Front Porch Music HAPPENINGS
Next Songwriter Session
Keep the Porch Lights On!
Next Songwriter Session
Sun., Nov. 9, 2025 | 6–8 PM
Front Porch Music, in collaboration with West Coast Songwriters, hosts an intimate series of Sunday Songwriter Sessions at the Town Hall Theatre. These gatherings bring together creative songwriters to share their songs and the stories behind them in a relaxed circle on stage. Space is limited, so please sign up below if you'd like to come and share an original song.
November Open Mic
Keep the Porch Lights On!
Next Songwriter Session
Sat., Nov. 15, 2025 | 7–9 PM
Join us for an evening of music in the warm and cozy Big Room at Lamorinda Music. The Front Porch Open Mic welcomes solos, duos, and small groups of all styles and experience levels. It’s a friendly space to share songs, connect with others, and enjoy live music in a listening atmosphere. This event is full. Please join our mailing list for furutre notices.
Keep the Porch Lights On!
Keep the Porch Lights On!
Keep the Porch Lights On!
Think of Us This Giving Season
Front Porch Music — a nonprofit organization — depends on grants and donations to keep our programs thriving. In 2025, we brought 22 events to our community with 300 performances and more than 1,300 audience members across open mics, songwriter circles, Town Hall performance series, and daytime concerts for seniors. Your year-end gift keeps the music going!
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
OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS
Front Porch Music Photo Gallery
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.