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2nd Annual Blue Bear Live:
A Music For Youth Benefit

Thanks to everyone who helped make our second benefit concert a successful, sold-out event, and an inspiring evening filled with wonderful music, friends and family. Proceeds support Blue Bear's continuing efforts to restore high quality arts and music education programs for youth across San Francisco and beyond.

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Booker T. Jones

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Featuring Booker T. Jones

w/the Jazz Mafia Horns and special guests
Bonnie Hayes, Vicki Randle, Sista Monica, Larry Batiste, Amber Morris and more!
Mistress of Ceremonies Sterling James
Late night set by Shantytown
Blue Bear youth performances by
James Lick Middle School STAR Bands
and The Nash Brothers

Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St. (map)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Doors 8:00PM | Show: 8:30PM
Box Office opens 7:00PM

Proceeds benefit Blue Bear's outstanding youth music education programs!

Special Guests

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Jazz Mafia Horns
Jazz Mafia Horns
  Shantytown
Shantytown


Bonnie Hayes
Bonnie Hayes
  Vicki Randle
Vicki Randle
from the
Tonight Show Band
  Sista Monica
Sista Monica
 
Sterling James
Sterling James

  Larry Batiste
Larry Batiste
  Amber Morris
Amber Morris
 
Blue Bear youth performances by James Lick Middle School and The Nash Brothers
 
1st Annual Blue Bear Live
Last Year's Event

...and other special guests.

Blue Bear School of Music presents Blue Bear Live, our second annual youth music education benefit. Stax legend and 2007 Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient Booker T. Jones with the Jazz Mafia Horns with special guests Bonnie Hayes, Vicki Randle, Sista Monica, Larry Batiste, Amber Morris and many more! Radio personality Sterling James will server as Mistress of Ceremonies and Shantytown will perform a late night set. Blue Bear youth performances by James Lick Middle School and The Nash Brothers will open the show. There will be a silent auction including autographed guitars from James Brown and Ben Harper plus much more great music related memorabilia.

Member Discounts

Current Blue Bear Music Community Members may purchase one discounted ticket at $45, or two discounted tickets per current Family Membership. Discounted tickets are available only at the Blue Bear desk or by phone 415.673.3600 during our office hours. General Admission and VIP tickets are also available through the desk.

Net proceeds from Blue Bear Live go to support Blue Bear's outstanding youth music education programs.

Blue Bear's Youth Music Education Programs

Blue Bear's youth programs provide a wide range of opportunities both at the school's Fort Mason campus and throughout the community. From the Little Bears Music Program to Studio 101 to the Summer Camp Program, through individual lessons, group classes and band workshops and through the school's commitment to provide youth programs at public and private schools as well as youth based community centers, Blue Bear is one of San Francisco's premiere youth music education providers. Net proceeds from Blue Bear Live go to support Blue Bear's outstanding youth music education programs.

Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

   
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Catering Sponsors

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Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
For more information please contact Marcus Yelton at 415.939.5299 or benefit@bluebearmusic.org


Blue Bear's Youth Music Education Programs

Blue Bear's youth programs provide a wide range of opportunities both at the school's Fort Mason campus and throughout the community. From the Little Bears Music Program to Studio 101 to the Summer Camp Program, through individual lessons, group classes and band workshops and through the school's commitment to provide youth programs at public and private schools as well as youth based community centers, Blue Bear is one of San Francisco's premiere youth music education providers. Net proceeds from Blue Bear Live go to support Blue Bear's outstanding youth music education programs.

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