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2006 PRESS INFORMATION
Contact:
Steve Stagnaro
Direct Line 408.354.5145
Tapestry Office 408.494.3590
steve@stagnaro.com
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Calendar Listing
31st ANNUAL TAPESTRY ARTS FESTIVAL
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2006 TapestryArts Festival
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September 2, 3 & 4, 2006 Labor Day
Weekend
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10:00 AM-6:00 PM Saturday & Sunday.
10:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday.
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Downtown San Jose, California (Park
Avenue, Almaden Boulevard, San Fernando Street)
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Art, Live Music on Four Stages, Food,
Free Hands-On Art Activities for Children & Indoor Home Show
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Twilight Concert with the Joe Sharino
Band Sunday, September 3rd at 6 PM
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Complete information at
www.tapestryarts.org or
408-494-3590
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Free Admission
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31st ANNUAL TAPESTRY ARTS FESTIVAL
Tapestry Arts and KGO Newstalk AM 810
present the 31st annual Tapestry Arts Festival in downtown San Jose on
Labor Day Weekend, September 2nd, 3rd and 4th.. Event times are 10 am
to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and 10 am to 5pm on Monday. Admission
to the festival is free.
The festival features 250 artists from around the country, a variety
of cuisine, the Design for Living Home & Garden Show, and Creativity
Zone, which provides free, hands-on art activities for children. Live
music, theatre and dance performances will entertain the estimated
200,000 attendees on four festival stages. On Sunday evening at 6 PM,
Tapestry Arts will feature a free twilight concert with local
headliner, The Joe Sharino Band.
At the heart of the festival is a juried art show. Tapestry invites
the public to explore the work of emerging, as well as established
artists, as they exhibit side by side on the streets of downtown San
Jose. Festival visitors will see fun and functional ceramics, unique
clothing and jewelry, paintings, sculpture and prints, as well as fine
works of leather and wood. The works displayed in this event focus on
high quality, originality and a bit of whimsy. Festival artists will
present decorative ceramics, diverse styles of painting, large-scale
metal sculpture and brilliantly colored fused glass. Crafters will
display their finest functional pottery, planters, clocks, belts, bags
and finely made furniture. Jewelers will share their fine gems and
precious metals which they have tooled into creative, one-of-a kind
rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. “It’s not too early to
start Christmas shopping,” states executive director An Lu. “Several
of our artists create holiday ornaments and have many gift
suggestions”, continues Lu.
On Saturday morning, from 10 am to 1 pm, KGO Newstalk AM 810 will
broadcast live, “Dining Around with Gene Burns”. Be in the audience as
Gene talks about food, wine and travel from the Festival site. A broad
mix of musical sounds will ring out from the four outdoor stages
located throughout the festival. With a little something for everyone,
Tapestry’s entertainment line-up includes acts as Flashback and The
Jesse Charles Band on the Mix 106.5/94.5 KBAY Stage. The 98.5 KFOX
stage will feature favorites such as Groove Kings and the Steve
Czarnecki Soul/Jazz Quartet. On Sunday KRTY 95.3 will present: Steve
Holy, Miko Marks, The Bell Brothers and Wanted. On Saturday and Sunday
The South Bay Guitar Society will host a Guitar and Classical Stage.
Highlights on that stage include: Albert Marques and Michael Bautista.
Sounds will range from flamenco to steel guitar to acoustic and
Mexican folk guitar.
On Monday Tapestry will present Klarinet Kapers and Fred McCarty on
the Classical/Guitar Stage. The Whole Foods Market Stage will feature
Mambo Tropical, Nitecry and Wally’s Swing World.
Rounding out the festival experience will be dozens of food booths.
Tapestry’s food vendors serve up an unexpected variety of tastes.
Hungry visitors will find traditional favorites such as root beer
floats, fish & chips, Hawaiian BBQ, roasted corn, funnel cakes, Gyros,
falafels, kettlecorn and smoothies. This year there are also such
delights as made to order ice cream sandwiches and crepes on a stick.
The Creativity Zone is the festival destination for children and
families. This is where youngsters have an opportunity to create their
own artwork free of charge. Under the guidance of professional
artists, kids of all ages will be able to try their hand at making
masks, baggy hats, monoprints, folded paper fish or learn circus
skills under the tutelage of Cosmo the Circus Master.
The community is actively involved on Nonprofit Way. This is an area
of the festival set-aside for local nonprofit organizations to set up
their booths and interact with the public. Local theatre companies,
animal rescue, city agencies and more, distribute their literature and
let everyone know just how lively the South Bay region is.
Inside Parkside Hall, is Design for Living Home and Garden Show. This
is a unique attraction at Tapestry Arts Festival. More than 100
vendors display all manner of gizmos, gadgets and the latest
innovations in making homes more functional and life more fun.
Visitors can watch a cooking demonstration, shop for designer BBQ’s
and elegant garden furniture. Outside Design for Living is Interactive
Alley, an active recreation zone featuring kids’ rides, displays of
saunas and spas, Home Depot installation services and a hang gliding
simulator.
