PRESIDENT'S COLUM N- by Cari Chenkin It's Been A Pleasure To Serve You I remember last December, writing what I thought would be my final President?s Column for the Blue Notes newsletter. Little did I know then that I would be asked by the Board of Directors to reprise my role as President for another year! But, at the January Board meeting I was re-elected to serve as the 2016 President. I want to thank the Board for their vote of confidence in my leadership. It was a great compliment, and I?m humbled by their regard and support. I also want to thank the entire Blues Society membership. It truly has been my privilege and pleasure to serve the SBS, and by I eagerly look forward to passing the torch to the next SBS president at the January 2017 meeting, and will finish out the last year of my commitment to the Board working on committees and lending my support and experience to the whole Board of Directors. I?m positive that whoever takes over from me will make it his or her priority to continue the efforts, policies and projects that have made 2016 such a good year for the Sacramento Blues Society. I?m happy that we elected two ?new?people to the 2017 Board of Directors. I put ?new?in quotes because one person is a former Board member who is returning after a break for a few years. We?re pleased that Kristen Dahl has decided to re-join the Board, as her know-how and previous Board experience will be great assets to us. And our brand-new Board member, Rick Clemens, will be a great addition as well, with his great ideas and energy. The directors who will be returning to the Board by re-election, Renee Erickson, Daniel Hernandez, Sally Katen, Dave Alcock and Barbara Katen, will continue to share their commitment and expertise with us to help ensure that 2017 will not only continue the progress gained in 2016, but will also spur us on to new growth and success. Once again, thank you all so much! And please consider stepping up to offer YOUR talent, time, ideas and energy to the SBS, either as a committee member or Board member. We would love to have you!
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BLUES IN THE SCHOOLS - by Liz W alker Keepin' the blues alive - One student at a time Sure hope everyone?s holidays were as bright as they could handle. I saw lots of SBS members at the party last month. W hat a fun day! BITS has been busy with presentations at local schools around the area. We?re so proud to be part of the Kennedy Center?s Any Given Child program (and have been since its pilot days in the county.) This program ensures that all K-12 students in five local school districts have access to a minimum of one arts experience per year. The School administrator receives a ?handbook?with the approved arts providers so all they have to do is pick an experience to try. Everything from ceramics, theater, singing, spoken word, BLUES ? you get the idea. The funding comes from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I guess some of our outreach activities are paying off ?cause we?re getting more and more calls to come to schools. Mostly elementary schools, which I gotta tell you are so much fun. Those little kids really get into it. Let me explain what I mean by ?presentation?. We put together a band or duo (depending on funding) consisting of someone who can do the lecture part (about 10%of the allotted time) along with playing lots of music (the remaining 90%). We talk about all kinds of things, like history, rhythm, the different instruments, concert etiquette (especially with little ones), life as a professional musician and generally answer their questions. But mainly we play the BLUES. We never use an established band but rather pull people from our stable of professionals. Part of the experience is letting the audience know that when you can play the blues you can play with anybody. The after-school program will be starting up again in February at Rosemont, West Campus and W oodcreek high schools. There will be eight weeks of instruction followed by the always popular showcase at the Stoney Inn on May 4th (mark your calendars!) Some of you might have caught Cynthia Jaynes?farewell statement in the last newsletter. The loss of one of the legs from our 3-legged stool is immense. CJ (along with Gaye W ood and Mick Martin) was instrumental in getting BITS off the ground and running. She?s been at it for 13 years. That?s a very long volunteer stretch and she deserves some grandkid time, but it leaves BITS with a gaping hole. BITS cannot continue in its current form with just two people. The program needs new energy and resources. If you have a passion for the blues and for young people, have some time on your hands and want to see this continue please step up and participate. Now is the time for change. If you have ideas about what should be done, then get involved and work toward those goals. Dave, Cynthia and I built the program to its current format. That?s not to say it needs to stay that way. YOU can change it. I too will be leaving the program soon (after 12 years!) I?m committed through the spring to finish out the year with the after-school program but will probably be stepping out after that. Join us throughout the next months and see what we do and how we do it. You might just find you like it.
