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Because Easter Sunday falls on the last Sunday of April, the SRS session moves one week earlier to Sunday the 17th. Same time, 1 to 4 p.m.

By Petra Sullivan

T he morning of Sunday, March 27th, started most appropriately with Hal

Krueger calling from Hungary to wish the SRS a Happy Anniversary. Hal and Helen Burns were at the Bohem Festival, where they enjoyed Mimi Blais, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Butch Thompson, and many more Ragtime and Jazz star performers.

The afternoon at the Red Lion was filled with many of the faithful ragtime soci-ety members and musicians. However, there were a few "Surprise!, haven't seen you in a long time, missed you" appear-ances.

On stage, with festive balloons on either side and Steve Johnson's keyboard

(Steve to the rescue again—providing a second piano), along with the baby grand, there was a continuous joyful celebration.

Among the musicians present were: Bill Pezzaglia (tuba & piano), one of the ori-ginal Porcupine Ragtime Ensemble mem-

By Merv Graham

E ach May the SRS foregoes it's usual last Sunday of the month music ses-

sion and instead hosts the Ragtime Corners at the annual Sacramento Jazz Fest-ival and Jubilee.

The "Corners" will be, as in years past, at two locations. The first is the Golden State room on the mezzanine level of the Hyatt hotel at 12 and L streets in Sacra-

mento and the second venue will return to the lobby of the Sacramento Convention Center across the street from the Hyatt.

Deborah Gale has lined up a full roster of performers for this year's event. The preliminary schedule of entertainers is now available on the SRS web site (www.sacramentoragtime.com–>Ragtime Corners) and will be published in full in the May issue of this newsletter.

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By Chris & Jack Bradshaw

L et them eat cake—while they’re listening to ragtime. There was a packed crowd for the 29th anniversary of SRS. Some

wonderful faces from the past joined the regulars along with wel-come gawkers from Banjorama to share reminiscences of the early days and the people who have meant so much to SRS over the years.

Stevens Price, piano

Grace and Beauty James Scott, 1909American Beauty Joseph Lamb, 1913

Jack Bradshaw, piano

The Harbour Rag Glenn Jenks, 1975Traintown Blues Gil Lieby, 1967The Show-Me Rag Trebor Tichenor, 1966

Virginia Tichenor, piano

Chestnut Street in the 90’s Brun Campbell, before 1947Gladiolus Rag Scott Joplin, 1907Chestnut Valley Rag Trebor Tichenor, 1961

Marty Eggers, piano

Something Doing Scott Hayden & Scott Joplin, 1903Black and White Rag George Botsford, 1908

Elliott Adams, piano; Mark Silverstein, harmonica(s)

Carolina Shout James P. Johnson, 1921Creeks of Missouri Galen Wilkes, 1983Mabel’s Dream Joe “King” Oliver, 1923

Petra Sullivan, piano; Bub Sullivan, banjo, *vocal; Bill Pezzaglia, tuba; joined by the combined SRS chorus

*By the Beautiful Sea Ada Jones & Billy Watkins, 1914Fine and Dandy Eric Marchese, 2000*Row, Row, Row William Jerome & James V. Monaco, 1912

Virginia Tichenor, piano; Elliott Adams, electric piano

Swipesy Arthur Marshall & Scott Joplin, 1900Peacherine Rag Scott Joplin, 1901

Chip Lusby, piano

Planxty, Jim Stewart Glenn Jenks, 1993

THE PORCUPINE RAGTIME ENSEMBLE

Elliott Adams, piano; Petra Sullivan, violin; Bub Sullivan, banjo, *vocal; Sue Desper, flute, piccolo; Julia Riley, flute; Bill Pezzaglia, tuba; Kitty Wilson, washboard; Bonnie Gonzales, #vocal;

Dixie Queen Bob Hoffman, 1906*Sacramento Andrew B. Sterling & Harry Von Tilzer, 1907Smoky Mokes Abe Holzmann, 1899#So Is Your Old Lady Joe Burke & Al Dubin, 1926Porcupine Rag Charles L. Johnson, 1909

THE SRS AD HOC RAGTIME ENSEMBLE AND THE SRS COMBINED CHORUS

Elliott Adams, piano; Petra Sullivan, violin; Bub Sullivan, banjo; Sue Desper, flute; Julia Riley, flute; Bill Pezzaglia, tuba; Kitty Wilson, washboard; Chris Bradshaw, clarinet; Jack Bradshaw, electric piano; “Sugar” Willie Erickson, tuba; the SRS combined chorus

