Country Roundup

The Country Lovers Western Dance Club will host a “Spring Fling” from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Jammin’ Country will provide deejay music, and dance lessons will start at 7. Admission for nonmembers is $3 per person; free for ages 12 and under.

The joint will be jumpin’ at Elks Lodge #1430, 11 Ash St. in Ventura. For more details, call 647-1893.

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Members of the California Old-Time Fiddlers Assn. meet between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Oak View to play acoustic and amplified country music.

People of all ages are invited to jam with their instruments, sing, dance or listen. This family-oriented hoedown takes place at the Oak View Community center, 18 Valley Road in Oak View. For more information, call 646-1583 or 486-8744.

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Early-bird readers up the coast can grab a cuppa java and tune in KKSB-FM New Country (106.3) for live country music by local talent from 7 to 8 a.m. today.

On-air personality Bonnie Campbell, who co-hosts the “Campbell and Collard” morning show from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays, will perform her original country ballad, “One Earring.”

Long-timers on the Santa Barbara country scene, Spaghetti Western will join Campbell in the studio to perform one of its original tunes. And you can bet there will be some surprises from a band known for its clever, innovative lyrics.

For an evening of country cover and some originals, catch Campbell performing with Spaghetti Western on Saturday at the Creekside Inn. Show time is 9 p.m. This casual establishment is at 4444 Hollister Ave. in Goleta. For more details, call 964-5118.

For more country music and serious couples-oriented dancing, head for the nearby Galleon Room. Caught Red-Handed will take the stage at 9 p.m. today and Saturday to do that pedal steel guitar thing the group does so well.

And on Thursday, the Mike Shelton Band will take the musical reins, same time, same place.

The Galleon Room is at 5925 Calle Real in Goleta. For more details, call 967-0128.

Robyn Loewenthal can be reached by e-mail at drrkl@juno.com.