NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Return to the Greek!
Celebrate 40 Years of Rex at the Greek! We are thrilled to announce a momentous milestone for the Rex Foundation – 40 years of spreading joy, support, and positive change through $10 million in grants that have been awarded to over 1,400 notable non-profit...
A Little Thanksgiving Karaoke for Rex
Singing for Rex: Cubensis Brings Back a Beloved Thanksgiving TraditionOver the years, Southern California's Cubensis has been a strong supporter of Rex -- and a big part of that is their beloved annual Thanksgiving Potluck Feast and Karaoke, offering all those so...
What a Night! Hot Tuna Electric’s Fillmore Finale
What a Night! Hot Tuna Electric's Fillmore Finale Our annual gathering at the Fillmore was especially sweet this year, as it was also Hot Tuna's final electric performance ever at The Fillmore. Jorma, Jack, and drummer Justin Guip, joined by Larry Campbell and Teresa...
Cubensis, Rex, Karaoke… A Beloved Thanksgiving Tradition Returns November 26
A Beloved Thanksgiving Tradition Returns! Back in 2009, Southern California’s own Cubensis launched what was to become a beloved annual holiday tradition – a post-Thanksgiving potluck feast, followed by music at The Mint in LA. Cubensis, and their late founder Craig...
Trombone Shorty Academy Checks In
Trombone Shorty Academy Checks InLast year, 2022 Ralph J. Gleason Award recipient the Trombone Shorty Foundation sent some amazing young musicians from the Trombone Shorty Academy to our December celebration at the Fillmore. It was a triumphant, uplifting experience...
Remembering Bill Graham
For many years now, Rex has presented the Bill Graham Award in memory of our founding board member Bill Graham, who we still miss following his untimely passing in 1991. And we often get the question from those who came along later, who WAS Bill Graham? Entire...
Jesse McReynolds
We were so sorry to learn of the passing of bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds earlier this month, and send our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones. Back in 2010, McReynolds released a CD paying tribute to the songs of Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia --...
Herb Greene’s Legendary Photos at Haight Street Art Center Through May 28
If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to go to the Haight Street Art Center and check out The Haight-Ashbury Experience and the Pursuit of Happiness - The Photography of Herb Greene, a groundbreaking exhibition presenting the first career-long retrospective of San...
Earth Day Marin – You’re Invited!
Recent Rex grantee Green Change invites you to help celebrate the planet at Earth Day Marin, Sunday, April 23, from 1-5 p.m. at the Mill Valley Community Center. Tickets are free! Read all about it: Earth Day Marin: Create a better world Celebrate Earth Day and help...
Wayne Shorter 1933-2023
We're saddened to learn of the passing of legendary jazz great Wayne Shorter. Read the obituary in Relix Back in 2015, Rex presented a grant to Creative Realization Group to support Mr. Shorter's project to develop an opera based on the classical Greek tragedy...