The festival is easily accessible by Light Rail (Convention Center
Station). Ample free parking is providing in several downtown San Jose
parking lots. Visit Tapestry’s website at www.tapestryarts.org for
directions and locations of parking lots.
This program has been made possible, in part, through grants from the
City of San Jose and Arts Council Silicon Valley and through Advancing
the Arts Initiative, an initiative of Community Foundation Silicon
Valley, funded by the James Irvine Foundation and the David and Lucile
Packard Foundation. Tapestry Arts is a not for profit organization.
The revenue from this festival supports Tapestry throughout the year
as the organization brings arts education programs to local school-age
children. Tapestry provides long and short-term arts residencies in
schools, community centers and shelters. For more information call:
(408) 494-3590 |
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News Release
August 10, 2006
AT TAPESTRY IT’S THE MUSIC
San Jose, California - Some who attend the Tapestry Arts festival this
Labor Day Weekend say it’s the food. Some say it’s the great art.
Still others love the Design for Living Home show. But everyone who
attends the Tapestry Arts Festival agrees it definitely IS the music.
The 2006 Tapestry Arts festival has set a great lineup on each of the
four live music stages. Here’s a quick look at just a few of the
groups set to perform:
- Bathe yourself in the blues with “Nitecry”
- Swing with “Wally’s Swing World,” the best
little big band on the bay
- Rejoice in three decades of the Steeley Dan
sound with San Francisco’s “Aja Vu.”
- Enjoy “Steve Czarnecki” and his classic Soul
Jazz Quintet
On Sunday, September 3, Tapestry goes a lot country on the KRTY
stage with “Miko Marks,” “Steve Holy,” “Bell Brothers” and “Wanted.”
It’s nice and easy on the classical stage all three days as the South
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News Release
August 10,2006
The Joe Sharino Band Back
at Tapestry Arts Twilight Concert
San Jose, California - Poll after poll names the Joe Sharino Band the
bay area’s best band. In fact they’ve won 15 “Best of the Best” awards
to date. On Sunday, September 3rd, as part of the 2006 Tapestry Arts
Festival, The Joe Sharino Band headlines the festival’s second Sunday
Twilight Concert at 6 PM on the steps of the Center for the Performing
Arts (CPA). Baby boomers and those who love the music will feast on
two hours of pure Joe Sharino Band. And like the festival, the concert
is free.
As a Radio TV Broadcasting major at San Jose State College, Sharino
began performing at local nightclubs as a part time job in 1974
earning $30 a night. By 1976, he was filling nightclubs like the
Garrett, Mountain Charley's and bigger nightclubs such as the Parlor
and Fargo's on weeknights on drums. By 1979 Joe decided to form a band
to make it possible to open for major acts. Concert openings soon came
and the Joe Sharino Band was the opening act for America, David
Lindley, B. B. King, Emmy Lou Harris, the O'Jays, Charlie Daniels,
Chuck Berry, Alan King, The Drifters, The Temptations and many more!
In 1982, Apple Computer founder and Sharino fan, Steve Wozniak invited
Joe and the band to perform at the Us Festival in Southern California.
Dubbed the "West Coast Woodstock", it was a three day festival which
drew 250,000 people to hear Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, The Police,
Santana, Pat Benatar, Jackson Browne, The Cars, The Kinks, Eddie Money
and yes, The Joe Sharino Band! In 1984, thanks to help from Steve
Wozniak, Joe released his second record, and MTV video, "I Wanna Be
President". Also in 1984, Sharino and the band began a tradition that
continues each year, The New Years Eve show at the Cocoanut Grove in
Santa Cruz on the day before New Years Eve, December 30th. This show
sells out 1000 tickets in advance each year. The Joe Sharino Band has
won fifteen Best Band Awards in Northern California from the San Jose
Mercury News (4), Metro Magazine (3 awards), Good Times Magazine (6
awards), KGO radio's listener's poll and Accent Magazine.
A lot has changed since 1974, but the fun, the great sound, the sing
alongs and the sheer love of the music has always been a big part of
every Joe Sharino show. The Joe Sharino Band will be on the special
CPA stage Sunday, September 3, at 6 PM in downtown San Jose in the
second Tapestry Arts Sunday Twilight Concert.
Tapestry Arts is supported, in part, through a grant from the City of
San Jose and the Advancing the Arts Initiative, an initiative of
Community Foundation Silicon Valley, funded by the James Irvine
Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Tapestry Arts
is a not for profit organization. The revenue from this festival
supports Tapestry throughout the year as the organization brings arts
education programs to local school-age children. For more information
call: (408) 494-3590. |
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News Release
August 10, 2006
Aja Vu to do Steeley Dan
San Jose, Californa - If you missed Steeley Dan at the Shoreline in
July, then the Tapestry Arts Festival has a show for you. San
Francisco’s Aja Vu faithfully lives the music of Steely Dan and
performs it on stage Monday, September 5 at 3:15 PM.
