA, set for Saturday, May 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Loveless Barn, located at 8400 Highway 100, next to the famous Loveless Café.
Also featured is a rare and very special appearance of legendary country duo The Judds. Naomi Judd will join daughter Wynonna onstage to thrill audiences with some of their classic hits.
In addition to the headliners, Nashville’s own hit country comedy duo Doyle and Debbie will emcee the event.
As a special once-in-a-lifetime experience, Wynonna and Kenny Rogers have teamed with CMTAuctions.com to help raise additional funds for Oasis Center by offering the UlitimateFAN VIP Experience. The winning bidder will receive:
* An exclusive Backstage Meet & Greet and photo opportunity with Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers. This meet and greet is available only to the UltimateFAN VIP guests participating in this auction* Front Row Seating for two (2) to this private, once-in-a-lifetime performance* One night's lodging for two (2) at the luxurious Mobile 5-Star Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville* A catered, sit-down dinner for two (2) at the event* Cocktail reception and open bar during the performance* Two (2) souvenir laminates commemorating this historic evening* Roundtrip ground transportation between the concert venue and the Hermitage Hotel on the night of the show.
Bid at http://www.cmtauctions.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=ProductList&Mode=Browse&CategoryID=1000000000334802
Oasis Center has dedicated Divas Nashvegas 2009 to six of Nashville’s greatest “Do Right Divas” who have made this community a better place for children and youth: Genma Holmes, Ellen Martin, Jana Davis, Tammy Genovese, Sally Shepherd, and Renata Soto.
Divas Nashvegas was named as one of the hottest parties of the year in 2007 and 2008 by NFocus Magazine, and this year promises to deliver another exciting sold-out dinner and concert event. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit Oasis Center. Over the past four years, the event has raised in excess of $800,000 for Oasis Center’s programs.
Ticket prices start at $250. Full tables and premier concert seating are also available. To purchase tickets, please contact Marsha Crane at 615-983-6863 or mcrane@oasiscenter.org.
Now in its 40th year of operation, Oasis Center provides nationally recognized services designed to help youth overcome barriers that could prevent them from transitioning into a healthy adulthood. These services include two residences for homeless teens, education support, street outreach, individual and family counseling, and youth volunteer and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit www.oasiscenter.org or call 615-327-4455.
Wynonna and Kenny Rogers (Divas Nashvegas’ first official “He-Va”) will headline this year’s highly-anticipated Divas Nashvegas 2009 fundraiser for Oasis Center, presented by HCA, set for Saturday, May 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Loveless Barn, located at 8400 Highway 100, next to the famous Loveless Café.
Also featured is a rare and very special appearance of legendary country duo The Judds. Naomi Judd will join daughter Wynonna onstage to thrill audiences with some of their classic hits.
In addition to the headliners, Nashville’s own hit country comedy duo Doyle and Debbie will emcee the event.
As a special once-in-a-lifetime experience, Wynonna and Kenny Rogers have teamed with CMTAuctions.com to help raise additional funds for Oasis Center by offering the UlitimateFAN VIP Experience. The winning bidder will receive:
* An exclusive Backstage Meet & Greet and photo opportunity with Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers. This meet and greet is available only to the UltimateFAN VIP guests participating in this auction* Front Row Seating for two (2) to this private, once-in-a-lifetime performance* One night's lodging for two (2) at the luxurious Mobile 5-Star Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville* A catered, sit-down dinner for two (2) at the event* Cocktail reception and open bar during the performance* Two (2) souvenir laminates commemorating this historic evening* Roundtrip ground transportation between the concert venue and the Hermitage Hotel on the night of the show.
Bid at http://www.cmtauctions.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=ProductList&Mode=Browse&CategoryID=1000000000334802
Oasis Center has dedicated Divas Nashvegas 2009 to six of Nashville’s greatest “Do Right Divas” who have made this community a better place for children and youth: Genma Holmes, Ellen Martin, Jana Davis, Tammy Genovese, Sally Shepherd, and Renata Soto.
Divas Nashvegas was named as one of the hottest parties of the year in 2007 and 2008 by NFocus Magazine, and this year promises to deliver another exciting sold-out dinner and concert event. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit Oasis Center. Over the past four years, the event has raised in excess of $800,000 for Oasis Center’s programs.
Ticket prices start at $250. Full tables and premier concert seating are also available. To purchase tickets, please contact Marsha Crane at 615-983-6863 or mcrane@oasiscenter.org.
Now in its 40th year of operation, Oasis Center provides nationally recognized services designed to help youth overcome barriers that could prevent them from transitioning into a healthy adulthood. These services include two residences for homeless teens, education support, street outreach, individual and family counseling, and youth volunteer and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit www.oasiscenter.org or call 615-327-4455.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Fayette: Music Alive Presents "I've Got the Music In Me" May 9th
"I've Got the Music in Me", a cabaret of choral favorites, will be presented by Music Alive on Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m.. The show, featuring the entire chorus and various specialty numbers, promises to be an exciting and entertaining evening for all. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
The performance will be presented in the multi-purpose room theater at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 101 Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at Steel Magnolia's in Senoia or by calling 770-632-7603. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Holy Trinity Teen Catholic Heart Work Camp.
Designated Peachtree City's "official ambassadors of song, Music Alive has continuously performed for various private, civic, corporate and charitable events in Fayette County, Atlanta and surrounding areas since 1976. The Chorus is under the direction of Ms. Linda Hooper.
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The performance will be presented in the multi-purpose room theater at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 101 Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at Steel Magnolia's in Senoia or by calling 770-632-7603. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Holy Trinity Teen Catholic Heart Work Camp.
Designated Peachtree City's "official ambassadors of song, Music Alive has continuously performed for various private, civic, corporate and charitable events in Fayette County, Atlanta and surrounding areas since 1976. The Chorus is under the direction of Ms. Linda Hooper.
