2010 Main Stage Entertainment

California Beach Party

Hey, all you hodads and gremmies! Surf's up with California Beach Party.

California Beach Party is a 6-piece band that plays music from the early '60s, surf-music era by groups like the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, the Ventures, the Surfaris, Dick Dale, and more. Not only that, but we mix in Summer music from any era. Songs like Soak Up the Sun, Hot Hot Hot, Summertime Blues, What I Like About You, Kokomo, and Three Little Birds (Don't Worry 'Bout a Ting). We also play all the “dance songs,” including the Twist, the Limbo, the Hokey-Pokey, and the Hand Jive. Our number one goal is to turn any party into a great party.

Our show is interactive. We demonstrate all the above-mentioned dances and we encourage sing-alongs. After one of our shows, you'll swear you were just on the set of one of those campy Frankie and Annette movies. We're not happy unless everybody is dancing, singing and sweating along with us.

Whether we're in Hawaii, Santa Cruz, or a ballroom with sand on the floor, we're ready to party!

Steve Bayner - Hypnotist

From a magician as a child performing for the neighborhood, to a garage band in junior high school, an actor in the making in college and even a dance instructor, Steve Bayner found his niche and passion as a stage hypnotist. “Hypnotizing people”, says Steve “is something I love”. “Each show is different as each personality is different. Every show is a challenge with new people and new experiences.” Often, Steve has been asked if he was born with the skill to hypnotize people. The answer is “NO”. Hypnosis is a skill that is developed through years of study and dedication. The combination of wit, stage presence, over four and a half hours of solid material to draw from, and a very charismatic stage personality are a few of the other reasons for the shows success. Steve’s crowds are standing room only wherever he goes, he always leaves them laughing and wanting more. The Steve Bayner ~ Hypnotist Show was once recognized as the best performing hypnotist show in America by the President of the Washington Hypnosis Society. To be recognized by your peers, says it all.

At the age of twenty, Steve attended college and began studying hypnotism, finding hypnosis fascinating. Combining his early entertainment experience, and his knowledge of hypnosis, at the age of twenty-two, The Steve Bayner ~Hypnotist Show was born. Today, The Steve Bayner Hypnotist Show is one of the most sought after, successful shows of its kind. Steve has performed before millions of people each year at fairs, corporate events, conventions, colleges, casinos and innumerable special events. Steve has worked with such stars as Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, Debbie Dunning (The Tool Time Girl), Three Dog Night, Juice Newton, Paul Revere and the Raiders, E.L.O. and the Little River Band, to name a few. His show has been performed all over the United States as well as abroad, being featured on television, radio, in newspapers and magazines, and even on his own cable television show.

Mighty Mites

Rick, Juan and Tony from Hollister.

2010 Patio Stage Entertainment

Terrell and Takako

Terrell and Takako, a husband-and–wife variety duo, perform as jugglers, magicians, mimes, unicyclists, and paperfolders for audiences of all ages throughout the world. Equally adept as stage, street, or strolling entertainers, this couple has delighted audiences in Canada, Japan, and the United States.

Terrell and Takako have performed at conventions, corporate events, fairs, festivals, colleges, hotels, schools, clubs, and theme parks. Their show includes selections from more than 20 routines involving more than 20 types of props. During one five-year period this couple performed more than 5000 shows at Huis Ten Bosch, a European resort in southern Japan!

Terrell’s career highlights include performing as Tokyo Disneyland’s first juggler, mime, and clown; teaching at the famous Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Clown College; and studying mime with legendary French mime Marcel Marceau.

Takako was the featured subject of a 1991 Japanese television documentary chronicling here juggling debut in the United States and Japan; she has taught paper folding in Canada and the United States.
Terrell and Takako reside in Ontario, California with their only dog, Tippy.

The Shan Johnson Band

The Shan Johnson Band performs classic rock 'n' roll. The nucleus of the band has been together for over 20 years and performed last year at the Monterey County Fair. The energetic rock band features lead singer Jeff Pereira, the mayor of King City. The Shan Johnson Band has become one of the most popular bands in the Salinas Valley.

2010 Grounds & Variety Stage Entertainment

Our Boys Steel Drum

These musicians brighten up the atmosphere with their festive Caribbean rhythms and the unique and exciting sound of their steel drums.

Circus Imagination

Circus Imagination is a family owned and operated business that has been travelling around the west coast of the US for more than a quarter of a century teaching kids how to have fun in an old-fashioned way: far from televisions and video-games! The main concept of the participatory show is helping them use their imaginations and find their creativity. First the Ringmaster tells them a story of an old time circus, then they learn about their acts, dress up, and are now ready to perform under their own Big Top.

Starting with Tina the Tightrope Walker who climbs a make-believe ladder 100 feet in the air, followed by Sandow The Strongman, Clarence the Clown, Marco the Lion Tamer and his Ferocious Animals, Believe It Or Not, The Butterfly Ballet, Champagne Sisters, Dead Eye McBang, The Amazing Animal Parade and finishing up with Zazelle, The Human Cannonball: who is shot out of a cannon.

The show can take from four to forty kids, picked right out of the audience, so no rehearsal is necessary. They dress up in colorful costumes that drop right over their clothes and are invited to explore their senses of imagination, resourcefulness and creativity on the stage. The Ringmaster explains the acts to the audience as the children perform- mentally rewarding the kids……..

The children are not the only ones captured by the show’s magic: the whole audience is moved by this captivating little circus, cheering for the kids and applauding with enthusiasm on every single queue. “Now I know how to make my own circus in my own backyard,” a 7 year old girl said.

Dennis Forel - Ballonacy

Dennis Forel, with a repertoire of over 108 different animals is considered one of America’s foremost balloon Sculptors. He has been a professional performer since the Ides of March 1975. Though Forel has performed in Alaska, Mexico, Japan, and the Bahamas, he is usually found plying his trade throughout the Western United States. As a balloon sculptor, Forel has performed at State and County Fairs, amusement parks such as Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland, Six Flags, Busch Gardens, The Queen Mary and Nagasaki Holland Village in Japan, as well as shopping centers and night clubs.

Besides his balloons, Dennis Forel has been gaining a reputation for being the “Ambassador of Goodwheel” wherever he rides his replica Turn-of-the-Century, Pennyfarthing style bicycle. With a front wheel of 52 inches, Dennis rides “head and shoulders” above the crowd.

Dennis Forel is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, better known as the Magical Castle in Hollywood, California, where he has been a regular performer for over 20 years.

Fables of the West

These outrageous cowpokes from the Old West and their trusty steeds have been keeping people in stitches everywhere they ride. No two performances by the Fables of the West are ever alike, whether it's their strollin' improve act or their equestrian drill team antics. One of their main goals is to make the guests they meet feel like they're part of the show.

Johnny Gi-Tar

Come and enjoy the song stylings of Gilroy's own Johnny Gi-Tar. He sings Hispanic, English and variety songs while accompanying himself on the guitar.

Mariachi California de Javier Vargas

Don't miss the music of this strolling 8 piece Mariachi Band on Sunday afternoon.

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