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Hall Of Fame -by Sally Katen Each year the Sacramento Blues Society requests nominations of people who live in the greater Sacramento area who have been either a performer (musician/ vocalist), promoter, or a non-performer (supporter of the blues) with 20 or more years? influence in the area, and who are determined under the guidelines to be deserving of recognition. There is a selection process for the SBS Hall of Fame which is explained below. If you are interested in nominating someone, please submit your nominations online at www.sacblues.com/ blues-hall-of-fame, or mail names to our P.O. Box 60580, Sacramento, Ca. 95860-0580 or hand a list of names to a SBS board member. All past inductees are listed online at sacblues.com (with photo and bios). If you?re ever in the Torch Club, please check out our W all of Fame with photos and our perpetual plaque. There are seven years of inductees on the W all and we, the Hall of Fame Committee and our SBS Board Members, are proud of not only the W all, but all the Inductees, knowing that the nominations originated from the blues fans!! Thank You! Just a little bit about the process and how we count on not only SBS Members, but blues lovers in our area! Did you know that you do not need to be a SBS Member to submit a nomination or to be a Hall of Fame Inductee/ Member? But you do need to be a Sacramento area resident to qualify for nomination, or have been a resident when qualifying activities were performed. To assist in helping the Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame, we need to know who you feel would be worthy to be part of the HOF by nominating worthy and deserving people from our area to be honored. We are a committee of nine SBS HOF blues lovers and HOF Inducted Members who feel that there are many dedicated, musicians/ promoters that have made a difference in the blues in the Sacramento area. We count on your nominations yearly to help make a variety of names to choose from. You may submit as many different nominations each year as you want. The more names we receive, the harder we work to verify their contributions. We accept names all year with a cut-off date of June 30th for the current year?s nominees. The HOF Committee starts working on bios as we receive nominations. We take the names that have been submitted, not only for the current year, but for each previous year. (I have saved each nomination since I took over the Hall of Fame in 2010). Each committee member may have one or as many as three bios to write up on the nominees received for that year. Then we take each nominee and discuss their dedication, their local contribution to our Sacramento area and if they are local area residents to be qualified. Over several hours and several meetings, we decide on up to five deserving people to induct into the current year?s Hall of Fame. We do have deadlines to meet, and that is why the deadline to nominate someone is June 30th, 2016 so we can have our meetings and meet the Blue Notes deadline of August 1st. However, if the nomination does not meet the deadline, it will be assigned for consideration the next year. This year the Hall of Fame Committee decided to create a Volunteer Award in our dear friend Valerie Jeanne Anderson?s name. We will continue to honor a special Volunteer each year in Val?s honor. Inductee criteria to be considered for the SBS VJ Volunteer Award: *Nominees must have made a historical contribution and had an impact and overall influence on Blues Music in the Sacramento region for 10+ years, as determined by the SBS VJ Award Committee, which is part of the SBS HOF Committee. *Nominees are not required to be a SBS member. *All nominations will be accepted. *No one may nominate themselves or their own "work". *SBS Board Members and HOF Committee Members may qualify for the Award. *Nominations can be submitted year-round, but only nominations received by June 30th of the current year, will be considered for the upcoming VJ Volunteer Award for the SBSWe are also looking for submissions for our Gone But Not Forgotten Video. We would love for friends and family to share a photo of a lost loved one that has been associated and supported Blues in our area, so we can add to our GBNF Video. Looking forward to a great 2017! See you at a Blues event!
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SBS Sen ds IBC Win n er s t o M em ph is! -by Jan Kelley The 2017 International Blues Challenge will be held January 31st to February 4th, 2017. The International Showcase will open the festivities the evening of January 31 to be followed by four days of intense competition leading up to the Finals on February 4th. There are two categories competing ? bands and solo/ duo.The Sacramento Blues Society hosted a full day of competitors wishing to be our representatives in 2017, with Christian DeW ild and Mike Pavisich chosen for the Solo/ Duo portion.
