Avoca Community Newsletter - May 10, 2017

A LOVING, LASTING TRIBUTE...

 

Speer family

Last October 20, 2016, as children were anxiously anticipating Halloween and lots of trick-or-treating, a beautiful, young family of six perished in the night, as their rural home went up in flames. Four little girls, Elli, Adilynn, Emma, ages 11, 7 and 5, were students at Conestoga Elementary and had many friends, in and around the surrounding area, as did their baby sister, Anniston, 2, and their parents, Mike and Michelle Speer.

In honor of her family, JoLynne Lehan, Mike's mom, has directed that donations go to Conestoga's outdoor classroom, Cougar Hollow. With the four little girls' love of performing, playing and being out-of-doors exploring nature, in mind, the new additions for this special area will include a pavilion for outdoor instruments, a chalkboard and chairs. A memorial fountain will be added at a later date.

A brick walking path will direct visitors to this special area. If you would like to honor this family with a loving tribute, you may purchase a memorial brick paver for $75. You may add any name to be engraved on the brick. There is space for 3 rows, with each row including a total of 14 characters, (including spaces). The clock is ticking...you need to order soon. Complete the order form below.

Thank you for helping to make this vision possible!

 Brick
 

 
 
Need a little help with your landscape?
The Garden Fairy
If so, contact:
Janine Cruz
Horticulture student at MCC
Clean up and soft scape planting
Available Tuesdays and Fridays
 
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 *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
 
 
 
Granny Lisas Glass Flowers Glass flower
 
 
 
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.
 
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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
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Murray Garage Sales
 
 
 
Louisville Rec Music
 
 
Youth Shoreline Fishing Tournaments
 
 
 
 
Garden Walk