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This Weekend at Spivey Hall – Atlanta Chamber Players and Spring Bach Festival
The Atlanta Chamber Players and the continuation of the Spring Bach Festival will be making music at Clayton State University’s world-famous Spivey Hall this weekend.
On Saturday, Apr. 25, the Atlanta Chamber Players, Paula Peace, artistic director, will be celebrating their 33rd season with an 8:15 p.m. performance, "Tour De Force," in the Hall. The Atlanta Chamber Players (ACP) has earned a well-deserved national reputation as a pioneer among chamber groups and is widely respected among arts organizations in the Southeast.
Over the past three decades, the ACP has performed critically acclaimed concerts in more than 200 cities throughout the United States and Europe, and to millions worldwide through live international radio broadcasts, with rave reviews.
Tickets to this performance are $25 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
The Spivey Hall 2009 Spring Bach Festival will continue on Sunday, Apr. 26, at 3 p.m. with the Spivey Hall debut of flutist Emmanuel Pahud, harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock, and cellist Jonathan Manson, performing four of Bach's Sonatas for Flute and Continuo. Rounding out the program, each musician will also perform a solo work: Telemann's Fantaisie in D major for flute, Purcell's Suite in A minor for harpsichord, and a cello suite by Bach. Also included will be a Pre-Concert Talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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On Saturday, Apr. 25, the Atlanta Chamber Players, Paula Peace, artistic director, will be celebrating their 33rd season with an 8:15 p.m. performance, "Tour De Force," in the Hall. The Atlanta Chamber Players (ACP) has earned a well-deserved national reputation as a pioneer among chamber groups and is widely respected among arts organizations in the Southeast.
Over the past three decades, the ACP has performed critically acclaimed concerts in more than 200 cities throughout the United States and Europe, and to millions worldwide through live international radio broadcasts, with rave reviews.
Tickets to this performance are $25 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
The Spivey Hall 2009 Spring Bach Festival will continue on Sunday, Apr. 26, at 3 p.m. with the Spivey Hall debut of flutist Emmanuel Pahud, harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock, and cellist Jonathan Manson, performing four of Bach's Sonatas for Flute and Continuo. Rounding out the program, each musician will also perform a solo work: Telemann's Fantaisie in D major for flute, Purcell's Suite in A minor for harpsichord, and a cello suite by Bach. Also included will be a Pre-Concert Talk at 2 p.m.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, Apr 23 – The highly energetic Packway Handle Band will be performing at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or www.packwayhandle.com.
Saturday, Apr 25 – 7 to 10pm – The Fayetteville Bluegrass Blast will host the East Dixie Boys, Barbwire and Dehlia Low at the F. A. Sams Auditorium, 205 LaFayette Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214. For more info, visit www.JackGrass.com .
Saturday, Apr 25 – Blue Jam, the Dixie Renegades, Free Spirit and Ralph Lynch & Friends will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday, Apr 25 – The Honey Creek Boys, Borderline Blue, Due South and others will be featured on the Annual BBQ/Show at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
2 May 2009 at 7:30pm the Mountain Music & Medicine Show will feature: Joyce Brookshire, Fool's Gold of Dahlonega, The Spontaneous Cracker Eruption, & Arlo Finch at the Holly Theater in Dahlonega for a live show on GPB radio Go to www.hollytheater.com or call 706-864-3759. Tickets are $15.
May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Saturday, May 16 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard at the Newborn Opry. The Opry show starts at 6 PM with the house band. www.newbornopry.com
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
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Saturday, Apr 25 – 7 to 10pm – The Fayetteville Bluegrass Blast will host the East Dixie Boys, Barbwire and Dehlia Low at the F. A. Sams Auditorium, 205 LaFayette Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214. For more info, visit www.JackGrass.com .
Saturday, Apr 25 – Blue Jam, the Dixie Renegades, Free Spirit and Ralph Lynch & Friends will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday, Apr 25 – The Honey Creek Boys, Borderline Blue, Due South and others will be featured on the Annual BBQ/Show at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
2 May 2009 at 7:30pm the Mountain Music & Medicine Show will feature: Joyce Brookshire, Fool's Gold of Dahlonega, The Spontaneous Cracker Eruption, & Arlo Finch at the Holly Theater in Dahlonega for a live show on GPB radio Go to www.hollytheater.com or call 706-864-3759. Tickets are $15.
May 6th – 10am to Noon - Any and all artists are invited to a “Creative Economies Convocation” at ARTStation on Manor Drive in the Village of Stone Mountain. Jack Sartain, founder of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. and facilitator of the project will describe how the Arts Incubator works and the financial and other benefits and advantages to the artists who participate. Artists will help plan the incubator. RSVP to jbs5951@aol.com, or call 770-856-1377 so that all attendees might be comfortably accommodated.
Saturday, May 16 - Tom Gaston & The Wild Heard at the Newborn Opry. The Opry show starts at 6 PM with the house band. www.newbornopry.com
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info: http://redwingmusic.blogspot.com/ or E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, Apr 16 – Singer Songwriter Donna Ulisse and her band The Poor Mountain Boys will be performing at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or www.myspace.com/donnastanleyulisse.
Friday, Apr 17 – Counterpoint is scheduled to perform at Sawnee Mountain Music Store, 1540 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040. Show time: 8pm - 10:30pm, jams from 6 - 8pm. For more info; http://www.sawneemountainmusic.net/.
Saturday, Apr 18 – Country Dreamers, Christianaires, Due South and Kirkland & Friends will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday Apr 18 - Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. First show starts at 6:00pm. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
April 18, 2009 - 12 to 10pm - Raccoon Creek Bluegrass "Relay for Life" Benefit, Featuring 10 bands including Lizzy Long & Friends and Fontanna Sunset - Raccoon Creek Music Park, 332 Music Park Path, Dallas, GA, 30132. Admission: $5 Donation. For additional information and complete schedule please visit us at www.raccooncreekmusic.com, or email ibyforme@hotmail.com, telephone 770-943-2721
April 17th-19th - Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - 3 days Old-time and Bluegrass music. For more information, please go to http//:www.bearonthesquare.org.
