Arts & Entertainment

What's That Sound? Oh, It's 1,000 Musicians Tuning Up for STM!

The Save the Music Festival is an annual fundraiser organized by School-Force, to raise funds for the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District.

Here's the schedule for Save the Music, Sun. Oct. 6 from 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. in Twin Pines Park and along Sixth Avenue near Belmont City Hall.

The schedule is arranged according to the four music stages: KFOX Tribute Stage (Sixth Ave.); Children's Area Stage (near playground in TPP); Oracle Jazz & Blues Stage (in parking lot near Manor Bldg.); and, Community Stage (in the Meadow).

KFOX
 Tribute Stage

11:00 – The Sun Kings 
(Beatles Tribute)
1:15 – Caravanserai 
(The Santana Tribute)
3:45 – Evolution 
(The Ultimate Tribute to Journey)

Children’s Area Stage
11:00 – BRSSD 4th Grade Recorder Band
11:30 – Hadley Holloway – CD Release Performance
12:00 - Latimerlo Singers
12:45 - San Carlos Children’s Theater
1:15 – Drum Line Performances and Percussion Clinic: St. Anthony’s Middle School, and Carlmont High School
2:15 – Daffy Dave
3:00 - Carlmont High School Dancers
4:00 - Zambalita and Raks Jawhara Belly Dance Troupes
4:30 – BRSSD Future Stars

Oracle Jazz & Blues Stage
11:00 – Muze: the Bay Area’s ultra lounge and party rock band
12:30 – College of San Mateo Jazz Big Band
2:00 – Sinister Dexter
(Horn Driven Funk & Soul)
3:45 – MG & the Booker Ts,
featuring The Belmont Horns

Community Stage
11:00 - Ralston Middle School Honors Band
11:30 - Carlmont High School Jazz Ensemble
12:00 - Ralston Chamber Orchestra
12:30 - Peninsula Youth Orchestra Concordia Strings
1:15 - Carlmont High School Faculty Band
2:00 - Ralston/Carlmont Combined Chorus
3:00 – Jim Walters
3:45 – Battle of the Bands: 
Stanford Marching Band
 vs. UC Davis Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh!

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The one-day annual festival showcases performances from Belmont-Redwood Shores and Carlmont High School students; local musical acts; the impressive Battle of the Marching Bands; a large children’s area with a wide variety of hands-on activities; and delicious food and beverages from local eateries and gourmet food trucks. 

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