From a Stevie Wonder tribute concert headed by the great Jazz Mafia to the Mill Valley Music Fest, and more, there is a lot to see and do.
Classical music organizations throughout the Bay Area continue to offer a wide array of new and seldom-heard works; here are a few of this week’s highlights.Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his long-awaited first appearance with the San Francisco Symphony this weekend; he’ll conduct the orchestra’s inaugural performances of William Grant Still’s 1924 “Darker America.
Franti, the pop-rock singer, musician and activist, will be joined by his longtime band Spearhead to headline the show on Saturday . Cake, the quirky Sacramento-born band known for such hits as “Distance” and “I Will Survive,” headlines Sunday evening Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and Orchestra Gold.
There will also be live entertainment on a second stage, plus kids activities, a wellness tent, arts and crafts and other vendors and a wide variety of food/drink offerings. It was in 1994 that a little-known act called “Riverdance” appeared in a seven-minute segment on the Eurovision Song Contest. Featuring Michael Flatley and Jean Butler, the performance earned a thunderous ovation and caused something of a story among the 300 million TV viewers worldwide.
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