Upcoming Events

Nora Jane Struthers has been on the ACMA radar for a few years, and we’re thrilled to finally welcome her to Fort Myers! Get ready for an unforgettable performance — Nora Jane has it all: outstanding songwriting, exceptional guitar playing, and a voice that truly shines. She brings it all together for a show you won’t want to miss. Intensely energetic live performances; lyrical vulnerability in a blend of ’90s alt country, roadhouse blues, rootsy power pop, and straightforward honky-tonk……

The ACMA and The Alliance Of The Arts are once again partnering to bring exceptional live music to our Area. Brian Smalley is well known throughout Florida and beyond for his exceptional guitar picking, his gift for lyrics and his unique take on well known classics. He’s always a crowd favorite and particularly an ACMA favorite. He’s been called a “triple threat” and brings not only a fantastic music experience but also leaves the audience smiling and happy through his…

Heather Pierson is a New Hampshire based singer/songwriter, pianist, song leader, and performer with a passion for cultivating joy, both onstage and off. With a toe in each of the realms of New Orleans jazz, blues, vocal chants, instrumental piano, and folk, her multi-genre songwriting places her firmly in a category all her own, one honed by decades of diligent practice and curious exploration. Whether solo, as a duo, with her trio, or in a community sing, Heather’s live performances…

The Collaboratory has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present FREE outdoor concerts featuring all-original music by talented local singer-songwriters. 🌟 ✨ Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening under the stars! (Shows will be outdoors, weather permitting.) This is a beautiful park like setting a perfect place for the concert. The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to supporting original music. Each showcase features three artists sharing their songs, the stories behind them,…

The ACMA is delighted to once again host the venerable Roy Book Binder at our ACMA Alliance Concert series. Sunday Feb 8th Doors at 2:30 Show at 3:00 Tickets at www.artinlee.org $20 for ACMA members/$25 General Public. If you've not been to a Roy Book Binder show you're in for a treat...he is a true national treasure. If it's your first time, it won't be your last. As Roy says he is "on tour with no parole" Roy Book Binder…

ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park.   The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented local artists. Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for an evening under the stars.   The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to promoting original music by local singer-songwriters. Each showcase features artists sharing their songs, the stories behind them, and a lifetime of experiences— Prepare…

Need plans for Valentine's Day? The ACMA listening room has you covered. Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He began his full-time songwriting career in the late 1990s after signing a publishing deal with Eaton Music Limited. In London, he collaborated with top-tier performers before moving to Paris in 2001, where he formed his own quartet and began performing regularly. Since relocating to the United States in 2006, Wates has made his home between New…

The ACMA and the Calusa Nature Center are thrilled to welcome Dan Navarro and Kevin John Allen to the Music Under the Stars series. Dan is an ACMA favorite at our All Faiths Venue and we are excited to share his talents at our series in collaboration with one of our partner non-profits. Doors open at 6:30, Show at 7:00 PM Tickets will be available at calusanature.orgACMA/Nature Center members $18/general public $20. Here’s a bit about Dan Navarro! Dan Navarro’s…

Muriel Anderson performs on a 20-string harp-guitar and her facility across multiple genres, combined with gentle sense of humor, is revered by audiences and guitarists worldwide. She is the first woman to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Guitar Player Magazine lists her as one of the top 50 guitarists of all time and she has recently been listed among the top ten female guitarists, yet it will be her uplifting songs and compositions that will be her lasting legacy.…

A vocal harmony duo fifteen years in the making, Moors & McCumber have done more than just endear themselves to fans - they’ve built a genuine community. Bridging the gap between classic folk rock and present day Americana, they write heartfelt songs directly inspired by life’s experiences. With their latest record, released in 2023, 'Wired to the Moon,' they have created some of their most compelling work to date. The sound of Moors & McCumber is adventurous, eclectic, and endlessly…

Being diversified is Ruth Wyand’s specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm alto voice Ruth plays a mix of Americana, jazz, blues, folk, country with a portion of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in. Her songwriting is universal, using a melting pot of styles with lyrics that are timeless, relatable, emotionally resonant, sometimes witty, sometimes serious but always human and genuine. Ruth presents a mixture of originals with poignant lyrics as well as well-crafted…

Doors at 2:30 Show at 3:00 Tickets at www.artinlee.org $20 for ACMA members/$25 General Public. The ACMA Alliance Concert series for March proudly presents Kray Van Kirk a fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray Van Kirk has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, but he set science aside to write songs, tell stories and summon heroes. "We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart," he says, "and the stories are all true. There is…

ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park.   The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented local artists. Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for an evening under the stars.   The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to promoting original music by local singer-songwriters. Each showcase features artists sharing their songs, the stories behind them, and a lifetime of experiences— Prepare…

Betty Soo is as Texan as they come. Raised outside Houston by first-generation Korean immigrant parents, educated at UT, she grew up listening to the Great American songbook and country radio. Older sisters led her to the world of singer/songwriters, and nights spent at The Cactus Café and Hole In The Wall turned her on to the legacy of Texas song. Her 2007 solo disc, Little Tiny Secrets, garnered heavy regional airplay; 2009’s Heat Sin Water Sin produced by Gurf…

Tret Fure began her career at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest. At 19, she moved to LA in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album Mousetrap. She went on to record her own album Tret Fure in 1973, on MCA/UNI Records, with the late Lowell George of Little Feat as her…

The ACMA always is happy to have Jon Shain back, this time in a new location.....The Planetarium at Calusa Nature Center. Hailing from Durham, NC, Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who's been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work, and his evolved musical style - combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime. Jon has released nine solo albums to date, along with two albums with duo partner FJ Ventre, a Jon Shain…

The ACMA is excited for Damon Fowler's debut on our stage! “Fowler is as expressive a songwriter as he is a singer and instrumentalist. He’s preaching an otherworldly, Americana-themed gospel from a six-stringed pulpit. He is a roots guitar guru.” -LIVING BLUES Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues of Tampa Red to jazz greats Cannonball and Nat Adderley to former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts to The Outlaws. Tampa’s Damon Fowler, a masterful…