BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Fountain Blues Festival - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fountainblues.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fountain Blues Festival
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240602T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240602T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T040138
CREATED:20240530T220551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T162726Z
UID:10000346-1717342200-1717354800@fountainblues.com
SUMMARY:Pearl Alley: A Musical Tribute to Rick Holden
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose\, along with co-hosts Fil Maresca and Suzanne St John Crane\, have organized a special afternoon of music\, friends\, and fun dedicated to Rick Holden\, the former board leader and tireless advocate for the arts. Holden chaired the Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose Board of Directors. \nRick Holden 11/2/1944 – 4/10/2024 \nHolden was a strong advocate for music\, arts\, and education\, and was involved with various community organizations. He facilitated Community Leadership San Jose\, an adult leadership program promoting community involvement. \nHe created and facilitated the San Jose Leadership Academy for high school juniors\, supported by the San Jose Unified School District. As a teacher\, Holden was president of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2390. He was a member of the San Jose Jazz Society Board for 14 years\, serving as board president for eight years. \nHe served on the boards of the Belle Foundation\, We Players\, and the San Jose Arts Commission from 2008-2015\, chairing it for three years. \n  \n  \nPearl Alley Band is opening for Noah + the Arkiteks in St. James Park as a part of the Levitt Pavilion Concert Series\, in partnership with the Fountain Blues Foundation. It’s festival weather! So grab a chair and come on down! \nFor nearly 20 years\, Pearl Alley Band has been rocking stages\, opening for legends like Lydia Pense & Cold Blood\, James Hunter\, and Canned Heat. Imagine The Black Crowes meeting Janis Joplin\, and you’ve got the essence of Pearl Alley’s unique sound. \nPhoto credit: Kevin Raymond \nFront woman Suzanne St. John-Crane channels Janis Joplin’s power and presence\, baptized into the blues in the late ’90s. Guitarist Dave Crane\, a lifelong music enthusiast and SJSU music major\, brings hard-hitting blues to life. \nBacking them up\, blues veterans Dennis Dove (drums)\, Doug Mancini (bass)\, and Pamela Arthur (keys) elevate Pearl Alley Band’s sound. With roots in Santa Cruz’s juke joints\, they’ve become a must-see live act. \nAnd\, Suzanne St. John Crane is a member of the Fountain Blues Foundation Board of Directors. \n \nPearlAlleyBand.com\nAbout Fountain Blues Foundation Board Member: Suzanne St. John Crane \nSuzanne St. John-Crane is CEO of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley and Executive Director of American Leadership Forum \nSt. John Crane worked in public media for twenty-four years\, serving as founding Executive Director of two Bay Area television stations. She is the recipient of dozens of regional and national awards for television shows and documentaries she’s produced\, and was named one of Silicon Valley’s 100 Women of Influence in 2012 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. St. John-Crane is co-authoring the book A Guide to Human Citizenship – The ALF Way\, due out in 2024. \nPhoto credit: Kevin Raymond \nSuzanne and her husband Dave Crane formed the Pearl Alley Band in 2000\, and have played hundreds of shows throughout the bay area. Pearl Alley Band has opened for the likes of Lydia Pense & Cold Blood\, James Hunter & Canned Heat. Suzanne St. John sings with the power\, rawness and presence of Janis Joplin. She was baptized into the blues in the late 90s\, singing with Archie Lee Hooker in the Bay Area. \nAbout Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose \nFriends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose\, is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming St. James Park into a vibrant community destination. Since 2016\, they’ve hosted more that 50 free concerts and performances\, making the park a lively and inclusive space for all ages and backgrounds. \nTheir Mission \nTheir mission is to build community and revitalize St. James Park with annual concerts\, fostering cultural and economic growth in downtown San Jose. \nWant to learn more? Visit levittsanjose.org \nAn architectural rendering of what is planned for St. James Park. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://fountainblues.com/event/pearl-alley-2/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavillion at St. James Park\, E St James St @ N. Second St.\, San Jose\, CA\, 95112
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fountainblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pearl-Alley-Hat-Trick.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR