Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center will hold their Fall Recital on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at the First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue).  Info from the Joyful Noise e-newsletter:

Our Fall Recital is coming up on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville.  I hope you all can attend!  There will be two instrumental recitals taking place in the Sanctuary, one at 3 p.m. and one at 4:30 p.m. In between, kind members of the First Presbyterian will once again be providing a reception in the Fellowship Hall.  During this time (4 p.m.) students of the Dance program will perform for us. Come out and support the students of Joyful Noise!

First Baptist Church (63 North Main Street ) is hosting a Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance on Friday, February 13, 7-8:30 p.m.:

This event celebrates the special relationship fathers have with their daughters. It is a fun way to show what it really means to be loved, honored and cherished. All daughters, young and old, are invited to bring their dads, uncles or granddads to a night of fun and food! Men, even if you can’t dance, just come and twirl a girl, clap your hands and have some fun! As a means of outreach, invite others to this special event. Light refreshments will be served.

Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center has announced their winter 2009 class offerings.  Here’s what they have scheduled:

Appalachian Arts
Cary Fridley’s Traditional Appalachian Music Workshops are continuing in 2009, with Appalachian Ballad Singing and Old-Time Guitar/Bass, alternating on Monday nights. Workshops are held at the First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue ). Ballad Singing is on the first and third Mondays and Guitar/Bass is on the second and fourth Mondays from 7-8 p.m. Workshop fees are $10/workshop. Before each workshop there is a student slow jam open to the community with instruction from 6-7 p.m. Fee is $5.  Individual lessons are also available with Cary to learn guitar, bass, flute, singing, and banjo. Email joyfulnoisceartcenter@gmail.com for information about prices and scheduling.

Musical Mornings with Mommy and Me
This new musical offering will be a creative 5-week course, Habitats Around the World, Part II, one hour each week that will include music, movement and laughter. Habitats Around the World will explore different sounds and music heard within different regions in our country and around the globe.  The total cost is $65 for a 5-week class, for ages 2-4. Please add an additional $25 per sibling to the total cost of the class. Classes will begin late January at Weaverville United Methodist Church (85 North Main Street ). Please call for details on class dates and times or with general questions. For information contact Cynthia Roop at croop@mhc.edu or 319-7077.

Sole Impact Dance Classes
Dance classes being offered this winter are beginning Irish/clogging for kids, beginning clogging for adults, intermediate clogging for kids, and intermediate clogging for teens and adults.  Classes are held Monday evenings at the First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue ) from approximately January 5 through mid-May.  Class times are:  Beginning Irish/clogging for kids, 5:15-6 pm; Beginning Clogging for Adults, 6-6:45 p.m.; Intermediate clogging for kids, 6:45-7:30; Intermediate clogging for teens and adults, 7:30-8:15 p.m.  Cost is $10 per class, or $8 per class for current Joyful Noise students and family members. For information contact Heidi at 319-7202.

Traditional Hand Quilting
Learn the traditional way of making a quilt by hand. Participants will complete a 32″x32″ sampler quilt using a variety of hand-sewing techniques and patterns. (Supplies are not included – a supply list will be provided upon registration.) The class is $12 per session, begins on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 and meets every other Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the library at First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue ). Instructor Lynda Sondles is a multi-media artist whose colorful and vibrant quilts, baskets and pastel drawings are in private collections throughout the country. Lynda works out of her studio near Weaverville, where the mountain colors and landscapes provide continual inspiration for her work. For more information or to sign up, contact Lynda at 775-2499 or LyndaSondles@gmail.com.

For information about any of the classes or about Joyful Noise, contact 649-2828 or joyfulnoiseartscenter@gmail.com.

Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center has 5 new classes beginning this Fall:

Announcing new courses and new teaching locations for the Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center. In addition to private lessons and traditional dance classes currently offered in Weaverville at the First Presbyterian Church, Joyful Noise will now have teaching locations in Marshall and Woodfin, and will be starting classes in Kindermusik, Appalachian Music, and Traditional Dance this fall. Joyful Noise is also accepting students for private lessons on violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass and voice.

Kindermusik Classes
For ages 6 months to 3 years
Location: Weaverville United Methodist Church
Contact: Cynthia Roop, 319-7077, croop@mhc.edu

Flatfoot Clogging and Irish Step Dance Classes
Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Contact: Heidi Kulas, 319-7202, cloggerina@charter.net

Appalachian Ballad Singing
Alternating Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Weaverville
Contact: Cary Fridley, MMA, 337-6467, caryfridley@gmail.com

Old-time Rhythm Guitar and Bass
Alternating Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Weaverville
Contact: Cary Fridley, MMA, 337-6467, caryfridley@gmail.com

Appalachian Slow Jam
Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Weaverville
Contact: Cary Fridley, MMA, 337-6467, caryfridley@gmail.com

About Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise is a non-profit community arts center that serves Buncombe and Madison Counties. Their mission is to provide quality arts experiences that inspire creativity, cultivate connections to regional cultural heritage, and enrich the lives of all members of the community.

For more information about private lessons, please contact the director of Joyful Noise, Dr. Gina Caldwell, 649-2828, gina_m_caldwell@yahoo.com

From the Joyful Noise Music and Arts Center:

Joyful Noise Music and Arts Center is offering clogging and Irish step dance classes at beginning and Intermediate levels starting in June. Classes take place at 30 Alabama Avenue in Weaverville.

Mondays – Intermediate Level Classes

• 5:30 p.m. – Kids clogging ages 5-9
• 6:30 p.m. – Irish step
• 7:30 p.m. – Clogging ages 10 through adult.

Tuesdays – Beginning Level Classes

• 5:30 p.m. – Kids clogging ages 5-9
• 6:30 p.m. – Irish step
• 7:30 p.m. – Clogging ages 10 through adult

Each hour long class is $12 per class. There will also be a week long intensive summer camp July 14-19 offering several forms of traditional percussive dance. Please contact Dance Program director Heidi Kulas for more information at 410-212-3215 or cloggerina@charter.net.