{"id":359,"date":"2017-02-24T20:26:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T03:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2017-02-24T20:26:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T03:26:30","slug":"fi-core-bloomberg-article-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"FI-CORE \/ BLOOMBERG ARTICLE \/ EVENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2\/24\/17<br \/>\nI. FI-CORE<\/p>\n<p>II. MORE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK<\/p>\n<p>III. EVENTS<br \/>\n&#8230;Absolutely guaranteed anonymity &#8211; Former Musician&#8217;s Union officer<br \/>\n&#8230;The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity &#8211; Nashville &#8216;first call&#8217;\u2028scoring musician<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal &#8211; L.A. Symphonic musician<br \/>\n&#8230;Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn&#8217;t dare to mention &#8211; National touring musician<\/p>\n<p>===================================<\/p>\n<p>I. FI-CORE<\/p>\n<p>Thinking of going FI-Core? Tired of looking over your shoulder<br \/>\nto see if Gordon Greyson is taking pictures or harassing members,..<br \/>\nor one of his minions?<\/p>\n<p>If you do decide to go Fi-Core, this is a letter you might get:<\/p>\n<p>Re: American Federation of Musicians, Local 47 &#8211; and &#8211; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n(Your Resignation letter of ++-++-20++<\/p>\n<p>Dear &#8212;&#8212;,<\/p>\n<p>This letter responds to your letter of ++-++-20++ to my office.<br \/>\nFirst, this letter acknowledges receipt of your correspondence<br \/>\nand your request to resign you (misspelled in the letter) membership<br \/>\nin American Federation of Musicians, Local 47 (&#8220;Local 47&#8221;) as well<br \/>\nas the American Federation of Musicians (the AFM). As of today&#8217;s<br \/>\ndate, Local 47&#8217;s records reflect that you are no longer a member<br \/>\nin good standing of Local 47 and, instead, you have opted to pay<br \/>\nLocal 47 a representation fee in accordance with the United States<br \/>\nSupreme Court decision in Communication Workers of America<br \/>\nvs. Beck and the opinion of the National Labor Relations Board<br \/>\nin California Saw and Knife.<\/p>\n<p>Local 47 further understands that, in accordance with the Beck and<br \/>\nCalifornia Saw and Knife decisions, you are not objecting to the payment<br \/>\nof full Local 47 dues. Rather, you are merely resigning your membership<br \/>\nin Local 47 and, thereby, forfeiting all rights and membership therein.<\/p>\n<p>We have also forwarding your resignation request to the AFM. You will<br \/>\nreceive a separate correspondence from the AFM with regard to your<br \/>\nrequest to resign from the AFM as those matters are processed directly<br \/>\nby the AFM.<\/p>\n<p>Next, enclosed you will find the following:<\/p>\n<p>1. A written &#8220;Certification&#8221; of Local 47&#8217;s Agency Fee Calculations, for<br \/>\ncalendar year 20++, executed by Bernard Kotlin and Co., Local 47&#8217;s<br \/>\noutside auditor. As you can see from the text of the Certification, the<br \/>\ncurrent calculation for chargeable expenses, with respect to the<br \/>\nAgency Fee obligation, is currently set at 81.2% of Local 47&#8217;s regular<br \/>\nmembership dues and work dues.<\/p>\n<p>2. A copy of Local 47&#8217;s current Agency Fee policy, which (a) describes<br \/>\nthe categories of expenses that Local 47 had deemed chargeable\/non-<br \/>\nchargeable and (b) sets forth the manner and method by which those<br \/>\npersons wishing to do so may object to Local 47&#8217;s calculations of chargeable<br \/>\nand non-chargeable expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Should you have any further questions regarding the matters set forth in<br \/>\nthe enclosures contained in this letter, please direct them to my office.<\/p>\n<p>Very Truly yours,<\/p>\n<p>+++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-Treasurer<br \/>\nAmerican Federation of Musicians, Local 47, AFL-CIO<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>In case you might not be aware, the whole purpose<\/p>\n<p>of the initial lawsuit was because a member did not<\/p>\n<p>want his dues going to a particular politician. He<\/p>\n<p>wanted that portion of his membership dues back.<\/p>\n<p>In 1968, the Communications Workers of America<\/p>\n<p>(CWA) used union members&#8217; dues, in part, to support<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Hubert Humphrey&#8217;s campaign for President<\/p>\n<p>of the United States[54] and Senator Joseph Tydings&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>re-election campaign.