May 27, 2013

By:  Karen Hefter
Photos by:  Bob Nelson

Fourteen members of the East Bay Banjo club performed for a festive Memorial Day luncheon at Montecito Senior Living in Concord, CA.  We played in a beautiful courtyard and the audience sat at tables that were decorated festively in red, white, and blue for the occasion.  The only problem was…rain!  This is NOT a normal occurrence on Memorial Day weekend in the Bay Area.

However, the performers and the audience were not turned off by a little drizzle and we went on with the show.  Betty led the group in an All-American program for the occasion. Many patriotic songs and songs that are part of Americana were performed for the appreciative audience by performers with slightly numb fingers.   East Bay Banjo Club performers for this playout were:  Guy Black, Tom Brunetti, Betty David, Don Granberg, Karen Hefter, Terry Horner, Bob Malucelli, Diane Malucelli, Mickie McDonald, Linda Myers, Phil Myers, Kit Nelson, Bud Pearce, and Sheila Welt.  Loyal club member, Treasurer, and photographer Bob Nelson was in the audience.  Extra thanks goes to the set up and take down crew whose job was made more challenging than usual by the rain.