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2022

 
12/2/22
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

New Prospect Elementary School
MUSE Machine
Chapman Cultural Centre
Spartanburg, SC
12/4/22
Charles Pettee and Fiddlin' Al McCanless
Greensboro, NC
private engagement

 
  12/6/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Residency Day 1

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
12/7/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Residency Day 2

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
 
  12/8/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Residency Day 3

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)

12/9/22
Charles Pettee
Catch the Bluegrass Bug

Baileywick Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
2:00 pm

 
12/13/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Residency Day 4

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
 
  12/14/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Kindergarten Residency Day 1

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
12/15/22
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Residency Day 5

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
 

2023

  1/5/23
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Kindergarten Residency

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
1/12/23
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Kindergarten Residency

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
 
  1/19/23
Charles Pettee
"Digging for the Roots" Kindergarten Residency

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC)
1/26/23
Charles Pettee
O.P. Earle Elementary School
Spartanburg, SC
 
1/27/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Cannons Elementary School
MUSE Machine
Chapman Cultural Centre
Spartanburg, SC
Morning
And
Charles Pettee
5th grade workshop #1

First Ward Creative Academy
Charlotte, NC
Evening
 
  2/8/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
2/9/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
 
  2/15/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
2/16/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
 
2/20/23
Charles Pettee
Catch the Bluegrass Bug
and Bluegrass Stomp assembly programs

Morrisville Elementary School
Morrisville, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County

 
  2/22/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
  2/24/23
Charles Pette
Bluegrass Stomp Assembly

St. Patrick's School
Charlotte, NC
2/27/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
 
  2/28/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
3/1/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
 
  3/2/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
3/3/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
sponsored by The ArtsCenter and Orange County Arts Council
 
  3/10/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots Workshop

First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Charlotte, NC
3/13/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

South Lakes Elemantary School
Raleigh, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake Count
 
  3/14/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

South Lakes Elemantary School
Raleigh, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
3/15/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

South Lakes Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
 
  3/16/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

South Lakes Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
3/17/23
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots, Artist in Schools Residency

South Lakes Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
sponsored by United arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
 
  3/23/23
Charles Pettee
Chowan Arts Council artist in residence

Edenton, NC
supported by Grassroots grant program, NC Arts Council
3/24/23
Charles Pettee
Chowan Arts Council artist in residence

Edenton, NC
supported by Grassroots grant program, NC Arts Council
 
  3/25/23
Charles Pettee
Chowan Arts Council artist in residence

Edenton, NC
supported by Grassroots grant program, NC Arts Council
3/31/23
Charles Pettee with Footworks Dance Ensemble
Raleigh, NC
private event
 
  4/1/23
Slippery Hill
Raleigh
Private event
  4/8/23
Slipppery Hill
Old Mill Farm
Durham
11:00 am-1:00 pm
  4/12/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Inman Intermediate School
Inman, SC
(MUSE Machine, Chapman Cultural center)
4/13/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Gable Middle School (am)
Jesse Boyd Elementary School (pm)
Spartanburg, SC
MUSE Machine
Chapman Cultural center
 
4/14/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Mabry Middle School
and
Woodlands Heights Elementary School
MUSE Machine
Chapman Cultural Centre
Spartanburg, SC
 
4/21/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Metro School
Charlotte, NC
(Arts and Sciences Council)
To be confirmed
 
  4/27/23
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp

Starmont Academy of Excellence
Charlotte, NC
(Arts and Sciences Council)
4/29/23
Slippery Hill

Cary Lazy Daze

Shady Grove Stage
9:15-10:45 am
and
Downtown Chapel Hill at Talullah's
Outdoors
7:00-9:00 pm
 

4/30/23
Slippery Hill
Kidchella Festival
Raleigh, NC
4:00-6:00 pm

 
  5/3/23
Charles Pettee
Easley Elementary School
Durham, NC
(to be confirmed)
5/6/23
Charles and Jackson
with the "Carrboro Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
Pluck Farm
54 West
Carrboro, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
 
  5/13/23
Slippery Hill
Carolina Theater Family Concert Series

Durham, NC
 
5/18/23
Slippery Hill
Orange County Visitors Bureau Open House event
308 W Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC
4:00-6:00 pm
5/21/23
Slippery Hill
Bowstring
3:00-6:00pm
Raleigh, NC
 

