Spend your Thursday evening with free live music by Brad Parese, great drinks, food, and late-night plant shopping at the Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery.

Admission to the Plaza and live music is free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, including fresh craft beer from our beverage sponsor and 1% for the Planet partner, Headlands Brewing. If you’d like to explore the Garden, paid admission is required. Garden Members enjoy free admission year-round.

Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Outside food is welcome, but outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Thank you to our beer sponsor:

About Brad Parese:

Born and raised in the East Bay, Brad Parese is a guitarist, classically trained baritone, and music educator. He serves as the Music Teacher at two elementary schools in San Ramon, CA, is the Baritone section leader of the Blackhawk Chorus, is a founding member of the Napa-based chamber choir Aeternum, and makes regular appearances as a chorister with the GRAMMY® Award winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus.