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	A 7-Week BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP with Keith Billik and Alan Epstein Thursday , January 13, 2005 07:00 pm - February 24, 2005 workshop ($75.00) Location: Elderly Instruments Does joining a bluegrass jam give you the jitters? Jump in here-- it's safe.
	"Singing 101"--a Singing Workshop with MATT WATROBA Saturday , January 15, 2005 10:30 am - 12:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments A workshop for folks like us presented by "Folks Like Us" host Matt Watroba!
	The Kruger Brothers are Returning to Elderly Saturday , January 29, 2005 12:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "...oh man! As the old saying goes, I was in hog heaven...!" - Doc Watson's praise for The Kruger Brothers
	A DUAL-Mandolin Workshop with MIKE COMPTON and DAVID LONG Tuesday , February 08, 2005 05:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($70.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "...two men possessed with their craft...the real stuff" - www.mandolincafe.com
	A Hands-on Autoharp Workshop with BRYAN BOWERS Saturday , February 12, 2005 10:00 am - 12:00 noon workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "Bryan Bowers is to the Autoharp what Bjorn Borg is to tennis balls...he is just about the best there is at it." - The Globe and Mail
	A FREE in-store bluegrass concert by Lare Williams & New Direction Saturday , February 19, 2005 12:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "It's no coincidence that 'Lare' rhymes with 'flair'..." - Bluegrass Now Magazine
	A FREE concert by THE BLUEGRASS TENDERFEET, an Elderly Workshop Ensemble Band Thursday , February 24, 2005 07:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments Ever timid about joining a jam? Come, see, and learn how you can conquer such concerns....
	Celtic Harp Workshop with PHILIP BOULDING of "Magical Strings" Saturday , March 26, 2005 10:30 am - 12:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "...warm, graceful and sonically gorgeous" - The Washington Post
	Hammered Dulcimer Workshop with PHILIP BOULDING of "Magical Strings" Saturday , March 26, 2005 01:30 pm - 3:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "...a rhythmic sturdiness...and this really separates the 'men from the boys' - Shanachie Review
	A "Performance Technique" Workshop by Veteran Performer CARLA SCIAKY Saturday , April 02, 2005 10:30 am - 12:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments Not yet comfortable performing? Nervous about connecting with your audience? Come work with Carla!
	A SECOND Seven-week BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP Thursday , April 14, 2005 06:30 pm - 8:00 pm workshop ($125) Location: Elderly Instruments "You're not alone anymore!" - Elderly instructors Keith Billik & Alan Epstein
	A Banjo Workshop with "Urban Bluegrass Whiz" TONY TRISCHKA Wednesday, April 20, 2005 06:00 pm - 9:00 pm workshop ($70) Location: Elderly Instruments "Keep playin' them new notes"--Bill Monroe, praising Tony Trischka.
	A FREE In-Store Concert with Metro-Detroit Mainstay JAN KRIST Saturday , May 07, 2005 11:00 am in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "...baptized in the Beatles, Motown, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Carole King...."
	Gibson's Traveling Showroom Visits Elderly on Friday, May 20, 2005 Friday , May 20, 2005 10:00 am - 6:00 pm presentation (free) Location: Elderly Instruments The Great Big Gibson Showroom Trailer offers FREE admission to everyone.
	A FREE In-Store Concert by Elderly's second Bluegrass Ensemble Workshop students Thursday , May 26, 2005 07:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments The Elderly Mountain Boys are having fun--and this is fun for everyone!
	The First Annual MIDWEST BANJO CAMP, sponsored by Elderly Instruments Friday , June 03, 2005 12:00 pm - Sunday, June 5, 2005 workshop ($350/260 for commuters) Location: Michigan State University For all bluegrass and old-time banjo players, beginners to experts....
