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Supporting Members
“The Cascade Blues Association would like to acknowledge an exceptionally generous gift from the estate of the late CBA member William Schauer. Bill’s unselfish support for the CBA will help us to continue our promotion of the blues and all of our marvelous local musicians and artists for many years to come. The CBA and its members offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to Bill and his family for their kind and charitable donation.”
1 Star membership
Michael Allen & Anne J. Schagen
Betsy Clayton @ BRC Strategies
Janet Frein
Shelley Garrett
Robert Kraft & Sandra Johnson
Bob & Lorinda Pope
Bruce Powell
Dale Query
Edward Reckford
Rob & Carol Shoemaker
Miles Ward
2 Star membership
Mercedes Cruz
Mike Day
Michael Lester
Mike Pollock & Linda Alvarez
3 Star membership
Mike Todd @ A+ Carpentry
4 Star membership
Terry Currier @ Music Millennium
5 Star membership
Cedar House Media
Regular Membership
Gift Membership
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Cascade Blues Association / Artichoke Music
Present Mary Flower
…For February we have scheduled a musician who is recognized as one of the world’s elite fingerstyle and lap-slide acoustic guitarists, Mary Flower. We have been fortunate that she has called Portland home since 2004. A two-time winner at the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship, a four-time Blues Music Award nominee, and an inductee into both the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and the Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Awards Hall of Fame, Mary is a much-in-demand artist for festivals and guitar workshops around the world. She has released 10 recordings, including her latest, “Living With the Blues,” on the Little Village Foundation label, and eight instructional videos on various guitar techniques. She also hosts her own guitar workshop at the Menucha Retreat every fall, featuring world-renowned guest instructors…