leroylereaux - Posted - 11/17/2009:  08:46:19

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Anyone up here in the Chicagoland or Northwest Indiana areas? Any open mics/bluegrass jams locally?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

thomass - Posted - 11/17/2009:  09:54:28

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Check out the Old Town School of Music web site......jams, events, etc.
Lots going on.
Close to Downtown Chicago.

Best time to Go fish'in or Play your Banjo is now !!

lowden25 - Posted - 11/17/2009:  21:25:23

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In Downers Grove, 3rd Saturdays of each month...Bluegrass jam 2pm to 4pm at the two way street coffee house. www.twowaystreet.org Next jam is Saturday November 24th. Folk sing arounds 1st and 3rd Saturdays...banjos are welcome.

Lowden25

Tommy5 - Posted - 11/18/2009:  19:33:09

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There is a Bluegrass jam at the Down Home guitar store in Franfort IL. on thursday nights, www.downhomeguitars.com .

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Edited by - Tommy5 on 11/18/2009 20:54:25

TR Dockery - Posted - 11/19/2009:  03:03:53

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Here you go.

http://www.bluegrassusa.net/

http://www.nibaweb.org/AreaJams.php

Regards,
Randy in Germantown, TN

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Edited by - TR Dockery on 11/19/2009 03:05:45

jpiperson2002 - Posted - 11/19/2009:  03:05:43

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Originally posted by thomass

Check out the Old Town School of Music web site......jams, events, etc.
Lots going on.
Close to Downtown Chicago.

Best time to Go fish'in or Play your Banjo is now !!

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The web site for the Old Town School of Folk Music is www.oldtownschool.org There are 2 locations, approximately 3 and 6 miles North of city center, the one on Lincoln avenue is larger.

They have banjo, bluegrass and old time ensemble classes and the occasional free bluegrass jam workshop. There are casual bluegrass jams in the area not sure where though, the office might know. David Bragman, one of the bluegrass banjo instructors at both of the locations, hands out a list of bluegrass local jams at his banjo classes and hosts a local bluegrass radio show.