	Midwest Banjo Camp Faculty Concert at MSU--a Taste of Americana Saturday , June 04, 2005 07:15 pm - 9:45 pm concert ($15) Location: McDonel Hall, MSU "The five-string banjo can neither be mistaken nor forgotten" - Karen Linn, "That Half-Barbaric Twang"
	A Special Concert by Folklorist/Musician MIKE SEEGER at the Creole Gallery Sunday , June 05, 2005 07:30 pm concert ($13.00) Location: Creole Gallery "...this music had to be in his blood. Nobody could just learn this stuff" - Bob Dylan on Mike Seeger
	Rushad Eggleston and His Wild Band of Snee--coming to Elderly Free! Wednesday, June 29, 2005 05:30 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "Eggleston's compositions...a mind that eats music theory for breakfast"- Northeast Performer Magazine
	A FREE In-Store Concert by the High-powered Celtic Progressive Band MILLISH Saturday , July 16, 2005 11:00 am in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "...serious music with a playful 'dare me not to' attitude towards arrangements and genres..."
	A FREE In-Store Concert by Old-Time Country Quartet THE WILDERS Wednesday, July 20, 2005 05:30 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "If this were old Salem, they'd be burned at the stake. They play like they're possessed."
	Slide Show, Lecture, and a Private Concert by Master Luthier GRIT LASKIN Thursday , September 01, 2005 06:30 pm - 9:00 pm presentation ($25.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "Give me wood and I'll make it sing for you."
	A FREE In-Store Concert by Singer/Songwriter SARI BROWN & Friends Saturday , September 17, 2005 12:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "Amazing, fabulously entertaining singer-songwriter with a swingin' brand of folk." - Sean Fitzgerald, Ferndale's Xhedos Cafe
	A FREE In-Store Concert with Official 2005 IBMA Showcase Band HIT & RUN Saturday , September 24, 2005 03:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments Here's a 1st: the 1st band to win 1st place in the RockyGrass AND Telluride Band Contests!
	"Arranging Methods for the Guitar"--a Workshop by GEOFF MULDAUR Wednesday, September 28, 2005 05:00 pm - 7:00 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "I wouldn't do a tune if I couldn't mess it up. That's my job." - Geoff Muldaur
	A Bluegrass Banjo Workshop with Banjo Newsletter Columnist EDDIE COLLINS Thursday , September 29, 2005 06:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "Breaking Through to the Next Level"--Bluegrass Banjo Basics and Beyond!
	A FREE In-Store Performance with Singer/Songwriter HAILEY WOJCIK Monday , October 03, 2005 05:30 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "Hairy Woodchuck"--Contemporary CD, Michigan musician, or warm fuzzy?
	A Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop with LAURENCE JUBER Thursday , October 06, 2005 06:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($37.50) Location: Elderly Instruments LJ is now a TWO-time Grammy Award Winner!
	A Celtic Fiddle Workshop with virtuoso fiddler LAURA CORTESE Saturday , October 08, 2005 10:30 am - 12:30 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments "...a captivating, frisky mix of traditional grace and modern sophistication" - Scott Alarik, Boston Globe
	A FREE In-Store "Parlor Guitar" Concert by JOEL MABUS Saturday , October 08, 2005 02:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments This IS your grandfather's music!--early classics loved by all ages
	A Three-hour Workshop with Master Bluesman ROY BOOK BINDER Thursday , October 13, 2005 05:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($100.00) Location: Elderly Instruments Blues & Ragtime licks & tricks of the old masters--and a FREE CD for each student.
	Slide Guitar Blues Workshop by David Jacobs-Strain Saturday , October 15, 2005 11:00 am - 1:00 pm workshop ($35.00) Location: Elderly Instruments
	A "Parlor Guitar" Fingerstyle Workshop with JOEL MABUS Thursday , November 17, 2005 06:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($40.00) Location: Elderly Instruments A workshop allied with Joel's free in-store concert and his latest CD!
	A FREE In-Store Concert by Texas country-jazz-blues duo ALBERT & GAGE Saturday , November 19, 2005 12:00 pm in-store performance (free) Location: Elderly Instruments "...rock, boogie, swing...global class, musicality and charm..." - Houston Press
	A BLUEGRASS BANJO WORKSHOP with Pioneer Banjoist BILL KEITH Saturday , November 19, 2005 01:00 pm - 5:00 pm workshop ($60.00) Location: Elderly Instruments What was Bill Keith's nickname when he played with Monroe's legendary Bluegrass Boys?
	ANOTHER Mandolin Workshop with MIKE COMPTON & DAVID LONG Thursday , December 08, 2005 05:30 pm - 8:30 pm workshop ($70.00) Location: Elderly Instruments Compton & Long's February workshop sold out FAST, so sign up SOON.