April 25th - 7 to 10pm - Fayetteville Bluegrass Blast - Featuring Barbwire, Dehlia Low and the East Dixie Boys - F. A Sams Auditorium, 205 LaFayette Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Admission $8. For more info, www.JackGrass.com or email JackMasters@mindspring.com.
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
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Friday, Apr 17 – Counterpoint is scheduled to perform at Sawnee Mountain Music Store, 1540 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040. Show time: 8pm - 10:30pm, jams from 6 - 8pm. For more info; http://www.sawneemountainmusic.net/.
Saturday, Apr 18 – Country Dreamers, Christianaires, Due South and Kirkland & Friends will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday Apr 18 - Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. First show starts at 6:00pm. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
April 18, 2009 - 12 to 10pm - Raccoon Creek Bluegrass "Relay for Life" Benefit, Featuring 10 bands including Lizzy Long & Friends and Fontanna Sunset - Raccoon Creek Music Park, 332 Music Park Path, Dallas, GA, 30132. Admission: $5 Donation. For additional information and complete schedule please visit us at www.raccooncreekmusic.com, or email ibyforme@hotmail.com, telephone 770-943-2721
April 17th-19th - Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - 3 days Old-time and Bluegrass music. For more information, please go to http//:www.bearonthesquare.org.
April 25th - 7 to 10pm - Fayetteville Bluegrass Blast - Featuring Barbwire, Dehlia Low and the East Dixie Boys - F. A Sams Auditorium, 205 LaFayette Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Admission $8. For more info, www.JackGrass.com or email JackMasters@mindspring.com.
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Clayton State University Jazz Combo Presents “Spirit of Rhythm” in Spivey Hall, Apr. 22
The Clayton State University Department of Music presents the Clayton State University Jazz Combo in “The Spirit of Rhythm: Latin, Swing, Urban & Beyond” on Wednesday, Apr. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Spivey Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
“This semester’s concert celebrates rhythms from a variety of sources outside of the swing tradition, including Latin, samba, New Orleans street parade, and urban hip-hop settings,” says Clayton State University Jazz Combo Director Stacey Houghton. “This concert (as well as all our concerts) features the art of improvisation performed by our music students.”
Highlights of “Spirit of Rhythm” include several compositions by jazz master Horace Silver, original compositions and arrangements by Houghton and Clayton State student Wilgens Pierre, a special guest vocalist appearance by Clayton State Director of Vocal and Operatic Studies Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, and a special audience participation number.
And speaking of audience participation, a colorful concert participation prop will be given to the first 60 people in attendance.
Lending their music talent to the Clayton State University Jazz Combo are the following musicians: Houghton (Rex) on soprano saxophone; Michael Wheeler (Forest Park) and Wilgens Pierre (Mableton) on trumpets; Carl Dixon (Morrow) on tenor saxophone; Shaun Brooks (Peachtree City) on trombone; Pablo Melgar (Lawrenceville) on piano & keyboard; Chris Odom (Lovejoy) on guitars; Chris Whitley (Forest Park) on bass; and Jack Adams (Lovejoy) and Courtney Tatum (Lovejoy) on drums & percussion.
Audiences interested in jazz music as performed by the Clayton State University Jazz Combo may also enjoy the upcoming Clayton Community Big Band performance of “Ties That Bind: A Cavalcade of Musical Friends” on Monday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Spivey Hall. This concert is free and open to the public and features an appearance by the Clayton State University Jazz Combo.
For additional information on the Apr. 22 Clayton State University Jazz Combo performance, or to learn more about the May 4 Clayton Community Big Band concert, please contact Houghton at houghtones@aol.com.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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“This semester’s concert celebrates rhythms from a variety of sources outside of the swing tradition, including Latin, samba, New Orleans street parade, and urban hip-hop settings,” says Clayton State University Jazz Combo Director Stacey Houghton. “This concert (as well as all our concerts) features the art of improvisation performed by our music students.”
Highlights of “Spirit of Rhythm” include several compositions by jazz master Horace Silver, original compositions and arrangements by Houghton and Clayton State student Wilgens Pierre, a special guest vocalist appearance by Clayton State Director of Vocal and Operatic Studies Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, and a special audience participation number.
And speaking of audience participation, a colorful concert participation prop will be given to the first 60 people in attendance.
Lending their music talent to the Clayton State University Jazz Combo are the following musicians: Houghton (Rex) on soprano saxophone; Michael Wheeler (Forest Park) and Wilgens Pierre (Mableton) on trumpets; Carl Dixon (Morrow) on tenor saxophone; Shaun Brooks (Peachtree City) on trombone; Pablo Melgar (Lawrenceville) on piano & keyboard; Chris Odom (Lovejoy) on guitars; Chris Whitley (Forest Park) on bass; and Jack Adams (Lovejoy) and Courtney Tatum (Lovejoy) on drums & percussion.
Audiences interested in jazz music as performed by the Clayton State University Jazz Combo may also enjoy the upcoming Clayton Community Big Band performance of “Ties That Bind: A Cavalcade of Musical Friends” on Monday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Spivey Hall. This concert is free and open to the public and features an appearance by the Clayton State University Jazz Combo.
For additional information on the Apr. 22 Clayton State University Jazz Combo performance, or to learn more about the May 4 Clayton Community Big Band concert, please contact Houghton at houghtones@aol.com.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra to Perform "Bach to the Future"
Sunday, April 19
1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
ASO Staff Conductor Jere Flint To Lead The ASYO And Guest Artists From Platypus Theatre
The ASYO and guest artists from Platypus Theatre will perform “Bach to the Future” on Sunday, April 19, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall.
ASO Family Concerts are an essential first step in introducing children to the lifelong pleasures of music. With the Youth Orchestra’s performance of “Bach to the Future,” families will go on a musical adventure to help Corky find a musical happy ending for her time traveling experiment gone awry.
