Fans of free live local entertainment can indulge themselves all summer long, thanks to the town of San Anselmo and its Live on the Avenue series. Every Friday and Saturday starting at 5:30 PM, downtown closes to traffic and sways to the sounds rock, pop, country, swing, soul, and more coming from two stages, one in front of Town Hall and the other in the Creek Park amphitheater.
MCMS faculty members Tara Flandreau and David Lusterman will be part of the action in Creek Park on August 18th as members of The Liddypudlians, San Anselmo’s original “Salute to the Beatles” tribute band.
Launched in 2001 by local music guru Peter Penhallow, with the assistance of former Town Council Member Kay Coleman and MCMS founder David Lusterman, the annual Salute to the Beatles initially benefited SAVE, the San Anselmo Volunteer Effort, and later the San Anselmo Arts Commission, which continues to present the event.
The Liddypudlians turned Creek Park into a living Beatles album every summer through 2013. Ten years later, the band is back together and ready to rock the park once more with its full rock band, string quartet, brass and woodwinds, specialist percussion, and a rousing chorus. If The Beatles recorded it, this team can recreate it down to the smallest detail.
The evening opens with a set by Marin’s mighty 60s cover band, Revolver, who also form the core of The Liddypudlians, plus a special award presentation by the San Anselmo Arts Commission honoring Peter Penhallow’s countless contributions to local music performance and education.
Mark your calendar for San Anselmo’s Creek Park, August 18 starting at 5:30 pm. Arrive early. The place will be packed!