Open Stage Concerts:Sept. 9: Black Rose Acoustic Society open stage headlined by award winning Slovakian bluegrass band Fragment: Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m. at Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road at Shoup Road in Black Forest. $5 general public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Information: www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660.Sep 23: Black Rose Acoustic Society open stage headlined by singer/songwriter Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road at Shoup Road, Black Forest. $5 general public, 3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Information: www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660.Oct 14: Black Rose Acoustic Society open stage headlined by mandolin orchestra Mandomonium. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road at Shoup Road, Black Forest. $5 general public, 3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Information: www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660.Oct 28: Black Rose Acoustic Society open stage headlined by fingerstyle guitar player Nick Charles. Opening acts start at 7:30 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road at Shoup Road, Black Forest. $5 general public, 3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Information: www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660.Thursday-Night Acoustic JamsAcoustic jams, with different weekly music themes including Celtic, swing, blues, radio oldies, beginners and fiddle at 7 p.m. at the Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs. Free: donations accepted. Information (719) 578-1516, or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Saturday Morning Kids’ Acoustic JamsThe second and fourth Saturday of each month: kids’ acoustic music jams for musicians 18 and under at 10 a.m. at the Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs. Free, donations accepted. Information; (719) 578-0254 or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.Percussion WorkshopThe Black Rose Acoustic Society is sponsoring a percussion workshop with Judy Piazza. You will learn hand/finger styles and techniques that can be applied to the Bodhran or other frame drums, such as the Tar and Bender. Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, Colorado Springs. Cost: $30.00 members/$35.00 non-members. Information: (719) 495-4941, or www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org.