[45] Harry Beck was a maintenance<\/p>\n<p>worker with the Chesapeake &amp; Potomac Telephone Co.<\/p>\n<p>(C&amp;PT) in Maryland and a CWA organizer.[54][55] Beck<\/p>\n<p>protested the use of his union dues for a political cause<\/p>\n<p>in which he did not believe and asked for a refund.[54]<\/p>\n<p>The CWA refused, arguing that using union dues for<\/p>\n<p>political expenditures was appropriate and legal.[45]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1970s, after disagreeing with national CWA<\/p>\n<p>officials over a union organizing drive in suburban<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore, Maryland, Beck resigned from the union<\/p>\n<p>and began to pay the $10-a-month agency fee.[54][55]<\/p>\n<p>Beck continued to protest the use of his agency fee for<\/p>\n<p>political purposes, and asked the CWA to provide a<\/p>\n<p>more accurate accounting of how much money it spent<\/p>\n<p>on politics.[55] The union refused.[55]<\/p>\n<p>In June 1976, Beck and 19 other non-union members<\/p>\n<p>of the CWA&#8217;s bargaining unit at C&amp;PT sued the union<\/p>\n<p>for a refund.[45][51][54][55][56] The National Right to<\/p>\n<p>Work Legal Defense Foundation provided legal counsel<\/p>\n<p>and support to Beck and the other 18 workers.[45][54][55]<\/p>\n<p>Beck quit C&amp;PT in 1979 and moved to Oregon, where he<\/p>\n<p>worked at CWA-organized job at American Telephone &amp;<\/p>\n<p>Telegraph and continued to pay his agency fee.[55]<\/p>\n<p>For more info and history please see:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communications_Workers_of_America_v._Beck#cite_note-33<\/p>\n<p>======================================<\/p>\n<p>II. MORE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK<\/p>\n<p>The article below is from BloombergBusinesweek.<br \/>\nby Josh Eidelson<br \/>\nFebruary 16, 2017<\/p>\n<p>UNIONS ARE LOSING THEIR DECADES LONG &#8216;RIght-to-Work&#8217;<br \/>\nfight.<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory fees are endangered at the Supreme Court,<br \/>\nstatehouses. and Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Last year the total share of U.S. workers who belong to a union<br \/>\nfell to 10.7 percent, a record low. That number could go a lot<br \/>\nlower in the next few years. Following decades of declining<br \/>\nmembership, unions face an existential crisis as right-to-work<br \/>\nlaws being pushed at state and federal levels would ban<br \/>\ntheir ability to collect mandatory fees from the workers<br \/>\nthey represent, a key source of revenue for organized labor.<\/p>\n<p>Once largely confined to the conservative South, right-to-work<br \/>\nis encroaching on unions\u2019 longtime strongholds in the North<br \/>\nand Midwest and, pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, could<br \/>\nsoon cover a majority of the unionized workforce in the U.S.<br \/>\nFollowing a 47-year lull, six states in five years have passed<br \/>\nright-to-work laws. \u201cThe South is clearly winning this particular<br \/>\ncivil war,\u201d says University of California at Santa Barbara<br \/>\nhistorian Nelson Lichtenstein.<\/p>\n<p>In their first weeks in office, the new Republican governors of<br \/>\nKentucky and Missouri have already signed right-to-work laws,<br \/>\nmaking them the 27th and 28th states, respectively, to ban<br \/>\nmandatory union fees. By Feb. 16, New Hampshire\u2019s House<br \/>\nof Representatives will vote on a proposal, endorsed by the<br \/>\nstate\u2019s Republican governor and already approved by its Senate,<br \/>\nto become the first right-to-work state in the Northeast. In Iowa,<br \/>\nwhere right-to-work is already the law, Republicans are looking<br \/>\nto further curb unions\u2019 power with a bill restricting public<br \/>\nemployees\u2019 collective bargaining rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganized labor\u2014it\u2019s really the man behind the curtain in<br \/>\nThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d says Matt Patterson, who directs Americans<br \/>\nfor Tax Reform\u2019s Center for Worker Freedom, an anti-union<br \/>\nnonprofit. \u201cPeople aren\u2019t scared of them the way they used<br \/>\nto be.