The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced the performance schedule for the FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, set for Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
SUNDAY, May 5
Noon — Mission Blue
1:15pm — Luke Abbott
2:30 — The Down Beets
3:45 — Blue Summit
5:00 — Harmony Grits
This going to be fun!
The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Goat Hill Girls on May 2.Ā The FREE show will runĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & GrillĀ at the top ofĀ Highway 17,Ā high in theĀ Santa Cruz MountainsĀ (and 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos) presents the weekly shows, which are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Coming Soon: May 9 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers. May 16 — Blue Summit.
Blue Summit will perform at the FREE Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society’s 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Cinco de Mayo, Sunday, May 5, 2019.
A full afternoon of bluegrass performers will include Luke Abbott, The Down Beets, Mission Blue, & The Harmony Grits.Ā The Noon-6:00pm fair will be held at the Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse inĀ Santa Cruz.
Ya’ll come! Bring a picnic, blankets or chairs, and all of your friends!
The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline theĀ 2019 Pick & Gather Festival presented by Riverdance Farms, in Livingston, near Merced. The gathering will take place June 1-2. (Note that the new festival dates will be on the weekend after Memorial DayĀ this year.)
The event will feature bluegrass and other music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, swimming in the Merced River and other charming bucolic pursuits.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event to our area.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society will present the FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5 from Noon to 6:00pm.
Donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for deserving students attending the Walker Creek Fall 2019 Music CampĀ nearĀ Petaluma, set for November 1-4.
NCBS is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the scholarship fund and makes the awards. The camp is run each spring and fall by Ingrid NoyesĀ at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch.
Donations can be sent 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. Consult your tax advisor. For camp information, visit theĀ Walker Creek Music Camp website.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a California Not-For-Profit Corporation also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations to support its goal of bringing bluegrass music and education to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.Ā The NCBS/SCBS is a tax-advantaged 501(c)(3) Organization (Tax ID No. 94-2907716) and donations may be tax deductible.
Mailed NCBS Donations:
NCBS Treasurer
P.O. Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Make checks payable to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse has announced the nightly performance line-up for the NCBS-welcomed Berkeley Bluegrass Festival the weekend of May 16-19, 2019.Ā The 4th annual festival will offer evening concerts along with daytime workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Both full festival and daily tickets are available.
THURSDAY, May 16
North Country Blue
The High Water Line
Lela & Rainy Miatke
FRIDAY, May 17
Hot Buttered Rum
Front Country,
Blue Summit,
The High Water Line
SATURDAY, May 18
The Earls Of Leicester
The Kathy Kallick Band
Fog Holler
Lena & Rainy Miatke
SUNDAY, May 19
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands With Jerry Douglas
Amy Sher & Hailey Pexton
North Country Blue
The Harmony Grits will return to the stage of the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The FREE Noon-6:00pm program will be held at the lovely Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo ParkĀ (near the courthouse in Santa Cruz).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society show will also feature Luke Abbott, Blue Summit, Mission Blue, & The Down Beets. Bring chairs and blankets for shady lawn seating. Bring friends and a picnic and make it a lovely Rite Of Spring!
SUNDAY, April 21
10:00am ā Workshops
Noon ā Blue Summit
1:00pm ā Laura Lind & Tina Louise Barr
2:00 ā Easter Jam
3:00 ā Festival Ends
The April 19-21, 2019 Spring Brookdale 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.
