2017 summer camps
In the Sky and Under the Sea Art Camp
Instructor - Gina Sullivan-Baldauf - Art teacher, Leila Davis Elementary School
Assisted by Heather Richardson
June 12-16
10am-3pm
Ages 8-10
$160 per week per child-All supplies included
Creative Writing Camp
Instructor - Laura Kepner - Author
Do you have a wild imagination? Are you a kid who makes up adventures without ever leaving your house? Learn how to create amazing worlds, believable characters, surprising plots and solve the world's most intriguing mysteries. We'll work on short stories, news articles, and more. This camp will make writing fun and all kids are welcome, even if writing isn't your best subject. Supplies will be provided.
June 19-23
10am-2pm
Ages 7-11
$100 per week per child (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Street Art Camp
Instructor - Katie Bush - Professional Artist - www.artkatie.com
Assisted by Heather Richardson
July 10-14
10am-3pm
Ages 7-12
$160 per week per child-All supplies included (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Upcycled Art Camp
Instructor- Katie Bush - Professional Artist - www.artkatie.com
Assisted by Heather Richardson
July 17-21 10am-3pm.
Ages 7-12
$160 per week per child-All supplies included (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Classes are limited to 15 students per class per week
Instructor - Gina Sullivan-Baldauf - Art teacher, Leila Davis Elementary School
Assisted by Heather Richardson
June 12-16
10am-3pm
Ages 8-10
$160 per week per child-All supplies included
Creative Writing Camp
Instructor - Laura Kepner - Author
Do you have a wild imagination? Are you a kid who makes up adventures without ever leaving your house? Learn how to create amazing worlds, believable characters, surprising plots and solve the world's most intriguing mysteries. We'll work on short stories, news articles, and more. This camp will make writing fun and all kids are welcome, even if writing isn't your best subject. Supplies will be provided.
June 19-23
10am-2pm
Ages 7-11
$100 per week per child (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Street Art Camp
Instructor - Katie Bush - Professional Artist - www.artkatie.com
Assisted by Heather Richardson
July 10-14
10am-3pm
Ages 7-12
$160 per week per child-All supplies included (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Upcycled Art Camp
Instructor- Katie Bush - Professional Artist - www.artkatie.com
Assisted by Heather Richardson
July 17-21 10am-3pm.
Ages 7-12
$160 per week per child-All supplies included (click on Purchase Tickets link below)
Classes are limited to 15 students per class per week
EZ-RA is the solo project of Ezra Huleatt, lead singer of Black Taxi, who honed his musical craft as SHAMc's first Artist-in-Residence earlier this year. Live, he combines beats & harmonies alongside horn riffs & loops to create a monster sound that does not seem possible coming from one man. He will be playing on July 8th at Safety Harbor Art and musicCenter and is excited to premiere a bunch of brand new tracks.
Doors open 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
$10 per person
Doors open 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
$10 per person
Emily kopp (trio) concert
With music dubbed a marriage between "bluesy heartache vocals and pop songwriting smarts" (The Advocate), Emily Kopp has cultivated a career uniquely her own. She has shared stages with Matchbox 20, Brandi Carlile, Marc Cohn, Phillip Phillips, Kenny Loggins, Boyce Avenue, The Gin Blossoms, and later had the honor of presenting at the TEDxGreenville conference (2015). Kopp has released “Serendipity Find Me” (2013) and “Making Sense Of” in 2015. Later that year, she launched a new project, Midnight Riot, alongside writing partner/producer Justin Beckler. The two have since landed songs in commercials for: JetBlue, FitBit, Honey Bunches of Oats, Mary Kay, Samsung, Two Men and A Truck, VistaPrint, and more. In an ever changing music industry climate, Kopp has managed to carve out a space all her own, continuing to grow as a performer, entrepreneur, and songwriter, continuing to evolve, and connect with her audience.
June 16 - TC Carr
7:30-10:30
T.C. Carr & Bolts of Blue
is an Original, American Blues/Roots band. Harmonica man TC Carr is a exceptional vocal front man with a long earned reputation as a premier harmonica player in the United States and Europe and is a passionate Florida native singer songwriter. Truly an original band with blazing solos and musical prowess playing their own style of blues, roots and swamp music.
7:30-10:30
T.C. Carr & Bolts of Blue
is an Original, American Blues/Roots band. Harmonica man TC Carr is a exceptional vocal front man with a long earned reputation as a premier harmonica player in the United States and Europe and is a passionate Florida native singer songwriter. Truly an original band with blazing solos and musical prowess playing their own style of blues, roots and swamp music.
