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Saturday, July 11, 7:30pm
Film Night in the Park and the Community Center present
Buena Vista Social Club
$6 adults, $3 kids
Wim Wenders' award-winning documentary Buena Vista Social Club is about the adventures of Ry Cooder in Cuba. Cooder, best remembered by film fans for the wailing slide guitar theme of Wenders' Paris, Texas, went to Cuba in 1996 to meet with some legendary 'soneros' musicians of the '30s, '40s and '50s. The result was the album Buena Vista Social Club, recorded with such colorful characters as the 90-year-old singer/guitarist Compay Segundo, guitarist Eliades Ochoa, baritone Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, "the Cuban Edith Piaf." The album won a Grammy, and in this refreshing documentary, Wim Wenders shows these exceptional musicians in their hometown, following them into their usual hang-outs -- the cafes, clubs and even living rooms -- as well as to concerts in Amsterdam and New York's Carnegie Hall, capturing their incredible vitality. "In Cuba, music flows like a river," according to Ry Cooder, who adds "Music is like a treasure hunt; you dig and dig and sometimes find something." Pursuing this metaphor, Wenders wanted to make a film that would "just float on this river ... not interfering with it, just drifting along." The result is a film full of vitality and positive energy, which is also an absolute delight to musical ears. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, All Movie Guide
Ted Wright CD release July 25 8pm
Admission is free, and 50% of all CD sales will go to support the Community Center.
The Community Center will host a party for the release of guitarist songwriter Tedwin Wright’s new CD, “Where There’s A Will” He and his band “THE QUARKS’” will provide an evening of rock, funk and blues
Commenting on his CD, Wright says, “This is really different from the previous and more soothing collections of songs and sort of follows my takes on various environmental and political themes. I’ve alternated the earlier harder songs from the mid nineties, which sprouted from my outrage about rampant globalization and corporate greed, with more recent upbeat, humorous and hopeful songs. As a minstrel, I’m much more compelled to sing about what is awesome, and what we do have going for us, but sometimes you’ve got to squeek for any grease to happen.”
Singing Bear CD Release Party
Friday, August 14
Time, details and ticket price TBA
An exciting event still under construction, The CD Release Party for Singing Bear’s new album "Gold" wil
l feature an excellent line up of Marin and Bay area conscious musicians TBA. Please email arts@sgvcc.org to get on our events email list or check sgvcc.org for details of what is sure to be an amazing night.
Singing Bear has been called “about as funky as you can get with an acoustic guitar” by the Athens News, and has been a favorite at the Harmony, Raw Spirit, Dreamtime, and our own Green Note Festival. His message of sustainability, co-existence & love is paired with his compelling brand of “world tribal folk jazz fusion”. A poet, songwriter, actor, singer, dreamer, and mystical musical alchemist, Singing Bear is becoming known for his powerful voice and lyrics as well as his very unique songwriting style. This new project which can be previewed on his website http://singingbearmusic.com was produced by a world class team of engineers from LA and Seattle and musicians Travis Porter on Drums, Kevin Njikam on Electric Guitar and Ryan Hudson on Upright and Electric Bass. Gold has a whole new big band sound for this songwriting musician who found his craft out on the streets and at the local coffee shop.
Film Night in the Park and the Community Center present
Fri August 28 7:30pm
Cool Runnings
(rated PG)
$6 adults, $3 kids
Come catch a great flick and get revved up for the Gym and LOFT Teen Center grand opening and Valley Games which is taking place the next day. Based on a true story from the 1988 Winter Olympics, this is the comedic saga of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, it's an uphill course for this troupe from the tropics who are sliding on thin ice as they go for the gold in Calgary, Canada. Refusing to let anything stand in their way, they enlist the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider (touchingly played in one of his last roles by John Candy) named Irv. Unavoidably drawn back to a sport he had come to loathe, Irv is faced with coaching a team of complete novices. But once committed, he is determined to turn them around and to somehow right the wrongs of his own failed career. It's a bumpy ride but with pride, determination, and dignity, the bobsledders make their impossible dreams come true.
“Director Jon Turteltaub (Phenomenon) does a fine job with both the absurdity of the situation (the athletes had never even seen snow) and the passion behind it (their desire to compete and win). John Candy, in one of his last roles, is touching as a disgraced coach who seizes the opportunity to work with the Jamaicans as a chance for redemption. The bobsled scenes look good, and the races are exciting. The climax, which is entirely unexpected, takes the film to a wholly different level, even if events in the story don't quite match the facts.” --Tom Keogh
B. Someone who loves the Internet and would like to help get the word out about Community Center events by researching and posting to various community, arts and other sites.
C. An organizational genius who likes to set up filing systems, organize storage and otherwise help develop systems for stuff and information.
D. People who like to walk and check out the shops to help distribute event posters to local shops and boards and/or those in other parts of Marin.
E. Artists and designers who would like to upgrade our fliers or donate design for one of our larger events.
F. Be a community host for one of our events. See an event you think is great! Help us by inviting 10 of your friends and letting us use your name on our community host list in publicity.
G. Are you buff? Lift heavy things for a good cause -
For more information or inquiries about other ways to volunteer please call
Hannah at 488-8888 #253 or Email: arts@sgvcc.org
n the story don't quite match the facts.” --Tom Keogh