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Donna's Chronicles, "We are relishing the opportunity to shed those long-worn masks..." - San Francisco Bay Times


By Donna Sachet–
We are relishing the opportunity to shed those long-worn masks when in a controlled environment, breathing fresh air, and making physical contact with friends. Our recent weekend at the Russian River was one of our first attempts to relax pandemic limitations and it transformed the experience. Last Sunday, we joined the Honorable 
Mark Leno in Sausalito for a birthday bash for movie buff and beloved radio and TV personality and columnist 
Jan Wahl. Her invited friends, family, and husband 
Russ put masks aside and filled Ondine, the lovely restaurant right on the water, as the weather opened up enhancing the gorgeous views. Birthday parties are always a love fest of sorts, but this one had a very special feeling, as individuals from various chapters of Jan’s life passed the microphone and shared personal stories, jokes, and even a tawdry tale or two! The room buzzed with entertainment legends, like  ....

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Bay Area Musicians Keep Music Alive During COVID


COVID-19 financially crippled many hundreds of Bay Area arts-and-entertainment performers over the past year.
The ‘starving musicians’ category swelled exponentially, for example, because many lacked digital skills needed to overcome gig loss triggered by in-person venues closing. Noteworthy exceptions exist, however.
Pianist-singer Mike Greensill draws roughly 1,000 viewers each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to his livestreams on Facebook.
They take a lot of time, he says. I have to plan and plan.
His viewers ante up via PayPal and Venmo for shows that extract tunes from the 20s to the early 60s. Greensill says he s been doing well, but it s up and down. Some weeks, he makes a lot, while during others, he makes practically nothing. Even so, he enjoys streaming. ....

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How Bay Area musicians have kept music alive in the year of COVID-19


How Bay Area musicians have kept music alive in the year of COVID-19
By Woody Weingarten
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Caption: Clarinetist John Stafford and guitarist David Sturdevant, a.k.a. Medicine Ball Duo, have played music together for more than 40 years. (Courtesy of Rory Dean)
OAKLAND, Calif. - COVID-19 financially crippled many hundreds of Bay Area arts-and-entertainment performers over the past year.
The starving musicians category swelled exponentially, for example, because many lacked digital skills needed to overcome gig loss triggered by in-person venues closing.
Noteworthy exceptions exist, however. Pianist-singer Mike Greensill, widower who lives in St. Helena (after years in San Francisco with his wife, singer Wesla Whitfield), draws roughly 1,000 viewers each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to his livestreams on Facebook. ....

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