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Third Friday at SHAMc Stage
May 19th, 2017 It's a Ukulele Day Flash Mob Featuring It's a Ukulele Day—filming the flash mob for a future video compilation GERI X PERFORMANCE 
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Fantastic Negrito Returns!
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SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017 AT RUTH ECKERD HALL TO BENEFIT SAFETY HARBOR ART & MUSIC CENTER. GET TICKETS NOW! CONCERT IN THE INTIMATE MARGARETE HEYE GREAT ROOM...LIMITED SEATING
FANTASTIC NEGRITO IS A MAN’S TRUTH TOLD IN THE FORM OF BLACK ROOTS MUSIC. EACH SONG THE TRUE STORY OF A MUSICIAN FROM OAKLAND WHO EXPERIENCED THE HIGHS OF A MILLION DOLLAR RECORD DEAL, THE LOWS OF A NEAR FATAL CAR ACCIDENT THAT PUT HIM IN A COMA, AND IS NOW IN THE PHASE OF REBIRTH DESPITE HIS PLAYING HAND BEING MANGLED. NEGRITO’S MUSIC EMPHASIZES RAWNESS AND SPACE. SLIDE GUITAR, DRUMS, PIANO. RATHER THAN UPDATE THE DELTA BLUES, FANTASTIC NEGRITO LEAVES THE ORIGINAL SOUNDS OF LEAD BELLY AND SKIP JAMES INTACT, BUILDING BRIDGES TO A MODERN SOUND WITH LOOPS AND SAMPLES OF HIS OWN LIVE INSTRUMENTS. BUT THE PRIMARY ELEMENT THAT DRIVES FANTASTIC NEGRITO’S MUSIC IS UNCUT REALNESS AND ZERO CONCERN FOR “POP” ANYTHING. |
Comedy and Improv at SHAMc!
STUFF HAPPENS IMPROV
Dates: 2nd Thursday of Every Month Come and experience SHAMc's new resident improv group, "Stuff Happens Improv Theatre," a zany improv show consisting of mid-form scenes completely made up on the spot! "Stuff Happens Improv Theatre" cast members are professionals who have been performing and/or teaching improv for many years in short form, long form, and Playback Theatre improv in and around Tampa Bay and beyond. Don't miss their first show on Thursday, January 26. Stay posted for information on improv workshops coming soon! For more info contact us shamc.classes@gmail.com |
THE COMEDY SHACK-A STANDUP COMEDY WORKSHOP
Dates :2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Instructor: Kim M. Clark Have you always wanted to learn standup comedy but never knew where to start? ... or are you already hitting the Open Mics but want to improve your standup comedy skills? .... or do you just want to be able to be in front of a group of people and say something funny to make everyone laugh? If so then The Comedy Shack (a standup comedy workshop) is the place to be!
The standup comedy workshop is for anybody who has any interest whatsoever in learning how to do standup comedy as well as improve his/her own “clean” standup comedy material in front of a group of friendly people who will give constructive feedback. You do not have to be a funny person nor do you have to have any particular reason for learning standup comedy other than that is something you wish to do. All humor has to be clean. Workshop fee is $10 per workshop per person. The 90-minute format will feature fun, laughter, lessons on technique, as well as the opportunity to perform your standup comedy in front of the group for evaluation. {Of course, performing the standup comedy bit is entirely voluntary. In fact, many people attending the standup comedy workshop just go for the fun of it as it is a totally fun environment where you will find much to laugh about and will probably learn a technique or two. You do not need to want to perform standup comedy to participate nor do you have to be a funny person.} This workshop is for everybody who has any desire to be able to stand up in front of a group of people and, at a minimum, say at least one funny thing – but the more “advanced” standup comedians are more than welcome as well! The Comedy Shack features "clean" comedy. The minimum age to participate is 16 years. For more info, contact: Kim M. Clark - Director, 727.479.6720; TheComedyShack@gmail.com. |
T-SHIRT CUTTING WITH LINDA GRANATA
Custom T-Shirt Styling- We love cutting up our SongFest shirts!!
Learn how to cut your own T-Shirt with fun and sexy designs.
This beginner’s class will provide you with basic techniques for cutting designs.
You provide the shirt and we provide the tools, instruction and guidance
for a uniquely fashionable creation.
Linda Granata T-Shirt cutting guru will teach this workshop
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 • 7-9pm
Learn how to cut your own T-Shirt with fun and sexy designs.
This beginner’s class will provide you with basic techniques for cutting designs.
