Updated August 28, 2024
Saddened to pass along the news that Beverly Thompson, daughter of W. GA singer Karen Rogers Rollins passed away this past weekend. https://www.rainwaterfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Beverly-Rollins-Thompson/#!/TributeWall
Aug 31, Sat before 1st Sunday, 10:00am - Georgian Harmony Singing, Roberta Civic Center, 93 South Mathews Street, Roberta GA. Directions: From Atlanta, I-75 South to I-475 South. Turn right/west onto Hwy 80W (Eisenhower Parkway) to Roberta. Or, from Macon, take Hwy 80W to Roberta. In Roberta, turn left/south on N. Mathews Street. It becomes S. Mathews Street when you cross over Agency Street. The Civic Center (an old wooden church with good acoustics), is located at 93 South Mathews Street, just south of the old part of the town, next to the recycling center. S Mathews St is one block east of Highway 341. Contact/info: Oscar McGuire . 478-955-6135 (text preferred) - Contact Oscar with any questions.
Sept 2, Monday, 9:30 am Central Time, Labor Day Singing - Shoal Creek Church, Talladega National Forest, near Edwardsville, AL. Now combining with the Cleburne County Convention. Dinner on the grounds at noon.. GPS: 33.775774, -85.564088 https://goo.gl/maps/UCgkwPDsycC2 (note: cell coverage is weak/spotty)
Sept 5, First Thursday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Indoor singing with COVID antigen testing. Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 North Decatur Rd, Atlanta GA 30307. Park behind the church, off Westminster Way. "test-to-sing" COVID precautions: Don't come if you have any COVID symptoms; same-day COVID antigen test required. Test at home and bring the details to be verified. Tests available on site for a fee, if you arrive early. Info: Jim Neal at jim_neal-at-bellsouth-dot-net.
Sept 7, Saturday, 9:30a-2:00p - Please join us for a special Sacred Harp singing at the fourth annual Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival! This singing will take place in the events pavilion at the Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches, GA. At 9:15 Sasha Hsuczyk and Esther Morgan-Ellis will offer a brief introduction for newcomers, and at 9:30 we'll start the singing. Bring a picnic lunch or plan to eat in the restaurant. The singing will wrap up at 2 pm so that the fiddle contest can start. There is a square dance in the evening at 7 pm. There is no admission fee for the festival. Address: 3001 High Valley Road, Suches, GA 30572 If you want to stay the night before or after the singing, please book a campsite with the Kennedy Creek Resort (https://www.kennedycreekresort.net/). To see the full festival schedule, visit https://morgan-ellis.net/kennedy-creek/ Contact Info: Esther - emellis at gmail dot com or Sasha - protectorofthesmall at gmail dot com.
Sept 7, Sat before the 2nd Sunday - Greenville-Pioneer Day Sacred Harp Singing: The Church of Greenville, 228 Ladean Ct, Simpsonville, SC 29680, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Dinner on the grounds. We have loaner books and books for sale. Practice whatever cautions you feel are appropriate. Out of consideration for others, if you have cold/allergy symptoms please do not attend. Directions from I-385 in Simpsonville, SC: Take exit 27 and turn west. Go past Granview Dr and turn left on Ray E Talley Ct. Turn right on Ladean Ct. Church is at the end of the road past the cul-de-sac. CONTACT: Robert Kelley: composer at mykeyboard dot com https://www.facebook.com/share/pmdT6PELJpts5xbo/
Sept 7-8, United Sacred Harp Convention, 2nd Sunday and Saturday before. Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church, 6465 Smithfield Rd, Bowdon, GA 30108 From I-20 take exit 5 at Hwy 100, travel 7.2 miles south. Turn right onto Smithfield Rd. The church is on the right. 10:00 both days. danwilliamswk22-at-gmail-dot-com. https://fb.me/e/f8tyRgaXy
Sept 10 & 24, Tuesday, 7:00pm - Dahlonega Sacred Harp singing, We sing at the Vickery House on West Main Street, Dahlonega, GA. The Vickery House does not have a street address, but it is on Google Maps. Since we sing in the evenings, you can park in any UNG spot or right next to the back door of the Vickery House. We start with a brief introduction for newcomers at 6:45. Then we sing until at least 8:45, although sometimes we go a bit longer. All are welcome! Contact Esther Morgan-Ellis - emellis at gmail dot com. Fall schedule is as follows: 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, and 12/3.
Sept 14, Saturday before 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am, Lee Rogers Memorial Christian Harmony Singing. CANCELED FOR 2024. Mike Spencer: fishman.mds at gmail dot com
Sept 15, 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am, B.F. White Memorial, (J.L. White book) Sacred Harp Singing at Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church, 3965 Glenwood Rd., Decatur, GA, just west of the intersection of Glenwood Rd and Columbia Drive in Decatur. Singing from the J.L. White 1911 edition of the Sacred Harp (loaner copies will be available). If you are not feeling well or think you may have been exposed to Covid, please stay home.
Sept 15, 3rd Sun, evening, 6:00p-8:30p, Church of our Saviour in Virginia-Highlands. Will continue ‘on hiatus’ for the time being. Contact Amy Wells at 404-436-4522 or amyarmstrongmidwife at gmail dot com for additional information.
Sept 24th, Fourth Sunday - Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Carroll County GA: 10am start. info: Daniel Williams, 470-428-0961 or danwilliamswk22-at-gmail-dot-com. Cecil Roberts, 770-574-7832. In addition to Cecil this number is listed on the Poplar Springs Facebook page: (770) 845-0716 (church FB page) https://www.facebook.com/PoplarSpringsPBCBowdon
Sept 28 and 29, 5th Sunday and Saturday before, 10:00 am, 154th session of the Union Sacred Harp Musical Convention, Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009. Covered dish at noon. Parking is in front and to the side of the building and there is also a free parking deck. PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE DOOR NEAREST THE PARKING GARAGE (small kitchen area). Directions: Take Ga. 400/U.S. 19 North to Exit 9, Haynes Bridge Road. Turn left onto Haynes Bridge Road. Turn left onto Old Milton Parkway, then right onto S. Main Street. The courthouse will be on the right. Info: Faye Holbrook, fholbrook218-@-gmail-dot-.com, dsmead at gmail dot com. https://www.facebook.com/share/CktUNkLSVaqyWr3h/
Sept 28, Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. Please contact Will Peebles for details. I understand the format is significantly different this year from past years. wpeebles@wcu.edu.
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