Looking for more opportunities to jam? I'm compiling a list of mandolin-related events in the LA area. Feel free to add your own! Upcoming 5/17/2015 -- Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/ 5/30/2015 -- Claremont Folk Festival (David Grisman headlining) http://folkmusiccenter.com/folk-festival/ Recurring events Bluegrass jams: 1st and 3rd Mondays in Glendale http://www.meetup.com/Glendale-Bluegrass-Meetup-Jam/ 4th Sundays in Encino http://www.meetup.com/SFVBluegrass/ Last Sundays, every other month in Covina http://www.meetup.com/The-Fret-House-Bluegrass-Jam/ Irish sessions: 2nd Sundays in Westchester (intermediate) https://www.facebook.com/groups/145933955419064/ Classical and eclectic: Weeknights, weekly to bi-weekly in Mar Vista Los Angeles Mandolin Orchestra (hey, that's us!)