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Community Open House
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley

Saturday, August 29, 2009
Noon - 5 P.M. | Free

You're invited for an afternoon of workshops, live performances, group and family activities, tours of the New Home, and more! Bring your friends; bring your family – come on over and join the celebration as we open the doors to our New Home in the heart of downtown Berkeley.

Performances:
1:00 Patrick Landeza
1:30 Teja Gerken
2:00 Dodge's Sundodgers
2:30 Steve Seskin
3:00 Black Olive Babes
3:30 Duo Cascada de Flores
4:00 George Cole & Vive le Jazz
4:30 San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars

Free workshops & jam sessions:
12:00 - 12:30
Bluegrass Slow Jam led by Ran Bush
Slack Key Guitar - Patrick Landeza
"So You've Always Wanted to Play the Fiddle?"
    - Bobbi Nikles
Take the Stage Jam - Nell Robinson
"Ukulele Petting Zoo" - Mike da Silva
"Irish Song" - Melanie O'Reilly & Sean O Nuallain

12:30 - 1:00
Bluegrass Slow Jam led by Ran Bush
Slack Key Guitar - Patrick Landeza
"So You've Always Wanted to Play the Fiddle?"
    - Bobbi Nikles
Take the Stage Jam - Nell Robinson
"Ukulele Petting Zoo" - Mike da Silva
"Irish Song" - Melanie O'Reilly & Sean O Nuallain

1:00 - 1:30
Singer/Songwriter Jam - Jim Bruno
"Introduction to the Ukulele" - Mike da Silva
"Song Polishing" - Steve Seskin
"Roots Rock Jam" - Seth Affoumado

1:30 - 2:00
Tamburitza Jam Session
    - Traveling Slavonian Band
"Introduction to the Ukulele" - Mike da Silva
"Song Polishing" - Steve Seskin
"Roots Rock Jam" - Seth Affoumado

2:00 - 2:30
Irish Session led by Shay Black
Tamburitza Jam Session - Traveling Slavonian Band
"Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar"
    - Teja Gerken
Sacred Harp Sing - Bay Area Sacred Harp
"Song Polishing" - Steve Seskin
"Roots Rock Jam" - Seth Affoumado


2:30 - 3:00
Irish Session led by Shay Black
Mbira: "Keyboard of Zimbabwe" - Russ Landers
"Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar" - Teja Gerken
Sacred Harp Sing --Bay Area Sacred Harp
"Old Time Harmony Singing" - Evie Ladin
"Roots Rock Jam" - Seth Affoumado

3:00 - 3:30
Acoustic Blues Jam led by Pete Madsen
"Hambone How-to" - Evie Ladin
"Introductory Swing Rhythm Guitar" - Tony Marcus
"An Oud Journey" - Claude Palmer
"Irish Song" - Shay Black
"Kids' Workshop" - Duo Cascada de Flores

3:30 - 4:00
Acoustic Blues Jam led by Pete Madsen
"Introductory Swing Rhythm Guitar" - Tony Marcus
"An Oud Journey" - Claude Palmer
"Irish Song" - Shay Black
"Songwriting for Kids" - Steve Seskin
"Body Music" - Keith Terry

4:00 - 4:30
Old Time Jam led by Eric & Suzy Thompson, Tim Hicks
"Latin American Song, Rhythm, and Guitar"
    - Duo Cascada de Flores
"Bottleneck Slide Guitar" - Pete Madsen
"Classical Conversation" - Ben Simon
"In Harmony's Way A Capella Sing" - Steve Baughman
"Songwriting for Kids" - Steve Seskin

4:30 - 5:00
Old Time Jam led by Eric & Suzy Thompson, Tim Hicks
"Latin American Song, Rhythm, and Guitar"
    - Duo Cascada de Flores
"Bottleneck Slide Guitar" - Pete Madsen
"The Art of Swing" - George Cole & Vive le Jazz
"In Harmony's Way A Capella Sing" - Steve Baughman
"Songwriting for Kids" - Steve Seskin

Music Film Fest:
12-12:15 "Come on if You're Coming" by Paul Blake (10 min)
12:15-1 Homemade American Music by Yasha Aginsky (42 min)
1-2:30 "J'ai Ete au Bal" by Les Blank/Chris Strachwitz (84 min)
2:30-3 "Love it Like a Fool" by Susan Wengraf (28 min)
3-3:15 "Fiddle Summit Demo" by Victoria Lewis (10 min)
3:15-4 "Croatian Stories" by Chip Curry (45 min)
4-4:15 "Come on if You're Coming" by Paul Blake (10 min)



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