Avoca Community Newsletter - May 3, 2017

Town Cleanup

Despite the rain and chilly weather Avoca Town Cleanup Day 2017 was a success. 
Several loads were dropped off by  community members at the tractor lot filling the dumpsters.

Thank you to the volunteers and all who took advantage of the event to help keep Avoca beautiful!

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                                                    Volunteers help local community members unload their truck during town cleanup.

 *Watch for our extended Summer hours once school is out!*
 
 
Granny Lisa's Glass Flowers
 
If your looking for that one of a kind gift for mothers or grads come on by Avoca's local gift shop!
 
Open 6 days a week
10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Closed Sundays.
Call 402-275-3292 for an appointment.
 
Prices:
$25.00 for the glass flowers to hang on a nail or a sheppards hook
$38.00 dollars for the glass flowers on a green fence post.
$48.00 for all others
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GREENBLATT & SEAY SONGBOOK

Multi-instrumentalists, Greenblatt & Seay, will be sharing their original tunes and stories on Sunday, May 14 at 2:30 PM, in the Old Avoca, Nebraska Schoolhouse. This concert celebrates over 30 years of musical experiences inspired by their children, their students, and their Schoolhouse home/studio/sanctuary.  Light-hearted vocals will blend with the supportive textures of fiddle, harmonica, guitar, nyckelharpa, mandolin, etc.

Greenblatt & Seay have been playing beautiful music together since the night they met.  Both are now Master Artists with the Nebraska Arts Council's Artist-in-the-Schools program, and participate in Humanities Nebraska's Speakers Bureau.

The concert will be downstairs, followed by light refreshments, and a chance to chat and even jam with Greenblatt & Seay.

Avoca is in southern Cass County, Nebraska, on the 13 C Spur,  one mile south of Highway 34.

Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and senior citizens, and $1.00 for children. Seating is limited.For more information, write to  Greenblatt & Seay, The Old Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307, or call 402-275-3221, or e-mail them at debby@greenblattandseay.com.

The historic Old Avoca Schoolhouse was built in 1925, and has been the home of the Schoolhouse Performance Series since 1990.  Music lessons, workshops, fiddle camps, and field trips are offered by Schoolhouse residents, Greenblatt & Seay, and are available by appointment.
 
 
 
 
Murray Garage Sales
 
 
 
 
Garden Walk
 
 
 
Fiddle Camps in Nebraska

Registration is now open for the 2017 Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps, in the Old Avoca Schoolhouse
504 Garfield St., Avoca, Nebraska 
 
Deborah Greenblatt, championship fiddler, author of many fiddle collections, will help the campers get in touch with their inner fiddler. The course of study during the Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps will be designed specifically for the individual campers who sign up.
 
The June Camp (June 12 - 16) is for folks who consider themselves beginners. 
The July Camp (July 10 -14) is for folks who consider themselves intermediate or advanced. 
Enrollment is limited to 10 fiddlers for each week, so that everyone will get individual attention.

$60.00 fee for 1 day.
$110.00 fee for 2 days. ($55 per day)
$150.00 fee for 3 days. ($50 per day)
$180.00 fee for 4 days. ($45 per day)
$200.00 fee for 5 days. ($40 per day)

For more information, e-mail Deborah at debby@greenblattandseay.com.

To register on line, log on to: http://www.greenblattandseay.com/schoolhouse_fiddle_camp.shtml