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| Every | Celtic seisiún, Plough & Stars: 116 Clement St., SF 415-751-1122 |
| Every | Irish session, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 8pm 510-841-2082 |
| Every | Irish seisun: O’Flaherty’s: 25 N. San Pedro, San Jose 5pm 408-947-8007 |
| Every | Acoustic open mic: Encore Karaoke: 1550 California, SF 3p 415-775-0442 |
| Every | Jam, Lake Merritt United Methodist Church: 664 H St, Crescent City 6pm |
| Every | Old time/Irish session, La Di Da Café: 500 Purissima, Half Moon Bay 11:30a |
| Every | Irish session, Sleeping Lady: 23 Broadway, Fairfax 2-5pm 415-485-1182 |
| Every | Session, Poet & Patriot: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz 2-5pm 831-426-8620 |
| 1st | Jam/potluck, Hali’s 1609 Woolsey, Berkeley 3-8pm 510-649-1423 |
| 1st | SCVFA jam, 1635 Park Ave, San Jose 1-5p www.scfva.org 650-328-3939 |
| 1st | Celtic jam, Murphy’s Pub: 464 1st St, Sonoma 6-8pm 707-935-0660 |
| 1st | Contra dance, Petaluma Woman’s Club: 518 B St. 6:30 707-527-9794 |
| 1st | English Country, Masonic Tmpl: 235 Vernon, Roseville 2-5 916-739-8906 |
| 1st | Celtic session, 21505 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz 1:30pm 831-469-3710 |
| 1st | French session, 383 Coleridge, SF 1-6pm 415-517-8129 |
| 1st,3rd | Celtic session, Nifty: 1760 Fremont Blvd #B1, Seaside 3pm 831-333-1493 |
| 1st,3rd | English Country, 465 Morris St., Sebastopol 2-4:30 707-527-9794 |
| 1st,3rd | Santa Cruz Shape Note Singing 2-4pm 831-426-9155 |
| 2nd | East Bay Fiddlin’ & Pickin’ Potluck 12-5, see page 10 for locations |
| 2nd | Irish session, Britannia Arms: 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 7pm 831-469-3710 |
| 2nd | Celtic jam,Redwood Cafe 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati 4 707-585-3138 |
| 2nd,4th | Old Time jam, Progressive Grounds: 400 Cortland, SF 3-6 415-282-6233 |
| 2nd,4th | Palo Alto Shapenote sing, call for place & time 650-736-4089 |
| 2nd,4th | Klezmer/Balkan jam, Fandango: 3163 Middlefield, Palo Alto 5pm |
| 3rd | Irish session, Buttery: 702 Soquel, Santa Cruz 2-4p 831-469-3710 |
| 3rd | Celtic session, Duffy’s: 282 High, Monterey 3pm 831-333-1493 |
| 3rd | SF Accordion Club, Oyster Bay Yacht: 911 Marina,S.SF 2-5 510-531-4836 |
| 3rd | Folk music jam, Mission Cof: 151 Washington, Fremont 5-7 510-623-6948 |
| 3rd | Bluegrass jam, Smokin’ Okies 1941 Oak Park, Pleasant Hill 925-942-0149 |
| 3rd | French session, 765 San Pierre Way, Mountain View 1-6pm 415-517-8129 |
| 3rd | Singing session, 1665 High St, Auburn 2-5p www.elbowmagic.com/ihw.html |
| 3rd | Sacred harp sing, St. Aidan’s: 101 Gold Mine Dr., SF 1:30-4:30p |
| 4th | Fiddlers jam, 19806 Wisteria, Castro Valley 1:30-5 510-782-5840 |
| 4th | Gospel jam, Sebastopol Christian: 7433 Bodega 2-5pm 707-824-1960 |
| 4th | French country dance, 515 Cortland, SF 2-5pm 415-517-8129 |
| 4th, 5th | Slow jam 2-3:30, Contra dance 4-7, 1808 B St, Hayward 650-691-9663 |
| 5th | SoCoFoSo Pickin’ Potluck, 234 Hutchins, Sebastopol 707-542-3798 |
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| Every | Irish music/ceili, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 7pm |
| Every | Folk Dance, Live OakPk: 1301 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley 7:45 510-841-1205 |
| Every | Bluegrass jam, 4070 Piedmont Ave, Oakland 8pm 510-547-BAJA |
| Every | Fiddler’s jam, 3147 N.Edison St., Graton 7:30pm 707-823-8125 |
| Every | Open mic, Red Rock Cof.: 201 Castro, Mountain View7pm 650-967-4473 |
