Wheatland Music Organization ~ Preview of upcoming activities!

 JULY 2009

What:  Wheatland Music Organization Jamboree - an informal gathering of acoustic musicians, singers, dancers and listeners; all ages and abilities welcome.  Share your favorite tune!
When:  Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 2 p.m.
Where:  Wheatland Cabin, located at 7251 50th Avenue (2 miles west and 2 miles south of the M-66 and M-20 intersection in Remus, Michigan.
Fee:  No charge
For more information:  Call (989) 967-8879 , email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or, write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340

NOTE for SCHOOLS ~ Several artists (storytellers, crafts, children's interactive workshops) are available with two week notice such as:
Eileen DeLorenzo ~ a storyteller;
Artist Liz Wing ~ who conducts beginning water color and scrap wood sculpture workshops for groups with ages 12 to adult.
Bill Jamerson ~ Lumberjack storyteller from the Upper Peninsula ~ K through 6th.
Tree of Life Drum and Dance Society presenting African drumming & dance for grades K-12.

For more information abouts costs and availability:  Call (989) 967-8879, email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340.

NOTE for SENIOR PROGRAMS ~ 
Music performers available for subsidized Senior sties performance or workshops at your location with 2 weeks notice include:
    Wanda Degen and Pete Wittig - Contemporary and Traditional Acoustic Music
    T.K. Kelly - American Folk Music
    Ann & Eldon Whitford - Vintage Country and Western Music (available May - November)
    Willow Robinson - American Folk Music
    Nathan Myers - Blues & Jazz Guitar
    Mark Baumann - Traditional Folk Songs and Ballads
    Kathy Hagen - Hammered Dulcimer
    The Fabulous Heftones
    Liz Wing - Beginning Water Color Painting
For more information about costs and availability:  Call (989) 967-8879, write Wheatland Music Organization   PO Box 22  Remus, MI 49340 or email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org 
  

Wheatland Music Organization also offers:

Individualized and subsidized private lessons in hammered dulcimer, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and banjo.  All ages and beginners welcome. Ongoing throughout the year at mutually agreed upon times and locations.  Half hour ($9) and full hour lessons ($18) are offered in eight week sessions.  Registration is ongoing.  Instruments on loan and scholarships are available for those with financial need. 

Scholarships for youth and adults in northern lower Michigan wishing to enhance their traditional arts skills.  Download the application form and guidelines from the www.wheatlandmusic.org website; click on Giving and Receiving, then Elyce Fishman Scholarships.