Valley City hosts two acoustic bluegrass jam sessions this Saturday, November 9 at the Vault Coffee Shop and Arts Center. There is a one-hour beginner jam/class at 11: 00 am and a four-hour regular jam beginning at 1:00 pm. The beginner session is for everyone interested learning how to play the music in an ensemble setting. Instruments included are the fiddle, mandolin, 6-string guitar, 5-string banjo, upright bass, and Dobro slide guitar. (Ukulele is also included for beginning learners.) There will be instruments available to try out. The sessions are free of charge and open to the public and are sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of North Dakota and the Vault Coffee Shop and Arts Center. For more information call John Andrus at 701-721-8296.