| Every | World Harmony Ch, 230 San AntonioCircle, Mtn View 7:30 650-947-9669 |
| Every | Sq/line/round dance, Caper Cutters, 43rd & Judah, SF 7pm 415-467-7353 |
| Every | Shape note singing, 2451 Ridge, Berkeley 7:30pm 415-336-7182 |
| Every | Old-time jam, Fandango: 3163 Middlefield, Palo Alto 7-9 408-243-7001 |
| Every | East Bay Women’s Barbershop, Hayward 7:30pm 925-449-0686 |
| Every | Irish session, West Marin School, Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Stn 7pm 707-523-4373 |
| Every | Open mic, Sleeping Lady: 23 Broadway, Fairfax 8pm 415-485-1182 |
| Every | Open mic, Hotel Utah Saloon: 500 4th, SF 7pm theutah.org |
| 2nd | Rounds for women, All Saint’s: 1350 Waller, SF 7pm 415-669-1413 |
| 4th | Performers circle, 2661 E. Portage Bay, Davis 6:45pm 530-756-3611 |
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| Every | Celtic session, Plough & Stars, 116 Clement St., SF 415-751-1122 |
| Every | Open mic, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 7:30pm 510-841-2082 |
| Every | Folk Dance, Live OakPk: 1301 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley 7:45 510-841-1205 |
| Every | World Harmony Chorus, 1330 LakeshoreAve, Oakland 7pm 650-947-9669 |
| Every | Irish set dancing class, 38th So. B St, San Mateo 8:30 415-333-3958 |
| Every | Jam, Rossmoor Hillside Clubhouse 3-4:30 925-256-6376 |
| Every | Irish seisun: O’Flaherty’s: 25 N. San Pedro, San Jose 6:30 408-947-8007 |
| Every | Celtic session, CBHannegan: 208 Bachman, Los Gatos 8pm 408-395-1233 |
| Every | Scandinavian Fiddling, El Cerrito 8-10:30pm 510-215-5974 |
| Every | Pipers Club slow session, St. Stephens: 223 Castro, Mountain View 7:30p |
| Every | Open mike, Brainwash: 1122 Folsom, SF 7pm 415-255-4866 |
| Every Other | Old time jam, San Anselmo 8pm 415-459-3421 |
| 1st-4th | Old time/bluegrass jam, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin 7-9pm 925-452-2100 |
| 1st,3rd | Celtic session, Caffe Trieste: 315 S 1st, San Jose 7pm 408-287-0400 |
| 1st,3rd | jam, 920 Brentwood Dr., Yuba City 530-300-7292 |
| 1st,3rd,5th | English country, All Saints: 555 Waverly, Palo Alto 7:30 650-383-7746 |
| 2nd | Rounds for women, Napa 7pm 415-669-1413 |
| 2nd,4th | Open mike, City Lts: 1171 Homestead, S.Clara 6:45 408-292-1969 |
| 3rd | Bagpipe instruction, York School, Monterey 5-6pm 831-633-4444 |
| Last | Irish session, Fox & Goose: R & 10th, Sacramento 7pm 916-443-8825 |
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| EveryOther | Singers circle, Davis, call for location 7pm 530-297-7780 |
| Every | SF Barbershop, Grace Church: 33rd & Ulloa, SF 7:15pm 415-435-4354 |
| Every | Folk Dance, Live OakPk: 1301 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley 7:45 510-841-1205 |
| Every | Happy Time Banjos, 373 Main, Redwood City 7p 408-253-3676 |
| Every | Bluegrass jam, Fandango: 3163 Middlefield, Palo Alto 7pm 650-494-2928 |
| Every | Irish Ceoiltais (slow jam), St. Isabella’s, San Rafael 7pm 415-342-4052 |
| Every | singalong, Library: 1247 Marin, Albany 4:30 510-526-3720 |
| Every | Celtic session, London Br: Fisherman’s Wharf#2, Monterey 8pm |
| Every | Peninsula Banjo Band, 685 E. El Camino, Sunnyvale 7pm 408-993-2263 |
| Every | EB Banjo Club, 1938 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill 7:30pm 925-372-0553 |
| Every | (in winter) Apple tree jam, Masonic Lodge, Grass Valley 6-9pm 916-477-6516 |
| 1st-3rd | various jams, Black Rose: 2074 Armory, Santa Rosa 7:30 707-995-0658 |
