Marvelous March!

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

Ongoing

• 3rd Sundays 2PM  District 8 Meeting and Jam.  We will meet February 19 at the Mid County Community Center (MCCC). We’ll have a short meeting followed by longer circle jam at 1025 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.
• Mondays 1:30PM-3:30 Circle jam at Puyallup Senior Center – 210 Pioneer Ave.  Again easy to find, easy to park.  This is last year’s “6ft Tree Jam” outdoors, now the “Indoor Tree Jam”.  Come on and try it!
• 1st Fridays 3:30PM-7:30  Gig Harbor Circle Jam.  Usually at the Wilco Feed Store.  Contact Matt 202.631.34147.
• Other Fridays 1PM Golden Rose Mobile Park community center.    Contact Barbara  bmacleanp@comcast.net

Mark your calendars for these Playouts!!

• 3rd Thursdays, 11:00 Mid County Community Center above.  March 16   Contact Barbara
• 2nd Thursday, 1:30PM Franke Tobey Jones March 9 and June 8.  Contact Ron
• March 2, 3:30PM  Brookdale Allenmore Independent     Contact Ron
• March 15, 2:30PM Brookdale Allenmore Assisstive Living Contact Ron

UpComing Events

• Contra Dance every 3rd Sat. 7:30-9PM  at Wells Hall   https://tacomacontradance.org/
• Open Oregon State Fiddle Contest March 18              https://www.facebook.com/ootfa/
• Annual WOTFA Music Camp in Moses Lake July 10-14      https://fiddlecamp.wotfa.org/
  Classes are posted https://fiddlecamp.wotfa.org/2023-class-descriptions/

A Sadder Note: We will greatly miss

Mary Ellen Iverson passed away quietly February 9.  A long-time District 8 member and enthusiastic dance band fiddler, she could be counted on to remind us to “tune to the piano.”  She carved out her own unique niche, playing harmonies and bass lines on violin and viola, using gut strings and an early bow.

Bob Perry passed away quietly February 19.  Bob played and sang throughout Pierce County for many decades, and enriched our jams with his wonderful guitar playing and singing. https://wotfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/01-Thats-The-Way-Love-Goes.m4a

We would like to see/hear more musicians at our jams and meetings.  So why not drop in?
Bring a friend and an instrument and give it a try.  If you have questions, give us a call!  Barbara (253) 926-8457.

District 8 Chair: Barbara Peterson – bmacleanp@comcast.net