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| Apr 29 - Dec 31 | Acoustic Open Jam Sessiono Tuesdays "Bando Trio" hosts this acoustic open jam at Pop's Blue Moon every Tuesday night from 8-10pm. All styles welcome. Bando Trio plays bluegrass, folk, swing, old tyme and a variety of other tunes. The band consists of Brooke Jarden on acoustic guitar & vocals, Dave Shogren on upright bass and a revolving cast of characters holding down the 3rd spot. no cover charge Visit www.myspace.com/bandotrio |
| May 15 - 18 | Americana Music Festival- Peaceful Bend Vineyard in Missouri Third Annual Americana Music Festival four days of acoustic music featuring some of the finest flatpickers in the country. Held at the Peaceful Bend Vineyard in Steelville Missouri. This event has the feeling of a private gathering. Norman Blake said "Its like having a few friends over for dinner and some music" Thursday: A Performance DVD will be recorded with Winfield Champion Flatpickers Robin Kessenger, Mark Cosgrove & Robert Shafer. Limited Seating. Friday: St.Louis's The Grass Pack open for David Grier & Wyatt Rice Saturday: Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin open for Brian Sutton & Russ Barenberg Sunday: Josh Williams & The Chapman Brothers Plus an All Star Jam! As always there will be workshops, private lessons, jamming, Food and just a bit of Wine! Peaceful Bend Vineyard Clyde and Katie Gill 1942 Hwy.T Steelville,Mo.65565 573-775-3000 www.peacefulbend.com St Louis, Mo. contact: Robert Riley rtrinstl@swbell.net 314-368-5580 |
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| Jun 2 - 4 | Spring Social Dulcimer Festival, Branson, MO Fourth Annual Spring Social Join us May 2, 3, 4, 2008 at Hunter's Friend Resort 118 Myrtle Lane Branson, MO 65616 1-800-338-2842 www.huntersfriendresort.com Addition Lodging available at: Dream Catchers Resort 1-800-338-7228 Camping available at Indian Point Campground, call 417-338-2121 to make reservations. Mention Spring Social and receive 15% off room with 3 day reservation Available at Hunters Friend Resort and Dream Catchers Resort Come Join the Jam RELAX AND HAVE FUN Door Prizes and Raffles All Instruments Welcome Vendors Friday workshops, Jamming and Socializing Saturday workshops Sunday morning workshop SATURDAY EVENING FREE CONCERT with Don Pedi & Gail Morrissey Don will be offering mountain dulcimer classes in all levels of playing We will be offering other mountain dulcimer classes free of charge Contact Cindy Mustion Mustioncompany@aol.com 417-532-1047 www.musicmountaindulcimers.com | ||||
| Jun 3 - Aug 12 | O'Fallon Jammin Summer Concert Series Featuring regional bands playing pop, rock and country. FREE admission and parking. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for lawn seating in he natural amphitheater. Concessions will be available for a nominal fee. visit www.ofallon.mo.us mseymour@ofallon.mo.us 636-379-5614 | ||||
| Jun 5 - 22 | Circus Flora presents "Sherwood Forest" Circus Flora, St. Louis’ adored one-ring circus, has announced an all new show for its 22nd season production: “Sherwood Forest,” a tribute to the legend of Robin Hood and his merry men. The show will premiere June 5 – 22 under the air-conditioned red and white big top in Grand Center, St. Louis’ Arts and Entertainment District, adjacent to Powell Hall (corner of Grand Blvd. and Samuel Sheppard Dr.) The Circus Flora ensemble will bring this classic tale to life – the perfect story to showcase a myriad of acrobatics, animals, antics and music. Tickets are $8- $35 and go on sale March 24. Show times are Tuesday through Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 5 p.m.; and “Little Top Wednesday” at 10 a.m., a special one-hour show for the kids or the “kids at heart.” Tickets will be available at all MetroTix outlets, at the Circus Flora Box Office in the Centene Center for the Arts & Education and by calling Circus Flora, 314-289-4040. Contact David Balding 314-289-4040 office@circusflora.org www.circusflora.org | ||||
