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UPCOMING WINE, WOMEN & SONG®
PERFORMANCES FOR 2008
Friday,
Oct. 3, 2008
Time: 8 PM
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Sweetwater Station
500 Magnolia Ave.
Larkspur , CA
415-924-6107
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Wine, Women & Song®
Last year we sold out this incredible event, so please get your tickets early.
Susan Z, Loralee Christensen, Amber Morris, Krickie, Christie McCarthy, Eileen Grady, Shelley Doty, April Grisman, Greg Lamboy, John Vignale, Kelly Peterson, and other local talents will perform songs by artists who've had breast cancer: Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Olivia Newton-John and more.
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Friday,
Oct. 24, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM
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Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo @ Gilman
Berkeley, CA
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Wine, Women & Song®
presents
Swing Thing
A Benefit for the Fight
Against Breast Cancer
featuring Susan Z, Karla Downey,
Lisa Gonick and Cheryl McBride
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Sunday,
Oct. 26, 2008
Time: 6PM
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142 Throckmorton Theatre
Mill Valley, CA
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Purchase Tickets Now!
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Wine, Women & Song®
presents
The Breast of Broadway
A Benefit for the Fight
Against Breast Cancer
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Since its inception, I've produced the WW&S concerts with a handful of
dedicated, caring friends. Over the last three years, Eileen Grady,
has gone from "organizer-of-every-tiny-detail", to director and
producer, while maintaining her queen of detail status.
Eileen's idea for "The Breast of Broadway" came at the perfect time for
WW&S. I had just finished playing Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady",
and made fast friends with the fabulous cast. Most of them volunteered
immediately when I requested their time and talent for a broadway
review in support of breast cancer.
We had a cast, and Eileen took the
reigns and ran.
She and college buddy, Emily Navarre, spent countless hours listening
to show tunes, piecing together the line up, and organizing rehearsals.
The goal was to provide awareness to breast cancer through laughter
and song. Not an easy feat. But they have achieved it.
Each year has gotten better and better.
I'm thankful to all the people who have given of themselves for this
cause, especially Eileen Grady, Emily Navarre, and our art director for
the last 8 years, Austin Wondolowski, for joining me in Wine, Women& Song.
Keep coming back to this site for information about upcoming shows and
how you can volunteer at one of our events.
Thank you. Susan Z
Wine, Women and Song would like to thank
the following individuals and businesses for their donations and support:
"Your Cup Runneth Over" Level - $1000 and Over
DD Cup Level - $500 and Over
Click
here for Sponsorship Information
"Be Our Bra!"
Bonnie Hayes |
About:
Wine, Women & Song (WW&S) is a series of benefit
concerts produced by me, Susan Z, to raise money for breast
cancer education and direct patient services. Concerts are
held every few months with the help of volunteer musicians,
staff, and local clubs providing a place to play. Proceeds will go to the local breast cancer funds including Zero Breast Cancer and To Celebrate Life.
History:
I came up with the idea after playing a concert at a winery in Sonoma County. My mother was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer at the time, and I had lost my stepmother only a few months before to brain cancer. I produced the first event in April of 1998. I've lost track of how many shows we've done, but I've been doing them for 10 years now, with help from my dedicated volunteers and friends, especially Eileen Grady, Emily Navarre and Austin Wondolowski.
Since
the First Concert:
WW&S has raised over $80,000.00 for breast
cancer education and direct patient services since the first show in
September '98. We've produced two compilation CDs with the help of
Jodi Alperstein, Austin Wondolowski, Eileen Grady Emily Navarre, and
Ualtar O'Regan. The live shows have gone from one nighters in small
cafes and bars, to theatrical events and even a weekend long festival!
This has all been volunteerism at it's finest. No one has gotten any monetary reward for their time and generosity.
We do this because we love what we do!
Interested
in performing?
If you are interested in performing please send a package
to:
Wine, Women & Song
c/o Susan Z
PO Box 151394
San Rafael, CA 94915-1394
If
you are chosen to perform I will contact you. I'm
sorry, but due to the overwhelming response, I will not
be able to respond to people who are not chosen.
