The Haywood Community Band will present its third free concert of the Maggie Valley Concert Series on July 18. The concert will begin at 6:30 PM at the pavilion next to the Maggie Valley Town Hall. The theme for this concert will include patriotic melodies of the season. In addition, the band will also play an original composition, Pickett's Charge, written by band member Mike McDonald. Pickett's Charge commemorates a major Civil War battle which took place on July 3 , 1863. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy a beautiful Maggie Valley sunset as the band plays on.
The community band will present its next concert in Maggie Valley on August 15. Visit us at www.haywoodcommunityband.org for more information, or call John Barrett at 452-5553, or Bob Hill at 452-7530.
The Haywood Community Band is supported in part by a grassroots grant from the Haywood County Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.
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Submitted by John Shafer, Band Vice President
Shafergatr@AOL.com
REHEARSALS ARE THURSDAYS AT 7PM AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WAYNESVILLE, NC
394 N. Haywood St.
The Haywood Community Band has begun its eighth season of providing musical enjoyment for the Haywood community. Free concerts are held on the third Sunday of each month, May through October in Maggie Valley. In addition to our scheduled concerts, the band also participates in community activities on Memorial Day, July 4th, Veterans Day, and when called upon by civic organizations in the Haywood community.
Rehearsals are held each Thursday from March through October at Grace In the Mountains Episcopal Church, 394 Haywood Street in Waynesville. Concerts are presented at the Maggie Valley Pavilion which is adjacent to the Maggie Valley Town Hall at 6:30 PM.
Concert themes for this season will be: May 16 - Audience Favorites from 2009, June 20 -
Love Makes the World Go Round, July 18 - Patriotic Favorites, August 15 - Blockbusters Then and Now, September 19 - Colors, October 17 - Band Plus One. The band will also present a special concert for the 4th of July celebration in downtown Waynesville.
Anyone interested in joining the Haywood Community Band should call John Barrett at 452-5553, or Bob Hill at 452-7530. New member are always welcome.
The Haywood Community Band is supported in part, by a grassroots grant from the Haywood County Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.
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Submitted by John D. Shafer, Band Vice President
Shafergatr@AOL.com, 926-1428
Formed to foster the community spirit with music, the Haywood Community Band has members of all ages and skills, and plays regular concerts during the Summer. Please feel free to explore our site.
L.I.N.K.S. - Lonely Instruments for Needy KidS
The Haywood Community Band sponsors the L.I.N.K.S. program. Students who cannot afford to purchase or rent an instrument can receive one of the instruments available for loan. School music staff and school guidance counselors approve applications. As long as a student participates successfully in the school band program he/she may continue to use the instrument free of charge. Students may also receive the instrument permanently if they have made satisfactory progress.
If you know of a child who may qualify, or if you have an instrument to donate, please contact program coordinator, Mary Thomas, at: musemarythomas@aol.com for more information.
