NCBS Volunteer Party Invitations Are Out — Make Sure You Have Yours For October 13

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Volunteer Thank-You Party will be held on Sunday, October 13 at an exciting new, close-in location.

NCBS Volunteers & Bands on any project over the past year should have already have received their coveted invitations. If you volunteered for any NCBS project or performed at any NCBS event in the past year and have not received your invitation, let NCBS Volunteer Party Chair Michael Hall know and he will fix you right up!

This is always the best bluegrass party of the year! Ya’ll come now, Ya hear?

Thursday Bluegrass Music Continues In October At The Summit House Near Los Gatos

The Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomedĀ Thursday Bluegrass SeriesĀ continues in October atĀ the Summit House Beer Garden & GrillĀ at the top ofĀ Highway 17,Ā 6 miles south of Los Gatos. TheĀ FREE music runs 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink is served. Beautiful mountain views abound.Ā The Goat Hill Girls will perform on October 3.

Coming: October 10 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers; October 17 — Blue Summit.

Thursday Bluegrass Series

Last Chance To Donate To The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund For The Fall Camp

This is your last opportunity to donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society’sĀ  Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund to help students attending the November 1-4, 2019 Walker Creek Music Camp. The NCBS Scholarship Committee will make awards to deserving students very soon.

Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā 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 camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, near Petaluma.Ā 

Camp Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp

Time For Bluegrass Fans To Get Discount Tickets To TheatreWorks’ River Of Song In Mountain View

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’ performance of the Bluegrass/Americana musical Mark Twain’s River Of Song — which is set for October 2-27, 2019 at the Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts.

Now is the time for bluegrass fans to get their $10 Discount when purchasing tickets by using the code “BLUEGRASS.”

Randal Myler & Dan Wheetman (the latter of Marley’s Ghost fame) wrote this show, which features both the stories of Mark Twain and traditional American music.

 

 

 

Bright Star Musical Closing Performance Is On Sunday September 29

The Steve Martin-Edie Brickell-penned Americana/Bluegrass musical Bright Star at the Lucie Stern Center Theater in Palo Alto closes on Sunday, September 29.Ā The Palo Alto Players are presenting this show and tickets are still available.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes thisĀ  event to our area. Dan Mazer performs on banjo with the show’s orchestra.

Area bluegrass performers will ensure a pleasant start for each performance with the sounds of jamming outside in the Stern Center courtyard before the formal show begins inside the theater.

The Lucie Stern Center Courtyard.

Support Area Bluegrass Music With A Donation To The Northern California Bluegrass Society

The Northern California Bluegrass 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 Society accepts donations in any amount, which may be tax deductible depending on your tax situation. The NCBS supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, theĀ Monterey Bay Area, and all ofĀ Northern California.

The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.

The most convenient way to make a donation is online:Ā Online NCBS Donations

Check Out The Photo Essay Of The 2019 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

A Starry Night Productions produced an excellent Photo Essay of the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. Click here to take a look at the August 8-11, 2019 gathering:

2019 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Photo Essay

The creative photo and text spread by photographers Donna Pacini-Christensen and Tim Christensen covers the people, music, and fun of the annual event that was held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

The Bluegrass/Americana Bright Star Musical In Palo Alto Closes This Weekend

The closing weekend of the Steve Martin-Edie Brickell-penned Americana/Bluegrass musical Bright Star at the Lucie Stern Center Theater in Palo Alto is this weekend.

The Palo Alto Players are presenting this show and tickets are still available.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes thisĀ  event to our area. Our own Dan Mazer will perform on banjo with the show’s orchestra. Area bluegrass performers will ensure a pleasant start for each performance with the sounds of jamming outside on the plaza courtyard before the formal show begins inside.

Remaining Performance Dates: Thursday-Sunday: September 26-29.

Welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Now Accepting Donations For Fall 2019 Session

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations to help students attending the November 1-4, 2019 Walker Creek Music Camp.

The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund will make awards to deserving students next month.Ā Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.

Ingrid Noyes runs the widely-respected camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā Camp Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp.