Bluegrass news and events, near and far - July 2

New Listings & Announcements/Reminders:

1. New listings/changes this week:

a. The U.S. Army Concert Band will perform at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth on Wednesday, July 30th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free, first come first served and limited to two per patron. Call the box office at 817 212-4280 or click on this link for more information: http://www.basshall.com/tellmemore.jsp?performanceID=6079

b. Charley's Guitar Shop will not be holding their Second Monday Slow Jam during July and August. They'll start back up on September 8th.

2. Announcements/Reminders/News:

a. FOR SALE:

1. Club member Steve Howard has an 8 year old Gibson RB 250 Banjo for sale. 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 214 816-4156 or hms_stephens@yahoo.com

b. INSTRUMENT WANTED: Life Member Charlie Powell is looking for a used Dan Crary Signature Model Taylor guitar. If you know of anyone who can help Charlie, please contact him: 8324 Saddle Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76116, 817 244-1129, cpowelljr@charter.net

c. (Repeat) Kroger has cancelled its Share Card Program which had been a consistent source of limited revenue for the club. Kroger is replacing the Share Card Program with its Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program. As a 501 (c)(3) organization, the club is eligible to become part of this program and our application to Kroger has been submitted. When our application to Kroger is approved, we will pass information to all club members about how they may help generate donations to the club through grocery purchases at Kroger.

d. (Repeat) Southwest Bluegrass Club announcement:

The board of directors of the Southwest Bluegrass Club is 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 ) or Ed Flynn (817 275-3104, txflynn@tx.rr.com )

We are continuing to look - we've seen a number of potential venues, none of which we feel will meet our needs

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

f. 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 September 6, 2008:

Tuesday - Sunday, July 1st - 6th: 4th of July Jam, Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Park, On I-35, Exit 60 (Ruppe Road), Davis, OK. For all information visit http://arbucklemtbluegrasspark.com/ or contact Rosemary Bowen 405 665-5226 or rosemary@brightok.net

Thursday - Saturday, July 3rd - 5th: Adona Bluegrass Festival, Cypress Creek Park, Adona, AR. For info visit http://www.cypresscreekpark.com/ or call 816 246-0180

Sunday, July 6th: Cowboy Church of Ellis County, 2560 Hwy 287 Bypass West, Waxahachie, TX. Shady Grove Ramblers will perform during First Sunday Singing at approximately 7:30 p.m. Event will be broadcast on KBEC 1190 AM and on http://kbec.com/ For more information visit http://www.cowboychurchofelliscounty.org/ , contact Fletcher Jowers 214 317-0873 or email fletcher@fletcherjowers.com

Thursday - Saturday, July 17th - 19th: Adona Bluegrass Gospel Festival, Cypress Creek Park, Adona, AR. For info visit http://www.cypresscreekpark.com/ or call 816 246-0180

Friday - Saturday, July 18th - 19th: 9th Annual Gospel Bluegrass Festival, Lester Flatt Memorial Park, Otto, AR. Contact Elizabeth Kuykendall 501 835-2451

Friday - Sunday, July 25th - 27th: Old Mobeetie Texas Music Festival, Mobeetie, TX. For info visit http://mobeetie.com/ or contact Melba Corcoran 806 845-3401, email mjm806@windstream.net

Saturday, July 26th: G.C. Rann Little Theater, Wise County Heritage Museum Building, 1602 S. Trinity, Decatur, TX. Bluegrass Reunion will perform, 7:00 p.m., $10. Jamming and free watermelon at 6:00 p.m. outside the theater. All proceeds benefit restoration of the theater. More info: 817 455-0819.

Wednesday, July 30th: The U.S. Army Concert Band will perform at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free, first come first served and limited to two per patron. Call the box office at 817 212-4280 or click on this link for more information: http://www.basshall.com/tellmemore.jsp?performanceID=6079

Friday & Saturday, August 1st & 2nd: 3rd Annual Wichita Falls Parks & Recreation Bluegrass Festival, Multi Purpose Events Center (Indoors & Air Conditioned), Exhibit Hall B (West End), 1000 5th St, Wichita Falls, TX. Free Admission ! Friday 5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. Lineup includes Salt Grass, Ellis County, Link Family, Rockin' Acoustic Circus, The Star Canyon Band, The Village Singers. RV Park is open for camping and jamming on July 27th. RV spaces $17 per night, no reservations, shuttle service available to and from event. For information, call Parks & Recreation 940 761-7490 or Joy McCullough 940 692-9783

Thursday - Saturday, August 14th - 16th: 37th Annual NW Arkansas Bluegrass Festival, Beacon Park, Harrison, AR. For info visit http://www.harrisonarkansas.org/bluegrass.htm or call Kelly Holt 870 741-1789

Thursday - Sunday, August 21st - 24th: Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival, Rodeway Inn, Eureka Springs, AR. For info visit http://www.eurekaspringsbluegrassfestival.com/ or call Joe McClung 479 981-0404.

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

Thursdaty - 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. Tickets $18 in advance, $20 at the door. For more information, visit http://bluegrassheritage.org/ or contacts: 214 236-0783, email info@bluegrassheritage.org

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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 July 20th: 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 July 18th: No Turning Back, Mears Family, TBA

August 15th: No Turning Back, Texas Trailblazers, The Star Canyon Band

** 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 July 5th: Higher Mountain, Upper Grassmen

August 2nd: TBA

September 6th: TBA

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 July 12th: Six Mile Line, Lonesome Prairie, From the Heartland

August 9th: Jim Roberts & Friends, Tom Uhr & the Shady Grove Ramblers, Cedar Ridge

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 July 19th: High Strung at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., guest band Williams Family Band at 7:00

August 16th: High Strung at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., guest band Glory Bound at 7:00

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

Third Saturday: Bay Area Bluegrass Association 3rd Saturday Show, Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, TX. will perform. Free admission, jamming starts at 4:30, stage show starts at 6:30, 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 July 19th: Wabash Ramblers, Brazos River Pickers

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:

Sunday - Friday, July 20th - 25th, 2008: Camp Bluegrass 2008, South Plains College, Levelland, TX. Open for signup at Camp Bluegrass website www.campbluegrass.com

Thursday - Saturday, August 7th - 9th, 2008: Acoustic Music Camp, South Oaks Baptist Church, 5925 U.S. Hwy 287, Arlington, TX 76017. Details and signup at http://acousticmusiccamp.com/index.php

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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: July 6th 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 jams July 20th

Second Monday: Slow Jam at Charley's Guitar Shop, 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m. Check http://charleysguitar.com/ for more info.

***Charley's jams will not be held during July and August 2008. They'll start back up on September 8th.***

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.

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: July 3rd, July 31st, 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: July 10th

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: July 18th

** 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 Jams: July 18th 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.