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January 7 -- Featured Performer: Mary Flower (blues and ragtime guitar)
February 4 -- Featured Performer: Jamie Stillway (contemporary fingerstylist)
March 4 -- All open mic
April 1 -- Featured Performer: Rio Con Brio (Brazilian music)
May 6 -- Featured Performer: Brooks Robertson (Nashville-style fingerstylist)
June 3 -- Featured Performer: John Dodge (contemporary guitar)
July 1 -- Featured Performer: Jesse McCann (classical guitar)
August 5 -- Featured Performer: Kristin Waligora & David Franzen (classical guitar duo)
September 9 -- All open mic (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 7 -- Featured Performer: Al Andulas (Middle Eastern and world music)
November 4 -- Featured Performer: Jeff Ashton (classical guitar)
December 2 -- Featured Performer: Michael Mandrell (fingerstyle guitar)

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January 9 -- Featured Performer: John Dodge (contemporary steel-string guitar) (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
February 6 -- Featured Performer: Seffarine (duo Nat Hulskamp and Lamiae Naki, world music including flamenco guitar, voice, and percussion)
March 5 -- All open mic
April 2 -- Featured Performer: Terry Robb (blues guitar)
May 7 -- Featured Performer: Lyrical Strings Duo (guitar and viola)
June 4 -- Featured Performer: Scott Kritzer (classical guitar)
July 2 -- Featured Performer: BassMandolin (mandolin and standup bass)
August 6 -- Featured Performer: Duo Robicund (guitar and flute)
September 10 -- All open mic (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 1 -- Featured Performer: Eric Skye (jazz)
November 5 -- Featured Performer: Doug Smith (steel-string fingerstyle)
December 3 -- Featured Performer: John Standefer (fingerstyle)

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Monthly Meetings for 2011

January 3 -- Featured Performer: David Rogers (classical guitar)
February 7 -- Featured Performer: Brookes Robertson (fingerstyle guitar)
March 7 -- All open mic
April 4 -- Featured Performer: Hideki Yamaya (lute, Baroque guitar, theorbo)
May 2 -- Featured Performer: Sandeep Koranne and Sai Kiran (sitar and tabla)
June 6 -- Featured Performer: Anton emery (Celtic guitar)
July 11 -- Featured Performer: Allen Mathews (classical guitar) (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
August 1 -- Featured Performer: Kristen Waligora & David Franzen (classical guitar)
September 12 -- All open mic (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 3 -- Featured Performer: Mark Hanson (fingerstyle guitar)
November 7 -- Featured Performer: TBD
December 5 -- Featured Performer: Dan Cosley (classical and jazz guitar)

Monthly Meetings for 2010

January 4 -- Featured Performer: John Standefer (fingerstyle guitar)
February 1 -- Featured Performer: Travis Johnson (classical guitar)
March 1 -- All open mic, no featured performer
April 5 -- Featured Performer: Ernesto Quilban (classical guitar)
May 3 -- Featured Performer: John Dodge (contemporary originals)
June 7 -- Featured Performer: Mary Flower (Ragtime and fingerstyle guitar)
July 12 -- Featured Performer: Allen Mathews (classical guitar) (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
August 2 -- Featured Performer: Steve Hawkins (fingerstyle guitar)
September 13 -- All open mic, no featured performer (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 4 -- Featured Performer: Jim Greeninger (Multi-Style Guitarist)
November 1 -- Featured Performer: Elizabeth Wen (classical guitar)
December 6 -- Featured Performer: Doug Smith (fingerstyle guitar)

Monthly Meetings for 2009

January 5 -- Featured Performer: Nathan Taylor (classical guitar)
February 2 -- Featured Performer: Maria Olaya and Dina Fegurgur (South American music)
March 2 -- All open mic, no featured performer
April 6 -- Featured Performer: Michael Nigro and Lisa Shroeder (classical guitar and flute)
May 4 -- Featured Performer: John Dodge (contemporary originals)
June 1 -- Featured Performer:Scott Kritzer (classical guitar)
July 6 -- Featured Performer: Mark Hanson (fingerstyle guitar)
August 3 -- Featured Performer: David Franzen (classical guitar)
September 14 -- All open mic, no featured performer (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 5 -- Featured Performer: Mike Doolin (jazz guitar) and Nancy Conescu (Celtic)
November 2 -- Featured Performer: Jeffrey Ashton (classical guitar)
December 7 -- Featured Performer: Alberto Ville and Jackie Henry (Spanish guitar duo)

Monthly Meetings for 2008

January 7 -- Featured Performer: Doug Smith and Judy Koch-Smith
February 4 -- Featured Performer: Tarik & Julia Banzi (oud and Flamenco guitar)
March 3 -- All open mic, no featured performer
April 7 -- Featured Performer: Michael McCabe (fingerstylist)
May 5 -- Featured Performer: John Dodge (singer-songwriter)
June 2 -- Featured Performer: Rebecca Kilgore and Lyle Ritz
July 7 -- Featured Performer: Scott Kritzer (classical guitar)
August 4 -- Featured Performer: Edward Condon (baroque lute)
September 8 -- All open mic, no featured performer (NOTE: Second Monday of the month)
October 6 -- Featured Performer: John Doan (harp guitar)
November 3 -- Featured Performer (double feature): Ronn MacFarlane (lute), Debra Cowan (singer-songwriter)
December 1 -- Featured Performer: Alfredo Muro (classical guitar)

Monthly Meetings for 2007

January 8 -- Featured Performer: Brian Gallaway (fingerstyle guitarist)
February 5 -- Featured Performer: Maria Olaya with Nina Celeste (guitar/percussion, music of South America)
March 5 -- All open mic, no featured performer
April 2 -- Featured Performer: Mary Flower (blues/ragtime fingerstylist)
May 7 -- Featured Performer: James Manuele (classical guitar) and April Brookins Duvic (soprano)
June 4 -- Featured Performer: Mario Diaz (contemporary classical guitar)
July 9 -- Featured Performer: Oregon Guitar Quartet (classical guitar) (NOTE: Second Monday)
August 6 -- Featured Performer: Travis Johnson (classical guitar)
September 10 -- All open mic, no featured performer
October 1 -- Featured Performer: Kristen Waligora (contemporary classical guitar)
November 5 -- Featured Performer: Michael Mandrell (steel-string fingerstyle)
December 3 -- Featured Performer: Peter Zisa and friends

Monthly Meetings for 2006

January 9 -- Featured Performer: John Standefer (fingerstyle guitarist)
February 6 -- Featured Performer: John Mery (classical guitarist)
March 6 -- All open mic, no featured performer
April 3 -- Featured Performer: Dave Mullany (blues guitarist)
May 1 -- Featured Performer: Jamie Stillway (fingerstyle guitarist)
June 5 -- Featured Performer: Darren Knittle and Marilee Cowan (nyckelharpa players)
July 10 -- Featured Performer: KC Craine (fingerstyle guitarist)
August 7 -- Featured Performer: Bob Gibson (Nashville thumbstyle player)
September 11 -- All open mic, no featured performer
October 2 -- Featured Performer: Jill Khovy (folk guitarist)
November 6 -- Featured Performer: Maxwell Sipe (classical guitarist)
December 4 -- Featured Performer: George Wolff (classical guitarist)