‘Spring Guide 1 & Whats UP! Musical Notes in Sonoma County


SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ Do you remember the Cotati Cabaret, or at least, hearing stories about the historic con- cert venue? T e char- acteristic building was originally built in 1910 as the, Ladies Club Hall, by the Cotati Women’s Improvement Club. T e Cotati Cabaret came on the scene in 1979 with performances by Jerry Garcia and other no- table musicians. T e 85 La Plaza, Cotati, Cali- fornia address has been home


to Ner Shalom


synagogue for over two decades. According to the online blog, Jerry’s Brokendown


Palaces,


“T is beautiful classic building has long been the social, political, spiritual and musical center of the North Bay Area.”


T e legacy of the


building’s mystique continues under the vi- sionary helm of Elijah Barntsen with his Heart Space presents Vieux Farka Toure’ concert on Sunday, April 30th benefi tting Live Music Lantern. Barntsen explains why this concert is im- portant, “It’s a great opportu- nity to raise awareness towards our, [Live Music Lantern’s],


sic is care and with a success- ful event, we plan on bringing live music to a wider range of social service organizations in Sonoma County.” Regarding what it means to


have this concert at the venue, formerly known as the Cotati Cabaret, Barntsen refl ects, “You


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mission of providing social ser- vice providers and educators with joy and healing through live music. We believe mu-


could say its lifelong dream of mine. I experienced the magic of the building as a young boy, as my father played the venue, and it has stayed with me for the last 3 de- cades. As I began put- ting this to- gether, I re- alized there is an entire community


that also has a strong connection to the space and they have been yearning to experience the Cotati Cabaret yet again, even if only for one more night!” My personal Co-


tati Cabaret story goes back to 1986, when I moved to Sonoma County from Los Ange- les County where I was born and raised. I was a young student at So-


noma State University and had attended a concert at the Cotati Cabaret. It was reminiscent of the many concerts I experi- enced growing up in L.A. and I wanted to work at the venue. Fortunately, that dream came true and I worked at the Cotati Cabaret for about a year. T e


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mystical experiences surround- ing concerts had a deep and lasting aff ect on me; which con- tinue to shape my endeavors in producing and pro- moting shows as well as why I write my column for Up- beat Times, called Musical Notes in Sonoma County. Make your own


memories and join a community of fellow music afi - cionados enjoying


Vieux Farka Toure’ on Sunday, April 30th. Advance Tickets are available online at Brown Paper tickets, and in person at Cornerstone in Sebastopol, Last Record Store in Santa Rosa and Redwood Cafe in Cotati. Support


the benefi t concert


for livemusiclantern.org, while dancing to the special music by African guitar extraordinaire, Toure’.


Sports Trivia


Skiing has been an Olympic event for women for more than 50 years. In 1936, Germany’s Christl Cranz won the fi rst women’s alpine skiing gold medal in the alpine combined.


Did you know that skiing was originally a form of transportation in the mountains of Europe, well before it became a sport?


After World War II, women’s skiing in the Olympics really took off as women competed in the downhill, the slalom and the alpine combined. The giant slalom was added four years later.


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