SACRAMENTO RAGTIME

SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

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by Chris Bradshaw

Y

ou couldn’t have asked for more per-

fect weather than was enjoyed by

those attending the 9th annual Fresno

Flats Ragtime and Vintage Music Festival,

held February 27 through March 1. And

definitely the warmer temperatures (in 60’s

and 70’s) brought out the snowbound for

three days of romping ragtime music. The

weather was tempered by some pretty heavy

rain showers, but those didn’t last long

when they came on and were mostly avoid-

able if you had the patience to wait them

out.

Located in Oakhurst, a mere Her-

culean stone’s throw from Yosemite Nation-

al Park, Fresno Flats, is an historical park

featuring many early nineteenth century

buildings that capture early life in the Si-

by Chris Bradshaw

T

he West Coast Ragtime Society presen-

ted Mimi Blais in a packed to over-

flowing, crowd-pleasing concert at the First

Methodist Church in Sacramento on Feb-

ruary 21. Dressed to kill in a gorgeous

Black and Gold outfit, Mimi was a knock-

out. Confiding to the audience that she

had left her concert clothes in Mountain

View and knowing that she couldn’t show

up to her performances in jeans, what bet-

ter excuse did she need than to go shop-

ping! A trip that was most successful.

Mimi offered up her best throughout

the afternoon. Hopscotching her way

through the many moods of ragtime, inter-

spersing her own quick humor and often

times poignant philosophy, Mimi walks the

talk. Taking her own advice to “Take the

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here was an indefinable something about the latest SRS meet-

ing that came back to the fore, making it clear that it had

been drifting away over the past few months: a sense of warmth, ca-

maraderie, and joy. Maybe it was because the entire audience was

able to gather en masse by the stage – those who can only find

room at the side of the room can feel like lepers sometimes.

Maybe it was the gentle rain outside, adding to the mood. Maybe

it was the lack of a sound system, but the presence of a micro-

phone stand, which led to hilarious antics on stage that got every-

one rolling in the aisles. Whatever it was, it’s been sorely missed

and it’s strong return definitely enhanced the listening pleasure of

those taking in the delightful sounds of the collected works of

Charles Hunter, the many contemporary Rags, and the other clas-

sics listed below:

Jack Bradshaw, piano; *Steve Drivon, slide whistle; *Robyn

Drivon, tuba

Queen of Diamonds Galen Wilkes, 1998

Sadly, Sadly Little Rag William Ryden, 1989

*Lassus Trombone Henry Fillmore, 1915

Tom Brier, piano

Rainy Day Blues Frank Warshauer, 1918

Coriander Rag Tom Brier, 1999

Peril In Pantomime Tom Brier, 2008

Billie Menz, piano

Kentucky Gentleman Jack Rummel, 1998

Medley: There’s A Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder

Al Jolson, Billy Rose, & Dave Dreyer, 1928

I’m Always Chasing Rainbows

Joseph McCarthy – Harry Carroll, 1918

Paint a Rainbow Ervin Drake, 1963

The Gentle Rain Luiz Bonfá, 1965

Over the Rainbow E. Y. Harburg – Harold Arlen, 1939

RAGNOLIA RAGTETTE

Chris & Jack Bradshaw, four-hand piano or *four-hand upright pi-

ano; Steve Drivon, percussion; Robyn Drivon, tuba

Louisiana Theodore H. Northrup, 1897

The Midnight Trot George L. Cobb, 1916

*Panama William H. Tyers, 1911

Temptation Rag Henry Lodge, 1909

David Lind, piano

American Beauty Joseph F. Lamb, 1913

Milenberg Joys Walter Melrose – “Jelly Roll” Morton, 1925

Elliott Adams, piano

Tickled to Death Charles Hunter, 1899

Just Ask Me Charles Hunter, 1902

A Tennessee Tantalizer Charles Hunter, 1900

Elliott Adams, piano; Tom Brier, upright piano

Possum and Taters Charles Hunter, 1900

Cotton Bolls Charles Hunter, 1901

Queen of Love Charles Hunter, 1901

Back to Life Charles Hunter, 1905

Cleve Baker, piano

Forever Pete Clute, 1993

Love Me With A Feeling Sidney Bechet, 1946

Rubber Duckie Jeff Moss, 1970

John Partridge, piano and *vocal

Ragtime Nightingale Joseph F. Lamb, 1915

*Sidewalk Blues Walter Melrose – “Jelly Roll” Morton, 1926

Bub Sullivan, cümbüsh or *mandolin; Petra Sullivan, piano;

Steve Drivon, percussion; Robyn Drivon, tuba

Cracked Ice Rag George L. Cobb, 1918

*Cuando Escuches Este Vals Angel J. Garrido, circa 1919

Merci Beaucoup! Jack Richmond, 1919

PORCUPINE RAGTIME ENSEMBLE

Elliott Adams, piano; Bub Sullivan, cümbüsh; Petra Sullivan, vi-

olin; Steve Drivon, percussion; Robyn Drivon, tuba

The Bos’n Rag Fred S. Stone, 1899

The Cake-Walk Patrol William H. Krell, 1895

At A Georgia Campmeeting9 Kerry Mills, 1897

by Tom Brier

by Virginia Tichenor

F

uneral services for Bob

Eggers were held Tues-

day, March 17, at St. John

the Evangelist Catholic

Church in Carmichael, fol-

lowed by a graveside service

with military honors at Cal-

vary Catholic Cemetery.

Many SRS members atten-

ded the services.

A longtime SRS mem-

ber, Bob Eggers passed away

March 11, 2009, from

Alzheimer's disease. Bob

was husband to Bev Eggers

and was Marty Eggers' fath-

er. The Eggers family has

been attending SRS ses-

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notes and make the music,” Mimi at once

became the actor, painter, and story teller

as she deftly moved through her program,

setting the mood of each selection from a

vast palette of tonal colors.

And who showed up on the keyboard

on that rainy afternoon? There were the

three founding fathers of ragtime: Joseph

Lamb with a Mimi-ized Latin infused Patri-

cia (1916) that put the boss into the bossa

nova, a snippet of James Scott’s Broadway

Rag (1922) plus Scott Joplin with an enter-

taining version of the Entertainer (1902)

that wove itself nicely into Solace (1909).

March Majestic (1902) squeezed on in, set-

ting toes to tapping.

Women composers were also represen-

ted by Adaline Shepherd’s Pickles and Pep-

pers (1906), and Mimi’s own “Lil”, written

in honor of Lil Harden, Louis Armstrong’s

first wife. Besides Mimi’s piece, other beau-

tiful contemporary works that found their

way onto the program were Galen Wilkes’

Creeks of Missouri (1983), and Jack Rum-

mel’s When the Work is Done, I’ll Dance

(1995).

Tom Turpin’s St. Louis Rag (1903), Har-

lem Rag (1897) and Ragtime NIghtmare

(1900) were nicely knitted into a medley.

Another classic rag, Luckey Roberts’ Pork

and Beans (1913), added a joyous romp to a

menu of delicious pieces.

Whether flying, galloping or swinging,

Mimi shimmered and sparkled her way

through three waltzes and Balloon Rag

(1911) by the French Canadian composer,

Jean-Baptiste Lafreniere who was known as

Canada’s National Strauss. And speaking

of Canada, a lighter moment came with

Mimi singing and sloshing her way

through a delightful prohibition novelty

song, Goodbye Broadway, by Harry Warren

from 1928, that bespeaks the pleasures of

the Montreal bar scene.

Most poignant was Mimi’s playing of

Eubie Blake’s Memories of You (1930), a

piece she plays with emotion and passion

and that has become somewhat of a signa-

ture piece for her. It took on special mean-

ing as Mimi announced that this would be

her last California tour for awhile. Conver-

ging is an arthritis problem in her hands

that is making performing painful and op-

portunities for taking her music in new dir-

ections. Mimi has declared a breather.

