About
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 Day 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 fourth year.
Are We Growing Once Again! This year we have 15 Village businesses hosting over 75 musicians/bands on Village Drive, and Pine Knot Avenue. It’s all happening from 2 to 8 pm on Friday, June 21 in the Village of Big Bear Lake. 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 and your listening ears, so come on into town, enjoy free music, and help us celebrate Make Music Big Bear!
Our hosting venues are: The Elks Lodge, Old German Deli, Stella Luna, Oakside Restaurant and Bar, Amangela’s Sandwich and Bagel House, Queen Bee, Muchacos Tortilla Bar, Village Sports Bar, La Pergola Trattoria, Copper Q, A Christmas Store N More, Sotheby’s Real Estate, 572 Social Kitchen & Lounge, SoCalResorts/Compass Real Estate, and Nottinghams Tavern Outdoor Patio.
This year Copper Q 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.
We invite musicians, bucket drummers, and instrumentalists of all kinds to collaborate on making June 21 a huge musical celebration. Singers, church choirs, jazz combos, rock bands, glee clubs, MCs, marching bands, mariachis, and every other kind of musician, of any age group or skill level, are all welcome.

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, our very first year. Yes, we have grown!
Things can change, so keep your eyes open, but this is the current lineup.
Make Music Big Bear 2024 Lineup:
2:00 pm. Rich Spaulding – 2:00-3:00 – Old German Deli
Boswell Project – 2:00-3:00 – Stella Luna
Mike Cross – 2:00-3:00 – Amangala’s Sandwich & Bagel House Breezeway (west)
Danny Wilson and the Roadkill Bluegrass Band – 2:00-3:00 – Queen Bee
Drew Plakos – 2:00-3:00 – Muchachos Tortilla Bar
Kelsey Manning – 2:00-3:00 – Village Sports Bar
Steve Cain – 2:00-2:45 – Sotheby’s Real Estate
The Stagehands – 2:00-3:00 – 572 Social Kitchen & Lounge (west)
Brian Johnson – 2:00-2:45 – SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate
Time Travel Madams – 2:00-3:10 – Nottinghams Tavern Patio
Intimate Worship – 2:00-2:50 – Elks Lodge
2:30 pm Rod York – 2:30-3:30 – A Christmas Store & More
3:00 pm Emily & Matt – 3:00-4:00 – Oakside Restaurant & Bar
Brad Riesau – 3:00-4:30 – Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House Breezeway (south)
David Graham – 3:00-4:00 – Queen Bee
The Gitty Ups – 3:00-4:00 – 572 Social Kitchen & Lounge (east)
Loose Affiliates – 3:00-4:00 – SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate
3:15 pm Heavily Discounted – 3:15-4:30 – Elks Lodge
Bob Loza – 3:15-4:00 – Sotheby’s Real Estate
3:20 pm Hippi Chix – 3:20-4:30 – Nottinghams Tavern Patio
3:30 pm Simone Scherzer – 3:30-4:30 – Old German Deli
Alec Johnson – 3:30-4:30 – Muchachos Tortilla Bar
Robbie Bos – 3:30-4:30 – Village Sports Bar
4:00 pm John Phane & Mike Early – 4:00-5:00 – Stella Luna
Ed Krause – 4:00-5:00 – Queen Bee
David Blanton – 4:00-5:00 – La Pergola Trattoria
Fran’s Van – 4:00-5:00 – A Christmas Store N More
Dana Larson – 4:00-5:00 – 572 Social Kitchen & Lounge (west)
4:15 pm Bob Loza – 4:15-5:00 – Sotheby’s Real Estate
4:30 pm Jimmy Lewis – 4:30-5:30 – Old German Deli
Farley The Fiddler – 4:30 – 5:30 – Sotheby’s Real Estate
Troy Story – 4:30 – 5:30 – SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate
5:00 pm Rukus – 5:00-6:15 – Elks Lodge
Rebecca Jane – 5:00-6:00 – Oakside Restaurant & Bar
Mo Hollis – 5:00-6:00 – Amangala’s Sandwich & Bagel House Breezeway (west)
Scott & Amy – 5:00-6:00 – Queen Bee
Boswell Project – 5:00-6:00 – Muchachos Tortilla Bar
The Gitty Ups – 5:00-6:00 – Village Sports Bar
5:30 pm Dave Graham – 5:30-6:30 – La Pergola Trattoria
Beth Wheat Trio – 5:30-6:15 – A Christmas Store N More
6:00 pm Ed Masuga – 6:00-7:00 – Stella Luna
Mass Appeal / “Harmonica Jam Take III” – Lead by Mo Hollis – 6:00-7:15 –
Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House (west)
Rich Spaulding – 6:00-7:00 – Queen Bee
Mass Appeal / Beat Your Bucket Jam – Drum Circle – Lead by Ping Carlisle
– 6:45-7:45 – Sotheby’s Real Estate
Revolver – 6:00-7:30 – SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate
6:30 pm David Blanton – 6:30-7:30 – Muchachos Tortilla Bar
The Blackbook – 6:30-8:00 – Village Sports Bar
6:45 pm Social Habit – 6:45-8:00 – Elks Lodge
7:00 pm Alec Johnson – 7:00-8:30 – Oakside Restaurant & Bar
Kelsey Manning – 7:00-8:00 – La Pergola Trattoria
Participant Group Jam – 7:00-8:00 – Copper Q
And of course, Open Mic at the “Copper Q” this year:
1:57 pm – Robbie Bos – “Welcome To Make Music Big Bear”
2:00 pm – Connie Ybarra
2:30 pm – Barbara Andrik
3:00 pm – Bob Greenan
3:30 pm – Kelsey Manning
4:00 pm – Regina
4:30 pm – Les Paul
5:00 pm – Capt John
5:30 pm – Tony Ferrara
6:00 pm – Jr. Da Capo
6:30 pm – Taylor Ariel
7:00 pm – Group Musician Jam
7:30 pm – Group Musician Jam
Schedule at a Glance

Updated June 20, 2024, 1:13 pm
Participate
You want to get in on some action?
• The Mass Appeal Harmonica Jam Take III is happening at 6:00 pm at Amangala’s Sandwich & Bagel House. Mo Hollis will be passing out 24 Hohner Harmonicas, and taking you through the history and playing styles of the harmonica. Then Mo will teach you different harmonic blowing styles, and do some play alongs. This will end with a harmonica jam session with some special guests.
• The Mass Appeal Beat Your Bucket Jam / Drum Circle will take place at 6:45 pm at Sotheby’s Real Estate. Come get some Vic Firth Drum Sticks and a bucket and join in the fun. Start with some simple beats, and grow into a full out drum beat session.
• Volunteers – Did you say volunteers? Yes, we need you this year. Hanging banners, setting up EZ-UPs for shade, running extensions chords around. Helping hands are needed. Set it up and tear it down. Contact us! Find our contact info at the very bottom of this website.
If you did not get in on the action this year by performing, contact us so we can include you in next year’s Make Music Event. Got a group of horn players, piano players, ukulele players, we want you. Would you like to parade up the street with a gang of kazoo players, come on out and let’s make this happen. We are open to all ideas and all levels of beginners to professional players. After all, this is a free day of music, all are welcome!
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.
Your donations and time 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
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