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Northeast

Northeast

Montclair NJ

10:00 am–4:00 pm EST

Bluegrass Jam Class

Norwalk CT

All day

Bluegrass Jam Class

Pawtucket RI

Apr 15–May 13

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Oak Hill NY

Jul 10–12

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to 2023 Grey Fox Festival

Oak Hill NY

Jul 14–15

Jam Class @ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Silver Bay NY

Aug 20–25

Level 2 Bluegrass Camp

Silver Bay NY

Aug 20–25

Basic Level Bluegrass Jam Camp

North Guilford CT

All day

Jam Class @ St. John’s Bluegrass Festival

Southeast

Northeast

Charleston SC

Feb 17–19

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24–26

Weekend Jam Camp

Norris TN

Feb 25–26

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Mar 1–Apr 5

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Lebanon TN

Mar 3–5

Weekend Jam Camp

Mt. Juliet TN

Mar 31–Apr 2

Weekend Jam Camp

Dallas NC

Apr 14–15

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Boomer NC

Apr 24–27

MerleFest Bluegrass Camp

Boomer NC

Apr 24–27

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to MerleFest

& Leigh Nelson

Tampa Bay FL

May 15–21

Bluegrass Cruise

Liberty SC

May 19–21

Weekend Jam Camp

Blacksburg SC

Jun 23–25

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Jefferson NC

Jul 28–30

Jam Camp @ Ashe Co. Fiddlers Convention

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 5–8

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 6–8

Weekend Jam Camp

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 19–22

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Olive Branch MS

Oct 20–22

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Monteagle TN

Oct 27–29

Weekend Jam Camp

Abingdon VA

Nov 3–5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Feb 2–4, 2024

Weekend Jam Camp

Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic

Washington DC

Mar 8–Apr 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Abingdon VA

Mar 17–19

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

College Park MD

Apr 2–May 7

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Apr 21–23

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Gettysburg PA

May 15–18

Jam Camp prior to Gettysburg Festival

Ira Gitlin

Wind Gap PA

Jun 9–11

Jam Class @ Wind Gap Festival

Abingdon VA

Jul 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Parsons WV

Aug 2–4

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in Parsons Festival

Syria VA

Aug 18–20

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

Vince May

Syria VA

Oct 27–29

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Abingdon VA

Nov 3–5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Midwest

Midwest

Columbus IN

Feb 4–25

Weekly Jam Class

Appleton WI

Mar 1–Apr 5

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

New Athens IL

Mar 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Lincoln NE

Mar 19–Apr 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Pickerington OH

Apr 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Peoria IL

Apr 21–23

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2–4

Weekend Jam Camp

Madison WI

Jul 7–9

Weekend Jam Camp

South Central

Mountain

Austin TX

Apr 1–2

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Norman OK

Apr 15–May 20

Bluegrass Jam Class

Joshua Adkisson

Austin TX

Sep 30–Oct 1

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Mountain

Mountain

Denver CO

1:00 pm–4:00 pm EST

FREE Jam Class @ MidWinter Festival

Ronan MT

Feb 26–Apr 2

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Northwest

Southwest

Mountain

Glendale CA

Apr 22–23

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Oakland CA

Apr 29–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Erik Yates

& Andy Lentz

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 24–25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 19–21, 2024

Weekend Jam Camp

Non-U.S.

Mountain

Alsbach-Hähnlein Hesse

Germany

10:00 am–6:00 pm EST

Saturday Jam Class

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Mar 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 6–8

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 12–14

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Jun 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Jun 17–18

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Sep 8–10

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Oct 6–8

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Washington DC

Mar 8-Apr 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Abingdon VA

Mar 17-19

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

College Park MD

Apr 2-May 7

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Apr 21-23

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Gettysburg PA

May 15-18

Jam Camp prior to Gettysburg Festival

Ira Gitlin

Wind Gap PA

Jun 9-11

Jam Class @ Wind Gap Festival

Abingdon VA

Jul 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Parsons WV

Aug 2-4

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in Parsons Festival

Syria VA

Aug 18-20

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

Vince May

Syria VA

Oct 27-29

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Abingdon VA

Nov 3-5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Charleston SC

Feb 17-19

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24-26

Weekend Jam Camp

Norris TN

Feb 25-26

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Mar 1-Apr 5

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Lebanon TN

Mar 3-5

Weekend Jam Camp

Mt. Juliet TN

Mar 31-Apr 2

Weekend Jam Camp

Dallas NC

Apr 14-15

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Boomer NC

Apr 24-27

MerleFest Bluegrass Camp

Boomer NC

Apr 24-27

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to MerleFest

& Leigh Nelson

Tampa Bay FL

May 15-21

Bluegrass Cruise

Liberty SC

May 19-21

Weekend Jam Camp

Blacksburg SC

Jun 23-25

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Jefferson NC

Jul 28-30

Jam Camp @ Ashe Co. Fiddlers Convention

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 5-8

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 6-8

Weekend Jam Camp

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 19-22

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Olive Branch MS

Oct 20-22

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Monteagle TN

Oct 27-29

Weekend Jam Camp

Abingdon VA

Nov 3-5

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Feb 2-4, 2024

Weekend Jam Camp

Columbus IN

Feb 4-25

Weekly Jam Class

Appleton WI

Mar 1-Apr 5

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

New Athens IL

Mar 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Lincoln NE

Mar 19-Apr 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Pickerington OH

Apr 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Peoria IL

Apr 21-23

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2-4

Weekend Jam Camp

Madison WI

Jul 7-9

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Apr 1-2

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Norman OK

Apr 15-May 20

Bluegrass Jam Class

Joshua Adkisson

Austin TX

Sep 30-Oct 1

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Denver CO

1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST

FREE Jam Class @ MidWinter Festival

Ronan MT

Feb 26-Apr 2

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Glendale CA

Apr 22-23

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Oakland CA

Apr 29-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Erik Yates

& Andy Lentz

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 24-25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 19-21, 2024

Weekend Jam Camp

Alsbach-Hähnlein Hesse

Germany

10:00 am-6:00 pm EST

Saturday Jam Class

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Mar 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 6-8

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 12-14

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Jun 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Jun 17-18

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Sep 8-10

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Oct 6-8

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Work on Jam Skills at Home

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Pete Wernick’s inventive and time-tested method focuses on the student’s desire to play music in a social setting. Our mission is to teach bluegrass jamming skills. Our classes and camps have been launching jammers all over the U.S. and overseas!