June 7, 2016
Start time 7:41pm
(at Tenaya Creek Brewery)

Greg Serensits President’s Report

Jam at the Barn was fun and amazing with several bands and the temperature was a few degrees cooler in the mountains.

We are excited about the Widespread Panic after parties, July 8, 9 and 10
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Boombox for Friday night and ALO on Saturday and Sunday.

Dead Winter Carpenters is still looking for a Friday, June 24 venue or pool party location possibility. Anyone that wants to host a house party should contact Greg Serensits.

The recently opened Top Golf's new 750 person venue located on Koval and Harmen is having The Machine, a Pink Floyd cover band on Friday, June 10, we should be getting free tickets  to lottery off by Friday. Check for an e-mail for more details.

Johnnie Tolson VP Report

Icicle Tricycle, was at the Rib Fest held at the Silverton Casino Saturday, and they are a local Grateful Dead cover band which was excellent. They are playing at Saddles and Spurs on June 16 if you want to check them out. Maybe we can get them to play at one of our future events.

We are receiving 6 tickets each to four Mandalay Bay Beach summer series shows as follows:

Slightly Stupid, July 1
311, July 2 and 3rd
UB 40, July 30
Revolution, August 18

John Tolson will be scheduling lotteries for the 6 tickets so watch for the emails.

Megan Bichsel also has info about free entrance and drink tickets for Mandalay Bay Beach shows so watch for more details.

Upcoming Events

Preservation Hall is on Thursday, June 9 at the Brooklyn Bowl in LV on Thursday, June 9th.

Catfish John is playing on Saturday, June 11th at the Sand Dollar

Jessica Grant Secretary's Report

No report because Jessica was out of town!

Paige Tolson Treasurer's Report

Get your membership cards NOW! Contact Paige Tolson to arrange to pick yours up.

We received $36.28 from Amazon Smile. When you shop on Amazon sign up for  Amazon Smile and select our nonprofit, the Jam Band Society of America and we will receive a donation.

Justin Gorgun Mayor’s Report

This month’s color is Golden Blonde (submitted by Greg in Justin's absence)

Committee Heads Reports

Kathy Gutzat Fundraiser Report

LVJBS will be hosting 3 late night shows after Widespread Panic shows at the Hard Rock Joint in the Vinyl Room.

Friday night will be Boombox and Saturday and Sunday will be ALO.

The LVJBS will have a membership and accessories sales table at the Friday and Saturday late night shows.

Johnnie Tolson will send an email  to the LVJBS group for volunteers for the second set of each show which comes with free admission.

Kathy will set up the Jam Band table for Friday for the Boombox late night show for the first set. We will need one (1) volunteers to work the first set with her. We will need two (2) volunteers to work the second set on Friday.

Fred and Kathy will set up for the Saturday ALO late night show and we will need two (2) volunteers for the second set.

There will be NO Jam band table on Sunday.

To raise money for LVJBS there will be raffles at the Jam Band table. Some ideas were a Boombox and ALO signed posters and/or photos, or a signed drum heads.

Production Report

JKB -John Kadlecik Band is looking for a possibility to book or looking for possible venues to play at here in Vegas.

Rail Splitters inquired about a June 15 show, this band is from Boulder and is blowing up in that area, but  there is little interest here in town and a Wednesday show. Check them out for a possible show in the future.

Open floor

September/October Friends and Family Event

A canoe trip on September 30 through October 2 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
will be hosted by Kathy and Fred Gutzat & Kristen and Craig Harper.

Contact Desert Adventures at 702–293–5026 to reserve your $22 permit to travel below the Dam and to answer any additional questions. You must have this permit to participate in this event if you are canoeing or kayaking below the Dam.Call ASAP to get your permit, they limit the amount per day and they will sell out quickly. They also will do Canoe rentals, $55 per day for the first day, $15 per person per
day for each additional day; Canoe rentals do include round trip shuttle from Willow Beach.

Johnnie Tolson will be sending out an email with more details or call Kathy Gutzat, 702–336–5637 to ask any further questions.

Tecopa Takeover 4

Will be on November 11, 2016, Veterans Day weekend and will be hosted by Megan and Dave Bichsel.

We are looking for volunteers to help with this event.

Greg Serensits has volunteered to run the horseshoe tournament. Dan Rutgotke has volunteered to run sound.

Friends and Family

June Friends and Family is cancelled due to the high temperatures.

July Friends and Family, we are looking for volunteers with children to host this event. A suggestion was a Kiss Mini Golf outing.

Next meeting will be on July 5 at

Rocky’s Bar and Grill
8540 S Maryland Pkwy,
Las Vegas, NV ∙
(702) 4341456
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Adjourned 8:45 PM