| Jun 7 - 8 | St. Louis Pagan Picnic Sponsored by Yarrow Coven and held in Tower Grove Park (St Louis City). Seminars, rituals, workshops, dancing, chanting, singing, vendors, food, pet adoption, children's activities and much more. Expecting 3,000 attendees, live entertainment both days. Family fun! No weapons, alcohol, or other drugs. Suggested Donation: A canned good for Operation Food Search. Visit http://paganpicnic.org/ http://yarrowcoven.org/ coordinator@paganpicnic.org vendors@paganpicnic.org volunteers@paganpicnic.org info@paganpicnic.org | ||||
| Jun 19 | Janis Ian: Live From Grand Center at the Sheldon Janis Ian will take center stage at the Sheldon Concert Hall when Grand Center and KETC/Channel 9 bring the legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter to St. Louis for a single performance. Ian’s June 19 concert will be filmed “live,” beginning at 8 p.m., and aired on Channel 9 on June 27 at 8 p.m. as part of the ongoing “Live From Grand Center” series. This special concert will feature Ian at her best, as she performs a retrospective of her work and shares her most current songs, all while providing anecdotes from her life. Ian is best known for her songs "At Seventeen," "Between the Lines" and "Society's Child." Grand Center June 19, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Venue: Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd Cost: Tickets start at $20 and go on sale May 1 through Metrotix Website: www.grandcenter.org | ||||
| Jun 21 - 22 | Fiesta in Florissant at Knight of Columbus Park-Florissant This is our annual Latin festival in Florissant, MO. We will have performers, music and margaritas as well as various Latin themed items for purchase. It will run from 10am - 10pm on both days. Please come out and join us for the fun and festivities. Please contact us at: www.hispanicfestivalstl.com or 314-837-6100. | ||||
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| Jul 20 - 27 | Mendocino Sufi Camp Mendocino Sufi Camp, a week-long community camp honoring awakening in all spiritual traditions, is held every July at Mendocino Woodlands State Park in Northern California. We hold a universalist world view, based on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Murshid Samuel Lewis, which sees and honors the truth in all religions and spiritual traditions, known and unknown. The Sufi’s house of worship is the human heart, wherein dwells the Divine Beloved; Sufism is the message of love, harmony, and beauty. There is no compulsion, no dogma on the Sufi path. Rather, the Sufi’s aim is to remember the Divine in all aspects of life and serve humanity with love and compassion. A typical day at Sufi camp includes opportunities for esoteric studies, meditation, yoga, Dances of Universal Peace, zikr, music, sumptuous meals, and general celebrations of life and community. Spiritual directors: Latif Burdick and Pegeen Ilene www.suficircle.org mendocamp@suficircle.org 707/823-9264 | ||||
| Jul 27 | The Old Time Music Fete The Old Time Music Fete is being held in Cahokia, Illinois on Sunday, July 27, 2008. at the Historic Cahokia Courthouse. Jam sessions under every tree, kids arts and crafts, and a professional sound system for the main stage (the courthouse porch) for the enjoyment of all. Food and drink are available, and there's plenty of shade. Located one block south and one block west of the intersection of Illinois Rt 3 and Illinois Hwy 157. (Cahokia RV Park.) Noon to 5, rain or shine. For more information, contact the Cahokia Court House at 618-332-1782. Molly McKenzie Cahokia Courthouse 107 Elm St. Cahokia, IL 62206 Phone: 618-332-1782 Email: cahokiacourt@sbcglobal.net Website: http://www.jarrotmansion.org/calendar/calendar.htm | ||||