Volunteers:
Volunteers are angels. There isn't that much to do, so don't
recoil at the thought. I need help at the gigs with things
like: the raffle, a door person, someone to time the acts
to keep things moving smoothly, speakers to talk about their
experience with cancer, hanging flyers or posters, and whatever
arises. If you think you want to be a part of this expanding
organization, for one night or many, email me:
WWSBenefit@aol.com
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Austin
Willacy Band |
Christie
McCarthy |
Ashia |
Vanessa
Lowe |
Erica
Ballinger |
Christene
LeDoux |
Peter
Lamson |
Cool
Violet |
Lisa
Redfern |
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Howard Fargo
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Noëlle
Hampton
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Below
is a list of WW&S performers.
The performers in purple have links to their websites
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Wine, Women & Song
"Volume II - Then & Now"
$20.00
plus shipping
To order online:
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Wine, Women & Song
"1998-1999 - YEAR ONE"
$15.00
plus shipping
Write Susan:
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Love the cause? Get the Shirt!
These great shirts are $30.00. All of the money goes to WW&S. They come in S, M, L, XL and XXL. The fabric is a nice, thin cotton and the cut is "fitted" with extra long sleeves.
Click here to get more info.
Front of Shirt
Back of Shirt
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WW&S
#18
Sun., Sept. 25, 2005
142 Throckmorton Theatre
Mill Valley 6:00 PM
Another amazing night full of laughter, tears and standing
ovations!
This
year's volunteer cast was packed full of talent, and
the volunteer
crew members were fantastic. We raised over $13,000.00
for local
breast cancer charities!
Thank
you, Todd Koons (www.epicroots.com),
for your continued support of the arts and healthy
breasts. And a
million thanks to Eileen Grady and Emily Navarre for
your dedication
and vision. And I am extremely grateful to all of the
donors for their
contributions to our raffle and silent auction. You can
still make a
donation to WW&S anytime throughout the year. Check
out our Donor
BRA list. Thank you! |
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WW&S
#17
Sun., Oct. 17, 2004
142 Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 6:00 PM
What a blast! Our first "Breast of Broadway" show was our most
popular benefit yet. Thanks to my friends and castmates
from My Fair Lady who helped bring the show to life. And a huge thank
you to Eileen Grady and Todd Koons for their continued support. Let's
do it again next year! |
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WW&S
#16
Sat., October 25, 2003
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
musicians:
- Susan Z Band
- Austin Willacy Band
- Bonnie Hayes
Phenomenal performers Bonnie Hayes and Austin Willacy joined me at the
Sweetwater for our fifth anniversary. We raised over $5,000! I
can't thank Bonnie and Austin enough for volunteering their time,
and persuading their bands to do the same. Thanks to everyone
who came and donated to this worthy cause.
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WW&S
#15
A
WEEKEND OF WINE & ROSES
September 20-22
A Benefit for Bread
& Roses and Marin
Breast Cancer Watch
Our 4th
Anniversary was a BLAST to say the least. We raised over
$6,000.00 over the weekend. Big thanks go to the venues
who hosted us: The Sweetwater, Cafe Amsterdam, Book Beat,
Peri's, and San Anselmo Coffee Roasters! And we wouldn't
be makin' music without these fine folks who donated their
time for the cause: Liz Pisco, The Shelley Doty X-tet, ing,
Erica Ballinger, Rosanna Ferrera, Ama, Natasha Miller, Teresa
Duke, Jenn August, Christie McCarthy, The Melanie Strickland
Band, Chris Shot, Cool Violet, The Farallons, Green, Beth
Waters, Staci Twigg, Jeni Day, 35R, Ben Graves, Mokai, Pollyanna
Bush, Karney, and Paul Geller. And finally, a HUGE thank
you to the volunteers who came from Bread n' Roses, as well
as the usual WW&S family! THANK YOU! |
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WW&S
#14
Thursday, June 6
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
musicians:
- Susan Z
- Liz Pisco
- Melaine Stickland Band
- Christene LeDoux
It
was worth the wait for this fabulous event that raised over
$1,500.00. Christene
Ledoux opened the show with a solo performance of tender
folk tunes, followed by Susan Z and her "acoustic" band.