\u201d Right-to-work is now the law in almost every state<br \/>\nwhere Republicans control the governorship and the state<br \/>\nlegislature. The only exception other than New Hampshire<br \/>\nis Ohio, where a sweeping anti-union law was successfully<br \/>\noverturned by a referendum in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The most expansive change is likely to come from the<br \/>\nSupreme Court, whose 5-4 conservative majority will be<br \/>\nrestored if the Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch to fill Justice<br \/>\nAntonin Scalia\u2019s seat. Before Scalia\u2019s death last year, unions<br \/>\nwere bracing for a likely defeat in Friedrichs v. California<br \/>\nTeachers Association, a case brought by teachers and<br \/>\nconservative groups who argued that mandatory union<br \/>\nfees violate government employees\u2019 constitutional rights.<br \/>\nWithout Scalia, that case deadlocked at 4-4, but several<br \/>\nsimilar suits are pending in lower courts.<\/p>\n<p>Labor leaders expect the issue could reach the Supreme<br \/>\nCourt in time for a ruling this year, making right-to-work<br \/>\nthe law of the land for the entire public sector, which<br \/>\nemploys about half the 14.6 million U.S. union members.<br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s not a doubt in my mind that the clock is ticking<br \/>\non that one,\u201d says Greg Junemann, president of the<br \/>\nInternational Federation of Professional &amp; Technical<br \/>\nEngineers. Service Employees International Union President<br \/>\nMary Kay Henry, who before Scalia\u2019s death said her<br \/>\nunion was preemptively \u201cpreparing to become a voluntary<br \/>\norganization,\u201d sent staff a memo after Donald Trump\u2019s<br \/>\nelection win announcing that the union would plan for a<br \/>\n30 percent cut in its budget, almost all of which comes<br \/>\nfrom dues and fees.<\/p>\n<p>Unions have been trying to get ahead of the challenge. Since<br \/>\n2013 staff members and activists from the 1.6 million-strong<br \/>\nAmerican Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees<br \/>\nhave conducted 600,000 one-on-one conversations with<br \/>\nworkers covered by AFSCME contracts. AFSCME officials say<br \/>\nthey reached a sobering conclusion in 2015 about how the<br \/>\nworkers it represents might behave under right-to-work:<br \/>\nWhile roughly 35 percent would likely pay dues no matter<br \/>\nwhat, about half could be \u201con the fence.\u201d The remaining 15<br \/>\npercent or so would likely not pay dues under right-to-work.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve found that at times we were treating all of our 1.6<br \/>\nmillion members as if they were activists, and they aren\u2019t,\u201d<br \/>\nsays AFSCME President Lee Saunders. \u201cWe were taking some<br \/>\nthings for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AFSCME says it\u2019s overhauled how it communicates with<br \/>\nworkers, including targeting its e-mails and Facebook<br \/>\nads so those who are lukewarm on the union are more<br \/>\nlikely to get information about obtaining a free associate\u2019s<br \/>\ndegree through the union than to see a call to action<br \/>\nwith an upraised fist.<\/p>\n<p>The unionization rate in right-to-work states is<br \/>\nless than half the rest of the country\u2019s. Organizers<br \/>\nsay letting workers decline to pay fees defunds unions,<br \/>\ndiverts staff resources that could otherwise be devoted<br \/>\nto growth, and divides workers\u2014just as Congress<br \/>\nintended when it passed the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act<br \/>\nallowing states to pass right-to-work laws. By 1964,<br \/>\n20 states had banned mandatory fees. After that the<br \/>\nmap stayed nearly static for almost half a century,<br \/>\nwith just three more states passing right-to-work and<br \/>\none repealing it.<\/p>\n<p>Then, after the 2010 midterm elections, unions\u2019 flagging<br \/>\npolitical clout and Republicans\u2019 newfound dominance<br \/>\nin state government ushered in a surge of right-to-work<br \/>\nlaws, beginning in 2012 in Indiana and spreading to onetime<br \/>\nunion bastions Michigan and Wisconsin. Each new law lets<br \/>\nconservatives in neighboring states claim they need to follow<br \/>\nsuit to compete for business. And labor\u2019s failure to deliver<br \/>\non promises to oust right-to-work backers has helped<br \/>\nembolden Republicans elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress have introduced a bill to make<br \/>\nthe nation\u2019s entire private sector right-to-work. Although<br \/>\nit\u2019s unlikely to pass unless Republicans abolish the filibuster,<br \/>\nprivate-sector unions like the Communications Workers<br \/>\nof America say they\u2019re preparing for the potential loss of<br \/>\nmandatory fees. Mark Mix, president of the nonprofit<br \/>\nNational Right to Work Committee, says he jokes with<br \/>\nhis staff members about updating their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. Once<br \/>\nright-to-work is a nationwide policy, he says, the 62-y<br \/>\near-old organization will have completed its mission.