The next Family Concert will be“How the Gimquat Found Her Song,”May 10, 2009 at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
About the Artists
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Staff Conductor Jere Flint leads a triple life in music. He leads the Atlanta Symphony during the Orchestra’s popular Family Concerts series and Symphony Street concerts for youngsters; and he also regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park. As Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (holder of the Zeist
Foundation Chair) he directs weekly ASYO rehearsals and three major concerts a year, as well as other special concerts throughout the season. And when not on the podium, he is a member of the ASO’s cello section, where he has performed for more than three decades.
While earning his bachelor of music degree at Wittenberg University in Ohio, Mr. Flint was assistant director of the noted choir there. He also arranged and conducted two Christmas recordings by the choir for Columbia Records. He received his Master of Arts degree in music in 1967 from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as manager of the university's opera company and music director for the school of drama. He continued his conducting studies under Otto-Werner Mueller. Mr. Flint has also conducted at the Brevard Music Center, the Sewanee Summer Music Center, Atlanta-Emory Orchestra and the Southeastern Music Center in Columbus, Georgia.
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra is an integral member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra family and a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of its community. The ASYO strives for national preeminence among youth orchestras, while cultivating the artistic growth and excellence of our members through enriching orchestral experiences and the mentoring of ASO musicians.
Established in 1974, The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra has a history like no other. Born from a symphony orchestra that began as a youth orchestra itself, student education and training has always been paramount. Each year, over three hundred student musicians ages 13-18 audition for the orchestra. Just over one hundred students are selected and dedicate their time to weekly ensemble and sectional rehearsals.
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra has gained national recognition as one of the best youth orchestra’s in the country. The only American youth orchestra ever to participate in an Olympic Games, the ASYO was a featured ensemble in the 1996 closing ceremonies. ASYO has also been featured on National Public Radio, WABE, and with the rock group, Collective Soul.
The ensemble rehearses and performs in Symphony Hall of the Woodruff Arts Center under the baton of Maestro Jere Flint, conductor since 1979.
Since 1989 Canada’s Platypus Theatre has been a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining and interactive way. Critics, educators, musicians, parents and children have lauded the company’s performances for their creativity, originality and high standards of execution. Platypus’ seven original programs have been seen by over half a million spectators in Canada, the United States and on six tours to Southeast Asia. After nearly 400 concerts with more than 50 orchestras worldwide Platypus Theatre has gained an unparalleled reputation for excellence in music education.
In 2006, in collaboration with TV Ontario, Trace Pictures and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Platypus Theatre created a television adaptation of their ever-popular, “How the Gimquat Found Her Song.” The film was broadcast five times on TVO and won an Award of Excellence at the 2008 Accolade Television Awards and Best Children’s Program at the prestigious Banff World Television Festival. Platypus Theatre was also the subject of a nationally broadcast documentary made by CTV in 1991 and of a PBS television full-performance broadcast on UNC-TV in North Carolina in 2000. In Addition to “Gimquat” the company’s programs include: “Emily Saves the Orchestra”, “Rhythm in Your Rubbish”, “Bach to the Future”, “Song of the Forest”, “Charlotte and the Music-Maker” and “A Flicker of Light on a Christmas Night.”
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1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
ASO Staff Conductor Jere Flint To Lead The ASYO And Guest Artists From Platypus Theatre
The ASYO and guest artists from Platypus Theatre will perform “Bach to the Future” on Sunday, April 19, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall.
ASO Family Concerts are an essential first step in introducing children to the lifelong pleasures of music. With the Youth Orchestra’s performance of “Bach to the Future,” families will go on a musical adventure to help Corky find a musical happy ending for her time traveling experiment gone awry.
The next Family Concert will be“How the Gimquat Found Her Song,”May 10, 2009 at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
About the Artists
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Staff Conductor Jere Flint leads a triple life in music. He leads the Atlanta Symphony during the Orchestra’s popular Family Concerts series and Symphony Street concerts for youngsters; and he also regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park. As Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (holder of the Zeist
Foundation Chair) he directs weekly ASYO rehearsals and three major concerts a year, as well as other special concerts throughout the season. And when not on the podium, he is a member of the ASO’s cello section, where he has performed for more than three decades.
While earning his bachelor of music degree at Wittenberg University in Ohio, Mr. Flint was assistant director of the noted choir there. He also arranged and conducted two Christmas recordings by the choir for Columbia Records. He received his Master of Arts degree in music in 1967 from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as manager of the university's opera company and music director for the school of drama. He continued his conducting studies under Otto-Werner Mueller. Mr. Flint has also conducted at the Brevard Music Center, the Sewanee Summer Music Center, Atlanta-Emory Orchestra and the Southeastern Music Center in Columbus, Georgia.
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra is an integral member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra family and a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of its community. The ASYO strives for national preeminence among youth orchestras, while cultivating the artistic growth and excellence of our members through enriching orchestral experiences and the mentoring of ASO musicians.
Established in 1974, The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra has a history like no other. Born from a symphony orchestra that began as a youth orchestra itself, student education and training has always been paramount. Each year, over three hundred student musicians ages 13-18 audition for the orchestra. Just over one hundred students are selected and dedicate their time to weekly ensemble and sectional rehearsals.
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra has gained national recognition as one of the best youth orchestra’s in the country. The only American youth orchestra ever to participate in an Olympic Games, the ASYO was a featured ensemble in the 1996 closing ceremonies. ASYO has also been featured on National Public Radio, WABE, and with the rock group, Collective Soul.
The ensemble rehearses and performs in Symphony Hall of the Woodruff Arts Center under the baton of Maestro Jere Flint, conductor since 1979.
Since 1989 Canada’s Platypus Theatre has been a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining and interactive way. Critics, educators, musicians, parents and children have lauded the company’s performances for their creativity, originality and high standards of execution. Platypus’ seven original programs have been seen by over half a million spectators in Canada, the United States and on six tours to Southeast Asia. After nearly 400 concerts with more than 50 orchestras worldwide Platypus Theatre has gained an unparalleled reputation for excellence in music education.
