NEWS & HOT EVENTS

2025 CALENDAR

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  Saturday, June 7th - 9:00 am to Noon - Shepherdsville Farmers Market at 170 W. Joe B Hall Ave., Shepherdsville.  Come out and join us at the Market.  We'll be picking and grinnin' while everyone shops and enjoys the day.  For directions to the event click HERE.  Hope to see you there.  After ending at noon, we're heading to Muhlenberg County for our 1st Saturday Club picking.  See below.

  Saturday, June 7th - 2:00 pm -  Home of the Legends Picking Party.   Come out to Drakesboro, Ky and help us celebrate thumbpicking and continue the traditions of Mose, Merle, Chet & Reed and add the new sounds of Doyle Dykes, Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.  Bring your guitar and amp or just drop in to listen.   It will be at the Drakesboro City Hall / Fire Station in the Community Room located at 211 W Mose Rager Blvd, Drakesboro, KY 42337.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Scott at 1-859-223-3576 for info.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more club info.

Saturday, June 14th at Noon - Club Picking Party.  Come out to Louisville and enjoy an afternoon of great picking and fellowship.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.   It will be at our Club home, the Hopewell Baptist Church located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more.

 July 9th-12th - Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Annual Convention at the Music City Sheraton in Nashville, TN.  The greatest thumbpicking event anywhere, anytime.  4 days of non-stop music on multiple stages.  Go to their webpage here to read all about it. 

Regularly Scheduled Picking Events

KTPC Saturday Meeting and Picking Party Schedule - Our Louisville meetings are on the Second Saturdays of every month 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. Members, friends and the general public are invited to attend.  Sometimes the dates may not be 2nd Saturdays due to scheduling conflicts with the facilities.  If you are traveling far, you should call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576 before you go to make sure there are no changes in the dates.  Bring your guitar and plan to pick with us

Four Legends Jamboree is held every first Saturday starting at 2:00 PM at the Drakesboro City Hall in Drakesboro, KY. Everyone gets a chance to join in the picking and grinnin’. For more information, contact Scott at 1-859-223-3576 or email kythumbpicker@gmail.com

Here are the dates for the Saturday picking parties in Drakesboro (1st Saturday ) and Louisville (2nd Saturday) for 2024:

If you are traveling far, you should call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576 before you go to make sure there are no changes in the dates.  Bring your guitar and plan to pick with us.

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When you see this guitar picking icon, it means that the event features jamming or encourages visitors to join in and take a turn picking.  Bring your guitar and jump in with the others.

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