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The San Diego Bluegrass Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of bluegrass music in the San Diego area. 

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Regular Tuesday Events

Open Mic at Fuddruckers - Second Tuesday
Open mic, Second Tuesday at Fuddruckers

Second Tuesday

SDBS sponsors a local jam session, open mic & pick-up bands every second Tuesday at the Fuddruckers in Grossmont Center in La Mesa. Open mic and pick-up bands play from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, and this evening also features a popular informal jamming session, outside on the patio. If you want to perform, sign up in advance by sending an email to openmic@sandiegobluegrass.org, or sign up on site, space permitting.
Address: Fuddruckers, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr. (between La Mesa Blvd & Havenhill Rd),  La Mesa, CA 91942

Third Tuesday Moves to Monday!

Our third Tuesday event, now held held on the 3rd Monday as of September 23, 2014 at the Our Savior Lutheran Church at the corner of Lincoln and Ohio in North Park (4011 Ohio St, San Diego, CA 92104). The sessions are an hour and a half structured slow jam learning experience led by music teacher Janet Beazley (7:00 to 8:30 pm). The fee is $5 per session for SDBS members and $10 for non-members (you can join SDBS on site). For more information on the slow jam (photo below), or to sign up, email Janet.

Address: Our Savior Lutheran Church at the corner of Lincoln and Ohio in North Park (4011 Ohio St, San Diego, CA 92104).

Slow Jam
Slow Jam at the Third Tuesday event

Fourth Tuesday

On the fourth Tuesday of every month, SDBS presents a featured band, a top local or regional band in concert for one hour, at The Boll Weevil Restaurant. The schedule for Fourth Tuesday is open mic & pickup bands from 6:30 to 8:00 pm; featured band from 8:00-9:00pm. Sign-up for open mic by email at info@sandiegobluegrass.org. Informal jamming throughout the evening also takes place outside.
Address: Boll Weevil Restaurant, 9330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd # E, San Diego, CA (corner of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. & Ruffin Rd).

Info on this month's featured band is here.
 

OPEN MIC SIGNUP

Sign up here for open mic at one of SDBS's regular Tuesday events. Public welcome, but please bring your bluegrass material. These are open mics for acoustic music honoring the bluegrass genre. 10-20 minute slots, or shorter, are available. Sign up in advance by email for priority, or space permitting, sign up on site.

2ND TUESDAY FUDDRUCKERS: 6:30-9 pm. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, Fuddruckers Restaurant, Grossmont Center, 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942. Send SDBS an email to sign up: openmic@sandiegobluegrass.org.

4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: 6:30-8 pm. Boll Weevil Restaurant, 9330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA. 92123. Send host Dwight Worden an email to sign up: info@sandiegobluegrass.org

Calendar

Tuesday September 26, 2017: The Tail Draggers at the Boll Weevil Restaurant, 9330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (corner Ruffin Road). Open mic and pick up bands 6:30-8:00 Burning Heart in concert 8-9 pm.

To sign up for open mic send us an email, or sign up on site space permitting.Admission: Free; donations suggested. Sign up for the Band Scramble on site.

Tues.days (2nd, and 4th Tuesday of each month); Regular SDBS events - see details at left. Info on this month's featured band here.

Third Monday: Instructed slow jam with teacher Janet Beazley. Our Savior Lutheran Church at the corner of Lincoln and Ohio in North Park (4011 Ohio St, San Diego, CA 92104). 7-8:30 pm. $5 SDBS members; $10 non-members. Join SDBS on site. For more info or to sign up: email Janet:

Monthly:
Board of Directors meetings
Held once a month on Sunday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. If you have an item you would like to bring to the Board, or if you would like to attend a Board meeting, please send an email to SDBS at SDBS info  - visitors are welcome.

OTHER EVENTS: For other bluegrass events around San Diego, check out the KSON Bluegrass Bulletin Board. And for bluegrass radio, listen to KSON's Bluegrass Special Sunday nights from 10 p.m. to midnight on KSON-FM 97.3 and 92.1, hosted by Wayne Rice. 

 


SDBS Special Events

SDBS presents a variety of special concerts and events throughout the year, including: Bluegrass Day at the Fair (San Diego County Fair, June 2015-date to be determined), the Summergrass festival (3rd weekend in August), a Spring and Fall camp-out, plus periodic concerts of nationally recognized touring bands. SDBS also co-sponsors or supports many bluegrass-related events, including the Santee Wine & Bluegrass Festival, concerts at Acoustic Music San Diego, & the Belly Up; a series of performances at County and City libraries, and the "Bluegrass & Beyond" concerts at the Del Mar Powerhouse, sponsored by the Del Mar Foundation.

Keep Up with SDBS Special Events: Check this page often to learn more about SDBS events, and sign up for our email list using the box at left. Better yet, join SDBS to get monthly e-newsletter called th Tune Up and more, including ticket discounts for some events.

SDBS Bluegrass in the Libraries Series

SDBS and the County of San Diego library system produce a series of Bluegrass in the Libraries concerts. The City of San Diego library system also schedules an occassional concert with SDBS. These concerts are free to the public.

Here is the 2016 concerts schedule to be presented by SDBS and the County of San Diego Library System as part of the County's Acoustic Showcase program:

UPCOMING: TBD


 
Library concert dates

For times, addresses and details visit :Acoustic Showcase: San Diego County Libraries

When City of San Diego library concerts are scheduled we will post them here.