Winter Jazz Night

 

The fourth annual Winter Jazz Night will be held on February 11 from 7 – 11 pm at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 401 Highland Ave., Piedmont. Purchase tickets  online for $50 before January 31 or for $65 after that date on the Sportability link below. Tickets are also available at the door for $65.

 The Gist

The evening will include first class jazz and rock-your-bottom off funk music from Mingus Amungus, an all-star Jazz band founded by Beach Dad Miles Perkins. This event perfectly melds acclaimed dinner jazz with a get up and dance party. In addition, delicious food, donated by Butterfly Restaurant owned by Beach Dad Rob Lam, and beer, wine, and cocktails will be served.  Drinks will be $5 each, available at the event.

Childcare for the event may be available.  Stay tuned for confirmation and location. 

All proceeds from the Winter Jazz Night will go directly to support math, computer, and art programs, science enrichment, and classroom aids in Piedmont Schools.

Purchase Tickets on Sportability HERE

About Mingus Amungus

Mingus Amungus was founded by Beach Dad Miles Perkins in 1993. Using the inspiration of Charles Mingus’ music as a foundation, but also operating outside the confine of traditional jazz, the group quickly became a Bay Area favorite at local clubs, jazz festivals, and concert halls. Mingus Amungus includes Miles Perkins on acoustic bass, Gavin Distasi, trumpet, Joshi Marshall, saxophones, Marty Wehner, trombone, Steve Rossi, drums, and Martin G. Reynolds provides vocals.  Caitlin Reynolds will all sing with the band at the Winter Jazz Night.  The all-star band weaves its way through Mingus’ charts, as well as their own original compositions, with hard-hitting be-bop, funk, and classical influences. The band then sprinkles San Francisco’s native acid jazz flavor into the mix with a variety of lyricists and singers, thereby bringing Mingus’ work into a contemporary age. The group has toured the globe, playing clubs and festivals and was recognized with a BAMMIE for Most Outstanding Jazz Club Band.

Beach “Battle of the Bands”

Beach Elementary Capital Improvement Fundraiser

The Beach Dad’s Battle of the Bands features three rocking bands playing familiar cover tunes and upbeat originals:

• Xposition (Mark Andrews)
• The Thingers (Kirk Markopoulos)
• Schnittmeister (Axel Geddes)

Cost: $25 per ticket

Buy Tickets: http://www.sportability.com/bpo then “register” for the Battle of the Bands!

Where: Starry Plough Pub, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley

Doors Open at 7:00 p.m. Show Starts at 7:30 p.m.

The Starry Plough has kindly opened its doors to us, for free, and the bands are also playing gratis so this is a great opportunity to have fun, raise money for the Beach Elementary Capital Campaign, and crown the kings of Baja Rock and Roll!

Pancake Breakfast and PAINTS Chalk Art

It’s Sunday morning and Dad’s making pancakes!

The Beach Dad’s Club will be serving pancakes, coffee and more for the sixth year in a row on Sunday, September 18 from 9:00 am – 12:00 at Havens Elementary School, 323 Highland Avenue.

The community is invited to enjoy pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit and Peet’s coffee all prepared by the Dads Club. Tickets can be purchased at the event, $6 for adults and $4 for kids. Donations have been kindly provided by Peet’s, Piedmont Grocery, Mulberry’s, the Village Market, and more.

The Pancake Breakfast will be followed by the Chalk Art for Peace Project sponsored by PAINTS. Kids and adults can purchase chalk and a square on the play yard to decorate and enjoy. The grills will be on and we’ll make hot dogs for lunch.

Dads, sign up for a task using the online Google Doc

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Atn39xT5LFGFdDlsTjM4RDB4MTItVVg0emxYTkVMQ3c&hl=en_US

Come sign up for the Beach Dads Club Tuesday

Curbside-To-Classroom-Orientation (CTCO) on Tuesday, August 23, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM is run for the benefit and assurance of students and parents. This will serve as an opportunity for students to see what it will be like to disembark from their buses and walk to their classrooms. Please note: this is not an open house, nor is it an opportunity to conference with teachers as they will be busy preparing to receive students the very next morning. However, it is an opportunity for parents to participate in the … (see next)

Back-To-School Event, which shall run concurrently with the C-T-C-O. BPO committees and District support organizations will be at their respective tables to provide information and collect your support including the Beach Dads Club. Please come prepared to engage!

Tri-School Softball Tournament – Support the Baja Padres

Come out and support the Baja Padres (aka Beach Dads Club) softball team this Saturday!

• Where: Coaches’ Field, 873 Moraga Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
• Date: June 11, 2011
• Time: 9:15am–3:30pm (first pitch and national anthem at 9:15)

Players, fans, kids…everyone is going to have fun and raise some money for the three elementary schools. This year the proceeds are going to CHIME to help support music in our schools. Principals from all three elementary schools are throwing out a “first pitch” at 9:15 followed by the traditional acapella tri-school dad’s club rendition of our National Anthem.

Since 2007 the dad’s clubs from Piedmont’s three elementary schools each field a “pay to play” team. The winning school chooses an APCP program to receive the entry fee funds. This year the three teams have agreed to contribute to CHIME (Citizens Highly Interested in Music Education).

For more information, contact the Dad’s Club for Beach, Havens, or Wildwood.

CHIME Website: http://www.chimeofpiedmont.org/

Beach Garden Move Needs Your Help

Please mark your calendars for this Sunday – in lieu of a Grounds and Garden clean up day this spring, we need to take apart the planters and the entire garden in preparation for the move to Emeryville. Some of the planters will go with us, and the rest will be put into storage by the movers. The more help the faster it will go. Please come at 10AM, and bring any of the following tools:

• shovels
• socket set
• cordless drill
• pickup truck
• ibuprofen

Thanks and we’ll see you Sunday at the garden at 10:00. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Bob

Learn More about the Proposed Beach Garden

Please review the proposed plan for the Beach Garden and add your comments at:

http://beachschoolgarden.com then click on the apple.