In 2006, in collaboration with TV Ontario, Trace Pictures and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Platypus Theatre created a television adaptation of their ever-popular, “How the Gimquat Found Her Song.” The film was broadcast five times on TVO and won an Award of Excellence at the 2008 Accolade Television Awards and Best Children’s Program at the prestigious Banff World Television Festival. Platypus Theatre was also the subject of a nationally broadcast documentary made by CTV in 1991 and of a PBS television full-performance broadcast on UNC-TV in North Carolina in 2000. In Addition to “Gimquat” the company’s programs include: “Emily Saves the Orchestra”, “Rhythm in Your Rubbish”, “Bach to the Future”, “Song of the Forest”, “Charlotte and the Music-Maker” and “A Flicker of Light on a Christmas Night.”
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Bluegrass Around Georgia
Thursday, Apr 9 – A group of accomplished musicians, Redline Express, whose range of interest span from the founders of bluegrass to the newest innovators in acoustic music will cure your hunger for the best in live music available at the Redlight Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306, Jams start at 7pm, Show starts at 9pm. For more info, go to www.RedlightCafe.com or http://myspace.com/redlineexpress .
Saturday, Apr 11 – Slim Pickins, Blue Jam, Micah & Abby Dunn, and the East Dixie Boys will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday Apr 11 Jim & Friends, Anna’s Cornbread and Herbert Leach will appear at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. First show starts at 6:00pm. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Saturday, Apr 11 - Cedar Hill, Atlanta's most entertaining bluegrass band, will perform at the Ragamuffin in Roswell. Show starts at 8pm. Admission is $10. For more information: Ragamuffin, 585 Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA 30075-4443 (770) 656-5137, http://www.ragamuffinmusic.com/Home_Page.html
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Bands Needed by the MARS HILL PORCH PICKERS to volunteer to play for a Fund Raiser for Kenya Orphans, Show date May 16, Show time Noon to 6pm. Show location downtown Acworth Lake. Performance sets vary from 30 min. to 1 hour. For more info. Please contact Dickson Lester 770-514-8344 or 678-836-4391 or email pdl721@bellsouth.net .
Instrument for sale: Blueridge Model 160 Guitar, very good condition. For more information, please contact Micah Dunn at formika0221@yahoo.com or call 717-580-5544.
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Saturday, Apr 11 – Slim Pickins, Blue Jam, Micah & Abby Dunn, and the East Dixie Boys will appear at the Hollonville Opry in Hollonville, GA, A full evening of good bluegrass & country music. Donations accepted. First show starts at 6:30pm www.HollonvilleOpry.com or 770-228-4832.
Saturday Apr 11 Jim & Friends, Anna’s Cornbread and Herbert Leach will appear at the Williamson Music Barn, 2233 Hwy 362 West, Williamson, GA 30292. First show starts at 6:00pm. Donations accepted. For more info, please contact Dan Kilgore, 706-975-9045.
Saturday, Apr 11 - Cedar Hill, Atlanta's most entertaining bluegrass band, will perform at the Ragamuffin in Roswell. Show starts at 8pm. Admission is $10. For more information: Ragamuffin, 585 Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA 30075-4443 (770) 656-5137, http://www.ragamuffinmusic.com/Home_Page.html
Starting March 10 through April, MMFS will offer a tune-learning class from 7 - 8:30 PM. These are for the advanced beginner to intermediate student who would like to build there repertoire for playing in traditional music sessions. All instruments and ages are welcome. The classes will be taught by Matt Evans and Christie Burns. Cost is $10.00 per person per class. No weekly commitment required. Call 423-827-8906 for info. No RSVP required. Steve Daugherty 423-875-5250
Every Tuesday– Bluegrass Jam, 6 – 10pm (on the Antibelum trail between Athens and Macon) in Eatonton Georgia. Keith Rowell, Red Wing Old Time Music Show. For more info E-mail Rowell@mindspring.com or call 706-923-0031
Every Thursday – 6pm to Dusk - Pickin' In The Park in McCaysville, Georgia (1.5 hours north of Atlanta, 10 miles from Blue Ridge). At Horseshoe Bend Park alongside the beautiful Toccoa River. For more info: www.PickinthePark.com - or - 423-496-4653 - or emai: lisa@pickinthepark.com
Thursday nights - 6:30pm until ?? - Cherry Log Pickin' Whitepath Fire Station #11 (behind Blue Ridge Auto Auction of SR 515. Cross RR tracks, newstation on left. Location @ 3 miles N. of Ellijay on left, look for the AmericanFlag). Bring chairs and friends for family fun. Admission:FREEContact: Al or Dana Henderson 706-635-3786.
Last Saturday of each month – Apr through Sept - Eddie Rawlins has organized Pickin in the Grayson City Park. Pickin' starts at 6:30 PM and all pickers and listeners are invited. Shows are free. Bring your own chair.
Bands Needed by the MARS HILL PORCH PICKERS to volunteer to play for a Fund Raiser for Kenya Orphans, Show date May 16, Show time Noon to 6pm. Show location downtown Acworth Lake. Performance sets vary from 30 min. to 1 hour. For more info. Please contact Dickson Lester 770-514-8344 or 678-836-4391 or email pdl721@bellsouth.net .
Instrument for sale: Blueridge Model 160 Guitar, very good condition. For more information, please contact Micah Dunn at formika0221@yahoo.com or call 717-580-5544.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Korey Bowie Album Release Party May 17
Doors Open May 17 at 5:30PM
Album Release Party
Life and Love, Vol. 1: Songs of the Heart
Special Appearances by: Claudius Craig and Mali Music
Special Performance by: Jevonne Nicole Wilson
Korey J. Bowie has been called to devote his musical gifts for the uplifting of the Kingdom of God. As a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Korey grew up playing drums, piano and bass guitar, while also singing and directing the choir at Holy Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church.
