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Julian Family Fiddle Camp Registration - Now Open

You’ve been waiting all year, and it’s now time to claim your spot! The Julian Family Fiddle Camp (JFFC) will be held May 7-11, 2025 and registration is now open

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Poster for the Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival, featuring Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick, Lonesome Ace String Band, and others, presented by the California Bluegrass Association.
Sonoma County Bluegrass and Folk Festival

This year’s SCBFF features Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick in addition to some of the Bay Area’s top acoustic talent.  March 8, 2025

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Logo for California Bluegrass Association Summer Music Camp. Features guitars, banjo, trees, bear, and sun design, with text "Since 2001.
Summer Music Camp 2025

Our music camp’s workshops taught by some of your favorite Bluegrass and Old Time musicians will improve your playing, singing and jamming skills. Registration opens February 1st.

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Promotional poster for the 50th Annual Father's Day Bluegrass Festival, June 12-15, 2025, at Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA. Features a guitar with flowers and a bear silhouette.

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Newsletter titled "Bluegrass Breakdown" featuring articles on bluegrass music history and events, with images of musicians and a 50th anniversary celebration banner.
Bluegrass Breakdown Archive

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Logo of Guglielmo Winery with text: "Guglielmo Winery, Morgan Hill, California, Est. 1925" in elegant fonts.
Logo of South Fork Vodka featuring an illustration within a drop shape, depicting a mountain landscape with a river running through forests and valleys.
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Logo for Strawberry Music Festival featuring the word "Strawberry" in stylized text with a strawberry image and the phrase "Mountains Magic Music" below it.
Logo featuring the words "Gold Vibe" with a yellow flower above "Hard Kombucha" written in smaller text below.