THANK YOU for stopping by the Guitars Not Guns booth at Doof-a-Palooza. Many of you purchased raffle tickets – thank you for supporting our program!!! We have attached a photo of our lucky raffle winner – Jim – who had promised himself that he would learn to play guitar the day before he won the…

The following article was posted on May 18th, 2011, in the New Times – Volume 25, Issue 42 – Thanks for the guitars chief probation officer, San Luis Obispo County JIM SALIO On behalf of the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, I would like to thank Deputy Sheriff Dale Anderson and the local chapter…

This article just in from the Mustang Daily by David Liebig: Music students rock out for at-risk youths The Modern Music Academy (MMA) is putting on its second annual Big Benevolent Bash at SLO Brewing Co. on Sunday, April 24. The concert will showcase many of MMA’s most talented students and raise money for Guitars…

Go to guitarplayer.com to see the full article. AUCTION: GIBSON EPIPHONE LES PAUL AUTOGRAPHED BY SLASH GUITARS NOT GUNS CHARITY EBAY AUCTION – Begins April 21, 2011 – ends May 1, 2011 GIBSON EPIPHONE LES PAUL AUTOGRAPHED BY GUITAR HERO: SLASH Signed back stage at HP Pavilion, San Jose, California – February 3, 2011 Signed…

Published by msnbc Santa Maria, CA: A passion for playing By Times Staff Santa Maria Times updated 3/29/2011 5:47:11 AM ET A passion for playing and some help from a youth music program has taken Joe Parra from guitar student to teacher and transformed his life. The 19-year-old senior at Lopez High School, an alternative…

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