Korey Bowie is currently the Worship and Arts Pastor at Life Church Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. He devotes his time to enriching the development of high school students at Carver School of the Arts as the Music Technology and Audio Recording Instructor. His musical mission for songwriting is to create music that intrigues the ear to listen, lyrics that challenge the mind to think and evokes the true spirit that causes the heart to change!
The Loft @ CW Midtown Music Complex
1374 W. Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA
Purchase Tickets @ TicketAlternative.com
$7.00 Admission and $5.00 at the door if wearing a vest
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Relax After Taxes with a Musical Celebration of George Gershwin and Kay Swift at the Fayette County Public Library
The Fayette County Public Library and the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library invite the public to attend a free musical and educational presentation on the lives and music of George Gershwin and Kay Swift on Wednesday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m. The timing is perfect for everyone to “relax after taxes” with music, tea, and desserts in the library meeting room. Program and refreshments are offered free of charge.
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” is a multimedia exploration of the greatest romance of George Gershwin’s life, told through his scintillating music and that of his longtime love Kay Swift. Gershwin is a household name, but fewer people know the story of Swift, who was herself a trailblazing composer of sophisticated Broadway scores, Balanchine ballets, and popular concert works. Revealing anecdotes about their ten-year affair are shared from the piano by Aaron Gandy, artistic adviser to the Kay Swift Trust. Gandy’s keyboard artistry and informative narration will be accompanied by two talented Broadway vocalists. Featured songs include “Love Is Here To Stay,” “Embraceable You,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” “The Man I Love,” “Fine And Dandy,” “S’Wonderful,” and other favorites. “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: George Gershwin’s Romance with Kay Swift” is presented by special arrangement with Sue B Music (www.suebmusic).
This musical program is the centerpiece of the Fayette County Public Library’s weeklong celebration of National Library Week, April 13-18. Other special events include: weeklong amnesty on overdue fines for materials returned Monday through Saturday in person during library open hours; a free performance for ages 10 and up by storyteller Ernestine Brown on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m., and a Customer Appreciation Reception featuring free cake and punch on Thursday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m.
The Fayette County Public Library is located behind the Fayette County administrative complex in downtown Fayetteville, at the southwest corner of Highways #85 and #54. For additional information, please contact the library at 770-461-8841.
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“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” is a multimedia exploration of the greatest romance of George Gershwin’s life, told through his scintillating music and that of his longtime love Kay Swift. Gershwin is a household name, but fewer people know the story of Swift, who was herself a trailblazing composer of sophisticated Broadway scores, Balanchine ballets, and popular concert works. Revealing anecdotes about their ten-year affair are shared from the piano by Aaron Gandy, artistic adviser to the Kay Swift Trust. Gandy’s keyboard artistry and informative narration will be accompanied by two talented Broadway vocalists. Featured songs include “Love Is Here To Stay,” “Embraceable You,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” “The Man I Love,” “Fine And Dandy,” “S’Wonderful,” and other favorites. “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: George Gershwin’s Romance with Kay Swift” is presented by special arrangement with Sue B Music (www.suebmusic).
This musical program is the centerpiece of the Fayette County Public Library’s weeklong celebration of National Library Week, April 13-18. Other special events include: weeklong amnesty on overdue fines for materials returned Monday through Saturday in person during library open hours; a free performance for ages 10 and up by storyteller Ernestine Brown on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m., and a Customer Appreciation Reception featuring free cake and punch on Thursday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m.
The Fayette County Public Library is located behind the Fayette County administrative complex in downtown Fayetteville, at the southwest corner of Highways #85 and #54. For additional information, please contact the library at 770-461-8841.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
MyPlick is Ready to Share Music via Tribe of Noise
Editors note: I signed up for Tribe of Noise (TN) a while back. It's an interesting place. Budding musicians from around the world share their music on TN and allow anyone, commercial or private, to use their music at no cost. Finding time to sort through all the music on TN is virtually impossible for me personally, but I can see that it would be fun for many. I liked the idea of using free, legal music on our videos.
I just popped over to MyPlick to see what it was all about. I hate to use the same descriptor twice, but... it's an interesting place also. It's YouTube meets Slide or Flickr meets business. It's worth checking out. You have the ability to upload pdf, audio, photos and more. All the "plicks" can be embedded in web pages and blogs. I liked the ability to write lengthy descriptions of individual slide photos (although long is usually a no-no these days given the wealth of info coming at us).
MyPlick is Ready to Share Music
Silicon Valley based MyPlick this week announced the implementation of a new music application for their online presentation sharing service. It’s the result of a partnership with the global music platform Tribe of Noise. The application allows MyPlick users to intensify their online slide shows with free music.
The music on Tribe of Noise is made available by the original composer for commercial and non-commercial purposes. As of now MyPlick users can benefit from this legal and ready to share music database. It’s a refreshing positive sound in this world of copyright infringements and digital rights management.
Lei Jin, Founder and CEO of MyPlick: “Enough negative energy, let's talk about great legal innovations to share your creativity online. Substantiate your slide show presentation on MyPlick with Ready to Share Music from artists around the globe! People are sharing content online, you can't stop that. So, give them something to share in an easy and legal way!”
MyPlick and Tribe of Noise simultaniously announce that this is just the first step forward in a digital world where content and creativity is shared around the globe legally and hassle free.
Hessel van Oorschot, founder of Tribe of Noise: “While the traditional music industry is still in the repressive mode by introducing digital rights management and sending out the watch dogs, we rather think in solutions for like-minded spirits. Over 5000 composers from all over the globe share their music via Tribe of Noise. In exchange they build an inner circle of valuable contacts. Like on MyPlick getting Exposure is the name of the game.”
