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Friday, August 30th only – 9am-6pm.
Kellogg Community College’s Credit card only.
Branch County Community Chorus is
accepting new members for the 2024-
25 concert season and is hosting an
open house event in September to
court prospective singers.
Prospective choir members are
invited to join the chorus at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 3, for the open house,
which will immediately precede the
first rehearsal of the season, accord-
ing to a KCC press release.
Both the open house and rehearsal
will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church, 27 E. Chicago St. in
Coldwater.
No audition is required; sing-
ers interested in joining can simply
attend the first rehearsal.
Regular rehearsals will be held
from 6:30-9 p.m. every Tuesday at
St. Mark’s through May.
Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard, profes-
sor of vocal music and music area
coordinator at KCC, conducts the
BCCC/
Case-Blanchard said there are open-
ings available in soprano, alto, tenor
and bass parts.
While there is no formal audition
process required, prospective choir
members are asked to meet with
Case-Blanchard for a brief and infor-
mal vocal assessment.
Upcoming performance highlights
this year include:
The first concert of the season is set
for Sept. 21.
Individuals interested in joining the
BCCC may do so for personal enrich-
ment or academic credit.
For more information
about registering to join
the BCCC, contact KCC’s
Grahl Center campus in
Coldwater at (517) 278-
3300.The time to make plans for a winter
landscape is now, as the fall planting
season begins, says Dave DeGraaf,
head of the Calhoun County Master
Gardener Association.
Gary Miller of Wedel’s Garden
Center in Kalamazoo will present a
program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
3, to the CCMGA on “Adding Winter
Interest to Your Yard,” focusing
on plants and other ideas that help
people’s yards have a four-season
interest.
Miller is a Certified Green Industry
Professional.
He earned a B.S. from Michigan
State University in agricultural engi-
neering and is a registered profes-
sional engineer.
“Gardening is his passion, with
vegetable gardening in general and
heirloom tomatoes in particular being
areas of interest, though there’s very
few kinds of gardening and land-
scaping that he doesn’t enjoy,” said
DeGraaf.
The event will be held at 103 Limit
St. in Battle Creek.
Guests are welcome for a small fee,
and season memberships are avail-
able.Gardening pro to speak on
winter landscapes Sept. 3
Area chorus accepting new
members for this season