The Monroe Doctrine Bluegrass Band will perform their special blend of Bill Monroe’s music on Thursday, January 18 from 7-9 pm at The Vault Coffee Shop and Arts Center, 223 Central Avenue North, Valley City, ND. Check out one of the region’s finest bluegrass ensembles serving up down-home favorites, lilting instrumentals, and the occasional murder ballad, standards and original numbers featuring fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, doghouse bass, and harmonica. No admission fee; free-will donations are accepted to help cover expenses. For more information call John Andrus at 701-721-8296.