Check our festivals page for bluegrass music throughout the summer, but don't miss
Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival at Medical Lake, Washington   August 8-10, 2014.
Also if you know of a child wanting to learn to play bluegrass, there's info on their website on the new workshops for kids this year.
Don't miss the Newport Music Festival Sept 5-7, 2014.

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The INBMA Showcase is on third Saturdays (October to May) at 7 pm at Trent Elementary Auditorium, just south of  Trent on Pines.  Ticket cost is $7 for INBMA members, and $10 for nonmembers.



If anyone would like to play in future Showcases, contact:
Ray Tapia pop3787@yahoo.com or phone # 208-762-1103

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Dan Marvic, who provided the INBMA with their barn background, is helping put on an instrument swap at the Valley Eagles club in June: Info here.

Scott Reid Solo
CDA Farmers Market
Wednesday May 14th from 4-7 PM.
 
Scott Reid Solo
Monarch Mountain Coffee
Friday May 16th from 4-6 PM.
 
Open Mic with Scott Reid
Monarch Mountain Coffee
Thursday June 5th from 6-9 PM.
 
Monarch Mountain Band
Sandpoint Farmers Market
Saturday June 7th from 10 am. to 1 pm.
 
Monarch Mountain Band
Moontime Restaurant and Pub
Thursday June 12th from 9-11 PM.
 
Monarch Mountain Band
Summer Sounds Sandpoint Idaho
Saturday June 21st from 4-6 PM.
 
Scott Reid Solo
Coldwater Creek Wine Bar
Saturday June 28th from 6-9 PM.

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Here's the link to all of Brad Sondahl's Showcase photos

Visit our Facebook Page!

Brad Sondahl's photos from 2013 Newport Festival are at this link...
From Bluewaters here.
Brad's archive of Bluewaters pictures.
Brad's archive of INBMA Showcases.

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Our monthly Board meetings are held The Second Sunday of the month at the U-city Rosauers (corner of Sprague & University) at 1:00pm...All are welcome, for input...We will listen !! Thank you and HAPPY BLUEGRASSING. Jim Shamp

If you want an event listed in an Email Bluegrass Alert, please send Jim Shamp the notice about it a week in advance! Please use our new email address: jssshamp@gmail.com. Jim usually emails the Alerts on Monday or Tuesday evening.
Ray Tapia mtapia@reagan.com is the scheduler for the INBMA music showcase.
Brad Sondahl is the new website coordinator. Contact brad2@sondahl.com  for needed changes on these pages...
The INBMA is located in and around Spokane, Washington, serving the region known as the Inland Northwest.
Current President: Joe Beckett

Keep Pickin' and Grinnin'!