Happy Holidays to all!!!!

There are many opportunities to play music with us in Pierce County!  Come and see!  Bring a friend!

Membership in 2024 will be a significant loss so far, down 51%.  Please consider renewing your membership.  Click on Membership, then Pay My Dues, or let me know if you’d rather have a paper form.             wotfa.org

Ongoing Jams

• 3rd Sundays 2PM  District 8 Meeting and Jam.  See you December 17th.  We will meet at the Mid County Community Center (MCCC).  We’ll have a short meeting followed by longer circle jam at 10205 44th Ave E, Tacoma 98446.  Behind the school, there’s plenty of parking. Bring a friend and an instrument.  Meet some nice people!  Finger foods welcome.  October was District Chairperson election month, and Barbara was re-elected!
• Mondays! 1:30PM-3:30 Circle jam at Puyallup Senior Center – 210 Pioneer Ave.  Again, easy to find, easy to park.  Note: the Senior Center is closed on Federal holidays.
• Mondays  5:30-8PM  1st and 3rd Mondays at MCCC above.   We are getting this popular dance band activity going again!  Plans are to play at Folklife Festival in 2024.  Check it out.! contact Barbara     bmacleanp@comcast.net
• 1st Fridays 3:30PM-6:00  Gig Harbor Circle Jam.  For current location, contact Matt 202.631.34147
• Other Fridays 1PM “Live Music Friday” at the Golden Rose Mobile Park community center in Puyallup.
  NOTE: This one is on hold.  If you are interested let Barbara know.   6220 107th Ave E, Puyallup, WA 98372.

Mark your calendars for these Playouts!!

• 3rd Thursdays 11:00 Luncheon at Mid County Community Center above.  Contact Barbara
• 2nd Thursday,  1:30PM Franke Tobey Jones see below:  December, March, June, Sept.
• Dec. 14  1:30PM  Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Comm.   Contact Ron  ronduncan596@gmail.com
• Dec 19 Tuesday 12-1P  The Oaks at Lakewood   Contact Barbara

Upcoming Events          Click on the hyperlinks

• Contra Dance every 3rd Sun. 3:00-6PM  now at Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Drive, Fircrest.
  3PM a workshop for new dancers.  You really should try this!  Check their calendar.  https://tacomacontradance.org/
  
• Feb  16-18    Olympia 15th Oly Old Time Music Festival                                       http://olyoldtime.weebly.com/
• Feb. 22-25  28th Wintergrass Music Festival at Hyatt Regency Bellevue             https://wintergrass.com/
• April TBA    Northwest Regional Fiddle Contest in Spokane Valley           https://www.northwestregionals.com/
• May 24-27  53rd  Folklife Festival in Seattle                                              https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html
• May TBA     Fiddlers on the Peak Fiddle Contest in Chewelah                  https://fiddlersonthepeak.org/
• May 31-Jun 2   Tenor Guitar Foundation Gathering in Astoria                 https://www.tenorguitar.org/
• July 1- 8     Fiddle Tunes Workshop in Port Townsend since 1977            https://centrum.org/program/fiddle-tunes/
• July 15-19  WOTFA Summer Camp in Moses Lake since 1988                  https://www.facebook.com/wotfa.org/
• Aug 10-15  21st Centralia Campout                                                          https://www.centraliacampout.com/
• Oct  TBA     2nd Seattle   Oldgrowth Old Time  Music Festival                 https://oldgrowtholdtime.org/

• FREE:  A Yamaha EMX 5000 mixer board with 12 channel capacity? Sticker says it once was ~$999, but I don’t know how old it is.