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Tom Ralston’s All Star 15-piece band will be playing at The Rio Theatre on December 1st 2018 at 7pm. Tom will be playing his original songs from each of his 2-CD’s Ruminations and Nomads and Nightingales. In addition the Band will play some songs on the 3rd CD Written in the Stars to be released in 2019.
You can get a good gist of Tom’s music and the fabulous musicians who play with him on Facebook. Follow us!
Background music in this beautiful video courtesy of Tom Ralston.
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(Note: TRC has won 17-national awards in 20-years…just sayin :) )
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Local artist Terra Dawson and Casey Coonerty Protti of Bookshop Santa Cruz cut the ribbon on a new community bench donated by the local bookshop, constructed in San Lorenzo Park by Tom Ralston and painted by local artist Terra Dawson.
DAN COYRO — SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL
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On Sunday August 28th Videographer Peter McGiddeon called Tom and asked if he would say a few words on video for the Santa Cruz time capsule that was to be buried for Santa Cruz’s 150th Birthday and unearthed in 50 years.
Tom said “sure” and was among other interviewees including George Ow Jr., his son William Ow, former Senator Bruce McPherson, The Great Morgani and the owners of Hoffman’s Restaurant.
As part of the production, they were going to make dry martini’s that are famous at Hoffman’s to toast with. Tom expressed that he hasn’t had a drink since for almost 29 years so could they please use water in his martini glass instead of Gin.
In the video, Tom spoke about how grateful he is to be a Santa Cruzan, and how incredible it was that he has been asked to do so many milestone projects around Santa Cruz. He was asked about the picture used at the Gail Rich Awards and also on his first CD cover showing Tom half in concrete and half in a black tuxedo. Tom also said hello to his children (daughter Rachelle, sons Matt, Zach and Anthony; and Grandchildren Kailey and Tytus) and then said “let’s toast.”
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TRC wins three awards at the 2016 World of Concrete two for the Santa Cruz Roundabout’s Best Video and Best Specialty Project, and also for the Aruba Project which won Best Cast-In-Place.
Tom Ralston Concrete is tingling with excitement and would like to share the honor of being on the cover of this month’s Concrete Décor Magazine. A decorative concrete company getting on the cover of Concrete Décor Magazine is like a Rock Band getting on the cover of The Rolling Stone! The Concrete Décor Cover shot is taken from our Aruba project which also won a first place national award for Best Cast in Place concrete and In addition the magazine writes about TRC winning a total of 3-first place national awards in Las Vegas this year.
Check out the Concrete Decor Magazine April 2016 for a truly honoring article about the winning projects done by the TRC Team.
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by Anne Balogh, ConcreteNetwork.com
Just steps away from the Caribbean and its white sandy beaches, this modern oceanfront home in Aruba blends in seamlessly with its surroundings, using concrete throughout to juxtapose the home’s modern aesthetic with the breathtaking view.
“The homeowners had looked at other floor surfaces and concrete was by far and away a material they had their hearts set on,” says Tom Ralston, president of Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, Calif. In 2012, Ralston was recruited by the home’s architect, Gary Ostermann, to tackle this challenging long-distance project, which involved pouring and hand finishing 16,000 square feet of interior and exterior concrete, including upper floors, lower floors, cantilevered stairs, a pool deck, and the side and front entries.
“The homeowners chose concrete functionally because they are in such close proximity to the beach and knew that sand would be constantly brought into the home and wreak havoc with carpet or hardwood. Aesthetically they liked concrete because the house was modern, and a material that could look organic with clean smooth lines would be best for their tastes,” says Ralston.