by Christine | Mar 29, 2018 | Welcome Column
Winter weather in California is a disappointment but winter activities for the CBA are not impacted by the lack of rain and snow. The Great 48 in Bakersfield (January) is behind us as are a Night at the Grange in Morgan Hill (2/24) and the Shingletown Concert (2/23)...
by Christine | Dec 3, 2018 | Welcome Column
Your Association has been busy in 2018 and we are wrapping up another busy year. Many of us just returned from IBMA’s World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, we had our Fall Campout in Lodi and our Annual Election and Membership Meeting, Lucy Smith in Chico has produced two...
by Christine | Feb 5, 2018 | Welcome Column
2018 is off to a roaring start in our CBA music world. As I am typ- ing this we are packing for another Great 48 Hour Jam in Bakersfield. Next up is A Night at the Grange (2/25/18 Morgan Hill) and a Con- cert in Shingle Springs (2/24/18 Placerville Area) featuring...
by Christine | Mar 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
Another Great 48 (we do need to change the name to 72 hour jam though!) was monumentally successful this year. We had record hotel stays, with an overflow crowd across the street. Everyone was smiling. Jack Pierce, our man in Bakers- field/Kern County, did a superb...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
Well it’s been an interesting few weeks on the message board, on Facebook, and in the SF Chronicle. What I’m talking about of course is the SF Pride Parade float project. I can say that I have been proud at how respectful the comments have been from folks on both...
