Italian Street Painting Festival

Enjoy the sounds of jazz, swing, rock, R&B, a cappella and much more at the Italian Street Painting Festival in San Rafael. Saturday and Sunday, June 10th & 11th.

Venues range from main stage prerformances that rock the crowd and intimate café ambience to strolling musician and the sounds of Banda Italiana on the steps of Mission San Rafael Arcangel. Whatever your style, you will find the entertainment for you. Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival showcases the talents of dozens of performing groups who share the festival spotlight with our street painters.

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When:
Saturday & Sunday, June 10 & 11, 2006 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Where:
Fifth Avenue & A Street in downtown San Rafael, California

Admission is free.

For information contact Festival Director, Sue Carlomagno, 415.457.4878 x15

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All proceeds benefit Youth in Arts programs.

Just 25 minutes north of San Francisco at the historic Mission San Rafael Arcangel, hundreds of Madonnari (street painters) transform the streets of San Rafael into a color-splashed gallery for 60,000 visitors each year. Using chalk as the medium and asphalt as the canvas, artists create over 200 images in various styles and sizes. This feast for the eyes is complimented by entertainment on 2 stages and a wide variety of Italian fare.

Youth in Arts showcases some of the world’s most talented Madonnari in this captivating and unique performance art. Imported from Italy, the tradition of street painting has discovered its place in the United States and the Youth in Arts festival is renowned as one of the finest street painting festivals in the world.

Art on the street, now art for your seat! The Festival also features the Chalk It Up for Chair-ity exhibit and silent auction showcasing outrageous, colorful, artistic, sculptural and even functional chairs created by dozens of talented artists and designers.

2006 Entertainment Schedule

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Wells Fargo Stage at 5th Avenue
11:00 The Ray Simpson Big Band Swing
12:45 Welcoming Ceremony
with Scott Singer, featuring Lauren Pease & Robert Benda
2:15 The Company She Keeps Rock and world rhythms
3:45 Bing & the Bingtones Big band rock
5:45 San Rafael High School Advanced Jazz Band

Café Stage at A Street
10:45 Saxopoly, too! Sax jazz quartet
12:00 'Til Dawn Teen a cappella
1:15 Bautista Latin, funk, rock
2:45 Austin Willacy Band Soulful rock
4:15 Namely Us Jazz standards, rock

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Wells Fargo Stage at 5th Avenue
10:30 'Til Dawn Teen a cappella
12:00 Marin School of the Arts Jazz Band
1:45 Marcia Migét Jazz
3:15 la Ventana Latin, rock, smooth jazz
5:00 The House Jacks A cappella rock

Café Stage at A Street
10:30 Notes from Underground Teen jazz trio
12:00 Sycamore Park Jazz, funk
1:30 Bella Ciao Italian party music
2:45 Learning Curve Rock
4:30 Swing Society Swing

Mission Steps
2:30 Banda Italia di Marin Italian town band

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