<br \/>\n\u201cAs soon as we pass this bill,\u201d says Mix, \u201cwe\u2019re clearing<br \/>\nhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line: Right-to-work laws are encroaching<br \/>\non unions\u2019 longtime strongholds in the North and Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who is a member of the AFM knows<\/p>\n<p>how membership has atrophied over the last few<\/p>\n<p>years, and NOT because of right-to-work. The<\/p>\n<p>reason the AFM membership has been reduced<\/p>\n<p>so drastically is because the AFM does not<\/p>\n<p>represent ALL members, but only the Elites in<\/p>\n<p>Recording and in Orchestras under a CBA.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983, the Los Angeles local has in the area<\/p>\n<p>of 13,000 members. Now? The membership<\/p>\n<p>is little more than 6,000. Why? The Local<\/p>\n<p>concentrates it&#8217;s efforts on recording musicians<\/p>\n<p>to the exclusion of everyone else. Work has left,<\/p>\n<p>and the union knows full well what has to be<\/p>\n<p>done to get it back, but rather kiss the ring<\/p>\n<p>of the RMA, as the IEB does as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know who to blame for the<\/p>\n<p>work loss, there are many reasons, but locally<\/p>\n<p>look no further than the board of your AFM<\/p>\n<p>Local, OR the fact that their hands are tied<\/p>\n<p>by the control of the RMA over the AFM.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be clear, the COMMITTEE fully supports<\/p>\n<p>an honest union, a union that DESERVES the<\/p>\n<p>support of the rank and file, which Local 47<\/p>\n<p>does not.<\/p>\n<p>If we didn&#8217;t care, why would we still be here?<\/p>\n<p>If we\u00a0 didn&#8217;t care we&#8217;d have wiped are hands<\/p>\n<p>of this corrupt local long ago.<\/p>\n<p>THE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n<p>====================================<\/p>\n<p>III. EVENTS<br \/>\nDEAN AND RICHARD<br \/>\nare now at Culver City Elks the first \u2028Friday of \u2028every month.<br \/>\n7:30pm-10:30pm,<br \/>\n11160 Washington Pl.<br \/>\nCulver City, 90232<br \/>\n310-839-8891<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>LA WINDS JAZZ KATS 584<br \/>\nNO COVER, NO MINIMUM.<br \/>\nEvery 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at<br \/>\nViva Cantina<br \/>\n7:30-10:00.<br \/>\n900 Riverside Drive, \u2028Burbank.<\/p>\n<p>Free parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl.<br \/>\nCome hear your favorite charts played the way<br \/>\nthey \u2028should \u2028be. \u2028\u2028We are in the back room called<br \/>\nthe Trailside Room. \u2028\u2028\u2028Come on down.<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed to swing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>2\/24\/17<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T MISS THE<br \/>\nTHE PHIL NORMAN TENTET<br \/>\nAT THE<br \/>\nNEWPORT BEACH JAZZ PARTY<\/p>\n<p>February 23rd thru February 26th<br \/>\nMarriott Hotel &amp; Spa<br \/>\n900 Newport Center Drive<br \/>\nNewport Beach, CA 92660<\/p>\n<p>Tentet&#8217;s performance<br \/>\nFriday, February 24th @ 2:30pm<\/p>\n<p>For Tickets: 949-759-5003<br \/>\nwww.newportbeachjazzparty.com<\/p>\n<p>Remembering the classic sounds &amp; variations of<br \/>\n12 jazz legends to include:<\/p>\n<p>The George Shearing Quintet<br \/>\nThe Dave Brubeck Quartet<br \/>\nThe Modern Jazz Quartet<br \/>\nThe Cal Tjader Quintet<br \/>\nthe Ahmad Jamal Trio<br \/>\nMiles, Dizzy and more<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>3\/1\/17<\/p>\n<p>FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS<\/p>\n<p>Info about upcoming programs\u00a0through JUNE 2017<br \/>\nat the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts series<br \/>\n(concerts every first &amp; third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 pm)<br \/>\nare listed at\u00a0http:\/\/www.glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com<\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline Suzuki<br \/>\nCurator, GNC<br \/>\n818 249 -5108<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday MARCH 1, 2017 at 12:10-12:40 pm<br \/>\nthe Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature<br \/>\nviola d\u2019amore player Adriana Zoppo, flutist Sherril Woods<br \/>\nand cellist Alexa Haynes-Pilon performing Telemann and Quantz<br \/>\nat the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church,<br \/>\n610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel St), Glendale, CA 91206.