Richie Dotson

Acoustic Box Guitar Repair

Serving Virginia and Beyond

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The Jim Mills' hands-on Pre-War Banjo Seminar has ONLY 1 SEAT LEFT as of 08/29/2010 - click here to reserve it today!


The Jim Mills' hands-on Pre-War Banjo Seminar has ONLY 1 SEAT LEFT as of  8/29/2010 so click here to reserve it!

 

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Acoustic Box - Authorized Dealer for:

Huber Banjos, Parts and Accessories

Cedar Creek Custom Cases

Keith Tuners ... the finest.

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The Outer Banks Music Showcase

 

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Bluegrass Jam Sessions and Shows in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia

Do you have a local Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, or other Acoustic-only gathering that you would like me to add to this page?  Please e-mail me by clicking here and I will add you to the Bluegrass and Show Jam Page.  I will also link your site from here if you have one.

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Date Location Contact

Every Wednesday

7:30 – ‘late'

The Oasis Cafe and Bar
1348 N. Great Neck Road
Virginia Beach

(formerly, the Daily Grind) (757) 351-6672

Phil Duffy
(757) 625-2193

Every Friday

7 – 10 PM

Temple Baptist Church

235 Harpersville Rd

Newport News

Charley Blades    (757) 544-1644

Dave Freeman     (757) 851-4857

Laddy Lathrop     (757) 593-3696

Every Friday

7 - 12:00 PM

May 1 – Oct 30

Farmers Market

Back Parking Lot

3640 Dam Neck Road

Virginia Beach

Market Office (757) 385-4395

www.vbgov.com/farmersmarket

coming in the Spring

Every Saturday

9:00 AM - Noon

April to December

Smithfield Farmers Market
319 Main Street
Smithfield

Kelly Payne                   (757) 365-0365
Kelly.Payne@ngc.com
Marci Parrish                  (757) 375-3031
mparrish@isleofwightus.net

Every Saturday

2 - 4 PM

Quality Music Center
300-A Battlefield Blvd
Great Bridge (Chesapeake)

Wayne Hoover (757) 547-1231
www.qualitymusiccenter.com

Every Saturday

7 - 10 PM

Noland Memorial Methodist Church
5501 Huntington Avenue
(Newport News)

J. B. Dalton (757) 988-0304

plenty of individual jam rooms


1st and 3rd Thursday

7 – 9 PM

Russell's Music World
(adjacent to Cogan's Pizza)

504 Washington Park

Norfolk

Russell Scarborough  (757) 622-4752

Dennis Kelly (757) 927-1365

refreshments available
 

1st Saturday

7 PM

The Ark

Route 606

Gloucester

Jerry Nelson (804) 693-0432

1st Saturday

7 – 9 PM

Windsor Dairy Queen

61 West Windsor Blvd

Windsor

Irv Baugham (757) 488-9279

2nd Saturday

7 PM

Carter's Cove

Gloucester

Irma Ryerson (804) 725-4103

2nd Saturday

7 – 10 PM

Messick Baptist Church

1118 Poquoson Avenue

Poquoson

Eleanor Hubbard (757) 595-2897

2nd and 4th Tuesday

7 - 9:00 PM

Shelton's Big Grill
309 Aragona Boulevard
Virginia Beach

 

Ralph Shelton      (757) 646-4303

Mile Sullivan        (757) 472-7424

3rd Friday

In the Evening

Carrollton Fire Department

On Route 17, 2 Miles south of James River Bridge

Carrollton


Don't block the fire truck doors!

3rd Saturday

3 - 5 PM

DND Music

3304 Taylor Road

Chesapeake

Danielle and Duncan Gerard (757) 484-6233

3rd Saturday

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church

501 Beach Road

Hampton

Elmer Waldroup     (757) 851-9470
Jan Spencer           (757) 851-6978

4th Saturday

7 PM

TBMA Monthly Concert

Hickory Ruritan Club

2752 S Battlefield Blvd

Chesapeake

Mike Brown (757) 484-8519

5th Saturday

7 – 10 PM

Wayne 's Body Shop

3134 Victory Blvd

Portsmouth

Wayne Willis (757) 488-2452