Appalachian Gem & Mineral Club
Contact: Cameron Benko • 814-736-8286
4th Thursday of month, 5:30 pm
Somerset County Artists Association
Contact: Bob Reed • 814-267-3183
4th Tuesday of month, 6:30 pm
Somerset County Community Band
Contact: Dave Breen • 814-443-3055
Thursdays, 7:15 p.m.
Somerset Jr. High Band Room
www.somersetcountyband.com
Crochet Guild
Contact: Terri Snyder • 814-445-6663
2nd & 3rd Monday of month, 6:30 pm
Garden Club
Contact: Connie Weyant• 814-443-2046
2nd Monday of month, 11 am
2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm
www.somersetpagardenclub.org
Herbal Gems
Contact: Ann Simpson • 814-629-9840
3rd Tuesday of month, 7 pm
Knitting Guild
Contact: Janice Reeping • 814-445-8010
2nd Thursday of month, 6:30 pm
Laurel Arts Photography Club
Contact: Erica Henry • 814-442-4997
First Thursday of month, 6:30 p.m.
Education & Dance Center
www.laurelartsphotoclub.com
Laurel Highlands Chorale
Contact: David Garwood • 814-629-8632
Mondays
Somerset Brethren Church
MEAC - Music Education Advocate Coalition
Contact: Dana Menser
443 S. Lynn Ave., Somerset
The Power & Passion of Words
Contact: Sarene Friedman • 814-444-5859
2:30 p.m., Last Saturday of Each Month
Roof Garden Chorus
Contact: Stu Kreinbrook • 814-445-5747
Tuesday evenings, Grace United Methodist Church
Mt. Union Sacred Harp Singers
Contact Linda Marker • 814-352-8029
2nd Thursdays of the month at Mt. Union Church
www.mtunion.org
Somerset Auxiliary of Johnstown
Symphony Orchestra
Contact Betty Schilling • 814-445-2502
4th Wednesday of month
at The Inn at Georgian Place
Woodcarvers
Contact: Jeff Baltzer • 814-893-5896
Wednesdays, 6:30 pm
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Upcoming Events & Affiliate Information
Herbal Gems and The Herb Garden at Laurel Arts
The Herbal Gems are always looking for new members and volunteers! The organization meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Dressler Center.
Click Here for a Video Tour of the Laurel Arts Herb Garden
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“New” Barbershop Chorus makes first appearance
The new Director of the Chorus is David Clark (aka/David Garwood.) David is well-known in the community for his years of work at the Mountain Playhouse, as a director of a number of outstanding choirs and choruses, and he also has previous experience in directing barbershop harmony singing.
The Chorus is planning for its annual show in October, and additional men are welcome to join in singing and may find it beneficial to know that everyone will be learning new music together. Chorus rehearsals are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings at Grace United Methodist Church on Felgar Road in Somerset. For more information, call Stu Kreinbrook 445-5747 or Ken Halverson 442-8313.
Somerset County Artists plan summer events
Somerset County Artist Association members will enjoy their annual picnic Tuesday, July 26. If you are interested in attending, contact Bob Reed, 267-3183, for details.
The organization’s August meeting will be Tuesday, August 23 at the Dressler Center. Dorene Currie will present a program on oil painting. The group’s annual banquet will be in September, and the October meeting will be a covered dish dinner and the election of officers.
Power and Passion of Words looking for members
Do you have a passion for the written word? Does writing empower you? The Power and Passion of Words is looking for members who love writing and reading. Members are also applying for a grant from PA Project for the Arts to promote the group and its functions.
For more information, contact Sarene Friedman, 444-5859. Members Virginia Ankney, Carol Nie, John Rogers, Evelyn Morgan, Barbara Poorbaugh and Rose Cupko invite you to join them at 2:30 p.m. the last Saturday of every month at the Dressler Center.
MEAC recognizes outstanding music students
The Somerset Area Music Education Advocate Coalition (MEAC) presented certificates and monetary awards to six students for their outstanding accomplishments in music at the Somerset Area School District Awards Assemblies.
High school senior Sean Gibson and eighth grader Jim deVries were awarded the MEAC All-Around Music Award for high proficiency in music. Three Eagle View Elementary Students received an award as most progressed for the school year at each grade level. They are sixth grader Amber Rouse on French horn, fifth grader Jordyn Miller on flute, and fourth grader Taylor Davis on clarinet. The recipient of the MEAC Most-Over-All Advanced Music Award is sixth grade band member Trevor Zambanini on percussion.
Band to play around the county
Somerset County Community Band prides itself on the “community” aspect of its name. Members live in Somerset, Berlin, Rockwood, Meyersdale, Boswell, Davidsville, Hollsopple, Stoystown, Friedens, Quecreek, Shanksville, Garrett, Buffalo Mills, Jeannette and Indiana. And, this summer, the band will play concerts at Somerset, Central City, Hidden Valley, Hollsopple, Ligonier, and Berlin.
Visit the band’s website, www.somersetcountyband.com, for details on the summer schedule. The band will also perform at Somerfest at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18.
Knitting Workshop planned for October
The Roof Garden Knitting Guild has big plans for fall. Designer Melissa Leapman, author of multiple best-selling knitting and crocheting books, will be presenting Fully-Fashioned and Fabulous and Celtic Cables at a workshop on Saturday, October 16. Anyone registering by August 1 may pre-order Melissa’s newest book, Continuous Cables: An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls and Curlicues, coming out in paperback in August. She’ll autograph the books at the workshop.
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