Calendar of Events

If you are interested in hosting or sponsoring an association event open to all members and would like to have it listed in here or in our newsletter, please email days/dates, times, location (including an address and specific directions), type of event, and the name and telephone number to the webmanager

Ongoing weekly events

Tuesday's jam at 7 - 10 pm. Bogey’s Supper Club: Lakeview Golf Course, 4200 W. Talamore Drive, Meridian. 888-4080.
Coming from Boise, take Cherry Lane (Fairview in Boise) to Black Cat, turn North on Black Cat to Talamore, (across Black Cat from a large church) turn East on Talamore and it goes right into the golf course clubhouse. For more information, call Bruce George at 208-467-6170

Saturdays - 6 - 10 pm. Ambassador RV Park, Smeed Parkway, Caldwell, Idaho. Take I-84 West to Exit #29. Turn East (Right) at that exit on Hwy 20. Smeed Parkway will be the first intersection about 1/4 mile from Exit #29. Turn North (Left) onto Smeed Parkway. Turn into the RV Park. You will be facing the main building which houses the Rec. hall. Park either in front or on the North (Left) side.The Rec. hall is on the South (Right) side of the building. Open Jam - more info contact Monte Stark (208-890-2138)

Monthly events

Old Boise Guitar, Co. - Jam upstairs First Sunday, 2 - 5pm . 515 West Main Street—right in the heart of downtown Boise. Last Jam, May 4th, 2008.

Performance jam in Nampa: Second Saturday, 2 - 4pm of each month, at the Sun Bridge Retirement Center, at 2609 Sunny-brook Drive in Nampa. Go through Nampa on 12th Avenue South, then turn left on Southdale Avenue and almost immediately right on Sunny-brook Drive; the retirement center is on the right. Cindy's phone 208-468-6611

Regular Association Meeting every Third Sunday, 2 - 5pm - will be at the Idaho Outdoor Association. To get there, take the Vista exit from I-84, then turn toward town (north). Go past the Holiday Inn to the stop light and turn right (east) on Sunrise Rim Drive. Two or three blocks down is Brazil; turn right and you will see the gravel parking lot and building on the right.

Burley, Idaho Bluegrass Jam. every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
Location: The Chadwick Grille - 139 W Main Street in Burley, Idaho. On the corner of Main and Oakley
Time: 7pm-10, All skill levels are welcome and the focus will be traditional bluegrass. Contact: Curt at 208-670-4868

Idaho Events & Festivals

Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm: at Whitewater Pizza And Pasta, corner of Fairview and Eagle Road.
Listen to the lively combination of traditional, contemporary and original Bluegrass, Folk, Americana and Western music by Cathy, Jerry and Randy, the HIGH DESERT BAND while you enjoy some of the best pizza and sandwiches in the valley. Contact Randy Helton for more info. 467-7280

Weiser Fiddle Festival - National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest, June 16 - 21 and Stickerville Sessions
2008 workshop schedule June 16 - 18th

Campout at Three Island Crossing State Park, 17th & 18th of May.
We'll be in the Wagonwheel campground, spaces 1 through 10.

Idaho Sawtooth Bluegrass Association - Annual Jam - April 25, 26, 27, 2008, Kamiah, Idaho

August 29, 30, 21, 2008 (Labor Day) Round Valley Bluegrass festival near Cascade Idaho. 10 great Bluegrass bands, camping or motels set in the heart of the Central Idaho Mountains. For complete information and contacts go to http://www.idahosawtoothbluegrass.org/SpecialEvents/FallFestival/Fall_2008/Fall_BG_Festival.html