On Thursday, Dec. 15, the Friends of the Polk County Public Library will host the Blue Ridge Ringers in a featured performance at the organization’s annual meeting in the community room of the Polk County library in Columbus. All are welcome.
The meeting is open to the public and starts at 5 p.m.; music  begins at 6 p.m. Holiday refreshments will be served.
The Blue Ridge Ringers is an auditioned community handbell group with 14 ringers from Polk, Henderson, Transylvania and Buncombe counties. Many of the members also ring with a church handbell group.
The local handbell group rings five octaves of Malmark Handbells and three octaves of Malmark Handchimes.
– article submitted by Tracey Daniels