Tom Marion & Band

Mazurkas, Tarantellas, Polcas, Waltzes
Pop Tunes of the 1920’s

Performance Date
Sunday, October 19th – 7pm

Tom Marion – mandolin, guitar, banjo. Tom is a multi-instrumentalist, playing professionally in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles for over 50 years. Learning mandolin and guitar at an early age, he was affectionately known as “The Kid” among the top Italian string players of San Jose/Bay Area. Tom played and Recorded with Rudy Cippola (70s-80s), a fairly renowned Bay Area composer, musician, expert mandolinist who was very closely acquainted with mandolinist David Grisman.

Frank Fairfield – guitar, violin. Frank Fairfield is a multi-instrumentalist, music teacher, and record collector. He spent many years performing Anglo-American vernacular music around the country and the world. He now focuses on teaching vernacular music and studying 17th- and 18th-century violin repertoire and performance practice. Frank lives and teaches in Los Angeles, California.

Allie Menapace – string bass. She has been playing monthly for over 15 years with Tom Marion at Los Angeles restaurant, Cantalini’s. She considers Tom one of her main musical mentors/teachers.

Barbara Minkus Presents

ABOUT LIFE

directed by Matt Aaron Krinsky
accompanied by Ron Barnett

Performance Date
Sunday, November 16th – 7pm

Join us for an intimate evening of songs and stories from Broadway, film, and television singer/actress Barbara Minkus. Among many other stage and screen credits, Barbara is known for her Broadway debut in The Education of Hyman Kaplan; her many appearances on The Merv Griffin Show; Love, American Style; and Fanny Brice in the touring company of Funny Girl. On November 16th, Barbara will perform a special fundraising cabaret in celebration of Pacific Resident Theatre, featuring a variety of show-stopping songs and stories.