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In November 1999, we moved into our new office, the California
Traditional Music Society Center for Folk Music, located
in Encino Park, 16953 Ventura Blvd., Encino, California 91316.
CTMS won a competitive RFP from the City of Los Angeles Cultural
Affairs Department, to promote folk arts programs to the community
in exchange for occupancy of the building.
The Center hs given us the opportunity to expand our programming
to include educational programs for children, music concert series,
storytelling events, dance workshops, lectures, jam sessions and
much more.
The Center is open weekdays and for evening and weekend events. (See
Event Schedule.)
The Center's main purpose is to run the operations of the CTMS office. We prepare for the Summer
Solstice Folk Music, Dance and Storytelling Festival, and the Taste of Folk and Bluegrass Music Festival at the Center.
The first, third, and fourth Sunday of each month, we host Jam Sessions at the Center. The first Sunday is an Old Timey Music
jam led by Steve Lewis, the third Sunday is an Irish Session and Tune Workshop lead by Robin Ellwood of the Celtic Arts Center, and the fourth Sunday is a Bluegrass jam lead by Jeff Fleck of the Bluegrass Association of Southern California.
The sessions are Free and open to
the public.
As an Arts Partner of the City of Los Angeles Cultural AffairsDepartment, CTMS we work in partnership with the Encino Community
Center, run by the Parks and Recreations Department. We have
presented major Folk Music concerts in the Encino Community
Center auditorium, with over 100 people in the community attending
each concert.
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