GATLINBURG - The Gatlinburg Garden Club is busy with plans for their very first
scholarship benefit concert, “An Elegant Affair” which will take place on
October 29th at the beautiful mountain-top home of Mrs. Wilma Maples.
“The late afternoon event begins with appetizers, served to the strains of
the Nashville Suzuki Players as guests stroll on the terrace and look out
upon the beautiful fall colors of Mt. LeConte”, said garden club president,
Teri Pizza.

Guests will then proceed into the home’s grand living room and be
entertained by pianist, Peggy Smith and well-known New Orleans and now,
Gatlinburg, clarinetist John Celestin as they play classical pieces for
clarinet and piano by such composers as Schumann, Mozart, Haydn, Masenet,
Bach, and Saint Saens and then delight the crowd further with jazz pieces
that include among other tunes,  Basin Street Blues, I’m Always Chasing
Rainbows, and Star Dust.

After the concert, guests will retire to the dining room for coffee, tea,
and delicious decadent desserts while being entertained by National Mountain
Dulcimer Champion, Tim Simek.

Proceeds from the club’s first ever concert will allow them to continue to
give a scholarship to a deserving graduating, Sevier County high school
student next spring.

“We are so grateful to Mrs. Maples, all our extremely talented musicians,
Step Above Limousine Service of Gatlinburg for  providing “parking lot to
terrace service, Carver’s Orchard & Apple House Restaurant of Cosby for
delicious apple cider, Sevier county’s Garlands of Grace Ministries, The
Spice House in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and of course to our club members and
all those wonderful people who offered advice, support, and practical
know-how to make this concert a reality” said, president Pizza.

The garden club hopes that the concert will be so well enjoyed that it will
become an annual ‘affair’, very much like the club’s May Tea so well
attended and looked forward to each Spring.  Tickets and information can be
obtained by calling concert chairman, Sandi Moresdorf at 865 436-2164.