Bluegrass Folks can vote at all California Vote Centers in all counties or by mail Saturday, November 1 to Election Day on Tuesday, November 4. It’s time for bluegrass voices to be heard!
Author: Michael Hall
Happy Halloween From The Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Happy Halloween from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
You Can Now Include Bluegrass Music In Your Year-End Tax Planning
You can now include bluegrass music in your year-end tax planning.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
The last day to make Tax Advantaged Donations for 2025 is December 31, 2025.
How To Donate to NCBS/SCBS:
Send Mail-In Donations To: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Or make a donation on this website here: NCBS Online Donations.
Thanks for your support!
Strawberry Music Festival Fall Festival To Return In 2026
The Strawberry Music Festival held a fall event for the first time in 8 years earlier this month. The Fall Festival will return in 2026 on a date yet to be announced. The Strawberry Spring Music Festival will be held on Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25, 2026. Both events will be held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley.
NCBS Welcomes The 20th Annual Holiday Hootenanny December 12 To San Carlos
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE 20th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 12 at 4:00pm. This has become a fun and enduring Bay Area bluegrass tradition! Thanks to Scott Dailey for booking this event. The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will be the host band.
New Old Time Festival Comes To Berkeley November 7-9
A new old time festival is coming to venues in Berkeley November 7-9, 2025. The Dare To Be Square West event will be held at the Plough & Stars and at Ashkenaz.
Time To Join Your Friends In The NCBS!
It’s time to join your friends who have joined the NCBS!
Your Membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew today!
December 31 Is Last Day To Make Tax-Advantaged Donations For 2025 And Include Bluegrass In Your Year End Tax Planning
The last day to make Tax Advantaged Donations for 2025 is December 31, 2025. You can include bluegrass music in your year-end tax planning.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
NCBS Welcomes The 2025 Holiday Hootenanny
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE 20th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 12 at 4:00pm. This has become a fun and enduring Bay Area bluegrass tradition!
Thanks to Scott Dailey for booking this event. The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will be the host band. More information will be available soon.
Last Day For California Bluegrass Fans To Register To Vote Is October 20
It’s important that bluegrass folks make their voices heard in upcoming elections. We need you!
The next election is on Tuesday November 4, 2025 and voting is already underway. If you are a bluegrass fan and have received your ballot in the mail, now is a good time to return it.
If you are not yet registered, the deadline is Monday October 20.