Mara French has summed it up when she

wrote:

“Mimi's concert in Sacramento was the

best I've seen and heard. It was very profes-

sional yet fun, had lots of variety, Mimi

looked stunning in her new outfit, and she

put herself out for her last tour. It's hard to

think of that word "last" because I've grown

accustomed to hearing her every year, but

By Hal Krueger

O

n the night of Tuesday, February

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th

in Gilroy, CA (a.k.a. the Garlic

Capital of the World) the Mimi Blais Ex-

press Train, driven by Nan Bostick, roared

into town. Chris and Jack Bradshaw had

engaged Mimi to perform a benefit concert

at the Methodist Church in their homet-

own, where funds are needed for necessary

parsonage plumbing repairs.

This was not the first time Mimi per-

formed in Gilroy. As is the case wherever

she appears, her popularity always attracts

the crowds. Her fans came from as far as

60 miles away for this performance even

though some had attended her previous

concerts during the previous two weeks.

Mimi was on the last leg of her current

tour in California, however, she was con-

tinuing on into Arizona and Utah after a

brief rest.

The two-hour concert program in-

cluded many of the selections recorded on

her latest CD “Silence”. Additionally,

Mimi performed several requests from the

warm, appreciative audience. It was an ec-

lectic program with something for every-

one’s musical taste. Mimi always

recognizes the Valentine Day period and ex-

presses LOVE through her sensitivity and

feelings while playing the piano, as well as

through interaction with the audience in

explaining background history of the mu-

sic she performs.

The people associated with Gilroy’s

Methodist Church hosted a wonderful in-

termission with delightful baked goods,

fruit and liquid refreshment. Mimi circu-

lated through the crowd greeting her fans

and signing CDs from the sale table. The

organizers were delighted with the success

of this special benefit concert and what it

meant to “fix the plumbing problem” at

the venue site. At one point during the

concert, Mimi utilized a “prop” (actually a

simple plunger found in most bathrooms)

and in her typical comedic way, turned the

handle of it down, used the rubber cup por-

tion to sit upon, balancing her entire body

precariously while she played a fast-paced

tune. It was quite a demonstration remind-

ing everyone of the reason for this benefit

concert. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Chris and Jack hosted a post concert

dinner in their lovely home adorned with

music memorabilia, pianos, keyboards, and

various musical instruments. I especially

noticed the framed WCRS Festival Flyers

from several past years prominently dis-

played. They are colorful reminders of

many successful festivals and a tribute to

the graphic design talents of Lewis Motish-

er. Approaching midnight, we celebrated

the birthday of Nan Bostick, complete with

candle-lit cake, pie and ice cream. It was a

great way to end a most wonderful evening!

she has bigger ventures in the fire. I believe

she discussed four of them during her per-

formance, and all of them show off her tal-

ent but allow her to use her hands less due

to arthritis. As these new venture stake

hold, I'm sure we will hear about them.

Mimi, you'll always have a special place in

my life.”

Follow your passion, Mimi, but come

back soon, and in the meantime, we’ll all

hang on to those very special memories of

you.

SACRAMENTO RAGTIME SOCIETY

normally meets the last Sunday of the month. If you would like to

receive the monthly newsletter, the subscription rate is $16 per year.

The subscription year runs from August 1st to the following July

31st. Subscriptions beginning after August 1st may be pro-rated.

Payments should be made payable to Sacramento Ragtime Society.

Merv Graham, PO Box 2286, Grass Valley CA 95945

(530) 273-0487

mgraham@funkyfiddler.org

by Merv Graham

W

ith the sad and untimely death of

our webmaster, Colin MacDonald,

I found myself wearing yet another hat for

the SRS. As I tried to maintain the site, as

so nicely set up by Mac, I found that he

had used programming tools that were not

available to me. In order to effectively man-

age the web site with the tools at my dispos-

al, I found it necessary to reformat much

of the content there.

