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                    "I LOVE HARPS!"
           Workshop for Adult Harpers
         especially for those who say,
"I've always wanted to play the harp!"
 
                Sept. 23-25, 2005
at the beautiful, historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
      (off I-75 outside Lexington, Kentucky)
 
ENJOY a small-group workshop for beginners; private lessons with Diane to work on technique and repertoire will also be available all weekend, to fit your schedule.
 
Plus some fun and easy harp jammin' for all levels... even for the newest "harpies"!
 
All in a relaxing, no-stress atmosphere.  Harps will be available, or bring your own.
 
       WE NOTICED how many adult harp beginners are also QUILTERS.  SO... Diane is holding this Harp Workshop during "A WEEKEND OF QUILTS", which is a Shaker Village event for quilt enthusiasts.   This will allow quilters who have "always wanted to try the harp" to enjoy an introduction to harping in a relaxed setting.  Quilt events will include a competition, hands-on piecing workshop, quilt appraisals, and lectures... BUT, please NOTE, you do NOT have to be attending the Quilt Weekend to come to the Harp Workshop!  
 
Local harpers, especially in the Central Kentucky area, are warmly invited to attend this Workshop!  
 
SO...  While the quilt events are going on, this may be the world's first "Moveable Harp Feast"... as we will schedule Workshop Sessions, harp jams, and private lessons in 1- and 2-hr increments on Saturday and Sunday.   Please stay tuned for more details very soon.  All harping will occur either in air-conditioned comfort in an original Shaker house, or maybe, if Kentucky breezes and sunshine prevail, on lawns overlooking the rolling hills and lush farmlands of Mercer County.
 
       For those who have never visited the Shaker Village, it is truly the "heaven on earth" that the Shakers believed it was.   Diane was the first Music Director at Pleasant Hill in 1976, and will regale you with fascinating Shaker stories and even some original Shaker songs.
 
FEES for ROOM/BOARD for QUILT WEEKEND: 
 
Shaker Village is offering a good 2-night package room-and-all-meals Quilt Weekend deal (esp. for 2 people in a room).  Call Diane at 904-829-1542 or email healingharpist@hotmail.com for a Quilt Event brochure/rates, plus more details on the Harp Workshop.  
 
HOWEVER, if you're NOT interested in signing up for the QUILT events, you can economically arrange your own room and meals... either book your own room in the Shaker Village by calling 1-800-734-5611, or, if you're driving, stay in local motels in nearby Harrodsburg, KY (8-10 min. drive).  Lexington, KY is also about 35 minutes north via scenic Rt. 68. 
 
FEE FOR BEGINNER HARP WORKSHOP (fee is SEPARATE from QUILT EVENT fees):   $175
       Private Lessons:  $60/hr or $35/half-hour
       Harp Rental:  $25
      
MORE DETAILS AS THEY ARRIVE!  In the meantime, call us at 904-829-1542 or email healingharpist@hotmail.com with your questions.
 
TO SEE MORE ABOUT THE SHAKER VILLAGE, go to www.shakervillageky.org
 
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DIANE's HARP OF HOPE TOUR
 
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2005:   Diane will be "on the concert trail" in the following states.  Workshops and Concert dates/times are still being scheduled, so call 904-829-1542 if you'd like a house or church concert or harp workshop in your area:
 
      Wednesday, Aug. 3,  Frankfort, KY.  Concert at Bridgeport Christian Church, 7:30 pm.  Contact person:  Bryn Bowen Cox
      
      Sunday, Aug. 7, 4 - 5 pm, Monticello, IN; Rev. Chris Dodson, contact person.
 
      Sunday, Aug. 14, 4 - 5 pm:  Winona, MN -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lafayette at Broadway; free-will offering.  Reception following.
     
      Tuesday, Aug. 16, Tomah, WI  -- Healthcare Staff training workshop 9:30 - 11:30 am and 1 - 3 pm at the VA Hospital.   Harp concert 7 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 310 West Elizabeth St., Tomah, WI
 
      Thursday, Aug. 18, Hokah, MN -- Open-air concert on church grounds at Hokah Ridge Community Church, Pastor Lora Sturm
 
       Sunday, Aug. 21, 3 pm:  Viroqua, WI -- At Liz Cifani's beautiful Harper's Land site,  Harp and Shaker vocal music concert, 3 pm
 
       Aug. 22 - Sept. 19:   Toronto, Markham, other cities in Ontario, Canada.  Please call Diane at 904-829-1542 for more information.
 
Tuesday, Sept. 20:  Cincinnati, OH.   Benefit Harp Concert aboard Sundiver III.  Capt. Greg Schneider will greet guests during boarding at 6:30; cast-off promptly at 7 pm.   RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!  Call Greg at 859-431-0106.  Limit of 25 people.  Peaceful and therapeutic cruise to the Cincinnati skyline with harp music and commentary on Dr. Diane's vibration medicine program at Mayo Jacksonville.  
      
 
SPECIAL WORKSHOP!  Sept. 23-25   Love QUILTING AND HARPING? 
 
 Come to the  "I LOVE HARPS!"  WEEKEND  WORKSHOP FOR ADULT BEGINNERS held during the "Weekend of Quilts", Shaker Village near Lexington, Kentucky (Quilt activities are separate fee).  
 
        Meet other women in a small group harp workshop; private lessons available;  fun and relaxing times over Southern cooked meals; autumn leaves and woodsmoke, the perfect time of year in the rolling hills of Kentucky.  Please go back to Home Page and click on the link for all the details.
 
 
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SOME PAST EVENTS IN 2005:
JUNE 24-26: 
THE 2005 MULTITHON!  20-Shows-in-One!
Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine, FL.  An Exciting Theatrical Multi-Artistic Event sponsored by the Art Association of St. Augustine... go to www.multithon.com for 3 nights of details, including New York jazz artists, a Sunday jam at the Art Association, 22 Marine St. ("Bring your ax, or just relax"), and the Multithon Extravaganza Saturday at 8 pm, Flagler Auditorium.  
 
Diane performs Sat. night... like you have never seen her before!  Don't miss this.   Contact Mike Levy: 904-471-9952
 
Sat. Jan. 29, 6-9 pm,  World Golf Village Renaissance Resort, Lecturer and performer at "CELEBRATIONS! A Coalition of Women Helping Women".  An event for empowering women in life and business; no admission fee.  For information contact: 
 
Wed. Feb. 2, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Harp music at Panaderia Restaurant, AIA at 312 bridge, for Beaches Women's Networking Event.  No fee.  For information contact:  Carolyn Mudgette, cm@se.rr.com

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