Christian grew up in the Bay Area with his family consisting of his parents, one brother and one sister. Christian?s brother had a guitar just laying around that he never used, so Christian picked it up one day and started teaching himself how to play. Not your typical school kid in a garage band, Christian always preferred to play solo/ acoustic, citing John Lee Hooker and ZZ Top as some of his influences, which exemplifies his broad range of talent. Christian currently works as an electrical estimator for a local contractor and resides in Folsom with his wife, 14 year-old son and twin 12 year-old daughters. Mike grew up in Cleveland, OH with his parents, older brother and older sister and did all his schooling there. He moved to Sacramento with his wife in 2002. During his formative years, Mike experimented with playing the guitar and a couple other instruments, however when he was at a party one time, he asked if he could play the drums. He was a natural at it and continued to expand on his knowledge, playing with various local bands. Mike and Christian performed separately at the same event about 10 years ago, and conceived the idea of playing together some day. Since then, they?ve been able to hone their sound and expand into more complicated blues and rock, which will serve them well in Memphis. They?re really excited about going as the SBS representatives and are looking forward to the experience of hearing and seeing so many musicians representing the W orld. 5
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Means To Me By Ramona Rowland
W hen my girlfriend asked me to write this article for the Blues Society Magazine, I really wasn?t sure what I should write. I mean, what kind of positive perspective could I offer about Black History Month that hasn?t been written already? How could I do it justice? Then it hit me, it is precisely my view and your view and anyone else?s view that is important. We all come from different experiences and backgrounds. These differences are the cherished assets of this beautiful country. So here?s my very personal reflection upon what Black History Month Means to Me. I see Black History Month as an opportunity for the USA to celebrate and take her soul back. It?s a time to look upon that time of inhumanity called slavery and transmute that suffering into a new reality. People always forget, while slave owners inflicted horrific suffering upon slaves, the slave owners themselves did not go unpunished from their own hand. Hate and inhumanity leaves scars upon the victims as well as the perpetrators for generations. We, as a nation, need to confront and stop that suffering dead in its tracks. Black History Month creates a safe space for honest reflection, healing communication and dialogue to that end. Out of great suffering comes a new reality and great accomplishments for us. Blues, Rock, Soul, Gospel, heck ALL uniquely American music, has its roots in slavery. Music can?t lie. We may want it too, but it just cannot. Maybe that?s why music is so healing. Black History Month always presents us with activities to embrace American music to it?s fullest. As a black female married to a white male, celebration of this month also provides an opportunity to share, and reflect from two very different worlds. You would be surprised at the frank and revealing discussions we have about music and what we listened to as kids and how very similar our experiences were despite our different cultures. I wish more folks would have these discussions. My husband and I are constantly learning new things. Bottom-line, the love I have for my husband embraces our shared races, religions, backgrounds, and views. I see Black History Month as a time for all of us to embrace and celebrate love to the fullest. Blessings. ~Ramona Rowland
Black History Month: A Different View - By Derek S. W ashington, Ph.D. Regarding Black History Month, it?s necessary to consider the possibility that this year?s Black History Month requires focusing on issues that are laden with perils to the very lives of Black people in this country today.
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a different view continued W hen one looks at earlier periods in Black History, lived history in 20th century America for Black people was heavily controlled by the spectre of the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow laws and customs and institutional and systemic racism, with scant avenues for redress. At bottom, the life of a black man was always high at risk, for he knew mayhem and death lay in wait for him at any turn. Lynchings of black men were at an all-time high in the 1940s in this country but began to decline by the 1950s. Integration of the United States military in 1948, coupled with significant integration of major league sports teams, served to raise the hopes of Black people in the struggle for equality. Education became the route to achieve economic equality, and the judicial system gave support for that hope in its Brown vs Board of Education ruling in 1954, in which it declared that ?separate but equal?was not equal. However, progress was slow and the status quo continued to oppress and defeat the best efforts of Blacks in this country to achieve the American Dream. Then along came ?Affirmative Action?and the promise of improvement in opportunities not only in education, but also in employment, housing, health care, community development, and a myriad of other undreamed-of possibilities. In time, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Bakke decision which cemented the concept of ?reverse discrimination.?The immediate impact of this ruling was a chilling effect on admission of Black students into medical schools, graduate programs, law schools, and other preparatory professional educational programs across the nation. Today, the prospect of the privatization of public