The May 10 Day on the Green will feature performances from six student bands and other groups, as well as food and vendor booths. The event, which takes place on the lawn in front of Los Gatos High School, is intended to serve as an alcohol- and drug-free activity for students on a weekend.

"I think it's a really great opportunity for kids to come together and listen to music," said Erica Janoff, a junior at Leigh who is marketing the concert at her school. "I just like everything that it stands for."

Scheduled to play are Los Gatos High bands Mic Dynamics, Drown it Out and The Fine Print; Leigh band The Genues; Habanero, which has both Los Gatos High and Leigh members; and Out of Fiction, comprised of St. Francis High School students. Wrapping up the evening is Extra Large, which is fronted by Los Gatos High football coach Russ Leal.

In addition to bands, event organizers have lined up a series of vendors who will present their wares, including skateboards, clothing, beaded jewelry, caricature drawings and desserts. Spunout Records, a local label founded by Smashmouth frontman Steve Harwell, will also be at the Day on the Green.

Janoff, who will also MC the event, said she envisions the day to have "a really energetic atmosphere where people can really let loose and enjoy themselves, just enjoy life and music, especially with what's going on in the world right now."

Although Day on the Green was originally the brainchild of Debby Lid, adult advisor to Los Gatos High's Friday Night Live, Lid said, "I wanted the concert to be expressly for teenagers, with no adult ideas of what would be fun. There're a lot of things for younger kids and a lot of things for adults, but the teens get lost."

Friday Night Live partnered with A Place for Teens to coordinate the concert as well as look for volunteers and raise interest. While A Place for Teens co-president Lee Fagot has been responsible for obtaining the appropriate permits and Lid has taken care of logistics, such as arranging for out-of-town vendors, both emphasize that it's the students on the organizing committee who have been responsible for brainstorming and following through on ideas.

"It's a teen event—organized by teens, facilitated by teens," Fagot said. "The kids wanted something that was really their own in terms of celebrating music."

"We just kind of built it up from scratch," said Los Gatos High junior Sally Stanton, who has been involved since the very beginning. "We've all been putting in a lot of work."

One of the youth's ideas was a playoff that took place earlier this month. Two performing bands had already been chosen from previously submitted demo tapes, but a pre-show was scheduled to pick the others as well as raise awareness of the Day on the Green.

Concert promoter Eric Fanali, who is booking the event, said the preliminary show had a turnout of about 200. At the playoff, the audience voted for reggae band Habanero, acoustic performer The Fine Print and hip-hop group Mic Dynamics, which, Fanali said, "is the tightest band, as far as sound goes."

With rock bands Out of Fiction and The Genues, Fanali said Day on the Green will offer musical styles for a variety of tastes. "In the end, it'll be a really good buffet of rock & roll," Fanali said. "A lot of people overlook high school music. But teenage musicians, they really got it."

Senior David Kleinschmidt is the Los Gatos High counterpart to Janoff. Kleinschmidt, who is a member of Mic Dynamics, said he was initially interested because he wanted people to hear his band. "I just love playing music," he said. Now Kleinschmidt is putting up fliers and giving announcements at school and local music stores.

"It will definitely be fun. I'm just not sure about the crowd," Kleinschmidt said.

Fagot said he is hoping for an audience of 400 or 500—not impossible, given the turnout at the Battle of the Bands. "We'd like the adults to come play with us, and older and younger siblings as well," Fagot said.

"What I'm really hoping is to have the whole place filled," Stanton said. "I would just love to have a whole lot of people."

Tickets, at $5 each, are on sale at the respective schools, and Lid can be reached at 408.353.5634 for more information. The event starts at noon and ends at 6 p.m. Proceeds will go to the Passion in Music scholarship fund, established in memory of Los Gatos High senior Eric Quesada, who was Kleinschmidt's best friend and a member of Mic Dynamics.