All Things Accordion

PO Box 475136 San Francisco, CA 94147 415 440 0800 www.ladyofspain.com

May 5, 2006

Contact: Tom Torriglia 415 440 0800

 

For immediate release, please

The 16th Annual San Francisco Accordion Festival and San Francisco's Main Squeeze Pageant

I am very pleased to announce that the 16th annual San Francisco Accordion Festival, a free event celebrating National Accordion Awareness Month as well as highlighting San Francisco's official musical instrument, will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2006 in the Del Monte Square at the Cannery at Fisherman's Wharf. This free event goes from Noon-6:00 p.m., features a wide variety of accordion-based bands and will include the San Francisco's Main Squeeze Pageant.

The Accordion Festival is also a fund raiser for Music in Schools Today (mustcreate.org) by selling raffle tickets for the chance to win fabulous prizes. Festival goers may also drop off unwanted instruments at the Festival and Music in Schools Today will recycle the instruments into Bay Area schools.

For more information on the festival or how to become a contestant in the San Francisco's Main Squeeze pageant, , please contact Tom Torriglia at All Things Accordion at 415 440 0800 or the Marketing department at the Cannery at 415 771 3112.

Entertainment Lineup

Time Slot                         Act

Noon-12:40 p.m.             The San Francisco Accordion Band

12:50 p.m.-1:05 p.m.        Kielbasia-The Polish Lunch Lady

1:20 p.m.-1:50 p.m.         Culann's Hounds (Fired-up Irish music)

2:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m.        Conjunto Romero

2:50 p.m.-3:30 p.m.       Big Lou's Polka Casserole

3:40 p.m.- 4:20 p.m.     Bella Ciao (Italiano swing and pop)

4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.     San Francisco's Main Squeeze finals

5:10 p.m.-6:00 p.m.     Those Darn Accordions

 

The following is some listing information.

What: 16th Annual San Francisco Accordion festival and San Francisco's Main Squeeze Pageant

Where: The Cannery at Fisherman's Wharf (2801 Leavenworth Street, 415 771 3112)

When: Sunday, June 4, 2006

Time: Noon-6:00 p.m.

Admission: Free

Phone contacts: 415 440 0800 or 415 771 3112

Email contacts: tom@ladyofspain.com or info@thecannery.com


For more information about National Accordion Awareness Month, please call us at 415 440 0800 or visit us online at www.ladyofspain.com.