Photo by Natalia Weedy                                      
  5/22-26/23
Charles Pettee with Braima Moiwei
2023, Artists-in-Residence

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
(sponsored by The ArtsCenter AIR Program and Orange County Arts Commission)
  5/31/23
Slippery Hill
Beer and Banjos
Carrboro, NC
6:30-9:00 pm
6/11/23
Slippery Hill
Danny Gotham's 'Circle Show'
with Alice Gerrard, Jim Watson and many others
Community Chutch
Purefoy Road
Chapel Hill, NC
3:00 pm
 
6/16/23
Slippery Hill
Raleigh, NC
Private event
and
Outdoors at Roots
Downtown Chapel Hill, NC
7:00-9:00 pm
 
  6/17/23
Slippery Hill
Downtown Live, outside Tallula's

West Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC,
7:00-9:00 pm
6/18/23
Slippery Hill
Weaver Street Market
Carrboro, NC
11 am-1 pm.
 
  6/20-23/23
Charles Pettee guitar and mandolin instructor
PineCone Bluegrass Camp

Page-Walker Center
Cary, NC
6/24/24
Slippery Hill
BBQ Event
Museum of the Cape Fear
Fayetteville, NC
public evemt
 
  7/9/23
Charles Pettee & FolkPsalm
St Mark's Episcopal Church
Fincastle, VA
7/14/23
Charles Pettee & FolkPsalm
Wild Goose festival

Van Hoy Farm
Harmony, NC
8:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
 
  7/26/23
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
401 Main
Carrboro, NC
6:30 pm
  7/31/23-8/4/23
Charles Pettee instructor
Pinecone Bluegrass Jam Camp

Page-Walker Center
Cary, NC
8/12/23
Charles Pettee
United Arts Council Expo

Wakefield High School
Wakefield, NC
9:00-4:00 pm
 
  8/23/23
Slippery Hill
Carrboro Beer and Banjos
401 Main St.
Carrboro, NC
6:30-9:00 pm
9/9/23
Slippery Hill
Private event
Mebane, NC
 
 
9/10/23
Slippery Hill
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
9/17/23
Slippery Hill
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
 
  9/22/23
Slippery Hill
Old Mill Farm
Durham, NC
7:00 pm
  9/24/23
Charles Pettee & FolkPsalm
First United Methodist Church
Brevard, NC
11:00 am Worship
and public concert @ 1:00 pm
  9/30/23
Charles and Jackson Pettee
"Catch the Bluegrass Bug"

International Bluegrass Music Assn.
IBMA Bluegrass Live!
City of Raleigh Museum
Raleigh, NC
12:30-1:30 pm & 3:30-4:30 pm)
10/4/23
Charles Pettee and Fiddlin' Al McCanless
Blackwood Farms Park
Hillsborough, NC
6:00 pm 
https://artsorange.org/paintitorange/
 
10/1/23
Slippery Hill
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
 
 

10/8/23
Slippery Hill
Raleigh, NC
4:30-6:30 pm
Private event

10/13/23
Slippery Hill
Carol Woods Fall festival
Chapel Hill, NC
3:00 pm
and
Slippery Hill

Raleigh Brewing Co.
Raleigh, NC
7:00-9:00 pm
 
10/21/23
Charles Pettee with the Beer & Banjos All-Stars
Pluck Farm
Carrboro, NC
4:00-6:00 pm
 
10/22/23
Slippery Hill
TapYard
Raleigh, NC
3:00-6:00 pm
https://tapyardraleigh.com/
 
  11/16/23
Charles and Jackson Pettee
"Catch the Bluegrass Bug"

Voyager Academy
Durham, NC
1:00 pm
  11/29/23-12/1/23
Charles Pettee
MUSE Machine Educational Programs
Spartanburg, SC
12/8/23
Slippery Hilll
Elon University
Private event
(To Be Confirmed)
 

2024

  1/10-12/24
Charles Pettee
MUSE Machine Educational Programs
Spartanburg, SC
1/17/24
Charles Pettee
Catch The Bluegrass Bug
and Bluegrass Stomp

Scott’s Ridge Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
(two assembly programs)
 
  1/18-24/24
Charles on personal retreat
1/31/24
Charles Pettee
Kindergarten residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
  2/1, 2, 5, 6, 7/2024
Charles Pettee
Fourth Grade Residency, AIR program of The ArtsCenter

