For the very first time, Blue Bear is opening a SECOND location. Join us for a grand opening party at our brand new Mission Bay campus!

Drop in any time! We’ll have food, drinks, music, and many, MANY tours of our new space. Be the first to see our brand new mural by local artist Ceci Bowman.

At 2:30 we’ll have a special unveiling and dedication of our new Jay Lane Music Rooms.  Legendary Dead & Company drummer and former Blue Bear student, Jay Lane will be there to cut the ribbon! 

Blue Bear is proud to share a building and partner with Mercy Housing. where we’ll be offering 50% of our programming free to resident toddlers, kids and teens!

This is free and open to all. RSVP to [email protected]. Responses appreciated, so that we know how many people to plan for.

We hope to see you there! 

Sunday, October 8, 1:00-5:00pm – 660 Mission Bay Blvd North, SF

Blue Bear Music Mentors

Conversations about the power of music.

Back in the time of social distancing and minimal personal interaction, Blue Bear, like pretty much everyone else, strove to find new ways to show that music hasn’t left us and that its ability to inspire us is even stronger. So we created Music Mentors, a Zoom interview/podcast of sorts hosted by Blue Bear’s Outreach Director Cole Berggren (and brought to you with generous financial support from Camille and Chris Bently). Filled with stories, anecdotes, lessons, and even performances, the focus is on the joy of music, sometimes delving into specific elements of a song, artist or instrument, and sometimes discussing the Big Picture. 

Over the course of the series, Cole sat and talked music and life with Blue Bear teachers and students, as well as such unique musical perspectives as Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, Angelo Moore of Fishbone, White Denim, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Cappel of Beats Antique, George Porter Jr of The Meters, and LiveNation talent buyer Rose Kirkland. To see more of these, please click the link over to our YouTube page.

 

Blue Bear Virtual Happy Hours

Great music, as live as we can make it! This is virtually the best show in town! We know you miss seeing great live music with friends as much as we do. Join us for the next best thing –  Blue Bear Happy Hour, Zoom-style!

Blue Bear Virtual Concert Series

In our Virtual Concert Series, (Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Winter 2021/ Spring 2021) Blue Bear’s Outreach Director and resident DJ curates the internet’s most amazing live performances – from sublime beauty to blunt ferociousness, intimate solo performances to grandiose festival triumphs. All genres and eras are explored, so head to this page for examples of a great performances that we hope will inspire you with the power of live music.

Music Connects Us: Stories from the Bear

A few months ago, our board and staff spent some time reflecting and writing stories about songs that had special meaning to us. Again and again, our stories seemed to carry such meaning because they gave us a sense of connection.   

At the time, we had no idea what 2020 would bring, or how much we’d need to feel the connection that only music can bring.  We thought it would be a great time to bring these stories out again, and I’m delighted to share them all with you.  Enjoy!

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