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Front Porch Music HAPPENINGS
May Open Mic
Featured Artist & Workshop
Songwriter Sessions
The next Front Porch Music Open Mic on Sat., May 17th is full. Join our mailing list to receive notices about upcoming open mics and signups. The open mics are mostly acoustic instruments, and styles generally include folk, bluegrass, blues, Americana, country, and original. Sound system provided.
Songwriter Sessions
Featured Artist & Workshop
Songwriter Sessions
Signup for our next Songwriter Session, a cozy collaboration between Front Porch Music and West Coast Songwriters. It will be outdoors at Hurst Farm in Lafayette Sun., June 1st from 6 - 8 PM. This is a relaxed, safe space to share a song, hear others’ songs, and peel back the layers of songwriting. Our first session at Town Hall Theatre this month was fantastic.
Featured Artist & Workshop
Featured Artist & Workshop
Featured Artist & Workshop
🎸 Guitar Virtuoso Richard Smith
🎶 Big Room @ Lamorinda Music
Tuesday, June 3 | 7:00 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Richard Smith, world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist, for a rare, intimate show in Lamorinda! His dazzling mix of country, jazz, bluegrass, and ragtime has earned him two Thumbpicker of the Year awards and a spot in the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame.
Only 50 seats! Grab yours today.
About Front Porch
Now in Our 6th Year!
Front Porch Music is a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization based in Lafayette, California, dedicated to supporting adult musicians and emerging artists. Our mission is carried out through open mic nights, affordable public performances for the community in partnership with regional indoor and outdoor venues, songwriter sessions, and this year, Front Porch Connects will launch for networking, collaboration, and volunteer opportunities for musicians within the community.
Meet Our Leadership and Advisors
Front Porch Music Photo Gallery
Our Sponsors
Thank you to our supporters
Lamorinda Music
Lafayette Christian Church
Town Hall Theatre
From 2019 to the present, John and Colleen McCormick at Lamorinda Music have supported our efforts by offering the Big Room for the open mic series and through guitar donations to our gift guitar program. Thank you John and Colleen!
Town Hall Theatre
Lafayette Christian Church
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre supports our quarterly performance series through the use of its beautiful theatre, box office, lobby and bar. Your visionary leadership and kind staff is amazing. Thank you!
Lafayette Christian Church
Lafayette Christian Church
Lafayette Christian Church
Front Porch Music has no religious leanings, but we do appreciate Lafayette Christian Church's hospitality in allowing us to use Marion Hall and Oak Grove for some of our music gatherings when the community is invited. Thank you!
Steve Riccobono
Steve Riccobono
Lafayette Christian Church
Steve Riccobono at Sound Travels Productions has given so much of his time and expertise to make our open mics and shows sound their best. Thank you, Steve!
Craig Isaacs
Steve Riccobono
Craig Isaacs
Craig Isaacs of BlueGoo Photography has been a big supporter by providing professional photography at some of our larger events. We appreciate this immensely. Thank you, Craig!
John Allred
Steve Riccobono
Craig Isaacs
John Allred, Videography, volunteers to provide beautiful three- and four-camera videography and editing for our quarterly performance series at Town Hall Theatre. Thank you, John!
Phil Jones
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Phil Jones, Guitarist, brings his considerable talent to pre-flight guitars before the instruments are placed into the Gift Guitar program.
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Meet our Advisors. Our volunteers advisors are participants of Front Porch Music with invaluable insight and talent to help us grow and refine our programs.