New Listings & Announcements/Reminders:

1. New listings/changes this week:

a. Friday, August 8th: 6th Annual Gospel Show, First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX. See details below under "Special Events".

b. September 19th & 20th: Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion, Nacogdoches, TX. See details below under "Special Events".

c. September 25th - 28th: 15th Annual Duncan Fall Bluegrass Festival, Duncan, OK. See details below under "Special Events".

d. September 29th - October 5th: IBMA's World of Bluegrass, Nashville, TN. See details below under "Special Events".

e. October 2nd - 4th: Chrystal Opry House Fall Festival lineup update: The Buddy & Tina Wright Group has been invited to perform at IBMA - they'll be replaced at Chrystal Opry House Fall Festival by Frantz Family (Fri) and The Upper Grassmen (Sat) and Prairie Night (Sat).

f. October 25th: Bluegrass Festival at Texas Rose Horse Park; additional information posted. See details below under "Special Events".

2. Announcements/Reminders/News:

a. I received a call from Jose Martinez. I hadn't seen him since Frank and Mary's picnic in May. Jose mentioned that his wife Margie is in North Hills Hospital in North Richland Hills. She had back surgery on July 14th. The surgery lasted 9 hours. Jose said she'd be there for a while then moved to rehab. Margie has been through a lot and has a steep hill yet to climb. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

b. (Repeat) 3rd Annual Wichita Falls Bluegrass Festival (August 1st & 2nd) news: Howard Johnson's Plaza Hotel is offering a $59 rate during the festival. Location is adjacent to the RV park and shuttle service is provided by the city to/from the festival. Hotel address is 401 Broad Street, Wichita Falls. Phone number to call for discounted reservations is 940 766-6000. General hotel information is available online: http://www.hojo.com/HowardJohnson/control/home

c. (Repeat) Attention Dobro Players - from Dennis McBride:

Dobro Workshop at Gerald Jone's Acoustic Music Camp Aug 7-8-9. Dennis McBride is bringing his 30 years of dobro playing experience to this class. It will be an intensive 3 days of dobro instruction. However, we need a few more students to make the class. If you and anyone you know are interested, please see the camp website at

http://acousticmusiccamp.com/index.php or call Dennis at 972 596 3995.

d. (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.

e. 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 Charles McMahon has a guitar for sale: Sigma Guitar, model DM2, made by C. F. Martin. No scratches, finish like new, hard case, perfect condition. Guitar and case $450. Contact Charles at 817 284-6401

4. 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

f. (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

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

h. 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:

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

Friday & Saturday, August 1st & 2nd: Bluegrass Festival, Cooper Lake Center, Birthright, TX. 6:00 p.m both days, Admission is $12 each day. Festival and park details available online: http://www.cooperlakecenter.com/ or call 1 877 808-1831 for mail order tickets /information. Cooper Lake Center is south of Paris and north of Sulphur Springs.Take Hwy 19, watch for turn sign to the Center at CR 4795.

Saturday, August 2nd: Third Annual "Gathering of Friends", Lake Cities United Methodist Church, 300 East Hundley Drive, Lake Dallas, TX. Donations taken at the door and profits from sales go to Lake Cities Food Pantry. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. for jamming, BBQ dinner available for purchase beginning at 5:00 p.m., refreshments and deserts will also for sale. Music of all types begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Kim McKibben at 972 849-6068 or visit the following websites: http://www.townandcountrycoffeehouse.org/ and http://www.lakecitiesumc.org/page/page/880694.htm

Friday, August 8th: 6th Annual Gospel Show, First Baptist Church, Lillian, TX. Sponsored by No Turning Back. For info call 817 239-6425 or 817 929-8391 or visit http://www.ntbbluegrass.com/index.html

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

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

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

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. For 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 August 17th: 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 August 15th: No Turning Back, Texas Trailblazers, The Star Canyon Band

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

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. 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 August 16th: Texas State Mandolin Championships will be held on this date. For info, contact Rick Kirkland crk5820@msn.com or 281 488-2244

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:

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: August 3rd 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: August 17th

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 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: August 7th

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: August 15th

** 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: August 15th 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.