Peppino D'Agostino returns on Dec. 3rd, 2011 at 8PM.

Still not too late to rsvp-we still have plenty of room. This concert is not to be missed! Come early for the bbq at 5ish. Music starts at 8PM. $15 each.

Started working on the second part of the Sea Turtle mural yesterday along 880 and 23rd in Oakland with Caroline Stern. Come on by and say hi if you know how to get to Calcot Place.

I'm continuing to work on the latest mural for the Pacific Pinball Museum-a large scale reproduction of the pinball backglass called Zip from 1939 which looks a lot like this:

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2837&picno=2709

Also I just finished some illustration work for the upcoming pinball exposition.

Our next houseconcert is with Jerry Hannan here on Saturday, May 21st. Drop me a note if you'd like more information.

I'll be speaking on the topic of Public Art at Rock, Paper, Scissors on Wednesday, May 11th from 6-8pm. Please come by! 2278 Telegraph Ave. Oakland For more info: 510 238 9171

rpscollective.com

http://pacificpinball.org/events/current-events

Please join us for our next concert on Friday, December 10th for an evening of pure delight with Singer/Songwriter Edie Carey!
The show starts at 8PM doors open at 7PM. $15 (exact change helps)
Please email your reservations to danfontes@yahoo.com or (415) 785-4530
Please bring a small snack/drink. Here's a little more about Edie:

"Carey...found her true calling in music. Her pop-folk songs are smart tales of love, life and longing."- Chicago Sun-Times

"* * * *" (four out of four stars)- Country Music Weekly

"Bare of self-pity and full of down-to-earth revelation, [Carey] is a little country, a little adult-contemporary, and a lot of fine music."- Harp Magazine

Carey's 7th release, "Bring The Sea," features Shawn Mullins, Glen Phillips & Julie Wolf. Made With Producer Evan Brubaker. Due out November 2nd.

The Magic Juju Boathouse Concerts Fall 2010 Concert Series presents:

A special evening with pianist, singer, songwriter Amie Penwell!! (with special guest-to be announced) Saturday, November 6th at 8PM, (doors open at 7PM)

http://amiepenwell.net/
Please listen to Amie at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbgoIVFwfFo

$15 per person at the door-exact change helps. All of which goes to the musician.

More about Amie: Amie was on the cover of Somojo Magazine for their Spring 2010 issue where she has been #1 on the Urban Grooves Chart with her song What Would Love Do? off of her Self Titled EP for 10 weeks! Penwell has played Yoshi's SF for the second time in 6 months, and is in negotiation with threepublishing companies for song placement. Amie signed a deal with SBMP (South Beach Music Publishing) and will be heard throughout Asia and Australia. In addition to using Amie's songs Mercy and Show Me To The River for Elephant documentary "Eye's Of Thailand" DVA Productions used Ending or Beginning off of Amie's critically acclaimed CD King In a Temple for Women's Health Specialist Commercial released in April of 2010
Derek Sivers—indie music pioneer and founder of CD Baby—and Eugene Foley—the music industry guru referred to by many as "Dr. Gene"—hand picked Penwell out of 500 artists for an 8-week coaching session (on Derek's dime) to help launch the record. Foley is now Penwell's official manager.

We encourage you to bring a little dessert perhaps? Help make the evening special with us!

Thank you and hope to see you soon!
Dan & Julie
Magic Juju Boathouse Concert Series
San Rafael, CA
For reservations please call (415) 785-4530 or email-(We will send you the address and directions when you rsvp).

Please join us for our next concert, this time with the sensational Emily Elbert
Saturday, October 9th at 8PM (doors open at 7PM)

http://emilyelbert.com/
$15 per person at the door-exact change helps.

Raised in Texas on a musical diet of Antonio Carlos Jobim, James Taylor, and ’60s radio, 21-year-old Emily Elbert fell in love with guitar when she was 15. She set her sights on Berklee College of Music and began winning awards – she was most recently named one of Glamour magazine’s “Top 10 College Women of 2010″. Now the Berklee junior has played over 350 shows internationally, from Alaska to Memphis, Austin to New York City, and Scotland, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthélemy and Peru.
Emily has opened for artists as diverse as Richie Havens, G Love and Special Sauce, Janis Ian, Kaki King, Patty Larkin, Kate Voegele. Music lovers have watched her YouTube videos in droves, including over 250,000 views of her version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
Named the Best New Artist of 2008 by WUMB-FM in Boston, she released her second album, Proof, in September 2010. It features Emily at her best, with strong melodies, straight-to-the-heart vocals, and intricate guitar work.

If you get a moment please take a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdRP6yhWURE
Bring a little somethin', somethin'.