You provide the shirt and we provide the tools, instruction and guidance
for a uniquely fashionable creation.
Linda Granata T-Shirt cutting guru will teach this workshop
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 • 7-9pm
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Kentucky Derby Hat Making WorkshopSaturday, April 29, 2017
Instructor: Adrianne Butler our very own "Glad Hatter" Make your very own original Kentucky Derby hat that will be the envy of all hat wearers. If you want the hat that everyone talks about for years, then you need to attend this hat making class. Under close guidance you will create a very elaborate hat that will turn heads. To make it easy we will provide all of the materials needed for making this hat. Plus a little Mimosas and snacks will help you get your mojo hopping. |
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APRIL 22, 2017
eARTh without ART is just EH! |
FlagShip Romance Concert
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Live Reggae with Jahfari
Spoken Word Happy Hour in the Happy Garden Color Dance in the Backyard of LOVE Mother Earth performance Throw some more paint at Daphne like we did at Safety Harbor Songfest! Daphne Willis Artist in Residence Concert 7:30-9pm Activities thoughout the day... Community Art Project-Recycled Bottle Cap Mosaic Face Painting- Interactive Arts Donations go to all musicians-please show them LOVE |
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Daphne Willis SongWriting Workshop
Daphne Willis hosted an intimate writing workshop on April 22nd. The 90min workshop outlined the co-writing process in Nashville and looked at song structure and lyrical craft.
Participants were paired off into co-writing teams to experience what it's like to be in a Nashville style co-writing session. Daphne did follow up sessions with songs that were not finished during the duration of the workshop. |
SUGAR EGG CLASS
Saturday,April 15 |
Young Writers After School Program
Dates: Every Wednesda Instructor: Laura Kepner Do you like to write? Are you someone who notices details most others don’t? Are you between the ages of 8 and 13? SHAMc is starting a newspaper, written and run by kids. Tell Me Something Good will be distributed throughout the city this spring and we want your unique perspective. Local author and editor Laura Kepner will help you discover a great story, organize your key topics, help you with interviewing techniques and much more. The newspaper will also include poetry, photography, essays and short stories as well as interviews and timely news articles. For more info contact us at shamc.classes@gmail.com |
2017 Safety harbor SongFest
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2017 SongFest Lineup:
THE WOOD BROTHERS • RISING APPALACHIA FANTASTIC NEGRITO • KINA GRANNIS • MAGIC GIANT FUZZ AND CARRIE FROM CARAVAN OF THIEVES DAPHNE WILLIS • JOE CRAVEN • THE MULLIGAN BROTHERS EMILY KOPP • THE ACCIDENTALS SHANE KOYCZAN • BIRDS OF CHICAGO • DAN RODRIGUEZ • DAVIN McCOY KRISTIN DIABLE • VICTOR AND PENNY • TREVOR GREEN CHASING LOVELY • CHARLIE MARS |
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Creative pinellas instagram workshopThis workshop is for beginners to learn Instagram. Taught by local social media guru Laura Thorne, this workshop will start with basic information about how to get started using Instagram on your smart phone. Then participants will spend time wandering SHAMC and Safety Harbor learning photography and Instagrams tips and then finishing the workshop back at SHAMC with tips on best practices and Q&A.
Participants should leave with a functioning Instagram account and excited about using Instagram! |
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Tinderbox Circus Sideshow
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Tinderbox Circus Sideshow is one of the last remaining traveling "ten-in-ones" in the country. Our show consists of a variety of working acts, girlie shows (or burlesque), and classic carnival appeal. Our acts range from the classic circus side tent including The Human Blockhead, The Human Pincushions, the Bed of Nails, Clowning, & Fire Eating...to more daredevil stunts the likes of Balancing on Wine Glasses, Eating Glass, Body Piercing Weight Lifting, & our personal favorite...BREAKING THINGS ON THINGS! They're the one-stop shop for all things icky in entertainment! Between Captain Darron's miraculous nose, dangerous juggling, and high threshold for pain, whimsically white trash fantastic award-winning performer Trashique's alluring ears, deadly figure, and non stop sing song energy, AND the most disgusting woman in sideshow, Devereaux Dollface...they never fail to astound, arouse, and disgust audiences across the nation! The trio spends their time scheming, plotting, and planning to dislodge your stomach contents and leave you screaming for more! |
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Listening Room: Erick BakerThursday, March 16, 2017
I didn’t grow up singing or playing music. I’ve never had voice lessons, and it wasn’t until after I graduated college that I started to teach myself how to play guitar. So if you’d told me then that I’d end up making a living as a singer-songwriter, I wouldn't have believed you. Even now, with the release of my third full length studio album, Dear Amanda, I can barely believe it.Music has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. It’s taken me to parts of the world I would’ve never seen and connected me with people I would’ve never met. It’s given my life purpose. Without music, I may have never met the two greatest loves of my life, my wife, Amanda, and my daughter, Annabelle Rose Baker. However, at the same time, music almost tore my life apart. I wish I could say that the road to this new record was easy, but it wasn’t. In fact, there was a time when I wasn’t sure if I’d ever record another song, but as it turns out, the day that I decided to stop making music, was the day that Dear Amanda began. |
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Shaun Hopper
Saturday, March 11, 2017
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Ezra Huelett Friday, March 10, 2017
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Ezra Huleatt
Recently Ezra was accepted as our first Artist-In-Resident, part of the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center's (SHAMc) ongoing mission to give artists an opportunity to focus on their craft.
