Page 68 - Sonoma County Gazette October 2018

Sylvia Love Fest
As winter approaches after a smoky, darkish summer, West Sonoma County residents found inspiration on a foggy day at land’s end. A large turnout of hippies, survivors, refugees, gypsies,
and just plains folks, with kids fluttering around like butterflies, congregated on Aug. 25, outside the Jenner Community Center to celebrate and benefit Sylvia Murphy, long time keyboardist for the Thugz and west county teacher for years. This joyous crowd, included many former students.
Right after her horrific 2016 auto accident seemed to end her musical
Photo by Craig Wright.
By Date
Oct 3 ~ Grieves live at Mystic Theatre and Music Hall - 7:30p, $14, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, mystictheatre.com
Oct 4 ~ Grateful Bluegrass Boys - Traditional Bluegrass versions of Classic Rock., $10-$15 8-10:30p, Redwood Cafe, 8420 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati, redwoodcafe.com
Oct 4 ~ The Jazz Club -- Ratatet is an electro-acoustic sextet from the San Francisco Bay Area. $15-$20, 7p. The Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, 707-894-8500, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 ~ Sebastopol Grange R and B Music Jams - Every Thursday, 7p at the Grange unless it is otherwise booked. Peter, 829-9052 to confirm location. FREE, 7p, Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Hwy 12, 707- 829-9052, sebastopolgrange.org/
Oct 7 ~ Tenth Anniversary Party and Concert with Due Zighi Baci - European Cafe music. Michael Van Why, tenor, and Sheri Mignano, accordion. No cover, 2p- 4p, Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707-772-9816,
Oct 7 ~ Rachmaninoff Known and Unknown - Slavyanka Chorus presents an exploration into the vast emotional & spiritual range of Rachmaninoff. $15-$20 Children under 12 free, 4-6p, The Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 510-798-7966, Paul Andrews, paulandrews@earthlink.net
Oct 7 ~ KRSH Blues with Bowker live simulcast - Gary Nicholson & Whitey Johnson, $12-$15 7-9p, Redwood Cafe, 8420 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati, redwoodcafe.com
Oct 11 ~ Auditions Open for The Old World Carolers 2018 - Sing with The Old World Carolers: traditional European carols. FREE, traditionalfun.org
Oct 12 ~ The North Bay Sinfonietta, Santa Rosa Junior College’s chamber orchestra presents “Let the Trumpet Sound” 7:30p, $10, First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery Dr. Santa Rosa
Oct 13 ~ Blues Session - Two hours of blues influenced American music $5, 7-9:30p, The Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707- 894-9044, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
Oct 13 ~ Chimera Arts launches First Annual “Maker Music Festival” - Celebrating DIY Music and Instrument Makers and Performers. $15, $10 Youth 4-18, 3 & under Free., 11a-6p, Chimera Arts, 6791 Sebastopol Ave. Suite #180, 707-827-3020, makermusicfestival. brownpapertickets.com
career, Sylvia said “The Thugz community is very tribal. It’s a family.
Everybody’s there for each other.”
Mike Campbell, Thugz’ founder and bandleader, has described their music as “a journey... a meditation.”
Sylvia is a frail woman in her 70s, whose future seemed demolished after her accident. She suffered a broken neck, her legs and ribs were crushed, both lungs collapsed.
She thought she would never play publicly again.
On this day, to rolling applause, Sylvia did, after many operations and years of pain. Few in the hopeful audience knew what to expect.
Would she even be able to climb the stage?
Would she just peck at the piano a little?
With many holding their breath, Sylvia launched into a long set, much of
it rollicking piano, her hands flying over the keyboard, her voice true to past form.
Best of all was her smile, sometimes floating above the keyboards like the Cheshire Cat. When Sylvia smiles, she SMILES!
On that day, she was the little engine that could.
Oct 5 ~ Phil Lawrence and The I-Believers
Sylvia Murphy with the Thugs band. Photo by Beth Tractenberg.
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Oct 18 ~ Old Masters of the New School Music - Tannoy and VTL tube electronics. FREE, 5:30p-7:30p, Lavish, 1044 4th Street, Santa Rosa, 707-595-2020, Steven Lester, eventbrite.com
Oct 18 ~ Americana Night with Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally Band High energy originals and vintage country covers. $20, 7p-9:30p, The Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, 707-894-4410, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
MUSIC cont’d on page 69
Montgomery Village Concerts
Concert Under the Stars - FREE, 5:30- 8p, Montgomery Village, 911 Village Ct., Santa Rosa, 707-545-3844, mvshops.com
Oct 4 - Kenny Metcalf as Elton John Oct 6 - Pride & Joy, 12-3p, Rockin’
Concerts Breast Cancer Awareness Oct 7 - Dean Grech, 1-4p
Oct 11 - Matt Mauser’s Tribute to Sinatra
Mandolin master Phil Lawrence celebrates his 65th birthday and his latest CD releases. $15, 7:30p Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Way, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/
Oct 13 ~ The Pickpocket Ensemble
Oct 5 ~ Cheap Date 13 and Katie Cash Band - Raw rock n’ roll. $10, 8:30-11p, Redwood Cafe, 8420 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati, redwoodcafe.com
Oct 6 ~ Pride and Joy - FREE, 12-3p, Montgomery Village, 911 Village Ct., Santa Rosa, 707-545-3844, mvshops.com/ free-rockin-concerts/
Oct 6, 7, 8 ~ Santa Rosa Symphony - Passion and Power - Brahms Violin Concerto with virtuoso Arnaud Sussmann. $10- $25, 50 Santa Rosa Avenue #410, Santa Rosa, 707-546-8742, srsymphony.org
Oct 7 ~ Gradina - Sonoma County’s Balkan music ensemble $5 12-1p, Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, russian-river- rose.com
World class ensemble of chamber musicians led by film composer Rick Corrigan. $19-$23 8p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct., 874- 9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/
Oct 5 ~ 3rd Annual Cajun Zydeco Fest
Lloyd Meadows and the Tri Tip
Trio, Traditional music, food, dancing.
$19 advance + $20 dinner, 6:30p Gualala
Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy,
Gualala,707-884-1138,gualalaarts.org Healdsburg, 707-857-2500, Tasting
Oct 13 ~ Sonoma Goods Band at Geyser Peak Winery - FREE, 12:30-3p, Geyser Peak Winery, 2306 Magnolia Drive,
Room, geyserpeakwinery.com
Oct 13 ~ Blues Night, Second Saturdays
$5, 7:30p - 9:30p, Cloverdale Art Alliance, Art Gallery, 204 North Cloverdale Blvd., 707-894-4410, David Garland, cloverdalemusicworkshop.com
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