1.  OLD TIME MUSIC JAM is held at McGinley's Pub ( 7th & G, 279-1782 ) Wed. June 25th from 8 PM till ?  ( http://www.mcginleyspub.com ).  No cover charge.

2.  DON WALKER performs "Dance Music, Cha Cha, Waltz, 2 Step, West and East Coast Swing, Rock & Country" at the Golden Lion Hotel

( 36th & Seward Hwy ) Wed. & Thur. June 25th & 26th from 8:30 PM - 11 PM.  ROBIN HOWARD, country guitarist extraordinaire, will accompany Don on Thursday.  No cover charge.  ( http://www.myspace.com/steelbenderz ) ( http://www.dwguitar.com ).

3.  GARY STEDMAN hosts an OPEN MIC JAM at Phyllis' Seafood Cafe & Salmon Bake ( 436 D St., 274-6576 ) this Wednesday June 25th 

from 9 - 11 PM.  ( http://www.myspace.com/dstreetliberationfront )  ( http://www.myspace.com/garystedman ).

4.  Fiddlin' KEITH JUNOT & JEANENE WALKER perform "Country & Rock" at Barry's Baranof Lounge ( 12th & Gambell ) Wed. thru Sat. 

June 25th thru June 28th from 9 PM - 2 AM.  ( http://www.myspace.com/keithjunot ).

5.  THE KEN PELTIER BAND, featuring KEN PELTIER (lead vocals & rhythm guitar), BONNIE THAYER ( bass & vocals ), "RANGER DOUG" McCULLOUGH ( guitar & vocals ), & MIKE LASHBROOK ( drums & vocals ), with Special Guest  ZACK ROBERTS ( guitar & vocals ) as they perform their "Country & Rock" at Eddie's Sports Bar ( 6300 Old Seward Hwy, 563-3970 ) this Wed. June 25th from 9 PM - 1 AM.  

( http://www.myspace.com/kennypeltier )  ( http://www.kenpeltier,com ).  KBEAR Radio's "Wednesday Work Release Party" precedes the band with KBEAR 104.1 FM hosting the prize giveaways & local instructors providing dance lessons from 7 - 9 PM ( http://www.kbrj.com ).  

No cover charge.

6.  KBear Radio ( KBRJ 104.1 FM ) is hosting its Country Star auditions every Thursday night starting June 26th at 7 PM for the next several weeks.  The winner will go on to open for EMERSON DRIVE, a top national country band act, at the Alaska State Fair this fall.  The first contest will be at Platinum Jaxx ( 901 W. 6th Ave., 278-5299, formerly "La Mex" ).  For more contest info & rules, go to:  http://www.kbrj.com/node/4004

Yours truly ( that's me ) has been selected by KBear Radio to be one of the judges.

7.  Only two of our readers, Ralph "Papa Smurf" Felicetty & Todd Glazer, noticed my "practical joke" in my last email.  I had put "Father's Day" twice in my email text & flyer to see how many would catch it.  Ralph & Todd are the Winners of the Week!

8.  Last minute changes can happen & sometimes I'm made aware of them in time & sometimes not.