Harker’s own all-girl pop band, the Pizookies, has been hard at it, wrapping up their summer before heading off to college. The six girls, five grads and one current student, have been performing at a variety of venues and donating the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Their latest triumph was an all-ages CD-release show at The Venue in San Jose. The Pizookie sound was described in the San Jose Mercury News as “quirky, big-hearted folk-pop with touches of glockenspiel, violin and saxophone.” Read all about the effort these generous young women are making at their Web Site, http://www.thepizookies.com/

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