Memories of You [with alternate lyrics by Chris Bradshaw]Eubie Blake, 1930

Steve Johnson, electric piano, *vocal

Magnetic Rag Scott Joplin, 1914The Easy Winners Scott Joplin, 1901 *Freaky Foot Rag Steve Johnson, 2005

Cleve Baker, piano

Cinderella Girl Dave Dallwitz, 1949Wocka the Fish Frank Johnson, 1953 Along the Road to Gundergai [ragged] Jack O’Hagan, 1922

Chris & Jack Bradshaw, four-hand piano

Ragtime Nightmare Tom Turpin, 1900Bohemia Rag Joseph Lamb, 1919

Bill Pezzaglia, piano; Bub Sullivan, banjo; “Sugar” Willie Erick-son, offstage tuba

The Mississippi Rag William H. Krell, 1897

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J ohn & Nadine Motto-Ros will present an afternoon with pianist Frederick

Hodges on Sunday, May 1 at 2:00 P.M. The performance will be at their home at 110 Allen Ranch Road in Sutter Creek.

Frederick is noted as a world-class rag-time and traditional jazz pianist who cre-ates refreshing new versions of songs and ragtime hits from the golden era of Americ-an Music.

Tickets are $20 and seating is limited so advance reservations are required. For more information call 209-267-9252 or e-mail mottoros@sbcglobal.net.

By Chris Bradshaw

Y outh performer, Will Perkins has his second CD in the works and it

should be available soon. Entitled “Will Power”, this high-octane CD consists of mostly stride numbers with some ragtime mingled in. It’s going to be a winner.

Will spent a couple of days at the Brad-shaws recording his tracks on their Stein-way with Jack serving as audio engineer for the project and Chris kibitzing along the way. Will can attest to how hard it is to re-cord a CD. There was one two-hour period where he became discouraged because nothing seemed to be going right. A brief cookie break and some chatting about the difficulties he was experiencing seemed to have solved that problem and before he knew it, he had five tracks in a row.

Some of his best tracks were accom-plished after he thought he was through re-cording and was just playing for fun. The house rule was that Will had to keep the mics on and computer running every time he sat down at the piano. He hit gold! It’s going to be a great CD and when it comes out, you are going to want to have it. So, look for it at the next ragtime festival. And by the way, the Bradshaws would be de-lighted if there are other youth performers who would like to come and record at their home. Just give them a jingle.

T he witty, colorful, poetic, energetic Mimi Blais returns to Sacramento on

Saturday May 7th for a concert at 2:00 P.M.

in the First United Methodist Church. Located at the corner of 21st and J streets in Sacramento, the church will once again be filled with the music and humor of Ms. Blais.

Admission is $20 if reserved in ad-vance and $22 dollars at the door. Stu-dents, with an ID are 1/2 price, and youngsters under 16 are free with paid adult.

The concert is sponsored by the West Coast Ragtime Society and more informa-tion may be had by contacting Bub or Petra Sullivan at 916-457-3324 or by e-mail at bubpetra@comcast.net.

As a musical performer, composer, ar-ranger, writer, comedian and singer whose imagination knows no bounds, Mimi Blais is in high demand because of her tremend-ous talent and joyful personality.

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H ave you ever wondered what music teenagers of a century ago were

listening to that drove their parents wild? Well, we have the answer. It was ragtime and to catch that “feel young again” spirit come and enjoy the 13th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival, to be held August 12–14, 2011.

Do you enjoy silent movies on the sil-ver screen? Well, we’ve got Frederic Hodges and Keith Taylor all scheduled for a Silent Movie Night. How about Gala Festival Concerts? Well, two of those are also planned that feature festival headliners. A Future of Ragtime Concert is also planned presenting some pretty serious youth per-formers. Add in five, practically nonstop

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J ust when you thought you had heard it all, the ragtime scene is getting a whole

new groove with the launching of Piano & Pipes Ragtime Trio with William Coale, theater organist and ragtime piano duo, Jack and Chris Bradshaw.

