Despite the many fluctuations during these ever-changing times, we continue to be adaptable and flexible as we evolve our program. Your support is invaluable as we try new ways to keep our organization moving forward. We continue to deliver an expanded program of Zoom shows along with live music outdoors at various food bank locations as well as other institutional settings. We are also resuming indoor concerts for our isolated Bay Area audiences, as it is safe and possible to do so.

In keeping with recent office trends, we now have a hybrid schedule for our operations to give all staff ease and flexibility with sustainable in-person and remote hours. We wish you all well during these variable times. Keep music in your hearts, and the importance of serving others top of mind.

boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus), photo by Lera Pentelute.

We are so excited to announce that our 2021 Fall Benefit Concert will be headlined by female indie-rock supergroup boygenius featuring the collaborative magic of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus with opener, Allison Russell. The private event will be held on Friday, November 19 at the St. Joseph's Arts Society in San Francisco. Sponsorship tables are now available for this intimate concert that you don't want to miss. For more information, click here, or call Heidi James at (415) 945-7120. VIP tickets will go on sale soon. Seating is limited! Strict COVID-19 protocols will be in place.



Doug Nolan of Rock Steady Juggling at the North Bay Children's Center, August 2021. Photo by Marian Hubler.

Your support allows us to carry out our mission of bringing hope and healing through live music to isolated Bay Area audiences - audiences who need us now more than ever. Click the Donate button to make a gift today.

• "Successful Reimagining" 2021 Program Overview
• Bread & Roses Welcomes New Board & Team Members
• Circle of Advisors/Community Partner: Danny Scher
• Board Profile: Alex Wellins
• Francesca's Playlist: "The Women of Indie Eclectic Mix"
• Staff Profile: Diane Pickell-Gore
• Marian's "Did You Know": Bread & Roses Benefit Concerts (1974-2000)
• Facebook Birthday Fundraising Campaign for a Mimi Print by Joan Baez
• Music Trivia Quiz by Phillip Percy Williams
• House Concerts Benefit Our Ongoing Program
• Performer Zach Lee's Essay “The Human Mind in Music Therapy”
• "Music & More" Zoom Book Club Event Tues. Oct. 19 at 4 pm with Peter Coyote and his new poetry book "The Tongue of a Crow"

Circle of Advisors/Community Partner Profile: Danny Scher

Danny Scher has been a supporter of Bread & Roses Presents since 1977 when he worked as VP of Production with Bill Graham Presents (BGP) overseeing the logistics of our first Festival of Music at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Through the years, he has continued his involvement with our organization as a donor and key supporter of our annual fundraising events. Danny Scher greets a guest at the Bread & Roses Fall Benefit at Coventry Grove, 2008. Photo by Ken Friedman.

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Bread & Roses Posters Available

We have posters! Head over to our merch page and get yours today. We are offering vintage (reproduced in 2016) Bread & Roses Music Festival posters from 1978 and 1980! Plus, we have a limited number of original Bread & Roses 25th Anniversary Posters signed by entertainers and performers like Robin Williams, Pete Seeger, Bonnie Raitt and more!

Announcements

Bread & Roses' next "Music & More" Zoom Book Club will be on Tues. Oct. 19, at 4 p.m. featuring Peter Coyote discussing his new poetry book "The Tongue of a Crow." Peter Coyote is a member of Bread & Roses Circle of Advisors, a long-time supporter and the narrator of our Bread & Roses video in 2017.

RSVP: [email protected].

Get your copy here.

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Bread & Roses Benefit Concerts (1974-2000)

When people hear the name “Bread & Roses,” they often associate it with the legendary Bread & Roses Festivals of Music that were held through the years from 1977 until 1991 at the Greek Theatre. Many people know that Bread & Roses produces concerts, but may not realize that the money raised from our benefit concerts supports our ongoing program of live music for isolated Bay Area audiences.

Our organization, founded by the late Mimi Fariña in 1974, is now in its 47^th year thanks to all the amazing performers, benefit concert attendees and other supporters along the way.

Mimi Fariña, 1977. Photo by Richard McCaffree.

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Help us sustain our ongoing program with a special birthday fundraiser or general campaign on Facebook anytime this year. Raise $1,000 and we will send you a limited edition highly collectible print of our founder, the late Mimi Fariña signed by her sister, the artist and performer Joan Baez. Successful Facebook Fundraisers/ Performers Melanie Phippard and Neil O'Neill with their Mimi Prints, 2021. Photos by Marian Hubler.

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Answer all questions correctly by 9/15 to be entered into a drawing to win a signed “Social Cues” album by Cage The Elephant. Look for the answers and “fun facts” by Sept. 20 on our blog. Send your responses to: [email protected].

1. What pop artist played 27 instruments on their first debut album?
2. When was the first known music written? 
3. Who were the original Rat Pack? 
4. Who originally wrote and recorded the song "Mr. Bojangles?"