August 5, 2015:  A message from your President of the Contra Costa County Chapter of Guitars Not Guns, Barbara Gorin: Hello everyone!  We have had a very busy year so far!  We have completed five separate 8 week sessions in San Pablo, Antioch, Concord and Martinez, and are currently holding sessions in Martinez and Concord. …

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…