New Listings & Announcements/Reminders:

1. New listings/changes this week:

a. The Grapevine Opry is holding an evening of bluegrass music called "The Grass is Blue" at the Palace Theater, 300 South Main St., Grapevine on Saturday, September 6th. See details below under "special events"

b. Charley's Guitar Shop announces two upcoming workshops:

- Flatpicking Guitar Workshop with Tim May on Thursday, September 18th

- Mandolin Workshop with Steve Smith on Wednesday, October 22nd

See details below under "Workshops & Camps"

c. Alan Munde Gazette has scheduled a workshop & concert on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at San Jacinto College Central Campus in Pasadena, TX. Details: see below under "Workshops & Camps" or check the Alan Munde Gazette website

2. Announcements/Reminders/News:

a. Reminder: your ticket includes admission to all workshops at the Bluegrass Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 6th. Visit the website for performance & workshop schedule

b. Member Band Bluefield Express now has a Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com:80/bluefieldexpress

c. Arlington Guitar Show will be held on Saturday & Sunday, October 18th & 19th at The Arlington Convention Center

d. The Southwest Bluegrass Club announces three upcoming events:

1. Fall Picnic: Saturday, October 18th from 11:00 a.m. until dusk at Trawick Pavilion located in Oak Grove Park on Lake Grapevine. Covered pavilion seats 260 people and has two open air grills with plenty of space for jamming.

2. Annual Christmas Dinner & Concert: will be held on Sunday, December 21st at the Holy Trinity Catholic School in Grapevine, the same location we've used for the past two years.

3. 2009 Winter Show: will be held on Saturday, March 21st at The Plaza Theater at 521 West State St. in downtown Garland. Audie Blaylock & Redline has been booked for the show ! More later.

e. (Repeat) The club's application to join the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Program has been approved. We are now members of this program for the current period which ends April 30, 2009. You can help the club earn a percentage of Kroger's donations to the program by using your Kroger Plus Card whenever you make purchases at Kroger. Please print the attached "Kroger Customer Letter/SWBC Bar Code", take it to Kroger on your next visit, join the Kroger Plus Card program if not already a member and have the Kroger customer service desk or cashier scan your Kroger Plus Card and the bar code on the form so that subsequent purchases you make with your Kroger Plus Card can benefit the club. If you are not yet a member of the Kroger Plus Card program, joining is easy. Applications are available at any Kroger cashier or at the customer service desk. Membership in the Southwest Bluegrass Club is not a prerequisite for this program. If you are not a member of the club, you can still help us out by joining the Kroger program. Please be aware that the program states: "if the Kroger Plus Card is not presented during a transaction, your organization's account will not be credited". Merely giving the cashier your phone number may avail you of any Kroger Plus discounts but your purchase will not benefit the club so please remember to use your Kroger Plus Card whenever you shop at Kroger. In addition, some items you may purchase are "ineligible purchases", excluded by law and will not be credited toward the program. These include: alcohol, tobacco, pharmacy. postage stamps, gift cards/certificates, lottery/promotional tickets, fuel, sales tax and other items.

f. FOR SALE:

1. Club member Steve Howard has an 8 year old Gibson Mastertone RB 250 Banjo for sale. Steve lives in east Texas and is willing to come to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to show the banjo to serious buyers. If you're interested, contact Steve at 903 343-4992 or steve_how@msn.com

2. Life member Harvey Stephens has an upright bass for sale. Contact Harvey at 972 816-4156 or hms_stephens@yahoo.com

3. Club member Jim Yarboro has stopped doing set-ups at Festivals. He has these instruments for sale: 4 Gibson Banjos (2 of which are Pre-War) , 2 Dobro, Guitars, and 2 Bass Fidles. Contact at anytime 903 887-2926 or email

jimyarboro@ultravision.net

4. Life member Stanley Cox has an Eastman MD-615 "F" style mandolin for sale. It is 5mo. old and kept in new condition. The finish is the "Golden Age" or as Stanley calls it "The Ghoul Rush". It will be at the meeting this Sunday August 17th. Price with case is $1100.00 Contact Stanley Cox, ph. 972-292-1202 or src007@aol.com Pics avail thru e-mail.

g. (Repeat) Southwest Bluegrass Club announcement:

The board of directors of the Southwest Bluegrass Club is still considering the possibility of moving our meeting place to a location that better suits the needs of the membership. We are looking for a place that is close to the club’s demographic center (approximately the intersection of Hwy 183 and Hwy 360), has seating room for a larger audience (approximately 200-300), has adequate acoustics and stage, has separate rooms to accommodate jams and workshops as well as the regular meetings and is affordable to the club. All members are encouraged to help in the search for a new meeting place. If you are aware of a location that may suit the club, please contact Paul Stimson (817 929-8391, stimsonpaul@sbcglobal.net )

h. Changing your email address or any other contact ? Let me know by phone or mail. My contacts are at the end of this email.

i. Visit the Sabine Bluegrass website http://www.sabinebluegrass.com/ then click on "newsletter" for online form to subscribe to Gerald Block's weekly bluegrass emails.

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Special Events through December 2008:

Thursday - Saturday, August 28th - 30th: Andrews Bluegrass Festival, Andrews County Park (9 miles north on Hwy 385 and one mile east of Andrews). Andrews is located approximately 20 miles north of Odessa, TX. For info contact Bill Myrick 432 366-3994.

Thursday - Sunday, August 28th - 31st: 32nd Annual Bluegrass Festival, Salmon Lake Park, Grapeland, TX. For all details, visit website: http://www.salmonlakepark.com/ or contact Fannie Salmon 936 687-2594 or email info@salmonlakepark.com

Thursday, September 4th: Del McCoury Band and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in concert, Bass Performance Hall, 4th & Calhoun, Fort Worth, TX. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket price range: $20 - $100. For information, call 817 212-4280 or visit http://www.basshall.com/

Thursday - Saturday, September 4th - 6th: 29th Annual Bluegrass & Chili Festival, Expo Center Grounds, Claremore, OK. For info visit http://www.claremore.org/bluegrass_chili_festival.htm or contact Dell Davis 918 341-2818 or email chamber@claremore.org

Saturday, September 6th: Bluegrass Heritage Festival, South Oaks Baptist Church, 5925 US Highway 287, Arlington, TX. Lineup includes Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation, Hickory Hill, Blue River, Blue Moon Drive, Grassville, Salt Rock Rounders, Ellis County Bluegrass, Grass Notes. Tickets $20 and includes all workshops. For more information, visit http://bluegrassheritage.org/ or contacts: 214 236-0783, email info@bluegrassheritage.org

Saturday, September 6th: "The Grass is Blue" presented by The Grapevine Opry, Palace Arts Center, 300 South Main St., Grapevine, TX. High Strung and other bands will perform. 7:30 p.m., $15 (under 12 price: $10). Reservations recommended. Call 817 481-8733.

Sunday - Saturday, September 7th - 13th: 9th Annual Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Park, Davis, OK. Event includes workshops and early bird events, the Oklahoma Junior Fiddle Contest, golf cart parade, bluegrass Queen Contest, etc. Lineup includes: Bluegrass Solution, Flint Hill Special, Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation, Triple L Bluegrass, Boggy River Bluegrass, Saltgrass, Lonesome Prairie, No Turning Back, Ellis County Bluegrass, Henderson Family Band. Note: Lost Highway has cancelled due to fuel costs. For all other details, directions, etc. visit http://www.arbucklemtbluegrasspark.com/ or contact Rosemary Bowen 405 665-5226 or email rosemary@brightok.net

Thursday - Saturday, September 11th - 13th: 19th Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival, Lester Flatt Memorial Park, Otto, AR. Contact Elizabeth Kuykendall 501 835-2451

Wednesday - Sunday, September 17th - 21st: Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS. For information contact hq@wvfest.com , call 620 221-3250 or visit http://www.wvfest.com/

Thursday - Saturday, September 18th - 20th: Adona Bluegrass Festival, Cypress Creek Park, Adona, AR. Contact 816 246-0180 or visit http://www.cypresscreekpark.com/info.htm

Friday - Saturday, September 19th - 20th: Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion, Nacogdoches, TX. Friday 6:30 p.m. - $6; Saturday 1:00 p.m - $8. Lineup includes Blake Brothers, Bowles Creek, Digger Davis & Tombstone, Herzog Family, Wise County & more. For more information contact Cowboy & Sara Barrett at 936 569-1179 or visit http://www.sandylandbluegrass.com/

Saturday, September 20th: Barn Thang, Collinsville, TX. 7:00 PM till 11:00. We will have scheduled bands until about 9:00 or so, and then bluegrass jammin' till 11:00. Rain or Shine. Bring your instruments and jam, or just sit and listen.

Copper Canyon will be our guest band for September. They helped us kick off the inaugural Barn Thang back in 2006. I've missed seeing some of you for some time, now, so try to come out and show Copper Canyon a big crowd. The Grass Notes Band will be the host band for the evening. Admission is free. We will accept donations for the visiting band's expenses.

We invite you to bring snacks or finger foods if you desire. As usual, we will have coffee and tea. Please bring your folding or lawn chairs. We will probably have to keep the big door closed, so if possible, refrain from bringing the large reclining type chairs. Please remember no smoking in the building, and no alcohol. There are no facilities for small children, sorry.

Directions: We are east of Gainesville - From Gainesville, east on 82 to 377, South to Collinsville - -

From the South - North on Hwy 377 to Collinsville.

Then - East on 902 about 3 miles east, South on Graham Grove Road about 1/4 mile, then East on Bobby Sam Court. To the end of the Cul-de-Sac - 266 Bobby Sam - Barn is in back. Lost? - 903 429 6056.

Thursday - Saturday, September 25th - 27th: Great Southern RV Bluegrass Event, Angie, LA. Contact Chick Boyd 985 516-4680 or tradecenter2005@bellsouth.net

Thursday - Saturday, September 25th - 27th: Newton County Bluegrass Festival, Bradley Park, Jasper, AR. Contact Shannon Willis 870 446-2633/2648 or jerany@ritternet.com

Thursday - Sunday, September 25th - 28th: 15th Annual Duncan Fall Bluegrass Festival, Shady Oaks Lakeview RV Park, Duncan, OK. Thursday 1:30 p.m. - $10; Friday 12 noon - $15; Saturday 12 noon - $15; Sunday 8:45 a.m. - free. Weekend pass $35, children under 12 free with adult. Lineup includes The Star Canyon Band, Batten Family, Lindsey Duffin & New Direction, Village Singers, Last Stand, Wildwood Valley Boys, Graystone Bluegrass Revival, Keener Family & Roy Barnes, Digger Davis & Tombstone, South Bound Mule. For information contact Charles & Donita Clawson at 580 255-7042 or cdclawson@hughes.net

Monday - Sunday, September 29th - October 5th: IBMA's World of Bluegrass, Nashville, TN. Visit the IBMA website for all information: http://www.ibma.org/

Wednesday - Saturday, October 1st - 4th: North Louisiana Fall Bluegrass Festival, Lingo Community Center, Oak Grove, LA. For information, contact Sheila Pepmiller 318 428-5282

Thursday - Saturday, October 2nd - 4th: 2nd Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival, Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX). Thursday Gospel 7:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 & 6:00 p.m., Saturday 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Admission: Thursday & evenings only, $8, Friday & Saturday, $15 per day, three day pass $32. Lineups: Thursday TBA; Friday The Upper Grassmen, Higher Mountain, Frantz Family, Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band; Saturday Backstage, Southbound Mule, Upper Grassmen, Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation Bluegrass Band, Prairie Night. For more info, call 903 271-4260 or 972 752-5223 or email info@chrystalopryhouse.com . Additional information including map is available on the Chrystal Opryhouse website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/

Thursday - Saturday, October 2nd - 4th: Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival, Cottonwood Flats, Guthrie, OK. For info 405 282-4446, email office@oibf.com or http://www.oibf.com/

Wednesday - Saturday, October 8th - 11th: Turkey Track Harvestime Bluegrass Festival, Turkey Track Bluegrass Park, Waldron, AR. For information, contact Bill Lovett 479 637-3717, turkeytr@valuelinx.net or http://www.turkeytrackbluegrass.com/

Sunday - Saturday, October 12th - 18th: Fall Jam, Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Park, Davis, OK. For all details, directions, etc. visit http://www.arbucklemtbluegrasspark.com/ or contact Rosemary Bowen 405 665-5226 or email rosemary@brightok.net

Thursday - Saturday, October 23rd - 25th: Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Festival, Coushatte Recreation Ranch, Belleville, TX. For further information contact Carolyn or Buddy Brockett at 979 865-5250, 979 877-9526 cell or email bluegrass221@peoplepc.com. Visit the club website at www.springcreekbluegrass.com

