The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set for Saturday, May 6, 2017.
The FREE concert in San Lorenzo Park (next to the courthouse) will be held at the Duck Pond Stage. More information will be announced soon.
Donations to assist spring 2017 students for theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund are now being accepted. TheĀ Spring Camp will be heldĀ April 7-10 at the Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma.
Donations can be sent to:
Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Attn: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses scholarships. Donations to the fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp.
Information: Walker Creek Music Camp. Ingrid Noyes, not NCBS, runs the twice-yearly camp.
Redwood Bluegrass Associates will presentĀ The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band onĀ Saturday, January 21, 2017. All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The concert will be presented at theĀ Mountain View Masonic Hall, at 890 Church Street near downtownĀ Mountain View. Concert doors will open atĀ 7:00pm and the concert will begin atĀ 7:30pm. An open co-ed jam hosted byĀ The Handsome Ladies will begin atĀ 5:00pm.
The series has brought bluegrass to the Peninsula & South Bay for 25 years, but plans call for this to be the final concert season.
Save the dates! TheĀ Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be heldĀ March 10-11, 2017 at theĀ Mount Cross Camp inĀ Felton. The new venue offers a wide variety of camping and cabin accomodations and excellent facilities. The festival has been held twice a year since 1998.
All Brookdale Bluegrass-presented events are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Festival information will be announced soon.
The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series presents The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers on January 12, 2017.
The show will take place 6:00-8:30pm at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, six miles south of Los Gatos in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains.
The FREE program is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held on Friday & Saturday, January 27 & 28 and on Monday, January 30, 2017 at various venues in Redwood City. All events are FREE. Details will be announced soon.
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held March 10-11, 2017 at a new venue — the Mount Cross Camp in Felton.
The twice-yearly festivals have been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since 1998.
More details will be announced soon.
Three Day Reminder: Final Round Ballots fromĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Members for theĀ 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due thisĀ Saturday, January 7, 2017.
The Goat Hill Girls will play this Thursday atĀ TheĀ Summit House, on Highway 17 six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The popular FREE Thursday Bluegrass Series began one year ago in January 2016.
Music will runĀ 6:00-6:30pmĀ in a program presented by theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos 95033. Tasty food and drink will be served during the performance.
Redwood Bluegrass Associates will present The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band onĀ Saturday, January 21, 2017.
All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society. The series has brought bluegrass to the Peninsula & South Bay for 25 years, but this is the final season.
The concert will be presented at theĀ Mountain View Masonic Hall, at 890 Church Street near downtownĀ Mountain View.
Concert doors will open atĀ 7:00pm and the concert will begin atĀ 7:30pm. An open co-ed jam hosted byĀ The Handsome Ladies will begin atĀ 5:00pm.
