The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley May 17-19, 2019. The annual event features evening concerts and daytime workshops throughout the weekend. Weekend and daily tickets are available.
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Line-Up Announced For May 5 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair At The Duck Pond Stage
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced the line-up for the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
The Bands: Blue Summit, Luke Abbott, The Down Beets, Mission Blue, & The Harmony Grits.
The fun, FREE annual event will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
The lovely afternoon will be a fine time to gather friends to enjoy the glorious Santa Cruz spring bluegrass weather. A raffle will give you a chance to get tickets for great summer festivals. The NCBS Information Booth will have flyers for all the upcoming musical opportunities you need in your life.
Ya’ll come! Thanks to volunteer Ona Stewart for heading up this fine Bluegrass Society affair in the park!
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is Set For San Benito Historical Park In Tres Pinos Second Weekend Of August
Ain’t Nothing Like It In The World: The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held the second weekend of August, August 8-11, 2019.
Top California bluegrass musicians and their fans will gather to enjoy a fun, friendly weekend of bluegrass music that will benefit the year-round good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The charming home of the 26-year-old GOF festival is the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister on Highway 25), where we are welcomed by our friends in the San Benito County Historical Society.
Peter Rowan, Blue Summit To Head List of Performers At The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival
Peter Rowan and Blue Summit will head the list of performers for the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on the weekend of April 19-21, 2019. Free camping is included in all tickets, which will bring us a lively jamming and social scene.
The festival has been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass multiple times each year since 1998 and has always been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Coming On Sunday May 5 In San Lorenzo Park
The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
This annual event 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 lovely afternoon will feature fine bluegrass music and pleasant Santa Cruz spring weather.
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.
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.
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).
Berkeley Bluegrass Festival Returns To The Freight & Salvage May 17-19
The Berkeley Bluegrass Festival will return to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley the weekend of May 17-19, 2019. The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this annual event to our area.
