WINTER SESSION BEGINS MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th EXPLORE ALL WINTER SESSION CLASSES HERE NEW ADULT GROUPS/ENSEMBLES HERE

UPCOMING EVENTS SONGS OF THE SEASON 317 Main's Annual Holiday Concert Featuring Teaching Artists : Jeff Christmas, Sorcha Cribben-Merrill, Diana Hansen, Mesa Schubeck, and Kathy Slack Student Groups: Local Vocals, Silver Lining, Discovery Voice, Girls Rock! First Parish Church 116 Main Street, Yarmouth Friday, December 14th 7pm Caroling & Cocoa at 6:30pm Tickets $15/adults $10/under 12 TICKETS ACOUSTIC WEDNESDAY at Gather 317 Main Teaching Artists Featured Every Third Wednesday 6-8pm OPEN MIC AT OWL & ELM Last Tuesday of the Month Resumes January 29th 8-10pm All welcome! Bring a song or two to share with a friendly and supportive audience SUPPORT 317 MAIN BY SHOPPING AT OUR HOLIDAY EMPORIUM! Hats! T-shirts! Treat Mugs! Gift Certificates For Lessons BECOME A 317 CORPORATE SPONSOR IN 2019! Looking for ways to bring greater exposure to your business AND support 317 Main? We have an awesome line up of corporate sponsorship opportunities through our events during the year. Please download and review the PDF file and contact Kyo Bannai at  kyo@317main.org  with inquiries. Thank you! RECOGNIZE THIS MAN? The first person to correctly identify this gentleman and his connection to 317 Main wins a chocolate-logo mug! Submit your answer to Amy at amy@317main.org CONSIDERING AN UPGRADE? Donate your used iPad (in good condition) to 317 Main for our Digital Audio Production classes in local schools and non-profits. Please connect with Jake Hoffman at jake@317main.org A MESSAGE FROM JOHN WILLIAMS 317 Main Executive Director My wife, Holly, recently suggested that I read the new book “Palaces for the People -How Social Infrastructure can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life” by Eric Klinenberg (2018). Though I have not yet finished the book, I am very interested in its premise and how it pertains to 317 Main.  In the book, Klinenberg argues the importance of social infrastructure – “the physical places and organizations that shape the way people interact”.  He says that “people forge bonds in places that have healthy social infrastructure- not because they set out to build community, but because when people engage in sustained, recurrent interaction, particularly while doing things they enjoy, relationships inevitably grow”.  In essence, when social infrastructure is strong, society flourishes. The Teaching Artists, staff, and Board at 317 Main are committed to our mission to encourage personal growth, creative expression, and community connection through music .  We recognize, value, and encourage the opportunities for new relationships and personal bonds to be forged, and have observed again and again how these relationships positively impact lives.  317 Main relies on the generous support of our community. As we approach year end, I ask that you consider making a gift to 317 Main, and by doing so, you will be contributing to the many benefits that result from a healthy and robust social infrastructure within our community. Thank you! Donate to our Annual Fund DRUMMING AT THE IRIS NETWORK A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE: Jake Hoffman, Partnership Coordinator Every partnership has its own evolution. In some cases, we build a brand new program. Other times, we come in to support and enhance music programs that are already up and running. Such is the case with The Iris Network - a Portland-based organization that's been assisting people who are blind or visually impaired for more than a century. Our connection began when members of the Iris Network community came up to join the audience at our Noon Tunes concert series. Some of these folks are musicians themselves, and we were happy to run into them again at a hand drumming workshop taught by our Teaching Artist, Katie Bradley.  We learned that Aaron Seglin, an Iris resident and professional musician, and Michelle Collins, an Iris volunteer, were leading a weekly drum circle, and they invited us to drop in. We experienced the warm, supportive environment they had built and discussed their goals of increasing group cohesion and developing individual leadership skills.  They invited Katie to co-facilitate the group through the fall and to help Aaron and Michelle advance and diversify their teaching abilities. We sincerely enjoyed getting to know the Iris drummers, sharing lots of laughs, and learning a lot from each another along the way. (Video Below.) Folks of any ability and any (or no) experience are welcome to the Iris Network drum circle, held every Thursday 10-11:30am, 189 Park Ave, Portland.