This new trio will present their inaug-ural concert at Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond Street, in El Segundo, CA, on Sunday, May 22nd, 7:30 P.M. And what could be a more perfect setting than rag-time’s beloved OTMH with its mighty 4 manual, 22 rank Wurlitzer pipe organ squaring off with the elegant nine-foot Bösendorfer piano.

William Coale, Chairman of the Nor-

bers who sat in and easily became a Porcu-pine again; Mark Silverstein (harmonica player extraordinaire), performing dazzling duets with Elliott Adams on piano; and many SRS favorites, including one of the "founding fathers"- Marty Eggers.

In the audience, we were delighted to see Jim and Lessie Diffey (with friends Donna and Ralph), after a few year's ab-sence. Welcome Back! There were also a few strolls down memory lane, as we re-called musicians who contributed memor-able music and enthusiastic support.

A heartfelt "Thank You" to all who could be present, and to all of you who cel-ebrated in spirit. Many happy returns to the SRS, and here's to 29 and more!

Bub Sullivan adds "She wouldn't say it herself, but Petra Sullivan brought the cakes and balloons that created the festive atmosphere everyone enjoyed all after-noon. Nice work. Thanks go to her from all of us in attendance".

Cal Theatre Organ Society, a licensed re-newal coach, educational consultant, pipe organ technician, editorial writer and all around ne’er do well punster, has been play-ing theater organ since 1973. Most recently he has presented concerts for ECHO or-gan club in San Carlos and the Sierra Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society in the Sacramento area. The Brad-shaws are already familiar to the piano rag-time folks.

We invite you to come experience rag-time in a whole new way as piano and theater organ burst forth with marches, rags, cakewalks and songs. Let’s fill the hall for this roof raising event. Tickets are $20. For more information and reservations, please call OTMH: 310-322-2592

venues of solo, duos and groups all present-ing the many moods of ragtime and you’ve got a festival not to be missed. There is even a pre-festival gathering in the works for Thursday, August 11th with details to be announced later.

The list of invited performers include Patrick Aranda, The Bradshaws, Tom Bri-er, Crown Syncopators, Marty Eggers, Fred-erick Hodges, Carl Sonny Leyland, Mike Lipskin, Larisa Migachyov, Will Perkins, Stevens Price, Ragtime Skedaddlers, Rasp-berry Jam Band, Ragnolia Ragtette, John Remmers, Tim Rotolo, Ray Skjelbred, Squeek Steele, Monty Suffern, Sullivans & Drivons, Keith Taylor, Virginia Tichenor, and more to be announced later. You

won’t want to miss a note. More details will follow.

All-Events badges, which include the two special concerts, and Silent Movie Night are now on sale for the Early Bird Price of $60, if ordered by July 15, 2011. The price increases to $70 after that. Youth 16 and under attend free with a pay-ing adult. ($20 service charge for refunds re-quested prior to 7/15; no refunds after 7/15.) Day badges and individual concert tickets will also be available. Badge order forms may be found at www.suttercreekrag-time.com. For more information call: (209) 405-1563 or e-mail: motherloderag-time@comcast.net.

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By Allyn Burke

O ne of our very early Sacramento Rag-time Society folks, Marjorie Kass,

died April 3, 2011. She was 90 years old. She is survived by her husband of almost 69 years, Mitchell (Mike) Kass. Many of us will remember the wonderful ragtime garden parties they hosted at their Shingle Springs home for ten years. It was a lovely setting to enjoy good music, good food and drink and the camaradarie of lovers of rag-time.

Marj was a very creative artist. Begin-ning in New York City, where she was born, she worked as a fabric designer and continued this profession after moving to California in the 1950s. She also did paint-ings which hang in their home. And she was a skilled seamstress. She made delight-ful outfits of the appropriate period which she and Mike wore to musical events.

She was a dear friend and will be missed.

by Hal Krueger

H ere's a photo of my 75th Birthday cake that Helen presented during

the PCRO dance/concert last Sunday. It was shared with the large crowd of dancers as I was serenaded with the "Happy Birth-day" song. After the concert, a dinner was enjoyed in the company of Helen, Sue Horn, Bill Cooper, Mike Hart, Edna Lee and Jack Gerken at Hola' Mexican Restaurant in Belmont. The crew of waiters sang birthday greetings in Spanish as they presented me a compli-mentary dessert. It was a nice ending to the two weeks of celebrating in Europe.

