Jadine Louie, artistic director/conductor of the Band for 13 years, announced she’s stepping down from the podium at the end of June. Louie wraps up the Band’s 34th year conducting the world’s first openly LGBT music group in three concerts: “On the Road Again” 3 pm, June 3 at Lake Merritt Bandstand in Oakland; the…
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Occupy the Dance Floor
When we settled on the 60s Summer of Love era as a theme for the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s Dance-Along Nutcracker, Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour, we didn’t know the entire nation would get into the act. In July, we had no idea that by Thanksgiving thousands of people would have taken to the streets…
Woodstock Guitarist Harvey Mandel Grooves at the 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker
When Woodstock musician Harvey “The Snake” Mandel attended last year’s Dance-Along Nutcracker dressed as a Cossack-Pirate, he had no idea he’d be featured in all performances of this year’s 60s-themed 2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker®: Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour. Harvey Mandel grooves on the show’s finale anthem “The Age of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine” and performs the…
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Leads Veterans Day Parade To Honor End of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) Policy in the Military
To honor the end of the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, the organizers of the 92nd Annual Veterans Day Parade have invited the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band to march as Honorary Lead Contingent this year. The parade steps off on Market Street at 11 am, on Friday, November 11, the precise…
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band leads San Francisco’s Veterans Day parade
As reported in the SF Chronicle City Insider, Think Progress, the Wall Street Journal One Spot, and Towleroad, the SFLGFB will be the lead unit in San Francisco’s 92nd annual Veterans Day Parade. Celebrating the end of the US military’s Don’t-Ask, Don’t-Tell (DADT) policy, parade organizers have invited our marching band to lead their parade….
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Dance-Along Nutcracker®: At Sea! Previews at California Academy of Sciences [MORE]
2010 GAY-La! Goes Burlesque It’s the gayest GAY-La! On land or sea! For grownups only - this cruise ship's gone cruisey with burlesque acts, holiday cocktails and a midnight buffet on the Lido Deck! Saturday, December 11 at 7pm, $50 [MORE]
Video Contest! Prizes include tickets and special participation in the show! [MORE]
AUDIENCE IS THE STAR IN THE DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® WITH MUSIC AND FUN FOR ALL AGES [MORE]
DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® GALA IS GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON [MORE]
MUSIC, DANCE, AND COMEDY COMBINE TO MAKE DANCE- ALONG NUTCRACKER® AN ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA [MORE]
SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Presents The Official September Concert [MORE]
JADINE LOUIE RETURNS AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND After a three-year hiatus, Jadine Louie, Best of the Bay winner for music education, returns to take the podium as Artistic Director/Conductor of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the first openly LGBT community music group in the world. [MORE]
Cal Band Director Robert Calonico Conducts SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band in “BANDANCING” [MORE]
DROSSELMEYER GETS SPOOKED AT 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! At the 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! crazy clockmaker Uncle Drosselmeyer gets a good haunting from a bevy of ghosts when he turns down Clara´s Christmas party. [PSA/Calendar Listing] [Press Release]
DONNA SACHET & TRAUMA FLINTSTONE STAR IN 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! In this year´s twist on the Nutcracker story, Donna Sachet appears as the haggard ghost in fabulous outfits, and Trauma Flintstone plays scroogey Uncle Drosselmeyer, who´s haunted by his past when he refuses Clara´s invitation to the Stahlbaum Christmas party. [MORE]
JADINE LOUIE NAMED GUEST CONDUCTOR OF 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! Longtime Dance-Along Nutcracker mastermind and Best of the Bay winner Jadine Louie directs the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band´s 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! [MORE]
CITY SWING WITH JOYCE GRANT JAZZES UP GALA PERFORMANCE OF 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! City Swing, the classic, 18-piece big band fronted by Joyce Grant, performs Les Brown´s jazzed up Nutcracker Suite and other swing favorites at the Gala performance of the 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! [MORE]
August 7, 2008 - GOLDEN GATE PARK BAND DIRECTOR GUEST CONDUCTS SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND Michael L. Wirgler, Music Director and Conductor of the 126-year-old Golden Gate Park Band, guest conducts the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band for its 2008-09 Community Concert Series season opener, Bands Across the Sea. [MORE]
July 8, 2008 - DR. ROBERTO-JUAN GONZÁLEZ STEPS DOWN AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND [MORE]
June 19, 2008 - KRON-TV & KCBS RADIO´S "HAT LADY" – JAN WAHL TO APPEAR AT 2008 PRIDE CONCERT: "OUR MESSAGE IS MUSIC" Jan Wahl, San Francisco´s celebrated film critic and events journalist – affectionately nicknamed the "Hat Lady" – has just agreed to appear at the Thursday performance of the 2008 Pride Concert. [MORE]
June 8, 2008 - BETTY´S LIST FOUNDER HOSTS BIRTHDAY RECEPTION AT 2008 PRIDE CONCERT Dr. Betty L. Sullivan, LGBTQ media maven and founder of the popular website "Betty´s List" (www.bettyslist.com), toasts 30 years of queer visibility through music when she hosts the birthday-party-style reception at the Friday performance of the 2008 Pride Concert. [MORE]
April 23, 2008 - 2008 PRIDE CONCERT CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SF L/G FREEDOM BAND & LGBTQ MUSIC MOVEMENT The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band celebrates its 30th anniversary with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus at the 2008 Pride Concert: Our Message Is Music. [MORE]
