West Coast Ragtime Society
Dedicated to the preservation and promtion of Ragtime and vintage American music.

West Coast Concerts 
and Other Ragtime Events
January - March 2008

This Page Update 3/3/2008
Previous Update 2/9/2008

The table below lists special ragtime events including society and club meetings for West Coast States (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington).  It does not include regular weekly gigs. The information shown was obtained from various sources: newsletters, flyers, other web sites etc.
West Coast Ragtime Society does not vouch for the accuracy of the information.

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When

What

Where

Information
Mar 4, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Ray Skjelbred

Trad Jazz, Blues, Boogie, Barrel House, Ragtime 
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

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Mar 5, 2008
Wednesday
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor and Marty Eggers

Hot Ragtime and Trad Jazz piano
Larkspur, CA
Sweetwater Station
(formerly Larkspur Cafe Theater)
500 Magnolia Ave.
at Ward
downtown Larkspur
Cafe info: (415) 924-6107
Map: click here

For more information about 
Marty and Virginia's shows 
at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre
and elsewhere, call
(510) 655-6728 or e-mail
marty_eggers@juno.com

Mar 9, 2008
Sun, 7 p.m.

Ragtime Piano for 2-4-6-hands!
Virginia Tichenor, (piano/drums) Jack & Chris Bradshaw (piano) with special guest,
Derek Syverud (traps)
Old Town Music Hall

El Segundo, CA

Old Town Music Hall
El Segundo, CA

Tickets: $20
Information:
(310)  322-2592

Web site, click here.

Mar 11, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Virginia Tichenor

 Ragtime & Blues & Boogie
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Mar 12, 2008
Wednesday
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Bill Schoening presents
Tom Brier
(piano), Kitty Wilson (washboard)

Straw Hat Pizza
Rancho Cordova, CA
Straw Hat Pizza
2929 Mather
Field Road
(corner of Mather
Field Road and
Folsom Blvd)
Rancho Cordova, CA
Click here for
map.
For more information
call 916-363-5050
Mar 14, 2008
Friday
7:30 p.m.

Portland Ragtime Society presents
Frank French


In Concert at Classic Pianos
Portland, OR

Classic Pianos
3003 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Portland, OR
Admission is $10.00
Contact Mark Nuismer
Phone: (503) 963-8238

Email: mnuismer@whiz.to

5609 SE 22nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97202,

Mar 15, 2008
Saturday
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor with
Devil Mountain Jazz Band

Grange Hall
Danville, CA
Friends of Jazz
Grange Hall
743 Diablo Rd.
Danville
Info: (925) 625-2707

Web site: www.jazznut.com

Mar 18, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Marty Eggers

  Traditional Jazz, Blues and Ragtime
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Mar 25, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Frederick Hodges

Ragtime, 20's & 30's solo piano
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

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When

What

Where

Information
Jan 9, 2008
Wednesday
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor and Marty Eggers

Hot Ragtime and Trad Jazz piano
Larkspur, CA
Sweetwater Station
(formerly Larkspur Cafe Theater)
500 Magnolia Ave.
at Ward
downtown Larkspur
Cafe info: (415) 924-6107
Map: click here

For more information about 
Marty and Virginia's shows 
at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre
and elsewhere, call
(510) 655-6728 or e-mail
marty_eggers@juno.com

Jan 12, 2008
Saturday
2:00 p.m. to
approx. 4:00 p.m.
RagtimeHome House Concerts presents
Virginia Tichenor and Marty Eggers

in a Kick-off-the-New-Year-Right House Concert.
Join Virginia and Marty in an intimate setting for an afternoon of Ragtime and Trad Jazz solo and 4-hand-2-piano, mixed with rhythm accompaniment. Refreshments will be provided at intermission.

Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
(directions and more information can be found at
RagtimeHome.Com
Tickets are $20, advance reservations required.