From "Hey Nineteen" and "Reelin' In The Years" to "Rikki Don't Lose
That Number", you can buy a thrill when you hear the tight chunky
horns, vocals and solos note for note and phrase for phrase backed up
by an unparalleled rhythm section. The Aja Vu show recreates the
combination of rock, jazzy blues and unique storytelling that has made
the Steely Dan sound endure throughout pop culture for 30 plus years!
Aja Vu is the proud winner of the KFOX Last Band Standing competition
on the Greg Kihn Morning Show two years in a row. The group has
performed with The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason, Robben Ford and, like
their inspiration Becker and Fagan, at the Shoreline. Catch Aja Vu on
stage at the Tapestry Arts Festival, Monday, September 4 in downtown
San Jose starting at 3:15 PM.
Tapestry Arts presents San Jose’s oldest and largest street festival.
Three days of food, fun, art and live music Labor Day Weekend,
September 2, 3& 4. Each year the Tapestry Arts Festival brings
together hundreds of artisans, four live music stages and the
Creativity Zone with free hands-on art for children. In Parkside Hall,
next to the Tech , the Design for Living Home and Garden Show is
filled with the all that is cutting edge for the home.
Hundreds of community volunteers make it possible for the annual
festival to provide core support for Tapestry Arts, a 30 year old
community arts organization. During the year Tapestry provides arts
outreach in community centers and arts education programs in local
schools. Outreach programs place artists in residence in community
centers, homeless shelters and the Alternative Education Program.
Tapestry Arts is a public benefit organization dedicated to providing
the community with quality arts education programs throughout the
year. |
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News Release
August 10, 2006
TAPESTRY GETS INTO A GREAT GROOVE
San Jose, California - The Groove Kings are the crowned masters of
danceable, groove-oriented party music and they're bringing it all to
the Tapestry Arts Festival Monday, September 4 at 3:15 PM.
This versatile band's musical repertoire ranges from rock 'n' roll to
classic R&B. One of their sample playlists might include a mellow
Motown medley, Van Morrison, The Average White Band and the smooth
sounds of Santana. All the Groove Kings' music is arranged and
designed to get everyone in the audience up and clapping, whether to
“Heaven” by Los Lonely Boys or "Love Train" by the O'Jays. The Groove
Kings are just as happy playing Creedence Clearwater Revival as The
Doobie Brothers or Stevie Wonder. And their eclectic repertoire
includes everything from The Rolling Stones to The Temptations, and
from The Beatles to disco and '80s classics.
Band members hail from such legendary Bay Area groups as Daddy-O, The
Heartbeats and NiteCry, with members who are all accomplished showmen
and musicians. Featuring multi-part harmonies, polished instrumental
performances and taut arrangements, the Groove Kings work -and play -
to satisfy their audiences and make the crowd a part of the show.
The Groove Kings deliver it all on Monday, September 4 for two sets
starting at 3:15 PM. Plan to be in front of the KFOX Stage on Santa
Clara Street at the Tapestry Arts Festival in downtown San Jose.
Tapestry Arts is a public benefit organization dedicated to providing
the community with quality arts education programs throughout the
year. Proceeds raised at The Tapestry Arts Festival provide support
for year round programs. |
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News Release
August 10,2006
WALLY TO SWING AT TAPESTRY ARTSSan Jose, California - Some
of the bay area’s biggest swingers will be in front of the Riverpark
stage Monday, September 3 at the Tapestry Arts Festival. That’s when
Wally's Swing World performs the best dance music of the '40s and
'50s, a time often called American music's "Golden Era."
Headed by vocalist Wally Trindade, who also plays guitar, Wally's
Swing World is a seven-piece "little big band" that makes its home in
Santa Cruz. Most of the band members have played together for over 16
years; the group's other instruments include upright bass, piano,
drums and a three-piece horn section.
From the big band sounds of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller to the
early rock tunes of Bobby Darin and Elvis Presley, the music of
Wally's Swing World is guaranteed to make audiences tap their feet and
get up and jive. The band's extensive repertoire includes Latin jazz,
samba, salsa, bossa nova and of course, swing.
Formed in 1992, Wally's Swing World packs in audiences for their
traditional Happy Hour Fridays at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz; they
also appear monthly at the Hotel De Anza in San Jose. Past gigs
include a three-year weekly stint at Top of the Mark in San Francisco
and performing with a number of well-known acts, including Chris Isaak
and Royal Crown Revue.
Wally swings Monday, September 4 for two sets starting at 3:15 PM on
the Whole Foods Market stage at the Tapestry Arts Festival in downtown
San Jose.
Tapestry Arts is a public benefit organization dedicated to providing
the community with quality arts education programs throughout the
year. Proceeds raised at The Tapestry Arts Festival provide support
for year round programs. |
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Contact:
Steve Stagnaro
Direct Line 408.354.5145
Tapestry Office 408.494.3590
steve@stagnaro.com
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