Atascadero Community Band donates to PRHS Band Backers After March Performance

Band was able to donate $754 to support band and color guard programs at PRHS

ATASCADERO — The Atascadero Community Band recently held its March concert, celebrating “ e Great Outdoors” through music. anks to the generous donations of the audience, the band was able to donate $754 to the Paso Robles High School (PRHS) Band Backers, in support of the band and color guard programs at PRHS.

An audience member sent the following review of the concert: e unity of the band (always including the conductor) appeared top-notch to my untrained ear. Personally, songs went from nice (only a few) to somewhere between Wow. and Hurray. Unknown (to me) exceptional surprises included: “Sedona” — a sweet, warm harmony of undulating sound, “Appalachian Air” — a melodic journey, and the pinnacle, “Excerpts from Fingal’s Cave” — a subtle bassy- uty marriage. Honorable mentions go to the fantastic renditions of “Moon River,” “Bonanza,” and “Rawhide.” Finishing up, the band used every bit of acoustic resonance in the church to boldly belt out “America, the Beautiful” with the kind of conviction it deserves. e Atascadero Community Band plays free indoor concerts several times per year, with donations supporting other local nonpro t organizations. e next concert, themed “Have Music, Will Travel,” is Sunday, May 7, at 3 p.m. at the Atascadero Bible Church. e bene ciary will be CASA SLO (Court Appointed Special Advocates). e ACB also plays free one-hour concerts every Tuesday night throughout the summer at the beautiful e ACB is a true community band. Local musicians of all ages are welcome to participate. Students are mentored by more experienced band members, and many of our musicians join after taking a 20-year hiatus to raise families or focus on career. For more information, visit the band website at atascaderoband.org or email the band at atascaderoband@gmail.com.

Atascadero Community Band navigates “ e Great Outdoors” with skill and grace.

What a wonderful concert. Starting with an excellent venue, the ABC church is visually calming, but at the same time, an acoustic tornado at the whim of the conductor. e band looked quite dapper in dress black as well. And then the music started.

Congratulations and thank you to the band for a great concert.

Centennial Bandstand at the Atascadero Lake Park. is concert series begins Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m.

Paso Robles City Library April Happenings Calendar

The library is a welcoming community hub where excellent information-seeking experiences ignite discovery and learning.

Linda Trapp to Display in Library in April

In April, Art in the Library will feature the creative expression of artist Linda Abbott Trapp, who has painted the boundary between art and psychology for the past two decades.

“I draw on my experiences as a counselor in the United States and Mexico, and my time as a faculty member and dean of students at the California School of Professional Psychology in Fresno,” states Trapp. Having worked in both clay and ber, and then wood assemblage, Trapp has settled on watercolor — challenging, delightful, frustrating, and lovely. Her exhibit will have abstract watercolor paintings and giclees.

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Koi Pond Project Taking Embroidery Skills To e Next Level

The Paso Robles City Library’s April Adult Craft project is a three-dimensional embroidered koi pond reminiscent of those found in China and Japan. Embroidery will be applied in layers on tulle fabric allowing viewers of the nished design to look into the depths of the pond as they would with an actual shpond. e project will be perfect for advanced beginner and intermediate level crafters, requiring design, sewing, and embroidery techniques.

To participate, register with a Paso Robles Library card by Friday, April 14. Pick up craft materials Wednesday, May 3, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Library Conference Room and receive instruction on working with tulle. Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. For ages 16-plus. For more information, contact Karen at (805) 237-3870.

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