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Food, Wine and Micro-Brew Festival,
May 13, 2010 from 5 PM – 8:30 PM
at Westfield Promenade at the corner of Erwin and Topanga Canyon Boulevards.
Over 1,000 connoisseurs from all over the Valley will gather to experience the ultimate in dining indulgence from local restaurants, wineries, and microbreweries.
VCC is proud to announce the 2010 lineup of performers for our FREE Summer Concerts on Green. We’re ready, are you? More details to come as the season progresses. Please check back soon for more information, dates, and times.
All concerts begin at 6 p.m. unless indicated otherwise.
June 6 – Playboy Jazz Festival
Special Guest to be announced
TIZER
Sal Marquez
Calabasas High School Jazz Band
June 13–Wang Chung
June 20 – Desperado (a tribute to The Eagles)
June 27 – Young Dubliners
July 4 – Dennis P. Zine’s July 4th Extravaganza (Talent TBA)
July 11 – Boogie Knights
July 18 – Don’t Stop Believin’ (a tribute to Journey)
July 25 – Tribute to the Military (TBA)
Aug. 1 – Dave Mason
Aug. 8 – The Music of ABBA (Arrival from Sweden)
Aug. 15 – Blue Öyster Cult
Aug. 22 – Ticket To Ride (a tribute to The Beatles)
Aug. 29 – The Monkees Lead Singer Micky Dolenz
Special Guest - Oleta Adams
Since her 1990 debut album, Circle of One, went Platinum and her impassioned hit single, “Get Here,” became the unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War, Oleta Adams has inspired fans in the U.S. and Europe. Deeply rooted in gospel, her heartfelt sound crosses effortlessly into soul, R&B, urban, and popular music. Nurtured by worldwide tours with Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, and Luther Vandross, Adams has received four well-deserved Grammy Award nominations.
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TIZER
Keyboardist and recording artist, Lao Tizer, and his band TIZER captivate audiences of all ages and musical tastes. Tizer has been proclaimed “an independent artist with all the right moves” and “a torchbearer for the new generation of contemporary jazz.” He is a “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee and has graced the stage at events worldwide TIZER’s recordings have sold over 90,000 copies, charted and received acclaim in the industry’s most respected publications, and their music can be heard on radio and television airwaves worldwide. His talents continue to evolve and command attention.
Sal Marquez
A master on both trumpet and flugelhorn, Sal Marquez has performed recorded with Frank Zappa, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dave Mason, Eagles, Joe Sample, The Crusaders, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, Diane Schuur, the Royal Philharmonic, GRP Big Band and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – to name only a few. His film credits include “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” and “Hudson Hawk.” Things have definitely changed for the Texas native with the silvery cornet, after years on the road, years in local clubs and countless sessions as a respected studio sideman.
Calabasas High School Jazz Band
The Calabasas Music Program is in its 13th year in its current form. The program has grown from 65 students to over 325 this year. The jazz bands give three school concerts each year and performs throughout the community in schools, elder homes, and hospitals. Of these concerts, Music Director, Joshua Barroll says, “It is an amazing experience to see kids, many of whom are bed ridden and attached to I.V. units, light up and experience the joy of jazz music.” In 2009, the band made the Essentially Ellington finals in NYC hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center and in 2010, they made the finals of the Swing Central competition hosted by the Savannah Music Festival.
The London-based new wave group released their first single under the name of Huang Chung. By 1984, they had changed their name to Wang Chung and the band hit the Top 40 in America with “Don’t Let Go,” and “Dance Hall Days.” “To Live and Die in L.A.,” the theme song from William Friedken’s thriller, just missed making the Top 40 in 1985. That same year, Wang Chung released “Mosaic” which launched the number two hit “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” and the Top Ten hit, “Let’s Go!”
On the heels of the Beach Boys and The Byrds, Southern California’s own Eagles road the wave of melody, harmony, and musicianship right to the top of the charts. Although the longest journey begins with the first step, the five talented members of Desperado are on a course to revive this once prominent blueprint back into the fiber of today’s Southern California music scene and to demonstrate the fact that imitation is the highest form of flattery.
The Young Dubliners consider themselves the ambassadors of Celtic and American rock. The band members’ dual Irish and American heritage offers a distinctive and richly varied musical palette. The instrumental “Saiorse” featuring Kenny Wayne Shepard is a prime example of how the “Dubs” maintain their identity as both Irish and American songwriters. According to lead singer Keith Roberts, their name means ‘freedom’ in Gaelic and that means they have the liberty to take this style of music and push and pull it in every direction. The vibe of the songs goes from Irish to rock back to Irish with Kenny’s wild blues on top of it. “We’ve always defied pigeonholing because our sound is the grooving result of Irish and American guys coming together and drawing from a little bit of everything” Roberts explains.
Not surprisingly, the Young Dubliners have hit the road again on a popular and extensive tour of North America.
With the biggest fireworks display and the largest attendance of any 4th of July event in the Valley, the Extravaganza delights over 50,000 people with a FREE concert and 20-minute fireworks display.
Mrs. Robinson is a professional tribute band that offers a stage show like no other—amazing music performed by talented musicians, in character. Their performance pays tribute to the hit makers of our time, spanning five decades and most genres including rock, pop, disco, and blues. They perform each song with incredible detail, with the ultimate goal to entertain and energize the audience.
The Boogie Knights were originally formed in October of 1992 as a Halloween gag in Los Angeles, Ca. Almost over night, the Boogie Knights took the live music scene by storm. The Boogie Knights have inherited a worldwide reputation, performing on various MTV programs & major sporting events, live shows across the nation & overseas, as well as appearances on network television shows & films. Complete with choreography, polyester, Afros and bell-bottoms the Boogie Knights are heralded as “The greatest disco revival show in the world.” The Boogie Knights are always the best in town.
The music of Journey, “Open Arms,” “Only the Young,” “Lights,” and so many more great songs sold over 55 million albums worldwide and their music has truly stood the test of time. Those songs are presented by this newly formed band, appropriately named after one of Journey’s biggest hit song, “Don’t Stop Believin’.” They are committed to staying true to Journey’s legacy while bringing a fresh pulse to the heart of their songs.
The 110-piece Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds, founded in 1983 and lead by Steve Piazza, is made up of semi-professional musicians and many talented educators is among the growing number of nationally recognized and critically acclaimed community bands in the United States. As a result of their annual tours throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe, global audiences have delighted in the L.A. Wind’s eclectic programs and continued success. In this concert they will present many patriotic and memorable pieces saluting the many men and women who serve our country in the military both here and abroad.
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