Frazier Trager Presents the 2nd Annual Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival on the Mare Island Waterfront Promenade and Historic Coal Sheds!

Listen to live music and take in amazing views of Vallejo and the Napa River.

Enjoy local and international cuisine, exclusive Mare Island Brewing Co. beers, and have a choice of fine wines from around the northern California region

While enjoying the offerings, enjoying the incredible music, Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival attendees can view artwork from local artists, browse through vendor arts and crafts, and pick out memorable one-of-a-kind festival merchandise that was designed by a local artist.

Acoustic Jazz with Paper Moon

Musicians usually don’t like being labeled. While fingerstyle guitar suggests folk or classical music and a viola is usually stuck in the middle of a string quartet, add heavy doses of jazz, tangos, Brazillian music, and original compositions to find the one-of-a-kind, uncategorizable duo, Paper Moon.

Katrina Wreede, an award-winning composer, and violist is a tireless proponent of viola in jazz and contemporary music. Jazz historian, Leonard Feather, credited her with having “extemporaneous mastery, rare, perhaps unique, in the annals of the viola.” In addition to her rigorous performing schedule, she also founded and directs Composing Together, which brings professional composers into schools to collaborate with young people in discovering their own creative voices.

Leo Cavanagh, guitarist, composer, and arranger, is the author of two nationally recognized books on guitar technique. His CD of Duke Ellington’s music arranged for viola, cello, and guitar, received acclaim from Athens to Australia.

Paper Moon’s CD, Blue Midnight, includes original compositions, Brazilian choros, Argentine tangos, music by Thelonius Monk, and the Great American Songbook.

Experience the conversation between two master musicians with the spontaneity of jazz and the unique colors and textures of their instruments. in Downtown Vallejo.

Join us for a Concert in the Park “Country Night at the Ranch”

When: July 23rd, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $25 per person
Location: Rush Ranch - 3521 Grizzly Island Rd., Suisun City, CA

• Local Entertainment by LOCKED-N-LOADED
• Fundraiser for Solano Land Trust
• Raffle with fabulous prizes (including a signed Guitar by LOCKED-N-LOADED)
• Food Trucks
• Local Vendors
• Community Partner Highlights
• Beer & Wine Garden

From Broadway to Hollywood– Join pianist and historian Richard Glazier as he weaves together interviews, piano performances, and commentary to create a unique view of Broadway and Hollywood through music. Glazier explores the history of the great music
that has been written for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films and
television, sharing his lifetime love of each, as well as his proven talent as a
host/narrator and pianist at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

Mr. Hat Presents John Kadlecik & Friends (2 sets) at the Mare Island Waterfront Arts Park in Vallejo, CA. Features the incomparable John K (Furthur, Dark Star Orchestra, Melvin Seals & JGB) with Reed Mathis (Billy & The Kids), Jeremy Hoenig (JGB), Nate LaPointe (Cubensis), and the Todd Stoops (Fellowship of the Wing). With an opening set by Like a Rose, a tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band featuring Cheryl Rucker and Stephanie Mandella on vocals, JP McLean on bass, Ana Elva on drums, Jeffrey Quigley on keys, and Jay Wilcox on guitar. 🌹

All ages are welcome, featuring a spacious outdoor promenade with an interactive Burning Man art exhibit, food trucks, beer/wine/soft drinks, local artisan craft vendors on Shakedown, and a light show by Lya's Liquid Lights.

ADDRESS: 860 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo. 3 free parking lots on-site, walk through the Coal Shed Entrance to the Waterfront Promenade Park. The show is NOT at the Mare Island Brewing Co., they are adjacent, but they will be there selling beer and wine.

WHAT TO BRING: Folding chairs, blankets, freak flags, bling, the fam, and a positive attitude. Sealed Water Bottles are OK and there will be a water station. No other outside food or drink please (reach out if you have a special need please). Might want to have some cash for vendors/food trucks.

Mr. Hat Presents an evening with Melvin Seals & JGB with opening set by Stu Allen at the Mare Island Coal Sheds Waterfront Arts Park in Vallejo. All ages welcome, featuring a spacious outdoor promenade with an interactive Burning Man art exhibit, food trucks, beer/wine/soft drinks, local artisan craft vendors on Shakedown, and a light show by Lya's Liquid Lights. 

Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become "Jam Band Music". From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix with a little R&B and gospel thrown in to spice things up.

Melvin and JGB bring an intuitive, expressive style, soul, spontaneity and remarkable chops to the table. John Kadlecik on lead guitar and vocal duties, John-Paul McLean's savory bass, Jeremy Hoenig on the drums and, of course, a heapin' helpin' of the wizard's magic on Hammond B-3 Organ and keyboards. Their chemistry is the focus from which they create a spontaneous and high art where the sky is the limit musically. They will take you on an exciting, psychedelic musical journey that will keep you smilin' and dancin'. 

Join us in support of the Ukrainian people. An estimated 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine for neighboring countries and European officials predict that as many as 7 million could eventually be displaced.

The international humanitarian group is providing food, water, and other items to families fleeing violence in Ukraine.

Doctors Without Borders has been in contact with Ukrainian hospitals that are receiving trauma patients wounded in the fighting. Many hospitals are also facing shortages of supplies, mainly for emergencies, trauma care, and surgery. A recent shipment contained 1,400 cubic feet of supplies, including surgical kits, trauma kits, and basic necessities for intensive care units, emergency rooms, and surgical operating theaters. These supplies are now being sent on to hospitals in the city and other towns further east where they are urgently needed. We are sending additional supplies to the country this week and beyond.

Please be as generous as you can and join the Board of Directors of the Vallejo Center for the Arts and The Empress Theatre in supporting this important cause. You can attend the Ride the Peace Train For Ukraine performance on March 20 at the Empress Theatre.

Mr. Hat Presents Dead Set On The Bay: Island Edition will be a day-long celebration of the music of the Grateful Dead on the Mare Island Waterfront culminating in two sets of Stu Allen & Mars Hotel with performances by Lovin’ Dead, Aardvark, and Scott Guberman & Friends. The gates open at 1 pm and there will be live music from 1:30 until 10 pm, with food trucks, bar, soft drinks and an interactive Burning Man Art Exhibit outdoors on a spacious waterfront promenade. Bring your beach chairs and dancing shoes and the whole family; this is an all-ages event.

The first annual Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival will create a memorable experience where concert goers can explore the Mare Island Waterfront Promenade and Historic Coal Sheds while listening to 5 bands and taking in amazing views of Vallejo and the Napa River. They will enjoy local and international cuisine, exclusive Mare Island Brewing Co. beers, and have a choice of fine wines from around northern California region. While sipping their libations and enjoying the incredible music, Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival attendees can view artwork from local artists, browse through vendor arts and crafts, and pick out memorable one of a kind festival merchandise that was designed by a local artist.