Celebrate musical women in new music series

Steel Sparrows. | Michael Loomis

Various | Oct. 4 | Community Arts Center | Truckee

Tahoe Truckee School of Music and Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District are collaborating to host “A Celebration of Women in Music” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the outdoor amphitheater at the Community Arts Center in Truckee. The performance is part of the new Music in the Downtown Park free fall series.

This free community concert celebrates outstanding music played by women in the region and will highlight Steel Sparrows, an all-female, all-mom band playing rock, blues and good-vibe tunes. The celebration will also showcase a range of young female performers.
“We are more than just a band,” says guitarist Cami Childs. “We like to think of ourselves as a movement of bringing more women and young girls into music. We are also music teachers, members of local music nonprofits and community members. We even often bring younger female musicians on stage with us to give them opportunities they might not have otherwise.”

Other Music in the Downtown Park performances will include The Johnson Party on Oct. 18, TreeTones on Nov. 1 and SunRays on Nov. 15.  | tahoemusic.net, tdrpd.org