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Introduction
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Page Updated August 5, 2008
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Sacramento Ragtime Society
Ragtime is America’s first original music. Known for its
entrancing syncopated rhythms, it was popular from the late 1890s up to World
War I. Since the 1940s ragtime has enjoyed several revivals, with new
performers, composers and listeners constantly joining in.
In 1982, the Sacramento
Ragtime Society (SRS) was formed as a grass-roots effort to perform and promote Ragtime. We're still gathering together on a
monthly basis to play for each other and to share our love for this wonderful music. We
now have over 150 members nationwide. In addition to our meetings, we publish a
monthly newsletter providing a calendar of ragtime events throughout California.
We normally meet the last
Sunday of every month from 1:00 to
4:00.
We meet in JB's Lounge of the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento at Arden
Village
at 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento,
CA 95815. Check below for our meeting
schedule and directions
to our meeting. Oh yes, there is no charge to attend
the meetings!
Visit the other pages on our
site for newsletter information,
pictures from our activities. basic information on ragtime music, CD
reviews,
special news items, newsletter selected archives, and recommended
ragtime links.
 Driving Directions Driving instructions to
our monthly meeting from
various
directions to the Red Lion Hotel (1401 Arden
Way, Sacramento, CA 95815)are
listed below.
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Sacramento
Ragtime Society & West Coast Ragtime Events
Sacramento Ragtime Society Monthly Meeting:
August 31, 2008
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here for complete schedule. |
Sacramento Ragtime Society Montyly Meeting:
September 28, 2008
Click here
for more information. |
Sacramento Ragtime Society Monthly Meeting:
October 26, 2008
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here for complete schedule. |
Sacramento Ragtime Society Monthly Meeting:
No session in November because of the
West Coast Ragtime Festival
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here for complete schedule. |
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Monthly Sessions
Below
is the tentative schedule for our monthly sessions. In May, we sponsor
the Ragtime
Corners where we provide free ragtime music in
conjunction with the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. And we do not meet in
November in order to avoid conflict with the West
Coast Ragtime Festival.
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Tentative Session Schedule
(Schedule is subject to change, so check ahead)
Meeting and General Information:
Bub & Petra Sullivan 
(916) 457-3324 or see Contact
Us
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| Date |
Time |
Where |
| August
31, 2008 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| September
28, 2008 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| October
26, 2008 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| November
2008 |
No
Meeting
West
Coast Ragtime Festival |
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December
28, 2008
NB: This date is
flexible
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1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| January
25, 2009 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| February
22, 2009 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
| March
29, 2009 |
1:00
- 4:00 PM |
JB's Lounge
Red Lion Hotel-Sacramento |
The Sacramento Ragtime Society normally meets on
the LAST Sunday of each
month in the afternoon. Meetings are mostly music, spliced with
informal
historical ragtime talk, announcements of upcoming events, etc. In
addition to
solo pianists we have string, horn and percussion players. Besides the
many fine
local performers, we often have guests from the San Francisco Bay Area
and from
other locations on the West Coast and
beyond.
The atmosphere is casual and
the audience very supportive.
Many students and beginning musicians have come to our meetings, gotten
turned
on to ragtime, and gone on to become excellent ragtime players!
You are welcome to come by and
listen or play. There is no
charge for admission.
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Listing
Ragtime Events
If you have a ragtime event you would like listed on the internet, we
suggest
you contact the West
Coast Ragtime
Society which maintains a comprehensive listing of
ragtime events on
their website. Occasionally we are requested to post ragtime events on
our
website. We are not set up to honor these requests.
The ragtime events that we list on the website are limited to those sponsored by
the Society and the West Coast Ragtime Society.
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Archives
Visit the Archives
to read extracted articles from the Sacramento Ragtime Society Newsletter and other news items.
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Photos
We also have six pages of
photos from our 20th anniversary meeting.
Check these out with the photos link from the menu
at the top of the page or click
here to go directly to the first photo page.
We also have pictures of other ragtime events from time to time. We
have added pictures from on monthly December,
2002 and January,
2003 meetings. Check these out with the menu
at the top of the page.
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SRS
Logo
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To the left is the Sacramento Ragtime
Society logo that was designed by Lewis Motisher on the occasion of the
20th anniversary of the Society which was observed on March 24, 2002.
Camellia flowers appear on each side of the words "Established 1982" in
the heading at the top of the page. The camellia is the official flower
of the city of Sacramento, which is known as the Camellia
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Ragtime Corners - 2009 Schedule - To Be Posted
The Sacramento
Traditional Jazz Society
sponsors the annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee each Memorial Day weekend.
Sacramento Ragtime Society musicians entertain at "The
Ragtime
Corners"
in the Golden State Room - Mezzanine of the Hyatt Hotel at 1201 L
Streets (across
from the California Capitol) and at the Earl Grey Tea Manor in Old
Sacramento. Jubilee badges are not required to enjoy the music at
"The Ragtime Corners."
The 2009 Ragtime Corners run from 1:00 - 10:00 PM on Friday May 22,
2009
through Sunday May 24, 2009. The Schedule
for the 2009 Ragtime Corners will be posted as it becomes available.
Ragtime Corners at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
May 22, 23 and 24, 2009
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About
the West Coast Ragtime Festival
The prestigious West Coast Ragtime Festival is held each November in Sacramento,
CA, usually the weekend before Thanksgiving. For complete details about
this three day Festival, please visit the West
Coast Ragtime Society's web site.
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Newsletter
We publish a monthly newsletter to report on our meetings
and other local ragtime-related events, review recordings and festivals, and
discuss ragtime. A year’s subscription costs $16. See the
newsletter page for details.
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What
Is The Difference Between
The SRS And The West Coast Ragtime Society?
Some people get confused
between the SRS and the WCRS and
believe they are the same organization. Although the two societies have
many members in common, they operate as separate entities. A subscription to
the SRS Newsletter does not convey membership in the WCRS and membership in the
WCRS does not provide a subscription to the SRS Newsletter.
The WCRS was formed in the
1980s in Fresno, California and moved to Sacramento in 1997. Although there was discussion at that
time of merging, each group decided to continue with their own identities.
The SRS is unincorporated and exists solely for the purpose
of having monthly sessions to promote ragtime in Sacramento. The SRS has no
formal membership but does provide a newsletter for an annual $16 subscription.
The WCRS is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation whose purpose is to promote ragtime
through an annual festival, concerts, and other activities.
Membership in the WCRS requires payment of annual membership dues. The WCRS
membership meets annually to elect Board Members and conduct other business. The
WCRS Board of Directors meets during the year to conduct the affairs of the corporation.
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 A
Corner of Time is hosted by Jim & Lessie Diffey on which they
play ragtime, vintage jazz and more with occasional interviews on
KVMR-FM Nevada City, California at 89.5 FM Nevada City and at 105.1
Tahoe/Truckee, California. You can also listen online at www.kvmr.org
The show is broadcast on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00 PM Pacific Time
every four weeks. See the schedule
below for upcoming shows. For information, music
reviews, or to view "Corner of Time" go to http://kvmr.org/programs/corneroftime/index.html
The contact information is:
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Up Coming Shows:
May 7, 2008
June 4, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 30, 2008
August 27, 2008 |
September 24, 2008
October 22, 2008
November 19, 2008
December 17, 2008
January 14, 2009 |
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