| Jul 27 - Aug 2 | Cumberland Dance Week in Nancy KY Week-long traditional dance program for all ages. Includes Contra, English, Squares, Appalachian, Danish, Rapper (traditional sword dance), Swing, Hot Contras, Couples, Dance Musicianship, Instrument Workshops, Crafts, and a dance program for children. Live music, great food, and a lovely facility (the Kentucky Leadership Center.) All meals from Sunday supper through Saturday breakfast included. Hotel style accommodations, private baths, AC throughout. Three excellent wooden dance floors, residence rooms and dining hall all under one roof. Remote setting on wooded hills in the Kentucky Cumberland plateau area - beautiful! Dance Leaders: Chris Bischoff, Bill Litchman, Susan Taylor, Bob Dalsemer and others! Musicians: Laura Light & George Paul (The Avant Gardeners), Al & Alice White, Martha Edwards, Michael Shapiro, & Ben Schreiber (Chicory) and more! Rates from $595 per adult, $185 for ages 12-17, $135 for ages 6-11, $80 for ages 5 & under. http://www.lloydshaw.org/Camps/cumbframe.htm | ||||
| Jul 27 - Aug 2 | Cumberland Dance Week in Nancy KY Week-long traditional dance program for all ages. Includes Contra, English, Squares, Appalachian, Danish, Rapper (traditional sword dance), Swing, Hot Contras, Couples, Dance Musicianship, Instrument Workshops, Crafts, and a dance program for children. Live music, great food, and a lovely facility (the Kentucky Leadership Center.) All meals from Sunday supper through Saturday breakfast included. Hotel style accommodations, private baths, AC throughout. Three excellent wooden dance floors, residence rooms and dining hall all under one roof. Remote setting on wooded hills in the Kentucky Cumberland plateau area - beautiful! Dance Leaders: Chris Bischoff, Bill Litchman, Susan Taylor, Bob Dalsemer and others! Musicians: Laura Light & George Paul (The Avant Gardeners), Al & Alice White, Martha Edwards, Michael Shapiro, & Ben Schreiber (Chicory) and more! Rates from $595 per adult, $185 for ages 12-17, $135 for ages 6-11, $80 for ages 5 & under. http://www.lloydshaw.org/Camps/cumbframe.htm | ||||
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| Aug 30 - Sep 1 | Jersey County Victorian Festival, Jerseyville, IL Tours of the 1866 Victorian mansion "Hazel Dell", a home built by Colonel William H. Fulkerson, live Bluegrass music by the well-known Chris Talley band, steam engine and antique farm demonstrations and displays, arts and crafts, antiques, delicious food, President and Mrs. Lincoln reenactments, Gentlemen's Duel of Honor, Civil War reenactments, and a Jesse James stagecoach hold-up are all part of the festival that takes place on a historic 60 acre farmstead. It is a great time for the entire family! There is free parking and the venue is handicapped accessible. 1.5 miles north of Jerseyville, IL on Route 67 (formally 267), 40 minutes north of St. Louis, MO Chris Talley band every day Admission for the festival is $7 adults, $2 children 6-12, under 6 free, and free parking. Please call (618) 498-5590 or email at hazeldell@gtec.com for more information. Websites are at http://www.myspace.com/jerseycountyvictorianfest and http://www.greatriverroad.com/vicfest.htm | ||||
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| Sep 5 - 7 | Elsah String Band FOLK CAMP at Whippoorwill Lake. (The Weekend following Labor Day) A relaxed weekend of acoustic music concerts, music workshops, student performances on our covered stage, casual, fire-side jam sessions - plus all the pleasures of camping, swimming, boating, fishing and strolling in the peaceful woods of this secluded resort. Website: http://www.ElsahStringBand.com/camps Email: Info@rakun.com | ||||
| Sep 5 - 7 | Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival in Downtown St. Louis Greater St. Louis Hispanic festival at Soldiers Memorial, 14th & Market St, Downtown St. Louis, MO 11:00am to 9:00pm daily. Hispanic music, food and dance. Visit www.hispanicfestivalstl.com or 314-837-6100 | ||||
| Sep 6 - 7 | Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival in St. Louis This is our biggest Latin festival. There will be an opening ceremony, various local and national performers, Latin music, plenty of Latin food and drinks. There will also be giveaways and games. Please come and join us in beautiful downtown St. Louis at Soldiers Memorial Park. Please contact us at: www.hispanicfestivalstl.com or 314-837-6100. | ||||
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