| 1st | In Harmony’s Way sing, 6501 Telegraph, Oakland 8p inharmonysway.com |
| 1st | Bluegrass Jam, Plough & Stars: 116 Clement St., SF 8:30 415-751-1122 |
| 1st,3rd | Folk session, Main St. Station, Guerneville 7-9:30 707-865-9435 |
| 1st,3rd,5th | Contradance, 2138 Cedar St., Berkeley 8-10:30pm 415-282-7374 |
| 2nd | Irish session, Cato’s: 3891 Piedmont, Oakland 510-655-3349 |
| 2nd | Open mike dance, 216 Evergreen, Santa Cruz 7:30pm 831-479-4059 |
| 2nd | Celtic slow jam/song circle, 2074 Armory, Santa Rosa 7:30 707-546-7673 |
| 2nd | storytelling circle, Nomad: 6500 Shattuck, Oakland 7-9 510-595-5344 |
| 2nd | Celtic jam, Chester’s: 1508B Walnut, Berkeley 7:30 510-849-9995 |
| 2nd,4th | English country dance, 2138 Cedar St, Berkeley 8pm 415-282-7374 |
| 3rd | Cajun Dance Club Campbell,580 W.Parr Ave, Los Gatos 408-356-1375 |
| 3rd | Circle sing, 1st Cong: 2501 Harrison, Oakland 7pm circlesing.net |
| 4th | Polka Cowboys, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante 7:30 510-222-1819 |
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| Every | Occupy Oakland Song Circle, Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland, 12:30pm,
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| Every | Oakland Banjo, Porky’s 1221 Manor Blvd, San Leandro 7:30 510-483-4455 |
| Every | Open mike, Sacred Grounds: 2095 Hayes, SF 7:30 415-864-0964 |
| Every | Int’l Folk Dance, St. Paul's, 43rd & Judah, SF 7:30 415-648-8489 |
| Every | Scandinavian Dance, 3115 Butters Dr, Oakland 7-10pm 510-654-3636 |
| Every | San Jose Peace Chorale, 814 St. Elizabeth Dr, SJ 7:30pm 408-281-3580 |
| Every | Open mike, Mission City Coffee Roasting Company: 2221 The Alameda, San Jose 6:45 408-261-2221 |
| Every | Open mike, Blue Rock: 14523 Big BasinWy, Saratoga 7:30 408-867-3437 |
| Every | Bluegrass jam, 5th String: 3051 Adeline, Berkeley 7:30 510-548-8282 |
| Every | Bluegrass jam, 1544 Webster, Alameda 7:30pm 510-522-3764 |
| Every | (in spring/summer) Jam, Rainbow Market, Nevada City 6-9pm 916-477-6516 |
| 1st,3rd,5th | Singer/songwriter, 1572 Washington, Fremont, 7pm 510-651-6858 |
| 1st | Irish seisun, Aqus Café: 189 H St, Petaluma 7pm 707-778-6060 |
| Not 1st | Irish set dancing class, Sunset Rec Center, SF 7:30 925-947-2666 |
| 2nd,4th | English Dance, 1st Cong Ch: 900 High St, Santa Cruz 7pm 831-426-8621 |
| 3rd | German session, Esther’s: 987 N. San Antonio, Los Altos 6:30pm |
| 4th | Irish session, Baltic: 135 Park Pl, Point Richmond 8-10 510-237-1000 |
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| Every | Occupy Berkeley Song Circle, Center & Shattuck, Berkeley, 12:30pm,
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| EveryOther | SFFMC: see Club News for meeting dates |
| Every | Int’l Folk Dance, YMCA: 971 Kains, Albany 8pm 925-376-0727 |
| Every | Folk Dance, Live OakPk: 1301 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley 7:45 510-654-3136 |
| Every | Open mike, Café Int’l: 508 Haight, SF 7:30 415-552-7390 |
| Every | Open mike, Ace Cider Pub: Hwy 116, Graton 8pm 707-829-1101 |
| Every | Stanford Int’l Dancers, Flex-It: 425 W Evelyn, Mtn View 8p 408-733-5529 |
| 1st-4th | Changs Int’l Folk Dance, 417 31st Ave @ Clement, SF 8pm 415-661-9426 |
| 1st-3rd | Circle dancing, Finnish Hall: 1970 Chestnut, Berkeley 7:30 510-528-4253 |
| 1st | Rounds for women, Berkeley Rose Garden 7-9 415-669-1413 |
| 1st | Contra, Alhambra & McKinley Park, Sacramento 8pm 916-739-6014 |
| 1st,3rd | Contradance, Community Hall: 6191 Hwy 9, Felton 8pm |
