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As they say, don't touch your face, wash your hands often, practice Social distancing, stay at least 6 feet apart and we are all in this together. Will Bluegrass music survive? Absolutely, even if it comes to huge jam circles with masked pickers and grinners sitting 6 foot apart, Lets Pick! Stay Safe and God Bless ~ Terry Brewer SWBA Membership Hello Southwest Bluegrass Association members and friends, I hope this Hope everyone is staying safe. newsletter finds you safe and well. Just a quick word on Memberships. For the last year I have been mailing letters out to members who are past due and When the SWBA Board of Directors met the first week of April to discuss the no longer will be receiving the soundboard. We’re going to upcoming SWBA event Super Jam our Annual change that. On the next round instead of sending the letter, Membership meeting and campout held in May. We were On the back of the soundboard instead of "Please renew" it unsure if we would be able to hold the event. So, we will have "Last issue". We are trying to save anywhere we decided to wait until May 12th to cancel or postpone can. Also, when you do renew please supply self- stamped Super Jam. address envelope, this will get you your Membership card. In May there was really nothing we could do but We will no longer send a membership card without the postpone Super Jam and our Annual Membership envelope. Also, on this soundboard please check your exp meeting until October 22nd - 26th, 2020. This date is date on your address label and see if you need to renew. If normally for our Fall Campout, and hopefully by then we dated Feb 2020 or March 2020 this is your last issue. will be able to safely gather as a large group and enjoy If you renew online you will receive a One-time email letting each others Company. you know you are expiring. As of May, the Southwest Bluegrass Association as had an a very good year. Membership is still growing, but And lastly please Print. with the COVID-19 pandemic, the coming months are Thanks to all of you for your continued support Sheila Brewer unclear, and I hope this does not affect our membership. UPDATE FROM SUMMERGRASS May 30m, 2020 With several of our members affected by the stay at home recommendations and business being forced to To our Summergrass fans, close, affecting several with the loss of income. The We are still hopeful that Summergrass will proceed as SWBA Board decided to extend memberships that were planned, but we are moving our opening date for ticket sales expiring in April and May through June. to June 15th. The Coronavirus has caused festivals to cancel or This additional time enables us to assess the COVID-19 postpone dates and music venues to close. This has situation as we consult with government and health officials. also left the bands and artist with canceled gigs. In March, several artists have started online workshops and With the heightened awareness and public concerns Facebook live feeds for tips via PayPal, from touring regarding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the bands like Sideline and So. Cal bands like The Get Down Summergrass board wants to assure you that we are carefully Boys, Chris and Celeste Cerna and others. monitoring this situation. The CBA’s COVID Artist Relief Fund, Turn Your Radio Your health and well-being at Summergrass is our OnLINE features several artists and an online action paramount concern. every Saturday until June 20th via the CBA Facebook With tour postponements and cancellations, many artists are page or online at www.turnyourradio.online experiencing unexpected financial hardship and need your Recently I was contacted by Sammy Passamano about love and positivity more than ever. We've posted our stellar the Bluegrass Music Tv Facebook page. After a short 2020 Summergrass lineup and provided links to their phone conversation, I volunteered to help, and since that websites so you can directly support them by buying their day I have become more involved, and sent out invites merchandise and music. Please support these folks who for several of you on Facebook to like the Bluegrass make our world go ‘round. Music Tv page. With several people and businesses involved from the bluegrass music industry and a mission We will issue further statements with more information for to promote bluegrass music and those involved in it. If our patrons. Thank you for your patience as our dedicated you are on Facebook check it out. staff and board work through our plans for the 2020 Summergrass festival! With the SWBA kids school program cut short this year, Picking and Jamming America on hold and COVID-19 With big hugs and very clean hands, being a jam buster April and May have been down right The Summergrass Team depressing for sure! BLUEGRASS On The Beach Bottom Feeder’s camp a very lively place to hang out…life …served up after hours with “Angeline is good and the weather was great! With the camp all set The Baker” and “Home Grown up it was time to schmooze, walk around and get Tomatoes”. acquainted with the neighbors. Jerry from Neenach, CA was camped just north of us and he’s always a hoot to talk By Bert Luontela with and as retired PD has some great stories to tell. We If you’ve not attended the musical soiree caught a couple of stage acts, played a little music and just at Windsor Beach on the Arizona side of Lake Havasu it’s generally hung out around the camp. the perfect time to atone for past transgressions and Friday evening was the pod people’s potluck. It’s now amend your ways by marking your social calendar and become a tradition, as I’m sure it is with many. When you putting multiple reminders on your i Phone. The 18 annual have a bond with friends that you don’t get to see all that festival is over…but wait there’s more! The 19th Annual often it’s always nice to share a meal or two, the breaking Bluegrass On The Beach, held in early March 2021, awaits of bread so to speak.