Newsletter

January – February 2020

Visit us at: www.smac-arts.com

President’s Message:

Dear Arts Lovers- Happy winter, happy season! Please take a little time to read through this letter for announcement and dates to mark on your calendar.

Please forward this newsletter to new friends and neighbors who may be interested in joining the Smith Mountain Arts Council or attending one of our fun arts outlets, activities or events. When you were new to this community, did you wonder how to get involved in activities you would enjoy? There is plenty to do as a participant, organizer, leader, attendee, teacher or learner. If you are nervous about attending and need a friend to go with, please let me know and I can put you in touch with just the right person to break the ice!

Just as a heads up, the SMAC website will be getting a facelift soon and we hope it will be easier to use. There will be an introduction of a new ticketing system in a few months. We will make this transition as easy as possible for you to reduce frustration. We will post instructions and any Board member stands ready to help you adjust to be able to purchase your reduced price tickets. Spread the word that, when you are a member of SMAC, you do receive benefits and a reduction in ticket prices is a great benefit!!

It is so much fun living in the Smith Mountain Lake area and there are lots of activities. The primary thing we are trying to recognize and put forth some effort to plan for is arts activities for younger families and younger people. We are starting a youth Board comprised of young (under 50) adults and youth to plan. Nothing has been done yet so now is the time to step forward if you want to be part of these discussions and planning! Contact me and I can give you more details! Karen DeBord SMAC Website: You may have noticed that the website is undergoing some "changes." We are working on a facelift to give it more life and easier functionality. Right now, you're seeing a strange landing page. This will soon change to the permanent page. Unfortunately, doing a facelift is a little like making sausage. You really don't want to see how the sausage it made. The company that supplies our software doesn't allow us to build the site offline and turn it on with a quick flick of a switch. I'll be working on cleaning the site up over the holidays. As we roll our more features, stay tuned to the newsletter. It will all be worth it when we are done. www.smac-arts.com The Smith Mountain Lake Arts Council [SMAC]

Mission: SMAC serves as a coordination body for the performing and visual arts in and around the Smith Mountain Lake area. SMAC provides opportunities for individuals and groups to participate in and experience the various forms of arts for their cultural pleasure and enhancement. Additionally, SMAC works to secure resources and community support for the promotion of the arts.

SMAC invites you to join our efforts to promote the arts through a variety of events throughout the year and receive member discounts for most events, join SMAC at http://smithmountainartscouncil.com/Join/Renew

New Members: Linda Wilmesher

Thank You to all our new members, Affiliates and to all those that continue to support us. It is your support that allows us to continue to bring the Arts to our Community. Thank You for Supporting the Arts!

Change of Address: Contact Kathryn Orth 297-4819

Next Board Meeting: TEP

Jan 17: 9:30 – 11:30am

Feb 21: 9:30 – 11:30am

Officers President Karen DeBord 919-819-5438 Vice President Kathryn Orth 297-4819 Secretary Clif Collins 721-8425 Treasurer Marty Bowers 297-0965 Board of Directors

Art Show Merita Cheney 413-335-9391 Sheridan Brown 904 449 1580

Member E-Blasts Larry Sakayama 520-6213 B Sharps John O’Connell 297-0369 Community Relations Frank Lea 297-0951 Lake Players Anne Motley 719-1928 Lake Writers Larry Helms 427-1920 Lakeside Singers Karen DeBord 919-819-5438 Membership Kathryn Orth 297-4819 Newsletter Peter Coriasco 420-1018 Noteables Carol Brewer 719-2513 Photo Club John O’Connell 297-0369

Photo Show Co-chairs Barbara Nocera 919-534-5254 Kathryn Orth 297-4819

Publicity Susan McSlarrow 874-0748 Scholarship Judy Helms 427-1920 Special Events & Production Manager Joe Yarbrough 804-356-3300 Webmaster Betsy Ashton 297-5495 Youth Outreach / JAM Director Jim Mullens 420 9167 Consultant Grants Consultant Lois Spencer 580-2010 Affiliates

Bald Knob Artist Phil Sheridan Harriet Madar

721-4106 890-7039

Bower Center for the Arts Susan Martin 540-586-4235 Friends of Moneta/SML Library Kathy Justice 850-206-7587 Harmeneers Alan Milne 719-2830 Harvester Performance Center Sheila Silverstein [box-office#] 484-8277 Let’s Dance Band Jim Reynolds 580-2715 SML Steel Drum Bands Jerry Hale 721-7222 SML Woodturners John O'Connell 297-0369 Southwest VA Songwriters Larry Sakayama 721-3838 The Bedford Little Town Players Karen Hopkins 586-5881 Westlake Ringers Randi Paul 610-360-0149

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Calendar – Upcoming Events SMAC is now signed up for inclement weather announcements. Closings will be broadcast on WSLS TV

(Channel 10) and listed on their website (WSLS.com) or at WDBJ7.com (online only).

