The North Florida Bluegrass Assoc. (NFBA) will be conducting their 1st annual membership drive during an NFBA event June 20 and 21, 2008. The event will take place at the Flamingo Lake RV resort in Jacksonville, FL.

An annual membership can be had for the bargain price of $15 and gains you access to monthly meetings, voting privileges in the annaul election of Officers and Board Members. You will also receive a one-year subscription to the Midnight Flier monthly newsletter and a membership directory that is published every two years.

The event, which is free to attend, will feature lots of parking lot picking and Saturday will feature workshops geared towards children, beginners and intermediate players that start at 11:00 A.M. and a concert featuring the music of Blast of the Grass, Southern Lite and Gentle River begins at 2:00 P.M.

Camping is available for the weekend with a special discounted rate for NFBA members. The campgrounds feature a swimming pool, fishing lake, restaurant and a large store. More information can be found at http://www.flamingolake.com/ or you can email flamingo Lake.

• 11:00 am - Children’s Workshop
• 12:00 - Slow Jam Workshop
• 1:00 - Slam Jam Workshop
• 2:00 - Concert Begins with Blast of the Grass, Southern Lite and Gentle River

The NFBA currently consist of over 1,000 active memberships and meetings (with pickin’ sessions) happen on the third weekend of every month at a different location in North Florida or South Georgia except in December. The NFBA also hosts an annual Bluegrass Expo in November that features two days of music, instrument workshops and fun.

NFBA Raffling a Mike Long HD-18 Herringbone Custom guitar

The North Florida Bluegrass Association is also conducting a raffle for a Mike Long Custom HD-18 Herringbone acoustic guitar to generate funds for the organizations operating budget.

The guitar features forward shifted scalloped bracing pattern, Grover open back tuners, Vintage tortoise style pick guard, abalone pearl rosette, Herringbone Trim and an Ebony fingerboard and bridge.

TIckets can be purchased at any NFBA event or online at www.nfbluegrass.org and cost 1 ticket for $5 or 3 tickets for $10.

The drawing will take place Oct. 18, 2008 at the NFBA Expo at Twin Oaks Park in Georgia. You WILL need to be present to win and must have stub to validate winning ticket.

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