One Dozen Day Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2019.
2020 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Set For Duck Pond Stage In San Lorenzo Park
The 2020 NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The Sunday, May 3 event is FREE and is a delightful springtime event.

The FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival Is Set For Redwood City In January 2020
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City, made possible by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission.
The FREE event will run January 24-25, 2020 in various venues throughout the city. The Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show will be held on Saturday, January 25 at the historic Veteran’s Memorial Senior Center Theatre.

Two Week Reminder: December 31st Is Deadline for 2020 Good Old Fashioned Band Applications
Two Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2019.
Donate To The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund As Part Of Your Year-End Giving
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for the camp’s spring session, set for April 16-19, 2020. The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students.
Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the Walker Creek Music Camp for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.
Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
Now Is The Time To Submit Band Applications For the 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
Now is the time to submit Main Stage Band Applications to perform at the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival — due on December 31, 2019.
NCBS Accepts Donations To Support Local Bluegrass Music In Northern California
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations 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.
All You Need To Know To Go To The Holiday Hootenanny In San Carlos December 13
The FREE 2019 Holiday Hootenany will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company on Friday, December 13. Here is All You Need To Know To Go:
The event will be held at the DCBC, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos.
Doors will open at 4:00pm and music begins at 5:00pm with excellent craft beer, root beer, and plenty of tasty food truck offerings from Off The Grid available.
Performance Schedule:
FRIDAY, December 13
4:00pm — Doors Open
5:00 — Young and Up Too Late Band
5:30 — John Henry’s Farm
6:30 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
7:30 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
8:30 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:30 — Pathetic Honey String Band
10:30 — All-Star Jam
11:00 — Hootenanny Ends
In addition, there will be jamming and an open mike in a separate room.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this fun event, which is organized by Scott Dailey.

2020 Dates Set For Spring Brookdale & NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivals
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival has been set for April 17-19, 2020 in the Dance Hall and Saloon at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The popular indoor festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival has been set for August 6-9, 2020, and held throughout the San Benito County Historical Park. The fun, relaxed gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Three Week Reminder: December 31 Is Deadline For GOF Main Stage Band Applications
Three Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2019.
