Staff Report
Tales from the Tavern, the acclaimed concert series that features singer-songwriters at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, will launch its fall season with a music festival at the Solvang Festival Theater.
The eight-hour event, called the Ya Ya Festival, will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22. It will include musical performances on the main stage and in the courtyard along with a wide array of vendor booths, food and drink, arts and crafts, clothing, health products and more.
“We’re stoked to begin this series with a totally different kind of event,” said Ron Colone, who co-produces the series with his sister, Carole Ann Colone.
They hope to create “a wondrous community event under the full moon of the autumn equinox,” he added.
Featured on the main stage will be Grammy winner Dave Alvin with The Guilty Ones, Ruthie Foster, Steve Poltz and Michael On Fire. Musical sets will rotate between the courtyard under the oaks and the main stage inside the theater.
In keeping with the “lunar motif,” seating is classified Full Moon (general admission) and Super Moon (includes food and drink and prime seating). Tickets are available at talesfromthetavern.com/tftt-concerts or by calling 805-688-0383.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the nonprofit Artist Advocacy Foundation and its mission to spread inspiration through art, music, poetry, photography, film and other creative endeavors.
Dates and performers for the rest of the Tales from the Tavern fall series are Danny O’Keefe on Oct. 10, Gretchen Peters on Oct. 24, and Maria Muldaur and her Bluesiana band on Nov. 13.
For tickets and information, go to www.talesfromthetavern.com or call 805-688-0383.
