Northern California Bluegrass Society Members will enjoy a big month of bluegrass music in May, 2018:
May 6 āĀ NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE. (Note new date)
May 18-20 āĀ Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed)
May 25-27 āĀ Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed)
Mark your calendars!
Riverdance Farms will host theĀ Pick & Gather Festival onĀ Memorial Day Weekend inĀ Livingston (near Merced).
TheĀ May 26-28 festival will feature bluegrass & more, plus blueberries, cherries, and strawberries for the picking, while camping is available.
The event is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The May 18-20 Berkeley Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Freight & Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event.
More details will be announced soon.
Heathen Hill (Santa Cruz) is set to play the FREEĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House at the top of Highway 17 onĀ March 22.
The bluegrass music venue in theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains is 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos and 9 miles north of Scott’s Valley.
The music will run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. The show is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Good food and drink will be served and the mountaintop views are astounding.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund to assist students who need financial help for theĀ Spring camp.
NCBS will make the awards soon, but there is still time for donations to benefit deserving campers at theĀ April 12-15, 2018 camp, which is run by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma.
Information: Spring Walker Creek Music Camp.
Donations can be sent to:
Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Attention: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. Donations to the scholarship fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. isĀ 94-2907716. Note that donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced that the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 6, 2018. (Note new date.)
Blue Summit (Santa Cruz) will play the FREEĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House onĀ March 15, 2018. The bluegrass music venue in theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains is 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos on Highway 17. The performance is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The music will run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.Ā Good food and drink will be served and the view is endless.
Here are the Official Upcoming Events for the Northern California Bluegrass Society:
March, 9-11, 2018 Ā ā Brookdale Spring Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. (NCBS welcomed)
May 6 ā NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
May 18-20 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed)
May 25-27 ā Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed)
July TBA ā Sonoma State University Bluegrass Festival, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park. (NCBS welcomed)
August 9-12 ā NCBS 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.
August 30-September 2 ā Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed)
September 25-29 ā International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS is a longtime organizational member of IBMA.)
October 7 ā Mountain Music Festival, Prusch Park, San Jose. FREE. (NCBS welcomed)
December 7-9 ā Brookdale Winter Bluegrass Festival, TBA. (NCBS welcomed)
January 25-27, 2019 ā NCBS 12th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, various venues, Redwood City.
SUNDAY, March 11
10:00am āTheĀ Honeysuckle Possums Harmony Singing Workshop
Noon ā Blue Summit Band
1:00 ā Ben Lonesome & The Highway Niners
2:00 ā Tina Louise Barr & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
3:00 ā All Star Jam
The March 9-11, 2018 Brookdale Spring Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
SATURDAY, March 10
10:00am ā BanjerDan Banjo Workshop
11:00 ā Tina Louise Barr Autoharp Workshop
10:00amĀ ā Open Mike
1:00pm ā BanjerDan Mazer
2:00 ā Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
3:00 ā Laura Lind
4:00 ā Brent Pierce Family & Friends
5:00 ā The Naked Bootleggers
6:00 ā Dinner Break with Hog Tie Catering
7:00 ā Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 ā Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
9:00 ā Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
10:00 ā Honeysuckle Possums
The March 9-11, 2018 Brookdale Spring Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