PRIDE CONCERT PSA/CALENDAR LISTING - The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band celebrates its 30th anniversary with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus at the 2008 Pride Concert: Our Message Is Music. [MORE]
A String of Pearls Press Release,PSA/Calendar Listing
Nutcracker RAT-ified! Press Release, Trauma Flinstone stars in RAT-ified!, Gala featuring City Swing and vocalist Joyce Grant, PSA/Calendar Listing
Rhapsody in Chapultepec Concert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
With Trumpets, Fifes, and DrumConcert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
Dr. Roberto-Juan Gonzalez Appointed Artistic Director [MORE] Press Release (English), Press Release (Spanish)
Enduring View Community Concert Concert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
BRADLEY CONNLAIN NAMED GUEST CONDUCTOR OF 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® [MORE]
GAIL WILSON RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO TO STAR IN 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: CLARA-F I E D ! Press Release, Calendar and PSA Listing
COMMUNITY TICKET RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® [MORE]
2010 GAY-La! Goes Burlesque It’s the gayest GAY-La! On land or sea! For grownups only - this cruise ship's gone cruisey with burlesque acts, holiday cocktails and a midnight buffet on the Lido Deck! Saturday, December 11 at 7pm, $50 [MORE]
Video Contest! Prizes include tickets and special participation in the show! [MORE]
AUDIENCE IS THE STAR IN THE DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® WITH MUSIC AND FUN FOR ALL AGES [MORE]
DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® GALA IS GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON [MORE]
MUSIC, DANCE, AND COMEDY COMBINE TO MAKE DANCE- ALONG NUTCRACKER® AN ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA [MORE]
SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Presents The Official September Concert [MORE]
JADINE LOUIE RETURNS AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND After a three-year hiatus, Jadine Louie, Best of the Bay winner for music education, returns to take the podium as Artistic Director/Conductor of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the first openly LGBT community music group in the world. [MORE]
Cal Band Director Robert Calonico Conducts SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band in “BANDANCING” [MORE]
DROSSELMEYER GETS SPOOKED AT 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! At the 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! crazy clockmaker Uncle Drosselmeyer gets a good haunting from a bevy of ghosts when he turns down Clara´s Christmas party. [PSA/Calendar Listing] [Press Release]
DONNA SACHET & TRAUMA FLINTSTONE STAR IN 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! In this year´s twist on the Nutcracker story, Donna Sachet appears as the haggard ghost in fabulous outfits, and Trauma Flintstone plays scroogey Uncle Drosselmeyer, who´s haunted by his past when he refuses Clara´s invitation to the Stahlbaum Christmas party. [MORE]
JADINE LOUIE NAMED GUEST CONDUCTOR OF 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! Longtime Dance-Along Nutcracker mastermind and Best of the Bay winner Jadine Louie directs the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band´s 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! [MORE]
CITY SWING WITH JOYCE GRANT JAZZES UP GALA PERFORMANCE OF 2008 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: BAH HUMBUG! City Swing, the classic, 18-piece big band fronted by Joyce Grant, performs Les Brown´s jazzed up Nutcracker Suite and other swing favorites at the Gala performance of the 2008 Dance-Along Nutcracker: Bah Humbug! [MORE]
August 7, 2008 - GOLDEN GATE PARK BAND DIRECTOR GUEST CONDUCTS SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND Michael L. Wirgler, Music Director and Conductor of the 126-year-old Golden Gate Park Band, guest conducts the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band for its 2008-09 Community Concert Series season opener, Bands Across the Sea. [MORE]
July 8, 2008 - DR. ROBERTO-JUAN GONZÁLEZ STEPS DOWN AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/GAY FREEDOM BAND [MORE]
June 19, 2008 - KRON-TV & KCBS RADIO´S "HAT LADY" – JAN WAHL TO APPEAR AT 2008 PRIDE CONCERT: "OUR MESSAGE IS MUSIC" Jan Wahl, San Francisco´s celebrated film critic and events journalist – affectionately nicknamed the "Hat Lady" – has just agreed to appear at the Thursday performance of the 2008 Pride Concert. [MORE]
June 8, 2008 - BETTY´S LIST FOUNDER HOSTS BIRTHDAY RECEPTION AT 2008 PRIDE CONCERT Dr. Betty L. Sullivan, LGBTQ media maven and founder of the popular website "Betty´s List" (www.bettyslist.com), toasts 30 years of queer visibility through music when she hosts the birthday-party-style reception at the Friday performance of the 2008 Pride Concert. [MORE]
April 23, 2008 - 2008 PRIDE CONCERT CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SF L/G FREEDOM BAND & LGBTQ MUSIC MOVEMENT The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band celebrates its 30th anniversary with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus at the 2008 Pride Concert: Our Message Is Music. [MORE]
PRIDE CONCERT PSA/CALENDAR LISTING - The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band celebrates its 30th anniversary with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus at the 2008 Pride Concert: Our Message Is Music. [MORE]
A String of Pearls Press Release,PSA/Calendar Listing
Nutcracker RAT-ified! Press Release, Trauma Flinstone stars in RAT-ified!, Gala featuring City Swing and vocalist Joyce Grant, PSA/Calendar Listing
Rhapsody in Chapultepec Concert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
With Trumpets, Fifes, and DrumConcert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
Dr. Roberto-Juan Gonzalez Appointed Artistic Director [MORE] Press Release (English), Press Release (Spanish)
Enduring View Community Concert Concert Press Release, PSA/Calendar Listing
BRADLEY CONNLAIN NAMED GUEST CONDUCTOR OF 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® [MORE]
GAIL WILSON RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO TO STAR IN 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER®: CLARA-F I E D ! Press Release, Calendar and PSA Listing
COMMUNITY TICKET RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 DANCE-ALONG NUTCRACKER® [MORE]
