2020 Online Schedule
(tentative)
Platforms for events will vary; links will be posted. Links for workshops will be sent after payment. To get notified when workshop registration opens, please sign up for the BOTMC email list (see bottom of this page where it says "Stay Updated"
Concerts on Quarantine Happy Hour will be (we hope) also streamed to Youtube. Anyone can access Quarantine Happy Hour, even if you have not joined Facebook, but you won't be able to post comments without joining Facebook.
There will also be many Zoom jams, hosted by awesome old-time musicians — still working on the scheduling for this.
STRING BAND CONTEST -- yes, it's happening! Still working out exactly how.
All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Thurs. Sept. 24 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am PDT
Panel Discussion - Topic: Black Banjo
With panelists Jake Blount and Tony Thomas, moderated by Prof. T. Carlis Roberts
FREE
It's unclear whether this will stream live; it may end up on Youtube.
Thurs. Sept. 24 — 6:00 PDT
CONCERT
Alice Gerrard
Slate Mountain Ramblers (Richard & Barbara Bowman, Ivy and David Sheppard)
The Horsenecks
Earl White
On Facebook, Quarantine Happy Hour page & probably also Youtube
Fri. Sept. 25 - 10:00 am PDT
CONCERT for VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
WB Reid and Bonnie Zahnow
FREE
Youtube
Fri. Sept. 25 - 4:00-5:30 PDT (tentative)
HOSTED JAM & SONG SWAP
Zoom
Fri. Sept. 25 — 6:00 PDT
CONCERT
Eddie Bond
David Greely
Evie Ladin Band
Tony Thomas
On Facebook, Quarantine Happy Hour page & probably also Youtube
Sat. Sept. 26 — 10 am PDT
CONCERT for KIDS
Charmaine Slaven
FREE
Youtube
Sat. Sept. 26
WORKSHOPS - visit Workshop Page for more info.
Fiddle workshops with Alice Gerrard, Eddie Bond and Gabrielle Macrae
Banjo workshops with Joseph Decosimo and Barry Southern
Cajun singing workshop with David Greely
Beginning clogging workshop with Charmaine Slaven
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
Zoom
Sat. Sept. 26 — 6:00 PDT
CONCERT
Jake Blount
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin
Squirrel Butter
Plaid Strangers (Karen Celia Heil, Maxine Gerber & friends)
On Facebook, Quarantine Happy Hour page & probably also Youtube
Sun. Sept. 27 — 10 am PDT
CONCERT for AND by KIDS
Birches Bend
FREE
Youtube
Sun. Sept. 27
MORE WORKSHOPS - visit Workshop Page for more info.
Fiddle workshops with Earl White, David Greely and Jake Blount
Banjo workshops with Jake Blount and Ivy Sheppard
Duet singing workshop with Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin
Clogging workshop with Evie Ladin
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
Zoom
2019 Schedule
Wednesday, September 18 at 8 p.m.
WELCOME PARTY!
8:00pm-11pm
Bring instruments (no instrument check at this event). BYOB.
***FREE ADMISSION*** Donations to BOTMC gratefully accepted.
Niebyl Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Thursday, September 19
PANEL DISCUSSIOn
Panel Discussion: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
followed by jamming with the panelists outside under the oak tree
Earl White
Donna Ray Norton
Modock Rounders
with moderators Maria Sonevytsky and Ben Brinner
LOCATION: Hertz Hall, U.C. Berkeley Campus (near College and Bancroft)
***FREE ADMISSION***
OPEN JAM
1:00 to 4:00 pm
send email to BOTMCAfternoonJam AT gmail.com for location (near Ashby BART)
FREE ADMISSION!
WORKSHOPS
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Guitar - Geoff Muldaur
Old time banjo - Candy Goldman
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
REGISTRATION
Workshop size is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot!
Tuition is $25 per workshop.
Register online at https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops or in person at the Freight & Salvage box office.
CONCERT
5:00 pm - Jam at the Freight hosted by Jim & Amber Mueller - FREE admission!
8:00 pm:
Thomas Maupin & Daniel Rothwell Band
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
TICKETS: $21 in advance, $25 at the door. Member, Senior, Youth/Student discounts available. THREE-DAY PASS (good for Thurs. & Fri. night Freight shows plus Sat. night dance at Ashkenaz) $56 in advance, $61 at the door. All tickets subject to fees, including the Freight's $4 Facility Fee.