education presages nothing less than the dumbing down of education and the availability of adequate education only for those who can afford it. It is important to recall what happened to efforts made by Black citizens to create educational opportunities after the end of the civil war in 1865. Plans were made and efforts implemented to increase the literacy rate and formal schooling options within the Black community, without significant aid and/ or assistance from state and federal resources. The renowned Fisk University Singers toured in European countries to help raise revenue to support the growth of the university. The efforts of Booker T. W ashington to develop Tuskegee Institute served to bring it and him to the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt. This resulted in some wealthy white citizens donating grants and training to the Institute. The passage of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 called for the allocation of funds to establish free schools to include construction of colleges. One result of this was the eventual inclusion of Black colleges and universities. Among the various groups and organizations vying for support during this period was the Black church. Many of the colleges established during this period owe their beginnings to the fact that schools for Black children were located in the church. If privatization is brought to bear on this nation, history proves clearly that it will not be in the service of blacks and minorities in equal terms. Black History suggests that a repetition of efforts much like those that were waged after the close of the civil war are in order once again. That prospect is quite doubtful now as these are difficult times that augur poorly for repeated success. At the time of this article, Black America is more segregated than ever. Schools in this country are more segregated than ever. Unemployment for Black teenagers is triple that of whites. Gerrymandering of neighborhoods is more rampant than ever. The mortality rate of Black infants is higher than whites, and the income of Black families resides at the lowest end of the spectrum. The racist spectrum of the presumptive new government administration is rising in menacing fashion for Blacks and minorities. The plan is being advanced in the form of a decrease in governmental aid for low income families, with threatened cuts in Social Security benefits, a rise in co-payments to obtain health care, and a reduction of other services as well. The history of life for Black people in the 1950s appears to be the model for this regressive effort to ?make America great again?and serves to remind all of us the positive growths that were achieved. Repeal of the Jim Crow laws and statutes, along with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1964 are examples of such growth in this country. A casual review of these and other events in Black History offers some comfort but it is clearly apparent that even tougher times are ahead.
Dr Derek was one of the founders of the Sacramento Blues Society in 1979. He has fulfilled the office of President on many occasions and is a member of the SBS?Hall of Fame. He is originally from Miami, FL and is a seven-year veteran of the Vietnam-era of the U.S. Air Force, leaving at the rank of Captain. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Davis and is currently in private practice. He is a musician (saxophone and vocals) and conducts radio shows featuring blues and jazz at KVMR FM in Nevada City, CA.
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Sacramento Blues Society Hosts Another Fantastic Member Party! -by Jan Kelley Saturday, December 3, 2016 and SBS volunteers were hectically placing tables, chairs and decorations around the VFW Hall Post #67 for the SBS Annual Member Party, anxiously working to get it all done in time. The doors were opened at 3:00 for the excited and anticipatory crowd to come in and see with wonder how beautifully decorated the Hall was by an amazing crew. Colorful aluminum Christmas trees were placed in the center of each table along with ornaments and candy canes; rows of red, green & white lights adorned the walls everywhere and the stage was beautifully lit. Many thanks to Daniel and Andi Hernandez (Dandi) and their crew for the color theme that impressed everyone, creating a fine display. Hats off to Membership Chair Linda McShane on having her volunteers quickly processing applications so the wait wouldn?t be long in entering the hall and Dave Alcock once again provided his talent as emcee. Kathy Ely, Dandi, Bob Cosman and Renee Erickson collected, organized and displayed some fabulous raffle prizes that guests were delighted to receive; the archives displaying the SBS history through collections of posters, Blue Notes and newspaper articles were of great interest to many. Sound master Gabe Lewin once again managed the sound and lights magnificently, even from a wheelchair, with his crew providing all the hard labor.
The SBS IBC runner-up, Todd Morgan, got the party rolling with his expertise on the keyboard and singing. Everyone really enjoyed his standards. Keep having fun performing Todd, the audience appreciates it.
A short break and then the Anthony Paule 8-piece Band came on with a blast of blues! This internationally known band knows how to entertain, and along with vocalist Wee W illie W alker soon had dancers crowding the dance floor. Band members consisted of Anthony Paule - lead guitar, Nancy W right - tenor sax, Tom Poole ? trumpet, Jeff Cressman - trombone, Paul Revelli ? drums, Paul Olguin ? bass and Tony Lafrano ? drums. This band tore it up, with Wee W illie singing the best of the blues. It should be mentioned that Wee W illie W alker was the winner of two 2016 Living Blues Music Awards ? Comeback Artist of the Year and Best Blues Album of 2015 for ?If Nothing Ever Changes?.
