Clubs with Bluegrass venues for bands to get gigs
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Indiana Bluegrass Clubs:
Contra Dance, First United Methodist Church, 215 South 5th St., Goshen, IN 46526;
1st Sat., General Public: $7, Members $6, Students: $4, Student members $3, Children
under 12: free, Family maximum cost: $18. 7:30p beginner lessons, 8-11p dance 574-533-9906
year around
Fiddler's Hearth is South Bend's local public house -- a gathering place for Celtic
artists and the public at large, regular weekly jams, acoustic and Irish. 127 North
Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 574-232-2853 Old Timey jam every Tuesday evening
year around
Flatland Bluegrass Barn, 7342 S Stone Rd, West College Corner, IN 47003 2-5p Don
Treadway 765-732-3440 We are going to try not to charge admission. We do have a "donation
bucket" that we use for band expenses. mostly summer
Front Porch Music, 505 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383 8 PM 219-464-4700 year
around
Gospel Barn, 3550 South State Road 1, Bluffton, IN 46714 260-827-0362; email: ; Doors
open at 6:30 pm, pre-concert music at 7:00 pm, featured artists at 7:30p $5 for adults
- children 12 and under free. Open every Saturday evening April - October. Check
their web site for details.
Harvest Time Restaurant, 3418 E Everton Road, Connersville, IN 47331 765-825-0092
dinner 5p Bands 7-9p $6 donation year around
LVD's, The Old Bag Factory, 1100 Chicago Ave., Goshen, IN 46528 574-825-7785 shows
at 7p unless noted, $15 e-mail winter series
Opera House, 7th & Brook St., PO Box 37, Mitchell, IN 47446 812-849-2337 unknown
Ohio Bluegrass Clubs:
Bluegrass Opry Barn, 9461 OH-66, Oakwood, OH 45873-9357 1 mile N of Oakwood, OH in
Paulding county or 14 miles south of Defiance, OH 419-594-2435 or 419-594-2816 shows
7p with opening band. Price is around $10. Jam every Tuesday at 6 pm until ? winter
series
Famous Old Time Music Co., 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 419-568-1220 Friday
jams 6-9p and Vernon's schedule year around
Glass City Opry, 601 E. Conant Street, Maumee OH 43537-3363 doors 6p show 7-9p 419-250-1096
winter series
Kent Stage, 175 East Main Street, Kent, OH 44240330-677-5005 See web site for times
and prices no bluegrass generally winter series
Pennyroyal Opera House Bluegrass - The Place Where Bluegrass Happens!! Located on
Interstate 70 at Fairview, OH 43736 Exit 198 between Cambridge, OH & Wheeling, WV
- Rich or Carol Smith 740-695-6291 Cafeteria opens at 5p Shows start at 7p $10 winter
series
Harry Whiting Brown House CC, 34 Village Sq., Glendale, OH 2nd Sa - Midwest Bluegrass
Assoc., 7p, $5 member $6 n-member M. Couch 513-772-1595 year around
Miami University Artist Series, 1601 University Blvd.. Hamilton OH 45011 Parrish
Auditorium, $3 charger per order 513-785-1968 (new number) or epsteihr at muohio.edu,
season pass, seniors & student/children tickets available; single event tickets sold
after season tickets, prices vary $18-22, season tickets senior $150, regular $160
winter series
Michigan Bluegrass Clubs:
Corsair Concert Series, Tawas United Methodist Church Family Center, on highway M-55,
in Tawas City, MI 48763 Showtime 7:30p. Gary Nelkie 989-362-2001 Presented by the
Corsair Trail Council, proceeds from the concert series are used to maintain and
operate the Corsair Skiing and Hiking Trails in the Huron National Forest winter
series
Huron Valley Eagles #3732, 13636 Telegraph Rd (US 24 & Telegraph Rd.), Flat Rock,
MI 48134 8 - 12 PM Dana Cupp Jr. President, 586-754-6955, Roy Cobb (VP - Entertainment
& Booking Agent) 313-381-7751. $10 except as noted year around
Kentuckians of Michigan, 28391 Bredow Rd., Romulus, MI 46174 S I-94 at Bredow Rd
between Middlebelt and Inkster Rds near Romulus, MI 734-782-0132 $8 buffet @ 7 PM,
admission varies. Keith Jason 734-484-1480 or Jean Campbell 734-269-6602 to play;
winter series
Music Show at Historic Charlton Park Held the 4th weekend of every month throughout
the summer. Admission is $5 adults and $3 for children ages 5-12. 2545 S. Charlton
Park Rd. Hastings, MI 269-945-3775 summer
Niles Riverfront Park, Downtown Niles, MI 574-272-2001 6p opening act 7p main act;
free (not all bluegrass) Weekly Niles Bluegrass summer
Oakland Community College, Royal Oak Campus, 739 S. Washington Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2400 7:30p $20 winter series
Ten Pound Fiddle, 431 Gainsborough Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823 517-337-7744
The Ark 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2108 734-761-1451 doors open 7:30 PM,
show at 8 PM unless noted year around
Wayne County Raccoon Hunters Club, 37816 Wick Rd., Romulus, MI 48174 Virgie McClearen
313-386-7241 Friday nights, opening 7p, music at 8-11p; admission $6; dinner $5;
door prizes, 50/50 raffle winter series
Zellie’s Opry House, PO Box 332, 230 E. Edgerton, Howard City, MI 49329 zelliesopryhouse
@ gmail.com 616-260-3032 $5 show 7p doors 6p mostly winter series
Illinois Bluegrass Clubs:
American Legion, 1030 Central St., Evanston, IL 847-573-0443shows at 8 PM $20 donation
adults, $15 seniors, kids 16 & under Dates may change (and have). Check their web
for latest info.
Wisconsin Bluegrass Clubs:
Miramar Theatre, 2844 N. Oakland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211 414-967-0302 (progressive
to traditional)