On Friday, March 10th he played all the songs he completed during his month long residency while simultaneously celebrating his birthday and, if everything goes well, the release of his Benefit for Haiti EP Entitled "Saudade Baby." Come celebrate experimentation, music and dance to some of those devil drums! |
Parker Millsap
At only 23 years of age, Oklahoma native Parker Millsap is quickly making a name for himself with his captivating live performances, soulful sound, and character-driven narratives. He recently wrapped up a banner year in 2016, which included his network television debut on CONAN, an invitation to play with Elton John at the Apple Music Festival, an Austin City Limits taping and an Americana Music Association nomination for Album of the Year. Parker's most recent release, The Very Last Day, has received praise from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, LA Times, Austin Chronicle and Rolling Stone to name a few.
Parker Milsap preformed for 2 sold out concerts on Saturday, Feb 18, 2017 |
THE MULLIGAN BROTHERS
Sunday, February 26, 2017
“Armed with a violin, acoustic guitar, drums and an upright bass fashioned from two old suitcases, the Mulligan Brothers, a quartet from Mobile, Ala., stand dead center at the crossroads generally defined as Americana. Folk, country and blues all factor into the sound, as Ross Newell’s nuanced, radio-ready voice brings the band’s story-songs to vivid life.” - Keith Spera | The Times-Picayune |
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Chinese New Year's Eve Good Luck Celebration
Friday, January 27, 2017
Come celebrate the passing year of the monkey and the new year of the rooster! • Bring an auspiciously awesome dish to share at the potluck dinner. (7-8:30pm-ish) • Dress up to represent your Chinese Year or dress with asian flair! • Prizes awarded to best costume! • Experience the fashion show, contortionists, games and other lucky things. |
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Mondo Cozmo to visit SHAMc!SHAMc Volunteers and Friends of the Art Center:
We won the 97X Green Room Contest! Tomorrow Mondo Cozmo pops in for a quick lunchtime performance at SHAMc. Joshua Ostrander aka Mondo Cozmo is from Philadelphia but now lives in L.A. After being in several bands, he broke out on his own using the moniker Mondo Cozmo. He is now on the line up of some very impressive music festivals namely Shaky Knees, Hangout, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, and Forecastle. Other venues he is playing at sell out quickly. Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Time: 11am Location: SHAMc Cost: FREE |
American Dream Tour
American Dream Tour with Shannon LaBrie, Jess Nolan and Kyshona Armstrong. • Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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Tall Heights Returns to Safety Harbor!!
Tall Heights played at SHAMc, Thursday, December 8, 2016.
Check back later for more awesome events!
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Lynn Whipple's The Gigantic Joy of Collage & Assemblage Workshop
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Mystery Craft Night!
SHAMc presented... Mystery Craft Night! Held at Sideshow on Friday, November 20 from 6-8pm in downtown Safety Harbor. The theme was animals and was hosted by Katie Bush and Heather Richardson.
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We won an Art Car!!
October 2016 - SHAMc Collective Member Heather Richardson was chosen as one of six artists to each paint a Honda Accord at ArtPrize located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Thank you to everyone who voted and thank you to Rivertown Honda of Grandville, Michigan! You can now see this awesome car rolling around Safety Harbor! |
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A magical place to be!!
December 2016 - Twelve days of elf magic brought festive visitors to the SHAMc Elfzlandia!! Oh what fun to create a wonderful space for photo ops, music, inspiration, and love!
Thank you to our fantastic volunteer elves! We know Santa was proud! |
Dunedin's Jesse Adams' winning design for the 2015 Safety Harbor Song Fest poster contest!
