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One Month Reminder: December 31 Is Deadline For 2023 Tax Deductible Contributions To NCBS

One Month Reminder: The deadline for Tax-Deductible Contributions for this year is December 31, 2023. The Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local Bluegrass Music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California. 

The Society 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 Online Donations

Five Week Reminder: December 31 Is Deadline For 2023 Donations To The Bluegrass Society

Five Week Reminder: The deadline for Tax-Deductible Contributions for this year is December 31, 2023. The Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local Bluegrass Music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California. 

The Society 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 Online Donations

Six Week Reminder: December 31 Is Deadline For 2023 Tax-Advantaged Donations To NCBS

Six Week Reminder: The deadline for Tax-Deductible Contributions for this year is December 31, 2023. The Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local Bluegrass Music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California. 

The Society 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 Online Donations

One Week Reminder: October 31 Is Due Date For Leadership Bluegrass Class Applications

One Week Reminder: Applications for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. are due on October 31, 2023.

The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this important opportunity. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page Is Free To Use

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.  Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.

 

Two Week Reminder: Leadership Bluegrass Class Applications Due On October 31

Two Week Reminder: Applications will close on OCTOBER 31, 2023 for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class.

The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity.

NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

Leadership Bluegrass Class 2020

NCBS Missing & Stolen Bluegrass Instrument Page Is On This Website

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers.

The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.  Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.

 

Three Week Reminder: Leadership Bluegrass Class Applications Due On October 31

Three Week Reminder: Applications will close on OCTOBER 31, 2023 for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville.

NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

Monday Night Bluegrass To Present Live Studio Music By Trouble Town & BanjerDan On October 9

GOF festival favorites Trouble Town (San Francisco) and BanjerDan Mazer (Los Gatos) will perform live in the studio on Monday Night Bluegrass, October 9, 2023, 6:00-9:00pm on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Santa Cruz areas and online at <www.kkup.org>. BanjerDan will talk about his brand new CD.

The program host is NCBS vice-president Mike Russell with NCBS president Michael Hall emceeing the on-air concert.