MEMPHIS AREA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION

MEMBERS MEETING

June 15, 2006

President John Fitzer called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm.

10 members were present.

Secretary’s Report: (Bob Waters). The April and May minutes were approved with minor editorial corrections.

Treasurer’s Report: (Submitted by Bill Dutton) Accepted as read.

Committee Reports:

Communications – Duke Walker (no report)

Yahoo News Group – Mike Albert (no report)

Website – Keith Carter (no report)

Keith reported on a brief Website hiccup but noted that we are back up and running.

NewsGrass – Duke Walker (no report)

Activities – Gordon Jones (no report)

President Fitzer announced that the MABA fall picnic is set for September 16^th at the MidSouth Baptist Conference Center at Rocky Point. Rental fee is $400 for the event.

MABA received a request from the Germantown Historical Commission for MABA to participate at their annual festival on September 16^th. There is a conflict with this event and our annual picnic, but President Fitzer will try to enlist some bands to play at the Germantown event.

Regulatory – James Johnson (no report)

Membership – Jeannie Gentry

Jeannie resigned as Membership in anticipation of her forthcoming move to Cincinnati at the end of June. The members thanked Jeannie for her diligent work on this committee. Maureen Fitzer agreed to become the new Membership Chairperson.

Education Steve Craig (no report)

GRASS – Beth Mays (no report).

Lucy Opry – Beth Mays and Woody Marshall (no report)

President Fitzer reminded everyone that Chris Stuart and Back Country will perform at BPACC on July 8^th.

Welcoming/Caring – Loyce Smith, Jo Edith & James Hudson, Erna Wheeley

Three cards were sent out this month.

Old Business:

President Fitzer will obtain an IBMA membership application form from the Web and submit payment for MABA to join IBMA. (A motion was passed at the May meeting for MABA to join IBMA.)

President Fitzer will obtain an application form for MABA to join SPBGMA.

Maureen Fitzer distributed a policy letter concerning minors at MABA events and gathering. The letter will be posted on the MABA Website and laminated copies will be handed out at Saturday jam.

Space and Facilities Committee: Committee chairman, Keith Carter, is still looking for a place for MABA to meet on Saturdays. Leah Claire Baptist near Summer and Rt. 240 looks promising. Union Avenue Baptist Church near Parkway may also be a possibility for the MABA Saturday jams.

Maureen Fitzer will deliver 20 Lucy Opry tickets to the foreign exchange office at Christian Brothers University for foreign exchange students to attend the Chris Stuart July concert at BPACC.

New Business:

President Fitzer indicated that MABA received a request from the Germantown Historical Commission for MABA to participate at their annual festival on September 16^th. This is also the date for the MABA fall picnic, but a request will be posted on our Website requesting interested MABA bands to contact President Fitzer if they would be willing to play at the festival.

Riverfest is set for October 14^th at Mud Island.

President Fitzer received a request from Dominique Lemarechel of Paris, France to receive a copy of our recent MABA CD. Apparently, Lemarechel is a disk jockey in the Paris area. MABA will honor this request.

President Fitzer received a request from Tipton Arts Council for MABA to promote their bluegrass projects. MABA will also honor this request

President Fitzer received a request from Rawley Caine of Delta Blue for MABA to help support the forthcoming Fifth annual Family entertainment Bluegrass Jamboree event on January 20^th and 21^st by getting the word out to the bluegrass community. All attending members were in favor of MABA helping support this event through word of mouth at MABA meetings and jam sessions. All acknowledged that Delta Blue has done a wonderful job of sharing the bluegrass message to the community.

Meeting adjourned by President Fitzer at 8:36 pm.