Punmaster MusicWire
Sebastopol’s Porchfest Grows Into “Hardly” Porchfest
Community Voice
It’s my hope that the city will consider partnering with us so that we can continue this opportunity for our community and bring in diverse music that aren’t usually given the opportunity to shine…
Press Democrat
…As an organization dedicated to fostering community connections through music, we believe that being good neighbors means listening to all voices in our community…
Bohemian
…We are adapting and iterating to make this event happen in a way that sustains our community. Because of the positive feedback and gratitude of so many people in this town, we wanted the ‘show to go on’ in any way possible…
Sonoma County Gazette
…How it works at Ives Park [and Sebastopol Center for The Arts]….To keep the porch feel, organizers plan to build small “porchlet” stages inside the park, framing musicians as if they were playing from stoops.
Sebastopol Times
A one-day music extravaganza on Sept. 13 with seven stages, 40 bands and a rockin’ afterparty
Community Voice
…{Sebastopol Center for The Art’s} collaborative spirit extends beyond the building. On September 13, Sebastopol’s Porch Fest will transform the town into a free, multi-stage music festival…
…Holding this year’s event at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Ives Park.
“ We’re gonna call it Hardly PorchFest because we’re gonna build porches in the park and design every stage to look like a porch…”
Sebastopol Times
“Our goal has always been community building, and in those efforts, I have some important announcements to make,” said Sebastopol music impresario Greg “Ceni” Ceniceroz, the creator of Porchfest Sebastopol. “Disheartening as it may be, our plan is to host Porchfest in SebArts and not on High Street, and with the city’s assistance in Ives Park…”
City of Sebastopol
City Council will consider approving Sebastopol Porchfest 2025, a part of national events held in neighborhoods across the country.
The Community Voice
Every year, the Sebastopol Kiwanis Club hosts one of the biggest community events of the year – the Annual 3rd of July Fireworks show…The Best of Porch Fest will open the live music performances…
West County World
Annual 3rd Of July Fireworks Show In Sebastopol!…..The Best of Porch Fest will open the live music performances.
Sebastopol Times
I’ve been to a couple PorchFests in my life,” Ceni said. “I played with my band in one in San Francisco. People were talking about the Napa Porchfest a lot last year, and I decided, ‘Hey, Sebastopol is kind of perfect for that, and someone should do it here’…
Sonoma County Gazette
Why Sebastopol’s PorchFest will be the most talked-about event of 2024
Long Island Press
…a giant multi-blocks party where people’s porches turn into stages for folk and rock music (you feel you have been dropped into the 1960s), the streets are full of art and food stalls and there is just a lot of good will and neighborliness, where people bump into friends and meet new ones…
Sebastopol Times
…a day of music and community building along South High Street in Sebastopol!