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The Big Blow Concert — March 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:35:27 +0000

The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performs “The Big Blow” – a concert featuring band classics. Conducted by Artistic Director Jadine Louie, this 2011-12 Community Concert season Spring concert features a rich variety of music styles and colors that show off the versatile tonality of our woodwind, brass, and percussion. There will be two performances:...

Gary Barber

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:49:34 +0000

As I sat in the hallway waiting for our turn on the performance stage at the top of the stairs under the rotunda at City Hall yesterday I was musing about our history with this building and with the City of San Francisco. For the founding of the band in 1978 coincides with the assassination...

Dance-Along Lite at California Academy of Sciences – December 2011

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:46:22 +0000

The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performing at the California Academy of Sciences on December 3, 2011, including a small-scale Dance-Along Nutcracker. Check out the video of this Dance-Along Lite below.

Occupy the Dance Floor

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:55:56 +0000

When we settled on the 60s Summer of Love era as a theme for the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s Dance-Along Nutcracker, Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour, we didn’t know the entire nation would get into the act. In July, we had no idea that by Thanksgiving thousands of people would have taken to the streets...

Getting Ready to Groove Along at the 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:26:35 +0000

Cast members from Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour give some insider tips on listening to ’60s music to get in the mood for this year’s groovy Dance-Along Nutcracker. Check out these words of wisdom from Choreographer Carolyn Carvajal, Leigh Crow (playing the biker dude Rat King), Flynn DeMarco (Sgt. Lemon-Pepper Nutcracker), Lia Metz (Clara Flowerchild) and...

Getting Dressed Up for the 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:34:03 +0000

Cast members from Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour give some insider tips on dressing in ’60s fashion for this year’s groovy Dance-Along Nutcracker. Check out these words of wisdom from Choreographer Carolyn Carvajal, Leigh Crow (playing the biker dude Rat King), Flynn DeMarco (Sgt. Lemon-Pepper Nutcracker) and Kelly Collins. Impress Your Friends by Dressing in ’60s...

Woodstock Guitarist Harvey Mandel Grooves at the 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:30:49 +0000

When Woodstock musician Harvey “The Snake” Mandel attended last year’s Dance-Along Nutcracker dressed as a Cossack-Pirate, he had no idea he’d be featured in all performances of this year’s 60s-themed 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker®: Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour. Harvey Mandel grooves on the show’s finale anthem “The Age of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine” and performs the...

Getting Ready to Dance at the 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:26:16 +0000

Cast members from Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour give some insider tips on ’60s dancing for this year’s groovy Dance-Along Nutcracker. Check out these words of wisdom from Choreographer Carolyn Carvajal, Leigh Crow (playing the biker dude Rat King), Flynn DeMarco (Sgt. Lemon-Pepper Nutcracker) and Lia Metz (Clara Flowerchild). Impress Your Friends with ’60s Dances

Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour is Coming to Take You Away…

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:41:36 +0000

Get with it, man! Pull out your tie-dye threads, your peace medallion and your rose-colored aviator glasses as the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band takes you on a far out trip! Clara’s back and she’s dancing in Day-glo when the Nutcracker takes her on a psychedelic journey through the dawning of the Age of Aquarius....

Magic Bus Arrives at Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:24:00 +0000

Get into the spirit of the 60s and get the flavor of the Magic Bus Tour when the rainbow painted Magic Bus visits our Sunday, December 11 shows at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! The Magic Bus acts as a mobile time machine and blends sightseeing, film, and theater. The full tour traces contemporary...