This guide is calendar of events that Acoustic Guitar
magazine and String Letter Publishing are participating
in or sponsoring. Often we'll have a booth where you can drop
by to pick up a free magazine, check out our latest publications
and recordings, and get to know the folks who bring you the
best in acoustic music news.
Details on our participation are provided when possible. Just
click on a month, or scroll the list below.
See ya there!
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Ongoing
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International
Guitar Night
US & Canada
Ongoing Series
www.well.com/user/bkg
Acoustic Guitar is a sponsor of International Guitar Night
(IGN), a forum for presenting original guitar players/composers
together in concert. Featuring solo performances and collaborations,
every show highlights a diversity of cultural styles and techniques.
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Omni Foundation
for the Performing Arts
San Francisco Bay Area
Ongoing Series
www.omniconcerts.com
Acoustic Guitar is a sponsor of the Dynamite Guitars Series
hosted by the Omni Foundation. Dedicated to bringing the finest
guitarists to the Bay Area, these ongoing concerts are held in unique
venues around San Francisco.
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April
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Merlefest:
The Chris Austin Songwriting Competition
Wilkesboro, NC
April 26–29
http://www.merlefest.org/SongwritingContest.htm
Acoustic Guitar is a media sponsor for this event. Pick
up a free issue when you enter. Winners in the Chris Austin Songwriting
Competition receive a free subscription as one of their prizes.
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May
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Topanga Banjo
Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival
Paramount Ranch, CA
May 21
www.topangabanjofiddle.org
"Southern California's Premiere Old Time and Bluegrass Festival"
is now in its 41st year. Prizes for contest winners include copies
of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
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Book Expo
Chicago, IL
May 30–June 3
www.bookexpoamerica.com
Stop by booth No. 1761 at the trade show to see the full product
line of String Letter Publishing books. Meet David Lusterman, the
publisher of SLP books, enter to win a copy of the soon-to-be-released,
Vintage Guitars: The Instruments, the Players, and the Music,
and pick up your free issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine and
a free acoustic music CD.
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June
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Stetson International
Guitar Workshop
DeLand, FL
June 8–13
www.stetson.edu/~srobinso/guitar/
Pick up a free copy of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
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Telluride
Bluegrass Festival
Telluride, CO
June 21–24
www.bluegrass.com/Pages/telluride.html
Pick up a free copy of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
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July
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High
Sierra Music Festival
Quincy, CA
July 5–8
www.hsmusic.net
Acoustic Guitar is sponsoring the Troubadour Sessions each
night of the High Sierra Festival. Stop by this intimate songwriters-in-the-round
acoustic concert series and pick up a copy of the magazine. |
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National
Guitar Workshops Acoustic Summit
Oakland, CA
July 15–20
www.guitarworkshop.com
Acoustic Guitar is the exclusive media sponsor of NGW's
Acoustic Summit. Stop by the NGW store to pick up a free copy of
Acoustic Guitar magazine or purchase a book. You'll have
a chance to meet the editors and publisher, check out the full product
line of SLP books, and enter to win a copy of A.G.'s soon-to-be-released
book, The Acoustic Guitar Method 1, by David Hamburger. Some
of the editors from the magazine will be hosting an on-site clinic
that weekend, too.
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NAMM
Nashville, TN
July 20–22
www.NAMM.org
Stop by the String Letter Publishing booth to pick up a free copy
of Acoustic Guitar magazine and see the latest projects.
Check out the full product line of SLP books, meet the editors and
publisher, and enter to win a copy of the brand new book, Vintage
Guitars: A Musical History.
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Acoustic
Café
Nashville, TN
July 21
www.acousticguitar.com
Folks look forward to this event all year. Acoustic Guitar
magazine, along with GHS Strings and Breedlove Guitars, present
top acoustic artists from around the world at this exclusive concert
for NAMM attendees only. Performers include Ed Gerhardt, Jamie Findlay
and more to be announced soon.
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Acoustic
Blues and Slide Guitar Workshop
San Rafael, CA
July 28 - August 3
www.guitarseminars.com
An exciting and unique week-long seminar for guitarists who have
some experience playing acoustic Blues, but are ready for breakthroughs
in developing new sounds and repertoire in their playing. Right
down the street from the Acoustic Guitar office, you can
pick up a free issue at the workshop and probably bump into a few
of us moseying about.
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August
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Healdsburg
Guitar Festival
August 15–19
Healdsburg, CA
www.guitarfestival2001.com
A.G. is the exclusive media sponsor for the Healdsburg Guitar Festival.
Pick up a free copy of Acoustic Guitar magazine, meet the
staff, see the full SLP product line, and enter to win a copy of
the Custom Guitars book. We'll be selling our popular guides,
songbooks, and lesson books at this event.
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