Lisa Haley and the Zydekats Saturday, August 13th 7:00 PM Farnsworth Park

LISA HALEY BIOGRAPHY

GRAMMY Nominee Americana/Cajun/Zydeco

 "Joyful, exotic... a la the bluesy moans of Janis Joplin..."  - Los Angeles Times

Since beginning in 1995, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/Cajun/Zydeco bands. Lisa’s 2008 Grammy® nominated “King Cake” crashed into Billboard World Chart and the Americana movement with her blue violin and soaring, compelling “cornbread” voice. Her original tunes and Louisiana Bayou, French Celtic, R&B and Jazz rhythms have represented Zydeco for GRAMMY Museum, Hollywood Bowl Summersounds, Sir George Martin’s (Beatles producer) “Rhythm of Life,” and festivals in over 20 countries. With three women in her five-piece band, this fourth-generation fiddler, dancer, vocalist, and songwriter compels all ages.

Among her fans are the likes of Keb’Mo’ and Little Richard.

The most joyful Americana/Cajun/Zydeco artist on tour today! Prepare to catch “Zydecosis!”

• GRAMMY-Nominated “King Cake” on Billboard World Chart

• Representing Zydeco for GRAMMY Museum, Hollywood Bowl Summersounds,

  Sir George Martin’s (Beatles producer) “Rhythm of Life,” and festivals in over 20 countries.

• Three women in our five-piece band, with Lisa Haley violin, Gigi Rabe “The Accordion Diva” and amazing drummer Maria Martinez

• Celebrating 15 years as a band! With latest album “Absolutely Live!” - preparing to make album #8.

• “Zydeco Band of the Year” Bay Area Blues Society

A fourth-generation fiddler, Lisa’s ancestors arrived in Roddy Bayou, Louisiana in 1718.
A descendant of Francis Scott Key, kin to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bill Haley, and the LeBoeuf, Broussard, Lambert and Thibodaux families, Lisa began writing and performing at age four.

• Work with multi-Grammy winner/producer KebMo', Beatles’ producer Sir George

Martin, Little Richard, Queen Ida, Brian Setzer, John Hiatt, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, Taj

Mahal, Dave Koz, Al Rapone, Rockin' Sydney, Joe Simien, and a host of others.

• Music director, Emmy-winning "Late Mr Pete Show."

• In films Beverly Hillbillies Movie, Man in the Moon, Red Dragon, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  and more, soundtrack on film “The Waterboy.”

Have a look and listen to Lisa here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaBJ2idM_l8&feature=player_detailpage

Producers note: Arrive early for best seating. Lisa Haley and the Zydekats have a large following and we expect a packed 900 seat house!

National Night Out (NNO) Tuesday 8/2/11 5:00 PM Farnsworth Park

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Hello Everyone,

Altadena Sheriff's Station is scheduled to host its annual National Night out Event on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Farnsworth Park.  This year, we also have the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire Department participating with us.  For this event, we would like ALL of our Neighborhood Watch programs to participate in the event.

We are planning on renting a bouncer tent, having a magician, and provide face painting for the children.  In an effort to make this a HUGE success, we need full participation.

 However, we are still in need of your assistance.  Please bring a dish to share - beans, salads, chips, cornbread, etc.  Altadena Station will supply the burgers and hot dogs!

Michael D. Randenberg

Community Relations Sergeant

780 East Altadena Drive

Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626) 798-1131 or (626) 296-2106

The Blue Breeze Band Farnsworth Park Altadena August 6th 7:00 PM

The Blue Breeze Band is an Award Winning premier Dance Party band that specializes in Top-40 Motown, R&B, Soul, Funk, and Jazz & Blues music. We have been “A Name People Can Trust” for over 10 years! We offer you the finest Wedding & Event Entertainment in southern & central California! Our music is Lively, Energetic and Fun and will have you and your guests on their dancing feet all night long. We will provide you with a Concert Quality performance for your Special Event! Our music need not be loud to be good and pleasing to our clients.
We can also provide ambient music for your listening pleasure: Dinner/Cocktail Parties; Luncheons; Socials; Garden Parties; Meetings; Art Shows and Small Groups.