We attended the Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary. Also visited in Prague, Budapest, and the city of Banska Bystrica (Slovakia). It was in the later city where a fellow from Scotland, who was on the tour after the Festival, found a piano and performed David Thomas Roberts' infamous "Roberto Clem-ente" while we enjoyed wonderful local food in a fine restaurant. I have informed David of this and he was pleased and in-trigued to learn that his music was per-formed in Slovakia. That same evening, Butch Thompson performed a concert in Balassagyarmat (on the border of Hungary and Slovakia). The final evening of the tour included a 2-hour evening cruise on the Danube to view the seven bridges separ-ating Buda and Pest. Morten Gunnar Larsen was the featured pianist leading a trio with trombone and string-bass. Helen sang a couple of tunes with them, includ-ing "I'd Give A Dollar For A Dime" that has become a tradition when she and Morten get together. Mimi Blais, Butch Thompson, Tamas Ittzes and other fine mu-sicians were on the Danube cruise as well.

I thought "the story had ended and the memories lingered on" as I celebrated a quiet day on my actual birth date April 4th. Then the next night at Pier 23 a

whole new chapter unfolded! As Helen and I walked in, the music of Virginia, Marty, with Craig Ventresco and Steve Apple was going strong. The crowd all turned to me with applause and warm greetings unlike anything I'd ever experi-enced! I saw a large sheet cake, beautifully decorated with the "75" candle, birthday balloons and a table full of cards and gifts. We were directed to two empty chairs at the table of Bob & Bon-nie and Richard Re-utlinger. Our favorite waitress, Verka, and other Pier 23 staff were especially attentive. It was a grand evening of music, friend-ship, lively discussions. A poignant mo-ment occurred when Kathleen McNulty appeared and I was able to express my senti-

ments regarding the recent passing of her husband Omar J. Brubaker. O.J. and Kath-leen shared many "Tuesday evenings at the Pier" with us. Fond memories sustain us all.

My sincere thanks go out to everyone involved in planning and attending my "surprise party'. It was a blast!

I n a slight departure from the norm, this month’s Ragtime Retreat is featuring

“the eminent avant-garde composer” (G. Rametta, Something Doing, March 2011) David Thomas Roberts. Not only is David

known for his many wonderful ragtime pieces, he has been a prolific composer of serious “personal and introspective” (ibid) classical music. The concert will include a mix of both, with the concentration of rag-time in the first half, and his classical com-positions in the second half.

The concert will begin at 3 P.M. on Sat-urday the 14th of May, at the Victorian home of Chip Lusby in Skunk Hollow, 50 Gold Dust Trail, Sutter Creek, Ca. 95685. Ticket price is $20. Plan to stay for the pot luck dinner which follows (bring a favorite

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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.

Apr 20 Frederick HodgesApr 27 Jay Paulus’ Society OrchestraMay 4 The Silver Dollar SeranadersMay 11 3 Pianos--Sugar, Bob and Jim! May 18 Roger Snell (p) and Fred Peppers (bj) May 25 Carl Sonny Leyland & Marty Eggers Jun 1 The Norm Gary Trio (with Maihack) Jun 8 Pat BlucherFor more information call 916-987-7434 or e-mail Bs25ss28@aol.com

Apr 19 Marty EggersApr 26 Frederick HodgesMay 3 Virginia TichenorMay 10 Crown SyncopatorsMay 17 Marty EggersMay 24 Frederick HodgesMay 31 Carl Sonny LeylandJun 7 Squeek Steele

For more information call 415-362-5125

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O mar J. Brubaker Died unexpectedly from complications of recently dia-

gnosed colon cancer at CPMC in San Fran-cisco, California on March 23, 2011.

Omar loved traveling in retirement and visited six of the seven continents. He also loved his pets, especially one little homeless cat that he named Olivia, with whom he formed a special bond.

Omar was also a lifelong piano enthusi-ast and enjoyed his weekly piano lessons, practicing and playing his piano daily, sometimes for five or six hours at a time. Although he played many different styles of music, in later years his passion was for Ragtime, which he enjoyed playing, and listening to every Tuesday night at Pier 23.

Omar is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen, children Susan and John and granddaughter Tanya Lobao. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions in Omar's name to the West Coast Ragtime

Society, Post Office Box 13346, Sacra-mento, CA 95813 to fund the Society's Youth Programs, including the annual Pi-ano Competition and Master Class for the young performers who participate in the Festival each November.

dish) and open piano/afterglow in the evening. Chip has a limited number of bedrooms available to offer guests from afar who wish to avoid a late night drive back home. Please call 626-806-3021 to make arrangements for one of these rooms.

