Last night's Open Stage (see video above) at the Sautee-Nacoochee Center, near Helen, Ga, began a full fall season of dulcimer playing for Nathaniel. Here's a look at what's ahead:
-Oct. 16 - Georgia State Dulcimer Championship - The competition is part the Georgia State Fiddlers' Convention and is held at the Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee.
-Oct. 20 - Lion's Club - Nathaniel and his dad will do an evening program for the monthly club meeting.
-Nov. 1 - Central Alliance Church - Nathaniel will play special music during the morning service at his home church and then he and his dad will play a few songs immediately after the service to kick off a Fall Festival.
-Nov. 1 - Christmas Open House, Homestead House - After church Nathaniel and his dad will scurry over to the Homestead House, which will be decorated for Christmas, and will strum together on the front porch, mixing Christmas songs with fiddle tunes and hymns. Nathaniel's sister, Sarah, will also be at Homestead House with her cornhusk dolls.
-Nov. 13 - Northeast Georgia Arts Tour - Georgia Heritage Center for the Art -Nathaniel will play music and Sarah will demonstrate pressed flower art from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
-Nov. 15 - South Carolina Church Service - Nathaniel and a banjo- and guitar-playing friend, Calvin Coyne, will provide special music for a church service in Cross, SC
-Nov. 21 - Harvest Festival, John Kollock's studio - Nathaniel will spend most of the day playing dulcimer music during an art show featuring the work of John Kollock and of Nathaniel's sister, Sarah Samsel.
-Nov. 21 - Fall Festival, Unicoi State Park - Nathaniel will play during the Open Stage at the North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association's Fall Festival on Saturday afternoon.
-Dec. 5 - Traveler's Rest - Nathaniel, his dad and Calvin will play together during the Christmas celebration as Traveler's Rest State Historic Site, and Sarah will be demonstrating knitting.
