It’s time to announce the 2025 Songmakers Summer Picnic and Pool party, which will officially take place at Sandy and Steves home at 4032 Defender Drive, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, from 10am-10pm Sunday 9/14.  Unofficially, but in the spirit of the wonderful Summer picnic pool parties Songmakers enjoyed for many years at David and Anns in Orange County, we will make it a full weekend by also noshing & jamming Saturday evening 9/13 from 6-10 pm, and inviting guests from out of the area to stay over until the September Agoura Hills Song Circle in our back yard Tuesday 9/16 (pot luck at 6, music 7-10), which happens to be my 76^th birthday!

     The music will go on for 5 days if you join us Friday evening 9/12, for the Fireside Concert hosted by Songmakers own Ron and Carol, aka The McMammals at the Borchard Community Center in Newbury Park at 7:30pm. The featured entertainers, for the low price of $20 are Gary Stockdale, 2-time Emmy-nominated composer, songwriter/singer and Rob Rio, known as the “boogie woogie virtuoso” by Keyboard magazine, who always gives a dynamite piano show alternating songs about sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll! 

     Everything but Fireside is free to all Songmakers! If you live far away, our house has two 2-queen bed guest bedrooms, a few futons and couches, and you are welcome to sleep in your vehicle or pitch a tent. Ann Hughes has kindly offered the same at her home a few houses down.  Please let us know if you need a bed or sleeping bag ASAP – first come first served!

Please email Steve (president@songmakers.org) the RSVP below so I can reserve beds and know how many dogs and burgers to cook on Sunday and Tuesday. Unless you tell me otherwise, I’ll assume one of each per event signed up. Saturday, we’ll probably have pizza delivered, and we’ll jam somewhere Monday evening, probably here in Agoura or in Topanga at Linneas house.

Yes , I’ll attend the Songmakers Summer picnic events checked below:

Fireside concert Friday 9/12  (bring $20pp)    ______   Do you need a bed or sleeping bag?    ______

Jamming 6-10pm Sat 9/13 @ Steve&Sandys    ______   Do you need a bed or sleeping bag?    ______

Pool Party/Picnic Sunday 9/14 10-10 @ Steve&Sandys    ______   Do you need a bed or sleeping bag?    ______

Jamming Monday 9/15 6-10 @ Agoura or Topanga    ______   Do you need a bed or sleeping bag?    ______

Agoura Hills Song Circle Tuesday 9/16  6-10    ______   Do you need a bed or sleeping bag?    ______