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Hello Friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

Another concert season has ended in Brasstown, but what a great bunch of concerts we had this summer!  MANY, MANY THANKS to all those who volunteered in the kitchen, with parking, greeting attendees and quilt raffling. Thanks to all of YOU who came out in great numbers to support our Brasstown Community Center and hear great Bluegrass music!  Thanks to Clay Logan for scheduling the bands, coordinating services and as always, working behind the scenes to make it all happen – AND entertaining us while emceeing!

Our Community Pot Luck Dinner is held every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at the Brasstown Community Center on Settawig Road.  This month it will be held on Tuesday, September 18th. Bring children, family and
friends,and a dish to share.  Come out to share food and fellowship with friends, neighbors, and new people in our community.

The Kula Wellness Center offers yoga, pilates, massage, Ayurveda consultations with Hannah Levin, group meditation and special workshops.   The Old Time Jam will be held from 8-10 pm on Friday, September 14th.  For details on classes and workshops, check the Kula website at Kula.Love.  The Kula Center is located on the hill above Clay’s Corner and it is accessed from Settawig Road by Emily Lane (immediately past the Post Office on the left as you are leaving Brasstown).

The John C. Campbell Folk School is an incredible resource in our community.  In additional to a wide variety of classes to learn how to do things, there are concerts and dances.  Don’t forget the annual Fall Festival will be held the first weekend in October (October 6 & 7) Check out the Folk School classes and activities at their website:
https://www.folkschool.org.

The Brasstown Fire Department now officially has their 501(c) 3.  Fund raising for the Brasstown Fire Department is ongoing.  Contributions go towards a new building to house the Fire Department.  Donations can be sent to the Brasstown Fire  Department, P.O. Box 55, Brasstown, NC 28902.  Any amount will be appreciated.  Let’s all support our Brasstown Community Fire Department!

Walnut Hollow Ranch:  Check out all that Walnut Hollow Ranch has to offer at their website:  http://walnuthollowranch.com.

Your Brasstown Bell Crier,
Virginia Miller

Hello Friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

The Brasstown Community Center continues its Summer Concert Series with Third Degree on Saturday, August 11th 2018. This is the next to the last concert!

Third Degree is proud to carry on the bluegrass tradition. The band delivers to the audience a mix of bluegrass, gospel and country music seasoned with some old time fiddle tunes. Band members all have their families, jobs and hobbies but through their love for music share a close friendship that the audience can feel as they perform.

Not to tell anyone’s age, but most of these guys have been picking since they were young lads over forty years ago. They may pick for the fun of it but each member takes their music seriously. If you enjoy the dance floor, you will want to wear your dancing shoes as these guys give the cloggers and dancers a fierce work out!

Band members (from left to right) consist of: Tim Painter (bass), Tyler Ritchie (guitar), Greg Brooks (fiddle), Larry Rapier (mandolin) and Dewayne Smith (banjo).

The Brasstown Community Civic Center is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find more traditional music of Western North Carolina.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, children under 12 are free. Hot dog and barbecue sandwich plates, homemade cobbler, ice cream and root beer floats will be available for purchase.

Fundraiser concerts are held May through August on the second and fourth Saturdays. The center is a non-profit, and all proceeds from the concerts and facility rentals are for maintenance and upkeep of the building. For details, call 828-361-3040.

Your Brasstown Bell Crier,
Virginia Miller

Hello Friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

The Brasstown Community Center is proud to welcome Jonah Riddle and the Carolina Express on Saturday, July 28th 2018 as part of our Summer Concert Series.

From the hills of Western North Carolina, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music. Jonah and Grayson grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning they clung to the roots of the music, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to
start his own band, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express.

Jonah plays a style of banjo that is quickly fading away in today’s business. You can easily hear the Stanley, Scruggs, and Osborne influences in his sound, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the group’s lead singing. His style of guitar playing has a strong, steady rhythm, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! Their father, Benjie, holds down upright bass duties for the band.

The Brasstown Community Civic Center is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find more traditional music of Western North Carolina.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, children under 12 are free. Hot dog and barbecue sandwich plates, homemade cobbler, ice cream and root beer floats will be available for purchase.

Fundraiser concerts are held May through August on the second and fourth Saturdays. The center is a non-profit, and all proceeds from the concerts and facility rentals are for maintenance and upkeep of the building. For details, call 828-361-3040.

From left to right: Jonah, Benjie and Grayson Riddle

Hello Friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

Summer Concert Series:  What could be better than going to a bluegrass concert at the Brasstown Community Center on a summer evening, admiring the beautiful mountain view and seeing the lightening bug show as dusk falls?   Our next concert will be on July 14th with the much loved Wilson Family and you can count on great music!  On July 28th Jonah Riddle and the Carolina Express will perform.
Doors open at 6:00 pm.  AND don’t forget, hot dogs, BBQ plates, home made cobblers, ice cream, soda and coffee will be available for purchase. Concerts will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturday during the concert season.  The concert schedule is listed on the Brasstown Community Center website: https://brasstowncommunitycenter.org/concerts/2018-summer-concert-series.
We are proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of NorthCarolina. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find festivals, concerts, jam sessions, and plenty of singing and dancing to the Traditional Music of Western North Carolina.

Our Community Pot Luck Dinner is held every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at the Brasstown Community Center on Settawig Road.  This month it will be held on Tuesday, July 17th.  Bring children, friends and a dish to share and come out to share food and fellowship with friends, neighbors, and new people in our community.

Freedom Rally: Your invited to join us for Congressman Mark Meadows Freedom Rally on Saturday, July 21st from 3:00-5:00 pm at The Brasstown Community Civic Center. All 11th District county’s are invited and welcome to attend.  Meet local county & state officials and candidates and enjoy live gospel music & entertainment. There is no admission fee but donations will be accepted. Free ice cream will be served!

The Brasstown Community Center Education Building is progressing. Clay Logan reports that the cabinets have been installed.  The sink needs to be installed, the sewer and water hooked up, the outside stuccoed, and the building furnished with tables. The Brasstown Community Center is a 501C3 charitable organization.  Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated!  Checks can be sent to Brasstown Community Civic Center, PO Box 111, Brasstown, North Carolina 28902

The Kula Wellness Center offers yoga, pilates, massage, Ayurveda consultations with Hannah Levin, group meditation and special workshops.  On July 28th Renee will be hold a class on how to make Kambucha. Wednesday, July 25th there is a free Ayurveda class on dosha types.  The Old Time Jam will be held from 8-10 pm on Friday, July 20th.  For details on classes, check the Kula website at Kula.Love. The Kula Center is located on the hill above Clay’s Corner and it is accessed from Settawig Road by Emily Lane (immediately past the Post Office on the left as you are leaving Brasstown).

The John C. Campbell Folk School is an incredible resource in our community.  Check out the Folk School classes and activities at their website https://www.folkschool.org.

Brasstown Fire Department:  Fund raising for the Brasstown Fire Department is ongoing.  Contributions go towards a new building to house the Fire Department. The Brasstown Fire Department has applied for 501C3 charitable organization status. The 501C3 application is pending. Donations can be sent to the Brasstown Fire Department, P.O. Box 55, Brasstown, NC 28902.  Any amount will be appreciated.  Let’s all support our Brasstown Community Fire Department!

Check out all that Walnut Hollow Ranch has to offer at their website: http://walnuthollowranch.com

Your Brasstown Bell Crier,
Virginia Miller