Choir meets at Grace Church at 4:15 each Tuesday. The North County Debut Choir meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at Santa Rosa Academy, Atascadero. Rehearsals begin at that location on September 12th.

On Friday, December 7th at 7pm, students will be performing a winter concert "Songs of Peace" at Grace Church, San Luis Obispo, and will repeat the performance at St. Williams Church, Atascadero on Saturday, December 8th at 3pm. Students will perform in a sing-along version of "The Sound of Music" at the Fremont Theater in February. The public can enter the costume contest and sing-a-long too! Singers will also perform in a spring concert at Grace Church, SLO on May 10th.

Founded in 1994, the Central Coast Children’s Choir draws its members from communities within San Luis Obispo County. The Central Coast Children’s Choir is devoted to creating choral excellence, instilling values of self-discipline and commitment and building lasting friendships. The goal is to inspire the artist within each child through the power of music.

Please call 541-5323 or 464-0443 or email cccc-slo@charter.net for application packets, audition scheduling or additional information. Additional information is available on our website, www.centralcoastchildrenschoir.org

Where: DoubleTree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara

The Central Coast's premier wine tasting and auction features wineries and restaurants from the San Luis Obispo region in the scenic seaside setting of the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Wine auctioneer, Greg Quiroga, will lead the exciting live auction with a wide range of wine formats and experiences for the curious to the connoisseur. Take in spectacular flavors of local winemakers and chefs accompanied with smooth sounds of jazz. Complimentary admission to Sunday Open Houses at participating wineries is included for an All Inclusive Price of $75. New this year - Private Tables of Eight. Tickets are available on the web at www.slowine.com or call 541-5868.

Chris Hillman is one of the original members of the folk-rock, 1960’s band, the Byrds, and a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Desert Rose Band. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and four-time Grammy nominee, Chris has enjoyed a career that has spanned folk, country, rock & roll and bluegrass music over the past 44 years. Hillman will be joined on stage by his good friend and collaborator, Herb Pedersen.

Doors will open at 6:00 PM. The evening will begin with a dinner of handmade, ethnic specialties, including kielbasa, dolma, tabouli, pirozhki, vareniki, baklava and more. A no-host wine bar will feature select Central Coast wines. There will also be an exciting line-up of silent auction items up for bid. Tickets are available for a donation of $50 per person and may be purchased only by advance reservation. Seating is limited. Please call Luci Fetzko at 805-265-7829 for tickets and information or go to www.odox.org

The presentation, titled "Searching for the Light," will explore Paradis's music and significant events in her life. Examples of her vocal and piano compositions will be performed. D'Avignon will play the fortepiano, and music major Kelly Eshoff, soprano, will sing.

Paradis (1759-1824) continues to be highly esteemed for her achievements as a composer, pianist, organist and singer. Her compositions include solo piano music, Lieder, piano concerti, large and small operas and cantatas. While in her early 20s, she toured extensively throughout Europe, where she was referred to as "The Blind Enchantress."

She helped Valentin Haüy, "father and apostle of the blind," in establishing the first school for the blind, where Louis Braille later became a student. Later in her life, Paradis established a music school of her own for young girls, where she taught until her death.

D'Avignon is a lecturer in Cal Poly's Music Department. She has performed throughout the United States and abroad accompanying on the piano, harpsichord, fortepiano and harp. She was most recently professor of piano at The Conservatory of Music at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where she served as chair of the Piano and Organ Department for 17 years.

With Small Potatoes you hear two of the best voices on the road along with some truly fine guitar playing, and a touch of tin whistle, flute, mandolin and bodran along with many other percussion toys. There are really no rules here. Sometimes the traditional will sound contemporary and sometimes the contemporary sounds traditional. They always seem comfortable with what the evening has to offer whether playing an upbeat cowboy swing tune or a traditional ballad. If Jacquie and Rich seem to think the audience is getting too comfortable as spectators, watch out.

Never before have vegetables been part of what we offer you. Never before have any musicians sharing their craft at Música Del Río come as such a package. The folk music magazine Dirty Linen said of Small Potatoes; “one of most polished, inventive and entertaining shows” in folk music traveling today. When we think of a duo offering from “celtic to cowboy” we must admit we have never heard of a “polished” spud.

Small Potatoes has been to the Central Coast a time or two at SLOFolks. Many of their loyal local fans asked us to find a spot for them at Música Del Río and we did. They have shared the stage with the likes of Tom Paxton, Greg Brown, Peter Rowan and Trout Fishing in America. They are joining us alone this time, unless someone else is hiding in the sack.

Great music is usually enough to keep us happy at Música Del Río. With Jacquie and Rich that shall happen. But when the spuds come out, great fun shall be added to the evening at no extra charge.

Fry on over to their website at www.smallpotatoesmusic.com and listen to some choice musical samples. After you have chipped away at a few tunes, we trust you can peel yourselves away long enough to join us. Ketchup not required.

The Amelia Piano Trio will make a special appearance with the Cal Poly Symphony for the West Coast premiere of Daron Hagen's "Orpheus and Eurydice: Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra." Composer Hagen's premiere with the Philadelphia Orchestra made him the youngest composer since Samuel Barber to work with that prestigious orchestra. The Washington Post said, "A composer who can crystallize a moment in musical magic is a rarity. Expect to hear more of Hagen."

The Amelia Piano Trio is known nationally for championing new music and working energetically with young musicians. String Magazine called the trio "remarkable" and Strad said it was "exemplary."

The trio's short history includes performances at Carnegie Hall and Seattle's Meany Hall, and tours of Central Asia with Yo Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble.

The concert will begin with "Mosaics," a lyrical work by American composer Howard Hanson, and conclude with Beethoven's powerful Fifth Symphony.

Tickets for the concert are $6 for students, $8 and $10 for senior citizens and $10 and $12 for the public. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call SLO-ARTS (756-2787). Discounts are given to patrons who buy tickets to four or more Music Department events for 2007-2008.

Meeting place is Awakening Interfaith Community in Morro Bay, 1130 Napa (old Morro Elementary.) A commitment for the entire 12 weeks is asked. Please call 772-0306 to pre-register or do so online at

A young, fresh approach to one of America's great art form – jazz – will be presented by the Cal Poly jazz ensembles.

The ensembles, two big bands and a combo, will show how jazz is reinvigorated by the next generation, according to Paul Rinzler, Cal Poly's director of Jazz Studies.

Cal Poly student-musicians will perform “Bugle Call Ra,” written by Bill Holman for Doc Severinsen, former trumpeter and leader of the “Tonight Show” band, and “I'm Gonna Live Until I Die,” made popular by jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan.

The groups will also perform “What a Wonderful World,” made famous by Louis Armstrong, and additional jazz bests by contemporary composers.

The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly's Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program.