Press Release

May 3, 2010
3^rd Annual Petaluma Music Festival
Benefit for Music Education Programs in All Petaluma Area Schools

An intimate, relaxed, and upbeat celebration: The 3^rd Annual Petaluma Music Festival on Saturday, August 7^th, 2010, at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma with performances by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, ALO, Poor Man’s Whiskey, Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, Sol Horizon, Zydeco Flames, the Peter Welker Sextet featuring Jeff Oster, Hillside Fire, and The Artifacts.  The Petaluma Music Festival is a family-friendly event with an exceptional variety of music for people of all ages.

This year’s festival will also feature:

• The fine beers of the Lagunitas Brewing Company, and an extensive selection of award-winning wines for tasting

• A unique silent auction and raffle featuring celebrity autographed guitars

• A shaded VIP seating section with complimentary hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer

• A variety of specialty food, craft and local business vendors

The large grassy area and park-like setting of the festival grounds are perfect for blankets and low-profile lawn chairs, and the two performance stages guarantee the music never ends.

After only two years, the Petaluma Music Festival (formerly the Petaluma Wine, Jazz & Blues Festival) successfully donated to all Petaluma area school music programs (elementary to high school level) in 2009.  Thanks to our sponsors, donors, volunteers, and headline music artists, we have established a world-class music festival in Petaluma AND we are keeping music in our schools!  Because funding for the arts in California is problematic, there is never enough for school music programs.  Festival attendees will help ensure that our children will continue to enjoy the positive influence of music in their lives.

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $75 VIP Premium (shaded reserved seating with complimentary wine, beer, and light appetizers), children 12 and under free with paying adult.  Tickets are available for purchase online at www.petalumamusicfestival.org and will be available in person on June 21st at McNear's Restaurant, the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Last Record Store.  Ticket prices increase $5 on day of festival.  Gates open and music begins at 11:00 AM, wine tasting from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, festival ends at 8:00 PM.  Festival location is the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA 94952.  For more information about the Petaluma Music Festival please visit our website: www.petalumamusicfestival.org    

The Petaluma Music Festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to “keeping music in the schools.”