Here are the key upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society Official Events:
APRIL
19-21 — Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. (NCBS-welcomed)
MAY
5 — NCBS/SCBS presents the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz, FREE.
16-19 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS-welcomed)
JUNE
1-2 — Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farm, Livingston. (NCBS-welcomed)
The Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomedĀ Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will continue on March 14 with the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers. The FREE music programs will run 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served while the band performs.
Coming March 21: Blue Summit.Ā The weekly series is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17Ā high in the Santa Cruz MountainsĀ (6 miles south of Los Gatos). Thanks for your support!
The California Bluegrass AssociationĀ has created a fund to help musicians who are wildfire victims and need assistance to replace lost bluegrass instruments.Ā The Northern California Bluegrass Society encourages your donation to the fund.
TheĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society will present thisĀ FREE Rite Of Spring at the Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
BanjerDan MazerĀ is set for the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, to be held April 19-21, 2019 at the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (on Easter Weekend).Ā The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since the first event was held in 1998.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund assists students who need financial help in order to attend the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music Camp.
The Society is now collecting donations to fund the scholarships. NCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the fund and makes the awards.
The camp will be run by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ PetalumaĀ the weekend of April 11-14.
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.
Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
The annual benefit festival to support Northern California Bluegrass Society projects throughout the year in coming in August. TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ will be heldĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 8-11, 2019.
The 26th annual gathering of California bluegrass musicians and their fans will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres PinosĀ (7 miles south of Hollister).
Peter Rowan will perform at the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on Easter Weekend, April 19-21. The event location is 7 miles south of Hollister.
The festival is presented by Brookdale BluegrassĀ and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomedĀ Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will continue in March. The FREE music programs will run 6:00-8:30pm.Ā Good food and drink will be served.
MARCH
7 — The Goat Hill Girls
14 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
21 — Blue Summit
The long-running weekly series is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, six miles south of Los Gatos.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society will present the Santa Cruz Bluegrass FairĀ onĀ Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
The FREE Rite Of Spring for bluegrass folks will be held at the Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
