NEWS & HOT EVENTS

2012 CALENDAR

Friday Night Jam Sessions - The Kentucky Thumb Pickers Club gets together to pick and grin on  Friday nights from 7 to 9 pm at the Hopewell Baptist Church.  It is located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.  Friday night picking parties are every other Friday Night.  Come pick with us or just drop by and listen.  See details and schedule of dates below. 

  February 2,3,4 & 5th, 2012 -  TommyFest with Master guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.  There will be 4 days of his concerts and workshops.  Feb 2nd Concert With Tommy and special guest Anthony Snape, Feb 3rd Concert with Tommy and guitar jazz wiz Frank Vignola, Feb 4th Guitar Workshop, Feb 4th Tommy Concert & Feb 5th Guitar Workshop. Tommy will be performing in Elizabethtown as part of the twelth series of great guitarist arranged by promoter Eddie Mattingly and his partner Carol Reesor.  They are held in the beautiful auditorium in the Performing Arts Center at the new John Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky.  Tickets are $20 general admission and may be ordered by sending a check or money order with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:  Trinity Music Productions, 1048 Ferrill Hill Road, Buffalo, Ky  42716.  email: ematting@scrtc.com for additional information.  Click here for a map. See Acoustic Guitar Masters Series for details. 

 Saturday, February 11th at Noon - KTPC Picking Party    Come out to Louisville and enjoy the show and pick with us.   Everyone is encouraged to attend.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.  It will be at our new home, the Hopewell Baptist Church.  It is located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Alex at 1-502-267-7603.  Click here for more club info.  

  Saturday February 11th -11am Jam Brunch: LexJam Acoustic Cafe at Natasha's Bistro and Bar. Open jam session with Brunch. Rock, blues, pop, country, jazz, ambient. Basics provided (drum kit, congas, keyboard, guitar and bass amps, sound system.) On-stage group evolves as players/vocalists are invited to sign-in and sit in. If you have charts, bring them! Acoustic set from 11am-3pm. Natasha's is located at 112 Esplanade, Lexington, KY. Call 859-259-2754 or go to www.lexjam.com for more information.

  March 2nd - Michael Kelsey  will be performing in the beautiful auditorium in the Performing Arts Center at the new John Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky.  This is the 12th series of great guitarist arranged by promoter Eddie Mattingly and his partner Carol Reesor.    Tickets are $15.00 general seating.  Order tickets by sending a check or money order with a self-addressed-stamped-envelope to:  Trinity Music Productions, 1048 Ferrill Hill Road, Buffalo, Ky  42716.  email: ematting@scrtc.com for additional information.  Click here for a map.  Go to Michael's site at www.michaelkelsey.com  

April 7th - Pat Kirtley and Tim Grimm  will be performing in the beautiful auditorium in the Performing Arts Center at the new John Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky.  This is the 12th series of great guitarist arranged by promoter Eddie Mattingly and his partner Carol Reesor.    Tickets are $15.00 general seating.  Order tickets by sending a check or money order with a self-addressed-stamped-envelope to:  Trinity Music Productions, 1048 Ferrill Hill Road, Buffalo, Ky  42716.  email: ematting@scrtc.com for additional information.  Click here for a map.  Go to Pat's site HERE. 

 Saturday, April 14th at Noon - KTPC Picking Party    Come out to Louisville and enjoy the show and pick with us.   Everyone is encouraged to attend.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.  It will be at our new home, the Hopewell Baptist Church.  It is located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Alex at 1-502-267-7603.  Click here for more club info.  

  Saturday, April 14th - 6:30 pm - Mose Rager Birthday picking party at Drakesboro, Ky.  Folks will gather starting Friday night at the hotels and will be pickin' until the main event begins on Saturday evening.  It will be held at the Drakesboro Fire Station / City Hall.  The event includes dinner and concert of local and National Chet / Travis style pickers.  Go HERE to see info on hotels in the area and driving directions around Muhlenberg County. 

Regularly Scheduled Picking Events

  KTPC Saturday Meeting and Picking Party Schedule - Our meetings are normally on the Second Saturdays of the even numbered months.  (February, April, June, August, October, December) starting at NOON. A short business meeting is generally preceded by an informal jam session and is followed by a guest performer or the continuance of the jam session. A pot luck meal or light refreshments are available. Members, friends and the general public are invited to attend.  A few of the dates are not 2nd Saturdays due to scheduling conflicts with the facilities.  

Here are the dates for the year for the Saturday picking parties:

Tommy Fest
February 2, 2012 - Tommy Emmanuel Concert with special guest Anthony Snape
February 3, 2012 - Tommy Emmanuel Concert with special guest Frank Vignola
February 4, 2012 - Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Workshop
February 4, 2012 - Tommy Emmanuel Concert
February 5, 2012 - Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Workshop

March 2, 2012 - Michael Kelsey Concert
April 7, 2012 - Pat Kirtley and Tim Grimm Concert

Four Legends Jamboree is held every second Saturday at the Drakesboro City Hall in Drakesboro, KY. Everyone gets a chance to join in the picking and grinnin’. Call 1-270-476-8690 for more information. 

Pickin’ In The Park provides a variety of players and some open mic nights and operates seasonally.  Every Friday night at Paradise Park in Powderly, KY from June thru September the stage is filled with the sounds of West Kentucky picking. Call 1-270-338-2520 for details and head on down to pick and listen. 

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