St. Patrick's Day

The Bug had live music for St. Paddy's day, as it does every Saturday. The biggest difference was the green beer, but we had a good time. Seth of 16 Tons from Angels Camp played a combination of guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica. He did a bunch of original material and covers and the guests had a lot of fun. There was a couple here that weekend who are planning to have their wedding at the Bug in August. The groom's birthday was that day and as it turned out, they were from Angels Camp too, so they were really excited to meet a musician from there. A few of Seth's friends came up to see him play and they all had a really good time too.





Sunday evening, a group of 60 from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco came in. We get two groups a year from there. We are part of their Spring break and Summer vacation. They have been coming here for 10 years now, the director came here for the first time just months after we opened. His assistant has been coming here for over three years now and they are both really amazing people. For more information about the Academy, go to www.academyart.edu

Another interesting thing happened over the weekend. This gentleman who used to work on the property that the Bug occupies came to see what had become of the place. Before the Bug was here, the place was in dis-use for several years. Prior to that, it was a rescue mission for troubled young adults. Before that, it had been a summer camp. This person was here when it went from being a summer camp to a year-round facility. They were quite successful but the mission that funded them pulled out in 1991. After 5 years in operation, the program was abandoned and the administration was heartbroken over the close. This person ended up leaving the state and though he had heard the property had sold, he didn't have any idea what had become of it. He stayed for lunch and got a bit of a tour of the place. He promised to send some pictures that he had from his time here, long before most of the buildings here were built. He came back the following night for dinner and mentioned he was really pleased with what we had done here. He said it gave him closure, that it was healing for him to see what a wonderful place this had become. He also said that he had always known that good things would happen here.

Were you here too? We hope you had a good time. Tell us about it. If you weren't here, tell us where you were and what you did do. What impression did you get of The Bug when you came here?