SAN CARLOS, MEXICO -  More than a dozen of the top singers and musicians of the 1960s music era gathered for an unprecedented  event. at the Paradiso Hotel Resort, to benefit San Carlos' non profit emergency medical service, RESCATE,  and CASA de la CULTURA of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. The well known musical stars donated their talents for two Main Stage Concerts, Sunday Dec. 7 and Monday Dec. 8, 2003.

On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 7:00pm, San Carlos and Guaymas was hit by the full force of Hurricane Marty causing widespread destruction of homes and businesses. The RESCATE ambulance rescue were heroes many times over.  Funds from the Festival in December will replenish the emergency medical supplies  seriously depleted during the hurricane..

On Saturday Dec. 6 during the festival , the PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL of SAN CARLOS hosted "Para Los Ninos."  Gifted music students at Casa de la Cultura, a  non profit providing free after school music education to the children of Guaymas,  enjoyed a Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar master class with  featured guitarist Peter Childs (Knob Lick Upper 10,000) and a concert from Chris Montez and Eddie Ponder (Spanky and Our Gang, Flying Burrito Brothers).  Students also received donated musical instruments including FIVE new guitars generously provided by Guitar Center of Tucson, Arizona.

Opening the festival, Dec 5  was "Songs After Sunset,"  an old fashioned hoot night!  Folks dusted off old guitars to join us on the beach.  Bobby Sahlen held down the stage until the bus arrived from the airport with the featured performers.  About 70 people stayed to enjoy spontaneous jams with Chris Montez, Ethan Edward and Peter Childs.
Performing individually and in groups for the two Main Stage Concerts were: