PAST SHOWS OF 2005

2005 DATES

VENUE
DETAILS
TOWN
SAT
JAN 8
Private Party
-
San Francisco
CA
SUN
JAN 9

9 gal show with Blame Sally
Show 7:30 / Sisters at 9:30
2170 Market St. / 415.861.5016 / $12

San Francisco
CA

SAT
JAN 15

"BREAKING UP XMAS"
Old-time Concert & Square Dance
Mercury Dimes and Earl White Band. Calling by Evie Ladin
$8 / music starts at 9:30

Berkeley
CA
FEB 10

San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-time Festival 2005
with Laurie Lewis' Bluegrass Band
, plus Donner Mountain.
8:30pm / $12
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd / (415)970-9777

San Francisco
CA

FEB
13, 20, 27
CLOGGING WORKSHOP
at ASHKENAZ
during SFBOT and beyond

Clogging Classes with Evie Ladin
LIVE music by the Stairwell Sisters

1pm Beginner / 2pm Intermediate
$10 per class / 1317 San Pablo Ave.

Berkeley
CA
MON
FEB 21
LIVE phone interview on KWMR FM 90.5 ~ Pt. Reyes Station with Jerry Lunsford, the "Hippie from Olema"
7pm (show from 6:30-8:30pm)
Point Reyes Station
CA
SAT
FEB 26
Dance Palace Community Center
Performance set first, then square dance set!
503 B Street / (415)663-1075
E-mail: dance@svn.net

Point Reyes Station
CA

FRI
MAR 11
FREIGHT & SALVAGE
(Lisa with Mac Martin)

Lisa will have the honor of playing with Mac Martin-bluegrass pioneer from PA (who turns 80 this year). With the other "California Travelers" - Kathy Kallick (bass), Butch Waller (mandolin), Paul Shelasky (fiddle), and Keith Little (banjo).
1111 Addison St. / (510)548-1761

Berkeley
CA
SAT
MAR 12
Lisa again has the honor of playing with Mac Martin. (See above.) This evening at the Redwood Bluegrass Association show.1667 Miramonte Ave.

Mountain View
CA

THURS
APR 7
THE STARRY PLOUGH
(Barnburners/Evie)
Old Time Square Dance!
Amy & Karen plus The Barnburners (Steph & Lisa with Allegra Yellin & Keith Terry). Calling by Evie Ladin.
9pm / $8
Berkeley
CA
TUES
APR 12
11:30am KMUD interview with Ken on "Bluegrass Country", then at 2:30pm on KHSU/KHSR with Candice on "The Ramblin' Folk Show"!
Humboldt County/Arcata
CA
WED
APR 13

We're going to be on TV, well, for 15 seconds anyways. Footage of our 12 Galaxies SFBOT show.

San Francisco
CA
THURS
APR 14
THE ATLAS CAFE
(Martha & Bill Foss)

Martha & Bill Foss play a duo set.
3049 20th St. @ Alabama St. in the Mission District.

San Francisco
CA
FRI
APR 15

Music from 8:30pm -11:30pm
2074 Armory Dr. / (707)546-ROSE

Santa Rosa
CA
SAT
APR 16

Humboldt Folklife Society presents Stairwell Sisters
WORKSHOPS! CONCERT! & SQUARE DANCE!
4:00-5:30pm - Workshops: Clawhammer Banjo (Evie), Old-time fiddle (Stephanie), and "Old-time" Dobro (Lisa). 5:45-6:45pm - Clogging Workshop
8:00pm - CONCERT! (doors 7:30pm)
SQUARE DANCE to foll
ow!
!
$8 students/$10 members/$12 non-members
Grange on Jacoby Creek Road
Email Jen Rice for info: jen@humboldt1.com

Bayside -
South of Arcata/ Humboldt County
CA
SAT-SUN
APR
23-24

UNTI VINEYARDS
(Trio-Steph, Sue & Lisa)

"Passport Days" - local winerys open their doors to the public. Stairwell Trio-Steph, Sue & Lisa play it again!
4202 Dry Creek Rd. (707)433-5590
Healdsburg
CA
SAT
APR 30

Sedge Thompson's West Coast Live ~ LIVE from the new Empire Plush Room.
10am-12pm (doors 9:30am)
940 Sutter St. / (415)664-9500
WCL is a weekly 2-hour radio variety show produced live-to-satellite Sat. morns in front of SF theater audiences and broadcast around the world.

