ellenjanesmusic: MUSIC FUN Week beginning JULY 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys & Girls,

I've decided not to continue with my blog--at least not right now, and not in its present form.

ellenjanesmusic has been my pleasure, privilege, responsibility, worthy endeavor, addiction -- and a lot of work!

This week's nature encounter, this elegant Great Egret, just above my backyard!

What began in early 2010 as an email to about 40 or 50 friends (taking up where my late friend Johnnie Jean left off, and greatly inspired by her), alerting them to weekend, and then the entire week's music in Marin, along with "my musings" about life -- morphed into my website, a complete Marin County music calendar, and a platform for my messages.

By mid-2010 I was sending to over 100 people, and now it's over 1,000--only those I have met in person. I continually prune my list to stay at that number so I don't have to pay a service -- and then each weekend I meet and add more interested folks.

I get about 6,000 hits on the website each month -- so I know I've been relevant for many of you!

In 2011 I got my domain name, and in January 2012 began to post to my "new" website.

I've continued to confide in you, using you as a sounding board about my life, sharing news about my trials with my dear brother, my joys as a proud mother, and many of the ups and downs--the turmoils and the triumphs--that we share in the human experience. It's been fun to do all the Birthday Shout-outs, and Full Moons (tonight 7:20pm), and significant calendar events.

But mostly my aim has been to encourage and promote MUSIC and MUSICIANS for our continued dancing and listening pleasure.

You can continue to use the website, as all the Venues I list are websites. It's just that now you have to do the work. And my June 8 blog post of Summer Series & Festivals is still relevant, so you can keep referring back to it.

I've met so many wonderful people through this endeavor, and hope to continue to see you out enjoying yourselves. I will continue to communicate, but perhaps not weekly. For now ... there's a Mark Your Calendars section, and list of Venues with links. Please bookmark my site if you haven't already.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!

Ellen Jane ♫♪

www.ellenjanesmusic.com

Mark Your Calendars:

July 1 (Wed.) Hopmonk: Open Mic hosted by Dennis Haneda, ft. Robby-Neal Gordon
July 1 (Wed.) Sweetwater: Jinx Jones & The King Tones; opens w/ Mad Mama & The Bona Fide Few
July 2 (Thur.) Hopmonk: Revenant + John Courage + Vermillion
June 2 (Thur.) Presidio Y.C.: Eddie Neon Blues

July 3 (Fri.) Twin Oaks: THE MIGHTY GROOVE

July 3 (Fri.) Fenix: Rhythmtown Jive

July 4 (Sat.) Rancho Nicasio: ZYDECO FLAMES BBQ on the Lawn

July 4 (Sat.) Presidio Yacht Club: Elliott’s Evil Plan & Cathey Cotten

July 1-5 (Wed.–Sun.) Marin County Fair (5 days: includes Kansas, Marshall Tucker Band, Pablo Cruise, Judy Collins, Aaron Neville)

July 5 (Sun.) Corte Madera Town Center: Z and the Benders

July 8 (Wed.) Corte Madera Community Center: Ray Simpson Big Band Dance

July 11 (Sat.) Seahorse: DJ Richard Habib—Motown, Rock & Latin

July 11 (Sat.) Osher Marin JCC: Hot Buttered Rum

July 11 (Sat.) San Rafael Rocks Block Party 11am-7pm: Todos Santos, Four Dewdrops, San Geronimo, Dead League

July 17 (Fri.) Northgate: The BLUES BURNERS

July 17 (Fri.) Fenix: Petty Theft (in conjunction w/ San Rafael Rocks)

July 19 (Sun.) Downtown San Rafael: Great American Blues & BBQ Festival

VENUES I have regularly listed, with website links:
Hopmonk Novato
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael
19 Broadway, Fairfax
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax
Sausalito Seahorse
Presidio Yacht Club, Sausalito
TREK Winery, Novato
Rancho Nicasio
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Rickey’s, Novato
Twin Oaks Tavern, Penngrove
Panama Hotel, San Rafael
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax
Ghiringhelli's Novato
Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo (Sat. AMs)
Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing (Fri. PM, Sun. afternoon)
Osteria Divino, Sausalito

OTHER “LOCAL” VENUES, with website links:

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael

Sleeping Lady, Fairfax [sadly, no more]

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley

Studio 55 Marin, 1455A Francisco Blvd. East, San Rafael

Finnegan’s, Novato

Smiley’s Saloon, Bolinas

Harmonia, Sausalito

Hopmonk Sebastopol

Hopmonk Sonoma

Twin Oaks Tavern, Penngrove

Zodiacs, 256 Petaluma Blvd. North