Gabe Harris Supports Bread & Roses Presents, So Can You!
Percussionist and experiential workshop leader Gabriel Harris wrote a beautiful letter
for our Spring-Summer Appeal. Contributions are still coming in. Your continuing support is gratefully received and critical to sustaining our ongoing mission. Over 600 shows each year in eight counties around the Bay Area for those who are isolated and need music most are possible largely because of your generosity.
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Upcoming Events
See you at Iron Springs in Fairfax August 11, 4-11 pm for Give Back Tuesday. Bread & Roses Presents will receive ten percent of all food and drink proceeds during that time. Performer Lauren Arrow will play from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
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Winners Announced! "Oh Say, Can You Sing?" Contest ~ Oakland A's
Bread & Roses Presents is pleased to announce that Damond Moodie of Oakland is the first-place winner of our first ever "Oh Say, Can You Sing?" contest. As the prizewinner, he will be singing the national anthem at the Oakland A's game on August 3. Damond had the top number of votes or "Likes" in the contest, which was open to all active Bread & Roses volunteer performers.
Thanks to all who participated and helped raise over $5,000 to support our program of hope and healing through live music in the Bay Area.
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Guests Thrilled by "Hot Laps" at Sonoma Raceway
Bread & Roses Presents had a special event on Monday, July 13 at the world-class Sonoma Raceway. The event was part of an auction package from our May 13 benefit. Thanks to the generosity of Rich Robbins and Wareham Development, 80 guests (who donated to Michael Pritchard's GoFundMe campaign) got to take "hot laps" around the track and enjoy photo op's with the Giants and A's championship trophies. Special gratitude to Steve Page, President & General Manager, Sonoma Raceway, and his outstanding staff, Jerry Wheeler and Rebecca Shippert, for their help with the hot laps. Big thanks to Frederick Nighthawk for bringing some hot licks.
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20th Annual Kate Wolf Festival
From the beginning of the Festival twenty years ago when our
founder the late Mimi Fari�a was asked to perform, Bread & Roses
has been a part of this extraordinary music event. This amazing weekend of live music June 26-28 was the 20th annual festival in memory of the late singer-songwriter/guitarist Kate Wolf, whose songs are still performed each year.
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Bread & Roses team (l-r) Marian Hubler, Dennis McIntyre, Brenda Laribee, Carrie Sownie & Andrew Kaluzynski
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Spring Benefit "At the Crossroads" a Fun Evening and Big Success
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Stanley Mouse Limited Edition Poster
A limited number of signed posters from our recent benefit at Terrapin are available for sale for $100 each. Produced by Moonalice Posters, the collectible piece was designed using a beautiful image of a woman with a guitar and roses from an original painting by legendary artist Stanley Mouse who signed a few for us. Stanley has been in the news a lot recently with the publication of his new book " California Dreams: The Art of Stanley Mouse" and his current retrospective exhibition at the San Francisco Art Exchange. All sales benefit our ongoing program of over 600 concerts a year for those who need live music most. For info: call (415) 945-7120 or email; [email protected].
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Day of Peace: A Highlight of Our Ongoing Program at San Quentin
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Marin Academy Senior Reflects Upon Internship
By Katrina Strack
At Marin Academy High School, seniors are encouraged to participate in a project during the month before graduation that is meant to provide a learning experience outside of the classroom and give students a new perspective before heading off to college.
As I looked ahead towards graduation and felt my final days of high school slipping away from me, I was overwhelmed. My activities and schoolwork started to feel meaningless, like they were just stepping stones on a path I was walking far too quickly. Everything was moving too fast. I hoped that my upcoming senior project, a month-long internship at Bread & Roses Presents would pull me out of my funk. Little did I realize just how much it would. Read more...
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