San Francisco
CA
SAT
APR 30

ANTI-WAR SQUARE DANCE! Benefit for Military Resisters and Iraq Veterans Against the War
953 De Haro St. (at 22nd St.)
Social & Intros: 6pm-7:30pm / Dance: 7:30pm-11pm
$10-$30 sliding scale / $5 students
FEATURING: The Stairwell Sisters w/calling by Evie
AND The Squirrelly Stringband plus
The Bernal Hill Stringband
All proceeds to benefit the defense of Pablo Paredes
and Iraq Veterans Against the War.
More info: Sue at srsndln@pacbell.net

San Francisco
CA
SUN
MAY 1
3:30pm LIVE on Ray Edlund's radio show "Pig In A Pen"
Berkeley
CA
FRI
MAY 6

CD RELEASE SHOW
doors 7:30/music at 8:00
Adv. tickets $17.50

Berkeley
CA
TUES
MAY 17
CD RELEASE SHOW
sharing the bill with Suzy Thompson (+ special guests!?)
153 Throckmorton Ave. / (415)388-2820
Mill Valley
CA
SAT
MAY 21

CLAWHAMMER BANJO WORKSHOP with Evie at GRYPHON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

with Evie Ladin
3:00-5:00 PM / $35
Workshop accommodates several levels
211 Lambert Ave. / (650)493-2131 / (888)493-2131

Palo Alto
CA
SAT
MAY 21

CD RELEASE SHOW
Fiddling Cricket Concert

at Espresso Gardens Cafe
814 S. Bascom Ave. / (831)475 4938

San Jose
CA

JUNE 4-6

~ Concerts, Square Dance & Workshops ~
with Kenny Hall, Foghorn Stringband, Kinman's Old-time Serenaders, & more! 1st Annual!
Festival & Camping at Siskiyou County Fairgrounds
Yreka
CA
THURS
JUNE 9

at Todos Santos Plaza
Willow Pass Rd. and Grant St.
6:30-8pm (2 sets)
Info: (925)671-3464 / Community Concerts

Concord
CA
SAT
JUNE 11

1331 Main St. / (209)862-4490
show at 8:00pm (doors at 7:00)
http://www.westsidetheatre.org/events.html

Newman
CA
FRI
JUNE 17

SF CD RELEASE SHOW
with our pals 7th Day Buskers - acoustic roots music from San Diego $6 / 9pm

San Francisco
CA
SAT
JUNE 18
12:20-1:20pm
on Telegraph Ave. (by 48th) in the swell Temescal district.
Oakland
CA

THURS
JUNE 30

~ COLORADO TOUR STARTS HERE ~
Concert @ 9:00pm
$5 / 7519 Grandview Ave, Olde Town Arvada
303-GO-DNOTE

Denver
CO

FRI
JULY 1

KRFC 88.9 FM
"LIVE AT LUNCH"

Live radio show from Noon-1:00
broadcast live from Lincoln Center - a free, public outdoor performance

Fort Collins
CO

FRI
JULY 1

8:00pm / $8
605 S. Mason / (970)493-5555

Fort Collins
CO

SAT
JULY 2
LIVE interview w/Joan Wernick
11:00am
Boulder
CO
SAT
JULY 2
LITTLE CHURCH IN THE PINES

7:00pm / $10
414 Gold Run Rd. / (303) 444-0134
allisonhybertson@yahoo.com

Salina (just outside Boulder) CO
SUN
JULY 3
HOUSE CONCERT

Sorry, this show has been CANCELLED.
(email Kirk Mlinek for details)

