• Bluegrass from the Forest is a high-spirited, annual celebration of Bluegrass music held at the Shelton High School Auditorium (N 3737 Shelton Springs Road) in Shelton. The 2012 Bluegrass from the Forest Festival is set for May 18, 19 and 20. The lineup is still building, but check out who's coming. You won't want to miss this!

• Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen - Virginia
• Kathy Kallick Band - California
• Bluegrass Regulators - OR and WA
• Luke and Kati - WA
• The Howdy Boys - WA
• Wayward Vessel - WA
• Runaway Train - WA

The festival features camping on site, a band contest, band scramble, banjo contest, mandolin tasting, youth program, vendors and much more.  Jamming space is available indoors, in the camping areas and throughout the school campus grounds in addition to several special events listed on the Lineup page.  Runaway Train band members help out in various aspects of the event, while local business owners and community members work tirelessly as volunteers to bring some of the best national and regional entertainment to the area. Proceeds go to support local community projects in Mason County. We hope you will spread the word and help us make this festival the best it can be! For information on tickets, performances and times, please call 360-898-4581 or visit http://bluegrassfromtheforest.com/

• The Anna's Bay Center for Music was founded in Union in 2005, the site of Washington State's first arts colony. The mission of the Anna's Bay Center for Music is to build community through music. Anna's Bay provides world-class musical experiences in intimate settings of spectacular natural beauty.

Several original performances are offered each year. For performance schedules, membership information, and to learn more, visit www.annasbay.org or call 360-898-5000.

• Old Time Fiddlers Fest - A Shelton tradition, the Old Time Fiddlers Fest is also a chief fundraiser for SOCK, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe, structured and mentored after-school activities for local youth and youth at risk. The Old Time Fiddlers Fest is truly a celebration of old style fiddle tunes and performers, with an eclectic line-up of talent each year, including harmonica quartets and other original acts. Shelton's annual Fiddlefest music extravaganza brings talented fiddlers and other musicians from across the nation to perform in a series of concerts every April at the Shelton High School Auditorium.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances are joined by a Saturday spaghetti dinner, Sunday pancake breakfast, and a "Fiddle Jam & Talent Search." These are also fundraising events. This Year's Fiddlefest happens April 6-7, 2012.  Tickets can be acquired by calling SOCK at 360-432-0815 or visiting www.sock.org/events/fiddlefest.html.