Thursday - Saturday, October 23rd - 25th: 19th Annual Fall Chili Cookoff & Bluegrass Festival, Lester Flatt Memorial Park, Otto, AR. Contact Elizabeth Kuykendall 501 835-2451

Friday - Saturday, October 24th - 25th: Bluegrass Festival, Mitchell Resort and RV Park, Perrin, TX. Lineup includes The Star Canyon Band, Joe Bass & the Double Mountain Boys, Village Singers, Ellis County Bluegrass, Bluegrass Reunion. Open stage Friday 3:00 p.m. & Saturday 10:00 a.m.Tickets $10 Friday, $15 Saturday. For information visit http://mitchellparkandresort.com/ or call 940 798-4615, email mitchellresortandrvpark@yahoo.com

Saturday, October 25th: Bluegrass Concert, Texas Rose Horse Park, 14078 Sate Highway 110 North, Tyler, TX. Concert scheduled inside Texas Rose Horse Park all weather, state of the art equestrian arena. 1:00 p.m -10:00 p.m. Tickets $20, kids under 12 free. Bring your lawn chairs, jamming sites near the concert area. Tentative lineup includes Hickory Hill, Bealtegrass, High Strung & Tyler Cullender, Bowles Creek, Blue River. RV spaces available; advance reservations recommended, call 903 882-8696. For furthar information, call Beth Walker 817 714-4350, bethlhf@yahoo.com. More details to follow. Venue info: http://www.texasrosehorsepark.com/default.htm

Thursday - Saturday, November 6th - 8th: Mountain View Fall Bluegrass Festival, Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR. contact 870 269-2704 or 2542 or visit http://www.mountainview-bluegrass.com/

Friday - Saturday, November 7th - 8th: Midwest Promoters Showcase of Bands, Holiday Inn Hotel, Springdale, AR. Contact Chuck Stearman 660 665-7172 for details.

Wednesday, December 10th: A Skaggs Family Christmas featuring Ricky Skaggs, Bass Performance Hall, 4th & Calhoun, Fort Worth, TX. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket price range: $32.50 - $100. For information, call 817 212-4280 or visit http://www.basshall.com/

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Regularly Scheduled Events:

Sunday:

Third Sunday: Southwest Bluegrass Club monthly meeting & Jam, Founders Building, 701 South Main, Grapevine, TX. Doors open at noon for jamming, meeting at 2:00 p.m., pot luck lunch at 2:30 p.m., concert 3:00 p.m, followed by Club Jam with Stanley Cox at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Coming up September 21st: TBA

Monday:

Every Monday: Fort Worth Songwriters Association meets at The Rig Restaurant, 6308 South Freewy (I-35W), Fort Worth, TX., 7:00 p.m. 817 293-8363 This is an opportunity for songwriters to perform and seek advise on writing all types of songs. More information available at http://fwsa.com/home.html

Friday:

Third Friday: First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX ** (formerly held in Cleburne), price $4.00

Open Stage/Slow Jam with David Price at 6:15 p.m. , show at 7:00 p.m. Open Jam after the show

Call 817 641-5700, 817 790-8722 or click on http://www.ntbbluegrass.com/ for more information. No show in December.

Coming up September 19th: No Turning Back, Bluefield Express, Herzog Family

October 17th: No Turning Back, Cooke Brothers, TBA

November 21st: No Turning Back, The Star Canyon Band, Z Family

December 19th: No Show in December

** NTB's Third Friday Cleburne is now held at the First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX. Lillian is located on Hwy 917 about halfway between Mansfield and I-35W; FBC is located just west of Hwy 917 in

downtown Lillian. Click here for a mapquest link: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/lillian+tx/

Saturday:

First Saturday: Bluegrass Show at Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX). Show at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m., Admission is $5 each (12 and under free with adult). For more info, call Bill or Annette Hayes at 903 546-6893 or email info@chrystalopryhouse.com . Additional information including map is available on the Chrystal Opryhouse website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/

Coming up September 6th: The Upper Grassmen, The Grubb Family

Second Saturday: Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society Show and Jam, Oklahoma Country Western Museum & Hall of Fame, 3925 SE 29th, Del City, OK, 6:30 p.m., admission $6 ($5 for members, $4 for members over 65, $3 for teens). Contact Melba Arnold at 405 677-7515 or visit the GOBMS website