While the site may have a new face, al-

most all of the content previously there is

still available, albeit, in a new location, but

some of the old and stale information has

been eliminated.

One major change is the Photos sec-

tion. All the pictures that were there before

are still there, plus I've added a new section

of photos from last year's Ragtime Corner.

To make your webmaster's life easier

and to provide a more convenient way to

view the pictures, I have used a photo al-

bum software package that allows for quick

and easy additions and changes while, at

the same time, giving the viewer a host of

options for perusing the pictures. It may

all seem a bit daunting at first, but I sug-

gest, upon first visit, a quick look at the

help available. On each page, at the right

hand end of the very bottom line is the

word Help. Click on that word and take a

look at the help box that pops up. Be sure

to scroll down though the whole box so

you can become familiar with how you can

actually click on the large pictures them-

selves to move about. The help box will

also show you how you can turn on an

automatic slide show of the pictures. In

brief, to get started, just click on the small

(thumbnail) pictures to move into a new

section or to show a larger picture.

I invite you to take a look at the re-

vamped site at: www.sacramentorag-

time.com. There you will also find a new

live map, courtesy of Google, on the Driv-

ing Directions page, and an automatic re-

minder of the next SRS music session on

the Home page.

Y

orkman Lowe is interested in finding

a color copy of the cover for Joplin's

Eugenia to present to some lucky person as

a gift.

If any of you sheet music collectors

out there are able to help Yorkman, he

would appreciate a call at 510-601-9675.

sions from the beginning, as Marty is one

of its founders.

Bob was born in Denison, Iowa,

September 5, 1932. He grew up on a fam-

ily farm, one of ten children. Bob was a

Marine, serving in Korea. He attended

Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa,

where he played football. He worked for

many years as a salesman of calculators and

office machines. The Eggers family settled

in Carmichael in 1977.

Bob was a very hard-working and in-

dustrious person. He was an independent

self-starter, tough and thrifty, with a

unique sense of humor. He always wanted

to keep busy and be useful. I greatly ad-

mired his strong work ethic. Bob enjoyed

dancing and responded positively to music!

He always supported his children's in-

terests, including Marty's early fascination

with the piano and ragtime.

His struggle with Alzheimer's disease

presented many challenges over the last six

years, but the support of so many SRS

members helped allow Bob and Bev to en-

joy some music outings together. He will

be sorely missed by his family and friends.

The Eggers family greatly appreciates all

the support and help from everyone in the

SRS.

Cards or e-mails may be sent to

Bev Eggers

In lieu of flowers, the Eggers family ap-

preciates contributions towards the

Alzheimer's Association in Bob's name:

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erra foothills. The Friday and Saturday fest-

ival events took place in the old Cunning-

ham School House, moved from

Nipinnawasee, after a fire burned down

the town some years back. The only build-

ing standing was the school house, due to

the fact that the children had trampled

down the grass on their play areas sur-

rounding the building.

And what a wonderful venue that old

school house is! Small tables cheerfully

decked out with red table cloths and fresh

flowers, provided a welcoming backdrop

for the audience who gathered to munch

on popcorn and home baked cookies while

toe tapping to the tunes belted out on the

stately old upright--probably as old as the

school--that gets special attention each year

prior to the festival.

Performers were Tom Brier, Shirley

Case, Jack and Chris Bradshaw and the

Drivons, with Robyn and Steve adding the

foundation and percussion highlights to

many of the performances. They also had a

few surprises in store for the weekend.

Always the hit of the festival with his

nonstop enthusiastic playing, Tom Brier

showed the piano who was boss with his

own Parallelograms (2006) and his Wellington

Rag (1991). Tom did take the pace down a

little from time to time, to breathe life into

some of his gentler titles. Blackberry Trot,

with its easy loping melody and frequent

chromatic shifts, his lovely Pacific Waltz

(1991) and La Poletas (1991) were pearl

lustered pieces that the audience treasured.

