Big Day of Giving(BIG DOG)
It's Coming! - The Big Day of Giving! The Big Dog! Let's support BITS and ALL the other worthy projects of the SBS on Thursday May 4 !
Join us over at the BITS Annual Student Showcase Event at a new location this year :
Join us over at the BITS Annual Student Showcase Event at a new location this year :
The Woodlake Lounge
1328 Del Paso Blvd. (next door to Stoney's)
Doors: 5pm
Music: 6pm-9pm
$5-Students under 18
$10-Adults (people over 18)
Woodlake Lounge is a very cool locale, with a huge outdoor patio with a stage for the bands, food, and drinks (both adult and not-so-adult beverages).
6PM - The first act, The West Campus BITS Band, taught by our Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame member, Lew Fratis
7PM. -Blues in the Schools committee member guitarist Ryder Green and his band, a three-piece!
8PM- The BITS Alumni Band. With Amaya Levels and Sergio Zazueta, the inimitable AJ Joyce on bass, an SBS Hall of Fame alum,
Myles Silveria on the skins (you might have caught him in one of Rowland and Tumblin's recent
performances) and everyone's favorite teacher, formerly at Rosemont High School, the one and only Steve Boettner on guitar.
We will have brand new SBS and BITS swag, including t-shirts of all sizes, key rings, pins, hats, totes, CDs, and more !
Not so coincidentally, this gig takes place on the same day as the annual Sacramento Big Day of Giving.
Here's the general big picture: https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/SacramentoBluesSociety
Colloquially known as Big Dog- so if you cannot attend this event and lend your support in person,
we conveniently have several online locations right below where contributions can be made if the spirit moves you:
Ways to support during Big Day of Giving:
We know we will see you at the BITS Showcase because you folks support the Sacramento Blues Society.
Until we meet under the stars at the Woodlake Lounge on Thursday, May 4!
1328 Del Paso Blvd. (next door to Stoney's)
Doors: 5pm
Music: 6pm-9pm
$5-Students under 18
$10-Adults (people over 18)
Woodlake Lounge is a very cool locale, with a huge outdoor patio with a stage for the bands, food, and drinks (both adult and not-so-adult beverages).
6PM - The first act, The West Campus BITS Band, taught by our Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame member, Lew Fratis
7PM. -Blues in the Schools committee member guitarist Ryder Green and his band, a three-piece!
8PM- The BITS Alumni Band. With Amaya Levels and Sergio Zazueta, the inimitable AJ Joyce on bass, an SBS Hall of Fame alum,
Myles Silveria on the skins (you might have caught him in one of Rowland and Tumblin's recent
performances) and everyone's favorite teacher, formerly at Rosemont High School, the one and only Steve Boettner on guitar.
We will have brand new SBS and BITS swag, including t-shirts of all sizes, key rings, pins, hats, totes, CDs, and more !
Not so coincidentally, this gig takes place on the same day as the annual Sacramento Big Day of Giving.
Here's the general big picture: https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/SacramentoBluesSociety
Colloquially known as Big Dog- so if you cannot attend this event and lend your support in person,
we conveniently have several online locations right below where contributions can be made if the spirit moves you:
Ways to support during Big Day of Giving:
- If you would like to support the Sacramento Blues Society general fund, then this is for you ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Blues
- If you want your contribution to BITS, this one's for you ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Sac-Bits
- Maybe the SBS Hall of Fame is near and dear to you ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Sbs-Hof
- Mayhaps someone has helped you out in your time of need, and you would like to pay it forward via the Gene Chambers Musicians Crisis Fund ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Gcmcf
- To assist budding musicians who still need help to afford their own gear, we have the Mick Martin Student Fund ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Mmstudentfund
- And last but not least, you may want to assist one of the music students at Sac State by contributing to the SBS Little Charlie Baty Memorial Music Scholarship ~ https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/story/Charliebaty
We know we will see you at the BITS Showcase because you folks support the Sacramento Blues Society.
Until we meet under the stars at the Woodlake Lounge on Thursday, May 4!
The Big Dog is heading your way! Come over to Stoney's Rockin' Rodeo on 5/4 @ 7pm with your cheers and $ for the student musicians
and their teachers!
Now they are makin some music and raising some funds for the SBS and "Blues in the Schools". Limed seating! Advance tix($10) : : bit.ly/BITS_Showcase