A few hours of dancing interspersed with a supper of Jambalaya by Chef Michael Lee, and the fun evening came quickly to a close, much to everyone?s disappointment. There?s always next year!
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During the middle of 2003 our newsletter ?Blue Notes" went through a major transformation that unfortunately lasted only three issues. Two of the three issues were in full color and the third was a whopping 36 pages of Blues information. Published by Powerhouse Media and Doug Curley these issues were head and shoulders above any Blues Society?s newsletters anywhere at the time, or since. Under the direction of then President Rick von Geldern and his sister, program chair Gayiel Von, those issues made all members of the Sacramento Blues Society proud. Packed with ?slick?ads and colorful graphics it was hard to believe that this was ?our little Blue Notes?. Lengthy articles about Jeff W atson, Robben Ford, Pinetop Perkins, Shane Tiller, G.G. Amos, Junior Morrow and Jimmy Pailer and others were to be found along with packed events calendars listing over 140 shows such as The Jackie Greene Band at the Blue Lamp, James Brown at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, Marshal Law, Corby Yates, and Mem Shannon, compiled by W ill Brown and Jan Kelley. Also between the covers could be found a ?Directory of Clubs"?(listing 45 venues), a ?Radio Beat?(13 weekly broadcasts), and a ?W eekly Gigs and Jams?listing with 25 regular shows including The Hucklebucks, Omar Shariff, and The Beer Dawgs, among others. The 24th Annual W .C. Handy Blues Awards (now known as the Blues Music Awards) were awarded to a plethora of now deceased artists including B.B. King, Magic Slim, Solomon Burke, Etta James, R.L. Burnside, Pinetop Perkins, Clarence ?Gatemouth"?Brown, and Koko Taylor. Rick and Gayiel, along with SBS Officers Vice Pres. John Noxon, Secretary Sharon Anthony, and Parliamentarian Cynthia Jaynes put together a list of heavy hitting advertisers to help foot the bill for these publications including The Torch Club, Ed?s Threads, Ernesto?s, Harv?s Car W ash, The Powerhouse Pub, East End Bar & Grille and Bonney Plumbing. Throw in a few CD reviews by yours truly, a great article on Blues Jam Etiquette and informative columns and stories concerning Sacramento Blues Society news and we had three memorable issues in a long string of Blue Notes going back 35+ years.
It turned out that the U.S. Postal Service made a ruling that since we were a non-profit organization, accepting ads from non-music business, they could not offer the SBS the discount rate. REALLY! This raised costs so high that we had to scale back to a more modest publication. These issues and all others are on display for the membership to enjoy during our membership party every year. Look next year and see how special these three issues of Blue Notes are.
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Sacramento Music Community Loses Popular Entertainer On December 10, 2016, a beautiful voice was silenced forever. Gayiel VonGeldern, aka Gayiel Von, passed away after a long battle with cancer. For more than four decades, Gayiel entertained with fabulous style, singing cabaret and show tunes, writing articles for the LGBT community and participating in many of their events. Gayiel had also held a position as Program Chair in 2003 with the Sacramento Blues Society and performed many times for the Heritage Festival produced by ?Big?Mike Balma. She last performed on behalf of the SBS and emceed at the Blues In The Schools ?Out of the Box?festival in October, never indicating she was ill. The show must go on! REST IN PEACE GAYIEL VON
M u sic In M y Lif e -by Ruby Gypsy I started playing drums at Christmas of 1998 when I was 6 years old. My father suprised me with a tiny set of white TJ percussions that had my name on the front of the bass kick in black letters. I was inspired to play the drums by my father, Bruce Raymond, who was in the band "Bodie Mountain Express" when they opened for elvis presley from 1975 through 1977, the year Elvis died. My uncle Mike Bothun is another inspiration. He is a smoking singer,songwriter and guitar player who lead the band "GypsyW ind" back in the 60's and 70's and influenced a lot of respectable musicians such as Bass player & Sacramento Blues Hall Of Famer, Joe Lev. Once I started playing, there was no stopping me. I wanted to play everything, so I picked up the guitar as well. My first gig was at the Sacramento Brewing Company when I was 13 years old , that was around the same time Blues In The School's found it's way to my Teen Center in Carmichael, all thanks to Cynthia Jaynes. I knew right away that I didn't want to perform just to be seen, I was doing it for myself, it makes me happy and being able to perform in front of people early on really helped my confidence. It's funny when people ask me how I became a "female drummer" because I'm a musician, not just a "female drummer" ya know?I grew up around very talented musicians who worked hard to get where they wanted to be in the music world. There are a lot more "female" drummers around NOW than there were when I was growing up, but that doesn't change a thing. The best, self-help lesson I have learned in the music scene is all you can do - is you. Create your own style, define yourself, and don't be a jerk!!