For information and to make reservations,  visit
RagtimeHome.Com,

or click here to email us, 

or call Warren Jennings
evenings at
(707) 526-5077

Jan 13, 2008
Sunday
Noon to 3 p.m.
Tom Brier

offers a musical afternoon of solo ragtime and novelty piano, featuring seldom-heard obscurities, with special emphasis on his many original compositions.
Sutter Creek, CA
Bellotti's at the American Exchange Hotel,  55 Main St.
Sutter Creek, CA
Free concert
Come have lunch, which you will have to purchase

Information: call
209-267-5211

Jan 30, 2008
Wednesday
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Bill Schoening presents
Virginia Tichenor
and Marty Eggers

Ragtime and Trad Jazz piano

Rancho Cordova, CA
Straw Hat Pizza
2929 Mather
Field Road
(corner of Mather
Field Road and
Folsom Blvd)
Rancho Cordova, CA
Click here for
map.
For more information
call 916-363-5050
Feb 2, 2008
Saturday
8 to 11 p.m.
Dance instruc-
tion 7 to 8 p.m.

San Francisco Starlight Orchestra
Dance to Sweet and Hot Jazz and Ballroom

Music of the 20's and 30's

Group dance instruction with Cynthia Glinka (7 p.m.)
Strawberry Recreation Center
Mill Valley, CA

Strawberry Recreation Center
118 E. Strawberry Drive
Mill Valley, CA
Admission: $20 includes the group dance instruction.
Admission for "under 18" is $10 if accompanied by an adult

More information:
visit starlight  website: click here.

Or call our orchestra manager, Jim Brennan, at 707-973-6107

Feb 3, 2008
Sunday
4 to 6 p.m.

Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra
with vocalist Helen Burns

Ragtime Concert/Dance.
Enjoy timeless ragtime pieces 
with friends, new and old. 
CASA DE FLORES
San Carlos, CA

Casa de Flores
737 Walnut Street,
near Olive
San Carlos, CA
Donation of $10 per
person is  welcomed
at the door (PCRO is a
not for profit org). Children under age 18 admitted free with paying adult.

There will be  light
refreshments.

For bookings and CDs
and general information,
contact Mike Hart at
(650) 355-1731 or
650-593-2284

Feb 3, 2008
Sunday
1:00 5:30 p.m.

Marty Eggers (tuba) with
Golden Gate Rhythm Machine


T.R.A.D.J.A.S.S. Monthly Session
Dance to Dixieland favorites, through the West Coast originals of Lou Watters and Turk Murphy
Last Day Saloon
Santa Rosa, CA

Last Day Saloon
120 Fifth St.
@ Davis St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Info: www.tradjass.org

or call (707) 938-0191
or (707)  542-3973


Feb 5
, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Virginia Tichenor & Friends

Virginia Tichenor (piano), Jay Hansen (drums), Craig Ventresco (guitar), Marty Eggers (tuba)
 Ragtime & Blues & Boogie
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Feb 8-10 2008
Fri - Sun
Virginia Tichenor with
Devil Mountain Jazz Band

Fresno Mardi Gras Festival
Radisson Hotel
Fresno, CA
Radisson Hotel
2233 Ventura
Fresno
Info at Devil Mountain web site: www.jazznut.com

Mardi Gras web site:
click here

Feb 9, 10, 2008
Sat, Sun
2:00 p.m.
Mimi Blais Parlor Concerts

at Reutlinger's Victorian Palace
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA Tickets: $25
Reservations required.
For invite: rtnan@earthlink.net
or 415-346-8669.
Feb 10, 2008
Sunday
Noon to 3 p.m.
Tom Brier (piano), Julia Riley (flute)

Bellotti's at American Exchange Hotel
Sutter Creek
, CA
Bellotti's at the American Exchange Hotel
53 Main Street
Sutter Creek, CA
Information: web site
www.bellottis.com
Feb 12, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Marty Eggers

  Traditional Jazz, Blues and Ragtime
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Feb 13, 2008
Wednesday
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor and Marty Eggers

Hot Ragtime and Trad Jazz piano
Larkspur, CA
Sweetwater Station
(formerly Larkspur Cafe Theater)
500 Magnolia Ave.
at Ward
downtown Larkspur
Cafe info: (415) 924-6107
Map: click here

For more information about 
Marty and Virginia's shows 
at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre
and elsewhere, call
(510) 655-6728 or e-mail
marty_eggers@juno.com

Feb 14, 2008
Thursday
Mimi Blais Valentine's Day Celebration

First Baptist Church of Menlo Park
Menlo Park, CA
1100 Middle (at Arbor)
Menlo Park, CA
$25 suggested donation. Info: 650-323-8544 or cjmaslin@juno.com.

Map at:
firstbaptistchurch.com

Feb 15, 2008
Friday
7:00 p.m.

