Sponsors Needed for the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee 2023
Sponsorship amount of $2,000 – Two (2) Available:
You can become a sponsor by downloading the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee Sponsorship Invitation Packet below and send your payment and completed form to Betty McDaniel at 792 Holly Springs School Rd., Pickens, SC 29671. You can also pay electronically using our PayPal Donate button. Be sure to write in the comments that it is to sponsor the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee. If you would like to gift your sponsorship to a loved one, we need to know by December 15, 2023, otherwise all sponsorships must be received by YAMs by December 31 in order to get your logos on the printed material for the event. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Betty McDaniel by calling her at 864.230.9695.
- An onsite performance for your corporate function by The Sweet Potato Pie Kids. Performance to be scheduled for a later date must be within a 35-mile radius of Pickens, S.C., and occur outside of school hours.
- Your company logo included on advertising media, including the event website, and signs and banners within the event.
- The opportunity for your organization to set up a table in the halls of the event for advertising and participation.
- 20 tickets to provide to your employees and their families.
- Your company logo included on advertising media, including the event website, and signs and banners within the event.
- The opportunity for your organization to set up a table in the halls of the event for advertising and participation.
- 10 tickets to provide to your employees and their families.
- Your company logo included on advertising media, including the event website, and signs and banners within the event.
- The opportunity for your organization to set up a table in the halls of the event for advertising and participation.
- 8 tickets to provide to your employees and their families.
- Your company logo included on advertising media, including the event website, and signs and banners within the event.
- 6 tickets to provide to your employees and their families.
- Your company name listed on advertising media and in the event program.
- 2 tickets to provide to your employees and their families.
You can become a sponsor by downloading the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee Sponsorship Invitation Packet below and send your payment and completed form to Betty McDaniel at 792 Holly Springs School Rd., Pickens, SC 29671. You can also pay electronically using our PayPal Donate button. Be sure to write in the comments that it is to sponsor the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee. If you would like to gift your sponsorship to a loved one, we need to know by December 15, 2023, otherwise all sponsorships must be received by YAMs by December 31 in order to get your logos on the printed material for the event. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Betty McDaniel by calling her at 864.230.9695.
Evening Music Program Next Session TBD: Stay Tuned!
The Evening Music Programs are such a vital part of Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music! They provide the camaraderie, a sense of belonging to a unique group of individuals, a bridge between the generations, and the introduction or perpetuation of the love of old-time and bluegrass music.
If you or your child would love to learn to play a stringed instrument (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, or guitar) by ear, but just cannot fit the lessons into your afternoon schedule, why not sign up for an evening class that begins just a bit later in the evening?!
The fee for a 6-week session is $60 plus a $25 rental fee if a rental instrument is needed.
Please see below for contact information at each site:
Easley Evening Program
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 PM
Classes start October 25, 2022
Easley First Baptist
300 E 1st Ave.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
Six Mile Evening Program
Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM
Classes start October 25, 2022
Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop
102 S Main St.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
Pickens Evening Program
Thursdays, 6 PM
Classes start October 27, 2022
Hagood Community Center
129 Schoolhouse St.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
If you or your child would love to learn to play a stringed instrument (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, or guitar) by ear, but just cannot fit the lessons into your afternoon schedule, why not sign up for an evening class that begins just a bit later in the evening?!
The fee for a 6-week session is $60 plus a $25 rental fee if a rental instrument is needed.
Please see below for contact information at each site:
Easley Evening Program
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 PM
Classes start October 25, 2022
Easley First Baptist
300 E 1st Ave.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
Six Mile Evening Program
Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM
Classes start October 25, 2022
Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop
102 S Main St.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
Pickens Evening Program
Thursdays, 6 PM
Classes start October 27, 2022
Hagood Community Center
129 Schoolhouse St.
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
West End Elementary Starts After School Program in January 2023
While registration is now CLOSED for the 2022-23 Young Appalachian Musician (YAM) after school program, we are accepting registrants at WEST END ELEMENTARY who will start classes in January 2023. The registration deadline is December 5, 2022.
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In this program 3rd-5th graders are taught to play acoustic instruments by ear. They are taught by local musicians to play guitar, fiddle, banjo, and/or mandolin. We’ll have an approximately 45-minute lesson (depending upon the number of students in each class) per week for 11 weeks during the school year, starting in January. These classes will be held at your school right after school one day a week, the day to be determined. A Homework Center will be offered free of charge on the day s/he takes classes. The cost of the weekly lesson is based on the lunch status of the child. Instrument rentals are a flat rate of $10 a month. See lesson rates below:
Lunch Status |
Weekly Cost |
Free |
$5 |
Reduced |
$7 |
Paid |
$12 |
Please let us know your interest in enrolling your child in the YAM program. You can download and complete the registration packet by hand or you can register online. Please register no later than December 5, 2022. We’ll also be having a Parent Meeting at which you can find out more about the YAMs, meet the instructor (possibly), and pay any fees. That day will be announced at a later date, and we hope you and your child can attend. We’re really looking forward to starting in January and hope to hear from you soon.
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Life in the small, rural Southern Appalachian community of Pickens, SC is centered primarily on family, church, the great outdoors and our heritage. What better way to celebrate and share our musical heritage than to pass on our community’s love and interest in preserving old-time mountain music?
Supported by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music Inc. (POSAM), Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) introduces children and adults to the music of their heritage through small group instruction in instruments common to the Appalachian region.
Many of our students could not afford the level of instruction they receive or to try out an instrument without a program like YAM. We offer affordable instruction, including lower rates for free and reduced-lunch students, as well as an instrument rental program that makes it possible for all children to play an instrument. None of this would be possible without the support of the community.
Supported by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music Inc. (POSAM), Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) introduces children and adults to the music of their heritage through small group instruction in instruments common to the Appalachian region.
Many of our students could not afford the level of instruction they receive or to try out an instrument without a program like YAM. We offer affordable instruction, including lower rates for free and reduced-lunch students, as well as an instrument rental program that makes it possible for all children to play an instrument. None of this would be possible without the support of the community.
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