SIT IN ON THE IRIS NETWORK DRUM CIRCLE (VIDEO STORY)

Three Ways to Support 317 Main this Holiday Season

317 Main is a non-profit, and raises 40% of its budget through grants and contributions from donors like you! Community support is essential to our success. Thank you!

DONATE TO THE SUNSHINE MATCH Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to the Little Roots Sunshine Match! We have $3000 left to raise toward our $10,000 goal. Remember all contributions from NEW donors will be matched by the Leonard C & Mildred F. Ferguson Foundation. The money will allow us to expand access to the Little Roots program.  SUNSHINE MATCH DONATION

SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL FUND Donate to our Annual Fund. Every donation makes a difference! Donations to our Annual Fund enable us to offer financial assistance to our students, bring music education to local schools and non-profits through our Partnership Programs, and to continue to invest in the quality and growth of our programs. We need your support to continue to thrive in 2019! DONATE TO ANNUAL FUND

SHOP WITH AMAZON SMILE Are you shopping on Amazon this holiday season? Start your shopping at smile.amazon.com and select 317 Main as your charitable organization. After that 317 Main will receive a portion of each Amazon purchase you make. Or just click on the link below. SHOP NOW WITH AMAZON SMILE

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! From baking pies and parking cars at HenryFest, to stuffing envelopes and doing committee work, our volunteers are multi-talented and dedicated to our mission. We love spending time with you, and appreciate all you do for 317 Main!

Alex Adams Joy Ahrens Barbara Atherton Jim Atherton Cassandra Baker Jonathan Balzano Brooks Ann Beatty-Rose Emily Blaschke Paul Caruso Casey Cesari Peter Cinelli Ted DeMille Marie Duryea Reva Eiferman Shari Elder Kristen Farnham Audrey Farnham Marlena Faxon Christine Fecko Whit Ford

Terra Gallo Alison Green Parsons Melissa Hall Mahmoud Hassan Mela Heestand Mary Anne Hoffman Erik Hoffman Eric Hoffsten Claire Houston Mika Lentz Jeanne Lincoln Bo Lincoln Douglas Luther Kevin Massey Kelley Massey Kristina McElhinney Dick Merrick Deborah Mohr Cora Mohr Deborah Mohr Rachel Naida

Géraud Ngolo Henry Powell Joanne Rawlings-Sekunda Gary Robinson Daniel Rose Emi Schneider Cheryl Seavey Jim Shaffer Flan Sheahan Sigrid Sibley Paul Caruso Katharine Slack Pete Smith Lucy Smith Jane Stauffer Bud Stiker Emily Thielmann Leah Whalen Adriana Whitlock Rich Young

Welcome New Teaching Artists

Mitch Reed Teaching cajun fiddle, guitar, bass, cello, mandolin, accordion & uke Laura del Sol Jimenez Teaching flute Ac Annah Gauthier Teaching piano Michelle Mullane Teaching piano

Thanks to your sustained interest in music, 317 Main is growing. We now have 31 teaching artists in house with expertise in 15+ instruments.

Welcome New Board Members

Jeff White is a retired attorney, an avid cyclist and skier, a proud grandfather and an active member of 317 Main community. He sings and plays guitar with Unspent Youth, our Deep Roots ambassador band. He and his wife live in Cape Elizabeth. Welcome to the Board Jeff!

Shari Elder is a Meeting and Event planner. Her passion project is promoting the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival. She has taken fiddle lessons at 317 Main, a pursuit she "hasn't quite given up on yet." She and her husband live in North Yarmouth and have twin daughters in college. Welcome Shari!

Thank you to our Dedicated Board Members!

Fred Frawley, Board President Nancy Berrang Gail Cinelli John Duffy Shari Elder

Clayton Kyle Neil Lam Hans Underdahl Andrew Watt Jeff White

317 HIGHLIGHTS

THE LITTLE ROOTS AROUND THE WORLD CONCERT AT ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE 11/11

OUR CAROLING ADVENTURE ON MAIN STREET DURING THE HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS CRAFT FAIR EXTRAVAGANZA 12/1

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