Ranch & Coast Magazine's enduring commitment to the community takes center stage at a special anniversary celebration. In honor of Ranch & Coast’s 60th birthday, the magazine will celebrate the privilege of serving the San Diego community for six decades. Ranch & Coast's diamond anniversary presents the perfect opportunity to honor the other San Diego businesses, organizations, and institutions also celebrating their own milestones this year, from Petco Park at 20 years young and Belly Up at 50 to the venerable San Diego Natural History Museum, which marks 150 years of science, research, and pure wonder in our magnificent city. Event attendees will enjoy a welcome cocktail, hosted bites from a stellar lineup of the area’s best chefs, special surprises, and an exclusive performance by Bonnie Foster Productions, the official legacy brand of Wayne Foster Entertainment — in concert for the first time at the Belly Up!

Our Family History

Then & Now
I am the fourth and youngest daughter of two very unique and special individuals, Marin and Wayne Foster, who have a magical, musical love story. After decades of producing and performing, Wayne and Marin created a legacy as the masters of special event entertainment, producing live musical experiences for special events nationally.

My father, Wayne Foster, a totally blind since birth musician and entrepreneur, started playing an instrument at age 3 when his mother told him that if he wanted to have a family, he needed to have a skill to earn a living to support a wife and children. So he learned the Accordion, then graduated to the Piano and by his 12th birthday was winning cash and prize contests on TV and even played the piano impromptu at the White House on a grade school field trip.

My mother, Marin Foster, a true angel, came into the picture when she was 16 and Wayne was 17, She attended a fundraiser dinner dance in New York where Wayne was playing in his band. Marin went up to Wayne on a dare and touched his hand (he could not see Marin due to his being totally blind)….without a flinch Wayne immediately responded to Marin's touch by gently placing his hand on top of hers and at that moment they both say that they knew they would be together forever, and they were together since that night for over 70 years.

Wayne arranged music and voice lessons for Marin in New York City and soon Marin was a very important and talented part of the act. Their band , Wayne Foster Music, was hired for society parties, at country clubs and for inaugurations at the White House. They experienced much success in New York, got married, had four daughters and in 1972 decided to move to California for better weather.

They basically started over in 1972, basing their business out of Southern California, as they built their client list and fan club one successful party at a time. They brought the East Coast Big Band leaders’ style out to California, like Lester Lanin and Peter Duchin, whose format of Continuous Music, Blending the Generations, playing Show Tunes and European Music for worldly, well traveled audiences proved to be successful and well received. They produced live musical entertainment for weddings, anniversaries, milestone birthdays, corporate events and fundraisers since they landed in SoCal. Their four daughters, Susan, Jackie, Nancy and myself, Bonnie, all learned music and became part of the act and subsequently part of the family business.