Coming up September 13th: Larry Ford Bluegrass Band, Dyson Family Bluegrass, Blackjack Run

Second Saturday: Bluegrass Show, Civic Center, Venus, TX. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m, contact Dale Brawner at 972 435-4201

Third Saturday: Monthly Bluegrass Show, in the old building next to the South Main Cafe (Cafe address is 1222 South Main, Paris, TX) across the Railroad tracks from Paris Milling Company in Paris, TX., Two shows, 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. contact Whiz & Bo Creighton, 903 785-3958, bcreighton@neto.com, Hugh Jones, 903 739-2000, hughjones7@sbcglobal.net or Pat Conrad, 903 782-8717

Coming up September 20th: High Strung at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., guest band Lonesome Ridge at 7:00 p.m.

October 18th: High Strung at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., guest band Mac Smith Band at 7:00 p.m.

November 15th: High Strung at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., guest band Bill Grant at 7:00 p.m.

Third Saturday: Bay Area Bluegrass Association 3rd Saturday Show, Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, TX. See the BABA website for more details. Call or email Rick Kirkland at 713 249-2986 for more information. No show May & December

Coming up September 20th: Flatpicking workshop and concert with Tim May. Bluegrass Solution, Texas Harmony will perform.

Fourth Saturday: Spring Creek 4th Saturday Bluegrass Club Jam Session & Show, Coushatte Recreation Ranch, Belleville, TX. Jamming starts at 4:00 p.m., show starts at 6:30 p.m. For further information contact Carolyn or Buddy Brockett at 979 865-5250, 979 877-9526 cell or email bluegrass221@peoplepc.com. Visit the club website at www.springcreekbluegrass.com No show October, November & December (Club's Festival held in October).

Fourth Saturday: 4th Saturday Bluegrass Show, Carroll Green Civic Center, Quitman, TX. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., open stage 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., featured performers start at 7:30 p.m. Admission $7.00. For further information contact Mack Smith at 903 852-6588 or Daisy Smith 903 714-5248

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Upcoming Workshops & Camps:

a. Bluegrass Heritage Foundation Festival: festival ticket includes admission to all workshops. Visit http://bluegrassheritage.org/ for more information.

b. Thursday, September 18th: Flatpicking Guitar Workshop with Tim May at Charley's Guitar Shop, 2720 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., cost $25. For details call 972 243-4187 or check Charley's events page

c. We wanted to let you know about a special workshop opportunity that has just come up. Guitarist Tim May has offered to come to Houston for a flatpicking workshop and concert on September 20, 2008. Tim is one of the bright lights of the bluegrass world, having worked in Nashville area for more than 20 years as a sideman, session player, band member and performer. Tim's accomplishments are too numerous to mention, but during the past few years he has toured with Patty Loveless, played on Rounder Records' all-star project "Moody Bluegrass", recorded projects with Charlie Daniels, Brad Davis and Cody Kilby, and appeared on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.

The workshop is sponsored by the Bay Area Bluegrass Association, and will take place at BABA's regular show space at the Jonny Arofolo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker Street, League City Texas. Tim will kick things off at 1 p.m., and the workshop will last for about four hours. Cost for the workshop will be $60 per person, paid at the time of the workshop. Following the workshop, Tim will appear on stage for a solo performance during BABA's monthly show, starting around 7 p.m. No deposit is necessary, but please shoot us an e-mail so we can reserve your seat.

d. Wednesday, October 22nd: Beginner/Intermediate Mandolin Workshop with Steve Smith at Charley's Guitar Shop, 2720 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., cost $25. For details call 972 243-4187 or check Charley's events page

e. Alan Munde Gazette is holding a workshop from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. concert on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at San Jacinto College Central Campus in Pasadena, TX. Cost is $50 for all, $10 concert only. Workshop options are banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass and guitar. For more information contact Kerry Jones: tubabanjoguy@hotmail.com or 832-545-7261. Information also available on Alan Munde Gazette's website

