NEW: BLUEGRASS PATRIOTS 1/28NEW: SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2/25Open stage/concert:Fri., Jan. 14: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage headlined by singer-songwriter-guitarist Kreg Viesselman, putting his rambling-man vocals to country-blues-steeped guitar. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, Black Forest and Shoup roads, $5 general public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members, at the door. (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Open stage/concert:Fri., Jan. 28: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage headlined by the internationally heralded Bluegrass Patriots. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, Black Forest and Shoup roads, $5 general public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members, at the door. (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Open stage/concert:Fri., Feb. 11: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage headlined by guitarist Mike Dowling, who has been a regular performer with master fiddler Vassar Clements, jazz violin great Joe Venuti and mandolinist Jethro Burns. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, Black Forest and Shoup roads, $5 public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members, at the door. (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Open stage/concert:Fri., Feb. 25: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage headlined by South by Southwest, one of New Mexico’s favorite country-dance bands. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, Black Forest and Shoup roads, $5 public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members, at the door. (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Open stage:Sat., Jan. 29: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage, 7 p.m., Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs, $2. Musicians sign up that night to perform. Information: (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Open stage:Sat., Feb. 26: Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage, 7 p.m., Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs, $2. Musicians sign up that night to perform. Information: (719) 633-3660 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Lessons:Sun., Feb. 6: Six-week group lessons in pennywhistle, guitar, bodhran (Irish hand drum), bass, blues guitar, fingerpicking guitar, banjo, fiddle or mandolin. All lessons at Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Room 111, except for mandolin, which is at Meeker Music, 113 E. Bijou St. $89 public, $79 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Sign up at www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or by calling 578-0254.Black Rose Acoustic Society is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to education, enjoyment, performance and preservation of all types of traditional acoustic music in the Pikes Peak region. The organization hosts acoustic jams, open stages, concerts, group lessons, and workshops. Black Rose Acoustic Society was founded in 1993. For more information, visit www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.