| 1st,3rd,5th | English country dance, 461 Florence, Palo Alto 8pm 415-282-7374 |
| 2nd | English Regency Dance, 600 Colorado, P. Alto 8p 650-365-2913 |
| 2nd | Irish Céili Dance, 6191 Hwy 9, Felton, 7:30pm 831-429-1691 |
| 2nd | Sacramento Song Circle, 7:30pm 530-878-8419 |
| 2nd | Scottish fiddlers session, call for location, Santa Cruz 7:30 831-566-0441 |
| 2nd | Country Joe’s open mic, Unitarian: 1924 Cedar, Berkeley 6:30pm |
| 2nd,4th | Contra, Trinity: 620 E. Redwood, Fort Bragg 7pm 707-964-7525 |
| 3rd | Contra, Monroe: 1400 W. College, Santa Rosa 8pm 707-527-9794 |
| 3rd | Open mic, Mission Cof: 151 Washington, Fremont 6:30pm 510-623-6948 |
| 3rd | Contra, Davis Athletic Club: 1809 Picasso, Davis 8p 916-549-7093 |
| 4th | Contradance, St. Paul's: 43rd Ave. & Judah, SF 8pm 415-282-7374 no 12/24 |
| 4th | Contra, Holy Grounds: Main St, Point Arena 7pm 707-884-1826 |
| 4th | Singers’ Circle, Sonoma 8pm 707-823-5106 |
| 4th | Circle dancing, Hillside Ch : 1422 Navellier, El Cerrito 8pm 510-528-4253 |
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| Every | Traditional music jam, Coffee Catz, Sebastopol 2-5pm 707-829-6600 |
| 1st | Chantey Sing, Hyde Street Pier, SF 8pm call 415-561-7171 to reg |
| 1st | Contra, Canyon Elementary School, Canyon, 8pm 925-376-9626 |
| 1st | Scandinavian Dance, 625 Hamilton, Palo Alto 7:30pm 408-929-5602 |
| 1st | SF Banjo Band, Molloy’s: 1655 Mission, Colma 7:30pm 650-692-7878 |
| 1st | Acoustic jam, Upper Crust: 130 Main, Chico 2-5pm 530-895-1952 |
| 1st | Folk jam, Lamorinda Music: 81 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette 2-4p 925-385-0963 |
| 1st | or 2nd English, Community Center: 15051 Caspar Rd, Caspar 8p 707-964-4826 |
| 1st,3rd | Contradance, St. Paul's: 43rd Ave. & Judah, SF 8pm 415-282-7374 |
| 1st,3rd | Contradance, 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey, 7:30pm 831-373-7559 |
| 1st,3rd | Bluegrass/country jam, 1572 Washington, Fremont, 7pm 510-651-6858 |
| 2nd | English, DanceGround: 1805 Divisadero, SF 7p 415-282-7374 no Jul-Sep |
| 2nd | Contra, Masonic Hall: Lootens Place @4th, San Rafael 8pm 707-527-9794 |
| 2nd | Contra, Methodist Church: 270 N. Pine, Ukiah 7:30 707-467-0311 |
| 2nd | Contra, Aromas Grange Hall: Rose & Bardue, Aromas 7:30 831-726-2338 |
| 2nd | Scandinavian Dance, 3115 Butters Dr, Oakland 7:30-11pm 510-654-3636 |
| 2nd | Slooow session, Unity Temple: 407 Broadway, Santa Cruz 11am-12 |
| 2nd-4th | sing/old time/bluegrass jams, Augie’s: 230 Salem, Chico 2p 530-894-3764 |
| 2nd,4th | Bluegrass jam (slow 1-2), Dublin Heritage Center 1-4pm 925-452-2100 |
| 2nd,4th,5th | Contradance, Coloma Com Center: 4623 T, Sacramento 8p 916-549-7093 |
| 2nd,4th,5th | Contradance, 625 Hamilton, Palo Alto 8pm 415-282-7374 no 12/25 |
| 3rd | kids sea music, Hyde Street Pier, SF 3-3:45pm 415-447-5000 |
| 3rd | Shape Note Singing, Monterey 831-649-3087 |
| 3rd | Vocal/guitar open mic, Alano: 1748 Market, SF 7:30 415-255-7903 call 1st |
| 3rd or 4th | Folk dance party, 700 Alma, Menlo Park 8pm 650-327-0759 |
| 4th | English Country Dance, 2138 Cedar St., Berkeley 8pm 415-282-7374 |
| 4th | Contra dance, 465 Morris St, Sebastopol 8pm 707-527-9794 |
| 4th | Irish session potluck, 1665 High St, Auburn 4-9pm 530-885-4292 |
| 5th | Contra, Monroe: 1400 W. College, Santa Rosa 8pm 707-527-9794 |
| Last | Israeli dancing, St Paul’s Ch.: 43rd & Judah, SF 7:30pm 415-647-2483 |
| Last | open mic, Rancho Parnassus Cafe: 505 Minna, SF 7:30 415-503-0700 call 1st |