The Contra Costa Library 100th anniversary celebration this Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Pleasant  Hill park!  Come visit our guitars not Guns booth and see. Special performance by Guitars not Guns own volunteers,  the Breedloves, Jay Kirkland and Barbara Gorin perform a special acoustic set of their original music and some covers!  Lots of music,…

A message from Barbara Gorin, President, Contra Costa County Chapter: Tonight, we graduated another successful class of future “rock stars.”  In addition to our graduation tonight, we have a new session that began in Antioch last week.  We will begin a session in San Pablo, at the Community Center on April 7, 2015 at well. …

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…