New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
2/8/24
Charles Pettee
Kindergarten Residenc
Artist in Residencey program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
2/9/24
Charles Pettee
Catch the Bluegrass Bug

Mcgee's Crossroads Elementary School
Angier, NC
 
  2/13/24
Charles Pettee
Fourth grade residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
2/14/24
Charles Pettee
Kindergarten residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
  2/15-16/24 
Charles Pettee
Fourth grade residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter
 
Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
2/21/24
Charles Pettee
Kindergarten residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
  2/22-23/24 
Charles Pettee
Fourth grade residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter
 
Central Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
  2/25/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
2/28/24
Charles Pettee
Kindergarten residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
  3/6/24
Charles Pettee
"Catch Bluegrass Bug" and "Bluegrass Stomp" Assemblies
Metro School
Charlotte, NC
Sponsored by ASC and Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools
3/10/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
 
  3/12-14/24
Charles Pettee
Digging for the Roots of Bluegrass Residency

Grades 7-8
Hawbridge School
Saxapahaw, NC
  3/20/2
Charles Pettee
"Catch Bluegrass Bug" and "Bluegrass Stomp" Assemblies
Scott's Ridge Elementary School
Apex, NC
Sponsored in part by United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County
3/24/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
 
  3/28/24
Charles Pettee
"Catch Bluegrass Bug" Assembly

Princeton Elementary School
Princeton, NC
Sponsored by the United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County and Johnson County Arts Council
4/5/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
aka Slippery Hill

Old Mill Farm
Durham, NC
6:00-8:00 pm
 
4/10/24
Charles Pettee
"Catch the Bluegrass Bug" Assembly Olde Province Elementary School
Charlotte, NC
Sponsored by ASC and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
 
 
4/11/24
Charles Pettee
ArtsCenter AIR Residency Day 1

Pathways Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
4/14/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee aka Slippery Hill
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
 
4/16/24
Charles Pettee
ArtsCenter AIR Residency Day 2

Pathways Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
 
  4/17, 18, 19, 25, 26/24
Charles Pettee
Fourth grade residency
Artist in Residence program of The ArtsCenter

Grady Brown Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
     4/24/24

Charles Pettee
ArtsCenter AIR Residency Day 3

Pathways Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
and
Slippery Hill
Carrboro Beer and Banjos
401 Main St.
Carrboro, NC
6:30-9:00 pm
4/27/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee aka Slippery Hill
Lazy Daze Festival
Lakeside Stage,
Bond Park
Cary, NC
1:15 pm
 
  4/28/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee aka Slippery Hill
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
  5/1/24
Charles Pettee
ArtsCenter AIR Residency Day 4

Pathways Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
  5/2/24
Charles Pettee
ArtsCenter AIR Residency Day 5

Pathways Elementary School
Hillsborough, NC
5/23/24
Charles & Jackson Pettee/Slippery Hill
International Focus event

NC State University
Raleigh, NC
private event
 
 
6/1/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee/ Slippery Hill Quartet
Mystic Farm and Distillery
"Bourbon, BBQ and Bluegrass" event
2:00-5:00 pm
6/9/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee aka Slippery Hill
BEGINNINGS Foundation benefit event
Durham Scrap Exchange
Durham, NC
 
  6/13/24
Charles Pettee
Catch the Bluegrass Bug Family Show

Gunn Memorial Library
Yanceyville, NC
10:00 am
6/16/24
Charles Pettee & FolkPsalm
Father's Day 99th Annual Singing on Grandfather Mountain

McRae Field
Grandfather Mountain, NC
 
6/23/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
2:00-4:00 pm
 
  6/24-28/24
Charles Pettee
Instructor, PineCone Bluegrass Camp for Kids

Cary, NC|
(To Be Confirmed)
 
6/29/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Durham, NC
private event
6/30/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
2:00-4:00 pm
 
7/13/24
Charles Pettee and FolkPsalm
Wild Goose Festival

Commons Stage
Union Grove, NC
3:00 pm
 

Image courtesy of Wild Goose Festival
  7/28/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
outdoors
2:00-4:00 pm
7/29/24-8/2/24
Charles Pettee
Instructor, PineCone Bluegrass Jam Camp

Cary, NC
(T0 Be Confirmed)
 
