June Rides & Events
Helmet & gloves required on all rides.
Rain cancels unless otherwise noted
LEVEL: A = casual B = moderate C = strong moderate D = strenuous
HILLS: A = Flat B = Rolling hills C = Moderate hills D = Moderate hills, 1 or 2 steep
E = Steep hills
East Bay Wednesday Ride, 9:30 am, 30-40 miles
This is a moderate social ride that usually starts in Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. Watch for email announcements on:
GoldenGateCyclists@yahoogroups.com listserve. For more information contact:
Joan (joanmfriedman@aol.com) or
Trish (thewison@att.net)
Saturday, June 3, Road Ride, Meet at 9:00 ready to ride at 9:15, Mt. Diablo North to South Loop, 32 miles/level B/pace 2/hills D
This will be a loop ride staring at Heather Farms Park, up the north side of Mt Diablo to the junction and down the south side, returning to Heather Farms via Danville and Walnut Creek roads and bike trails. In Danville, we will stop at Peet's Coffee for a break. For those interested, lunch after the ride at Sweet Affair across from Heather Farms.
Start: Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek. From Walnut Creek BART, take Ygnacio Valley Road 2 miles and turn left onto San Carlos Drive, then a right into the parking area. Greg Norman (925) 407-6322
Sunday, June 4, Road Ride, 9:45 am PROMPT 10:00 am departure no waiting for stragglers, Orinda to Black Hawk/Slow & Social, about 45 miles/4 hours/level B/pace 2/hills
Let's ride, eat, socialize. We start at the Orinda BART station, meander to Black Hawk Plaza for a lunch break, and then back.
Start: Orinda BART - EAST side. Take Hwy 24 east through the Caldecot Tunnel. Take the Orinda/Moraga exit. At the exit, turn left, then make a quick right into the BART station parking lot. Meet PROMPTLY at the entrance. Helen Herzberg (510) 537-9109 or hherzberg@earthlink.net
Sunday, June 11, Road Ride, 10:00 am, Orinda 3 Bears, 25 miles/level B/pace 2/hills C-D
Meet at the west end of Orinda BART parking lot. With Castro Ranch Road closed, we will ride down Camino Pablo, turn Right on Bear Creek Road and ride as many Bears as we want and turn around and come back. Lunch afterward at Orinda Square.
Start: Orinda BART West Parking Lot. Take Orinda exit off Hwy 24. From West, left at end of ramp and immediate right into Bart entrance, drive left over freeway and park to the far right. From East, take 2nd exit road and right into BART entrance. Carolyn Mason 510-865-5049
Jazz House Concert, Sunday June 11, 4:00 pm
Michael Zilber is a San Francisco-based saxophonist and composer. Jazz legend Dave Liebman calls him “one of the best players and composers around anywhere. Period!. He has released 11 albums as a leader, the latest being Originals for the Originals, his homage to saxophone giants, which has been hailed by 2015 Jazz DJ of the year Brad Stone as "one of the premier releases of all time on Origin Records of Seattle." Featuring Dave Kikoski, James Genus and Clarence Penn, the album was released in January 2017. In late 2016, he and guitar virtuoso John Stowell released Basement Blues, their 3rd recording together on Origin Records. Zilber is currently a sideman in trumpeter/composer Erik Jekabson’s Stringtet, as well as playing and composing for the highly regarded Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, whose recent release Cheap Rent received 4.5 stars in DownBeat. Zilber also teaches at the California Jazz Conservatory where his student groups have won more than a dozen national DownBeat awards.
http://www.michaelzilber.com/
Listen to “Originals for the Originals”
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Matt Clark holds a BFA in Jazz Studies from Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Highly regarded as a pianist and arranger, he has performed and/or recorded with such jazz icons as Bobby Hutcherson, Benny Golson, Eddie Marshall, Jon Faddis, David “Fathead” Newman, Gene Bertoncini, Joshua Redman, and Teddy Edwards, as well as practically everyone who appeared at Jazz at Pearl's in it's heyday.
