The 45th Sing-Out South Reunion Is ON!

The 45th Reunion for Sing-Out South will be held Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2011 at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville. Close to 50 former cast members, their spouses, parents and friends plan to attend and the RSVP list continues to grow.

In several ways the Reunion marks a return to some firsts for SOS.

The March 25-26 dates are the exact same days that Sing-Out South held its original premiere shows at Hillsboro High School 45 years ago back in 1966. Meantime, the Maxwell House location is also the site of our first Sing-Out South Reunion held at the hotel back in late December, 1989.

Look at all those smiling, happy faces and I suspect there will be lots more of that when we gather first on Friday evening, March 25 for our opening event, a dessert-style reception at the hotel.

The 1989 Reunion was a one-night affair. This time in 2011, we will come back Saturday afternoon at the Maxwell House for a showing of the award-winning SMILE TIL IT HURTS documentary about Sing-Out & Up With People. That will be followed by a group discussion allowing us to reflect back on our own Sing-Out and Up With People experiences. It will be led by myself and Linda Blackmore Cates, who is featured in the SMILE movie.

And, of course, to get the good times and memories flowing, we will have an even larger memorabilia display than the one we had in 1989. The display will feature photographs, newspaper clippings, brochures, programs and other rare items, including some audio recordings of two of our TV shows and an outdoor performance SOS did in the summer of 1968 on the courthouse square in Woodbury, Tennessee.

We will then close our Reunion gathering Saturday evening at the Maxwell House with a buffet dinner followed by a talent show, letting everyone see and hear what several of us have continued to do musically in our lives since Sing-Out days. Of course, we expect many Sing-Out and Up With People songs will be performed as a part of the talent event.

For more information about the talent show contact David Cannon:

rdavidcannon3@clear.net.

For more information about attending the Reunion contact me, Pat Nolan:

pat.nolan@dvl.com.

It is going to be a very special weekend. Thanks to all of those who plan to attend and have already registered. And for those who have not yet decided, or are just now learning about this SOS Reunion and our weekend of events, there is still time to come.

The cost is just $50 per person for the entire weekend. We do need to pay the hotel in advance, so we need your registration money by March 1.For more information contact me now.