Blog entries tagged News

On ABC's 20/20: Gabrielle Giffords Finds Her Voice Through Music

Liz Donaldson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:38:11 +0100

Highlights from Diane Sawyer's interview with Gabrielle Giffords which aired on ABC's 20/20 on November 14, 2011.

A few weeks ago ABC's 20/20 with Diane Sawyer aired an inspirational segment on Arizona Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, who in January 2011 suffered from a near-fatal shooting, leaving her in critical condition for several weeks and severely damaging her brain. In the special, Diane Sawyer interviews Giffords foRead More...

Community Gathering for Good Cheer at the Tavern at Lark Creek

Marian Hubler — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:47:20 +0100

Video courtesy of Marilyn LoRusso of the Larkspur/Corte Madera Patch

Bread & Roses hosted a community gathering at a special happy hour at The Tavern at Lark Creek on Thursday, September 8. On the side patio of this beautiful, historic restaurant in Larkspur, many people from diverse parts of our ever-expanding community gathered to share good cheer. With festive sangria, margaritas, wine and beer for sale to benefit Bread & Roses, we visited with each other under Read More...

Moonalice Plays @ The Menlo Park VA On Labor Day

Marian Hubler — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:08:15 +0100

Video courtesy of Ken Guanga of the Menlo Park Patch.

With red, white and blue balloons bobbing cheerfully in the breeze, the band Moonalice played an upbeat Bread & Roses concert for the veterans at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park on Labor Day 2011. Blessed with beautiful sunny weather, this early afternoon special event was held on Monday, September 5 on a small stage in a grassy area tRead More...

Live Music as a Connecting Force: Violinist Robert Gupta Plays at LA Mental Health Clinic on ...

Liz Donaldson — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:22:37 +0100

Robert Gupta's story is an inspiration to us all: not only does he play first chair violin for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he is also their youngest performer, having joined the orchestra in 2007 at the age of 19. What is perhaps most remarkable about this young prodigy is that in aRead More...

Teen Performer Lucy Krakow is Local "Whiz Kid"

Marian Hubler — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:00:05 +0100

Budding jazz chanteuse Lucy Krakow is a featured “Whiz Kid” on this week’s Larkspur Corte Madera Patch. While at Redwood High School, Lucy was a volunteer performer for Bread & Roses who did concerts for three different facility audiences. An inventive jazz singer with her own distinctive style, Lucy is also a talented singer-songwriter as well as guitarist.

For her Bread & Roses shows, she brought her talents Read More...

SPECIAL OFFER! Discount Tickets to Teatro ZinZanni with Joan Baez on Sun. July 31st!!

Liz Donaldson — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:48:02 +0100

My how time flies when you are having fun! Teatro ZinZanni is offering the Bread & Roses community a special ticket price for their current show: Maestro's Enchantment on Sunday, July 31st.

Joan Baez has beRead More...

"Tales of the City" mentions Mimi Fariña, Bread & Roses founder

Marian Hubler — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:27:48 +0100

Long-time Bread & Roses volunteer and supporter Ken Harrison reported that he recently saw Armistead Maupin's "Tales of The City" a new musical at ACT's Geary Theater. He recalls that two years ago he was asked to drive Mr. Maupin to a benefit awards ceremony at the Herbst TheaRead More...

Joan Baez stars in "Maestro's Enchantment"

Liz Donaldson — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:50:10 +0100

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Grammy-award winning Joan Baez has been an essential musical force and free speech activist for over 50 years, and she has now made a very welcome return to Teatro ZinZanni as Madame ZinZanni in "Maestro's Enchantment." In her starring role, she reunites with The Maestro, played by master illusionist, Yevgeniy Voronin, when she returns to the Spiegeltent with her mysterious 18th century circus troupe.

“The Power of Music to Affect the Brain”

Liz Donaldson — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:50:38 +0100

At Bread & Roses every day, we are privileged to witness the healing power of music, and today scientists and neurologists are confirming what we’ve known for over 37 years: that “humans are hardwired to respond to music.”

Our "Music Therapy" in Marin Magazine

Marian Hubler — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:04:43 +0100

Thanks to Executive Editor Jim Wood & our friends at Marin Magazine for the nice piece in the August issue in their "FYI: Causes" section about Bread & Roses mission to provide hope and healing through live music. Marin Magazine staff attended several recent Bread & Roses programs at the Manzanita Child Development Center in Marin City, The Cedars in Ross and the Canal Family Support Center in San Rafael. Kudos also to performers Ira Marlowe (singer-songwritRead More...