June, 12 2010 01:30 PM – ITALIAN STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL
1000 5th Street, San Rafael, 94901 -
This is the third year Lara and her band are playing at this terrific and fun event. Great Music at a perfect time of day. Come out and dance to the music and see the most beautiful street painting ever. And most of all to support Youth in Arts. Just 25 minutes north of San Francisco at the historic Mission San Rafael Arcangel, hundreds of madonnari (street painters) transform the streets of San Rafael into a color-splashed gallery for 60,000 visitors each year on the second weekend in June. Using chalk as the medium and asphalt as the canvas, artists create over 200 images in various styles and sizes. This feast for the eyes is complimented by entertainment on two stages and a wide variety of Italian fare. Founded in 1994, the Youth in Arts festival is renowned as one of the finest street painting festivals in the world. The Festival is both a fundraiser and a gift to our community–a popular celebration of art, music and culture. Festival sponsors not only make this free event possible, but also help us provide programs for Marin students year-round.
Lara Johnston and Tom Johnston will perform a set together for Bread & Roses annual fundraiser. They will be followed by a blues band that will include Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Nick Gravenites, Mark Hummel and Rusty Zinn. This will be a high energy bunch for people to dance to. There will also be a performance by one of Teatro ZinZanni’s amazing acts.
April, 30 2010 07:00 PM – GRAMMY MUSEUM 
