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!!
Fall 2021 Schedule
Each stop on our Truckin’ Tour will be a 20-30 Minute Performance
Claudia Vilella and Ricardo Peixoto -- Sept. 25
Sunshine Becker Garcia, Bryan Dyer, Dave Worm - Oct. 2
Ariel Thiermann, Natalie Fields, and Yuji Tojo - Oct. 9
Jeff Gallagher and Ben Dorfan - Oct. 16
Patti Maxine and Surprise Guests - Oct. 23
Tammi Brown, Dylan Rose, and Dan Robbins - Oct. 30
Park Schedule
11:30am - Garfield Park - 199 Seaside St.
12:30pm - Westlake Park - Bradley Dr. & Majors Dr.
2:15pm - Ocean View Park- 102 Ocean View Ave.
3:15pm - 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
You are helping us bring joy and uplift to our neighbors and support performing artists in a difficult time.
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
If you would like to support our work, including Keep On Truckin’ shows in the fall, please visit our Donate or Sponsor pages. We thank you in advance for your generosity!
KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ SPRING 2021
Thanks to our friends, neighbors, supporters, and 45 astonishing artists, our Truckin’ shows were fun and uplifting — and just what we all needed after a long and difficult year!
This past 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 gift to our community:
Coventry and Kaluza (Natasha Kaluza & Jamie Coventry); Claudia Villela and Ricardo Peixoto; Patti Maxine; Ariel Thiermann and Jemila Pendleton; Keith Terry and Evie Ladin; Sunshine Garcia Becker and Matt Hartle; Bryan Dyer; Dave Worm and Voices in a New World; Iman Lizarazu; Calvin Kai Ku; Omar Ledezma, Jr., Camilo Landau and Ayla Davila; Tammi Brown, Ryan Price & Dylan Rose; Jeff Gallagher and Ben Dorfan; Shelley Phillips and Neal Hellman
Artist Calendar Spring 2021
Coventry and Kaluza (Circus)—April 3
Claudia Villela and Roberta Peixoto (Brazilian Music)—April 10
Patti Maxine (An Old Timey Story)—April 17
Ariel Thiermann and Jemila Pendleton (World Music)—April 18
Keith Terry and Evie Ladin (Body Music, Box, & Banjo)—April 24
Sunshine Becker and Matt Hartle (Rock & Soul for All Ages)—May 2
Bryan Dyer (Classic R & B and Soul)—May 15
Dave Worm & Voices of a New World (Uplifting Improvisation)—May 22
Iman Lizarazu (Eccentric Clowning)—May 23
Calvin Kai Ku (Magician)—May 29
Trio Sin Lio (Latin Percussion)—June 6
Tammi Brown (Roots of Gospel)—June 12
Jeff Gallagher and Ben Dorfan (Classical Music)—June 13
Neal Hellman and Shelley Phillips (Celtic and American Traditional Music)—June 20
Keep On Trucking Schedule — Fall 2021
11:30am - Garfield Park - 199 Seaside St.
12:30pm - Westlake Park - Bradley Dr. & Majors Dr.
2:15pm - Ocean View Park- 102 Ocean View Ave.
3:15pm - Frederick Street Park - 168 Frederick St.
Tammi Brown with Dylan Rose and Dan Robbins - Saturday, October 30
Drenched in the uplifting and sultry sounds of Gospel and Jazz music, Tammi’s voice is filled with rich tones, elegant phrasing, and vocal versatility, giving it a unique flavor. Brown has performed with some of the most notable Music Industry Icons including renowned Music Producer, Quincy Jones, Stanley Jordan, Dr. Maya Angelou, Joan Baez, Spyro Gyra, and Eric Bibb to name a few. She is currently a vocalist in the two-time Grammy Award nominated Vocal Ensemble, and The Cultural Heritage Choir led by the Legendary, Musicologist, Linda Tillery. Tammi’s music journey has placed her on several stages in more than ten countries worldwide including the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, The Monterey Jazz and Blues Festivals, and various prestigious venues throughout Europe and abroad.
Claudia Vilella and Ricardo Pexioto - Saturday, September 25
Claudia Villela Ricardo Peixoto
The NY Times wrote of Claudia:“ Remarkable, beautiful, towering voice…” Bela Fleck said: “She is pure music.”
Ricardo has performed with Flora Purim & Airto, Bud Shank, Toots Theilemans, Dori Caymmi and more.
SoVoSó - Saturday, October 2
Featuring Sunshine Garcia Becker, Bryan Dyer, and Dave Worm
Sunshine (García) Becker is a vocal & flute performance educator, songwriter and improviser, known for her many global tours and performances with Furthur, Melvin Seals & JGB Band & vocal group SoVoSó.
Bryan Dyer has traveled throughout the world with various projects and groups like Street Sounds, SoVoSo, Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir and The International Body Music Festival.
David Worm, Founding member of SovoSo Original member of Bobby Mcferrin's Voicestra, Hard Choral, Circlesongs and Gimme Five.
Ariel Thiermann, Natalie Fields, and Yuji Tojo - Saturday, October 9
Original, Uplifting, Empowering songs
Jeff Gallagher and Ben Dorfan - Saturday, October 16
D&G Musical Transport Co. consists of Ben Dorfan, piano, and Jeff Gallagher, clarinet. In addition to being friends, they have been in musical cahoots with each other for the past 7 years. The duo regularly performs music from the 18th to the 21st centuries throughout the Monterey Bay.
Jeff Gallagher has been performing locally on woodwinds since 1992 with an array of fine organizations including the Santa Cruz County Symphony, the Ensemble Monterey, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Cabrillo Festival, and the Santa Cruz Chamber Players. Ben Dorfan is a pianist, composer, and educator based in Santa Cruz.
Patti Maxine and Surprise Guests - Saturday, October 23
Lap steel virtuoso and vocal stylist, Patti Maxine is well-known in the Santa Cruz area as well as Hawaiian circles. She handles a variety of styles with ease, sliding gracefully from Hawaiian to swing, from Country to R & B and back again. Her incredible musicianship, unique vocal interpretation along with her easy and fun stage presence, make her an audience favorite. Patti has played in Santa Cruz as a solo artist and in collaborations since her arrival in the seventies.
Patti began her lifelong love affair with lap steel guitar as a young girl in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She played professionally at an early age and is returning to her early music influences for this event.