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Blitz Week Dates Now SetThe dates for blitz week for our upcoming build in Geneva are now set. Unfortunately the news in the last Habichat regarding Blitz Week being in the beginning of August is incorrect. Blitz Week is now scheduled to run the week of September 6th through September 12th (excluding Sunday, September 7th). More details and up to date information can be found on our Calendar of Events.
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Adirondack Music Concert to Benefit Ontario County Habitat for Humanity’sGeneva ’08 BuildHabitat for Humanity of Ontario County is pleased to announce a concert of Adirondack Music with award winning musicians Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn, on Thursday evening, May 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in The Smith Opera House, Geneva. The concert will be feature a silent auction beginning at 6:30p.m., continuing through the intermission. Proceeds will be used by Habitat to help fund the building of a safe, decent, affordable house for a local family in need of a hand up toward home ownership. Habitat homes are built mostly by volunteers and with donations of money and materials. Qualified homeowners are required to put in 400 hours of “sweat equity” toward the construction and will pay the costs of building through a no-interest, no-profit mortgage with Habitat.
Dan Duggan is known nationally for his wizardry on Hammered Dulcimer and Flat Picking Guitar, and is the recipient of the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship. Dan has recorded five albums of original compositions, “First Frost”, “Last of May”, “Seasons of Change”, “Trillium Lane” and “Once in a Blue Moon” as well as three albums of traditional holiday music “Christmas Morn”, “Winters Eve”, and “All Through The Night. Dan’s CD, “The Pieces of Our Life” original songs written with children, received a 1998 Parents Choice Award. Dan’s dulcimer work can also be heard on Paul Simon’s Grammy nominated CD “You’re The One” released in October of 2000. Dan also recently released Shenandoah Falls, original and traditional instrumental tunes. Peggy Lynn is recognized nationwide as a singer who puts her soul into her voice, and a songwriter with a heartfelt message.Her work has been featured at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, and in 1996 Peggy was selected “Adirondack Woman Of The Year”. She has released six recordings, Determination, Chameleon, Bio Songs, Earned These Lines , Close to the Sun and Cloudsplitter. Peggy recently co-authored a book about remarkable Adirondack women, titled “ Breaking Trail “, and has released a CD of songs she has written about these women titled “ Stand a Chance” . Together Dan and Peggy have recorded “A Stitch in Time” , Songs celebrating the art and heritage of quilting”, and “Keeping Christmas” traditional & original seasonal songs and tunes. The duo are known nationwide for their masterful harmonies and soulful arrangements . This will be a concert you will long remember. Donation is $15.00 for all. Tickets are available through The Smith, online at www.thesmith.org, from Habitat committee and board members. Further information is available from the Geneva Steering Committee at 315-789-4398. Download other photos and bios at www.esperanceproductions.com or www.quercusmusic.com
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