Friday, September 20
OPEN JAM
1:00 to 4:00 pm
send email to BOTMCAfternoonJam AT gmail.com for location (near Ashby BART)
***FREE ADMISSION***
WORKSHOPS
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
(Fri. workshop participants get preferred seating at concert with concert ticket purchase)
Uncle Dave Macon Banjo - Daniel Rothwell
Old Time Fiddle - Casy Meikle
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
REGISTRATION
Workshop size is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot!
Tuition is $25 per workshop.
Register online at https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops or in person at the Freight & Salvage box office.
SQUARE DANCE
5:30 to 7:00 pm
with Echo Mountain, calling by Sue Hulsether
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
FREE ADMISSION
CONCERT
5:00 pm - Jam at the Freight hosted by Mark Olson & Penny Critchlow - FREE admission!
8:00 pm:
Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin with Suzy Thompson
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
TICKETS: $21 in advance, $25 at the door. Member, Senior, Youth/Student discounts available. THREE-DAY PASS (good for Thurs. & Fri. night Freight shows plus Sat. night dance at Ashkenaz) $56 in advance, $61 at the door. All tickets subject to fees, including the Freight's $4 Facility Fee.
Saturday, September 21
CONCERT FOR KIDS and PARENTS
10:15 am
LOCATION: Berkeley Public Library, Main Branch, 2090 Kittredge Street Berkeley
***FREE ADMISSION***
BERKELEY FARMERS MARKET STRING BAND CONTEST
Registration begins Sept. 1
Special guest appearance by the Manning Music Fiddlers at 11:00am
Open jamming led by Karen Celia Heil & Candy Goldman starting at noon
LOCATION: Civic Center Park (Center St near Milvia)
***FREE ADMISSION***
CHILDREN'S Fiddle Workshop
Taught by Elise Engleberg
1:00 to 2:00 pm
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
REGISTRATION
Open to children aged 8 and up who have played fiddle or violin for at least a year. Workshop size is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot!
$25 tuition includes admission to Sunday's Family Dance for one child and one adult.
Register online at https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops (registration coming soon) or in person at the Freight & Salvage box office.
WORKSHOPS
3:00 to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
REGISTRATION
Workshop size is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot!
Tuition is $25 per workshop.
Register online at https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops or in person at the Freight & Salvage box office.
CALLERS WORKSHOP
5:00 to 6:30 pm (time subject to change)
Learn how to call square dances!
Led by Sue Hulsether
LOCATION: Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
SQUARE DANCE PARTY
7:30 pm
Flatfooting workshop led by
Thomas Maupin, Ruth Alpert & Korey Posey
8:00 pm
SQUARE DANCE!
Earl White Band
Modock Rounders
Squirrelly Stringband
with callers Sue Hulsether and Robin Fischer
PLUS: Jamming in the back room starting at 8pm:
Song Circle with Donna Ray Norton
followed by jamming with Echo Mountain.
Instrument check will be available.
LOCATION: Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
Event Details on Ashkenaz website
TICKETS: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. $5 for kids aged 5 and up, kids under 5 free. THREE-DAY PASS (available from Freight's website or at Freight box office) includes this event: $56 in advance, $61 at the door, plus fees.
Sunday, September 22
INSTRUCTIONAL WORKSHOPS
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Old Time Singing - Cody Jordan
Old Time Fiddle - Earl White
Old Time Banjo - Kim Johnson
Open jam session (free admission) with Michelle Yu
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Southern Appalachian Ballads- Donna Ray Norton
Old Time Fiddle - Jesse Pearson
Old Time Three Finger Banjo picking - Jerron Paxton
LOCATION: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley
REGISTRATION
Workshop size is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot!
Tuition is $25 per workshop.
Register online at https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops or in person at the Freight & Salvage box office.
FAMILY SQUARE DANCE
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Music by Sydney Roberts and Friends
Calling by Sue Hulsether
Plus a special guest appearance by the BOTMC Kids' Fiddle Band
(participants in Saturday afternoon workshop)
LOCATION: Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR - $6 kids, $8 adults
Jamming in the Park
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Ohlone Park, across from North Berkeley BART
***FREE ADMISSION***
Bring a chair or two if you can!
Tuesday, September 17
Pre-BOTMC Cajun DANCE
Dance Lesson at 7:30, Live music at 8:00
Featuring David Greely, founding fiddler of Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (visiting from Louisiana), with Eric & Suzy Thompson
Admission $15 at the door, all ages welcome. Free parking across the street in the REI lot.
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave (near Gilman), Berkeley.