Our Fall 2011 Newsletter is now available online. The healing power of music; supporters' amazing generosity; a night of live music under the stars in the redwoods... Read all about it! And don't forget to check our Blog for more stories and information.
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Continuing a tradition of support to community-based, independent cinemas, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records and Emerging Pictures have once again partnered to offer a widely acclaimed Springsteen film for charitable screenings across the country.
The Balboa Theatre & KFOG Radio to host a special screening of The Promise: The Making of Darkness on The Edge of Town as a benefit for Bread & Roses.
WHEN:
Thursday April 28 at 7:30 pm
WHERE:
Balboa Theatre
3630 Balboa Street (between 37th - 38th Avenues)
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-8184
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THE PROMISE, a documentary by Grammy- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny, combines never-before-seen footage of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978 (including home rehearsals and studio sessions) with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the 1978 album, Darkness on the Edge of Town.
Bruce Springsteen has requested that all showings of the nationally screened film benefit local non-profit film theatres and organizations. This local screening of the documentary benefits Bread & Roses. All benefit screenings will include product giveaways, with audience members eligible to win "The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town" BluRay, available in stores on May 3rd.
For more information about the film:
THE PROMISE: THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
Columbia Records trailer
http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html
http://www.brucespringsteen.net
THE PROMISE has received a rapturous critical response around the world, including at the 2010 Toronto, BFI London, and International Rome Film Festivals.
"Springsteen fans, a particularly knowledgeable & devoted audience, will be mesmerized."
- The New York Times
"5 (out of 5) stars." - The Los Angeles Times
"A Revelation." - The Washington Post
"Extraordinary. Fascinating." - Rolling Stone
BENEFIT '11 - LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW
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GUITAR HEAVEN
DONORS
• Carlos Santana
• Bananas at Large
DONATION
• Marinwood electric guitar signed by Carlos Santana
Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana’s most recent album Guitar Heaven includes his signature versions of the greatest guitar classics of all time. Though Carlos and his band are headed across the Pacific to the South Pacific & Asia for a month-long Guitar Heaven 2011 Tour, he signed this Marinwood electric guitar for us so that you can join him in supporting our mission and ensuring that the joy and love continue to be shared.
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¡VIVA LA GOOD LIFE!
DONORS
• Kathrin and Dennis Parsons
DONATION
• One week stay in fabulous San Miguel de Allende
Dennis Parsons, a former Bread & Roses board member, and his wife Kathrin invite you to enjoy their home in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, one of Mexico’s most desirable travel destinations, for one week to help Bread & Roses uplift thousands of spirits throughout the year.
Newly remodeled and refurnished, Casa Catarina is perfectly situated in the center of San Miguel, in between the Jardin, Parque Juarez and the famed Instituto Allende art and language school. With 3 bedrooms and 3 ½ bathrooms, this charming home for up to 6 guests also has an abundance of outdoor living space, including a central patio and covered sala on the first floor as well as 4 different roof terraces on the upper levels of the house. You will love sitting under the stars on one of your private patios, watching the sunset over the western mountains, while admiring the rooftops and spires of the old historic Centro all around you. A neighborhood bonus: Next door to Casa Catarina is a little local bar that can provide margaritas and snacks to go. Pick up your drinks and hors d’oeuvres and enjoy them during your cocktail hour on Casa Catarina’s roof terrace with a view!
Your getaway may be scheduled pending availability prior to December 31, 2012, (home not available during Christmas, New Year’s or Easter Week). Casa Catarina provides high-speed Internet access and a Vonage (Voice-Over-IP) phone line for free calls back to the U.S. and Canada. Children older than age twelve are welcome at Casa Catarina, with a limit of two children per rental group.
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AN EVENING AT THE RAJ
DONORS
• Sudha Pennathur and Ed Messerly
• Toby and John Nady
DONATION
• A once-in-a-lifetime dinner and private concert for 8 Internationally acclaimed designer Sudha Pennathur invites you to join her for a once-in-a-lifetime evening for eight (8) like in the days of the Raj! Experience the elegant Maharaja style of dining in India and allow yourself to be transported to the time and luxury of Rajput Kings. Upon arrival at the magnificent Piedmont estate of John and Toby Nady, women will be adorned by Sudha in authentic saris.
