Community Calendar

The Heisey Wind Ensemble will present a concert titled “Band Classics” on Saturday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will be held at the John W. Alford Performing Arts Hall in the John Gilbert Reese Center on the campus of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College.  

Dr. Russel Mikkelson, Music Director and Principal Conductor, has selected a program of pieces of all levels of difficulty that have proven to be significant contributions to wind band repertoire.  The theme for this concert is Band Classics and will include the following selections:  The Footlifter by Henry Fillmore, Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst, Of Sailors and Whales by W. Francis McBeth, Overture for Winds by Charles Carter, Salvation Is Created by Pavel Tschesnokoff, English Suite by Claire Grundman and Midway March by John Williams.

The Heisey Wind Ensemble performed on February 3rd for the 2024 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference in Columbus.  Dr. Mikkelson and the HWE received a standing ovation from the crowd for their performance.  

The HWE, formed in 1985, has been recognized as one of Ohio’s finest adult concert bands.  Membership is by audition only and includes outstanding musicians from Licking, Franklin, Fairfield, Guernsey, Delaware, Coshocton, Knox, and Muskingum counties.  The band has been selected to perform at conventions of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA).

The remaining concerts this season are all at the Reese Center on the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC, and start at 7:30 PM.  Those dates are Saturday, April 20, 2024 and Saturday, May 18, 2024.

Tickets for HWE concerts are available only at the door.  Adults are $15, seniors (60+) are $10 and students are $5.  Additional information can be found at the band’s web site at www.heiseywindensemble.org

Experience a sugar camp with live historical demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, food, and maple products for sale. A great way to get rid of cabin fever and spend some time outdoors! Free Event, donations to the horse group appreciated.

Experience a sugar camp with live historical demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, food, and maple products for sale. A great way to get rid of cabin fever and spend some time outdoors! Free Event, donations to the horse group appreciated.

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Experience a sugar camp with live historical demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, food, and maple products for sale. A great way to get rid of cabin fever and spend some time outdoors! Free Event, donations to the horse group appreciated.

Experience a sugar camp with live historical demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, food, and maple products for sale. A great way to get rid of cabin fever and spend some time outdoors! Free Event, donations to the horse group appreciated.

🎶 Front Porch Concert Series Kick-off Event 🎶
Join us as we kick off the highly anticipated Front Porch Concert Series with a sensational evening of live music, community, and pure entertainment. This event promises to be a soul-stirring experience, featuring local musicians bringing their captivating sounds to the heart of Downtown Mount Vernon.
So mark your calendars for a spellbinding evening of melody and harmony at the Front Porch Concert Series kick-off event. Get ready to tap your feet, sway to the rhythm, and create unforgettable memories as we launch this extraordinary musical journey. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Summer Front Porch Concerts.
Date: Friday, March 15
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Woodward Opera House
Musical Artists will include:

• Crying Out Loud

• Fat Tuesday

• Side Effects

• Six Miles to Nellie

• Slight Halo

• Brad Oviatt

• Vernon Schubel

• Sawmill Joe

• Savanna Shai

• Joe & Marty Bell

• Lief Wiggand

• Chris Gantt

• Katie Murray

• Emily Remillard

Spring Craft Vendor Event

• Women of the Moose Colonial City Chapter 100
• 417 W. High St. MTV 43050
• March 16th 9am-5pm

The Annual Knox County Lamb Banquet. This event has been a fixture in Knox County for over 75 years. Sponsored by the Knox County Sheep Association it recognizes Knox County’s status as one of the largest sheep producing counties east of the Mississippi River.

Speakers

• State Representative Beth Lear & Roger High
• Live Auction (benefits scholarship fun)
• ExhibitsH/FFA

Cornerstone Community Church Fredericktown

Doors open at 11:30am  / Lamb Dinner served at 12n

Make reservations at 740-485-0685 or 740-501-6058