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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. 



 

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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.



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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.

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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.

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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. 


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