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    Eastman MD415-GD Giveaway from The Mandolin Store and Mandolin Cafe 

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    Published on May-16-2017 11:00am  Views: 12291 
    Eastman MD415-GD Giveaway from The Mandolin Store and Mandolin Cafe

    Surprise, Ariz. — The Mandolin Store in conjunction with the Mandolin Cafe will be giving away an Eastman MD415-GD to one lucky winner in the near future.

    Registration for a chance to win will commence from a link on the Mandolin Cafe on May 28 with a single random winner being selected Friday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time.

    The giveaway is open to all visitors to the Mandolin Cafe regardless of location.

    The new Eastman MD415-GD is individually hand-crafted using time-honored methods & premium hand-carved solid tonewoods with solid Spruce Top, solid Mahogany back & sides.

    Ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. F-style body with an F-holes for warm, ringing tones & excellent sound projection.

    The Mandolin Store's Dennis Vance told us, "The Mandolin Store is proud once again to be the #1 dealer of Eastman Mandolins in the world and we wanted to celebrate our relationship with Eastman and the Mandolin Cafe by giving away a model we're excited to offer."
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    V-PICKS Giveaway Starts April 24 

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    Published on Apr-19-2017 2:45pm  Views: 8030 
    V-Picks Giveaway Starts April 24


    Nashville, Tenn. — V-PICKS and the Mandolin Cafe are combining efforts to give away sets of their picks with an estimated retail value of $77.00.

    Six lucky winners will be chosen at random and receive sets of picks mailed directly ...
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    Oldtone Roots Music Festival 2017 

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    Published on Apr-17-2017 7:30pm  Views: 5023 
    Oldtone Roots Music Festival

    Early bird tickets now on sale for the 3rd Annual Oldtone Roots Music Festival

    Hillsdale, NY — Early Bird Tickets (save up to $70) are on sale with a deadline of May 7 for The Oldtone Roots Music Festival, September 7-10, 2017, Cool Whisper Farm, 1011 County Rt 21.

    "Bringing these ...
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    GHS Pure Nickel Mandolin Strings Giveaway 

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    Published on Mar-30-2017 4:15pm  Views: 8202 
    Pure Nickel Mandolin Strings Giveaway Starts This Monday


    Battle Creek, Mich. — GHS Strings and the Mandolin Cafe are set to give away sets of the new GHS Pure Nickel Mandolin Strings to 12 visitors to the Mandolin Cafe.

    Registration for the giveaway will commence Monday at noon, Central Time, from a link on the Mandolin ...
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    Celebrating 21 Years on the Web 

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    Published on Nov-18-2016 9:00am  Views: 7464 
    Mandolin Cafe logo from 1997


    Mandolin Cafe circa 1996
    21 years ago today we fired up a state of the art 14.4k modem and uploaded version one of the Mandolin Cafe onto the world wide web. For those of you not old enough to remember what a modem is, be thankful. The entire site was less than 100K, far smaller than the page you're reading.

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    2016 Classical Mandolin Society of America Convention 

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    Published on Sep-05-2016 10:00pm  Views: 4828 
    2016 Classical Mandolin Society of America Convention


    King of Prussia, Penn. — The 30th Annual CMSA Convention convenes here November 2-6, 2016 at the Valley Forge Radisson Hotel, 1160 First Avenue.

    The theme of the 2016 Convention is "Ensemble and Orchestra Performance." This year's featured ensemble is the world-class Modern Mandolin Quartet, as both ...
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    International Bluegrass Music Museum Groudbreaking Ceremony Set 

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    Published on Jun-15-2016 3:30pm  Views: 5352 
    Ground Breaking for New Bluegrass Music Museum and Hall of Fame set for Thursday June 23 at Noon.

    Ground Breaking for New Bluegrass Music Museum and Hall of Fame set for Thursday June 23 at Noon.

    Owensboro, Ky. — Together with the City of Owensboro, Mayor Ron Payne, the Daviess County Fiscal Court and Judge Executive Al Mattingly, the International Bluegrass Music Museum and Hall ...
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    Folk Alliance International Presents John Hartford's Good'le Days 

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    Published on May-03-2016 8:30am  Views: 3452 
    Folk Alliance International Presents John Hartford's Good’le Days


    Kansas City, Mo. — Folk Alliance International Presents Good'le Days, a celebration of the music of John Hartford on May 25 in Prohibition Hall, 1118 McGee St., 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

    Tickets are $8 in advance or $15 suggested donation at the door.

    The evening ...
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    Barry Mitterhoff to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award 

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    Published on Apr-13-2016 2:30pm  Views: 6568 
    Barry Mitterhoff to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

    Scotch Plains, N.J. — Barry Mitterhoff is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd Annual New Jersey Folk Festival.

    "I'm honored and excited about getting this Lifetime Achievement Award for playing and teaching bluegrass music in New Jersey ...
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    Win a Chance at $5,000 Towards a Custom Weber 

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    Published on Mar-08-2016 9:15am  Views: 12229 
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    Bend, Or. — Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments, known for its high attention to detail and the uniqueness of its instruments, is offering you the chance to win the opportunity to design your own custom instrument.

    Just fill ...
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    Join Mike Marshall and Friends for a Holiday Livestream! 

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    Published on Dec-02-2015 11:00am  Views: 4584 
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    It's the mandolin event of the season! Join mandolin virtuoso and ArtistWorks instructor Mike Marshall to talk mandolin on a LIVE Google Hangout this Saturday, December 5 at Noon, Pacific Standard Time (1:00 Mountain, 2:00 p.m. Central, 3:00 p.m. Eastern).
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    The Mandolin Store Giving Away $10K in Mandolins in November 

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    Published on Oct-21-2015 1:00pm  Views: 6837 
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    Surprise, Ariz. — The Mandolin Store has announced they will be giving away $10,000 in mandolins this November as part of a special store promotion.

    Each weekend a different mandolin will be given away leading up to their annual Black Friday Sale on November 27.

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    Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen in a Special Benefit Concert 

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    Published on Sep-14-2015 3:18pm  Views: 4118 
    Frank Solivan and DIrty Kitchen

    Morristown, N.J. — Grammy nominated and IBMA Award winning Bluegrass Band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen will appear in a special concert fund-raiser for One World Woman's Health and Africa Surgery, Inc., both 501c3 nonprofit organizations whose goals are to provide health ...
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    Mandolin Cafe and Rick Frydman Present Hot Rize in Concert 

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    Published on Aug-26-2015 3:40pm  Views: 3688 
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    Lawrence, Kans. — Perennial favorite Hot Rize returns to Liberty Hall on October 15, 8:00 p.m. when the Mandolin Cafe and Rick Frydman present the legendary bluegrass ensemble in concert with special guest Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers.
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    Elderly Instruments Mural Completed in Old Town 

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    Published on Jul-18-2015 8:00am  Views: 2820 
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    Lansing, Mich. — Last Summer, Stan Werbin, owner of Elderly Instruments, approached his niece, artist Jennifer Springman, to design and paint a mural on the outside of the Elderly building. He had no idea the excitement it would bring to Lansing.

    In the 6 weeks it took to paint the mural, questions like, “What’s going in this building?” and “Is this really part of Elderly?” have been common from passersby.

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