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1st & 3rd Sunday Sacramento Banjo Band, Straw Hat Pizza, 2929 Mather Field Rd, Rancho Cordova, 2:00-4:00 P.M.1st Sunday Classic Ragtime Society of Indiana, Info: Josi Beeler 317-359-6452, josibee@sbcglobal.net or Irene Weinberg 317-578-7883 or

turtleindy@aol.com, [Even-numbered months only]1st Sunday Portland Ragtime Society, Elevated Coffee, 5261 Northeast M. L. King Blvd, Portland, OR, 3:00-6:00 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 Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra, Casa de Flores, 737 Walnut St., San Carlos, 4:00-6:00 P.M., $10 Donation at door, Info: 650-355-

1731 or 650-593-2284, [Even numbered months only] Price includes light refreshments.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., Info: 303-655-9413 or 303-449-5962Last Sunday Rose Leaf Ragtime Club, Aztec Hotel's Mayan Restaurant, 311 W. Foohill Blvd., Monrovia, 2:00-5:00 P.M., Participating musicians

free, donation, Info: 626-358-3231 or 818-766-2384Sunday Devine's Jug Band, On the Corner Cafe, Divisadero & Oak, San Francisco, 2:00-4:00 P.M.Sunday Brad Kay, The Unurban, 3301 West Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, 2:00-4:00 P.M.Tuesday Victorian Dances, Lake Merritt Dance Center Lounge-Oakland Veterans Bldg., 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 7:00 P.M. Beginning & Inter-

mediate classes and da, $8, Info: 530-759-9278 or www.vintagewaltz.comTuesday Piano Ragtime Cutting Contest, Frederick's Music Lounge, 4454 Chippewa, St. Louis, MO, 7:00-9:00 P.M., Info: 314-968-2635 or rag-

timefest@aol.com, Contestants appear on the Ragtime St. Louis TV show.Tuesday Ragtime and Vintage Piano Music, Pier 23, San Francisco, 5:00-8:00 P.M., (See separate listing)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., Info: 415-454-6422 or 510-655-6728, Wine bar, beer & light food available. No cover charge.Wednesday Happy Time Banjos, Soprano's Pizza, 373 Main St., Redwood City, 7:00 P.M., Info: 408-253-3676Wednesday Peninsula Banjo Band, Cabrito's, 685 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 7:00 P.M., Info: 408-993-2263Wednesday Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod, Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton St. (across from Washington Square) San Francisco, 7:30-9:30

P.M.IInfo: 415-986-3414Wednesday East Bay Banjo Band, Round Table Pizza, 1938 Oak Park Blvd. Pleasant Hill, 7:30-8:30 P.M., Info: 925-372-0553Wednesday Ragtime & Vintage Music, Straw Hat Pizza, Rancho Cordova, 6:30-9:00 P.M., Free, (See separate listing)

15 Sarah Vanegas and Frank French, Latin American Piano Traditions, Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, 8 P.M., Suggested donation $25 for individuals, Info: To reserve space please visit: www.pamusicfest.org or e-mail: info@pamusicfest.org

17* Sacramento Ragtime Society Session, Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, 1:00-4:00 P.M., Info: 530-574-7684 or www.SacramentoRagtime.com, NOTE!!! One week earlier than normal as last Sunday is Easter Sunday

30 The Ragnolia Ragtette in Concert, Chip Lusby's house, Skunk Hollow, Sutter Creek, 2:00 p.m, $20, Info: sutterchip@yahoo.com

1 Frederick Hodges in Concert, Home of John & Nadine Motto-Ros, 110 Allen Ranch Road, Sutter Creek, 2:00 P.M., $20, Info: 209-267-9252 or mottoros@sbcglobal.net, Seating is limited so advance reservations are required

7 Mimi Blais in Concert, First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St (21st & J Sts), Sacramento, 2:00 P.M., $20 advance, $22 at the door, Info: Petra/Bub Sullivan 916-457-3324 or bubpetra@comcast.net or WestCoastRagtime.com

14 David Thomas Roberts at Skunk Hollow, Chip Lusby's house, 60 Gold Dust Trail, Sutter Creek, 2:00 P.M., $20, Info: Chip Lusby at 626-806-3021 or e-mail sutterchip@yahoo.com

