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Courthouse Community Registration is quick & easy at the following URL: https://
tinyurl.com/coucomm22.
Band Talent Call!
For more information, call Caroline County Recreation &
Dust off those instruments and take the stage in Caroline Parks at 410-479-8130 or visit us online at: carolinerecreation.
County! org.

Come one, come all, it’s a talent call for the return of the
Courthouse Community band! A short-term community Perfect Touch
band performance opportunity for regional musicians with
high school or community band experience.

With production supported by Caroline County Recreation Hair Design
& Parks and Caroline Summerfest, and funding provided
in part by the Caroline County Council of Arts, Inc. and
the Maryland State Arts Council, this is a performance
opportunity that should not be missed.
Appointments Appreciated
Under the direction of Tom Cheezum, President of the Walk-Ins Welcome 1143 Shore Hwy.
Eastern Shore Band Director Association and band director Tue - Fri 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Denton, MD
for Colonel Richardson High School, the Courthouse Wed., Closed; Sat. 9-Noon 410-479-2833
Community Band is well on its way to building a tradition.
Ann Draper and Lisa Young (Murray), Stylist
“Because I’m local this was always in the making for me. Over 30 years combined experience
It’s exciting to bring to my hometown,” explains Cheezum.
His dream was helped along by another Caroline County
Public Schools teacher, county resident and saxophone
player, Rob Honer. Both men have had summer community
band experiences in other places: Honer in his hometown of
Doylestown, PA and Cheezum in Salisbury, MD.

This limited time commitment consists of four weekly
Wednesday, two-hour rehearsals starting July 27 from 6:30-
8:30 PM at North Caroline High School’s band room. Sheet 13699 Greensboro Rd., Greensboro, MD
music pick up is set for July 13, same location from 7:00-8:00
PM. The courthouse community band will give two very 410-482-6897
special performance this summer. Th e first will take place www.greaterimpactmd.com

on the Courthouse stage at Caroline Summerfest on August
20 at 5 PM, and on August 27 at 7 PM at Wright Memorial “Impacting Caroline County and beyond
Park in Preston. with the love of Christ for eternal gain”

Cheezum explains that most summer community bands Welcoming guests every week.
don’t rehearse at all but just get the music a few days ahead
of time and then come together to perform. Th e Courthouse SATURDAY SUNDAY
Community Band will have rehearsed a total of four times by 6 PM 9 AM Drive-In Experience
the time they take the stage at Caroline Summerfest. Experience 11 AM Indoor Experience

Honer asserts that because both adult musicians and
high school students with four or five years of experience Greensboro Quick Stop

are welcomed among the band’s members, it is a unique Greensboro Elementary
School
experience. “It’s wonderful seeing all these people dusting
off their instruments.”

Greater Impact
Summerfest’s organizers, as well as Honer and Cheezum, are
enthusiastic about having the Courthouse Community Band
performing for Caroline County’s summer crowds. Greensboro Rd.

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