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July 2024
Guitar Workshop with Award-Winning Instructor Allen Shadd
Saturday, July 13 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm Ages 15-18: $15 Ages 18+: $25 Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced In this two-hour-long workshop, students will learn about adding skills that build on their current playing level, how to start and build a solo, how to make the most of practice time, as well as cover some of the fundamentals often overlooked or forgotten by players as they progress. Click here to register! Instructor Bio: Allen…
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Do you enjoy local history? Grab your coffee and join us Wednesday, July 17, at 10:30 AM for Coffee with the Curator in our Great Hall! Our curator, Zach Dressel, will facilitate a discussion on a topic relating to our county’s history and present items from the Cleveland County Historical Collection. Click here to register!
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Center Stage Concert Series: Larry & Joe
Thursday, July 18 6:00 PM $30 Click here to purchase tickets to Larry & Joe. Cash bar will be available. Special thanks to 2024 season sponsors: Donald & Carla Beam Family Foundation & JT Scruggs About Larry & Joe: Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass…
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Center Stage Concert Series: Kristin Scott Benson & Friends
Thursday, August 8 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to Kristin Scott Benson & Friends. Cash bar will be available. Special thanks to individual show sponsor: Scott Stinchcomb Special thanks to 2024 season sponsors: Donald & Carla Beam Family Foundation & JT Scruggs About Kristin Scott Benson: Kristin Scott Benson is the five-time International Bluegrass Music Association’s Banjo Player of the Year and recipient of the 2018 Steve Martin Prize…
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Pickin’ on the Square
Join us in celebrating a decade of music and community at Pickin' on the Square! In honor of our 10-year anniversary, we're shaking things up! Mark your calendars for the second Saturday of June, July, and August, from 11 am to 1 pm. It's time for concerts and a casual jam session on the court square of the Earl Scruggs Center. Whether you're a seasoned picker or just love soaking in the sounds of bluegrass music, this is…
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Earl Scruggs Music Festival
Mill Spring, NC 28756 United States
The Earl Scruggs Music Festival honors the life and legacy of American icon and musical legend, Earl Scruggs, who was born in the small Flint Hill community of nearby Cleveland County, NC. It was here in this region, surrounded by a musical family and a host of influences, where Mr. Scruggs laid the foundation for his influential and groundbreaking career. Best known for bringing the “Scruggs style” of playing the 5-string banjo to the world, he crossed musical boundaries and…
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Do you enjoy local history? Grab your coffee and join us Wednesday, September 18, at 10:30 AM for Coffee with the Curator in our Great Hall! Our curator, Zach Dressel, will facilitate a discussion on a topic relating to our county’s history and present items from the Cleveland County Historical Collection. Click here to register!
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Do you enjoy local history? Grab your coffee and join us Wednesday, October 16, at 10:30 AM for Coffee with the Curator in our Great Hall! Our curator, Zach Dressel, will facilitate a discussion on a topic relating to our county’s history and present items from the Cleveland County Historical Collection. Click here to register!
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Sacred Sounds of Western North Carolina: A Shaped Note Singing Workshop with Laura Boosinger
Shaped Note singing is a sacred music tradition that traces its roots back to the 19th century when congregations that did not have access to pianos and organs sang acapella with the aid of specialized hymn books that used shapes instead of traditional notation in order to be more accessible to those who could not read music. Today this form of singing is still in use and many gatherings are held throughout the country, bringing singers from far and wide…
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Do you enjoy local history? Grab your coffee and join us Wednesday, November 20, at 10:30 AM for Coffee with the Curator in our Great Hall! Our curator, Zach Dressel, will facilitate a discussion on a topic relating to our county’s history and present items from the Cleveland County Historical Collection. Click here to register!
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