ASH September 2022 Singing Reminder & Updates
John Plunkett
ASH September 2022 Singing Reminder & Updates
Sept 17, Saturday before 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am, Lee Rogers Memorial Singing at the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth near Ila, GA. Christian Harmony (2010 Edition). Books will be available for loan and for sale. Elsie will provide the main dish - please bring a side dish for lunch (salad, vegetable, dessert) John Hollingsworth, 706-789-3916, john -at- billnet -dot- org.
Sept 18, 3rd Sunday, 10:00 am, B.F. White Memorial, (J.L. White) 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). We will plan to sing in the lunchroom (windows and doors can be opened to increase ventilation). If you are not feeling well or think you may have been exposed to Covid, please stay home.
Sept 18, 3rd Sunday evening, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, 3rd Sunday evening, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, 3rd Sunday evening, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, 1015 E Rock Springs Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. Canceled for this month.
Sept 24, Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. 10:30 for Sacred Harp, 1:00 for Christian Harmony. The tent is at the South corner of the old gym. Lunch: Singers will be provided with a voucher for use at one of the local food trucks. Parking for handicap is at the north corner of the building, near the car show. Handicap parking availability is based on having a state issued handicap sticker/tag. Everyone else will be guided to general parking (traffic will be directed to the campus entrance just South of the Ramsey Center). https://www.wcu.edu/engage/mountain-heritage-day/schedule.aspx#shapenote
(forgot this one on the original monthly email)
Sept 25th, Fourth Sunday - Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church, Carroll County GA: 10am start. info: Daniel Williams, 470-428-0961 or danwilliamswk22-at-gmail-dot-com. 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
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Looking ahead to October, there is a singing EVERY WEEKEND in October that is within a 1-2 hour drive of Atlanta!
1st Sunday (Oct 2nd) - South Georgia Sacred Harp Convention at the community center in Roberta, GA
2nd Sunday (Oct 9th) The Albright, Cates, Brown, and Sheppard Memorial singing at Holly Springs Church, in Bremen, Georgia.
3rd Sunday (Oct 16th) - The Andrews Schoolhouse singing will be held at the community center in Roberta, GA
The Seed & Feed Sacred Harp singing with be held OUTSIDE at Milam Park in Clarkston, GA
5th Sunday and Saturday before (Oct 29/30) - The 152nd session of the Union Sacred Harp Musical Association will be held at Big Creek PBC in Alpharetta, GA
John