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26th Bluegrass Masters - Guitar Weekend with Jim Hurst

The North Shore Music Association's BLUEGRASS MASTERS WEEKEND marks our 26th year of this dynamic wall-to-wall bluegrass event.

Whether you're a student in Nashville musician JIM HURST's guitar workshops, you join jam sessions around the lodge with other musicians, or you attend Sat. night's concert with the stellar JIM HURST TRIO, you're sure to have a great time. Below are the basic details. For full event details, including guitar workshop topics and times, please go to 26TH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS MASTERS WEEKEND - November 4–6 LUTSEN RESORT - 5700 W. Hwy. 61, Lutsen, MN Featured Instrument: GUITAR Featured Instructor: JIM HURST TICKETS for Saturday Workshops: $7/each, $30/full day. Register at event only. No participant limit. All levels welcome, beginner through advanced. TICKETS for Saturday Concert with the Jim Hurst Trio, 8 PM: $20 adults, $10 youth (18 & under). Tickets for sale at event only, in Lutsen Resort lobby all day Fri. & Sat., and at ballroom door starting 7 PM Sat. ABOUT JIM HURST: Jim Hurst is a Nashville musician who's performed for the past three decades with artists including Holly Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, and Missy Raines. Hurst joined Claire Lynch and the Front Porch String Band in 1995, and during that time he met Raines. The two of them formed the duet "Jim Hurst and Missy Raines" and recorded two albums that won them the International Bluegrass Music Awards for Guitar Player of the Year and Bass Player of the Year in both 2001 and 2002. Over the years, Jim has also maintained a strong solo career and taught workshops all over the country. In 2015 he was nominated for Guitar Player of the Year by IBMA. He has won numerous awards for his work.

Date & Time

Weekly on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Nov 04, 2016 through Nov 06, 2016

8:00PM

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$20 adults, $10 youth

Performing Arts & Dance Grand Marais Hovland / Arrowhead Trail Grand Portage Gunflint Trail Lutsen Hovland Tofte / Schroeder