UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • AUGUST 2017 • 15 Musical Notes in Sonoma County by Shekeyna Black • Shekeyna@AMiracleProductionAMP.com


Park with the stunning backdrop of the historic Hood Mansion. Te venue is conveniently locat- ed in Sonoma Valley off High- way 12 between Santa Rosa and Kenwood at 1450 North Pythian Road. Te exceptional band, “A Case of


the Willys, have been our grand finale for several years. Tey will again be our closing act


this September


1, and include some very well-known local musicians; Willy Jor- dan on lead vocals & drums, Volker Strifler on guitar, Carl Bowers on bass & trombone, David Schrader on saxophone, and Glenn Sullivan on trumpet. Many peo- ple at Funky Fridays don’t know the details of the performers they see on stage.


Two interesting


SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ What do you do to unwind when the weekend begins? Head to Funky Fridays, of course! “Dancing with friends, old and new, who share a love of our lo- cal parks and quality music is a great, end-of-week treat. Bill and Linda book some of our fa- vorite local bands and make ev- eryone feel welcome,” says Ann Hutchinson of Sonoma County Dance Beat. She and her hus- band, Kevin Hutchinson can be


seen partner dancing at many of the fine venues and shows in Sonoma County. Check out their comprehensive listing of dance- able events on their live music calendar at socodancebeat.com. Since its inception in 2013,


Funky Fridays have hosted some of the best bands of Northern California during the 15-week fundraiser for the Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda- tion. Every Friday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, from Memorial


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Day through Labor Day week- ends, they offer live music at the spectacular outdoor venue locat- ed at Hood Mountain Regional


examples from this band; Willy Jordan is currently touring with Elvin Bishop and Volker Strifler will again be headlining to large crowds in Europe this summer. Tese examples are only the tip


of the iceberg. Fiſty bands ap- plied this year, we selected the best, and we are blessed with many wonderful entertainers who live in the North Bay and are willing to come out in sup- port of a good cause,” explain the dedicated event coordinators, Bill Myers and Linda Pavlak. Visit: www.funkyfridays.info to see the line-up for Au- gust. Dancer Extraordi-


naire, Lori Rooney enthusiastically de- scribes the scene, “I love Funky Fridays! I love to be out un- der the trees enjoy- ing dusk dancing, soon to be under


the stars…love the new dance floor and boogieing to some of North Bay’s Top Funky dancing bands!” Rooney adds, “Done by 9:00 PM means there is still time to hit a second venue for more dancing!” Rooney walks her talk or rather dances her talk, as she tends to be out dancing at one or more events each day/night.


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