Concert Jam Nurtures Love of Real Music
Come see an acoustic concert jam featuring four bands and a variety of music genres from 1 to 9 pm Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center.
The Bootleggers, Pat Willis & Friends, The Smoke Creek Rounders, and Eric Landes will be playing blues, rock, country, folk, and bluegrass. The featured bands also will collaborate with other musicians on stage and invite guests to try new things along with them.
Don’t even try to find autotune at this event, which is all about real and natural musical talent and working together. Let these bands nurture local music connections and promote a love and appreciation of handmade music.
If the concert is right in the middle of your dinner time, don’t fret. A lasagna dinner will be available for an additional cost.
After the concert jam, stick around for a contra dance which will be led by caller Elgin Perry and the Southern Maryland Open Hand.
What’s in store for the day:
1 to 4:30 pm Song Circles & Jamming
4:30 to 5 pm Lasagna Dinner
5 to 7 pm Evening Concert Jam – The Bootleggers, Pat Willis and Friends, The Smoke Creek Rounders, and Eric Landes Band
7 to 9 pm Contra Dance with Sargon Dejesus and the Southern Maryland Open Band
Admission to this family-friendly event is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and military, $3 for youth, and children 5 and younger are admitted free.
This event is a collaboration of several organizations, including Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, Calvert Library, and Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance. It is a program of the Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly.
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie Garden is located just off Route 2-4 on Dowell Road in Solomons, MD. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than 35 works of art on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Garden also presents a variety of award-winning special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs. Annmarie Garden’s Studio School offers creative classes for all ages and abilities taught by a talented faculty.
Annmarie Garden is open 9 am to 5 pm daily; the Murray Arts Building and Gift Shop are open 10 am to 5 pm daily.
For more information about all Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly activities, visit the Annmarie Garden website, listed above, or call 410-326-4640.
For more about Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, visit their Leader member page.