Among the classic rags that Tom

played were Bohemia (1919) the last piece

published during Joseph Lamb’s life time,

Scott Joplin’s Peacherine Rag (1901)–per-

formed with the Drivons–and Charles

Johnson’s Apple Jack Rag from 1908.

Shirley Case favored the audience

with some themed sets. Beginning with

three of Joseph Lamb’s favorites, Ragtime

Nightingale, (1915), Ragtime Bobolink (writ-

ten sometime between 1910 and 1920 but

published posthumously in 1960) and end-

ing with Bird-brain Rag (1959) where

feathered friends were featured.

Being the consummate teacher that

she is, Shirley played Easy Street (2007)

from Eugenie Rocherolle’s “Touch of

Blue” collection. This piece, at the late in-

termediate level presents a nice full sound,

giving the impression that it is much more

difficult to play than it actually is, thus mak-

ing it a suitable selection for those who

play the piano for fun at home. Taking in-

to account that there are always pianists at

various levels in ragtime audiences, this

was a nice gesture.

A bit of humor ensued when The

Bradshaws joined Shirley for a perform-

ance of Kevin Olson’s Out...Standing (2007)

for three players. Jack was odd man out, as

he ran from one spot to another along the

keyboard to play his part around and

between the other two.

During the weekend, the Drivons

teamed up with the Bradshaws to enliven

many of Jack’s 4-hand arrangements. In-

cluded were some recent additions to their

joint repertoire that they all consider espe-

cially fun to play. Whether putting the

swing into Thomas Henry Lodge’s Tempta-

tion Rag (1909), marching crisply to

Charles Hunter’s Queen of Love (1901), or

leading dancing fingers through Midnight

Trot (1916) by George Linus Cobb, the

Bradshaws and Drivons were having a great

time.

Jack Bradshaw also played some solo

sets throughout the weekend, that in-

cluded Jack’s new twist on an old number,

Charcoal (1903) by S, Gibson Cooke, sever-

al of Galen Wilke’s numbers including,

Boone County Rag (1983) and Whippoorwill

Hollow (1986) plus some sparkling num-

bers by Zez Confrey.

The Drivons, besides appearing on sev-

eral numbers with each of the other per-

formers, added some less serious moments

to the festival. Steve, Robyn, and Jack

ganged up to play Lassus Trombone by

Henry Filmore, performed by Steve on a

slide whistle. It was a hoot. (pun intended!)

A new sound combination sprang to

life as Steve strummed his tenor guitar

while singing some hilarious but delightful

numbers, two of which were Singin’ in the

Bathtub (1929) by Michael H. Cleary and

Everything is Fresh Today (1927) by Jack

Hodges while Robyn joined him on her

tuba.

The Finale Concert held on Sunday,

March 1 at the Oakhurst Lutheran Church

heated up with two pianos at the per-

formers’ disposal. And dispose, they did!

Irene Giblin’s Chicken Chowder (1905),

Kangaroo Hop (1915) by Melville Morris,

and Adeline Shepherd’s Pickles and Peppers

(1906) were just a few of the numbers that

got the roof raising treatment. Next year

Fresno Flats will be celebrating its 10th An-

nual Ragtime and Vintage Festival and we

expect it to be a blowout event. Many sur-

prises are in the works. Watch for future

notices announcing the dates and activities.

SACRAMENTO RAGTIME SOCIETY

by Merv Graham

I

f your mailing label on the back page of

this issue has the word EXPIRED ”over

your name, your subscription expired last

August. While we hate to lose ragtime fans

as subscribers, and we don't terminate an

overdue subscription right away, there is

only so long that we can continue sending

the newsletter to expired subscribers.

So, if this applies to you, please for-

ward your renewal check for $16.00, made

payable to "Sacramento Ragtime Society".