During the course of the evening, you will experience the legacy of India’s most ancient culinary heritage—an unforgettable fusion of skillfully spiced dishes, mesmerizing flavors, rich textures and sensuous colors. Your multi-course, multi-sensory meal will be followed by a private concert in the salon with aperitifs and scintillating conversation. Sudha is world renowned for her elegance and refined taste. Don’t miss your chance to be among the very few to discover her fame in the kitchen as well.
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FOR THE LOVE OF WINE
DONORS
• Far Niente
• Gaige House
• Matanzas Creek Winery
• Nickel & Nickel
DONATION
• Tour and seated tasting at Far Niente
• Tour and seated tasting at Nickel & Nickel
• Tour and tasting at Matanzas Creek Winery
• 2 rooms at Gaige House
• 4 bottles of fine wine and lavender basket
Your winning foursome will enjoy three exquisite wine country escapes: a seated tasting of single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons at Nickel & Nickel, including a tour of the winery’s historic Sullenger House, Gleason bard and subterranean cellar; a seated, guided tasting at Far Niente, including the winery, caves and gardens; and a tour and tasting at Matanzas, known for their artisan wines and expansive lavender gardens.
In between tours, you will be guests of Gaige House, an impeccably distinctive Joie de Vivre luxury hotel featuring 15 guestrooms and 8 suites, including Zen suites with granite soaking tubs and private Japanese gardens perfect for in-suite spa treatments. In addition to the best available rooms, you will enjoy a wine country breakfast and evening wine reception at the hotel.
The winning bid will also take home 4 gorgeous bottles including a 2008 Far Niente Estate Chardonnay, 2007 Nickel & Nickel Sullenger Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Dolce 375 ML, and 2008 Matanzas Creek Winery Chardonnay Estate Vineyards.
Expiration: December 1, 2011 (Gaige House available Sunday-Thursday April, May and June, not valid August-October, some holiday blackout periods apply).
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HARDLY STRICTLY VIPS
DONORS
• Warren Hellman
• The Westin St. Francis Hotel
• La Briciola
DONATION
• 2 Friends and Family Passes to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass with
parking (Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2, 2011)
• Free on-site parking
• 2 nights at The Westin St. Francis
• 2 in-room massages
• Dinner at La Briciola
Emmy Lou Harris, Allison Krause, Patti Smith, Randy Newman, Elvis Costello, Roseanne Cash, and hundreds of the world’s most accomplished musicians have all rocked this festival’s six stages over the course of each year’s three spectacular days.
As special guests of festival founder and producer Warren Hellman, you will receive two (2) “2011 Friends and Family Passes” and will experience the festival VIP style. Not only will you park free on site, but at 5 of the 6 stages (including the main stage) you will enjoy access to a private area adjacent to the stage that allows you to be close to the performers and apart from the crowd. Additional “Friends and Family Perks” include light catering, drinks and a private bathroom.
As guests of the Westin St. Francis’s General Manager Jon Kimball, on Friday and Saturday night you will enjoy beautiful accommodations and two in-room massages—the perfect way to savor the highlights of the day in style. To top off this wonderful weekend, enjoy one dinner as guests of the owners of La Briciola, a jewel of a restaurant in SOMA that features authentic Tuscan and Piedmontese cuisine, homemade pastas, and signature dishes Dalla Terra and Dal Mare.
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FINE AND RARE
DONORS
• Katy and Francis McGovern
DONATION
• Case of 1994 Cos d’Estournel
Adjacent to Château Lafite-Rothschild in the neighboring appellation of Paulliac, Cos d’Estournel produces wines that are prized worldwide. Robert Parker writes that “Cos d’Estournel’s unfiltered 1994 is one of the top wines of the vintage. It boasts an opaque blue/black/purple color, as well as a fabulously sweet nose of black fruits, licorice, pain grillee and Asian spices. Full-bodied, with sweet, opulent fruit that reveals none of the vintage’s tough tannin, this remarkably rich, well-balanced, classic wine will prove to be uncommonly long-lived.”
This huge and lovely wine has an anticipated maturity of 2003-2025 making it a treasure to save for special occasions or the perfect wine for tomorrow. This pristine case of wine is being donated by its original owners who have meticulously cellared it in the original wooden box from France.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
DONORS
• Mary Alice and Paul Kirincic
DONATION
• One week stay at a luxury chalet in Crested Butte, Colorado
Enjoy a luxurious mountaintop chalet with the “best view in Colorado,” located in a remote Crested Butte valley high in the Rocky Mountains. This private Craftsman-style home is not a rental property and this one-week stay is an exclusive opportunity. Homeowners Mary Alice and Paul Kirincic are committed Bread & Roses volunteers—Mary Alice is a long-time show host and Paul is board secretary.