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Tribe of Noise , the largest worldwide community connecting musicians & companies by sharing music legally & hassle free! All music on Tribe of Noise is uploaded by independent artists under a Creative Commons 3.0 by share alike license in MP3 format. Derived from the positive results in the open source community, professionals like game developers, brand managers and advertisement agencies use the content for commercial purposes. Our mission: To be on the shortlist of all professionals in need for great music. To find out more about Tribe of Noise, go to http://www.tribeofnoise.com
MyPlick , one of the largest online communities for sharing and discovering interesting presentations. By uploading your presentations to MyPlick, you can immediately share them with your friends and embed in blogs. You can make your presentation even more impressive by adding audio or music effects. Using MyPlick's award winning sync tool, you can easily synchronize the audio with your presentation slides to make an entertaining or instructional slide show. To find out more about MyPlick, go to http://www.myplick.com
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I just popped over to MyPlick to see what it was all about. I hate to use the same descriptor twice, but... it's an interesting place also. It's YouTube meets Slide or Flickr meets business. It's worth checking out. You have the ability to upload pdf, audio, photos and more. All the "plicks" can be embedded in web pages and blogs. I liked the ability to write lengthy descriptions of individual slide photos (although long is usually a no-no these days given the wealth of info coming at us).
MyPlick is Ready to Share Music
Silicon Valley based MyPlick this week announced the implementation of a new music application for their online presentation sharing service. It’s the result of a partnership with the global music platform Tribe of Noise. The application allows MyPlick users to intensify their online slide shows with free music.
The music on Tribe of Noise is made available by the original composer for commercial and non-commercial purposes. As of now MyPlick users can benefit from this legal and ready to share music database. It’s a refreshing positive sound in this world of copyright infringements and digital rights management.
Lei Jin, Founder and CEO of MyPlick: “Enough negative energy, let's talk about great legal innovations to share your creativity online. Substantiate your slide show presentation on MyPlick with Ready to Share Music from artists around the globe! People are sharing content online, you can't stop that. So, give them something to share in an easy and legal way!”
MyPlick and Tribe of Noise simultaniously announce that this is just the first step forward in a digital world where content and creativity is shared around the globe legally and hassle free.
Hessel van Oorschot, founder of Tribe of Noise: “While the traditional music industry is still in the repressive mode by introducing digital rights management and sending out the watch dogs, we rather think in solutions for like-minded spirits. Over 5000 composers from all over the globe share their music via Tribe of Noise. In exchange they build an inner circle of valuable contacts. Like on MyPlick getting Exposure is the name of the game.”
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Tribe of Noise , the largest worldwide community connecting musicians & companies by sharing music legally & hassle free! All music on Tribe of Noise is uploaded by independent artists under a Creative Commons 3.0 by share alike license in MP3 format. Derived from the positive results in the open source community, professionals like game developers, brand managers and advertisement agencies use the content for commercial purposes. Our mission: To be on the shortlist of all professionals in need for great music. To find out more about Tribe of Noise, go to http://www.tribeofnoise.com
MyPlick , one of the largest online communities for sharing and discovering interesting presentations. By uploading your presentations to MyPlick, you can immediately share them with your friends and embed in blogs. You can make your presentation even more impressive by adding audio or music effects. Using MyPlick's award winning sync tool, you can easily synchronize the audio with your presentation slides to make an entertaining or instructional slide show. To find out more about MyPlick, go to http://www.myplick.com
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Oak Ridge Boys to Perform on "The Marty Stuart Show" April 4th
The Oak Ridge Boys will make a musical guest appearance on The Marty Stuart Show Saturday April 4th at 7pm CT / 8pm ET on RFD-TV.
The 30-minute episode, hosted and produced by Stuart at Nashville’s NorthStar Studios, features the mega-hits “Elvira” and “Y’all Come Back Saloon” from The Oak Ridge Boys and “Have A Little Talk With Jesus” as a sing-along with Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives. Radio personality Eddie Stubbs serves as the show’s announcer and Stuart’s sidekick on every episode.
“This show is about authenticity,” said Stuart, “…from the artists who visit us in the studio every week to the people watching at home in America.”
RFD-TV is a rural lifestyle network with programming that focuses on agriculture, equine, rural lifestyle and music/entertainment. Broadcasting to 40 million homes across the country, the RFD-TV line-up includes Imus In the Morning, Crook & Chase, Big Joe’s Polka Show and Ralph Emery LIVE. www.rfdtv.com
Please visit www.oakridgeboys.com for information on their upcoming album ‘The Boys Are Back’, scheduled to release May 19th.
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The 30-minute episode, hosted and produced by Stuart at Nashville’s NorthStar Studios, features the mega-hits “Elvira” and “Y’all Come Back Saloon” from The Oak Ridge Boys and “Have A Little Talk With Jesus” as a sing-along with Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives. Radio personality Eddie Stubbs serves as the show’s announcer and Stuart’s sidekick on every episode.
“This show is about authenticity,” said Stuart, “…from the artists who visit us in the studio every week to the people watching at home in America.”
RFD-TV is a rural lifestyle network with programming that focuses on agriculture, equine, rural lifestyle and music/entertainment. Broadcasting to 40 million homes across the country, the RFD-TV line-up includes Imus In the Morning, Crook & Chase, Big Joe’s Polka Show and Ralph Emery LIVE. www.rfdtv.com
Please visit www.oakridgeboys.com for information on their upcoming album ‘The Boys Are Back’, scheduled to release May 19th.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Academy of Ancient Music to Open Spivey Hall 2009 Spring Bach Festival
Clayton State University’s world-famous Spivey Hall will open its 2009 Spring Bach Festival on Sunday, Mar. 29, with the complete Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046 – 1051, performed by London's top-notch 22-member period-instrument ensemble, the Academy of Ancient Music, under the direction of harpsichordist Richard Egarr.
The 3 p.m. performance marks the Spivey Hall debut of the Academy of Ancient Music and will be preceded by a pre-concert talk at 2 p.m. One of the world's first early-music ensembles, the Academy of Ancient Music is now in its fourth decade as one of the world's finest, and "with Richard Egarr's brilliance as its music director," reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "this orchestra is playing better than ever." Complimentary intermission refreshments will complete the afternoon's musical feast.