Please send your renewal to:

Merv Graham

PO Box 2286

Grass Valley, CA 95945-2286

Mar 25 Fredrick Hodges

Apr 1 Jim Maihack

Apr 8 Charles and Venus Dickens

Apr 15 Frederick Hodges

Apr 22 Tom Brier and Friends

Apr 29 Norm Gary Trio

May 6 The Crown Syncopators

Frederick Hodges with Marty and Virginia

May 13 Norm Gary Quintet

May 20 Dr. Bach Jazz Quartet with Tom Brier on Piano

May 27 TBA

Jun 17 Ray Skjelbred

For more information call 916-987-7434 or e-mail

Bs25ss28@aol.com

Mar 24 Marty Eggers

Mar 31 Frederick Hodges

Apr 7 Virginia Tichenor

Apr 14 Crown Syncopators

Apr 21 Marty Eggers

Apr 28 Frederick Hodges

For more information call 415-362-5125

I

t seems that even the best of things

eventually come to an end and so it is

with the second Sunday concerts in Sutter

Creek. March 8th Tom was on hand, with

his friends, for the last time. The Motto-

Ros' and the Blauvelts have enjoyed

bringing this music to the Mother Lode.

Hopefully it will be continued some day.

Press Release

F

requent performer at the West Coast

Ragtime Festival, Paul Asaro, is cur-

rently playing piano with Leon Redbone as

part of Leon's Spring tour.

Their dates on the west coast are:

April 3: San Francisco, CA, Great Americ-

an Music Hall, www.musichallsf.com

April 5: Petaluma, CA, McNears Mystic

Theatre, www.mystictheatre.com

April 9: San Juan Capistrano, CA, The

Coach House, www.thecoachhouse.com

April 10-11: San Diego, CA, Anthology,

www.anthologysd.com

April 14: Phoenix, AZ, The Rhythm

Room, rhythmroom.com

Catch them if you can. You'll be in

for a wonderful night of old American mu-

sic.

We happily welcome new SRS

members

Allen & Virginia Breed

of San Andreas CA

by Petra Sullivan

I

wish to extend a heartfelt “Thank You”

to all who helped make Mimi’s farewell

concert a smashing success. It couldn’t

have happened without the following:

Nan Bostick stepped up and created

and supplied fabulous flyers for distribu-

tion. Bravo Nan! And, Alicia Fullbright

helped to distribute these flyers.

Bub Sullivan made great publicity con-

tacts and the concert was featured two

weeks in a row in the Sacramento Bee.

(With photos!) One of my former students

included the concert announcement in her

column in the “Inside Sacramento” News-

letter series. We received many responses

from all this publicity. Yay and Thank you

Bub.

Tina Lee, Editor of “And All That Jazz

Newsletter”, did a beautiful ad for the con-

cert . Wonderful! Thank you Tina. Merv

Graham, Editor of “The SRS Newsletter,

helped with great articles and the calendar.

Merci beaucoup!

Thank you to the “Ragtime Angels” who

brought refreshments: Mary Ann Adams,

Ilah Blauvelt, and Billie Menz.

And, of course, a thank you to all who

attended this historical and magnificent

concert by “ La Mimi”- our Queen of Rag-

time.

SACRAMENTO RAGTIME SOCIETY

Sunday Brad Kay, The Unurban, 3301 West Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, 2:00 4:00 P.M.

1st Sunday Friends of Scott Joplin—Ragtime Rendezvous, The Pub Above at Dressel's, 419 N Euclid St. St Louis, MO, 5:30 8:30 P.M.

1st Sunday Portland Ragtime Society, It's a Beautiful Pizza, 3342 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, 2:00 6:00 P.M.

1st Sunday Classic Ragtime Society of Indiana, Even-numbered months (e.g. February, April, etc.) only. For more info contact

Josi Beeler 317-359-6452, josibee@sbcglobal.net or Irene Weinberg 317-578-7883, turtleindy@aol.com.

1st & 3rd Sunday—Sacramento Banjo Band, Straw Hat Pizza, 2929 Mather Field Rd, Rancho Cordova, 2:00 4:00 P.M.