The home’s furnishings, gourmet kitchen and woodwork are impeccable. Roomy enough for at least eight people, the home boasts 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 3 fireplaces, 2 steam showers, 1 hot tub and extraordinary mountain views. Far from the big cities of the Colorado Front Range and the Interstate-served resort areas of Summit County, Crested Butte is world renowned for its skiing, mountain biking and fly fishing.
Your getaway may be scheduled pending availability between June 2011 and September 2012.
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OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD
DONORS
• Katie Smith and Andy Spiegel
• Tucky and John Pogue
DONATION
• A farm to table luncheon and party for 24
Inspired by chef and artist Jim Denevan, “Outstanding in the Field” is a growing new movement for discerning diners who care about where and how their food is grown, prepared and served. This interpretation of the movement will weave together beautifully set long tables in a most picturesque setting, views for miles of the magnificent rolling hills of west Marin, 24 of your friends, and a seasonally inspired farm fresh luncheon that will reconnect you to the land and the time honored tradition of enjoying fresh, healthy, delicious food with friends.
Before lunch, you and your party will enjoy a guided hiking tour of the Smith/Spiegel ranch—one of West Marin’s loveliest, nestled in the hills above McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma. While you enjoy the views, live music and one another, chefs Andy Spiegel and Tucky Pogue will prepare a farm fresh meal to remember using locally grown organic ingredients and artisan foods crafted within just miles of the ranch.
Bring your appetite, sense of wonder, and camera for a day you will remember forever.
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THE MAGIC CONTINUES
DONORS
• Kathy Grogan
• 21st Amendment Brewery
• MoMo’s
DONATION
• 12 game ticket package for The San Francisco Giants with
special AT&T Park visit
• 21st Amendment Brewery Gift Certificate for $100
• MoMo’s Gift Certificate for $100
Who are these guys anyway? A line up of aging veterans and young unknowns did in 2010 what Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Willie McCovey and Gaylord Perry never quite could by becoming World Champions. We loved them every torturous minute of the way and the love fest is going to
continue big time in the coming year.
This is your chance to be part of another history-making season with two (2) View Reserve tickets to one game for each of the 12 home stands during the 2011-2012 season. Bread & Roses board member and season ticket holder Kathy Grogan will present you with a 12-game package (24 tickets) beginning with the April home stand and continuing through September making you an instant “season ticket holder.” So that you can partake in the best food near the ballpark, we are also including gift certificates to two fabulous eateries, MoMo’s and 21st Amendment Brewery.
The lucky winners of this lot will also visit the field at AT&T Park before one game and meet some of the Giants players.
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Announcing the 7th annual Sudha Sale, to be held Nov. 6-7 and 12-14, at 23 Throckmorton, in downtown Mill Valley.
Hosted by international designer Sudha Pennathur of Tiburon, the sale will offer a distinctive collection of jewelry, scarves, holiday ornaments, decorative objects and many one-of-a-kind gifts at prices 50 to 70 percent below retail. Her designs are otherwise sold only in high-end stores such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Pennathur is known for her designs that reflect the Indian culture in a way that appeals to American style as well as for her work of over 25 years employing more than 2,000 artisans and craftspeople in India.
“It is an honor to be able to give something back to both these organizations, which serve our community and where I have served on the board of directors,” said Pennathur.
The proceeds this year will be split in a unique partnership between Bread & Roses and The Redwoods, a nonprofit community of seniors in Mill Valley whom Bread & Roses has served for over 15 years. Hours will be Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and 3 to 7 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 12. A special preview party will be held on Friday Nov. 5 from 5 to 8 pm so mark your calendars for some early holiday shopping for friends and family. Also on Friday, don't miss a special live auction, conducted by Doug McConnell of Bay Area Backroads!
Bread and Roses brings hope and healing through live music to isolated audiences around the Bay Area. The mission of the Redwoods in Mill Valley is to maintain a creative, affordable community that promotes good health, well-being and security for a diverse group of elders.
For more information visit: www.pennathur.com or check out Sudha Pennathur's blog at designsbysudha.blogspot.com.
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