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Bread & Roses Presents
May 25, 20212 min read
Benefit CD for Bread & Roses Presents Features “Mimi Fariña with Lowell Levinger
A benefit CD “Mimi Farina with Lowell Levinger (Banana from the Youngbloods) Live in Germany” featuring vocals and guitar by Bread &...
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Bread & Roses Presents
May 6, 20215 min read
Marin Arts Uptake Culture Feed: Where Have All the Musicians Gone...Gigging for Bread & Roses!
By Kate Fitzsimmons (Create: March 30, 2021) Thanks to Marin Arts for giving us permission to reprint this article in its entirety with...
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Bread & Roses Presents
Apr 28, 20213 min read
Cedars of Marin: Letter of Support
Bread & Roses Presents is honored to serve more than 120 different isolated audiences of children and youth, adults and seniors in...
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Bread & Roses Presents
Apr 20, 202113 min read
The Human Mind in Music Therapy: Listening, Playing and Creating Tunes
Here is an inspiring essay completed for a school project by one of our youngest volunteer musicians, Zach Lee. A student at Marin...
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Heidi James
Dec 11, 20202 min read
Community Partner Profile: Steve Burd
Heidi James recently had the opportunity to interview our community partner, Steve Burd, Founder & CEO of Burd Health. Steve has been a...
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Jordan Moore
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Fall Outdoor and Virtual Concerts Benefit Bread & Roses
For most adults, a backyard is just a place where the grass needs to be cut, weeds need to be pulled and plants need to be trimmed. But...
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Bread & Roses Presents
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Marian’s Did You Know…. that in Ancient Greece They Would "Call the Musician" Before the Physician?
This was the prescribed routine at the Aesclepion, the first healing temple in Greece because the musician would play the right kind of...
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Lisa Starbird
Dec 11, 20205 min read
Board Profile: Gene Barnes
Lisa Starbird recently had the opportunity to interview performer and Board Member Gene Barnes. Gene started his involvement with Bread...
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Francesca Lee
Dec 11, 20202 min read
Top Five Health Benefits of Singing and Playing an Instrument
Most of us know that a balanced diet, daily exercise and mindful practices like meditation can do wonders for our health but it may...
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Carolyn Gauthier
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Cultivating Connections in 2020: New Programs for Our Isolated Audiences
What has Bread & Roses been up to since March? We’ve been doing the Pandemic Pivot! It’s a kind of dance that we have all been doing...
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Bread & Roses Presents
Dec 11, 20205 min read
Staff Profile: Dave Perron, Executive Director of Bread & Roses Presents
Dave Perron has been at the helm as our executive director for the past six years helping to creatively sustain our organization. During...
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Francesca Lee
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Bread & Roses Holiday Playlist
Twenty modern and classic renditions of holiday themed songs by a few of our favorite artists. This playlist will be sure to make this...
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Jordan Moore
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Bread & Roses Board Favorite Holiday Songs
Memories of winter holidays past are filled with music! We recently asked our Board of Directors for their favorite seasonal songs. ...
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Jordan Moore
Nov 30, 20203 min read
A Message From Tony & Friends
Carlos Santana & Cindy Blackman Santana “Now more than ever, the world is in need of healing and a spiritual hug. Music brings love and...
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Heidi James
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Board Member Profile: Donna Mezias
I recently had the opportunity to interview Board Member Donna Mezias, Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Donna has been an...
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Lisa Starbird
Sep 30, 20205 min read
The SF-Marin Food Bank and Music: A New Collaboration
Bread & Roses Presents has lived up to its name in a new way! This summer we began a collaboration with the San Francisco - Marin Food...
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Keri Brenner
Sep 30, 20202 min read
'Incredible Gift': Joan Baez art to benefit nonprofit of late sister Mimi Fariña -Marin IJ 8/31/2020
By Keri Brenner kbrenner@marinij.com Joan Baez, the folk music icon also known for painting portraits of renowned cultural figures, has...
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Jordan Moore
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Staff Profile – Heidi James
Heidi James, our V.P. of Development, came to Bread & Roses Presents a little over a year and a half ago with decades of experience...
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Carolyn Gauthier
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Circle of Advisors/Community Partner Profile: Andrea Schultz
Life in the Bay Area is complex. It takes a lot of people to support our diverse society and collaboration is essential. One of Bread &...
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Bread & Roses Presents
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Volunteer Testimonial Acknowledges 2020 Awards
Every summer, we recognize our volunteers with a community celebration called "The JAM." Though we weren't able to gather in person this...
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