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BLUE INK www.BLUSD.org JAN-FEB 2015 Vol 17- Issue 1-2 Open Annual BLUSD Meeting, Board Elections/Pro Jam ~ Offical Ballot ~ Mardi Gras Madness ~ Yuma Blues & more Sunday Feb 8 BLUSD Open General Meeting & Pro-Jam at Tio Leo's he Blues Lovers United of San Diego Annual General Open T Meeting and Board Elections will be brought to order at 1pm, Sunday February 8 at Tio Leo’s. All are invited to participate in this meeting. Find out find out what we have accomplished this year. Come tell us about your concerns, give us your ideas on how the board can make your organization better work for you. Better yet, become a volunteer or put your name on the ballot and run for a position on the board of directors. Write-ins are welcome. We currently have four open positions: Vice President, Treasurer, Webmaster, and Volunteer Coordinator. For complete info see page 3 this issue. Printout the ballot and bring with you to the meeting or get one there. If you like, we will give those of you that wish to run for a position a few moments to tell everyone about yourself and qualifications. You must be a current member to run for office or vote. Ballots will be collected and counted at this event. Results will be announced at the end of the jam The Jam. Downbeat 3pm The JammingOut Blues Band, Kevin Cooper, Michael J. Minor, and Lafayette will be settin the groove. There will be a backline, 2 guitar amps and a bass amp, supplied by Paul Palombo. Drums supplied by Ric Lee. (Any one willing to bring keyboards?) All you need to bring are your instruments, cords, sticks and harmonicas (bring your small amps) For you Lo Fi guys if you need to bring your own amps please arrive early enough to have them on stage before 3pm Thank you. You can pre-sign up online at JammingOut.net or at the event. Jam contact; rosalea at 619 246 3585 or [email protected] and [email protected] Looking forward to all of the above! All of us on the Board of BLUES LOVERS UNITED OF SAN DIEGO BLUES LOVERS UNITED OF SAN DIEGO EDITOR Michele Lundeen – [email protected] GIG CALENDAR [email protected] and/or post at www.BLUSD.org BLUSD TABLE GIGS or use Google Calendar and INVITE: [email protected] WEB MASTER Position Open BLUSD ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS Janet Blair, Janine Harty, Michele Lundeen, DM, Rosa Lea Schiavone OPEN MEETING & JAM Deadlines for mid-monthly newsletter: Articles/Events/Ads/Info should be submitted by the 5th to [email protected] in order to ensure inclusion. Sunday February 8 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1-6pm Janet Blair Janine Harty Michele Lundeen TIO LEO’S Donna Mallen Bob Prater Napa/Morena Blvd, San Diego Rosa Lea Schiavone – [email protected] PRESIDENT Janine Harty – [email protected] *JammingOut THE HOUSE OF BLUES* VICE PRESIDENT Every Wednesday ~ 7pm Position Open TREASURER (See special Holiday Blackouts this issue) Bob Prater 1055 5th Ave. Downtown San Diego SECRETARY Donna Mallen MEMBERSHIP [email protected] BLUES IN THE SCHOOLS Janet Blair – Director [email protected] BANDS & VENUES: Michele Lundeen – BITS Assistant POST YOUR BLUES-BASED EVENTS ADVISORS Michael Kinsman – Rand De Mattei Use GOOGLE Calendar and make sure to “Invite” [email protected] - OUR MISSION - To preserve and promote awareness of the Blues, America’s first musical or send gig details to [email protected] art form. To entertain and educate the existing and growing audience and to be responsive to the music community’s needs by presenting and SO ALL CAN FIND YOU supporting local and national Blues artists and culture. & SUPPORT YOUR SHOWS! BLUES LOVERS UNITED OF SAN DIEGO Please send listings/details about very special P.O. BOX 34077 - SAN DIEGO, CA 92163 events to [email protected] Business Line: 619.630.9416 [email protected] - www.BLUSD.org Fans want to find BLUES! It takes a village! BLUES www.BLUES.org IN THE SCHOOLS Live, interactive blues musical presentations available to share, inform and entertain! AFFILIATE Blues Lovers United of San Diego is a 501(c)3 non profit, membership driven corporation affiliated Contact: [email protected] with The Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN, an umbrella organization for Blues Societies worldwide. Blue Ink JAN-FEB 15 Page 2 Please Consider a BLUSD Board Position! he BLUSD Board are volunteers dedicated to help promote the blues Help Support genre and it’s facets in our community. We are looking for blues lovers Tand community minded folks that want to help preserve and support our San Diego blues here in America’s Finest City! Your input is extremely valuable and Preserve to BLUSD’s efforts and we need you! Help us formulate plans for special events and our Blues In The Schools programs, etc. Maybe you have graphic skills, the Blues as a bookkeeping skills, grant-writing skills, organizational