2006 - January

Mon., Jan. 9 - Fri., Jan. 13 ADVANCED HAMMERED DULCIMER WORKSHOP at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

2006 - February

Fri., Feb. 3 - Sat. Feb. 4 COLORADO DULCIMER FESTIVAL, concert and workshops, Fort Collins, CO

Sun., Feb. 26, Bonnie solo, at Unitarian Fellowship, Lafayette, Co.

2006 - March

Sat., Mar. 4, Workshop on Irish Dance Rhythms for Hammered dulcimer at Swallow Hill Irish Day, 303 777-1003

2006 - April

Sat., April 16, 4:30 - 5:30 ZEBRA MARIMBA in a benefit for the Colorado Film Commission.  Street dance in front of the Esquire Theater, 590 Downing (corner of 6th and Downing), Denver. At 6 there will be a benefit screening of Alice Walker's stunning story, THE COLOR PURPLE. The street dance is free, tickets for the movie are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, www.seeingpurple.blogspot.com

Thurs., Apr. 20, THE GIRAFFE'S MARIMBA in concert at Nederland Junior / Senior High School, Nederland, CO for Earth Day Celebration.

Thurs., Apr. 27, THE GIRAFFE'S MARIMBA in concert at Mesa Elememtary School, Boulder, CO

2006 - May

Fri., May 12 - Sun., May 14 BONNIE CAROL SOLO CONCERT AND WORKSHOPS at TEXAS DULCIMER FESTIVAL, concert and workshops, Glen Rose, TX. Get in touch with Bonnie to get more info.

2006 - June

Fri., June 9, 4-5 THE DULICMER ORCHESTRA in concert at the Meredian Retirement Center, Boulder, CO

Mon., Jun. 12 - Fri., Jun. 16 MOONS AND TUNES WHITE WATER RIVER TRIP on the Yampa River through Dinosaur National Park, Vernal, UT

Mon., June 19, 6-8 pm, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA in concert on Downtown Boulder Mall, Boulder, CO

Wed., June 21, 7-8:30, ACOUSTIC ROOTS TRIO - Free Admission - in concert at Performance Park, Estes Park, CO

Sat., June 24, 6-10 BONNIE CAROL AND FRIENDS play a square dance at the Red Barn, Evergreen, CO

Wed., June 28, 7 - 8:30, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA in concert at Performance Park, Estes Park, CO

2006 - July

Sat., July 1, BONNIE CAROL solo appearance at a wedding, Boulder, CO

Sun., July 2, BONNIE CAROL solo appearance at Buffalo Creek Community Church, Buffalo Creek, CO

Sat., July 22, BONNIE CAROL solo opening the album release party of my friend, BONES, a wonderful drummer, The Trilogy in Boulder, CO

2006 - August

Fri., Aug. 18, ZEBRA MARIMBA - Free Admission - in concert at the YMCA of the Rockies, (Hemphill Family Center) Estes Park, CO

2006 - September

2006 October

Fri. - Sun., Oct. 20 - 22, BONNIE CAROL SOLO CONCERT AND WORKSHOPS at ARIZONA DULCIMER FESTIVAL, Tucson, AZ

2006 November

Fri., Nov., 3, 6:30 - 8,  ZEBRA MARIMBA at International Dinner, Arapaho Community College, Denver

Sat., Nov. 18, 7 PM, BONNIE CAROL SOLO HOUSE CONCERT at ParkView UCC Church, 12444 Parkview Dr. Aurora, CO parkhouseconcert@aol.com, 303 359-5953, Connie Slater for more info. This is my first concert since the release of my latest CD and I will be featuring songs from this album

Sun., Nov. 19, THE GIRAFFE's MARIMBA at Nederland Community Thanksgiving Celebration, Firehouse in Nederland., 12 - 4 PM. make a potluck and come eat turkeys with all the fixins', socialize with the Nederland residents, and hear marimba music. Anyone, regardless of where you live, is invited to be a guest of the Nederland Community.

2006 December

Sat., Dec. 2, BONNIE CAROL SOLO playing for a "UNICEF AT SIXTY / HUMAN RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION high tea ceremony at the Colorado Govenor's Mansion.

Sun., Dec. 3, 1-2 PM, CONCERT by THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA and 2-3 PM, CONCERT by OKAPI MARIMBA and 3-4 PM, CONCERT BY THE GIRAFFE'S MARIMBA at the Nederland Mountain Market, Christmas Craft Fair, Nederland Middle / Senior High School, Nederland, Colorado. A benefit for Nederland Area Senior and the High School. Call Bonnie for more info.

Fri., Dec. 8, 6:30, BONNIE CAROL SOLO at Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center holiday party, Unity Church, 2855 Folsom, Boulder. Dinner, raffle, for more info call Betty Ball, 444-6981 or Betty@RMPJC.org

Sun., Dec. 10, 6 - 9 PM, CONCERT by ZEBRA MARIMBA  at Swallow Hill, 71 East Yale, Denver, CO. The Zebras will play in the Swallow Hill Cafe before the show and at intermission of the annual Swallow Hill Peace Concert.

2007 February

Fri., Feb. 3 and Sat., Feb. 4, WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT on hammered and mountain dulcimer at COLORADO DULCIMER FESTIVAL in Fort Collins, CO. Steve Eulberg, 970-472-1352, Owl MntnSME@aol.com, www.owlmntnmusic.com for more info. This years's out of town guests will be hammered dulcimer player Ken Kolodner (KenKolodner.com) and fretted dulcimer player, Janita (NOT Juanita) Baker (BlueLionInstruments.com), both the best of the best in performers, teachers and all around good people. The Dulcimer Orchestra that I direct will be performing here also - it's not every day you find a dozen hammered and fretted dulcimers playing together!