Peter Barshay is a veteran bassist who has established a strong reputation over the years from his sideman work on both the New York City and Bay Area jazz scenes. Peter has performed with such jazz luminaries as Kenny Barron, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Werner, Shirley Horn, Woody Shaw, Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Johnny Griffin, Bobby McFerrin, Joey Baron, Jimmy Rowles, Tommy Flanagan, the Mingus Big Band, Victor Lewis, Lou Donaldson, Lew Tabackin, Joe Chambers, Armen Donelian, Jim McNeely, Sonny Fortune, Mike Stern, Art Lande, and Paul McCandless.
http://peterbarshay.com/
Drummer Akira Tana has worked with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Hubert Laws, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Tete Montoliu, Paul Winter, Paquito D'Rivera, James Moody, J.J. Johnson, Lena Horne, the Heath Brothers, and Manhattan Transfer. He has appeared on over 150 recordings. Tana co-led a quintet with bassist Rufus Reid, called TanaReid, which released five CDs. A further five CDs followed with his own bands, Otonowa, and The Secret Agent Men Band.
http://www.akiratana.com/
The Place: 1300 Silver Ave, San Francisco CA 94134. (In the downstairs rumpus room!)
Public Transit: http://511.org/
Directions: Google Maps
Parking: Plentiful street parking on Silver, Holyoke and Silliman.
Food/Drink: Potluck. Please bring food and drink to share.
$$$: All donations go directly to the musicians. Cash only please.
Seating: First come, first served. Doors open 1/2 hour before the show.
Reservations: Email reservations strongly recommended for all shows. Please give 24 hours notice if unable to attend.
Volunteers: Help with cleanup and furniture moving is always appreciated.
The Phone: 415/552-2729 (but please read this page first.)
Home Page: http://www.chezhanny.com/
Saturday, June 17, Road Ride, 10:00 am, Cotati Loop, 35 miles/level B/pace 2/hills C/1500 feet
Ride from Cotati through Chileno Vally and have a snack at Petaluma Creamery (ice cream?), then back to Cotati via some less traveled back roads. 35 miles, 1500 feet, snacks are at mile 25, so plan accordingly. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19326236. This ride with gps link shows our stop last month at Aqus Cafe, but this month we are changing it up and trying the Petaluma Creamery on Western Ave.
Start: Veterans Building Lot, 8505 Park Ave, Cotati, CA 94931. Hwy 101 to West Sierra exit, then right/south on Valpariso, continue straight onto Myrtle and immediate left onto Park Ave. Go to the 1st lot on your left. There is a porta-potty in lot. Eddie Flayer Cell (510) 646-3534
Saturday, June 24, Road Ride, 10:00 am, Sebastopol-Freestone Loop, 36 miles/level B/pace 2/hills C
The Wild Flour Bakery in Freestone has been calling my name so I created a new route to take us there. We’ll start at Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol and head south on a clockwise loop. For those who are interested, we’ll have lunch after the ride at the Hopmonk Tavern in downtown Sebastopol which has good food and beer!
Start: Ragle Park in Sebastopol. From Hwy 101, take Hwy 116 to Sebastopol, turn left on Sebastopol Ave/Bodega Hwy for 1+ miles, then right on Ragle. Park is a few blocks down on your left. You can support our Regional Parks with a $7.00 fee for parking in the lot, or park along the street near the entrance and cycle into the park. We’ll meet near the restrooms so continue straight on the entrance road to parking lot at the end. Jeanne Bush (707) 939-2912; cell (707) 529-8550
Jazz House Concert, Sunday, June 25, 2017 4:00PM, Jacknife: The Music of Jackie McLean @ Chez Hann
https://youtu.be/26rBZ174KnI
San Francisco saxophonist Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet. https://www.jacknifejazz.com/. Saxophonist/ composer, Steven Lugerner maintains musical ties between multiple music scenes including his home of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. Lugerner has released six albums as a leader, most recently JACKNIFE: The Music of Jackie McLean (2016), as well as two recordings with the cooperative group Chives. He has collaborated with a heavyweight roster of jazz masters including pianists Fred Hersch, Jason Moran and Myra Melford, drummers “Tootie” Heath, Matt Wilson, John Hollenbeck, and Allison Miller, saxophonists Charles McPherson, Jane Ira Bloom, Dayna Stephens, Chris Cheek, Anat Cohen and Miguel Zenon, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, flutist Jamie Baum, and bassist Todd Sickafoose. http://www.stevenlugerner.com/. Steven will be joined by trumpet, piano, bass and drums TBA.
