The events listed below are all classes or concerts with Jeff Sebens.
2008
February
Mon. Feb.11: "On Agate Hill," Barter Theatre, Abingdon VA, 7:30
Arts Array, $10, Barter Theatre Box Office: 276-628-3991
Thurs. Feb. 28: "On Agate Hill," Elkin NC, Parkwood, 7 p.m., Anne Gulley 336-835-1440
March
Thurs. March 6: “Ivy Rowe,” Wytheville, Va., First Thursdays with History, Linda Logan, 276-223-3433
Tues. March 18: "On Agate Hill," L.M.U., Harrogate TN, Silas House, silashouse@bellsouth.net
Sat. March 29: "The C-Word," Episcopal Deacons' Retreat, Lake Logan NC
April
Mon. April 7: "On Agate Hill" WCU Literary Festival, Cullowhee NC, with Lee Smith 7:30, Coulter Auditorium, free, Mary Adams, madams@email.wcu.edu
April 13-18, Dulcimer Discoveries, Abingdon, VA
With Anne Lough, LD and HD Classes
April 20-25, Augusta Dulcimer Week, Elkins, WV
with Maddie Macneil, Sam Rizetta and Anne Lough
Info: 1-800-624-3157. www.augustaheritage.com
Sun. April 27: "Confessions of a Deacon's Wife," Holy Ground, Asheville,
4 pm Unitarian-Universalist Church, post-show panel, refreshments, 828-236-0222
MAY
May 2-3: "Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival", Terry Lefler, www.musicfestival.collegeparkbaptist.org
May 4-10: Mandolin Building Workshop,Abingdon VA,
Elderhostel, with Jeff, ciden@exchange.vt.edu
Thurs. May 15: "Ivy Rowe," Brevard NC, Transylvania Co. Library, 7 p.m., free, 828-884-3151, x226
JUNE
June 5-8, June 14-15, "On Agate Hill," Chapel Hill, Deep Dish Theatre
Thurs. June 5: 7:30; Fri. 8 pm, both Sat's 8 pm, Sunday 2 p.m., 919.968.1515
Fri. June 13: "On Agate Hill," Mtn. Heritage Lit. Festival, LMU, Harrogate, TN, with Lee Smith evening, Lincoln Memorial University, silashouse@bellsouth.net
August
Aug. 4-8 "Lap Dulcimer Building Workshop",Floyd, Va, Jacksonville Center
Aug 17-23 "Hammered Dulcimer Building Workshop",
John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
SEPTEMBER
Sat. Sept. 27, "The C-Word," Monroe NC, Cancer Survivors' Day Lisa Arrico, Carolina Medical Centers-Union, 704-225-2826, 4-7 p.m., details TBA
OCTOBER
Oct. 28-Nov.2: "Music to Make, Stories to Tell" Workshop, Abingdon VA,
Elderhostel, with Jeff, ciden@exchange.vt.edu
NOVEMBER
Nov. 22: "On Agate Hill," West Jefferson NC, Ashe County Arts Council
2009
February
Feb. 8-14: "Hammered Dulcimer Building Workshop",
John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
July
July 26-31, 2009: Dulcimer Celebration,John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
August
Aug. 23-28, 2009: "Hammered Dulcimer Building Workshop",
John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Dulcimer Club
This group meets the first Tuesday night of each month at 6:30
pm. We are a diverse gathering of folks from all across the community
who gather to encourage and support each other in our exploration
of the lap (or mountain) dulcimer. Our skill level varies widely
and we try to make sure everyone is welcome at whatever your
playing level. We meet at the Brookridge Retirement Center which
is off Bethabara between University and North Point (or Silas
Creek). For more detailed location, follow this link map.
This is a gated community so when you come to the gate, simply
tell them you are here for the dulcimer club and they will let
you in. Follow the road until it ends at a parking lot for the
main building. Our meeting room is just behind the stairway to
the dining room.
This time to meet is an opportunity for us to play tunes together. We play in D-A-A tuning one month and D-A-D tuning the next month.
This is a charming school in far southwest North Carolina. It is as fun for me to teach there as it is for any of the students. They offer a wide variety of traditional and contemporary classes as well as many music classes. The classes that I currently have scheduled are
July 26-31, 2009- Dulcimer Celebration - A week for adv. Beginner and up for both lap and hammered dulcimer. Featuring a staff of four with a wide range of experience, you will have an immense amount of fun and be challenged to move to new playing levels.
August 17-23 2008 & February 8-14, 2009, Hammered Dulcimer Building - In this class we will be building a 15/15 Hammered dulcimer with a Mahogany top. It will be a performance quality instrument.
Elderhostels
I teach several Elderhostel classes each year. Elderhostel is
a tremendous worldwide teaching enterprise that offers classes
in a wide array of subject area. Elderhostel limits registration
to folks who are 55 years or older. The courses that I teach
are either building classes where we construct an instrument
from materials that I provide or a playing class where I teach
specific skills for playing the hammered or lap dulcimers. In
the building classes, when a couple registers together, the cost
of all of the necessary materials to build one instrument is
included in the fee. If an individual registers, there is an
extra materials fee to help cover the instrument costs.
All of these take place at the Southwest Virginia 4-H Center in Abingdon, Virginia. This is a comfortable, modern retreat center. The conference center has air-conditioned rooms with private baths. We have a nice large workroom for the construction process. Meals are also all provided as well as frequent snacks.
The classes I have scheduled for 2008 are
April 13-18, 2008, Dulcimer Discoveries -Adv. Beg Playing Skills LD or HD with Anne Lough and Jeff Sebens - This class will help you advance your skills on either lap dulcimer or hammered dulcimer. If you know a few tunes and are ready to learn more, this class is for you. This class will also be open to non elderhostel registrants (SWVA 4-H Center)
May 4-10 2008, Mandolin Building - In this class we will work from a kit of materials to build an A-style mandolin. Most of the hard parts are completed, but we will voice the top and back plates and assemble the components for optimum performance. ( Material fee of $125)
To register,
call Elderhostel toll free at (877) 426-8056 or visit their web
site at http://www.elderhostel.org/
. The classes that I teach can be found in the catalogs general
listings under Virginia / SWVA 4-H Center or under the applied
arts and crafts heading again under Virginia / SWVA 4-H Center
You can also look at the web site for the 4-H Center. Click on Program, then Elderhostel SWVA 4-H Center
"Thanks again, we had a great time and felt we got more than we had ever expected from your instruction." - Elderhosteler J.J
Jacksonville Center, Floyd, VA
The Jacksonville Center for the Arts offers a wide variety of arts & cultural activities for visitors and community members, including contemporary & folk art exhibits, educational programs for kids & adults, and social events throughout the year.
The Jacksonville Center's class schedule offers over 50 classes for 2006. The center has three fully functional studios for pottery, blacksmithing, and glass-working. Lodging is available in an on-site dormitory for our visiting students.
August 4-8, 2008- Lap Dulcimer Building - In this week, I will provide you with a kit of materials and we will construct a solid wood, lap dulcimer. Even folks with no woodworking experience can go home with an heirloom quality instrument. I will also teach you the basics of how to play while we are building your instrument.