Sat., Feb. 17, 1-3 pm. BONNIE CAROL SOLO CONCERT,  Humphrey Museum in Evergreen, CO. Peggy Shaw. humphreymuseum@wispertel.net, 303-674-5429, www.hmpm.org. This will be a concert in conjunction with a tea and some readings from the Humphrey grandmother's diary about loved scorned. The grand old dame Humphrey sounds like quite the character!

2007 April

Sun., April 22 - Friday, May 25, VACATION IN BOTSWANA, AFRICA!!

2007 June

Sat., June 23, ZEBRA MARIMBA at private commitment ceremony in Fort Collins, CO

2007 July

Fri., July 5 - Mon., July 9, MOONS AND TUNES WILDERNESS RIVER TRIP on the Green River through Labyrinth Canyon, just north of Canyonlands National Park. All bring musical instruments for four days on the river in the beautiful Utah desert country. Get in touch with Bonnie to join in.

Sun., July 22 - Sat., July 28, WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT on hammered and mountain dulcimer at the annual DULCIMER CELEBRATION at the very interesting John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC 800-folk-sch,  www.folkschool.org. Last time I was there the singing of the night time bugs and the fireflies took my heart away. Being in the middle of the Southern Appalachians where the dulcimers are so at home was bliss as well. Hope you'll join us for a very fun retreat into dulcimania.

2007 August

Wed., Aug. 1, BONNIE CAROL SOLO at Denver Botanical Gardens, 6-8:30.

Tues., August 14, NANCY COOK AND THE ROOTS TRIO  concert (Including Bonnie and Randy Kelley) at the Hemphill Family Center at YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, CO, 7:30 PM

Wed., Aug. 15, NANCY COOK AND THE ROOTS TRIO concert (Including Bonnie and Randy Kelley) at Performance Park in Estes Park, CO 7 PM

Thurs., August 16, OKAPI MARIMBA at NCAR officie party, private event

Sat., Aug. 18 BONNIE CAROL SOLO at private wedding celebration

Sun., August 19, GIRAFFE'S MARIMBA at Linda Bensey's housewarming / block party

2007 October

Sat., Oct. 6 BONNIE CAROL SOLO CONCERT AND WORKSHOPS on hammered dulcimer and fretted dulcimer in Canyon City, CO

Fri, Oct. 26, 7 PM ZEBRA MARIMBA at Spring International Program Annual International Pot Luck, Arapahoe Community College, Denver, CO

2007 November

Fri., Nov. 2, 4 PM THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA at the Meredian Retirement Center, Boulder, CO

Sat., Nov. 10 THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA concert at the Bemis Public Library in Littleton, CO, 2 PM

2007 December

Sat., Dec. 1, 2-3 PM, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA at the Nederland Mountain Market, Nederland, CO

Sun., Dec. 2, 1-2 PM OKAPI MARIMBA at the Nederland Mountain Market, , Nederland, CO

Fri., Dec. 7, BONNIE CAROL, ROB, CANDLER, and GARY BALL play at Rocky Mountain Peace Center annual dinner and auction, 6-8 PM

2008 Janurary
Sat., Jan. 19. 5-8 PM, BONNIE CAROL, MIKE CUTLER, and maybe some other Nederland area musicians will be playing at Blue Owl Books in downtown Nederland, CO for the usual Saturday evening Tacos and Tunes". Very fun local music with the best tacos in Nederland. The audience and musicians all know each other by the end of the evening! The best in community events.

2008 Feburary

Fri. & Sat., Feb. 1 & 2, BONNIE SOLO AT COLORADO DULCIMER FESTIVAL, workshops and concerts by Karen Mueller, Dan Landrum, Tina Gugeler, Kim McKee & Ken Willson, Steve Eulberg, and Bonnie, Fort Collins, CO. Steve Eulberg, 970-472-1352, Owl MntnSME@aol.com, www.owlmntnmusic.com for more info.

2008 April

Sat., Apr. 19, 12PM-2PM; WILD OKAPI MARIMBA as part of Wild Earth Saturday at NCAR in Boulder, CO

Fri. & Sat., April 25 & 26, BONNIE WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT AT SPRING FLING RENDEZVOUS, Portland, OR

2008 May

Fri, Sat., Sun., May 9, 10, 11, BONNIE WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT AT TEXAS STATE DULCIMER FESTIVAL, Glen Rose, TX

2008 June

Fri., June 20, 4-5 PM, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA at The Meredian Retirement Center, Boulder, CO

Wed., June 25, 7:00 PM ZEBRA MARIMBA CONCERT at Performance Park, Estes Park, CO

2008 July

Sun., July 6, afternoon, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA at The Lodge at Balfor, Lafayette, CO

Wed., July 16, 7:00 PM, THE DULCIMER ORCHESTRA at Performance Park, Estes Park, CO

Sat., July 19 Wedding in Evergreen, CO

Mon., July 21 - Fri., July 25, BONNIE WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT AT HERITAGE CAMP, Kansas City, KS

2008 August

Wed., Aug. 6, 7:30 PM, ACOUSTIC ROOTS TRIO Bonnie, Nancy Cook, Randy Kelley, Performance Park, Estes Park, CO

Fri., Aug. 1, 7:30 PM, ZEBRA MARIMBA at The Hemphill Family Center, YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO

2008 September

Mon., Sept. 29 - Sat., Oct. 4, MOONS AND TUNES ON CATARACT CANYON wilderness river trip