Bread & Roses Presents
Performer Profile: Ron Artis II
"To me, music is about giving. When I'm performing, I let go of everything. I look out into an audience and ask: What do they need right...
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Lisa Starbird
Jun 18, 20206 min read
Circle of Advisors Profile: Jason Rezaian
Jason Rezaian is a husband, a son, a brother, an author and a journalist for The Washington Post in Washington DC. He is on our Circle of...
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Francesca Lee
Jun 18, 20204 min read
Board Profile: John Botti
Since 2015, John Botti has played a major role in Bread & Roses mission of uplifting the human spirit by presenting free, live music and...
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Carolyn Gauthier
May 11, 20203 min read
Facility Profile: The Redwoods
Mission: To maintain a creative, affordable community that promotes good health, well-being and security for a diverse group of elders....
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Carolyn Gauthier
May 8, 20203 min read
Performer Profile: Tony Saunders
Last February Tony Saunders was doing a show at Holderman Hospital at the Veterans Home in Yountville for a Black History program when a...
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Heidi James
May 8, 20203 min read
Board Profile: Raj Gopal
Heidi James, vice president of development, recently had the opportunity to interview Raj Gopal, Chief Risk Officer (SEVP) for Bank of...
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Francesca Lee
Apr 29, 20204 min read
Staff Profile: Marian Hubler
Marian Hubler was first introduced to Bread & Roses in 1995. She read a cover story by Joan Smith in the SF Examiner Sunday Magazine...
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Lisa Starbird
Apr 29, 20202 min read
Facility Profile: Saint Vincent’s Day Home
Saint Vincent’s Day Home is a non-profit organization located in the heart of West Oakland in the same Victorian house where it was...
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Carolyn Gauthier
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Performer Profile: Tom Johnston
Carolyn Gauthier, Vice President of Programs, caught up with donor and supporter Tom Johnston this week to talk about his long history...
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Diane Pickell-Gore
Apr 14, 20202 min read
Board Profile: Cathy Less
Catherine Less has been Co-Chair of Bread and Roses Board of Directors for the past 16 months. Prior to that, as Board Treasurer, she...
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Lisa Starbird
Apr 13, 20206 min read
Facility Profile: San Quentin State Prison
Got the lockdown blues? Yes, it is a challenging and difficult time for us all with our personal COVID19 lockdowns. I am reminded that...
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Francesca Lee
Apr 13, 20207 min read
Performer Profile: Lyle Belger
Lyle Belger is a senior at Redwood High School who has devoted her time as a volunteer performer for Bread & Roses Presents since the...
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Ben Fong-Torres
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Performing for Bread & Roses: Hello in There
I’ve been a supporter of Bread & Roses for just a few years. I helped MC its fund-raising acoustic festivals in 1979 and ‘80, at the...
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Diane Pickell-Gore
Mar 30, 20204 min read
Staff Profile: Francesca Lee
Francesca Lee graduated from Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a B.A. in Performing Arts (Music) in 2002...
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Carolyn Gauthier
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Facility Profile: St. Anthony’s Dining Room
St. Anthony’s Dining Room in the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district serves 3,000 hot lunches 365 days a year. In San Francisco,...
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Lisa Starbird
Mar 26, 20202 min read
Performer Profile: Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard - Bread & Roses Ambassador Nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, comedian, social worker and teacher. Michael...
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