Updates, Concerts, Gigs & Happenings

July/August 2018

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To ADD An Event

You don’t need to be a Sponsor/Member of SCDH to list an event. 
But the event should be Dulcimer-Related or of musical interest to our organization. 
This is a public service of SCDH, which does not endorse or fund these events unless stated.  
Send your dulcimer events in the following format to: dulcimer@scdh.org
 

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President's Message

Happy Summer, Music Makers. Things really are heating up around here as we prepare for our 24th Harvest Festival of Dulcimers at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Costa Mesa on Sat., Sept. 15.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need YOU - all ages & levels of strength and experience to help produce the festival. http://www.scdh.org/SCDH/Fest._Volunteers.html Board member Kathryn LaMar and President Bobbi Adler are in charge of coordinating our Volunteer Corps. Please email Bobbi at ArnMiraAdler@sbcglobal.net and let me know you are able to be part of the action.

FESTIVAL INFO ON WEBSITE
Check out www.scdh.org - there’s plenty of information about the Fest.
Send me an email or call 714/534-2855 if questions.

ON A LARK AT DAY OF MUSIC FULLERTON
Congratulations to ‘On A Lark Celtic Trio’ for being one of four featured groups in the June 22, 2018 edition of the Orange County Register. The trio, VP Barbara Gershman, E-calendar chair Terry Gucwa, and resident artist Jill Cassidy, played at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Mo’s Fullerton Music and Les Amis Restaurant patio as part of Day of Music Fullerton’s more than 200 participating groups in celebration of World Music Day, June 21.

POSSIBLE HOUSE CONCERT AUG. 5 With STEVE EULBERG: INTERESTED?
Steve Eulberg http://www.steveeulberg.com (a previous festival featured artist) and a partner have offered to perform an early evening house concert at the Adler residence in Garden Grove, Sun., Aug. 5. This is the Sunday before our annual jam at the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach, Thursday, Aug. 9.
WHO would be interested in coming to this concert? We need a head count and to determine if we would have a large enough audience to schedule this concert. Ticket price to be determined, $15-$20 is standard.
PLEASE EMAIL ME NO LATER THAN SUN., JULY 8 for ‘pre-registrations'. Would this interfere with you participating in the SCDH-Shipley Jam? Let me know - ArnMiraAdler@sbcglobal.net

May the music add happiness to your days. All the best,

BOBBI ADLER, SCDH President
714-534-2855
ArnMiraAdler@sbcglobal.net

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HOT TOPICS & SPECIAL THANKS TO SPECIAL FOLKS from B. Gershman, VP:

SCDH JAM at SHIPLEY
AUGUST 9, 6-8pm -SCDH JAM at SHIPLEY NATURE CENTER in Huntington Beach.
We had 32 jammers & 45+ in the audience in 2017.
See info. at end of this list.
RSVP to Barbara at dulcimer@scdh.org
All acoustic instruments and listeners welcome!
Followed by OC Astronomers with telescopes to view the night sky.

WEBSITE UPDATED FOR FESTIVAL
Check out our website, www.scdh.org for festival details and updates.
Special thanks to our wonderful website guru, Georgiana Hennessy!!

Check out the festival flyer, schedule, registration, evening concert, bios of our headliners - Karen Ashbrook & Sarah Morgan, volunteer needs, vendors application, press release, mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer focus workshops, consignment booth, opportunity drawing and more.

Pre-registration early bird discount by Aug. 1 or paid sponsorship - http://www.scdh.org/SCDH/Fest._Reg_Tickets.html

Coming soon - extensive webpage on Workshop descriptions; Instrument Fundraiser; Mid-Day Concert and more.

FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS
Hammered Dulcimer 1&2; Fretted Dulcimer 1&2; Music Theory; Train Songs for FDs; Ukulele; Fiddle; Bodhran; Autoharp; Storytelling; Sing & Play; Harmonica; Demo-Cigar Box Instruments; Jam workshop for FDs; Drum & Flute Circle; and Community Jam. Something for everyone!!! It’s not just for Dulcimers!! http://www.scdh.org/SCDH/2018_Festival_Files/Other%20Workshops%20SCDH%20Festival%202018%20v1%20BW.pdf

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Musical Events/Performances/Workshops
July/August 2018

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