Waylon Rector on guitar, and Soraya Sebghati on lead vocals, were amongst the many kids from the Paul Green School of Rock (Hollywood) summer camp who performed on Sunday at the Venice Festival, a two-day event that took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 15 and 16.
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