2nd Sunday Mont Alto Ragtime & Tango Orchestra–Tea Dance, Temple Events Center Uptown, 16th & Pearl, Denver, CO,

Lessons 1:30–2:00 P.M. Dancing 2:00 5:00 P.M. Call 303-655-9413 or 303-449-5962 for more information.

Last Sunday Rose Leaf Ragtime Club, Aztec Hotel, 311 W. Foohill Blvd., Monrovia, 2:00 5:00 P.M.

Participating musicians free, $2 donation for others, 626-358-3231 or 818-766-2384

Tuesday Ragtime and Vintage Piano Music, Pier 23, San Francisco (See separate listing)

Tuesday East Bay Banjo Band, Round Table Pizza, 1938 Oak Park Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA 7:30 8:30 P.M. 925-372-0553

Tuesday Victorian Dances, Lake Merritt Dance Center Lounge – Oakland Veterans Bldg. 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 7:00 P.M.

Beginning & Intermediate classes and dance. $8, For more info: 530-759-9278 or www.vintagewaltz.com

Tuesday Peninsula Banjo Band, Straw Hat Pizza, 1535 Meridian Ave, San Jose, 8:00 9:00 P.M.

Tuesday Piano Ragtime Cutting Contest, Frederick's Music Lounge, 4454 Chippewa, St. Louis, MO, 7:00 9:00 P.M.

Contestants appear on the Ragtime St. Louis TV show. For more information 314-968-2635 or ragtimefest@aol.com

Wednesday Ragtime & Vintage Music, Straw Hat Pizza, Rancho Cordova, (See separate listing)

Wednesday Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod, Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton St. (across from Washington Square) San Francisco,

7:30 9:30 P.M. 415-986-3414

2nd Wednesday—Marty Eggers & Virginia Tichenor, Hot Ragtime & Classic Jazz Piano, The Belrose Theater, 1415 5th Ave. San Rafael

5:30 8:00 P.M. 415-454-6422 or 510-655-6728, Wine bar, beer & light food available. No cover charge.

Thursday Oakland Banjo Band, Porky's Pizza Palace, 1221 Manor Blvd. (corner of Farnsworth) San Leandro, 7:30 9:30 P.M. 510-357-4323

Friday Jerry Rothschild, Curley's Restaurant, corner Willow & Cherry, Signal Hill (So. Cal), 7:00 10:00 P.M. 562-424-0018

Friday Keith Taylor, Mad Matilda's, Baker City, Oregon. For more information call (541) 519-4072

1st & 3rd Friday—Friday Night Waltz, 1st United Methodist Church, 635 Hamilton St. (& Cowper), Palo Alto, Lessons: 7:00 9:00 P.M.,

Sacramento Ragtime Society events are starred (*) and up to date information can always be obtained from the society's web site at

www.SacramentoRagtime.com.

Please let us know as soon as possible about upcoming ragtime or ragtime related events so we may list them.

27-28 3nd Annual Charles Templeton Ragtime Jazz Festival, Mimi Blais, Brian Holland, Carl Sonny Leyland,

Butch Thompson, and David Jasen. Information: library.msstate.edu/templeton/festival or 662-325-2559 or Irate@lib-

rary.msstate.edu

29* Sacramento Ragtime Society, Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, 1:00–4:00 P.M. 916-457-3324

4 South Valley Music Makers, 1:00-5:00 P.M. 5th year anniversary celebration! Come to play or listen.

Meeting to be held in a member's home. Call Chris Bradshaw at 408-842-4990 to RSVP, to get location and directions.

5 Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra, Casa de Flores, 737 Walnut St., San Carlos 4:00–6:00 P.M. $10 suggested donation at door

includes light refreshments. PCRO is a non-profit organization. Children under age 18 admitted free with paying adult.

