Make Music
Big Bear

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Welcome to Make Music Big Bear!

The line up is all local talent, the venues are our local businesses, and the audience is all of us.

Make Music Big Bear is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year – the Summer Solstice. Launched in France 1982 as Féte de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Make Music Big Bear is participating for our third year.

Are We Growing! This year we have 13 Village businesses hosting over 34 bands/musicians on Village Drive, and Pine Knot Avenue. It’s all happening from 2 to 8 pm on Wednesday, June 21. Busking…. you mean street musicians, yes busking. I think you will find a bit of this also while walking about. This is all for our community enjoyment, so come on into town, enjoy free music, and help us celebrate Make Music Big Bear!

Our hosting venues are: Stella Luna, Oakside Restaurant and Bar, The Breezeway next to Amangela’s Sandwich and Bagel House, Queen Bee, O Koo Rän, Beary Bliss, A Christmas Store N More, Copper Q, Sotheby’s Real Estate, 572 Social Kitchen & Lounge, SoCalResorts/Compass Real Estate, The Bone Yard Bar & Grill, and Nottinghams Tavern Patio.

Once again Nottinghams Tavern Patio will be hosting the popular Open Mic, with varied musicians every 30 minutes. Hey, if you play, sing, humm a toon, come on down and get your name on the list. Share your talent with us all.

The Time Travel Madams gettin’ down at Nottinghams Tavern Patio Open Mic 2021.

The Current Lineup of Musicians

Bob Middleton and Robbie Bos jam it out during sound check at the main stage, while Tim Simms sets up a mic in 2021.

Things can change, so keep your eyes open, but this is the current lineup.

Make Music Big Bear 2023 Lineup:

2:00 pm    The Stagehands  –  2:00-3:15 – Oakside Restaurant & Bar

                  Brad Riesau  –  2:00-4:00  –  The Breezeway next to Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House

                  Rich Spaulding  –  2:00-3:00  –  Queen Bee

                  Bill Kahn  –  2:00-4:00  –  O Koo Rän

                  Howie Antmann  –  2:00-3:00  –  A Christmas Store N More

                  Hippi Chix  –  2:00-3:00  –  Beary Bliss

                  Connie Ybarra  –  2:00-2:50  –  572 Social Kitchen and Lounge

2:30 pm    Brian Curley  –  2:30-3:30  –  Copper Q

                   Mountain Top Strings  –  2:30-3:30  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                   Feisty Women  –  2:30-3:30  –  The Bone Yard Bar & Grill

3:00 pm    Loose Affiliates  –  3:00-4:15  –  572 Social Kitchen & Lounge

3:15 pm    Kelsey Manning  –  3:15-4:15  –  Stella Luna

                  Boswell Project  –  3:15-4:15  –  Queen Bee

                  Dan Wilson  –  3:15-4:15  –  Beary Bliss

3:30 pm    Drew Plakos  –  3:30-4:30  –  A Christmas Store N More

4:00 pm    Pete Sears  –  4:00-5:45  –  Copper Q

                  Robbie Bos  –  4:00-5:00  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                  Dan O’Mara  –  4:00-5:00  –  The Bone Yard Bar & Grill

4:15 pm   Duke Michaels  –  4:15-5:30  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

4:30 pm   Farley The Fiddler  –  4:30-6:30  –  The Breezeway at Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House

                  David Blanton  –  4:30-5:30  –  Queen Bee

                  Time Travel Madams  –  4:30-5:30  –  Beary Bliss

                  Paul Mars Black  –  4:30-5:30  –  572 Social Kitchen & Lounge

5:00 pm    IKürüs Rebörn  –  5:00-6:00  –  O Koo Rän

                  Steve Cain  –  5:00-6:00  –  A Christmas Store N More

5:30 pm   Steve Wilson  –  5:30-6:30  –  Stella Luna

                  Fran’s Van  –  5:30-6:30  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                  Emily & Matt  –  5:30-6:30  –  The Bone Yard Bar & Grill

5:45 pm    Capt. John  –  5:45-6:45  –  Queen Bee

6:00 pm    Kelsi Vahin  –  6:00-7:00  –  Beary Bliss

6:15 pm   Blackbook  –  6:15-7:30  –  Copper Q

                  No Consent  –  6:15-8:00  –  SoCalResorts/Compass Real Estate

6:30 pm   Nikki Sparks  –  6:30-7:15  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

7:00 pm   Open Jam  –  7:00-8:00  –  Beary Bliss

7:15 pm   Tim Simms  –  7:15-8:00  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

And of course, The Open Mic at Nottinghams Tavern Patio:

2:00 pm  –  Highland Pickers

2:30 pm  –  

3:00 pm  – Regina Weiss

3:30 pm  – Ingrid Olsen

4:00 pm  –  

4:30 pm  –  Hippi Chix

5:00 pm  –  Bob Greenan

5:30 pm  –  Kelsey Manning

6:00 pm  –  Judy Russell

6:30 pm  –  Silver Fang

7:00 pm  –  Brian Curley

7:30 pm  –  Ron Warren

The Schedule At-A-Glance

Updated June 8, 2023, 6:45 am

The Performers Gallery

Support

If you would love to help out, organize and schedule, hang banners, or just donate some monies to the cause, we will be so glad to talk with you.

Annually we spend about $750, so your donations will really help us. 

Contact us through our email:    bigbear@makemusicday.org

Contact

Get in touch with us at:   bigbear@makemusicday.org

Find out all about Make Music Day worldwide:   MakeMusicDay.org