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HELLO ALL,
 
THIS IS THE REVISED CALENDAR FOR THE ARIZONA AUTOHARP CLUB.  HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT AT SOME OF THESE GREAT FESTIVALS OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
BARBARA
AZ AUTOHARP CLUB
IF YOU HAVE ANY FESTIVAL OR HOUSE CONCERT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADD TO THIS CALENDAR PLEASE SEND INFO TO BCGIAMALVO@AOL.COM
 
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ARIZONA AUTOHARP CALENDAR - 2008  
 
 
 
ARIZONA AUTOHARP CLUB MEETINGS - Autoharp Club    AND
 
AOTFA - ARIZONA OLD TIME FIDDLERS  Arizona Old Time Fiddlers
 
SWBA - SOUTHWEST BLUEGRASS
 
PFF - PHOENIX FOLK FESTIVAL  Arizona Folk Music Venues & Festivals
 
DBA - DESERT BLUEGRASS  www.desertbluegrass.org
 
ABA - ARIZONA BLUEGRASS ASSN   Arizona Bluegrass Association Home Page
 
FFOTM- FLAGSTAFF FRIENDS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC  email-  bv4@mindspring.com
 
 
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Nov. 2008
 
Nov 1 & 2 AOTFA Fiddlers Jamboree, Salome, Az at Lions Club, West on 60 Hwy Past Salome Rd on edge of town turn north.
 
Nov 7-9 Salome Fall Fiddle Fest, Lions Club 928-859-4621-Linda
 
Nov 7, 8 & 9 Four Corners States Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, Az
 
Nov 8 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Nov 14-16 Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, Az 
 
Nov 22 & 23 Nancy's Jam, Casa Grande, Az  for info email, nancy@farmsmart.us
 
 
 
Dec. 2008
 
Dec 5 & 6 Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Wickenburg, Az at Performing Arts Center.
 
Dec 13 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Dec  17 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT.  6PM. 
MEXICAN BEADED LIZZARD GATHERING Devonshire Community Center (2802 E. Devonshire, Phoenix)
 
Jan. 2009
 
Jan 5-6 Casa Grande Jam, Pinal County Fairgrounds, Casa Grande, Az
 
Jan 10 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Jan 16, 17 & 18 Desert Fiesta Fiddle Festival, Salome, Az call Linda 928-859-4621  www.arizonaoldtimefiddlers.org
 
Jan 17-18 String Fling, El Centro, Ca.  jandldavid@hotmail.com
 
Jan 24 ARIZONA SONGWRITERS GATHERING at GLENDAL PUBLIC LIBRARY  5959 W BROWN GLENDALE AZ.
 
Jan 25 Bryan Bowers, House Concert 7PM  $15.00,    95 No. Mondel Dr., Gilbert 85233
 
Feb. 2009
 
Feb 5-8 Ajo Fiddle Contest, Ajo, AZ  77 Mead Road at Country Club Golf Course. For info call Linda 928-859-4621
 
 
Feb 8, 9, & 10 Colorado River Bluegrass, Laughlin, NV at Davis Camp for info  928-768-5819 
 
Feb 7 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Feb 13-15 Eastern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Contest,
Safford, Az 
 
Feb 20, 21, & 22 Lakeshore Bluegrass Festival, Havasu, Ca at Havasu Landing Resort & Casino.   AUTOHARP WORKSHOP
 
 

March 2009

 
March 6-8  Bluegrass on the Beach, PARKER, AZ.  La Paz County Park
 
March 7, 8 & 9 All Association Campout, Quartzsite, Az at Milepost 112 Highway 95 North of Quartzsite.  FREE. Lots of jamming, visiting and pot lucks.
 
Mar 14 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
March 14 & 15 AOTFA Spring Campout, Camp Verde,  Az  for info Noreen  928-853-3577 
 
Apr 11 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
April 17, 18 & 19 Arizona Outback Spring Fiddlefest, Salome, Az for info  928-859-4621 .
 