Mimi Blais
Ragtime Piano Concert

French Canadian Phenom
Sponsored by West Coast Ragtime Society
Sacramento, CA

United Methodist Church
2100 J St
(21st & J Sts)
Sacramento, CA

Tickets: $18 reserved, $20 door.
(Children under 16 free with adult, Students ½ price with ID)

Info & Reservations
Petra or Bub Sullivan
916/457-3324
Email:
bubpetra@comcast.net

Feb 16, 2008
Saturday
7:00 p.m.
Mimi Blais House Concert

at Bruce Mayall's
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Viejo, CA Invites via:
ragtimebruce@cox.net

 

Feb 16, 2008
Saturday
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor with
Devil Mountain Jazz Band

Grange Hall
Danville, CA
Friends of Jazz
Grange Hall
743 Diablo Rd.
Danville
Info: (925) 625-2707

Web site: www.jazznut.com

Feb 17, 2008
Sunday
7:00 p.m.
Mimi Blais in Concert

Old Town Music Hall
El Segundo, CA
Old Town Music Hall
El Segundo, CA
Tickets: $20
Information:
(310)  322-2592

Web site, click here.

Feb 17 2008
Sunday
1 to 5 p.m.
Virginia Tichenor with
Devil Mountain Jazz Band

Modesto Jazz Club
Radisson Hotel
Fresno, CA
Modesto Moose Lodge
821 5th St.
Modesto, CA
Info at Devil Mountain web site: www.jazznut.com

or Modesto Jazz Club web site: click here.

Feb 19,  2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Crown Syncopators

Frederick Hodges (piano), Marty Eggers (tuba)
Virginia Tichenor (drums)
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Feb 20, 2008
Wednesday
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Bill Schoening presents
Tom Brier
(piano), Kitty Wilson (washboard)

Straw Hat Pizza
Rancho Cordova, CA
Straw Hat Pizza
2929 Mather
Field Road
(corner of Mather
Field Road and
Folsom Blvd)
Rancho Cordova, CA
Click here for
map.
For more information
call 916-363-5050

Feb 22-24, 2008
Fri-Sun, 2 p.m. each day

8th Annual Fresno Flats Ragtime & Vintage Music Festival
Tom Brier, The Bradshaws, Shirley Case,
The Drivons
More info on the Ragtime Festivals calendar.

Oakhurst, CA

Fresno Flats
Historical Park
49777 Road 427
Oakhurst, CA

Information:
408-842-4990

Donations gratefully accepted. Proceeds benefit Fresno Flats  Historical Park and the musicians.

Feb 22 & 23, 2008
Fri & Sat 
Jams and Work -shops
Feb 24, Sun
11:40 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Public Show.

Banjo-Rama
Sean Moyses, Bill Dendle and Gary Ryan, Dick and Helen Martin, Charlie Tagawa, Nori Tagawa with Mary Horne, Paul Doerner, Jack Convery and Friends, Bill Lowery, Steve Peterson, Marty Eggers (bass) Feb 24 only

Carmichael, CA

Elks Club
5631 Cypress Avenue
Carmichael

Information at web site: banjo-rama.com
or call
(800) 251-6415
Feb 27, 2008
Wednesday
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Bill Schoening presents
Virginia Tichenor
and Marty Eggers

Ragtime and Trad Jazz piano
Straw Hat Pizza

Rancho Cordova, CA
Straw Hat Pizza
2929 Mather
Field Road
(corner of Mather
Field Road and
Folsom Blvd)
Rancho Cordova, CA
Click here for
map.
For more information
call 916-363-5050
Feb 26, 2008
Tuesday
5 - 8:00 p.m.

Frederick Hodges

Ragtime, 20's & 30's solo piano
San Francisco, CA

Pier 23 Cafe
located on the
Embarcadero near
Filbert
San Francisco, CA

Cafe info: (415) 362-5125
Cafe web site: click here
Map: click here

For more information call
Marty Eggers at 
 (510)-655-6728
or email
marty_eggers@juno.com

Mar 1, 2, 2008
Sat, Sun
2 p.m.

Nan Bostick Celebrates her 65th
with Ivory & Gold (Jeff and Anne Barnhart & Danny Coots)

Plenty of ragtime in the parlor at Reutlinger's Victorian Palace
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $25
Reservations required. For invite:
rtnan@earthlink.net
or 415-346-8669.

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