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Upcoming Happy Music Events

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Invitation: Happy Music Ambassador Award Presentation

Who: Cory Pesaturo
What: Presentation of the Happy Music Ambassador Award
Where: Cotati Accordion Festival
LaPlaza Park 94931 Cotati, CA 94931
When: August 17, 2024, 3:00pm Conventioneers Concert

Join us at the Cotati Accordion Festival as we honor Cory Pesaturo, an acclaimed musician, educator, and advocate for the arts, with the prestigious Happy Music Ambassador award. Presented by Johnny Young, President of the Happy Music Center, and Scott Goree, Executive Producer of The Cotati Accordion Festival

This special ceremony celebrates Cory’s dedication to spreading the joy of music and his outstanding contributions to the musical community.
We look forward to seeing you there!

For media inquiries, please contact:
Name: Buz Wilburn, CEO Phone: 805-320-0409 Email: [email protected]

The BAKERSFIELD ACCORDION BLAST

Temblor Brewing & Happy Music Center Present: The Bakersfield Accordion Blast

Artists: Cory Pesaturo, Jelena Milojevic, Richard Noel & Janice Hubbard and Johnny Young

Date: August 20, 2024, 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Temblor Brewing Co, 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Bakersfield, CA 93308

Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
No Food Service, Full Bar Service

Tickets: Free Entry, Donations Accepted

Venue: The Temblor Brewing Company

Hosts: Happy Music Center & Temblor Brewing Company

The Greek Ventura

Santorino Patio

Sundays from 3 – 6 pm

Ventura Harbor, CA 93001                           

BONHOMIE—good-natured easy friendliness—the perfect description for the Richard and Janice Duo.

Richard Noel adds a spirited inventiveness to every musical performance. He strolls among the crowd, takes requests, and demonstrates why the digital accordion is one of the world’s most versatile instruments. In his musical hands the instrument can be transformed into anything from a jazz trio to a full orchestra.  Over 14,000 devoted YouTube subscribers have been inspired by Richard’s creative demonstrations that forever dispels the myth that the accordion is only for polkas.  Accordionists across the world are enjoying a rebirth of the instrument, influenced greatly by Richard’s artistry and programming skills. His music is appreciated by all ages, from toddlers to young adults to seniors alike.

Janice Hubbard—songwriter, singer, guitarist, percussionist—she does it all. As a member of the multi-award-winning musical trio Parachute Express, she has performed on many of the world’s greatest stages, including The Kennedy Center, Universal Amphitheater, and the White House. The group toured extensively in the U.S., Canada, China, and Korea from 1984 until their retirement in 2015, influencing and thrilling three generations of Gymboree children and their families. Their 12-CD catalogue of original material remains the musical foundation of the Gymboree program. It’s your chance to enjoy her newest adventure with BONHOMIE.

Together, their diverse musical backgrounds offer audiences a unique treat as they creatively weave instrumental and vocal ideas throughout their songs, whether standards, swing, rock, country, Latin, or music from around the world.  

Enjoy BONHOMIE to the fullest!

Wayne Newton

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Up Close & Personal in Las Vegas

Bugsy’s Cabaret at Flamingo Hotel

The King of Vegas continues his rule, with his intimate show, Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal, in which he sings his biggest hits, shares his favorite stories and invites the audience to ask him anything. His best known songs include the “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” (1972) (his biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard charts), “Years” (1980), and his signature song, “Danke Schoen” (1963)..

Alex MEIXNER Schedule 2025

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Michael Bridge’s Schedule 2025

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NEW YORK, NY
January 10, 2025

APAP Showcase: Bridge & Wolak + Water Street Dance Milwaukee

Hilton Midtown, Mercury Ballroom, 7:55pm

KITCHENER, ON
January 29, 2025

FAWN Chamber Creative presents Anna Höstman’s Cells of Wind

Online Panel Discussion
February 1, 2025

“What can you with a degree in music?” with host Lara Deutsch

EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
February 2, 2025

Gubaidulina: Sieben Worte for cello, accordion, and string orchestra

With Prof. Joseph Johnson, cello

REGINA, SK
February 8, 2025

Music Mentorship Program Live

Scandalous Romantics in concert

Bridge & Wolak, Darke Hall, presented by Cecilian Chamber Series

YELLOWKNIFE, NWT
February 28, 2025

Scandalous Romantics in concert, Bridge & Wolak

Co-presented by Black Ice Sound and Northern Arts Cultural Centre

MISSISSAUGA, ON
March 8, 2025

Bridge & Wolak perform at the John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre

WELLINGTON, ON
March 20, 2025

Bridge & Wolak perform at the Drake Devonshire Inn, presented by Big Lake Arts

ORILLIA, ON
March 23, 2025

Bridge & Wolak perform at the Orillia Opera House, presented by Orillia Concert Association

TORONTO, ON
April 17, 2025

Performing Unsuk Chin: Alaraph ‘Ritus des Herzschlags’

IOLA, KS
April 24, 2025

Bridge & Wolak perform at the Bowlus Fine Arts Centre

PARIS, IL
April 26, 2025

Bridge & Wolak perform at the Paris Centre for Fine Arts

TORONTO, ON
May 11, 2025

Michael Bridge & Hannaford Street Silver Band

CHICAGO, IL
July 19, 2025

Accordionists & Teachers’ Guild Int. presents: Bridge & Wolak

Armerding Hall, Wheaton College, Lisle, IL

STRATFORD, ON
July 26, 2025

Stratford Summer Music presents Michael Bridge accompanying a vintage silent film on digital accordion.

MONTMAGNY, QC
August 29, 2025

Carrefour Mondiale de l’accordéon presents: Bridge & Wolak