Tickets to this performance are $60 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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The 3 p.m. performance marks the Spivey Hall debut of the Academy of Ancient Music and will be preceded by a pre-concert talk at 2 p.m. One of the world's first early-music ensembles, the Academy of Ancient Music is now in its fourth decade as one of the world's finest, and "with Richard Egarr's brilliance as its music director," reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "this orchestra is playing better than ever." Complimentary intermission refreshments will complete the afternoon's musical feast.
Tickets to this performance are $60 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
University of Georgia Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia to Sponsor Composition Contest with $5,000 Prize
Composers, listen up.
The Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music is sponsoring the Arch Composition Award, with the grand prize winner taking home $5,000.
This is a competition for new wind band compositions that have never been performed or published, and it’s open to all who meet the rules, regulations and requirements.
In addition to the cash prize, the grand prize winner will have her or his winning piece premiered by the UGA Wind Ensemble under the direction of John P. Lynch at the UGA Bands’ 60th anniversary of the High School Festival for Bands in January 2010, an event widely known as “JamFest.”
Awards for second place and third place will receive $1,000 and $500 respectively, as well as a premiere performance of the winning piece at the same concert.
Applicants must submit a typed, completed application, six copies of the full score, a self-addressed, stamped envelope so that materials may be returned to the composer, MIDI or live recording of the composition on a CD and a non-refundable application fee of $25. Submissions must be postmarked no later than Aug. 1, 2009.
All applications should be completed and mailed to: Benjamin L. Lam, Phi Mu Alpha, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia, 250 River Rd., Athens, GA 30602.
For more information, see the contest’s Web site at http://www.uga.edu/sinfonia/ for the rules and regulations and a downloadable application, contact bnjamin.lam@gmail.com.
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The Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music is sponsoring the Arch Composition Award, with the grand prize winner taking home $5,000.
This is a competition for new wind band compositions that have never been performed or published, and it’s open to all who meet the rules, regulations and requirements.
In addition to the cash prize, the grand prize winner will have her or his winning piece premiered by the UGA Wind Ensemble under the direction of John P. Lynch at the UGA Bands’ 60th anniversary of the High School Festival for Bands in January 2010, an event widely known as “JamFest.”
Awards for second place and third place will receive $1,000 and $500 respectively, as well as a premiere performance of the winning piece at the same concert.
Applicants must submit a typed, completed application, six copies of the full score, a self-addressed, stamped envelope so that materials may be returned to the composer, MIDI or live recording of the composition on a CD and a non-refundable application fee of $25. Submissions must be postmarked no later than Aug. 1, 2009.
All applications should be completed and mailed to: Benjamin L. Lam, Phi Mu Alpha, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia, 250 River Rd., Athens, GA 30602.
For more information, see the contest’s Web site at http://www.uga.edu/sinfonia/ for the rules and regulations and a downloadable application, contact bnjamin.lam@gmail.com.
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'Gospel Dream' Talent Search Series Returns on GMC
/PRNewswire/ -- More intense competition and passionate music performances from aspiring Gospel/Christian singers hoping to make their dreams come true will be featured as Gospel Music Channel (GMC) television network announced today that it has renewed its popular American Idol(R)-like talent search series Gospel Dream for a fourth season. Gospel Dream will be seen Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) through the summer starting June 27. The theme for the season will be "The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All Time."
Gospel Dream will once again invite performers from all Gospel/Christian styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul, to compete on national television for a chance to win a record and music video deal, among other prizes. Solo artists, ages 16 to 40, are eligible to audition for Gospel Dream. 30-35 contestants will be invited to compete for the crown in Nashville. Audition registration information can be found at http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream -- which will include the ability for people to enter online by submitting a video performance through Christian and social networking site tangle.com. New this year will be the ability for someone who isn't competing to win a $1000 "Referral Fee" by recommending the contestant who ultimately is crowned the winner.
The cities and dates scheduled for Gospel Dream feeder auditions are:
Seattle April 1
Minneapolis April 8
Dallas April 10
Los Angeles April 14
Oakland April 15
Nashville April 25
Orlando May 1
Atlanta May 2
Detroit May 4
Specific time and locations for the auditions can be found at http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream
"Gospel Dream is the original music reality competition on television that celebrates aspiring artists who desire to inspire, as well as to entertain. The show connected with our viewers in the first three seasons and the season four competition promises to be even more compelling and will be seen by even more viewers thanks to our tremendous growth in distribution," commented Charles Humbard, founder and president, Gospel Music Channel.
Elvin Ross is the creator, executive producer and musical director of the Gospel Dream series. Tangible Vision will produce the series for GMC.
Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in more than 43 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV (Channel 338) and on Verizon FiOS (Channel 224).
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Gospel Dream will once again invite performers from all Gospel/Christian styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul, to compete on national television for a chance to win a record and music video deal, among other prizes. Solo artists, ages 16 to 40, are eligible to audition for Gospel Dream. 30-35 contestants will be invited to compete for the crown in Nashville. Audition registration information can be found at http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream -- which will include the ability for people to enter online by submitting a video performance through Christian and social networking site tangle.com. New this year will be the ability for someone who isn't competing to win a $1000 "Referral Fee" by recommending the contestant who ultimately is crowned the winner.
The cities and dates scheduled for Gospel Dream feeder auditions are:
Seattle April 1
Minneapolis April 8
Dallas April 10
Los Angeles April 14
Oakland April 15
Nashville April 25
Orlando May 1
Atlanta May 2
Detroit May 4
Specific time and locations for the auditions can be found at http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream
"Gospel Dream is the original music reality competition on television that celebrates aspiring artists who desire to inspire, as well as to entertain. The show connected with our viewers in the first three seasons and the season four competition promises to be even more compelling and will be seen by even more viewers thanks to our tremendous growth in distribution," commented Charles Humbard, founder and president, Gospel Music Channel.
Elvin Ross is the creator, executive producer and musical director of the Gospel Dream series. Tangible Vision will produce the series for GMC.
Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in more than 43 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV (Channel 338) and on Verizon FiOS (Channel 224).
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