Thus far, Blue Breeze has acquired an impressive repertoire of performances for audiences from different walks of life from all over the world. To name a few, they have performed for former President Bill Clinton, the United States Armed Services in Okinawa, Japan, and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. In addition, they have appeared as musicians in the Warner Brothers’ feature film Why Do Fools Fall in Love-(the Frankie Lymon story).

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue - Hiking Plan

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UPSTREAM Up Next! Saturday, July 30th, 7:00 PM Farnsworth Park Amphitheater

Bring your dancing shoes!

The band UPSTREAM, whose members include two sons of the venerable inventor of Soca music, the late Ras Shorty I, was formed in the republic of Trinidad & Tobago in 1989. They relocated to Southern California in the early nineties and made a name for themselves performing in numerous venues, events and festivals, throughout California and Western States. Their energetic eclectic style of Reggae and Soca has earned them a formidable appellation in the music industry world

The line up is as follows: Haile Blackman (Bandleader, Rhythm Guitar, MPC & Lead Vocals), began his professional career singing and playing drums in his Fathers band The Love Circle in his early adolescence. He has also been the drummer for the band Geggy Tah on Virgin Records. John McKnight (Keyboards, Guitar, Trombone, Bass, Backing Vocals) multi-instrumentalist -- has loaned his expertise to various famous artists such as: Etta James, Herb Alpert, English Beat, Ben Harper and most recently Fishbone. Einstein Brown (Steel Drums, Vocals) is extremely talented and proficient. He has performed with the Trinidad Steel Band, L.A. Desperados, and his own bands Caribe and Sapadilla. He has also appeared in numerous television shows, movies and commercials. Stokely Molineaux (Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Rapper) son of the renowned Jazz Pianist Othello Molineaux, is a profound poet and songwriter. He has toured the world with such acts as Pato Banton, Ras Michael, Joe Higgs, Wailing Souls, Calypso Rose and Eek-A-Mouse. Johnny Blackman (Drums, Backing Vocals) played for many years with The Love Circle before moving to Malaysia in the mid nineties to perform with two of his other brothers in a band called Abstract. He toured the entire continent of Asia as well as India before joining Upstream in 2000.

In addition, the following musician’s are on rotation with Upstream: Derek Brewster (Steel Drum, Bass & Vocals) & Adam Arredondo aka Jah Mex (Keyboards, Vocals). Upstream currently has six CD’s. “Upstream”, self titled was released in 1995, “Life” was released in 2000, “Jump To The Rhythm” in 2001, “To Da Maxx” and “Pick Up Yourself” in 2007 and “Here, There and Everywhere” in 2009.

The Brian Hughes Quintet Saturday, July 23rd Farnsworth Park 7:00 PM

Downbeat Express July 16th, 7:00 PM Farnsworth Park

Trumpeter Paul Cacia and Vocalist Jennifer Gates

With the Down Beat Express Big Band

Directed By Pat Emmett

The seventeen piece Down Beat Express Big Band was founded nearly 30 years ago by Pasadena area saxophonist Safford Chamberlain. A year or so later Safford passed the baton to Pat Emmett and the rest is a long swingin’ history of concerts, corporate and charity banquets, wedding receptions, dances and the CD recording “The Silver Project”.

JENNIFER GATES

Vocalist

The evening will  showcase the formidable vocal talents of MCA recording artist Jennifer Gates singing new arrangements of American Song Book standards that have made her the hit of hundreds of Down Beat Express engagements. Jennifer can be heard regularly in area supper clubs with her trio and will appear on the upcoming Down Beat Express CD “Big Band My Way”.

All Material performed at this concert has been arranged by band members especially for the Down Beat Express and Miss Gates.

“Silver Project” CD’s,  with performances by Jennifer and the band,  will be available for purchase during and after the concert. Pat Emmett can be contacted at: pme@npgcable.com

PAUL CACIA

Trumpet Artist

Paul Cacia is a Trumpet Legend, and is so recognized throughout the world.  He is counted among one of the greatest living high note trumpet showmen  as he celebrates over a half a century as a  soloist, orchestra leader, and producer.

Paul studied as the protégé to trumpet-master Claude Gordon and with Duke Ellington trumpeter “Cat” Anderson. Mentored by Louie Bellson, he began working professionally at the age of 16 playing on  Bellson’s big band and touring with the Buddy Miles Express during the “golden” days of rock n’ roll.