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Sacr am en t o Blu es Societ y M em ber Ban ds Got an even t or an occasion ? Need m u sic? Hir e an SBS M em ber Ban d! Dave Croall & The Soothers rightdave@hotmail.com
Julie and The Jukes
Dee McFarlane
www.julieandthejukes.com
Big Earl and the Cryin?Shame bigearl@gmail.com
mcfarlane09@earthlink.net
Nedra Russ
Loose Gravel
www.njrmusic.com
TKmus@sbcglobal.net
Jeramy Norris & the Dangerous Mood basschips@comcast.net
The Bongo Furys
Red?s Blues
gtrman@gmail.com
Rube & The Rythm Rockers srube@sbcglobal.net
The Gary Mendoza Band garymendozaband@yahoo.com
The Bluez Houndz
The Used Blues Band usedbluesband@hotmail.com
bethgrigsby@comcast.net The Christian DeW ild Band www.christiandewildband.com The Lisa Phenix Band www.lisaphenix.com
Tony W estlake and the Tuff Times iridemotorcycles@sbcglobal.net
whse2000@sbcglobal.net Melonie Desiree & Causin'
The W illiam Mylar Band
A Ruckus
Chicken & Dumpling
mylar@mylarville.com
cometruemusic@aol.com
cmoriel@ucdavis.edu
Two Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs
Todd Morgan & The Emblems
raycopeland@comcast.net
myosotiseyes@sbcglobal.net
twotonesteiny@yahoo.com
Ray ""Catfish"" Copeland Band
Tessie Marie And The Poor Man Band tattooedsoul1@yahoo.com
Strictly for kicks
Jimmy Smith
strictlyforkicks.com
jimmysmithband@gmail.com
Ranell Carpenter Band mail@ranellcarpenter.com
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P. O. Box 60580 Sacramento, CA 95860-0580
Blue Notes is the official bi-monthly newsletter of the Sacramento Blues Society. Editor: Jan Kelley Send information for the newsletter to: editor@sacblues.com, or mail to Editor at the above address.
The Sacramento Blues Society (SBS) is one of the oldest blues societies in California, founded in 1979. SBS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation formed to preserve and promote blues music as a art form. SBS has kept the blues tradition alive in the Sacramento area by promoting the local blues music scene, bringing internationally renowned artists to the region and publishing the ?Blue Notes?six times a year. SBS is an affiliate member of The Blues Foundation, which honored us with a 2015 Keeping the Blues Alive Award, and provides educational opportunities for young people with The Blues Foundation?s ?Blues in The Schools?Program. Board of Directors Meetings - 2nd Tuesday of each Month, 7:00 pm.
All SBS Members in good standing are invited to attend. For more details, including meeting location, check: www.sacblues.com/ whowe-are/
2016 Board Of Directors
2016 Committee Chairs
President: Cari Chenkin
BluesIn TheSchools- Liz W alker & Cynthia Jaynes
VicePresident: Renee Erickson
Events- Renee Erickson & Jan Kelley
Treasurer: Cheryl Rookwood
Hall of Fame- Sally Katen
Parliamentarian: David Alcock
Membership& Sponsors- Linda McShane/ Debby Switters
Board Of Members At Large
PublicRelations& Social Media - Scott W illson
Daniel Hernandez
Volunteer Coordinator - Daniel Hernandez
Barbara Katen
Donor Gif ts- Scott W illson
Sally Katen
BlueNotesNewsletter- Jan Kelley
Debby Switters
Help keep the Blues alive - Contact a Chair or Board Member to volunteer for the Board or a Committee!
Scott W illson
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