Master of the slack key guitar, singer/songwriter Led Kaapana will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 at Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. Tickets are $25 a person and available at the bookstore, or by calling 772-2880. Over a 40-year career, Kaapana’s voice has become legendary, rising and falling between from falsetto to baritone. With an easy-going style and kolohe (rascal charm), he has built a loyal corps of Led Heads from Brussels to his birthplace, the Big Island of Hawaii. Kaapana his four Grammy nominations and two awards for slack key compilations. See: https://ledkaapana.com for more on the artist. Fran Guidry will play Hawaiian slack key guitar to open the show (see: www.kaleponi.com) and the Hoapili Pomaika’i Aloha Hula dancers will also perform. Continue reading Entertainment: August 20–September 2, 2015
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Entertainment: Aug. 6–19, 2015
Grandma’s Frozen Yogurt & Waffle Shop, 307 Morro Bay Blvd., has some special musical events coming up in August and held in the store’s courtyard, “The Gathering Place.” From 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 South Florida bluegrass music duo, Doug Macrae and Ange Marie will perform on the outdoor stage. Free. The duo play bluegrass and old-time music on guitar and mandolin. Preferring to pick and sing in a traditional manner, having musical accompaniment was just as important. Marie learned to read and play music through woodwind instruments but plays mandolin with Macrae. Together they traveled out West to find inspiration, write new music and perform, and have been playing in the local area for several weeks at different venues.
From 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 Grandma’s welcomes back, “Eru,” “Anna,” and Guests performing music and dance from Indonesia. This is an interactive performance where participants can play with the musicians.
Entertainment: July 23–Aug. 5, 2015
The 12th Annual Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series continues on July 26 with Paisanos performing rock ’n’ roll. The free concert runs from 3 to 6 p.m. except Aug. 23 in Ramona Garden Park in conjunction with the Grover Beach Farmers Market. Shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, kick back on the grass, enjoy a glass of wine or beer, dance or just listen to the great music. Bring your own blankets or chairs. For more information, call 473- 4580.
On Sunday, July 26 Pismo’s ’Hot Swingin’ Jazz’ club, The Basin Street Regulars will bring bands from near and far to the Pismo Vet’s Hall at 780 Bello Street, Pismo Beach. Beginning at 11 a.m. the BSR Jam Session and continuing at 1 and 3:15 p.m. with the Crescent Katz (pictured) and at 2:15 p.m. the Creole Syncopators provide plenty of toe tapping, foot stomping fun for lovers of traditional jazz. Food, Beverages and room to dance round out a perfect 
afternoon. Donation at the door is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information call: (805) 937 8402 or go to www.pismojazz.com. Email at: .
Kelrik Productions Presents The High-Flying Family Musical Peter Pan
Kelrik Productions presents PETER PAN, the high-flying fantasy that will delight children of all ages when the boy who will never grows up swoops down over the Spanos Theatre stage July 10 -19. Grand adventures await on your journey to J.M. Barrie’s Neverland – “it’s not on any chart, you must find it with your heart.”
Join Peter, Wendy, John, Michael and of course Tinker Bell, who along with the Lost Boys, do battle with the sinister Captain Hook and his pirate crew. This musical masterwork includes the iconic songs “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Gotta Crow,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” “Never Never Land,” and a rousing book full of magic, warmth, and Continue reading Kelrik Productions Presents The High-Flying Family Musical Peter Pan
Entertainment: July 9–22, 2015
The Grover Beach Parks and Recreation Department will welcome Alpha Winds, a youth jazz and concert band who will perform a free outdoor concert in Grover Beach on Friday, July 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ramona Garden Park. The band is from Orange County, California and they will be on their first road trip. They’ll be traveling and performing in several California cities, including; Soledad, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Morro Bay and Grover Beach. The band was formed in 2000 and the members range in age from 10 to 19 years; and all of them are home schooled. They’ll perform a medley of jazz standards including “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and a selection of old hits from Ray Charles and Van Morrison. The Magnum Choir will perform several Broadway pieces, as well. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and give these up and coming young musicians a wonderful Central Coast welcome. Call 473-4580 for more information, or see the band’s website at: www.orangecoastmusicalarts.org.
The G Burns Jug Band will headline the next Red Barn Community Concert Series in Los Osos, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11. Cost is a $15 donation at the door and all proceeds go to the artists. Doors open at 4:30 and there’s a potluck supper at 5 with the potluck band. Bring a dish to share, place settings and BYOB. The show is held in the South Bay Community Park on Palisades Avenue. San Diego-based, G Burns Jug Band, plays oldtime American music — urban blues, mountain fiddle, and popular music of the 1920s and ‘30s. Since forming in 2012, the Burns’ have quickly become a constant presence in the Southern California music scene and has been the house band at Black Cat Bar since August 2013. In May 2014, they released a debut, self-titled CD and toured the West Coast with Jim Kweskin, Del McCoury, Beausoleil, Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, The Americans and The Earl Brothers. See: www.gburnsjugband.com for more on the band. This show is made possible through the generous support and assistance of the entire Red Barn Community (a.k.a. Children of the Barn) and support from KCBX Public Radio and the Live Oak Music Festival.
Continue reading Entertainment: July 9–22, 2015