<br \/>\nFor more information, email glendalesda@gmail.com<br \/>\nor call (818) 244- 7241.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary of Glendale City Church,<br \/>\n610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel St), Glendale, CA 91206.<br \/>\nFor more information, email glendalesda@gmail.com<br \/>\nor call (818) 244- 7241.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<br \/>\nJacqueline Suzuki<br \/>\nCurator, Glendale Noon Concerts<br \/>\n818-249-5108<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>3\/18\/16<br \/>\nSFV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br \/>\nMar. 18, 2017 \u2013<br \/>\nAgoura Hills\/Calabasas Community Center<br \/>\nTuttle: By Steam or By Dream Overture<br \/>\nInaugural Performance<br \/>\nProkofiev: Symphony #1 in D major (Classical)<br \/>\nBen-Haim: Pastorale Vari\u00e9e for<br \/>\nClarinet, Harp and Strings<br \/>\nGeoff Nudell, clarinetist<br \/>\nBeethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra<br \/>\nRuth Bruegger, violinist<br \/>\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br \/>\nOther concerts in the series<\/p>\n<p>May 13, 2017 \u2013 Agoura Hills\/Calabasas Community Center<\/p>\n<p>Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from \u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d<br \/>\nTchaikovsky:\u00a0Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major<br \/>\nEgizi: Orchestral Suite \u2028\u201cIn Memoria di Mio Padre&#8221;<br \/>\nInaugural Performance<\/p>\n<p>Programs subject to change<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>3\/1\/17<\/p>\n<p>ASMAC &#8216;First\u00a0WEDNESDAYS&#8217;<br \/>\npresents:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLegendary and Award-winning Recording Engineers<\/p>\n<p>Al Schmitt,\u00a0Joel Iwataki,<\/p>\n<p>and\u00a0Tommy Vicari<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by: Renowned harpist \u00a0Gayle Levant<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, March\u00a01, 2017!&#8211;<br \/>\nMeet &amp; Greet: 7 pm \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 Program: 7:30\u00a0pm<\/p>\n<p>Musicians Union Local 47<br \/>\n817 Vine Street,\u00a0Hollywood, CA 90038<\/p>\n<p>ASMAC is excited to present THREE world famous<br \/>\nrecording and mix engineers as they discuss<br \/>\ntheir insight on working with arrangers,<br \/>\ncomposers and orchestrators.<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<p>Tips and tricks for arrangers, composers and orchestrators.<br \/>\nHow a recording engineer can help you.<br \/>\nHow you can help an recording engineer.<br \/>\nPreparing for a recording session.<br \/>\nTechnology and acoustic recording.<br \/>\nCombining various orchestral and electronic elements.<br \/>\nWhen is instrument separation important &#8211;<br \/>\nwhen should it be avoided.<br \/>\nWorking with virtual orchestras and sample libraries.<br \/>\nThe final mix process and preparing stems.<br \/>\nVirtual plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Much Much More !!!<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, March\u00a01, 2017!&#8211;<br \/>\nMeet &amp; Greet:\u00a07 pm \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0 Program: 7:30\u00a0pm<\/p>\n<p>$10 Admission\u2028SCL Members &#8211; $5\u2028FREE for ASMAC &amp; Local 47 members<\/p>\n<p>Musicians Union Local 47<br \/>\n817 Vine Street<br \/>\nHollywood, CA 90038<\/p>\n<p>For more information on ASMAC and upcoming events:<br \/>\n(818) 994-4661\u00a0www.asmac.org<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>3\/5\/17<\/p>\n<p>Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra<br \/>\nin concert!<\/p>\n<p>Our next concert, &#8220;Celebrating Spring&#8221; is quickly approaching!<br \/>\nConductor: Charles Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>Concert location:<br \/>\nPasadena Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church,<br \/>\n310 N. 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