For CBMS Bands on Call events, please see the Bands on Call Performance Calendar:

www.coloradobluegrass.org/calendar.html

Colorado events brought to you by our business partners and advertisers, and more:

Friday, December 28, 5:30 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with TBand Bluegrass Show, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Friday, December 28, 4-7 pm, Defiance String Band, Limelight Hotel, 355 S Monarch St, Aspen www.limelighthotel.com

Friday-Monday, December 28-31, Yonder Mountain String Band, Boulder Theater, 2032 14^th St, Boulder, www.bouldertheater.com

Friday, January 4, 8 pm, Sons and Brothers, Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, www.swallowhillmusic.org

Saturday, January 5, 7:30 pm, Slaid Cleaves, United Center, 1440 Colorado Blvd, Idaho Springs, www.unitedcenterinc.com

Monday-Saturday, January 7-12, Pete Wernick's Basic Skills Banjo Camp, Boulder Inn, 770 28^th St, Boulder, www.drbanjo.com

Thursday, January 10, 8 pm, The Tony Furtado Band, The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E 1^st Ave, Denver, www.tavernhg.com/soiled_dove/shows

Friday, January 11, 5:30 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with TBand Bluegrass Show, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Saturday, January 12, 7 pm, Finnders & Youngberg, Blue Canyon Boys, Bluegrass at the Audi, Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd (next to the Mamie Daud Eisenhower Public Library), Broomfield, www.coloradobluegrass.org

Saturday, January 12, 9:30 pm, Trampled By Turtles, Belly Up, 450 South Galena St, Aspen www.bellyupaspen.com

Sunday, January 13, 7 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with Grant Gordy, Matt Flinner & Billy Contreras, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Monday-Saturday, January 14-19, Pete Wernick's Int. Banjo Camp, Boulder Inn, 770 28^th St, Boulder, www.drbanjo.com

Tuesday, January 15, America's Soul Live! 7:30 pm, America's Soul Live with Jon Chandler, Ernie Martinez, Johnny Neill, Olde Town Pickin' Parlor, 7515 Grandview Ave, Arvada, www.picknparlor.com

Saturday, January 19, 7:30 pm, Finnders & Youngberg House Concert, Harmony Music House, 2525 Broadway St., Boulder, www.harmonymusichouse.com

Saturday, January 19, 8 pm, Ryan Shupe & The Rubber Band, Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, www.swallowhillmusic.org

Monday-Saturday, January 21-26, Pete Wernick's Advanced Banjo Camp, Boulder Inn, 770 28^th St, Boulder, www.drbanjo.com

Friday, January 25, 5:30 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with TBand Bluegrass Show, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Friday, January 25, 8 pm, Chris Thompson & Coral Creek, Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, www.swallowhillmusic.org

Saturday, January 26, 6 pm, Pow'r Pick, First Universalist Church of Denver, 4101 East Hampden Avenue (North side of Hampden, entrance from S. Ash St), Denver www.coloradobluegrass.org

Saturday, January 26, 7 pm, Acme Bluegrass, Canon Rose Acoustic Society, S.W. Corner of E. Main St and Steinmeier Ave, Canon City, www.canonrose.com

Friday, January 25, 5:30 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with TBand Bluegrass Show, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Thursday, January 25, 8 pm, Shook Twins, The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E 1^st Ave, Denver, www.tavernhg.com/soiled_dove/shows

Friday, February 1, 8 pm, Bearfoot, Trout Steak Revival, Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, www.swallowhillmusic.org

Friday-Saturday, February 1-2, The Haunted Windchimes, Mossgatherers, The Pine Beatles, Taarka, Keystone Winter Bluegrass Festival, The Dercum Center, Warren Station, Keystone,

www.keystonewinterbluegrass.com

Friday, February 8, 5:30 pm, Bluegrass at Avogadro's Number with TBand Bluegrass Show, 605 S. Mason, Ft. Collins, www.avogadros.com

Saturday, February 9, 7 pm, Carbone Family Band, Canon Rose Acoustic Society, S.W. Corner of E. Main St and Steinmeier Ave, Canon City, www.canonrose.com

Saturday, February 9, 8 pm, Steve Smith & the Hard Road Trio, Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, www.swallowhillmusic.org

Saturday, February 9, 7 pm, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Stanleytones Bluegrass Band, Bluegrass at the Audi, Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd (next to the Mamie Daud Eisenhower Public Library), Broomfield, www.coloradobluegrass.org

PLAN AHEAD:

Friday-Sunday, February 15-17, Mid-Winter Bluegrass Festival, Northglenn Ramada Plaza & Convention Center, I-25 & 120th Ave, Denver  www.midwinterbluegrass.com

FUTURE POW'R PICK: March 23

BLUEGRASS AT THE AUDI: March 30 with High Plains Tradition and Steel Pennies

Please check the the CBMS web site www.ColoradoBluegrass.org for CBMS events, Bands on Call Performance Calendar, as well as the Venues / Festivals, and Series calendars. Watch the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society page on Facebook for other bluegrass events.

ATTENTION BANDS ON CALL:

Apply for  THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BATTLE OF THE BANDS

...a new feature to the Rocky Mountain Music Festival .... Six (6) categories (Rock, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Acoustic, and Funk/Soul) - .....competing from May thru July at six Denver area nightclub host venues (Buffalo Rose, Mercury Cafe, Q's Pub, Quixote's True Blue, D'Note and the Cowboy Lounge)... and the 6 winners (one in each category) to play at the Rocky Mountain Music Festival on August 11, 2013 ahead of the national headliner on the main stage.....Over $12,000 in prizes (including the coveted "Whammy Bar" trophy) ...... enter your BAND ....by February 1.....go to  http://www.rmbob.com/     and download an application and take it to GUITAR CENTER and ENTER..... Forty Eight (48) total bands will be in the competition ..... only eight (8) in each category.... ....  please forward to your friends and Rock On!     All details at:     www.rmbob.com

Be sure to watch the CBMS Facebook page for more current info on gig and promo opportunities.

ADVERTISING SALES POSITION:

CBMS is seeking an individual who is willing to sell advertising space for our monthly publication Pow'r Pickin'. Commission structure negotiable. Contact Doris Gray at 303-438-5572, via the CBMS web site  www.ColoradoBluegrass.org or email Doris: dgray1313@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Any job with CBMS needs help:  

• Fullfill orders for the CBMS online store
• Contact venues & agents to identify bluegrass artists passing through for the CBMS email blast
• Donate instruments for the BEOP "instrument petting zoo" and Bluegrass Sprouts jams at Pickin' On Tennyson

Please contact Greg Blake via the CBMS web site  www.ColoradoBluegrass.org to volunteer!

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