by Geoff Fox
The Hancock Arts Council has been busy recently with donations and planning events for the next few months.
Recently, on behalf of the Hancock Arts Council, Phil Edwards and Sinclair Hamilton donated an amplifier and guitar to the BlackCat Music Cooperative’s instrument and equipment library, which lets students use items for learning and performing.
BlackCat, whose mission is “empowering youth through music,” provides lessons for children and adults in many instruments and styles.
Mike Klingerman accepted the amp and guitar on behalf of BlackCat. Klingerman is one of the music teachers at the cooperative and gives lessons in many different instruments.
Klingerman also hosts an open acoustic jam at the BlackCat on the third Friday of each month starting at 5:30 p.m.
Arts events
The Hancock Arts Council is also planning a number of events in the near future. The Halloween Spooktacular will be held next Sunday, October 18 in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m.
On November 29, the Hancock Arts Council Band will perform on Hancock’s Main Street for the tree lighting during Main Street Hancock’s Miracle on Main Street event.
On December 12, there will be a Christmas Sing Along at 2 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.
The following day, December 13, at 2 p.m., there will be a reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” also at the Performing Arts Center.
Hamilton said there are a few other events in the planning stages such as line dancing, a community dance (including square dancing with live music), and a ceramic workshop for children.