April 25, 26, & 27 Benson Bluegrass Festival, Lions Park, Benson, Az

 

 
May 2009
 
May 2 & 3  Tucson Folk Festival   http://www.tkma.org
 
May 9 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
May 16, 17 & 18 CALIFORNIA AUTOHARP GATHERING AT St Nicholas Ranch in Dunlap, Ca. California Autoharp Gathering 
 
 
June 2009
 
June 8, 9, 10 & 11 AUTOHARP JAMBOREE, Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, Arkansas.  www.ozarkfolkcenter.com or  1-800-264-3655 
 
June 13 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
June 11, 12, 13 & 14  Fathers Day Grass Valley Bluegrass, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, Ca. 
 
June 12, 13, & 14 Huck Finn, Mojave Narrows Park, Victorville, Ca
 
June 13 & 14 Flagstaff Folk Festival at Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, Az.
 
June 13 & 14 Heber-Overgaard Bluegrass Festival "Let Reading Sing" at Navajo County Tall Timber Park on Hwy 260.
 
June 24 - 28 MOUNTAIN LAUREL AUTOHARP GATHERING, at Little Buffalo Family Campground. Newport, Penn.
 
June 27 & 28 Prescott Bluegrass Festival at Courthouse Plaza  FREE !
 
June 20 & 21 San Francisco Free Folk Festival 32nd Annual
 
 
June 26, 27 & 28 Kate Wolf Music Festival, Laytonville, Ca. 
 
 
July 2009
 
 
July 11 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM 
 
July 19 PICKERS & GRINNERS at Devonshire Senior Center 2802 E Devonshire, Phoenix, Az 1Pm to 5Pm  2pm feature TOMMY THARP
 
 
July 31 - Aug 3 WILLAMETTE VALLEY AUTOHARP GATHERING, at Thousand Trails Campground, Florence, Or.
 
 
Aug. 2009
 
  Lark Camp - World Music and Dance Camp
Mendocino, CA - Fri, Aug 1 - Sat, Aug 9
 
Instruction for a wide variety of musical instruments and tastes. Staff of 90. Info: http://www.larkcamp.com.
 
Aug 1, 2 & 3 AOTFA Summer Campout, Flagstaff, Az at Willard Springs Exit.  for info Noreen  928-853-3577 . Hwy 17 exit 326. approx 15 miles south of Flagstaff.
 
August 8-10 Heart of the Alleghenies Festival, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the northwestern Pennsylvania town of Bradford.
 
 
Aug 8 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Aug 9 & 10 White Mountain Bluegrass Festival at Hon-Dah Casino, PinetopLakeside.
 
Aug  15, 16 & 17 Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, Prescott, Az at Sharlot Hall Museum
 
Aug 22-24 Summergrass San Diego at Vista Ca.  www.summergrass.net
 or call  858-679-4854  
 
 
DATES AFTER 9-1-09 ARE NOT CORRECT AND NEED TO BE VERIFIED AT THE WEB SITE.  THE EVENTS ARE ENTERED AS A COURTESY INORDER TO PLAN FOR 2009!
 
Sept. 2009
 
Sept 12, 13 & 14 Pickin' in the Pines Festival, Pine Mountain Amphitheater, presented by Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music.  Saturday night barn dance too.  GREAT LINE UP OF BANDS !
 
Sept 12 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Sept 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, Ks
INTERNATIONAL AUTOHARP CONTEST.
 
 
Sept  21-27  Saturday SEATTLE AUTOHARP WEEK, Seattle, Wa. Cathy at  206-660-9434 
 
Sept 27 & 28 Arizona Fiddle Championship, Payson, Az
 
Oct. 2009
 
Oct 4 & 5 Prescott Folk Festival at Sharlot Hall 10am-5pm
 
Oct 10, 11 & 12 Logandale Bluegrass Festival, Logandale Nv.
 
Oct 10-12 Turquoise Valley Music Fest, Naco Az. AOTFP 
 
Oct 10 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Oct  18 & 19 Ranching & Mining Festival, Peoples Valley, Just Off Hwy 89 at milepost 281 at Hays Ranch Road, between Wickenburg and Prescott.
 
Oct 25 & 26 Desert Bluegrass Festival, Tucson, Az at Desert Diamond Casino, I-19, Exit Pima Mine Rd south of Tucson.
 
 
 
Nov. 2009
 
Nov 1 & 2 AOTFA Fiddlers Jamboree, Salome, Az at Lions Club, West on 60 Hwy Past Salome Rd on edge of town turn north.
 