skills, web and/or marketing skills or simply are just passionate about the blues and want to help keep BLUSD a vital force. We would LOVE to have you in the family!! BLUSD Board The Board of course can’t do it all. We love that volunteers show up during the year and give their time for the cause! Without volunteers it’s hard to be as Member or visible spreading the good word of the blues. This is vital as well! We need help to man/woman our BLUSD tables at places like Gator By The Bay, the San Diego Blues Fest, Julian Blues Bash, Spring Harp Fest, BLUSD Volunteer Membership parties, House of Blues JammingOut, Photocharity events and more. You could help us plan events, see old and new friends, hear great music, help BLUSD and touring and local artists sell their merch, and more. We do need a 2015 Treasurer and a Webmaster plus few more board members would be helpful. Now’s the time to reachout us if you’d like to be on our team! We love our BLUSD family and have plenty of room for more at the table! Contact us with ANY input [email protected]. Upcoming 2015 BLUSD Board Elections... If you have a desire to be more active in supporting the blues in San Diego and have the time to do it, consider running for office on the BLUSD Board of Directors. Or, if you know someone you think would be a great fit and would like to nominate them, please do. We are always looking for enthusiastic, dependable people with a passion for the blues who would like to be a part of what we do. Contact [email protected]. We can’t do this without YOU! Official Election Ballot – 2015 Board of Directors Blues Lovers United of San Diego (BLUSD) - A California 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation Composition of the Board: BLUSD is authorized to have 5 to 11 people on its board of directors. Directors are elected each January by the membership and serve one-year terms. No directors are compensated for their participation. Five officer positions are filled with board members as proposed by the executive committee. The Nomination & Voting Process: Any current BLUSD member may be nominated to serve on the board of directors. They may nominate themselves, or they may be nominated by another member in good standing. BLUSD Members only may vote for the nominees below or write in others. Please vote for 11 individuals. Officers will be nominated and elected at annual meeting. PLEASE RETURN YOUR BALLOTS! Ballots should be received by Feb 8, 2015. Mail to: BLUSD, P.O. Box 34077, San Diego, CA 92163, or via email to [email protected] Nominated to serve one-year board terms are: ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ ( ) Janine Harty, board member (President) ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ ( ) Donna Mallen, board member (Secretary) ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ ( ) Janet Blair, board member (BITS) ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ ( ) Michele Lundeen, board member (Editor) ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ ( ) RosaLea Schiavone, board member (Events) ( ) Write-in ______________________________________ Ballot Count Ballots will be counted at our Annual BLUSD General meeting open to the public Feb 8th. The election results will then be certified and elected board members will assume their 2015 terms. Signature______________________________________________________________ Date _______________________ Print name ____________________________________________________________ Blue Ink JAN-FEB 15 Page 3 Member Artist Spotlight... DONNA LARSEN onna Larsen began playing her original music on an acoustic guitar in coffee houses and clubs in DSan Diego, CA while still a teenager. Influenced has published a beautifully illustrated Children’s Picture Songbook/CD by strength and passion of the greats, she was inspired to Set called “In My Own Backyard” that is due for release in early 2015. form her own unique vocal style. Donna has cherished “It’s been a long wait for the CD for the Set, but it will be so worth it!” her experiences of performing in North America from For Donna Larsen, it has always been about the music in life. “Music Alaska to Oaxaca, Mexico, and in Europe from Prague to can speak directly to the heart without needing the mind to interpret. It Budapest and Vienna. The richness of these varied has the power to change lives and transform how we feel.” Her cultures has contributed to her music becoming more spiritually centered music resonates in your soul. “Music can take us insightful and spiritually centered. Donna is a Billboard deep inside ourselves, or to any destination imaginable.” Award Winning songwriter, and thrives on writing and Members of Donna’s band include bassist Pete Wilkinson, a native performing music that is thought provoking, positive, and Southern Californian.

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