Be sure to print this page so you don’t miss these events!

Jan 5 & 6: Little Town Players Auditions for I Hate Hamlet http://www.littletownplayers.com/auditions.html Jan 6: Photo Club Meeting All photographers welcome More information on page 6 Jan 9: SML Woodturners meeting More information on page 7

Jan 15: B Sharps Performance at Brandon Oaks More information on page 6

Jan 19: Bower Center Cultural Reflections: "Immigrants to America" More information on page 7

Jan 30: Let’s Dance Winter Festival Program at The Glebe in Daleville, VA

Feb 3: Photo Club Meeting All photographers welcome More information on page 6

Feb 5: B Sharps Performance at Runk and Pratt More information on page 6

Feb 11-14: Harmeneer’s Singing Valentine’s More information to reserve one on page 4

Mar 2: Photo Club Meeting All photographers welcome More information on page 6

Mar 3: Lakeside Singers Potluck! All new singers welcome More information on page 4

Mar 10: Lakeside Singers Rehearsals begin on Tuesdays at 6:30

Mar 13: SMAC Coffeehouse Presents Nashville Songwriters Concert More information on page 5

Mar 13-15, 20-22: Little Town Players Present I Hate Hamlet More information on page 4

Mar 28: SML Steel Drum Bands will headline a New Orleans Jazz Fest to benefit the SML YMCA More information on page 4

April 2020: Bald Knob Artist - 100th Anniversary of the Enactment of the prohibition of alcoholic beverages More information on page 6

Apr 3: SMAC Coffeehouse Presents Southwest Virginia Songwriters More information on page 5

April 24-26: SMAC John Faber Memorial Photo Show More information on page 6

May 8 & 9: SMAC Coffeehouse Presents Panini Brothers with Sue Halloran and Ken Hitchcock More information on page 5

May 10: Bald Knob Artist: Mother's Day Art Show More information on page 6

May 11-16: Bald Knob Artist Plein Aire Roanoke Event More information on page 6

Jun 5 & 6: Lakeside Singers Present Annual Concert

Jun 5-7, 12-14: Little Town Players Present Once Upon a Mattress More information on page 4

Jun 19: SMAC Coffeehouse Presents Linda Kay Simmons: ‘Lightning Shall Strike” More information on page 5

Aug: Bald Knob Art Show

Nov 13, 14: SML Harmeneers Annual Show Trinity Ecumenical Parish; 13th 7-9pm, 14th 2-4pm The Harvester: https://harvester-musiccom/ January 4 Junior Sisk 11 "A Hot Night in January”, Crawford & Power and Cimmaron; to

benefit FCHS Skills USA 12 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder SOLD OUT 16 Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) 17 Rhonda Vincent & the Rage 2 18 Firefall 2 21 Mipso w/Bridget Kearney & Benjamin Lazar Davis 24 Chad Prather 2 25 POCO 2 31 Legacy Motown Revue 2020 February 1 Doug Stone (Acoustic) Landing Pad Stage 1 Jake Shimabukuro 6 Davy Knowles 7 Acoustic Syndicate 8 "The Daily Show" Writers Comedy Tour 10 Joan Osborne 11 An Evening with Art Garfunkel 14 The Earls of Leicester 15 Janis! A Celebration of the Life and Music of Janis Joplin 21 The Seldom Scene 22 Mike Doughty (Landing Pad Stage) 22 The Robey Family & Friends 23 Trampled By Turtles w/ Upstate

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Harmeneers: The SML Harmeneers annual show will be November 13th and 14th 2020. Please mark your calendars and Save the Dates!

Feb 11-14: Singing Valentines! Call now to reserve one of our unique singing Valentines for delivery on: Mon, Feb 11; Tue, Feb 12; Wed, Feb 13 or Thu, Feb 14 A Singing Valentine by a Barbershop Quartet includes a Rose, a Card and at least 2 songs! Additional info on website https://www.smlharmeneers.com/

Lakeside Singers: Lakeside Singers is recruiting! Do you enjoy singing with a group?

