Record label and concert producer 2b1 Multimedia Inc, known for promoting 40 years of concerts in San Francisco and partner of Chet Helms and the legendary “Family Dog” has placed its archive of audio and video masters for auction.
Published: November, 2010
Huge Concert Archive To Be Auctioned
Record label and concert producer 2b1 Multimedia Inc, known for promoting 40 years of concerts in San Francisco and partner of Chet Helms and the legendary “Family Dog” has placed its archive of audio and video masters for auction. It contains over 23,000 songs, 5,000 masters from 1,700 performances covering multiple genres. This entire collection will be auctioned through Ocean Tomo on November 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carmeros Inn in Napa. The archive includes original 24-track digital masters, a professional audio mix of the performances and video with up to 5 camera angles. The entire archive is copyrighted with the U.S. Copyright Patent Office which affords protection and intellectual property rights. The entire collection of masters is digitally encoded and backed up on hard drives. This makes the archive ready for exploitation eliminating the major costs of audio mixing and encoding for video editing. This may be one of the largest intellectual property offerings in its class. The archive contains extremely rare footage from the original Summer of Love in 1967 and covers multiple genres with many rare first time performances of stars too numerous to mention here. A complete list is available by contacting Pat Grotto at (917) 617-6088.
Irish Singer and Bay Area Mandolin Virtuoso Team Up On Waterfront
On Saturday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m., singer and instrumentalist Jimmy Crowley, on tour from County Cork, Ireland, and Bay Area mandolin virtuoso/ singer Marla Fibish will perform a sea music concert aboard the historic square-rigged ship Balclutha, berthed at Hyde Street Pier on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Experience Irish sea songs in this unique floating historic setting. Marla and Jimmy performed together earlier this year in the San Francisco Festival of the Mandolin, and are currently recording a CD, due to be released in 2011. Tickets are $14. For more information visit www.nps.gov/safr or call (415) 775-2665.
Pitch In To Improve Local Ridge Trails
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, REI and local park agencies will again team up for the 3rd Annual REI Ridge Trail Service Day. Each of the 10 Bay Area REI stores will partner with a local park agency, land trust or open space district to build, improve, or restore sections of the Ridge Trail. With 13 different projects around the region, in all 9 Bay Area counties, there’s sure to be one near you, so pitch in, get dirty and help build the Ridge Trail! No experience necessary; tools and supervision provided. Projects vary at each site. Morning refreshments provided by REI, Peets Coffee & Tea, and the Council. Chipotle Mexican Grill is donating lunch to most of the project sites. Advance registration required. For more information on each project and to register visit ridgetrail.org.
A Holiday Tradition Set To Dance
Join ODC/Dance as they present a holiday tradition, The Velveteen Rabbit, from November 26 through December 12. ODC/Dance, enlivens Margery Williams’ classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit that becomes real. Told though music, dance and a powerful narrative, The Velveteen Rabbit celebrates the unique relationship between a little boy and his stuffed rabbit, and the enduring power of love. Brimming with wit, festive costumes, madcap characters and the perfect amount of holiday cheer, ODC/Dance, one of America’s most exciting and acclaimed contemporary dance companies, returns to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to present their 24th season of the beloved Bay Area production! Tickets are $15-$45. For more information visit www.odctheater.org or call (415) 978-2787.
Meet a Raider At Monte Carlo Night Fund-Raiser
Oakland Raider fans have an opportunity to rub elbows with Raider Legends and help raise money for The Biletnikoff Foundation at Monte Carlo Night on Friday, November 5 from 6:00 -11:00 p.m. Raider greats past and present will be out in force to support Hall-of-Fame NFL Oakland Raider Legend Fred Biletnikoff raise money for his non-profit foundation. Proceeds from the Monte Carlo event will benefit KidsFirst in Placer County, a non-profit organization that provides resources for families and children, and works to stop child abuse. Monte Carlo Night highlights include celebrity dealers at the high roller table, a special Raiders karaoke where participants will deliver a play-by-play commentary to video clips of famous plays and a photo opportunity with participating celebrities. There will be live entertainment from Top Shelf, Mad Jack, the Hazmat Boyz, and dance music by DJ Dino. The event will also include a drawing for a $10,000 diamond bracelet and a special performance by the Raiderettes. In addition, there will be a VIP poker tournament sponsored by Chevron and players will receive $1,000 in poker chips with their entry fee. The evening will also feature a live and silent auction with many exclusive items available for bid, including a luxury 7-day cruise on a SeaDream super yacht to the Caribbean donated by Shae and Barry Sims; legendary sports memorabilia; and tickets for a special Raider Cruise in February on the Royal Caribbean. Guests are invited to dress like their favorite James Bond or Bond girl. Master of ceremonies will be JT the Brick, nationally syndicated sports radio talk-show host. The evening will also include a special tribute to Raider Legends George Blanda and Jack Tatum, both of whom passed away this year. The event will take place at the Bishop Ranch Marriott, 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon. Tickets are $125 per person, which includes $50 in chips, and can be ordered online at www.biletnikoff.org.
Free Meals For U.S. Veterans
McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant, in San Francisco in Ghirardelli Square and Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto in Berkeley have announced that for the 12th year in a row they will be offering all U.S. military veterans a free lunch or dinner entrée on Sunday, November 7 in appreciation for their service to our country. The two restaurants will again hold this event on the Sunday prior to the national Veterans’ Day holiday on Thursday, November 11 to make it easier for families to dine together with the veterans in their lives. The restaurants will offer a free entree to those defined as a veteran by the Veterans Administration, Title 38 US Code 101, which is a person who served in the active military, Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Veterans will be asked to show proper identification. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as a number of state Veterans Departments, has lauded this Veterans Appreciation program. Reservations are highly recommended; McCormick & Kuleto’s (415) 929-1730, Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto (510) 845-7771.
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