What’s Happening in the JAM World
Regional JAM Kids Day Camp
Mark your calendars for May 21! JAM is offering a regional day camp for kids. JAM kids can sign up or workshops in fiddle, clawhammer banjo, guitar, string band, dance and singing/songwriting. Family members and other non-JAM kids are also welcome to attend; there will be lots of activities including hiking and an instrument petting zoo. The evening will culminate in performances from participating programs. Students, talk to your program director or teacher about signing up. For other...
Taylor Guitar Scholarship for JAM Kids
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 14! JAM is extending this special "scholarship" opportunity to all JAM kids (please see PDF below for full information and application). We have been given a Taylor Guitar and the donors want a special student to gain access to it, so JAM is offering it as a scholarship instrument on loan. This means the guitar would be available to the child as long as he/she is in a JAM program. That way, after they go on to graduate, the guitar can go on to another...
Ashe JAM Offers Extra Jams!
THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED! Ashe JAM is continuing to offer a great "jam" opportunity to young pickers. Join instructors and master musicians Chris Testerman and Martha Spencer at the Ashe Civic Center in Jefferson on Tuesday evenings, March 1 and March 8 for jamming!