The Lakeside Singers are recruiting for 2020. It is going to be a really fun year!

March 3rd: Potluck! The first gathering is a potluck to sign up to sing and meet each other. Potluck will be March 3rd at Trinity Ecumenical starting at 6:00 pm. Bring a dish (of food) to share.

Starting March 10th: Rehearsals will be each Tuesday following that at Trinity in the Music Room starting at 6:30.

June 5th & 6th: The concert is scheduled for June 5th (7:00 pm) and June 6th (3:00 pm).

Little Town Players Presents: http://www.littletownplayers.com Box Office: 540-586-5881, English Meadows – Elks Home Campus, Bedford VA 24523 Show Times: 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday Nights & 2 p.m. Sundays.

I Hate Hamlet: March 13-15, 20-22, 2020 - Director: David Walton, auditions Jan, 5 & 6

Once Upon a Mattress: June 5-7, 12-14, 2020 - Director: Denis F. Deane

Single tickets are $15/show. If you are not on our mailing list and wish to be, you may send your name and address by email to Lisa Butler at Lgbutler101@aol.com.

SML Steel Drum Bands: New Year - Save the Date – March 28th! The SML Steel Drum Bands will headline a New Orleans Jazz Fest to benefit the SML YMCA on March 28th featuring unique arrangements with the drummers accompanied by a Preservation Hall-style jazz quartet. Be among the very first to hear steel drums do Dixieland--you won't find this sound anywhere else!

The Y's new director, Andrea Fansler, is promising a really fine New Orleans style all-you-can-eat buffet with Hurricanes available.

Ticket prices and more info to come, but you'll want to mark this one on your fresh 2020 March calendar page and line up some friends to join you at your table!

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Special Events and Coffee House Concerts: Mark Your Calendars NOW Special Events ended our 2019 calendar year with our Annual Christmas Special, “A Bouknight & Wiley Family Christmas” concert on December 20, 2019 @ Trinity Ecumenical Parish. This event was well attended to a near capacity crowd. Their performance was spectacular, with multiple standing ovations. 2020 coffeehouse events: All Coffeehouse events will be held at 1100 Celebration Ave., Suite 101, Moneta, behind Casa D’ Amici Restaurant, in the lower level. Please check SMAC’s website for event details and ticket sale dates in February.

Kirsti Manna Southwest Virginia Songwriters Panini Brothers with Sue Halloran and Ken Hitchcock Linda Kay Simmons

March 13th: A Nashville Songwriters Concert, featuring, straight from Nashville, Kirsti Manna, who wrote Blake Shelton’s first hit “Austin” and Bill Warner with many hits and over 300 songs recorded internationally. His songs appeared on Good Morning America, The Tonight Show and the Young and the Restless, just to name a few.

April 3rd: Southwest Virginia Songwriters Association, with members from our own back yard, playing an eclectic collection of songs and musical styles.

May 8th & 9th: Back by popular demand, the Panini Brothers, with Special Guest Sue Halloran and Ken Hitchcock. Both the Panini Brothers as well as our special guests, Sue Halloran and Ken Hitchcock, reside here at SML. Sue is a member of the “String of Pearls”, a NYC based trio that belts out harmonies to jazz standards from Great American Songbook. Ken has played sax with BB King, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and a host of other great artist.

June 19th: Local author Linda Kay Simmons presentation of stage adaptation of her novel “Lightning Shall Strike”.

Wiley-Bouknight Families Shine during the Holiday Concert

Many living in the Smith Mountain Lake area eagerly await the occasion when the talented Wiley and Bouknight families join to present a holiday concert. The nearly 400 ticket holders who attended the Wiley Bouknight Family Christmas on December 20 found their expectations exceeded with this year’s program.

Maestro David Stewart Wiley, the music director and conductor of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of Long Island, New York, played the piano for every piece and was accompanied by his son, Misha, on cello and wife, Leah, on vocals. Misha has practically grown up before the eyes of his many friends at Smith Mountain Lake, and his talent is phenomenal. Leah Wiley is a bright and delightful soprano who performed a beautiful rendition of Pie Jesu and Jesu Bambino. Phillip and Tara Bouknight, both professionally trained and experienced with oratorio, strongly represented the Bouknight family with O, Holy Night and Mary, Did you Know, among others. Phillip read a stunning version of A Christmas Story from 1914, and an audience favorite was David’s improvisation of Santa Claus is Coming to Town followed by audience participation for a traditional sing along of carols.

