Patrick Landeza's Book Release Gala "From the Island of Berkeley"

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EXCLUSIVE BOOK RELEASE GALA W/ AUTHOR PATRICK LANDEZA HOSTED BY BROOK LEE WITH MUSICAL GUESTS:  MIKE DAYAO, MELVIN GUTIERREZ, JIMMY DUHIG, AND BEN HEVEROH FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM  |  EVENT 7:00PM - 10:00PM HOLY REDEEMER CENTER 8945 GOLF LINKS ROAD, OAKLAND, CA $35 / PERSON LIVE MUSIC |BOOK READING/SIGNING | PUPUS | NO HOST BAR Hawaiian slack key guitarist PATRICK LANDEZA SAYS “I’m not a writer; I’m a storyteller.” In his memoir "_FROM THE ISLAND OF BERKELEY_" his storytelling gives readers a glimpse of what it was like to learn the art of slack key guitar from some of the masters of the genre – Raymond Kāne, Dennis Kamakahi, Cyril Pahinui, and George Kuo. In the process of learning slack key, LANDEZA CONNECTED WITH HIS CULTURAL ROOTS AND LAID TO REST THE INSECURITIES THAT WERE IMPLANTED IN HIS MIND BY PEOPLE WHO QUESTIONED HIS HAWAIIAN IDENTITY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT BORN IN HAWAI`i. "_FROM THE ISLAND OF BERKELEY_" provides an entertaining and moving insight to the struggles and triumphs of one of today’s leading Hawaiian slack key guitarists, who just happened to be born on the other side of the Pacific.   VISIT PATRICK LANDEZA ONLINE AT www.patricklandeza.com [http://patricklandeza.com/]