Greetings,
 
We hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. It was great to see so many folks at The Redbud Festival and at Shakori Hills. Shakori Hills will be having their Moonlight Music and Dance Series each Friday night begining May 4 and running through September 28. The Bynum Front Porch Series gets off and running on Friday nights in May and runs through September as well. The Saxaphaw Rivermill series will run on Saturday nights from May 5 through August with an Okberfest added to the program.
The websites for these series are:
www.shakorihills.org/shakori-music-series.
www.carrboro.com/bynummusic.
www.rivermillvillage.com.
Please come out and have some fun at one or more of these outdoor venues.
 
The schedule:
Thursday, May 3, Tommy Edwards and Friends (Alice Zincone and Rick Lafluer) will have their regular first Thursday show at Captain John's Dockside Restaurant in the Cole Park Plaza Shopping Center just south of Chapel Hill on 15-501. Music is from 5:30-8:30 and there is no cover charge. Call 919.968.7955 for info.
 
Monday, May 7, Leroy Savage, "Snuffy" Smith and Tommy Edwards will entertain at The Habitat for Humanity Burrito bash at The Pittsboro General Store Cafe, just off the circle in downtown Pittsboro. Music starts around 6:30. For info visit www.thegeneralstorecafe.com or call 919.542.2432.
 
Saturday, May 19, The Bluegrass Experience will perform at the inaugural Siler City Alive! festival in downtown Siler City. Performance time is not yet set but will be sometime between 10 am and noon.Call 919.542.5649 for info.
 
Friday, June 1, Tommy Edwards and Friends (Alice Zincone and Rick Lafluer) will perform for The Shakori Hill Moonlight Dance and Music Series at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Park near Silk Hope. The show is from 7 until 10 pm and is free. Visit www.shakorihills.orgshakori-music-series for info.
 
Saturday, June 2, The Bluegrass Experience will appear in concert at the Holly Springs Cultural Center at 8:00 pm. Admission is $10.00. Visit www.sixstringcafe.com for information. Also please listen to  "Bluegrass Saturday Night" on Life 103.1 fm on May 19 and 26 or to "The Pinecone Bluegrass Show" (94.7 fm) on May 20 and 27 for a chance to win free tickets to this concert.
 
Sunday, June 3, The Bluegrass Experience will once again perform for the Joann Gaddy Grimes Big Event to fight cancer at  Country Park in downtown Greensboro. Activities begin around 9:30 am. Admission is free but a generous contribution to the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center would be  greatly appreciated. Visit www.dukebigevent.org for information. 
 
Friday June 8. The Bluegrass Experience will once again perform for the Bynum Front Porch Music Series at the famous Bynum General Store. Bynum is located off 15-501 on the north side of the Haw River. Showtime is 7:00 pm and admission is free but a donation is encouraged. For more information visit www.carborro.com/bynummusic
 
The Leroy Savage Group, which often features members of The Bluegrass Experience, "Snuffy" Smith and Tommy Edwards as well as Donnie Evans, Ben Runkle, "Greenie" Marley, Gene Knight, Jeff Kimble and other special guests continues to appear at The Q Shack Restaurants as follow:
 
The Original Q Shack, Durham, 2510 University Drive, Wednesday evenings May 2, 9, 16 ,23 and 30 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Phone 919.402.4227 for info.
 
The Q Shack, Raleigh, North Hills Mall, Six Forks Road, Thursday evenings May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 7:00-9:00pm. Phone 919.786.4381 for info.
 
Thanks to everyone.
The Blugrass Experience
"Snuffy", Al, Stan, Michael and Tommy