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Come explore your creative, adventurous side this year. Our 2017 schedule offers a diverse selection of classes. With 50 class subject areas, we offer something for everybody. Join our Folk School community, and grow with us this year.
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All 2017 Classes Are Open for Enrollment
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Here are quick links to some of our most popular subject areas to get you inspired:
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New Catalog Mailing in Early February
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The new 2017 Folk School Catalog is almost here! If you don't already receive one, request a printed catalog by filling out the form on our website, and we'll send it directly to your mailbox. |
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About the Cover Art
Many thanks to Folk School student, Ann Crenshaw, who painted Jan with Two Chairs.
This portrait of Folk School Director, Jan Davidson, depicts him as we’ve seen him so often in the Community Room—playing music as he tells the story of the Folk School at Monday MorningSong, and back in the same spot, playing fiddle for dance practices on Wednesday evenings.
Jan has announced that he will retire on March 1, 2017, after 25 years as leader of this remarkable place.
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A Message from Jan Davidson
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Keep on Singing Behind the Plow
Some of you have been reading messages from me for decades, and other readers (Hi! Welcome to the real school of magic.) may just be getting a first inkling about the Folk School.
It has been an honor and a challenge to lead this merry band for the past 25 years. When I started, it seemed to me that the world really needed it, but I could never have imagined in 1992 how essential and important the Folk School would become. Even more, we are in need of a place that comforts, energizes and unites us, a support system that lifts us up, and time well spent in finding the best we have in us.
About place. We have to continue to protect the air and water from greed and ignorance, and our relationship to the land is best thought of as stewardship of a sacred trust.
About time. If you’re trying to get back to a simpler time, forget it. Times are complex. Don’t come here to find the past, unless it is your own. If we are nostalgia, we’re toast. Our looking back is to learn lessons for the here and now, and gird ourselves for the future.
When Olive Dame Campbell retired after 25 years as Director, she promised to come back to walk the paths and see the rhododendrons in bloom. Sounds like a plan. I see her along the trails and in the woods—sometimes she's a little kid, sometimes an old guy, but always with a smile, as if living out the watchwords that have always kept us going:
Sing behind the plow. Love life. Hate no one.
Jan Davidson, Director
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The Search for Our New Director
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With the announcement that Jan Davidson is retiring in March 2017, the John C. Campbell Folk School Board of Directors is actively searching for a new Executive Director. In order to find the best candidate, the board has retained the services of BoardWalk Consulting, a national executive search firm that specializes in non-profit leadership searches. BoardWalk will be our partner in the search for Jan’s successor.
The consulting firm is based in Atlanta. Kathy Bremer, BoardWalk Managing Director, will lead the search and comes with terrific insight – she is a veteran of many John C. Campbell Folk School classes. We are excited about the partnership and look forward to working with BoardWalk.
To apply or suggest a candidate, write to FolkSchool@boardwalkconsulting.com. |
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As Jan moves into a new life chapter, we wish him much love and light. In this spirit, we are establishing the Jan Davidson Legacy Fund. All funds raised will support the John Neil Davidson Endowed Scholarship Fund and the John C. Campbell Folk School Endowment, which help improve the school and provide scholarships for those who need assistance.
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Upcoming Music and Dance Events
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Upcoming Dances
February 4
Contra & Square Dance
Caller: Phil Jamison
Music: New Southern Ramblers
February 11
English Country Dance
Callers: Carl Dreher & Bob Dalsemer
Music: Margie McDonald and Gretchen Wurth
February 18
Contra & Square Dance
Caller: Janet Shepherd
Music: GoodFoot
Saturday night dances start at 8 p.m. in the Keith House Community Room. General admission is $7. Our free Tuesday nightdances (not listed above) run from 7-8 p.m.
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It's no surprise that the Folk School offers some very unique classes themed around crafts from bygone eras. Coming up on the weekend of March 10-12, Tom Patterson is teaching a class all about hand engraving hobo nickels. In the class, you will learn the basics of hand engraving while celebrating the resourcefulness of the American hobo. We sat down with Tom to discover more about this fascinating art with a rich history. Enjoy our interview! |
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Perfect for iPads, iPhones, and computers, the Folk School Catalog is now available as a Catalog eBook online. |
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With love from Brasstown,
John C. Campbell Folk School
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Support JCCFS When Shopping with AmazonSmile
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The AmazonSmile program allows you to easily donate to the Folk School at no cost to you. When you shop for the holidays online at Amazon, choose John C. Campbell Folk School as your charity, we receive 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. |
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