Paul played lead trumpet for the great Al Hirt Big Band and with the orchestras of Ray Anthony and  Prez Prado.  Paul eventually spent several years as a top call studio musician in Los Angeles playing 1st trumpet on TV and movie scores for the likes of David Rose and Bill Conti.

As a guest star, he’s been the opening act for the rock group “Chicago” before 60,000 people, appeared at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as well as with Tito Puente the “King Of Latin Jazz”.

Mr. Cacia has featured over 50 jazz legends on eight world class studio recordings  with his own all star Jazz Orchestra.. Perhaps most meaningful of all, he has worked with most of the great sideman and stars of the 20th century while earning their accolades.

Perhaps Frank Sinatra, the Chairman Of The Board put it best, calling him

“a trumpet giant…an absolute joy!”

Mr. Cacia can be contacted at: info@paulcacia.com

Coffee with Captain McLean

Please join Captain McLean and Altadena Station staff for an informal meet and great at:

                                      THE COFFEE GALLERY
                                        2029 LAKE AVENUE
                                        ALTADENA, CA. 91001
                                        626-398-7917

                                      Monday, July 25, 2011
                                      8:00 am to 10:00 am

For further information call:

Deputy Lamark Williams
Community Relations
lawillia@lasd.org
626-296-2105

The Irish Volunteers and The Irish Pride Dancers Open the 15th Annual Summer Concert Series at Farnsworth Park in Altadena Saturday, July 9th at 7:00 PM

The Irish Volunteers are a traditional Irish band new to the L.A. Irish music scene. The group is made up of John McKenna on accordion, Timothy Moynahan on tin whistle, Mike Manning on guitar and Sean Manning on lead vocals. They have combined their years of experience in Irish music to make a sound that is unique to their American Irish experience. The name of the Irish Volunteers goes back to the brave men that have fought for a free Ireland since 1798. The Manning’s own Great-Grandfather was an Irish Volunteer himself, serving in the New York 15^th, of miners and engineers during the American Civil War. The most famous Irish Volunteer regiment of the time was of course the Fighting Irish of the 69^th . New York .

John McKenna , musician and actor by trade, is the son of Irish immigrants and hails from New York’s own , The Bronx. John’s love of his own up-bringing has carried on the family tradition of playing the small accordion, or “the box” as it is known. His skill with it gives the band it’s rich ethnic sound. John also plays the Irish drum or bodhran, and lends his fine Irish pipes to lead and back-up vocals.

Timothy Moynahan, second-generation Irish American and the band’s spiritual Director of Music grew up singing and playing Irish music with his four brothers and parents in the Orange County section of Southern California. An expert trombone player and an international reggae star with that instrument, Tim’s additional prowess on the penny whistle, or Irish tin whistle, roots the fellas  in Irish flavor. Timothy also writes and sings original music for the band.

Mike Manning brings his nearly 50 years of guitar work and Beatle’s inspired licks to give the Irish Volunteers their base in the folk/rock style. Together with his brother Sean on vocals the pair started a duo , Those Manning Boys , in 2001 and have collected and performed some 80 traditional Irish tunes in their repertoire. The Boys joined forces with John and Timothy in 2010 and have formed The Irish Volunteers. The name came from the fact that nobody was getting paid much to play, but has evolved once again into a force to be heard. “Faugh an Beallach,” or “Clear the Way “for the Irish Volunteers.

15th Annual Summer Concert Series just 19 days away

Amy's Patio Cafe is returning this year with boxed dinners for the 15th Annual Summer Concert Series in Farnsworth Park. Click on this link to order from the menu: http://www.amyspatiocafe.net/id3.html

Also participating this year will be El Patron which will offer several boxed dinners. Click on this link for their menu: http://elpatrononline.com/

New this year. The Rotary Club of Altadena will be serving craft draft beer and a selection of wines in the lower level of the Davis Building at the top of the amphitheater at reasonable prices. The beer and wine MUST be consumed within the confines of the amphitheater. No beer and wine is allowed in Farnsworth Park outside of the amphitheater.

Click on this link to take you to the schedule for the 15th Annual Summer Concerts: http://altadenasheriffs.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-summer-concerts-in-farnsworth-park.html

The Sheriff's Support Group of Altadena is proud to be the producer of this great family event.

Hope to see you all on July 9th!