Aurora
CO
JULY 22-31
ALASKA

~ ALASKA TOUR ~
see below
FOLKS, WE'RE SORRY TO SAY WE'RE POSTPONING
OUR ALASKA TOUR DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY (A BELOVED GRANDPARENT). UNTIL NEXT YEAR! BEST, THE SISTERS

AK
SAT
JULY 23
2610 Spenard
$10
Anchorage
AK
SUN
JULY 24
MOUNTAIN HIGH PIZZA PIE

Contact Todd Basilone (907)733-1234
no cover

Talkeetna
AK
TUES
JULY 26
Radio show in Homer (more info to come)
+ performance 8pm to midnight
www.belugalakelodge.com
Homer
AK
THURS
JULY 28
9:30pm
Denali Park
AK
FRI-SAT
JULY 29-30

Presented by the
Alaska Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association
Sets at 9:15pm Friday / 8:30pm Sat.
- - - - -

Anderson
AK
SAT
AUG 6
Private Event
Wedding
Santa Cruz
CA
SUN
AUG 7
Americana Unplugged Series
5-8pm / Free
2181 Shattuck Ave (at Center Street) across from Berkeley main BART station
Berkeley
CA

SAT
AUG 13

Private Event

Wedding

Carmel
CA

SUN
AUG 14
DIVINE APPOINTMENT GUITARS
& HAMPTON INN & SUITES
Concert & Workshops!
Dobro/Guitar workshop at Divine Appointment Guitars, Clawhammer Banjo workshop and concert at the Hampton Inn & Suites. Players of all levels are welcome to the workshops!
Workshops at 2pm / Concert at 6pm (2 sets)
To reserve your space, call (805)237-0054 ASAP!
daguitars@pacbell.net
Paso Robles
CA
THURS
AUG 18
ATLAS CAFE
(Lisa with Ray Bierl)

Lisa will fill in on dobro for Ray Bierl's set with Steven Strauss on bass. 3049 20th St @ Alabama St in the Mission District. / 8-10pm

San Francisco
CA
TUES
AUG 23
THE CLAREMONT HOUSE
(Trio-Evie, Steph & Lisa)
Stairwell Trio-Evie, Steph, & Lisa
24th Anniversary-Kentucky theme
5:30-6:30pm
(Claremont House is a retirement home)
Oakland
CA
FRI
AUG 26
16135 Main St. (20 mins. west of Santa Rosa)
We hear it's a rock club - with 4 tiered levels & thunderous sound! 9pm
Guerneville
CA
MON
AUG 29

Live Bluegrass Monday
8:30pm / 853 Valencia (betw. 19th & 20th)
415.970.0012

San Francisco
CA
THURS
SEPT 8

Outdoor Music Series
6:30pm - 8:00pm / Fernandez Park
more info awooldridge@ci.pinole.ca.us

Pinole
CA
SAT
SEPT 10

11:30am-7:30pm Art & Music Festival
in downtown Pt. Richmond
Sisters on from 12:55-1:35pm

Point Richmond
CA
SAT
SEPT 10
Private Event
Stairwell Sisters Trio
U.S. Community Forestry Research Program Conference
Sonoma
CA
THURS
SEPT 15
Show with The Roadoilers & Larry Hanks.
Part of BERKELEY OLD-TIME MUSIC CONVENTION Bust Down!
1111 Addison St. 8pm $15.50 adv./$16.50 door
Berkeley
CA
SAT
SEPT 17
(Daytime)
AMTRAK
BERKELEY
Opening ceremony for new AMTRAK station in Berkeley
at University and 3rd St. 1-4pm (2 sets)
Head over to Ashkenaz afterwards! - see below
Berkeley
CA
SAT
SEPT 17
(Evening)
CLOGGING WORKSHOP
at ASHKENAZ
during BOTMC