Many thanks to these generous and talented artistic families for bringing joy to the season!

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B-Sharps: The B Sharps sang Christmas Carols, hymns, and old favorite songs at the Bedford Adult day care Center and Bedford County Nursing Home in December.

On January 15th they will sing for the residents of Brandon Oaks in Roanoke and Brookdale (formerly Ridgewood Gardens) in Salem.

February 5th: The B Sharps will also be performing on Wed Feb 5th, at 10:00 am at Runk and Pratt, Westlake and 2:00 Central Virginia Community Alliance, Moneta

Photo Club:

The SML Photo Club meets on the first Monday of the month at the Moneta Library at 7:00 pm.

SML Photo Club meets on January 6th at the Moneta Library at 7:00 pm. Guest speaker is Kevin Blackburn, a Professional Photographer from Waynesboro VA. Guests are welcome.

Photo Contest and Show: Save the Date!

Calling all photographers! Get your best photos ready for the next SMAC John Faber Memorial Photo Show, April 24-26.

Stay tuned for more information and the Entry Form in the next newsletter.

Let’s Dance Band: The Let's Dance Band is a contemporary swing band under the musical direction of Ken Richardson. The band consists of 20 creative and talented musicians, many of whom have performed professionally in their past careers. Our primary goals are to enjoy and promote the “Big Band" style of music as well as mentor young musicians.

Jan 30th : Winter Festival Program at The Glebe in Daleville, VA

Bald Knob Artists

New Officers: President - Rebecca Stormer- 238-8349; VP - Michele Bradley - 263-8349; Treasurer- Harriet Madar - 890-7093; Secretary- Bob Stout - 483-7811

April 2020: 100th Anniversary of the Enactment of the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. People from all over will attend this event. Carol Yopp is asking our art group, (but not limited to us), to produce fifty paintings. Need ideas to paint, check out the local Historical Society, internet, or your memory!

May 2020:

Mother's Day Art Show at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Rocky Mount.

Dana Phillips announced the Plein Aire Roanoke Event will be from May 11th through May 16th. This event has been featured in Plein Aire Magazine. For more information contact Sue Turner Wright at artzsuzi@hotmail.com or Dana Phillips at danaphillips@live.com 540-759-4047.

August 2020: Bald Knob Art Show Any questions please call Harriet Madar at 540-890-7039.

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SML Woodturners: We are a group of wood turners that have joined together to share ideas and techniques and to use our knowledge to educate others in the art of the lathe and woodturning. Through our meetings and events, we promote, demonstrate and teach woodturning skills at all levels. Whether you are a beginner, expert, or just curious about woodturning, you are sure to learn something new at our monthly meeting demonstrations. We meet at the old firehouse located at the intersection of Scruggs Road and Blue Water Drive in Moneta, VA. Visitors, guests and prospective members are invited to stop by at one of our meetings, or contact one of our officers, to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of Smith Mountain Lake Woodturners. January 9th: SML Woodturners meeting. Members will share “Tricks and Tips” program. Guests are Welcome. Directions can be found at https://www.smlwoodturners.net/

Bower Center: www.bowercenter.org 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford:

Gallery Admission is Always Free: Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-4pm

Join us every 2nd Friday from 5-8pm for special open gallery hours, studio and classroom tours, community art projects, and more!

Events: https://www.bowercenter.org/upcoming-eventsExhibitions Cultural Reflections: "Immigrants to America" presentation by Sergei Troubetzkoy

Jan 19, 2020, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM; Free and open to the public. Classes: https://www.bowercenter.org/classes

NEW! Art instruction available in 5 areas now available to Bedford County's homeschooling communities; January 2020 Enrolling Now. More

Immersive Guided Imagery & Music (GIM), Mon, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Jan 6, 2020 - Mar 2, 2020 Adults Only

Weaving Three Day Workshop! Wed, Thu, Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm Jan 15, 2020 - Jan 17, 2020 Ages 13 - 18+ yrs

Intro to Pottery & Ceramics Tue, 10:00am - 12:00pm Jan 21, 2020 - Feb 25, 2020 Adults Only

Many more - https://www.bowercenter.org/classes Current Wellness Offerings: https://www.bowercenter.org/wellness

Tai Chi Qigong

Tai Chi

Strengthen and Restore Yoga

Gentle Flow Yoga

Chair Yoga

Back Care Yoga

View Yoga Schedule

Current Exhibits: https://www.bowercenter.org/exhibits

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