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Next Area 12 Board Meeting

Area 12 members in good standing are welcome to participate in Area 12 board meetings.  Our next meeting will be September 12 and 13, in Livermore, CA.  Can’t make it in person?  Zoom attendance is also available.  Contact the Past Chair (Michele Sharik) for details and access.

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Calendar

  • Bell Jam

    September 19, 2026
    Sparks United Methodist Church, 1231 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 89431, USA

    Short workshop to get folks ready for the handbell year.
     
    Free entry. 
     
    https://tintabulations.com/bell-jam/
     
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  • LA Bronze Read & Ring

    September 19, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA

    Join us for a day of reading and ringing. 3 conductors, 10 hand selected pieces per conductor. Enjoy a day of ringing just for fun? Want to improve your sight reading skills? Looking for new music for your choir for next year? Just want to hang out with other bell ringers? Want someone to delivery lunch to you? This day is for you. We hope you'll join us under the baton of Michele Sharik, Lynn Atkins and Mark Longfield for a day of fun. Please bring gloves, and we recommend a binder to lean music against. Everything else will be provided. Lunch available for purchase.
     
           

            https://TINYURL.COM/READANDRING

     
    Clinicians: Lynn Atkins, Mark Longfield, Michele Sharik 
     
    Email  for registration:         

            info@labronzehandbells.com

    This is a Handbell Musicians of America endorsed event.
     
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Recent News

Election results!!

Jun 29, 2026 |

We are excited to announce our newly elected members of the Area 12 board! Beginning in September, the following people will be serving on our executive committee. Chair-elect - Tessique Houston Secretary - Carol Flint Treasurer - Marc Davidson Congratulations to...

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June 2026 Area 12 Board Meeting

Jun 6, 2026 | ,

Your Area 12 board meet today via Zoom to finialize some things for the Area 12 biennial conference coming up in less than TWO WEEKS!!  (Registration still open.)  Plus some other things the board is working on. And a reminder:  Area 12's biennial elections are open. ...

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June 12th Tone issue available

Jun 6, 2026 | , ,

Check out the latest edition of the Area 12 newsletter, the Twelfth Tone. Issue looks at the ramping up to the Neon City Rhythms (in two weeks!), ongoing elections (deadline to vote June 20). Summarizing a few spring activities and looking forward to some (late)...

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April newsletter

Apr 1, 2026 | , ,

Check out the latest issue of the Area 12 Twelfth Tone newsletter.   Preview a number of upcoming events, including June's Neon City Rhythms.  Plus elections call.

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Area 12 at DBE 2026

Mar 14, 2026 |

Check out the happy crew of Area 12 folks (and Neon City Rhythms clinician Michael Glasgow) at Distinctly Bronze East from February 2026  

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