Southern Appalachian Clogging Class with Evie Ladin
L
ive music by The Stairwell Sisters
Just before the Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention SQUARE DANCE! (Wear non-sticky shoes)
1317 San Pablo Ave. / 6:30-7:30pm / $10
Info: evie@stairwellsisters.com

Berkeley
CA
FRI
SEPT 23
Private Event
Wedding
Bigfork
MT
SAT
SEPT 24

9:30pm / 100 Central Ave / 406-862-8888
http://www.mtcentralstation.com

Whitefish
MT
SAT
OCT 15

"COLLEGE NOT COMBAT" fundraiser
"Yes on Prop. I" SQUARE DANCE!

Featuring: Squirrelly Sringband & Stairwell Sisters (Squirrels on first) calling by Evie & Erik Hoffman.
Doors 7:30 / dance 8-11pm
$10-30 sliding scale, $5 students
3543 18th St. #8 (415)431-1180

San Francisco
CA
SUNDAYS
OCT 16 & 23
CLOGGING WORKSHOP
at ASHKENAZ

Clogging Classes with Evie Ladin
$10 per class / 1317 San Pablo Ave.
All levels welcome
more info: evie@stairwellsisters.com

Berkeley
CA
SAT
OCT 29
(OCT. 24-30)

IBMA-International Bluegrass Music Association
"World of Bluegrass"

We play "Roots & Branches" stage Sat. during Fan Fest at 4:00pm. Nashville Convention Center/Renaissance Hotel
(Conference 10/24-27, Awards 10/27 at The Ryman, Fan Fest 10/28-30). More info at www.ibma.org.
Come see us at the CBA "After Hours" Showcase at midnight on Sat. as well!

Nashville
TN
NOV
4, 11, 18, & 19

EXIT THEATER
(Steph with
Brian Shapiro)

Steph fiddles for performance artist Brian Shapiro of CultureWorks, an SF based performance art collaborative. Music accompanies Brian's stage production UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE: Ain’t it Good to be in the kNOW - 8pm, $17 / 156 Eddy St. (betw. Taylor & Mason)
San Francisco
CA
SAT
NOV 5

Sharing the evening with old-time/trad. duo
Beverly Smith & Carl Jones!
A special treat for part of our Sister set -
SF percussive "Dance Tent" with special guest Keith Terry. - a bunch of new material!
8:15pm / $14 adv./$16 door
1021 Sanchez St. / 415.454.5238

San Francisco
CA
SAT
NOV 12

New 100-seat intimate performing arts venue in the heart of Monterey. Behind the historic “Casa Sanchez” Adobe facade.
7:30pm / $10 adv./$12 door
414 Avarado St. (831)646-1415

Monterey
CA
SAT
NOV 19
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER
(Evie calls/
Martha plays)

Our Sister society!
The Ladies Banjo Society of California Benefit!
Evie calls with the Muckrakers - Martha, Bill Foss, Erik Pearson, & Karen Heil) + Squirrelly Stringband playing.

San Francisco
CA
SUN
NOV 27

BENEFIT for earthquake and hurricane victims
(including Musicians in Need) recovery fund -
with Wake the Dead, Eric & Suzy Thompson,
Keith Terry, & The Sisters.
$17.50 adv/$18.50 door
1111 Addison St. / 510.548.1761

Berkeley
CA
SAT
DEC 3
Listen for us LIVE at 2:00pm
on KUSP - DJ Chris Jong's show
"Down on the Pataphysical Farm"
88.9FM
Santa Cruz
CA
SAT
DEC 3
(last gig of 2005)
BARNDANCE at
THE ATTIC

OLD-TIME BARNDANCE!
8:00pm Concert / 9:00pm Square Dance
931 Pacific Ave.-downtown Santa Cruz / (831)460-1800
Beginners welcome - all dances taught.
~ The most fun you can have with your clothes on! ~
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click to see Poster -

Santa Cruz
CA

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