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Shape-note events in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed area (Potomac River, Richmond, Rivanna River, and Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia; and Sandy Spring and Baltimore in Maryland) The next major shape-note event(s) for the Chesapeake Watershed Area: Rivanna River Shape Note All-Day Sing Saturday, September 11, 2010 10 AM ~ 4 PM. Details Note from the webster: I'm having trouble keeping up with the growing number of Sacred Harp Singers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed area. Before attending a singing, please check my information by visiting the individual web sites of the different groups (where available) or contacting their listed phone numbers or email addresses. The Baltimore Sacred Harp Singers MD ~ Weekly sing at various locations on Thursday nights from The Sacred Harp (1991 Revision). They meet from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, with a break at 8:30 for a light potluck supper. For information and directions, please join their email list Baltimore Sacred Harp or e-mail Kevin: kmoreno at gmail dot com or Carly: carlygoss at yahoo dot com. Northern Shenandoah Valley Sacred Harp and Shape Note Singers Virginia ~ Website: NorthernShenandoah.com images of the Northern Shenandoah All Day Singing 2007 images of the Northern Shenandoah All Day Singing 2008 The Potomac River Sacred Harp Singers DC, MD, VA ~ Current Events in the Potomac River Area, including short-notice Shape-Note Concerts and Singings! images of local singers images of the 2007 Potomac River Convention images of the 2008 Potomac River Convention The Richmond Sacred Harp Singers VA ~ Virginia ~ Regular singings are held from 2 to 5 PM on the third Saturday of each month except November, usually at St. Johns Church, 2401 E Broad ST, Richmond VA 23223. Venue changes, so please check their web site. For information about the Richmond Sacred Harp Singers, singings or directions contact: Pat Temple (804)798-6642 images of the James River Sacred Harp Convention 2007 Rivanna River Sacred Harp Singers VA ~ The Rivanna River Sacred Harp Singers meet the second Saturday of each month at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Unitarian Universalist, Charlottesville, Virginia from 9:30 ~ 11:30 a.m. We also gather on the fourth Thursday (note new day) of each month at the Friends Meeting House on Forest St., 7:30-9:00 pm. Please contact Diane Ober at mdwo at comcast dot net (note new email address) or John Alexander at 434-296-9124 for more information. Sandy Spring Sacred Harp Singers MD (between DC and Baltimore) ~ Regular singings are now planned from 4 to 6 PM on the third Sunday of each month, but please email Kent Beck kent dot beck at ssfs dot org, or call Kent Beck 301-774-3183 before coming to make sure the singing has not been canceled. It is located in "the small school house which is located behind the Community Building." (17801 Meetinghouse Road) Meetinghouse Road is a turn to the south from 108 at the traffic light in Sandy Spring. A pot luck follows the sing. Location: 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD, 20860-1022; about 11 miles West of the I-95 South (Howard County) rest area; about 10.5 miles West from I-95 North exit 33B (near Laurel). Model Release Form ~ Word document (large file) Please join the Chesapeakeshapenotes email List, an announcement and event-planning forum for shape-note singers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed area (Potomac River, Richmond, and Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia; and Sandy Spring and Baltimore in Maryland). This is a public list; for the safety of all list members, your first post will be moderated. |
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