July 2009 Singings

Updated July 1, 2009

The July newsletter isn't ready yet, but here are some important announcements and a few of the upcoming singings. Note that the St. Paul's Biweekly singing and the Decatur monthly singing have changed because of Camp Fasola.

July 1, 1st Wed., NO singing at St. Paul's Presbyterian. This week's St Paul's singing will be held at Camp Fasola (at Camp Lee in Anniston, AL), on Thursday night, July 2. They are already having a community singing at Camp, so we will be a part of that. It will be a great chance to sing with some experienced singers. Please let us know if you want to carpool or caravan; We're thinking about having folks meet our house instead of the church. Contact about the carpool/caravan: Matt Hinton, 404.918.4914 mattandericahinton -at- yahoo.com.

July 2, 1st Thurs., Camp Fasola community singing. The community singing begins at 7:00 Central Time. Anniston is about 1 hour & 15 minutes from Atlanta. From I-20W: Go to Alabama. Take Exit 188. Go right across the bridge. Continue straight to third red light. (Mapco on right corner, Chevron on opposite corner) Turn right onto Choccolocco Road . Camp Lee is 1.9 miles on the left.

July 2, 1st Thurs., NO Decatur Monthly singing. It has been moved to July 9.

July 4 & 5 (Sat & Sun)- Henagar Union Convention - Liberty Church, 2 miles north of Henagar AL on Liberty Road; from Henagar Crossing, take Hwy 40 west to the Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Turn right and go to dead end. Turn right, take first left past Henagar Methodist Church (Liberty Rd.). Church is on right, approximately 1.5 miles. Info: David Ivey (256) 881-5291 david -at- davidivey.com. Matt Hinton says, "This is as good as they get, and we look forward to this like Christmas. The singing is fantastic and there is a social on Saturday night at the farm of Coy Ivey. You should go ahead and plan on staying the weekend. The hotels are in Ft Payne."

July 9, 2nd Thurs., Decatur monthly singing, 7:30-9:30 , Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 North Decatur Rd., Decatur. Directions: Church is 1/2 mile west of the intersection of North Decatur and Clairmont Rd., at the corner of North Decatur and Westminster Way. Contact: Malinda Snow, (404) 892-6836, engmgs -at- langate.gsu.edu .

July 11, Sat., Flat Shoals Primitive Baptist Church, 2052 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, Georgia. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with dinner on the grounds. Directions: From I-75 southbound or northbound, take Exit 228, GA-138. (Or, From I-675 southbound or northbound, take Exit 1, GA-138.) Turn east for approximately 1.5 miles to North Henry Boulevard/US23. Turn right. Travel for approximately 2.5 miles to Pinehurst Road. Turn left. Travel on Pinehurst Road until dead-end (approximately 1.2 miles). Turn right on Old Conyers Road. Go approximately 2.7 miles to Flat Shoals Church Road. Turn left on Flat Shoals Church Road. Travel approximately 1 mile to fork in road. Take right fork. Meetinghouse is on left. Information: Jesse Roberts, (678) 432-6175, jroberjr -at- bellsouth.net .

July 12, 2nd Sun., Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church, 3965 Glenwood Rd., Decatur Ga. Singing from the 1911 J. L. White edition of the Sacred Harp. Preaching at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 12:00 noon, singing 1:00 p.m.

July 17, Fri., Singing school taught by Hugh McGraw, Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Ga. 10 a.m. The singing school is free, but PLU credit is available for teachers for $35. See Spivey Hall's event announcement. Info: Gene Pinion, (912) 655-0994 or gene -at- savannahmusicfestival.org .

July 18, Sat. before 3rd Sun., Spivey Hall singing, Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Ga. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. All day singing with dinner on the grounds.

July 25 and 26, 4th Sun. and Sat. before, Mount Zion Memorial, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Mt. Zion Ga. 10:00 a.m.. 8.5 miles west of Carrollton on Hwy. 16. In Mt Zion, turn north on N. Prospect. The church is on the right, just after the school.

July 25, Sat., Swannanoa Gathering Singing, Warren Wilson College Chapel, Swannanoa North Carolina, near Asheville. 10:00-3:00 with dinner on the grounds. Singing from The 1991 Sacred Harp, The Christian Harmony (Carolina book) and The Southern Harmony. Directions: The Asheville-Swannanoa area is easily reached by car from the east and west by I-40, and from the south by I-26 and I-40. From I-40, take exit 55, and go north a quarter mile to Hwy 70. Go east approximately 1.6 miles to the next stoplight. Turn left onto Warren Wilson Rd. and go 1.4 miles to the College. Drive past the South entrance, cross under the Pedestrian Bridge and turn left at the North Entrance. You will see the Chapel on the hill. Map of Warren Wilson College campus (pdf). Information: Jane Spencer, ejanespencer -at- yahoo.com, 706-769-8782 (home) or 706-410-0982 (cell).

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