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Bread & Roses Presents Francesca's Back To School Playlist
Enjoy our fresh mix of classic and contemporary songs themed around school. Francesca's Back To School Playlist will be sure to get you...
Francesca Lee
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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Marian’s Did You Know... that the Confessions of the Limo Drivers Tell Some Memorable Moments?
Bruce Davis was one of seven or eight volunteer drivers that Mimi brought on to help with transportation for all the artists that...

Bread & Roses Presents
Sep 30, 20204 min read
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Bread & Roses Presents Online Music Classes
Support a nonprofit that since 1974 has been bringing hope and healing through live music to isolated Bay Area audiences. Learn to play...
Francesca Lee
Sep 9, 20204 min read
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Exclusive Offering: Prints of Mimi Fariña Portrait by Joan Baez
2020 Archival Pigment Print 27 x 21.875 A hundred limited-edition archival prints of a portrait of Mimi Fariña by Joan Baez are...

Bread & Roses Presents
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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Answers to Bread & Roses Music Quiz!
Thank you to everyone who entered our Music Quiz. We were impressed by the collective knowledge of our community. Special congratulations...
Francesca Lee
Jul 3, 20204 min read
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Favorite Songs from Bread & Roses Staff
Here’s an inside look at some of the favorite songs of Bread & Roses staff. Vice President of Development Heidi James recently shared...

Bread & Roses Presents
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Our Spring Appeal Supports Courtyard Concerts
Although the Coronavirus is currently keeping us apart, music still brings us together. Our Spring Appeal is underway and your donations...

Bread & Roses Presents
Jun 23, 20202 min read
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Performer Profile: Ron Artis II
"To me, music is about giving. When I'm performing, I let go of everything. I look out into an audience and ask: What do they need right...

Bread & Roses Presents
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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Francesca's Playlist: Summer Love
The latest edition of Francesca's Playlist features classic summer songs that are sure to spark that seasonal vibe. Kick back, relax and...
Francesca Lee
Jun 22, 20201 min read
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Marian’s Did You Know… that the Earliest Bread & Roses Festivals of Music Were All Acoustic?
“The memories of that weekend in Berkeley shine on, both as a testimonial to the beauty and power of acoustic music and to the ideals...

Bread & Roses Presents
Jun 19, 20205 min read
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Facility Profile: Center Point
Changing Lives…Connecting Community In 1969, two individuals in recovery from drug addiction opened their hearts and doors to other...

Bread & Roses Presents
Jun 19, 20203 min read
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Circle of Advisors Profile: Jason Rezaian
Jason Rezaian is a husband, a son, a brother, an author and a journalist for The Washington Post in Washington DC. He is on our Circle of...
Lisa Starbird
Jun 18, 20206 min read
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Board Profile: John Botti
Since 2015, John Botti has played a major role in Bread & Roses mission of uplifting the human spirit by presenting free, live music and...
Francesca Lee
Jun 18, 20204 min read
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Francesca's Playlist: May 22, 2020
The latest edition of Francesca's Playlist features international artists and musical influences from Brazil, Africa, France, Mexico,...
Francesca Lee
May 21, 20202 min read
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Marian’s Did You Know…that the Mimi Fariña roses are blooming?
Did You Know… That it is spring and the Mimi Fariña roses are blooming? The roses are just one of the creations that have been inspired...
Marian Hubler
May 18, 20207 min read
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A Perspective During This Challenging Time
How many of you have wondered what your life might have been like if you lived in earlier times? A friend sent this reflection to me to...
Dave Perron
May 12, 20202 min read
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Francesca Lee Remembers Her Favorite Live Music Experience: A Bread & Roses Show
Bread & Roses shows are some of the most important I’ve ever performed as a musician. The appreciation, love and joy that I have received...
Francesca Lee
May 12, 20202 min read
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Our Volunteer Host Program
In 2019, Bread & Roses Presents produced 653 shows for 32,718 audience members. Our volunteers hosted 459 of those shows, which is an...
Lisa Starbird
May 11, 20205 min read
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Facility Profile: The Redwoods
Mission: To maintain a creative, affordable community that promotes good health, well-being and security for a diverse group of elders....
Carolyn Gauthier
May 11, 20203 min read
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Performer Profile: Tony Saunders
Last February Tony Saunders was doing a show at Holderman Hospital at the Veterans Home in Yountville for a Black History program when a...
Carolyn Gauthier
May 8, 20203 min read
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