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SUMMARY:Open Mic  2pm-4pm.  FREE
DESCRIPTION:Sunday April 2nd   2-4 pm \nACMA Circle\, Open Mic  2pm-4pm.  FREE \nAll Faiths Unitarian Congregation\, On McGregor \nSomething different rather than our normal songwriters Circle. We are changing this Sunday’s Circle into an open mic. The Open Mic is Open to members and nonmembers that play Original Americana style music.  \nYou will peform on a stage\, with professional sound and a recording that will be emailed to you.  You will also get a professional photo taken.  Do not expect to play more than one song depending on the turnout. \nIf you’ve been wondering what the ACMA is all about\, this is your opportunity to find out\, and why we have over 80 singer-songwriter’s as members. Come\, meet and hear your peers. Learn more about our songwriters circle\, that has been running  continuously for over 10 years. 
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/open-mic-2pm-4pm-free/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Ordinary Elephant in Concert! Barbara Chamberlain Opens
DESCRIPTION:Anything BUT ordinary\, the ACMA is excited to have the Ordinary Elephant\, Pete and Crystal Damore\, on our stage for the first time!\nInternational Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs\, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world.\nInterestingly\, if not ironically\, in order to accomplish this new work\, Crystal and Pete had to set aside the work they’d done previously\, as a veterinary cardiologist and a computer programmer\, respectively. The two met at an open mic in College Station\, Texas\, in 2009 and soon moved to Houston together. With her on acoustic guitar/lead vocals and him on clawhammer banjo/harmony vocals\, the work of music continued on the side as both had full-time jobs\, until they threw all caution to the wind and hit the road in an RV.\nAs Crystal notes\, “The choices we make are not easy or safe but they are important. Indeed\, every of us has a heritage\, a legacy\, a story\, of which we are part\, for better and for worse. Each moment and memory a lesson leading us to who we will be.”\nOrdinary Elephant makes every word count as it rises from their chests to their tongues.\nhttps://www.ordinaryelephant.net/\nOpening the show isBarbara Chamberlain \nHer passion for playing the guitar and singing harmony at every chance she gets led her to becoming one of the founding board members of the ACMA.\nNow that she is back to her beloved Southwest Florida\, after some time in Michigan\, you might find her performing several decades of multi genre music alone or with friends\, while she works towards producing a CD. When not making music with her friends from Naples to Pine Island\, she will be saving the bees\, kayaking or fishing. \nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor donations:\nMembers – $12\nGeneral Public – $18
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/ordinary-elephant-in-concert-barbara-chamberlin-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza\, Karen Cohen \, Dan Philgreen\, Bruce Gallant
DESCRIPTION:Karen Cohen \, Dan Philgreen\, Bruce Gallant\nThe Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, to offer FREE concerts of all original music by local Artists. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater\, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket\, shows will be moved to the meeting rooms located next to the amphitheater if needed depending on weather.\nThe ACMA is a Fort Myers based not for profit promoting local artists who perform original songs. What to expect\, you will hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences in song and the inspiration behind the songs. Be prepared to enjoy an evening of professional quality acoustic Americana music. Americana music is a coming together of blues\, roots\, folk \, bluegrass\, and country. Lots of room to spread out so bring a friend.\n\nKaren Cohen\,\nA lifelong guitar player and visual artist\, Karen is used to focusing on creative pursuits. Whatever form her creative “Flow-du-Jour” takes\, she generally excels. Whether it is singing and picking songs from the 60’s folk revival\, Jumping on a Memphis Minnie guitar lick\, or Sliding on some Old Delta Blues\, she has fans at guitar circles\, open mics and at a few from the ACMA. Over the past few years Karen has been writing her own songs. A new form of creating for her\, but as she put’s it; “It all comes from the same Source… I love get to the essence of Emotion. Whether Carved from the trunk of a Black Walnut tree\, Burned with acid into a printmaker’s plate\, or coming up with a new melody to illuminate a lyric\, emotion is the ceaseless source of my expression.”\n\nDan Philgreen\,\nAfter failed attempts at violin and piano\, Dan Philgreen picked up the guitar in the 7th grade. Like many of his age he was very influenced by the many singer-songwriters that were at the height of their popularity during the 70’s when he was in high school\, as well as the folk-rock bands of that era\, such as Crosby\, Stills\, and Nash. He has played in church for much of his life but has also always had a love for folk music which never had much of an outlet before his moving to Fort Myers. The founding of the Americana Community Music Association opened a door of opportunity to develop and share his music in a community of folks who are also passionate about this genre. Though he dabbled in song-writing earlier in his life and had a few songs to his credit\, the inspiration of the ACMA’s songwriter’s circle spurred him to write many more songs over the past few years. His playing has also developed to a higher point in the last decade and he says that\, with age\, his voice is finally starting to cooperate as well. Dan’s songs are based on his observations of life and the beauty he sees in the world. They deal with the challenges of life honestly\, but always attempt to leave the listener with hope.\n\nBruce Gallant “Music was always a part of my life.Family jamborees were a constant part of my family life. My Mom\, uncles and numerous relatives and friends\, all sang and played music .It was just part of life for me.\nI started writing songs in my late 20’s and have never stopped.Anything of importance in my life is in one of my songs. It is not a choice for me to write anymore than breathing is. I need to write to survive”.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-at-the-plaza-karen-cohen-dan-philgreen-bruce-gallant/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mean Mary in Concert! JD Lashley open
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to our ACMA stage…Mean Mary! Come meet and hear one of the most talented and engaging performers you will ever hear.\nMary James\, the youngest of 6 children\, learned to read music before she could read words and was an official singer/songwriter before she’d started her first day of kindergarten. With the help of her mom\, she wrote her theme song “Mean Mary from Alabam’.” The press immediately baptized her with this handle\, and she’s been Mean Mary ever since. It was clear that Mary had the appetite and talent for music and writing.\nMary was now playing guitar\, banjo and fiddle. She recorded her first album at age six\, and spent five hours a day on instrumental and vocal practice along with her live performances. At the end of the second grade\, she went into home study and also started appearing daily on the Country Boy Eddie Show\, a regional TV program out of Birmingham\, Alabama. During this time\, she also appeared regularly in Nashville\, Tennessee at the Nashville Palace\, on the Nashville Network\, the Elvis Presley Museum\, and on Printer’s Alley.\nA horrendous car accident almost ended Mary’s singing career..her right vocal cord was paralyzed. Music was her life. She was not and did not give up! The hard road to recovery began.\nToday she produces music\, produces videos (her YouTube videos have received over 15 million visits)\, tours extensively across the US and overseas\, is co-writing a novel trilogy about the music world\, and is an endorsing artist for Deering Banjos. The Deerings have named her their Goodtime Ambassador. Mary plays 11 instruments and has recorded 16 albums\, her newest being Cold. There is not room here to tell the whole life story of Mean Mary\, but if you would like to hear more of it\, come listen as she once again brings her talent to our ACMA stage!!\nmeanmary.com\nOpening the show is ACMA member\, JD Lashley\, If singer songwriter/ troubadour Todd Snider had dropped his kid brother on his head\, he’d have probably wound up a lot like JD Lashley. JD works hard and writes harder\, trying to pluck jokes and rhymes out of the grind. His style is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music\, and he’s not afraid to sneak in a little Hip Hop… Something for everyone.\nDoor donations:\nMembers – $12\nGeneral Public – $18\nTickets are available at the door.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/mean-mary-in-concert-jd-lashley-open/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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