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37th Annual Wheatland Music Festival September 10, 11 & 12, 2010
2009 Raffle Prize Winners
The application for the 2010 festival juried arts fair is now available. Application
Traditional Arts Weekend May 28-30, 2010
The Elyce Fishman Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for 2010. Application
Order 'Dance Stage' T-Shirts
Information about Coming Events
Wheat Futures (call office to verify events)
JANUARY 2010 Jan 2 - WMO Jamboree ~ 2 Pm ~ WMO Cabin Jan 2 - 'Hair of the Dog' Fundraiser ~ 2pm-1:30am more information Founders Brewing company ~ Grand Rapids, MI Jan 12 - Board of Directors meeting - 7 PM ~ Gladys Wernette Building Jan 16 - Wheatscouts ~ 3 PM ~ WMO CABIN Sledding, Potluck, Music Party more information Jan 16 - Squares & Reels Dance ~ 7:30 PM ~ Gladys Wernette Building Music by Blue Water Ramblers ~ Banjo Jim, caller
Wheatland Music Organization ~ Preview of upcoming activities!
JANUARY 2010
What: Wheatscouts Sledding, Potluck & Music Party- Wheatscouts is a family gathering where children and parents sing, play music, dance, make crafts, listen to stories, enjoy each other and nature. Pack your kids, dance shoes, instruments, and snacks/beverages. Leave your pets at home. When: Saturday, January 16, 2010 3:00 pm Where: Meet at the WMO 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 Bruce Bauman or Kris Stableford at (989) 561-2308, or call the office at (989) 967-8879 , email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or, write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340
What: Wheatland Music Organization Squares & Reels Dance with Blue Water Ramblers and caller Banjo Jim Who: All ages and beginners welcome. No partner needed. When: Saturday, January 16, 2010. Dance at 7:30 pm; instruction at beginning of each dance. Where: Gladys Wernette Building, located at 7251 50th Avenue (2 miles west and 2 miles south of the M-66 and M-20 intersection in Remus, Michigan. Fee: Admission is $5 per person at the door; children under 18 are free For more information: Call (989) 967-8879 , email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or, write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340
FEBRUARY 2010
What: Wheatland Music Organization Jamboree - an informal gathering of acoustic musicians, singers and listeners. Who: All ages and abilities welcome. Come share your favorite tune. When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 2 pm 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
What: Wheatscouts - Wheatscouts is a family gathering where children and parents sing, play music, dance, make crafts, listen to stories, enjoy each other and nature. Pack your kids, dance shoes, instruments, and snacks/beverages. Leave your pets at home. When: Saturday, February 13, 2010 Noon - 2pm Where: Meet at the Gladys Wernette Classroom Building on Wheatland Music Organization grounds, 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 Bruce Bauman or Kris Stableford at (989) 561-2308, or call the office at (989) 967-8879 , email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or, write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340
What: Wheatland Music Organization - Quackgrass/Costabella Cloggers/Wheatland Reunion. Wake up from your winter hibernation to play, dance, socialize, ski, snowshoe and eat at the annual reunion. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service, along with the beverage of your choice. Chances are the music will continue well into the evening. Think you'll get a better opportunity to bust out of the mid-winter doldrums? Who: Old and new, young and old friends When: Saturday, February 13, 2010. 2pm 'til late into the evening. Potluck at 6pm. Fee: No charge Where: Meet at the Gladys Wernette Classroom Building on Wheatland Music Organization grounds, located at 7251 50th Avenue (2 miles west and 2 miles south of the M-66 and M-20 intersection in Remus, Michigan.) For more information: Call (989) 967-8879, email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or, write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340
What: Wheatland Music Organization Cajun Mardi Gras Party - Potluck and Dance with music by Back Bayou Who: All ages and beginners welcome. No partner needed. When: Saturday, February 20, 2010. Potluck at 6 pm followed by Dance at 7:30 pm; instruction at beginning of each dance. Where: Gladys Wernette Building, located at 7251 50th Avenue (2 miles west and 2 miles south of the M-66 and M-20 intersection in Remus, Michigan. Fee: Admission is $5 per person at the door; children under 18 are free 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 What: Community Education School Programs with Blake Travis, Drummer and Storyteller; grades K-6th. When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 through Thursday, February 25, 2010 For More Information: Call (989) 967-8879, email wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org, or write Wheatland Music Organization, Inc., Box 22, Remus, MI 49340
Several artists (storytellers, crafts, children's interactive workshops) are available with two week notice such as: Eileen DeLorenzo ~ a storyteller; Bill Jamerson ~ Lumberjack storyteller from the Upper Peninsula ~ K through 6th. Ancient Pathways, Native American Storytelling, grades K-6 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 sites performance or workshops at your location with 2 weeks notice include: Wanda Degen - 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 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.
Wheatland Music Organization, Inc. is based near Remus, Michigan. The charitable and educational nonprofit organization has grown from offering a single event in 1974, to offering activities year-round, to meet its mission of preserving and presenting the traditional arts. Traditional arts are considered those learned person to person, passed from generation to the next, and influenced by culture, family, ethnicity, and era. Wheatland Music Organization is pleased to share its arts activities for community calendar publication or broadcast by your media group.
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