Lots of holiday announcements; 2012 workshop sneak peek
House of Musical Traditions
Tons of announcements here as we’re gearing up for the holidays and
looking toward our 2012 workshop schedule…here we go!
-Check out our recently updated Used Instrument page at
http://www.hmtrad.com/catalog/used/. New things are coming in all the
time and we’re trying to keep up with updates as best we can. Lots of
great deals here on some unique instruments. Every used instrument is
inspected by our repair staff before being put up for sale.
-Also check out our eBay store at http://stores.shop.ebay.com/House-of-Musical-Traditions
. Of note right now, we have auctions running on a 1938 Martin 00-18H
Hawaiian guitar, two stunning Taylor left-handed guitars and a Calton
jumbo guitar flight case, among others.
-We appreciate all who make an effort to “Buy Local” this holiday
season. Want to get even MORE local? We support the work of many local
instrument-makers and musicians. Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find
here:
-Cigar box ukuleles by Yellow Rose Lutherie (Steve Pollack, Silver
Spring MD)
-Didgeridoos by Karl Kalbaugh (Falls Church, VA)
-Guitars by Steve Carmody (Silver Spring, MD)
-Guitars by Bob Gramann (Fredericksburg, VA)
-A hybrid 5-string banjo with vintage Vega pot and neck made by Scott
Morgan (Rockville, MD)
-Ceramic doumbeks by Robert Strasser (Frederick, MD)
-And of course, our vast local artist CD collection!
-Sale continues on bellydance hip scarves and coin belts—they are up
to 40% off!
Special holiday hours at HMT:
Sun. Dec. 18 & Mon. Dec. 19: 11am-6pm
Tues. Dec. 20 - Fri. Dec. 23: 11am-8pm
Sat. Dec. 24: 11am-7pm
Sun. Dec. 25: Closed
Here’s a peek at what workshops are coming up in 2012. These will be
listed shortly on our website:
-Registration now open for 6-week Taiko drumming class with Mark
Rooney! Saturdays, January 7 through February 11, 5-7pm. Will be held
at Dance Exchange in Takoma Park. $165 for all 6 sessions, or pay a
drop-in rate of $35 per session if you can’t make all of them.
-Registration now open for 2-part beginning Bodhran class with Scott
Morrison, February 18 & 25, 1-4pm. $75
-Registration open SOON for Maureen Andary’s group ukulele classes. We
are still sussing out the final details, but there will be 2-3
different classes offered (including for complete beginners). These
will be 6-week 1-hour classes on Saturdays starting January 7, with
the possibility of a weeknight session as well. Stay tuned!!
Stay tuned also for more details on:
-Advanced ukulele classes with Marcy Marxer in February
-Mandolin workshops with Steve Smith on March 11
-Clawhammer banjo workshops with Bob Carlin on March 31 & April 1
(send an email to les...@hmtrad.com if you’re interested in these, as
we have a choice of several topics and would like to get a sense of
what people would be interested in).
And finally, some local performance announcements:
-Dec. 14, A Scandinavian Christmas with Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley &
Charlie Pilzer w/special guest Arna Rennan. 7:30pm at the Takoma Park
Community Center. www.imtfolk.org. Advance tix available at HMT.
-December 18, Olde Towne Holiday Brass performances at the Carroll Ave
Gazebo, 1pm & 2pm. HMT brass students playing holiday classics! Part
of the Young Takoma Concert Series.
-Takoma Park Open Mic every Sunday (except Dec. 25) at Capital City
Cheesecake, 6-9pm (Signup at 5:30). Featured artist on 12/11 is Paddy
Kilrain; 12/18 is Lilt (Keith Carr & Tina Eck).
House of Musical Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 270-9090, www.hmtrad.com
Sun-Mon 11-5, Tues-Sat 11-7
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