Nov 7-9 Salome Fall Fiddle Fest, Lions Club 928-859-4621-Linda
 
Nov 7, 8 & 9 Four Corners States Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, Az
 
Nov 14 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Nov 14-16 Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, Az 
 
Nov 22 & 23 Nancy's Jam, Casa Grande, Az  for info email, nancy@farmsmart.us
 
 
 
Dec. 2009
 
Dec 5 & 6 Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Wickenburg, Az at Performing Arts Center.
 
Dec 12 AZ AUTOHARP CLUB MEETING 9th & FILLMORE 1PM
 
Dec tba AZ AUTOHARP CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT.  7PM. 
Venue to be announced.
 
 
 
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Info included from various clubs web pages:
 
1 pm Sunday.....Every SUNDAY.....New weekly jam in Phoenix.  Roadrunner Park at 51 Hwy and Cactus look for musicians.  Everyone welcome. "no host jam"
 
 
DESERT BLUEGRASS CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT
 
ACOUSTIC BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS IN PRESCOTT - Every Monday night from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at The Adult Center of Prescott.   Musicians who play acoustic bluegrass instruments, and/or sing are welcome to attend.  Grinners are also welcome.   For more information, call  (928) 708-0843 .

 

ACOUSTIC JAM EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING - Where?  At Nancy's Music Hall, 11001 N. 99th Ave (in the Plaza 99), Peoria, AZ.   Doors open at 5:30 PM, Picking and Grinning starts at 6:00 PM sharp.  We pick and grin 'til 9:00 PM.  For more information, call Cliff Gore at (623) 972-7592.

 

ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS - First and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Peoria Library, 8463 West Monroe Street, Peoria.   Call Ernie Winterkorn at (602) 315-7561 for more information.  Last Wednesday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., Glendale Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale.

 

ARCADIA BLUEGRASS JAM at Mama Java's Coffeehouse, 3619 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ (in the Gaslight Square), every Sunday night, 7:30 to 9:30 PM.   Check their website: www.mamajavascoffeehouse.com

2nd Monday of every month.  FIDDLE JAM (FIDDLES ONLY) 7 TO 9 pm.  AMERICAN LEGION, on South Meridian, Apache Junction, AZ. For info contact Dennis Lease  at gstring47@hotmail.com

ARIZONA PICKER'S & GRINNER'S SOCIETY - Third Saturdays of every month at the Devonshire Senior Center (formerly called Los Olivos Senior Center), 2802 E. Devonshire, Phoenix, AZ, 8:00 AM to 12 noon.   Contact Mickey Shaefer, (602) 276-6578.

 

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE JAM SESSIONS LED BY NANCY HALL - Second Saturday of each month at the Music Hall, 11001 N. 99th Avenue, #120 (Two blocks north of Peoria Avenue), Peoria, AZ.   Beginners 2:00-3:15 p.m., Intermediate 3:30-4:45 p.m.  Join us for one or both.  For more information, call Nancy Hall, (623) 583-6266.

 

SING-ALONGS & LOCAL BANDS IN CONCERT - Second Saturday and last Tuesday of each month, September through June (No Sing-Alongs or concerts in July or August), 12033 Clubhouse Square (just west of 111th Ave. & north of Alabama), Youngtown, Arizona, 6:30 to 9:00 PM.   For more information or to book your band for the free concerts, call Paul Wilson at (623) 939-2406.

 

TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS JAMS - (Since August 1983) OPEN TO ALL, every Wednesday, 7-10 p.m., at the home of Howard & Susan Anderson, Tempe, AZ.   Phone (480) 897-7425 for information.  Next jams will be July 5, 12, 19 & 26; August 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

 

(NEW) MOUNTAIN DULCIMER JAM SESSIONS – Glendale Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, AZ, 9 – 11 AM.   May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12 & September 9.  For more information, call Mike at (602) 739-4577.

 

TUCSON MUSIC EVENTS

Celtic & Old-Time Jam:  1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 8-10 pm, Rincon Market, 6th St. at Tucson Blvd.
Irish Jam - Will be updated soon.
Slow Jam - Will be updated soon.
Bluegrass Jams:  Too many to list!  Visit home.att.net/~fertilepickens/ or call 520-296-1231.
Community Sing:  Info:  520-323-8697.
Southern Arizona Mountain Dulcimer Club 2nd Sundays 3-5 PM, Candy A'Addario at 885-8240

 

 

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