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Steel Guitar Coming Events

The Aloha International Steel Guitar Club Annual Convention - July 9th, 10th and 11th in Winchester, IN. The main convention site is the Randolph Inn and Suites. Reservations phone: 1-765-584-8281. Featured players from Hawaii will be Dr. Isaac Akuna and Bobby Igano. Mainland players include Duke Ching, Herbert Hanawahine and Bernie Endaya along with other members of the steel club. Daily stage performances from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Saturday evening there will be a Luau and Show from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. On Wednesday, July 8th, L.T. Zinn and Don Fullmer will host a special seminar program. L.T. will do a one on one session from Noon until 2:45 pm and then continue with a group class specializing on bar technique, for authentic Hawaiian Vamps, Intros and Endings. Tablature will be provided. Don will present a class from 1:00 pm until 2:45 entitled "How did they do that?" The event will be held at the Municipal Golf Course Club House. If you plan to attend these classes phone L.T. Zinn at: 1-231-719-0410, as soon as possible, so that enough tab will be available. For more convention info write to: Aloha International Steel Guitar Club, P.O. Box 28082, Minneapolis, MN 55428, 28082 or visit the Club web site: http://www.alohainternationalsgc.org/index.html

The Annual Rocky Mountain Steel Guitar Show - Saturday, July 18th at the Ramada Plaza, 10 East 120th Ave., 120th and I-25 in Denver, CO. For room reservations call 1-303-452-4100. This will be the second show at this new location. For more information, Dick Meis can be contacted at 1-877-380-1010.  Some of the previous players have included Dick Meis, Chuck Lettes, Daniel Jones, Del Mullen, Bob Case, and Glen Taylor.

Scotty's 38th Annual International Steel Guitar Convention - September 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th at the Millennium Hotel, 200 South 4th St.. St. Louis, MO. 63102.Phone: 314-241-9500 or Toll Free: 800-325-7353 for ISGA room reservations. Special room rates:Singles: $88.00 * Doubles: $93.00 * Triples: $98.00 * Quads: $108.00. Be sure to mention the ISGC to get the discounted rates! Muic starts on Thursday, September 3rd. Convention opens on Friday evening September 4th. The registration fee is $30.00 each day for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Advance 3 day reservation is $70.00.

Doug Jernigan will be conducting the Pedal Steel Guitar E9th tuning seminar at the International Steel Guitar Convention this year, on Friday, September 4th. Player levels: Intermediate to Advanced. Cost of the Seminar is $65.00.

Don Curtis will be conducting the non-pedal seminar at the Convention this year covering both the E7th and C6th 6 string tunings. You can still take the course if you have an 8 string guitar. Friday, September 4th, from 9 am until 1 pm, for beginners to advanced players. Cost is $50.00. Contact the ISGC at 9535 Midland Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63114-3314 Phone: 314-427-7794 * Fax: 314-427-0516. E-mail: Scotty@scottysmusic.com Web page: www.scottysmusic.com Be sure to call, write, check the web site or e-mail for full details.

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association Annual Convention - October 8th, 9th and 10th at the Holiday Inn, 411 S. Larkin Ave., Joliet, IL. Room reservations phone: 1-815-729-2000. Special HSGA room rate $67.50 per night+tax. Rate is valid from Oct. 5th thru Oct. 11th and must be made no later than September 1st. Convention registration fee is $25.00 per person and must be received no later than September 1st. Mail to: Wally Pfeifer, 115 N. Clinton St., Dwight, IL 60420. Steel players wishing to perform at the convention should contact Wally Pfiefer before September 1st. (Do not contact the HSGA in Hawaii).

18th Annual N.E. Iowa Steel Show -October 23rd, 24th and 25th at the Electric Park Ballroom, 310 W. Conger, Waterloo, Iowa. Featured players will be Dewitt Scott and Terry Bethel plus 30 steel guitarists from several midwest states. There will be a free jam session on Friday night open to the the public and all musicians. Reduced rate hotel rooms are available at the Heartland Inn, 1809 LaPorte Rd., Waterloo. Contact the hotel at 1-800-334-3277 and request the special steel show rate. For more info go on the internet to: www.steelguitarjam.com. Make plans now to attend this fine 3 day event which is sponsored by The Connect Inc.

The Pedal Steel Guitar Association's 36th Anniversary Celebration - November 7th and 8th, at the Doubletree Hotel, 789 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk, CT. Saturday, November 7th from Noon until 5:00 pm and from 8:00 until 11:00 pm. Sunday the 8th from 11 am until 7:00 pm. For Doubletree room reservations phone: 1-203-853-3477. Be sure to mention the PSGA for the special rate of $80.00+tax each night. Reservation deadline is October 19th, after that date the sleeping room rates go up.

Confirmed players a/o 12/26/2008 include: Lonnie Bennett, Carco Clave, Terry Crisp, Jeff DeMaio and the Gunsmoke band, Fooch Fischetti (on steel), Doug Jernigan, Chuck Lettes, Margie Mays, Terry Sutton, Bob Taillefer, Herby Wallace,, and Joe Wright.

Admission is $25.00 for PSGA Members and $30.00 for guests (non-members).The Pedal Steel Guitar Association Inc. is a not for profit organization registered with the State of New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau and the NY State Board of Regents as an educational organization. Steel Guitar vendors will be on hand to display their products.

Please let us know about steel events in your area. Send detailed information, at least two months in advance of your show date, to Pedal Steel Newsletter, Attn: Editor, P.O. Box 20248, Floral Park, NY 11002-0248. Or click here or the E-mail button below.