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Events ~ Jams

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AUSTIN AREA, CTBA

Beginner/Intermediate, 1st & 3rd Thursday evenings. Steve Mangold, 512-345-6155

CTBA, 2nd & 4th Saturday, ArtZ Ribhouse, Slow Jam begins at 2pm, Beginner/Intermediate Jam 4-6pm, contact: Steve Mangold 345-6155

EVERY SUNDAY at Artz Rib House, 2330 S Lamar, 2-6pm. 512-873-7803

Texas Old Time Fiddling, every Tuesday night 7-10 pm, Artz Rib House, 2330 S Lamar. 512-442-8283.

AFTM Contradance: 3rd Sat. 3501 Red River 7:30 to 11 pm, $7 453-8936

AFTM Jam Session: 2nd Sun at ArtZ Rib House, 2330 S. Lamar, Austin, 2-4PM

FIDDLER'S GREEN jam session at Waterloo Ice House (38th and Medical) 2nd and 4th Monday from 7pm to 11 pm. Phone: 512-452-3900

BANDERA

4th Friday of each month at Silver Sage Corral- east of Bandera. Starts at 6:30 pm. For more info call (830) 796-3969 or (830) 796-4969 (No jam on Good Friday)

BELLVILLE

Spring Creek Club Jam/Show Jan. thru Sept 4th Sat; 4pm Jam, 6:30 pm show. Coushatte Recreation Ranch 979-865-5250, bluegrass221@ev1.net Plenty of RV camping and good food.

BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION

Jam every monday night. 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday nights at Buppy's Barbeque on Sulphur Springs street in Bryan.

Brazos Country Grass Monday Jam, J. Cody's, 3610 S. College 6-9 PM

CAMPWOOD

4th Saturday Each Mo. Jam Session at the Hart-History and Music Building in Campwood, TX, 1 PM, for info call Harley Davis 830-???-????

CLEBURNE

NTB Show and Jam: 3rd Fri. Cleburne Civic Center, 1501 W. Henderson (Hwy 67) 7PM $3

ELGIN

2nd Friday of each month: Elgin Jam -Back Forty Chiropractic/Rain Deer Productions-105 W. 2nd St. Elgin 7-10PM

3rd Friday of each Month: Blue Fire-Station jam session FM 696 7-10

FAYETTEVILLE

Texas Pickin' Park: Jam 2nd Saturday, each month beginning at 6 PM on the Courthouse Square. Acoustic instruments only. For Info: info@texaspickinpark.com

GARLAND

Bluegrass on the Square: Saturday, March- November between Main and State Sts. At 6th, 7:30 PM to 1 AM

GEORGETOWN

Bluegrass Jam every Thursday at Duke's BBQ Smokehouse, 6-8 PM, 512-869-8076 or sigi@sigi.us (http://www.sigi.us/rr)

THE GROVE

Outside Pick General Store, 15 mi. west of Temple on Hwy 36, Sat, 6pm until ? Contact: Moody Anderson, 512-282-1215

HARWOOD

Stage Show & Jam Session 3rd Sat, 9 mi. E. of Luling, Hwy 90, 2 to 9 PM Ben Buchanan 512-263-7193

HONDO

Hondo Hootenanny, 11 AM, Hondo Community Center, 1014 E. 18th St., Hondo, TX, 1st Fri each month 830-426-2831

LLANO-BRADY

1st Sat each mo, Field Creek Music, 6 PM, Field Creek is between Llano and Brady on Hwy 71, Info call Bill Tuckness 325-247 3223

2nd Saturday Each Month, Lone Grove musical, 8 miles east of Llano, 6PM, contact Jimbo Miller 325-247-1904

LEAGUE CITY (BABA)

Jam & Free Bluegrass Show 3rd Sat: Jam 5 PM, Show 6:30 PM Jan- Nov., League City Civic Center, 300 W. Walker St. 281-636-9419

LIBERTY HILL

4th Sat. Jam Session at 1-6 PM, Hwy 29 West, contact Paula at 512-778-5410

MANCHACA

Open jam every Thursday night from 7-9 PM at The Railroad BBQ on FM 1626 in Manchaca between Manchaca Rd. and IH-35. Beginners to professional pickers welcome...5 years and going strong...gospel, bluegrass and country. Info. Call Dave 512 680-4433

McDADE

2nd Monday of each Month: McDade Jambo-ree at the McDade VFW Post Hwy 290. 7-10 PM Call: 512-273-2307

MEDINA

2nd Tuesday-each month-all gospel jam at the first Baptist Church-Medina. Starts at 6 PM; for info Linda Barton 830-589-2486

2nd Friday each month-Medina Jam session at the Masonic Lodge, Medina, TX, 6 PM (bring snacks)

MONTGOMERY

1ST SATURDAY Jam in downtown historical District from 10 AM-2 PM. For discount coupons at local KOA contact Dr. Mike Davis: mld@consolidated.net

PEARL

1st Saturday Pearl Bluegrass Jam & Stage Show, RV hookups available. Jam all day/evening, Stageshow starts 1pm; FM 183 (not US 183), 7 mi South of Purmela. Contact: info@pearlbluegrass.com

SAN ANTONIO

Open Bluegrass Jam Session Tuesdays, 6-8 PM, Grady's BBQ, San Pedro Ave at Jackson Keller (beginner-friendly)

Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam 2nd Thursday 7-9 pm at 6418 Ridgehurst, San Antonio. Hosted by Clifton Bowren 210-602-5544 cliftonfiddler5@aol.com

SHULENBERG

RV Park community Center 2nd Tuesday of every month, 6:30-9:00 PM Laretta Baumgarten 979-743-4388 schurvpk@fais.net

UTOPIA

3rd Friday each month, Jam Session, Senior Citizens Center, Utopia, TX, 7 PM, info Skip Doerr 830-966-6362

WIMBERLEY

Bluegrass Jam Fri 8-12 pm, Lane's Country Cafe, Wimberley




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