Hi BHO Friends,

Just a quick word to let you know that I'll be closing out 2009 with a series of concerts and an intro to jamming workshop with my performing partner Megan Lynch right here in my home stomping grounds of the greater SF Bay Area. These will probably be our last northern California shows for quite a few months, as we'll be traveling to other parts of the United States and Canada for shows in the winter and early spring of next year. Here's all you need to know:

November 5: Berkeley, CA: Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street in downtown Berkeley. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., music at 8 p.m. Tickets $18.50 adv / $19.50 door. More info at www.freightandsalvage.org 510-644-2020 or info@freightandsalvage.org

November 6: Santa Clara, CA: Fiddling Cricket Concerts at the Mission City Coffee Roasting Company, 2221 The Alameda, 95050. Concert begins at 8 p.m., tickets $15. For advance tickets, phone 831-475-4938 or email Dick at brundle@attglobal.net. Info at www.fiddlingcricket.com

November 8: Pleasanton, CA: Pleasanton Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue, 94566, 2 p.m. Admission is free! Info at http://www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/serv...s-adult.html

November 13: San Jose, CA: House concert in the Almaden section hosted by the Antes Family. Great food and drink! Concert begins at 8 p.m. Email Kerri at kerriantes@sbcglobal.net or phone 408-373-9534 for reservations. Suggested donation $20.

November 14: Berkeley, CA: Bill and Megan teach "Surviving a Bluegrass Jam: A Crash Course for Beginners and Shy People", 1 to 3 p.m. at the new Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street. This workshop is open to all pickers and singers who want to gain more confidence playing with others, $25. Register at the Freight box office or phone 510-644-2020 x 1267 or email to andrea@freightandsalvage.org Info at www.freightandsalvage.org

November 14: Livermore, CA: Asbury United Methodist Church, 4373 East Avenue. Oak Grove - A Family Bluegrass Band (formerly the Schwartz Family Bluegrass Band) opens. For tickets and info, phone 925-447-1950 ext. 4. Jam session at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Info at http://www.asburylive.org/

We hope to see you soon!

All the best,

Bill Evans

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