CA Sacred Harp Singing Convention | Jan 14–15 | 9 am–3:30 pm, Casa de Flores, 737 Walnut St., San Carlos, CA. All are
welcome: come to sing, or come to listen!! info: 415-585-4773 or
650-631-2977,
www.fasola.org. |
Oldtime Fiddle Contest & Festival | Jan 17–28 |
| Citrus Fairgrounds, Cloverdale, CA. good food, great jamming, tough
competition, crafters booths, door prizes, Old Time Contra Dance and fiery
Cajun and zydeco two-steps, workshops in fiddling, accompanists,
clogging, story-telling, and more. info: 707-894-2067,
www.cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org/fiddle. | |
SuperGrass | Feb 2–5 |
| Bakersfield, CA. Workshops, camping, Luthier exhibits, Kids on Stage,
Jammin’ ‘til you drop. Featuring Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver,
Nashville Bluegrass Band, Cherryholmes Family, Sawtooth Mountain Boys, Richard
Greene w/Bros. Barton, Blue Highway, Marty Raybon, Lost & Found, Due
West, Journey’s End w/ Leroy McNees, The Wilders. info: 661-589-8249 or
916-391-3042, www.supergrasscalifornia.org. | |
SF Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival | Feb 3–12 |
| Venues around San Francisco, the East & North Bay.
Concerts,
workshops, dances, kids’ show and more. Many great local and out-of-town
bands, featuring: Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Lonesome River Band, and many
more. info:
www.sfbluegrass.org. | |
Russian Festival | Feb 10–12 |
| Russian Center, 2450 Sutter Street, SF. Russian dancers and singers,
art gallery featuring Russian artists, delicious russian rood and
pastries, vodka tasting, tea from antique samovars and more. info:
www.russiancentersf.com/russian_festival.htm.
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19th Mariposa Storytelling Festival | March 10–12 |
| Mariposa, CA, near Yosemite.
Magical weekend of storytelling. Leeny Del
Seamonds, Bill Harley, Kala JoJo, Bil Lepp. Dovie Thomason, Clara Yen.
Order tickets early—many performances sell out by January. info:
209-966-3155,
www.arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html.
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Sonoma County Bluegrass Festival | Mar 11 | |
| 1-9 pm, Analy High School Theater, Sebastopol, CA.
Jam packed day of great Bluegrass and Old-Time music. Featuring: Mountain Laurel, Perfect
Strangers, Compost Mt. Boys, Pederson and Hillman, Walt Koken & the
Orpheus Supertones, Nina Gerber & Chris Webster. info: (707) 829-8012,
www.cbaontheweb.org/tickets/eventList.aspx
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19th Annual Calaveras Celtic Faire | March 11–12 |
| Frogtown Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, CA
Camping, Living History,
Reenactments, Dancers: English Sword, Irish Step and Highland, Music: Gráda,
The Black Brothers, Tempest, Wicked Tinkers, Black Irish Band &
Molly’s Revenge. info:
www.calaverascelticfaire.com.
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BACDS Spring Dance Weekend | March 17–19 |
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Monte Toyon Camp, Felton CA
Join us for our annual Spring Dance
Weekend of dancing in the redwoods just east of Santa Cruz. The weekend is
filled with classes in Contras, English Country dance, couple dance, and
Squares; workshops for callers and musicians; dance parties; and much
more! info: (650) 234-122,
www.bacds.org/camps/sprwkend2006.
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Playford Ball | Mar 25 |
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland, CA
English Country Dance and
music. Dance master Alan Winston, music by Fear of Commitment with Stan
Kramer. Workshops and rehearsals beginning Mar 4. info:
www.bacds.org/events/playfordball2006.
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Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival | April 8–9 |
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10:00 am–6:00 pm, Westside Park, Bodega Bay, CA. Wine tasting, food, live music, artisans and vendors, kids activities and the ever popular bathtub races. info: 707-875-3704, www.bodegabay.com/discover/bodega_bay_fish_fest.html. | |
Fiddlekids | June 19–23 |
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Tehiyah Day School, El Cerrito, CA One week intensive day camp for kids 7-13. Kids joyfully learn fiddle tunes by ear, & enjoy art and dance.Instructors this year are: Helen White, Julian Smedley, Laura Risk and Bobbi Nikles, fiddles; Evie Ladin, dance and Marcy Overway, art. Instructors concert June 18, 2005 at Freight and Salvage. info: 415-665-0370, www.fiddlekids.com. | |
Lark In The Morning Camp |
July 28–Aug 5 |
| Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino, CA Registration is open for Lark Camp 2006, its 26th year! Lark Camp is a celebration of music & dance that takes place in the Mendocino redwood forest. Sessions 24 hours a day, music & dance workshops with over 97 instructors, dances, parties & more. Workshops for beginners–professionals. A unique aspect of Lark Camp is the great variety of music & dance: Irish, French, Hawaiian, Andean, Balkan, Cajun, Spanish, American, Middle Eastern, Mexican, African, Scandinavian, English, Breton and more. Full camp is 8 days, half camp is 4. Registration forms and complete info at: www.larkcamp.com, 707-964-4826. | |