If you shop on Amazon during the Holidays, the AmazonSmile program will donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society and support local bluegrass music without cost to you if you use the below link:
smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716 (“Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society”).
Note: This program will be Online Only <www.kkup.org>. Due to a power outage caused by bad weather at the transmitter site, the broadcast station is temporarily off the air.
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Ray Edlund, the retiring dean of the Bay Area’s bluegrass broadcasters, will be interviewed by NCBS president Michael Hall and program host Mike Russell on Monday Night Bluegrass, 6:00-9:00pm on December 13, 2021. The program will be on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay and the Monterey Bay Areas, and everywhere at <www.kkup.org>.
Edlund is ending his long-running “Pig In A Pen” program on KPFA Radio (Berkeley) on December 19. He is a regular attendee and emcee at the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northern California Bluegrass Society. He ran the CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in its early days.
Three Week Reminder: December 31, 2021 is the deadline for some 2021-only favorable tax treatments of contributions to the Northern California Bluegrass Society, as certain opportunities will expire after this tax year.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society is an official Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organization that accepts tax-deductible contributions which are used to support local bluegrass music.
Here is some useful tax planning information for 2021 if you are interested in supporting local bluegrass music with tax-advantaged contributions:
For the tax year ending on December 31, 2021 it is possible to deduct cash gifts up to $300 for an individual or $600 for a married couple filing jointly, even if the taxpayer(s) do not itemize deductions — that is, the 90% of taxpayers who take the standard deduction. Gifts must be made by check, credit card or debit card to a qualified 501(c)(3) charity. Volunteers who have unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses will also qualify for this deduction. This provision will expire at the end of 2021.
Gifts to charities like the NCBS/SCBS usually have deduction limits of 60% of a donor’s adjusted gross income, but in 2021, the limit has been temporarily raised to 100% of AGI. In addition, donors who contribute more than the limit may carry the balance of the deduction forward for up to five years after the year of the gift.
Three Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the August 11-14, 2022 Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2021. Note: Proof of Vaccination will be required at this festival.
The FREE 2021 Holiday Hootenanny will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company on Friday, December 10. Here is All You Need To Know To Go:
The 16th annual event will be held at the DCBC, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos.
Bluegrass music begins at 5:00pm with excellent craft beer, root beer, and plenty of tasty food truck offerings available from Off The Grid.
Performance Schedule:
FRIDAY, December 10
5:00pm — Pretty Reckless
5:30 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
6:30 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 — Pathetic Honey
9:30 — Wires & Wood & All Star Jam
(10:30 — Hootenanny ends)
In addition, there will be jamming and an open mike in a separate room.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this fun annual event, which is organized by Scott Dailey.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed Thursday Bluegrass Series continues at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, 6 miles south of Los Gatos on the way to Santa Cruz.
Music runs 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink is served and admission is FREE.
December 9: The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers.
December 31, 2021 is the deadline for some 2021-only favorable tax treatments of contributions to the Northern California Bluegrass Society, as certain opportunities will expire after this tax year. To help you take advantage of these rules, here is some useful tax planning information for 2021 if you are interested in supporting local bluegrass music with tax-advantaged contributions.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society is an official Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organization that accepts tax-deductible contributions which are used to support local bluegrass music.
Charitable Deduction Without Itemizing
For the tax year ending on December 31, 2021 (only), it is possible to deduct cash gifts up to $300 for an individual or $600 for a married couple filing jointly, even if the taxpayer(s) do not itemize deductions — that is, the 90% of taxpayers who take the standard deduction. Gifts must be made by check, credit card or debit card to a qualified 501(c)(3) charity. Volunteers who have unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses will also qualify for this deduction.
Higher Limit For Contributions
Gifts to charities like the NCBS/SCBS usually have deduction limits of 60% of a donor’s adjusted gross income, but in 2021 (only) the limit has been temporarily raised to 100% of AGI. In addition, donors who contribute more than the limit may carry the balance of the deduction forward for up to five years after the year of the gift.
Deadline
To take advantage of these tax provisions, your contribution must be made before December 31, 2021.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE 15th Annual Holiday Hootenanny at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos on Friday, December 10, 2021 beginning at 5:00pm.
FRIDAY, December 10
5:00pm — Pretty Reckless
5:30 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
6:30 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 — Pathetic Honey
9:30 — Wires & Wood & All Star Jam
(10:30 — Hootenanny ends)
The event is organized by Scott Dailey.
If you shop on Amazon during the Holiday Season and use the Link below, the AmazonSmile program will donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society and support local bluegrass music without cost to you. Here is the link: smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716 (“Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society”).
Four Week Reminder: Applications from bands wanting to play on the Main Stage at the August 11-14, 2022 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2021. Note: This will be a vaccinated festival.
2022 GOF Main Stage Band Application