Then Liz
Pisco and her band rocked the house. New comer Melanie
Strickland ended the gig with her group, and the audience
was there until the last note was sung. Thank you
again to all the volunteers for making this happen, and
especially the Sweetwater for giving us a chance to play
there and raise money for a great cause! See you in
September for A Weekend of Wine & Roses. |
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Thursday, Sept. 6
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
Happy Third Anniversary WW&S!!! This event also doubled
as the kick off for my "She's Out There" tour,
with Liz Pisco, Christie McCarthy, and Julie Zielinski from
the "Staci Twigg Band". Besdies donating their
time they also donated money from their CD sales to the
cause. Thanks for your generousity, Ladies! musicians:
Liz Pisco
Christie McCarthy
Staci Twigg
Susan Z |
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Thursday, June 14
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
I'll never forget this particular WW&S! I was
still on a huge high from my surprise proposal the night
before. Thank goodness I had my usual volunteers,
Shannon, Austin, Bob, Eileen, and Annalisa, all there to
help make the event a success. And it wouldn't have
happened without all of the generous donors and these fabulous
musicians:
Ashia
Vannesa Lowe
Peter Lamson
Susan Z
Event
Total: $1735 |
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WW&S
#11
Friday, September 15
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
Featuring:
Cool Violet
Lisa Redfern
Erica
Ballinger
Forest Sun
Greg Lamboy
Susan Z |
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WW&S
#10
The Sweetwater
153 Throckmorton
Mill Valley 9:00 PM
Featuring:
Steve Kritzer
Steven Keating
Jenna Mamina
Deborah Pardes |
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WW&S
#9
New George's
More than a year has passed since the beginning of WW&S,
and we are still going strong thanks to the continued support
of local clubs and the following musicians who performed at
our ninth concert: Chatterbox, Green, Helen Chaya, and Ramana
Vieira. This was the first night of our silent auction,
and we are pleased to say that our total funds raised to date
is over $11,000.00! Special thanks to an anonymous donor
who gave $1,000.00 towards the WW&S compilation cd. |
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The Sweetwater
For the WW&S one year anniversary, we brought back some
of this years performers, including Shelley Doty, Sweet Harriet,
Andrew Kerr, BeRn, and Christie McCarthy. All of these
musicians are part of the new compilation CD, "Wine,
Women & Song 1998-1999 Year One". At the end
of the night, the total funds raised to date was over $9,000.00.
Thank you everyone for your support! |
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#7
The Sweetwater
Each event gets better and better! I'm pleased to say
that with volunteer musicians such as Noelle Hampton, Bonfire
Madigan, ing, Basso Solo, The Farallons, and Lisa Redfern,
WW&S has been able to raise upwards of $6,500.00
to date. Thank you once again to The Sweetwater, who
has been a crucial part of our success in bringing donations
to the American Cancer Society of Marin for breast cancer
education and direct patient services. |
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Hotel Utah
I'm going to get a bit sentimental here...this was a historic
evening. Not only did we have the 1999 Lilith Fair Acoustic
Talent Search winner, Shelley Doty, along with the extremely
talented Baby Snufkin, Heather Combs, John Vecchiarelli and
Donna Jean Castro, but this was also the last night we were
blessed with the presence of Howard Fargo, my dearest friend.
He volunteered at every one of the WW&S shows, usually
taking $ at the door, and most recently, recording the music.
He loved each and every one of the musicians that performed
this night, and talked about it all the way home. Thanks to
all who attended and gave so generously. |
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The Sweetwater
The newly remodeled, reopened, Sweetwater in Mill Valley,
was the home to our
most successful event, (as of April 17th), raising over $2,000.00.
Andrew
Kerr and Caren Armstrong opened the show with laughs, sing-alongs,
and an
incredible response from the audience. Cherry/Universal
Recording Artists,
Stroke9, ended the evening with a bang, and many new fans.
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WW&S
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Hotel Utah
The rain and the Grammies didn't keep the fans of Sweet Harriet,
Noe Venable, Shelley Doty, Penny Framstad, and Steve August
away, and we raised over $700.00 at this hot San Francisco
night spot. |
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WW&S
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Cafe Amsterdam
Marin County's BEST supper club hosted this very successful
concert, featuring The Mad Hannan's, Double Gammon, and BeRn.
It was a sold out event on this cold and rainy January night.
We raised over $1,300.00 thanks to the enthusiastic, wet crowd. |
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WW&S
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The Starry Plough
Christie McCarthy, The Westerleys, and Gunnar Maddsen made
for a fantastic line-up at this cozy Berkeley venue. We raised
over $500.00 on this Wednesday night in Novemeber, '98. It
was a small and generous crowd! |
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WW&S
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New George's
The first concert was in September '98 at New George's in
San Rafael. With help from The Cole Tate Band, Roberta Donnay
and The Rainforest Band, Nefertiti Jones, Idiot Box, and Antoinette
Erickson, weraised over $1,500.00 that night. |
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