f. One final item, at BABA we've got an great series of workshops lined up for January 2009. Orrin Star is coming to town for four workshops on both flatpicking guitar and mandolin. Orrin is an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player who combines hot picking, cool singing, and good humor. Once described as "Arlo Guthrie meets Doc Watson", he was the 1976 National Flatpicking Champion, has appeared on A Prarie Home Companion, and has a repertoire that ranges from bluegrass standards to little-known folk gems, Celtic fiddle tunes, to fingerstyle blues. Orrin will be presenting four workshops (two on flatpicked guitar and two on mandolin) Friday evening through Sunday during the weekend of January 16, 2009. Because Orrin values the ability to work closely with a small number of participants, we will have a tight limit on space of about a dozen participants per session. We will send out a detailed e-mail later this year, but if you'd like more information or to secure your places early, please feel free to get in touch with Joe Dodson at joe.dodson@yahoo.com or by phone at 713-880-5991.

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Local Jams:

First Sunday: Orsburn's Old Time Medicine Show featuring an acoustic jam at Lowbrow's Beer and Wine Garden, southwest corner of the square at Liberty and Washington in Pilot Point, TX from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Pilot Point is located northeast of Denton on Hwy 377, about 10 miles north of the Hwy 377/Hwy 380 intersection. Free admission. Next jam: September 7th Questions ? Contact:

Charles Orsburn

1210 Emerald Sound Boulevard

Oak Point Texas 75068

469-362-9511 (Ph/Fx)

832-338-8893 (cell)

corsburn@gmail.com

Third Sunday: Slow Jam - Southwest Bluegrass Club Jam approximately 4:00 p.m. after the concert at Founders Building, 701 South Main in Grapevine. Next jam: September 21st

Second Monday: Slow Jam at Charley's Guitar Shop, 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m. Check Charley's events page for more info.

Next Jams: September 8th, October 13th

Every Tuesday: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m next door to South Main Cafe located at 1222 South Main, Paris, TX 75460.

Every Tuesday: day of the week, time and location may change. Randy Watkins' website: http://randygwatkins.googlepages.com/ is kept updated with with news about the next jam. There is an email link on the website in case you need to contact Randy.

Every Tuesday: Bluegrass Gospel jam at Hunters' Glen Baptist Church, 4100 Custer Road (between Parker & Spring Creek), Plano, TX 75023. Jam is held in Building E (in the portables just south of the main building) from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Questions ? Call Bob Campere at 214 226-9433. Church website: http://www.huntersglen.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=31332

Thursday before the first Saturday of the Month. Bluegrass Jam at Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX). 7:00 p.m. For more info or if you have any questions, call Bill or Annette Hayes at 903 546-6893 or info@chrystalopryhouse.com For more info including map check Chrystal Opry House website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/ Upcoming jams: September 4th

Every other Thursday: from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Larry Sholl's home in McKinney, TX. Jam is open to all club members. Call Larry for information and directions: 214 680-1819. Next Jam: September 4th

Third Friday: First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX ** (formerly held in Cleburne). Slow jam with David Price at 6:15, open jam after the show (see show details below). Next jams/shows: September 19th

** NTB's Third Friday is now held at the First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX. Lillian is located on Hwy 917 about

halfway between Mansfield and I-35W; FBC is located just west of Hwy 917 in downtown Lillian.

Click here for a mapquest link: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/lillian+tx/

Third Friday: Orsburn's Old Time Medicine Show featuring an acoustic jam at Lowbrow's Beer and Wine Garden, southwest corner of the square at Liberty and Washington in Pilot Point, TX from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Pilot Point is located northeast of Denton on Hwy 377, about 10 miles north of the Hwy 377/Hwy 380 intersection. Free admission. Next Jam: September 19th Questions ? Contact:

Charles Orsburn

1210 Emerald Sound Boulevard

Oak Point Texas 75068

469-362-9511 (Ph/Fx)

832-338-8893 (cell)

corsburn@gmail.com

Every Saturday Evening (April thru October): Garland Square Pickers, 6th and Main, Garland, TX . Check website for info: http://www.garlandsquarepickers.com/

First Saturday (exception: second Saturday in September): Pearl Bluegrass Event, Community Center, Pearl, TX. Check website for info: http://www.pearlbluegrass.com/

Third Saturday: Pickin' in the Park, Rose Park, Walnut Creek Drive (about 1/2 mile south of Hwy 287) Mansfield, TX. 5:30 p.m. - ?, weather permitting. Contact Will Thomasson at 817 453-0646.