Author: Michael Hall

NCBS To Support New Young Adult Scholarship Fund At Walker Creek Camp

At the suggestion of NCBS Board Member Jesse Fichman, Walker Creek Music Camp Director Ingrid Noyes has created the new Young Adult Scholarship Fund to assist students ages 18-30, an underrepresented group at the camp.

The new fund will be eligible to receive some of the proceeds from the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund, much of which is devoted to scholarships for children at the camp. The support from NCBS donors is one source of tuition assistance at the twice-yearly camps.

NCBS scholarship awards will be announced soon for the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music Camp near Petaluma, set for the weekend of April 11-14, 2019.

Thanks for your support!

Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival To Feature Free Camping, Indoor Performances

The Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held on April 19-21, 2019 to take advantage of better camping weather in April. Previously, the festival was held in March. All performances will be indoors. Free camping is included with all tickets.

Peter Rowan and Blue Summit are the headliners. The complete festival band schedule is below.

The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Complete Festival Performance Schedule

Last Chance To Donate To NCBS Scholarship Fund For Spring Walker Creek Music Camp

Now is your last chance to donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for students attending the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music Camp near Petaluma the weekend of April 11-14, 2019.

NCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the scholarship fund and will soon make the spring awards. The camp is run each spring and fall by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch.

Donations can be sent to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged. Consult your tax advisor.

Walker Creek Music Camp

Plan Now To Attend The August 8-11 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival In Tres Pinos

Plan now to attend the 26th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival set for August 8-11, 2019.

The line-up will be announced in early April and tickets will be on sale in early May. The jamming, fun with friends, lovely camping areas, and relaxation beneath the shadecloth are already set!

This beloved gathering of California bluegrass musicians and their fans will benefit the good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society throughout the year.

Our friends in the San Benito County Historical Society will welcome us to the beautiful San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister on Highway 25).

The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival shadecloth will fly above us.

Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival Set For Historical Park In Tres Pinos

The Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on April 19-21, 2019. Peter Rowan will perform. The complete festival band schedule is below. Free camping in included in all tickets.

The festival has been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass since 1998 and has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society beginning with the very first event.

Complete Festival Performance Schedule

FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Will Take Place On Sunday May 5 At The Duck Pond Stage

The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.

This FREE Rite Of Spring for the bluegrass community is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society and will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

 

Blue Summit Comes To The Summit House On Highway 17 On Thursday March 21

Blue Summit will come to the Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series this March 21. The FREE show will run 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served. The weekly series is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, high in the Santa Cruz Mountains (and 6 miles south of Los Gatos).

Sunset over the Santa Cruz Mountains at the Summit House.

 

NCBS Now Collecting Donations For Spring Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund assists students who will need financial help in order to attend the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music Camp. Donations to the scholarship fund are now being collected.

NCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the fund and makes the scholarship awards. The camp will be run by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma the weekend of April 11-14.

Donations can be sent to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged. Consult your tax advisor.

Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.

Peter Rowan & Blue Summit Will Headline The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival April 19-21

The headliners for the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be Peter Rowan and Blue Summit.

The twice-annual event will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on the Easter Holiday Weekend, April 19-21.

The festival has been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass since 1998 and has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society beginning with the very first event.

Full Festival Performance Schedule