During Covid, the Company developed new programs to keep arts—and artists!—alive. A major project was KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ . Our flatbed truck arrived in various neighborhoods with world-famous artists in free family shows, outdoors and safe—bringing a burst of joy to your neighborhood!! Thanks to our friends, neighbors, supporters, and 60 astonishing artists, our Truckin’ shows were fun and uplifting — and just what we all needed during the pandemic!
We presented 133 ‘mini-shows’ for over 6,000 audience members, with musicians, singers, circus performers and a magician. Artists were from Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. We invited all kinds of audiences with the wide variety of genres of circus and music included Brazilian, Blue Grass, R & B, Latin, Soul, Gospel, World Music, Circle Songs, Balkan Music, Classical, Rock, Celtic, Traditional American, Body Music, Step Dancing, and Grateful Dead covers. We danced, we sang, we laughed, we were wowed.
This was the first live concert for many of the artists since before the shut down. Thanks to these performers for their gifts to our community!!
Claudia Villela & Ricardo Peixoto
Ariel Thiermann, Natalie Fields, Jemila Pendleton & Yuji Tojo—Balkan Music
Sunshine Garcia Becker & Matt Hartle
Bryan Dyer
Dave Worm & Voices in a New World
Lori Rivera and Marshall Otwell
Papiba Godinho and Friends
Patti Maxine and Mountain Melodies With Joshua Lowe & Matt Bohn
Jeff Gallagher and Ben Dorfan
Trio Sin Lio - Omar Ledezma, Jr., Camilo Landau & Ayla Davila
Tandy Beal and Company’s KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ presents world-famous artists in free family shows, outdoors and safe. A burst of joy in your neighborhood!! Each stop on our Truckin’ Tour will be a 45- Minute Performance.
Spring ‘22 Schedule
4 Saturdays — 2 venues each day
Please join us in celebrating Santa Cruz Artists
Lori Rivera and Marshall Otwell - May 21
Papiba & Friends - May 28
Patti Maxine and Mountain Melodies, with Joshua Lowe and Matt bohn - June 4
AZA - Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou - June 11
Park Schedule
1:30pm - Ocean View Park- 102 Ocean View Ave.
2:45pm - Frederick Street Park - 168 Frederick St.
Our deepest thanks and gratitude to our Donors and our Sponsors for Keep on Truckin’
our 2022 Keep On Truckin’ Sponsors
Helping us bring joy and uplift to our neighbors and support performing artists.
Sheila and Peter Cliff
Maggie Collins
The Hyatt Family
Rowland and Patricia Rebele
Kathy Runyon
The Spinach FUNd
Anina Van Alstine
Roberta Bristol Legacy Gift
Santa Cruz County Bank
Arts Council Santa Cruz County
California Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts
Video by Video 4; Video footage by Hanna Samson
KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ 2021 - spring & fall shows
Thanks to our friends, neighbors, supporters, and 50 astonishing artists, our Truckin’ shows were fun and uplifting — and just what we all needed after a long and difficult year!
Last year, we presented 96 ‘mini-shows’ for over 3,800 audience members, with musicians, singers, circus performers and a magician. Artists were from Santa Cruz, as well as the Bay Area and as far away as New Orleans. A wide variety of styles and genres of music included Brazilian, Blue Grass, R & B, Latin, Soul, Gospel, World Music, Circle Songs, Classical, Rock, Celtic, Traditional American, Body Music, Step Dancing, and Grateful Dead covers—from a capella to guitar, bass, clarinet, lap steel guitar, keyboard, kahon, harp, dulcimer, conga, and banjo. Everyone danced and sang along — with old friends and new acquaintances!! Our circus performers and magician wowed us and made us laugh out loud.
This was the first live concert for many of the artists since before the shut down. Thanks to these performers for their gifts to our community:
Coventry and Kaluza (Natasha Kaluza & Jamie Coventry); Claudia Villela & Ricardo Peixoto; Patti Maxine; Ariel Thiermann, Natalie Fields, Jemila Pendleton & Yuji Tojo; Keith Terry & Evie Ladin; Sunshine Garcia Becker & Matt Hartle; Bryan Dyer; Dave Worm & Voices in a New World; Iman Lizarazu; Calvin Kai Ku; Omar Ledezma, Jr., Camilo Landau & Ayla Davila; Tammi Brown, Ryan Price, Dan Robbins & Dylan Rose; Jeff Gallagher & Ben Dorfan; Shelley Phillips & Neal Hellman