The Haywood Community Band will present its 10th Season of FREE CONCERTS on the third Sunday of each month, May through October. The Maggie Valley Concert Series, sponsored by the Maggie Valley Civic Association will start on May 20 at 6:30 PM at the pavilion adjacent to the Maggie Valley Town Hall. The theme for this concert will be"Our Favorites," and will include music from Phantom of the Opera, Falling in Love with Love, and Symphonic Beatles. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy a beautiful Maggie Valley Sunset. The next free concert of the Maggie Valley Concert Series will be held on June 17th.
On Sunday, November 4, the band will perform a special concert dedicated to the support of our Waynesville community. This concert will be held at 3 PM at the First Methodist Church on Haywood Street in Waynesville.
For additional information, call Rhonda Wilson Kram at 456-4880, or visit us at www.haywoodcommunityband.org
If you are interested in joining the Haywood Community Band, we rehearse every Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church, 394 Haywood Street in Waynesville. Rehearsals starts on March 8 at 6:30 PM the first week, then 7 PM thereafter. Call Rhonda Wilson Kram at 456-4880 for more information.
Spring cleaning time is approaching. We would be happy to have your unused band instruments for our LINKS program, Lonely Instruments Needing Kids. We refurbish instruments and loan them to needy school band students in Haywood County. This would be a tax deductible donation. Call Rhonda at the number listed above.
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REHEARSALS ARE THURSDAYS AT 7PM AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WAYNESVILLE, NC
394 N. Haywood St.
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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.
