Fogheads: Find out what's going on in our community and learn how you can help out.
Music in School's Today (MuST), a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization with national impact, advocates for, supports and develops integrated, accessible, sustainable and measurable music-in-education programs that improve student achievement.
Catch Trombone Shorty of New Orleans fame, plus ALO and many more at the Petaluma Music Festival August 7th & 8th at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds. There’s beer-tasting and a raffle for celebrity-autographed guitars, too! Find out more at www.petalumamusicfestival.org.
You can sponsor a kid for a baseball game, Fri. Aug 6th when the A's host the Texas Rangers. Help the Lincoln Child Center treat an underprivileged kid to a summer tradition. Find out more at www.lincolncc.org or call 510-531-3111
A benefit for Little Feat Feat drummer Rickie Hayward takes place Fri Aug 13 at the San Jose Repertory Theater. Hayward is battling liver cancer without the benefit of health insurance. “Rhythm Night” features high profile drummers of several national bands. Find out more at www.drumagazine/rhythmnight
Check out the 18th Annual Burlingame ArtzFest, August 7 & 8, with live music, local arts & crafts and great food & drink in downtown Burlingame. Find out more on the Where To Go What To Do page of kfog.com or at www.teamproevent.com/events/burlingame
Get tickets now for the "Wags to Riches" benefit for "German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California". It's Sat. Aug 14th at the San Leandro Veteran's Building, with K9 demonstrations, a buffet dinner and an auction for great travel adventures. Find out more at www.gsrnc.org.
The Stern Grove Festival presents FREE live outdoor concerts in San Francisco every Sunday afternoon through the summer. Styles range from rock and folk to world and classical. Find out more at www.sterngrovefestival.org.
Summer camp at the Exploratorium includes science, art, and games for kids aged 5 - 14. If you're interested, you can find out more at 415-EXPLORE, www.exploratorium.org.
The SF group "Garden for the Environment" has upcoming classes in Urban Compost, Controlling Garden Pests, and even Bees the City. If you're interested, find out more at www.gardenfortheenvironment.org.
Looking for a job, or looking to change jobs? Attend the 'Job Connections' free Career & Leadership Summit Sat. June 5th in Danville. Topics include finding leads and networking. To find out more go to www.jobconnections.org.
The Diabetic Youth Foundation sends kids with Type-1 Diabetes on camping adventures in Sequoia National Forest, where they learn how to live with diabetes in an exciting, fun and safe environment. To find out more visit www.dyf.org.
The East Bay's Discovery Museum for young children. Our hands-on exhibits and drop-in art activities are perfectly tailored for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and families. Habitot offers children's classes and camps, preschool field trips, birthday parties, parenting classes and parent support groups. Come and play! Click here to learn more.
The foster program "A Better Way" is looking for adoptive families for Bay Area children who cannot stay with their biological parents. If you're interested, call 877-UADOPTME or go to www.abetterwayinc.net.
Big City Mountaineers take urban youth on backpacking trips in the wilderness, to teach them about nature and their own resourcefulness. If you'd like to get involved, find the link at www.bigcitymountaineers.org or call 303-271-9200.
Do you need to reduce housing costs? Consider homesharing. "HIP Housing" can help you find a compatible housemate. Get in touch with them using the link at www.hiphousing.org or call 650-348-6660.
Commonwealth Club This week's show featured a couple "heavyweights"; former Secretaries of State Medeleine Albright and George Shultz. If you're interested, find their link at www.commonwealthclub.org.
The Commonwealth Club presents former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaking on the mental health crisis, Fri. Aug 13 at Herbst Theater San Francisco. If you're interested, find their link at www.commonwealthclub.org
Beat of the Bay with Peter Finch Click on the arrow to hear the audio file:
July 17th - The Golden Gate Bridge This show is a love letter to this iconic San Francisco structure.
June 26th - Local Musicians Meet some of the local musicians who make the Bay Area such a cool place to check out a show. Matt Langois (aka The Welcome Matt, pictured here) will be appearing at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco July 24th. Details at www.welcomemattsf.com.
June 19th - Seniors and Computers
This show talks about the ways computers can enhance the lives of senior citizens. For more on the interesting work being done by Richard Sachs and Alan Kaiser, go to www.emota.net. If you want to find out about the computer classes offered at Avenidas in Palo Alto, log on to www.avenidas.org. To watch the oddly engaging video commentaries posted by 87 year old Nelson Lee Walker of Saratoga, go to www.tenurecorrupts.com. Also, here's a link to his "American's Are Stupid," video.
If YOUR non-profit organization has events or programs you would like to share with Fogheads, call 415-995-6829 to hear recorded instructions on how to submit a PSA. You can receive these instructions via email, or submit already edited PSA's to: sfopsa@cumulus.com. Put PSA in the subject line.
Or mail to: PSA's KFOG Radio 55 Hawthorne St # 1000 San Francisco94105