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Hi Folks,
Even though this is only a month away, we're just getting started planning the dates for the 5th annual Nashville visit. We are working to launch active chapters in Birmingham, Atlanta and making our first visits to the states of North and South Carolina. I have Greenville, SC and Asheville, NC listed, but I am open to other cities near there if we can get a group of members together for a showcase/networking meeting. I've gotten a nice reponse from Lexington, so we'll be doing a show there on either Sunday or Tuesday (before or after the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Show on Monday, depending on how the Carolina's work out).

I expect to have 1 or 2 open member shows in Nashville in addition to our yearly Monday Night Bluebird Cafe stop. I expect the open shows to take place on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday I will be attending Member Muriel Anderson's yearly extravaganze "Muriel Andersons ALL Star Guitar Night" which is always a blast. On Saturday, we were working on the featured show at the Bluebird, but it appears that might have fallen through. Sunday night is aother potential night for a member showcase. Monday night we will attend the Bluebird Cafe Open Mic, so if you are a member, come out nad put your name in the hat and we'll be taping/taking pictures like we do every year. The Host for that show is JPF Mentor Barbara Cloyd! Then we'll be off for Alabama and other regions.

If you can help me set up a show in Birmingham, Atlanta, Greenville SC and Asheville NC as well as Lexington, please email me at jpfolks@aol.com and place your city in the title. I am also open to stopping in Louisville on the way down if some folks express interest.

As soon as we start to add events, we'll also start taking sign ups to perform. Here's the dates:

2003 Southeast Roadtrip Dates:

July 14: Louisville, KY (Show/Meeting Date)
July 15: Nashville, TN (Show/Meeting Date)
July 16: Nashville, TN (Show/Meeting Date)
July 17: Nashville, TN (Show/Meeting Date)
July 18: NAMM Show Nashville (Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night)
July 19: NAMM Bluebird/Show Nashville (Pending)
July 20: NAMM Show Nashville (Show/Meeting Date)
July 21: Nashville, TN (Bluebird Cafe Open Mic)
July 22: Birmingham, AL (Show/Meeting Date)
July 23: Birmingham, AL (Travel)
July 24: Atlanta, GA (Show/Meeting Date)
July 25: Atlanta, GA (Show/Meeting Date)
July 26: Greenville, SC (Show/Meeting Date)
July 27: Asheville, NC (Show/Meeting Date)
July 28: Lexington, KY (Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour)
July 29: Lexington, KY (Show/Meeting Date).

See you next month!

Brian