They will be performing ragtime-era music for listening and dancing. Call 650-355-1721 for information

17 Jack & Chris Bradshaw, ragtime concert, at The Terraces, 2750 Sierra Sunrise Terrace, off Bruce Road, Chico, CA.

7:00 P.M. Admission free. For more info: Lois Sciligo, program director, 530-894-5429

19 Frederick Hodges, Sherman-Clay Recital Hall, 771 Pleasant Grove Blvd. Suite 150, Roseville, CA, 3:00 P.M., $20

Frederick plays the music of George Gershwin and his contemporaries for the benefit of the the 6

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Run Rocklin event. For tickets call Gary Day 916-624-0241 or 916-771-0808

26* Sacramento Ragtime Society, Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, 1:00–4:00 P.M. 916-457-3324

26 Ragtime Skedaddlers, Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco, 1:00 P.M. $18, Children free

The Ragtime Skedaddlers are (Dennis Pash, Nick Robinson, Dave Krinkel) and the will be

performing as part of The Festival of Mandolins, more info at www.slavonicweb.org/event_details.php?id=101

22-24* SRS presents the Ragtime Corners, Save the dates. See www.sacramentoragtime.com for details and schedule.

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Mondays The Ragtime Machine, KUSF, 90.3 FM, San Francisco. 9:00 10:00 P.M. Host: David Reffkin, www.kusf.org

Sundays Syncopation Station, KDHX 88.1 FM, St. Louis, Missouri, 4:00 5:30 P.M. Host: Vann Ford, www.kdhx.org

Thursdays Ragtime America, KGNU, 88.5 FM, Boulder, Colorado, 8:00 9:00 P.M. Host: Jack Rummel. www.kgnu.org

Continuous Elite Syncopations Radio, All Ragtime 24 hours a day, www.ragtimeradio.org

Continuous Rocky Mountain Ragtime, Ragtime 24 hours a day, www.live365.com/stations/rmragtime

Dancing 9:00 P.M. to Midnight. 650-326-6265, scottFNW@pway.com or www.fridaynightwaltz.com

2nd Friday Chico's Ragtime/Tin Pan Alley Sessions, The Terraces, 2750 Sierra Sunrise Terrace, Chico, 6:30 8:30 P.M.

Contact: Bernie or Bob LoFaso 530-894-6854, b_lofaso@hotmail.com

4th Friday Vintage Dance & Waltz Lessons, Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut, Berkeley, $6 for dance; $8 lesson & dance

8:00 P.M. Lesson; 9:00 P.M. to midnight, Dance. For more info: 530-759-9278 or www.vintagewaltz.com

1st Saturday Bitterroot Valley Ragtime Society, Hamilton Public House, Victor, Montana, 4:00–6:00 P.M.

For more info call 406-961-3245 or visit www.bitterroot-ragtime.com

1st Saturday San Francisco Starlight Orchestra, [Feb, May, Aug & Nov only] Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 East Strawberry Drive,

Mill Valley, $20. 7:00 8:00 P.M. Complimentary Dance Lessons with Cynthia Glinka, 8:00 11:00 P.M.

General dancing; Soft drinks and desserts available or BYO spread.

Contacts: 707-973-6107, 415-485-5500 (Cynthia Glinka) or 415-285-8409 (Lucia & Duke Edwards).

1st Saturday San Francisco Banjo Band, Moloy's, 1655 Mission Road, Colma, 7:30 P.M. Info: 650-692-7878,

2nd & 4th Saturday Friday Night Waltz, Oakland Veterans Bldg., 200 Grand Ave. at Harrison, Oakland, 7:00 to Midnight 650-326-6265,

scottFNW@pway.com or www.fridaynightwaltz.com

3rd Saturday Mother Lode Ragtime Society, Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium, 51 Main St. (Hwy 49), Sutter Creek CA,

7:30 9:30 P.M. [Odd numbered months only] For more information call 209-267-0543 or sodajerk@volcano.net

3rd Saturday Cascade Ragtime Society Ragtime Jam, Noah's Ark, Winston, Oregon [Even numbered months only] 541-784-1261