by El Reportero Staff
Carmen lang ceramics
Sonoma Bach will commence its orchestra season with a film titled, Tocar Y Luchar, (in English) To Play and To Fight, which tells the story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System. What makes this movie so compelling is it the story of the awesome effort that a hundreds of small orchestras within Venezuela’s towns and villages have made to expose rural children to the magic that is orchestra.
The proceeds from Tocar Y Luchar go towards funding Sonoma Bach’s nine upcoming scheduled concerts, which are a collaborative effort in conjunction with the Santa Rosa Symphony.
Tocar Y Luchar takes place this Thursday Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. For more information call: (877) 914-BACH. Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 at the door. All are invited to participate.
Benefit to raise money for soldiers wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan
Titled “Ride 2 Recovery,” bicyclists will ride from San Francisco to Santa Monica.
Money collected will be used to purchase bicycles, helmets and other items needed for veterans going through the “readjustment” and rehabilitation process.
This three-day event takes place Oct. 2-8 and is limited to 200 participants and cost $3,200, plus a $75 registration fee. To register, please visit: http://www.ride2recovery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=0.
SF International Arts Festival committee will host meeting
The general public is invited to attend a community meeting that the SFIAF will sponsor, to discuss the possibility of having the arts festival on the same weekend as the America Cup boat races, because the city of San Francisco has had the good fortune to play host to this glorious event in 2013.
This event is expected to bring as many as 200,000 people into the city and they will purchase many goods and services from local merchants – music to their ears!
The total number of people anticipated to attend could reach as many as six million.
The event will occur on Tuesday Oct. 4 at noontime. For more information, please contact http://www.sfiaf.org.
