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Regular Tuesday Events
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. Third Monday Instructed Slow Jam! SDBS sponsors an instructed slow jam on the 3rd Monday of every month. It is held 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 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm led by SDBS Board President Mary Jane Cupp and special guest teachers, with guidance from music teacher Janet Beazley. 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 Mary Jane. Address: Our Savior Lutheran Church at the corner of Lincoln and Ohio in North Park (4011 Ohio St, San Diego, CA 92104).
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. Info on this month's featured band is here. |
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Tuesday, September 24 2019, 6:30-9 pm SDBS presents GRASSFIRE in concert from 8-9 pm. Open mic and jam session 6:30 pm to 8 m. NEW LOCATION! The SDBS 4th Tuesday has moved, at least temporarily, to the Fuddruckers Restaurant at 5500 Grossmont Center Drive in Grossmont Center, La Mesa. SUMMERGRASS!! Another great Summergrass was completed August 16-18, 2019 at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Visit Summegrass on the web and look for coming info about next year's event. Saturday October 26, 2019: Ramona Bluegrass Festival, Noon to 7 pm at the beautiful Ramona Community Garden at the corner of 11th and San Vicente in Ramona. Visit the festival website for the lineup, tickets and info. Click below to see it all! 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 OPEN MIC AND REGULAR EVENTS To sign up for open mic send us an email, or sign up on site space permitting.Admission: Free; donations suggested. Tuesdays (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. 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 mjcupp@yahoo.com Monthly: 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. |
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SDBS presents a variety of special concerts and events throughout the year, including: Bluegrass Day at the Fair (San Diego County Fair, Saturday June 29, 2019, on the Paddock Stage; the Summergrass festival (3rd weekend in August), occasional campouts, 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 Town Hall, sponsored by the Del Mar Foundation. Keep Up with SDBS Special Events: Check this page often to learn more about SDBS events.. Better yet, join SDBS to get out monthly e-newsletter called the 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. Check back for 2019 libtrary concerts.These concerts are all at the Del Mar Library presented by SDBS and the County of San Diego Library System: March 21: Del Mar Library: Shoreline Pickers, 6:30 pm
April 18: Del Mar Library: Philly and the Cheesesteakes
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. |
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