From Tom Scharf, executive director
much ado about summer at swallow Hill
Hello Songbirds,
I hope your summer has been blooming
with fun, laughter and music. Summer and fall are great times to
get together with friends and family, and Swallow Hill has been
putting together events that are great for strengthening those
connections.
The idea of building a strong community
is an important part of our mission—and it’s part of what makes
Swallow Hill so unique. Integral to the learning that our music
school offers, and the listening that our concert series
provides, is an opportunity for people to join in.
We hope you’ve been able to join us on
Wednesday nights at the Shady Grove Summer Concert series at
Four Mile Historic Park (visit
www.swallowhillmusic.org as well as our concert section for
schedules and artist lineup). If you missed our first
SummerFest 2008 party, join us on South Pearl Street this
August 9 for an all-day blues festival featuring local and
national musicians.
Swallow Hill will be “On the Rocks” all
summer as we provide the musical entertainment that precedes all
of the Denver Film Society’s Film on the Rocks series. Each
band’s performance will tie in thematically with the film that
is shown. On August 18, join us as we attempt to break the world
record for the
WORLD’S LARGEST GUITAR LESSON at Red Rocks. For details on
how to participate,
click here or give us a call.
Finally, our traditional summer Folk
Festival is moving to October 10-12 and is now
HarvestFest. Join us at our facility as we do what we do
best: building community through learning, listening and loving
music. In addition to great local and national performances,
we’ll have workshops, children’s activities, jams, and open
mikes. This is our 17th year for this festival and it’s a great
time to reconnect with your Swallow Hill friends and family.
Even if you only stop by once and a
while, we hope you get a flavor of the community that we are
building and nurturing here. While we offer unique programming
that you are unlikely to find just anywhere, you make it fun—and
you make it work. For you are the “Folk” in folk music.
See you soon,
Tom Scharf |