  8/8/24
Slippery Hill Bluegrass Quartet
Summer concert

Carol Woods
Chapel Hill, NC
7:00 pm
8/9/24
Slippery Hill Bluegrass
Fridays at the Farm
Old mill Farm
Durham, NC
6:00-8:00 pm
 
  8/11/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
aka Slippery Hill Trio

Weaver Street Market
Carrboro, NC,
outdoors
11:00 am-1:00 pm
8/17/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Wilson Country Club
Wilson, NC
private event
 
  9/1/24
Charles Pettee and FolkPsalm
First United Methodist Church
Brevard, NC
2:00 pm
free and open to the public
9/8/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co
Raleigh, NC
"Bluegrass Sundays" series
2:00-4:00 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
 
  9/11/24
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
6:30-7:30 pm
Carrboro Beer and Banjos
401 Main
Carrboro, NC
(outdoors -- weather permitting)
  9/14/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Raleigh Brewing Co
Smithfield, NC
3:00-6:00 pm
9/15/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Tap Yard
Raleigh, NC
3:00-6:00 pm
tapyardraleigh.com
 
  9/22/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co
Raleigh, NC
"Bluegrass Sundays" series
2:00-4:00 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
9/25/24 
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
6:30-7:30 pm
Carrboro Beer and Banjos
401 Main
Carrboro, NC
(outdoors weather permitting)
 
  9/26/24
Slippery Hill Bluegrass
Carrboro, NC
private event
  10/4/24
Slippery Hill Quartet
Chapel Hill, NC
private event
10/5/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Moorefield's Bluegrass Festival
Hillsborough, NC
1:00-2:00 pm
 
  10/11/24
Charles Pettee
Senior Center East
Fayetteville, NC
1:00 pm
private event
10/13/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
2:00-4:00 pm
https://www.eastbowercider.com/
 
 
10/16/24 
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
Carrboro Beer and Banjos 401 Main St.
Carrboro, NC
6:30-7:30 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
  10/17/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Hartwell
Raleigh, NC
7:00 pm
https://www.hartwellraleigh.com/
10/26/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
Raleigh, NC
3:00-5:00 pm
Private event
 
  10/24/24
Charles Pettee
Catch the Bluegrass Bug assembly programs

Fuller Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
(sponsored in part by
https://unitedarts.org/ )
10/27/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
East Bower Cider Co.
Raleigh, NC
2:00-4:00 pm 
https://www.eastbowercider.com/
 
 
11/13/24
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
Carrboro Beer and Banjos 
401 Main Carrboro, NC
6:30-7:30 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
11/16/24
Slippery Hill Bluegrass
Mystic Distillery
Durham, NC
7:30-10:30 pm
 
 
12/4/24 
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
Carrboro Beer and Banjos 
401 Main Carrboro, NC
6:30-7:30 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
  12/5/24
Charles and Jackson Pettee
AKA “Slippery Hill”
CD Album release concert
With special opening set by Nikki Meets the Hibachi!
Cats Cradle Back Room
Carrboro, NC
Doors open 6:30 pm Show 7:30 pm

Buy Tickets
12/4/24 
Charles Pettee with the "Beer and Banjos All-Stars"
Carrboro Beer and Banjos 
401 Main Carrboro, NC
6:30-7:30 pm
(outdoors weather permitting)
 
2025
1/15/25
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp classroom programs
Day #1
Laurel Park Elementary School
Apex, NC
(sponsored in part by 
https://unitedarts.org/)
 
  1/17-19/25
Charles Pettee
Hold for The Great Guitar Camp
TBA
2/5/25
Charles Pettee
Bluegrass Stomp classroom programs
Day #2

Laurel Park Elementary School
Apex, NC
(sponsored in part by 
https://unitedarts.org/)
 
  2/19-21/25
Charles Pettee
Spartanburg SC area schools
(sponsored by the MUSE Machine
https://chapmanculturalcenter.org/)
3/28/25
Charles Pettee
Oakview Elementary School
Raleigh, NC 
(sponsored in part by 
https://unitedarts.org/
)
 
  6/23-27/25
Charles Pettee Mandolin and Guitar instructor
Pinecone Bluegrass Camp for Kids
Page-Walker Center
Cary, NC  
(https://pinecone.org/)
7/28-8/1/25 
Charles Pettee Mandolin and Guitar instructor
Pinecone Bluegrass JAM Camp for Kids

Page-Walker Center
Cary, NC  
(https://pinecone.org/)
 


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