August 2024 Singing Reminder
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Aug 1, First Thursday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Indoor singing from The Sacred Harp and The Eclectic Harmony. Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 North Decatur Rd, Atlanta GA 30307. Park behind the church, off Westminster Way. "Test-to-Sing" COVID precautions: Vaccination is required; don't come if you have any COVID or flu-like symptoms; same-day COVID antigen test required. Test at home, and bring the details to be verified. Tests are also available on site, if you arrive early. Info: Jim Neal at jim_neal-at-bellsouth-dot-net
Aug 3-4, 1st Sunday and Saturday before, 9:30 am, 172nd Chattahoochee Sacred Harp Convention, Wilson's Chapel, 289 Hutcheson Ferry Rd, Whitesburg, GA 30185, southeast of Carrollton, GA. GPS: 33.557058, -84.966422 Info: Lisa Webb 770-832-3918 or Laura Webb - 770-823-1404.
Aug 17, Saturday before 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am, B.M. Smith/Philip Denney Memorial Singing, Emmaus Primitive Baptist Church, Oak Grove Road, Carrollton, GA. We will begin singing at 10a with dinner on the grounds at noon(ish), so bring yourself and your friends and some food if you're so inclined. COVID info: This is an indoor singing, but we will open windows and doors on all 4 sides of the house and have fans running for help with ventilation. Masks are welcome but optional. If you have any symptoms, please sit this one out.
Aug 18, 3rd Sunday - 3rd Sunday, 10am start. Cedar Creek Singing held at Mount Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church, 1753 Evergreen Rd, Sylvester, GA. Dinner on the grounds at noon. Info: Tim Meeks, 229-384-2302
Aug 18, 3rd Sunday, Cleburne County Convention, This singing is combining with the annual singing at Shoal Creek, held on Labor Day. Info: Cecil Roberts, 770-574-7832.
Aug 24-25, 4th Sunday and Saturday before, 9:00 am Central Time, Lookout Mountain Convention, Pine Grove Church near Collinsville, AL. GPS: 34.218101,-85.857382 http://goo.gl/maps/7agqM . Info: Rodney Ivey, rodlivey -at- yahoo -dot- com, 256-899-5855 .
Aug 25, 4th Sunday, Christian Harmony singing, Tickanetley Primitive Baptist Church, Ellijay, GA. Singing 10-11; Preaching 11-12; Lunch 12-1; Singing 1-3. (Driving directions below.) Info: Paul Mooney, Jr., 706-273-3378 Directions: From Ellijay take Highway 52 east for about 16 miles. Turn Left (at Stanley Grocery) onto Roy Road. Follow it for about 8 miles as it winds. Turn right on Tickanetley Road. Watch for church signs. The church is on the right.
August 31, Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September - Georgian Harmony Singing, Roberta Civic Center, Roberta GA. Dinner on the grounds at noon. [You can still do Dutch Treat lunch if you prefer, sack lunch, or nearby eateries include Subway, Big Chick, if they are open]. 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)
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September Singings - Mark your calendars!
Sept 2, Labor Day - Shoal Creek/Cleburne County Convention - These 2 are combining. Shoal Creek Church, Talladega National Forest, near Heflin, AL
Sept 7 - Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival, Suches, GA. Sashsa Hsuczyk and Esther Morgan-Ellis are hosting an all day singing at this festival in NE Georgia.
Sept 7 and 8 - United Convention - Poplar Springs PBC, Bowdon, GA (please note the annual 4th Sunday singing at Poplar Springs will not be held this year)
Sept 14, Lee Rogers Memorial Christian Harmony Singing - canceled for 2024
Sept 15, BF White Memorial, singing from the JL White revision of the Sacred Harp. Hardeman PBC, Decatur, GA
Sept 28 and 29, Union Sacred Harp Musical Convention, Alpharetta Municipal Building, Alpharetta, GA.