The Place: 1300 Silver Ave, San Francisco CA 94134. (In the downstairs rumpus room!)
Public Transit: http://511.org/
Directions: Google Maps
Parking: Plentiful street parking on Silver, Holyoke and Silliman.
Food/Drink: Potluck. Please bring food and drink to share.
$$$: All donations go directly to the musicians. Cash only please.
Seating: First come, first served. Doors open 1/2 hour before the show.
Reservations: Email reservations strongly recommended for all shows. Please give 24 hours notice if unable to attend.
Volunteers: Help with cleanup and furniture moving is always appreciated.
The Phone: 415/552-2729 (but please read this page first.)
Home Page: http://www.chezhanny.
ON THE HORIZON
Sunday, July 30, Club Potluck Picnic @ Jeanne’s House in Sonoma, 2:00 pm
Come and join the fun at the club’s summer picnic at Jeanne’s house in Sonoma. Pot luck picnic will start around 2:00’ish. We’ll have an organized road ride as described below. Come for the ride or just come for the picnic. Bring a dish to share and whatever you want to drink. The club will provide paper products, etc. See ride description below.
Start: Jeanne’s House, 812 Towne St, Sonoma, 95476, From Marin County: 101 North to Hwy 37 East; turn left at Sonoma/Napa exit at Hwy 121; follow signs to Sonoma (veer right at intersection with 116 and @ ½ mile later turn left onto Hwy 12 @ stop light). Stay on Hwy 12 and turn right onto E. MacArthur (this is ½ mile before you would reach the Plaza in Sonoma, stop light), go ¾ mile and turn left onto Towne.
From East Bay/Napa: Hwy 29, take Hwy 12/121 west. Veer off to the right onto Napa Road (stop light, Stornetta Dairy at this intersection, altho the turn is before you actually see the dairy). Turn right on 8th St. East (stop light). Turn left on East MacArthur (2nd street crossing 8th). Turn right on Towne (3rd street).
812 Towne is second to last house on the right. Jeanne Bush, home 707-939-2912, cell 707-529-8550
Sunday, July 30, Road Ride, 9:30 am, Loop through the Carneros, 28 or 38 mile options/level B/pace 2/hills B-C
Both routes start at Jeanne’s house and head east along Ramal Road. At about 12 miles, the longer route takes off and adds 10 miles and then rejoins the shorter loop for the return to Sonoma. Please plan to arrive at 9:30 am so you have time to put your potluck food and drink in the frig, sign in, and get ready to ride so we can roll out at 10:00!
Start: Jeanne’s House, 812 Towne St, Sonoma, 95476, From Marin County: 101 North to Hwy 37 East; turn left at Sonoma/Napa exit at Hwy 121; follow signs to Sonoma (veer right at intersection with 116 and @ ½ mile later turn left onto Hwy 12 @ stop light). Stay on Hwy 12 and turn right onto E. MacArthur (this is ½ mile before you would reach the Plaza in Sonoma, stop light), go ¾ mile and turn left onto Towne.
From East Bay/Napa: Hwy 29, take Hwy 12/121 west. Veer off to the right onto Napa Road (stop light, Stornetta Dairy at this intersection, altho the turn is before you actually see the dairy). Turn right on 8th St. East (stop light). Turn left on East MacArthur (2nd street crossing 8th). Turn right on Towne (3rd street).
812 Towne is second to last house on the right. Jeanne Bush, home 707-939-2912, cell 707-529-8550