15 Butch Thompson Trio, Bankhead Theater, Livermore Performing Arts Center, 2400 First Street, Livermore, 2:00 P.M., Info: www.butch-thompson.com or livermoreperformingarts.org

22 Squeek Steele, The John Ulrich Piano Series House Concerts, El Sobrante, 2:00 P.M., $20, Info: 510-223-9587 or julrich2847@att.net, Ad-vance registration required

22 "Piano & Pipes"-The Bradshaws Piano Duo & William Coale, Theater Organist, Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St. El Segundo, 7:30 P.M., $20, Info: 310-322-2592 or www.oldtownmusichall.org

27-29 Ragtime Corners at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Hyatt Hotel, 12th & L Sts., Sacramento, 12th & L Sts., Sacramento, See Schedule for times, Free, Info: 530-574-7684

18 Tom Brier in Concert, Hawthorn Residence, 244 Folsum Road, Roseville, 2 P.M., $20 donation requested, Info: Tom Hawthorn 916-773-3562 or tom@thoseoldrecords.com, RSVP is A.M.st as seating is limited, refreshments will be provided.

25 The Ragnolia Ragtette Plus One-Bradshaws, Drivons and Nan Bostick, The Villages Cribari Auditorium, 5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose, 2:30 P.M., $10, Info: Reservations, Christy Reid: 408-274-8446

26* Sacramento Ragtime Society Session, Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, 1:00-4:00 P.M., Info: 530-574-7684 or www.SacramentoRagtime.com

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Mondays The Ragtime Machine, 9:00—10:00 P.M., www.kusf.org, Host: David ReffkinSundays Syncopation Station, KDHX 88.1 FM, St. Louis, Missouri, 4:00—5:30 P.M. Host: Vann Ford, www.kdhx.orgThursdays Ragtime America, KGNU, 88.5 FM, Boulder, Colorado, 8:00—9:00 P.M. Host: Jack Rummel. www.kgnu.orgContinuous Elite Syncopations Radio, All Ragtime 24 hours a day, www.ragtimeradio.orgContinuous Rocky Mountain Ragtime, Ragtime 24 hours a day, www.live365.com/stations/rmragtime

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

2nd Friday Chico's Ragtime/Tin Pan Alley Sessions, The Terraces, 2750 Sierra Sunrise Terrace, Chico, 6:30-8:30 P.M. Info: Bernie or Bob Lo-Faso 530-894-6854, b_lofaso@hotmail.com

4th Friday Vintage Dance & Waltz Lessons, Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut, Berkeley, Lesson 8:00 P.M., Dance: 9:00 P.M. to Midnight, $6 for dance; $8 lesson, Info: 530-759-9278 or www.vintagewaltz.com

Friday Friday Night Waltz, 1st United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton St. (& Cowper), Palo Alto, Lessons: 7:00-9:00 P.M., Dancing 9:00 P.M.-12 A.M., Info: 650-326-6265, Check web site to confirm time and location, www.fridaynightwaltz.com

Friday Keith Taylor, Mad Matilda's, 1917 Main St, Baker City, OR, Info: 541-519-40721st Saturday San Francisco Banjo Band, Molloy's, 1655 Mission Road, Colma, 7:30 P.M., Info: 650-692-78782nd Saturday San Francisco Starlight Orchestra, Little Switzerland, 19080 Riverside Drive, Sonoma, 2:00-5:00 P.M., $15, Info: www.sanfranciscost-

arlightorchestra.com2nd Saturday The Valley Ragtime Stomp, Henri's Restaurant, 21601 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, 1:00-4:00 P.M., Info: 818-766-2384 or www.valley-

ragtimestomp.blogspot.com2nd Saturday East Bay Waltz, Veterans bldg, 200 Grand ave (at Harrison), Oakland, 7:00 P.M.-Midnight, Info: eastbaywaltz.com3rd Saturday Cascade Ragtime Society-Ragtime Jam, Noah's Ark, Winston, OR, Info: 541-784-1261, [Even numbered months only]3rd Saturday Mother Lode Ragtime Society, Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium, 51 Main St. (Hwy 49), Sutter Creek, 7:30-9:30 P.M., Info: 209-267-

0543 or sodajerk@volcano.net, [Odd numbered months only]