Thank you and hope to see you soon!
Dan & Julie
Magic Juju Boathouse Concert Series
San Rafael, CA
For reservations please call (415) 785-4530 or email-We will send you the address and directions when you rsvp.

We just got this link from Emily Elbert-a little mini documentary on the making of her latest album "Proof".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRarqQaMVVA

Emily has some surprises in store for us and is making a special trip to the Bay Area on her West Coast tour just for us.
We have a little more room than usual so we're giving a special shout out for her. If you have a friend or two you can bring the more the merrier. We'd love this room to be packed for her one NorCal stop.

Thank you and we hope to see you soon!
Dan & Julie
The Magic Juju BoatHouse Concert Series
143-3rd Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Please feel free to forward this to select folks who like live music and kinda dig the house concert scene.

This Friday, July 2nd A new art show featuring giant reproductions of pinball art opens during the First Friday Art Murmur celebration July 2 at Uptown Body & Fender. Three local artists will display their works on the expansive walls of the community center body shop at 401 26th Street between Telegraph and Broadway -- the vision of Oakland's own neighborhood dynamo, Giovanna Tanzillo. The broad brick surfaces inside Uptown make it an ideal place to display and view the colorful visions of muralists Ed Cassel, Dan Fontes and Eric J. Kos, their selections of some of the finest works of pinball designers revisioned as paintings that embody the artistry that went into the original design. Says Cassel, "These hand-painted labors of love serve as a tribute to the original artists who created the classic designs.Our over-sized interpretations are picture windows into those magical worlds reflected in the games.We invite you to step into the looking glass."

Cassel, Fontes and Kos present their works in association with the Pacific Pinball Museum of Alameda, CA, which will install a limited number of games set to free play for the opening and reception scheduled for July 16. Some of the eleven murals, representing hundreds of hours of work will be for sale with a portion of proceeds to benefit the non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of pinball. The new show brings to light the art of pinball game art designers Gordon Morison, Art Stenholm, Dave Christensen, Christian Marche and others working mostly during the 1960s and 70s. The show will remain on display until the end of August.

About Uptown Body & Fender: Giovanna Tanzillo's passion for art shows from the design of the Uptown Body and Fender building, to the many talented folks she invites to display their works within her walls. Far more than insurance adjusters, her staff practices the artistry of bringing damaged cars back to their original engineered beauty. In the meantime, her impeccable shop at times transforms into an elegant fundraiser, a formal tea, a puppet theater, or an art gallery. Situated right on the path of the Art Murmur phenomenon, Tanzillo is thrilled to contribute her energies to Oakland's Renaissance, earning her this year's "Neighborhood Dynamo" award from the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.

About Ed Cassel: Ed Cassel's colorful and extensive history of making large-scale images includes painting billboards for Tower Records, rendering sets for feature films under the auspices of the Scenic Artists Union and completing a number of public arts commissions in the Bay Area. He is a regular contributor to Woodminster Theater productions in Oakland, CA. Cassel resides in Alameda. His long time association with Pacific Pinball Museum curator Michael Schiess, led to a deep appreciation for pinball art expressed in this show.

About Dan Fontes: A truly professional muralist Dan Fontes' work graces walls all over the Bay Area, from the famed Oakland Giraffes to the Playland-not-at-the-Beach mural, Fontes body of work is prodigious. Promotor, historian, pinball museum board member and San Rafael resident, Fontes takes his pinball very seriously. A true visionary who sees a mural on every blank wall, Fontes is proud to show you works from pinball history that are vastly underappreciated. Find out more about Dan at www.danfontes.com.

About Eric J. Kos: Oddly enough the co-owner and founder of the Alameda Sun newspaper in Alameda found the time to squeeze in one mural for this show. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design's illustration department, Kos dusted off his paintbrushes to get back to one of his many passions. Some may remember Kos' contributions to local history with his writing partner Dennis Evanosky. Kos penned East Bay Then & Now among other titles. With great respect for original artist Gordon Morison, Kos gladly presents El Dorado.

About the Pacific Pinball Museum: The Pacific Pinball Museum opened it’s doors on Webster St. in November, 2009 after continually expanding for 8 years from it’s humble beginnings as a pinball speakeasy with a back door entrance behind Webster. It has quickly risen to become the world's leading pinball museum. Since it’s inception, the foundation of the museum has been the Art of Pinball. The PPM, as a non-profit has encouraged, sponsored and provided studio space for the artists to work on this incredible collection of Pinball Murals by Mssrs. Cassel, Fontes and Kos. We are proud to be part of this incredible event. Our continuing mission is: "To inspire an interest in science, art and history through pinball and to preserve and promote this important part of American culture."

The Museum is located at 1510 Webster St. in Alameda, CA. Our website is www.pacificpinball.org <http://www.pacificpinball.org/
We are open to the public 6 days a week, closed Mondays.