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The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now collecting donations for the Spring 2018 Camp, set for April 12-15, 2018 (Thursday-Sunday).

The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses the 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 about the music camp, run by Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) and set for the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma, can be found at Walker Creek Music Camp.

The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded tuition assistance to help two young Northern California musicians attend the September 28-October 1 , 2017 camp near Petaluma.

The scholarships will assist a 12-year-old girl fiddler and a 20-year-old female banjo player to attend the camp.

Thanks to the generous donors and to the NCBS scholarship committee. The fund will soon begin collecting donations to help deserving students who want to attend the Spring camp, set for April.

Thanks for your support of music education in our area!

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is collecting donations for the Fall Camp, which will be held September 28-October 1, 2017 at the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma. Ingrid Noyes runs the camp.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the 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.

Fall Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.

Northern California Bluegrass Society President Michael Hall will help lead the International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Alumni Retreat to be held at the Blue Ridge Assembly Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC on April 24-26, 2017. The retreat will intensively examine issues that currently face the bluegrass music world.

Interested NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for the Leadership Bluegrass Class held every March in Nashville. Class graduates are invited to the retreats, which are held in the spring of each odd-numbered year, in addition to other alumni events.

The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Hall is a member of the Leadership Bluegrass Class of 2003.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now accepting donations for the Fall Camp, which will be held September 28-October 1, 2017 at the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma.

Ingrid Noyes runs the camp.  Fall Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the 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.