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tall heights
December 2016 - After an amazing performance at SongFest last April, Tall Heights returned to Safety Harbor for an encore performance on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at SHAMc. The audience and musicians loved the atmosphere and ambiance of our Listening Space in newly opened ODDitorium! A wonderful night was had by all involved.
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Bing Futch Concert AND WorkshopBing Futch
Location: Sideshow Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 Workshop at 6:00pm • Concert at 8:00pm |
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Heather Maloney Concert
Heather Maloney
Location: Sideshow Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:30pm |
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Tinderbox Circus Sideshow
Tinderbox Circus Sideshow
Location: Sideshow Date: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 7:30pm Tinderbox Circus Sideshow is one of the last remaining traveling “ten-in-ones” in the country. Our show consists of a variety of working acts, girlie shows (or burlesque), and classic carnival appeal. Our acts range from the classic circus side tent including The Human Blockhead, Sword Swallowing, The Human Pincushions, the Bed of Nails, Clowning, & Fire Eating…to more daredevil stunts the likes of Balancing on Wine Glasses, Eating Glass, Body Piercing Weight Lifting, & our personal favorite…BREAKING THINGS ON THINGS! |
Women Helping Others SHAMc Benefit Gathering- Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7pm
We are fundraising to pay for a door for the SHAMc! This is for a glass garage door that connects the Rigsby House to the music pavilion. Our goal is to raise $2,400 to cover the expense! That's only 120 wonderful women who want to party for a cause at Whimzeyland!
Bring: A dish, appetizer, bottle of wine or something to share and $20 donation. Bring a friend too! Cash or checks only please. Receipts will be available. Thank you!
Bring cash for the opportunity raffle! Lots of great prizes from art, to wine, to gift cards from local restaurants. Tickets only $1.00 or six for $5.00. Visit: http://whosafetyharbor.weebly.com/
Bring: A dish, appetizer, bottle of wine or something to share and $20 donation. Bring a friend too! Cash or checks only please. Receipts will be available. Thank you!
Bring cash for the opportunity raffle! Lots of great prizes from art, to wine, to gift cards from local restaurants. Tickets only $1.00 or six for $5.00. Visit: http://whosafetyharbor.weebly.com/
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Jeff DanielsJanuary 17, 2011 - Jeff Daniels presented us with a surprise house concert as a kickoff fundraiser for the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. This intimate concert was held on the gazebo at Whimzeyland.
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October 17, 2014
Oktoberfest and Sideshow Kick Off Party
Put on your best costume and join us at Sideshow for Oktoberfest! To celebrate the opening of SHAMc's satellite venue, we'll have drinks, a yodeling contest, a pumpkin decorating contest, and more! All ages welcome.
October 26, 2014- 10am to 5pm
Mosaic Workshop with Heather
Learn how to mosaic from Safety Harbor's own renowned mosaic artist, Heather Richardson! This hands-on class will teach you how to set and grout an original mosaic work.
November 9, 2014
3 to 5pm- Crafternoon
Exercise your collage skills while making yourself an original work of art and pitch in to create a group collage! Victoria Vox will be at Crafternoon.
7:30pm- Victoria Vox
Safety Harbor Song Fest alum Victoria Vox will be playing at Sideshow! Vox is an accomplished musician who is passionate about the ukelele. You won't want to miss it! Doors open at 6:30. Drinks will be available for purchase.
November 16, 2014
7:30pm- Charlie Mars
Singer-songwriter Charlie Mars will be performing at Sideshow this fall! Mars has played at festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City Limits.
Oktoberfest and Sideshow Kick Off Party
Put on your best costume and join us at Sideshow for Oktoberfest! To celebrate the opening of SHAMc's satellite venue, we'll have drinks, a yodeling contest, a pumpkin decorating contest, and more! All ages welcome.
October 26, 2014- 10am to 5pm
Mosaic Workshop with Heather
Learn how to mosaic from Safety Harbor's own renowned mosaic artist, Heather Richardson! This hands-on class will teach you how to set and grout an original mosaic work.
November 9, 2014
3 to 5pm- Crafternoon
Exercise your collage skills while making yourself an original work of art and pitch in to create a group collage! Victoria Vox will be at Crafternoon.
7:30pm- Victoria Vox
Safety Harbor Song Fest alum Victoria Vox will be playing at Sideshow! Vox is an accomplished musician who is passionate about the ukelele. You won't want to miss it! Doors open at 6:30. Drinks will be available for purchase.
November 16, 2014
7:30pm- Charlie Mars
Singer-songwriter Charlie Mars will be performing at Sideshow this fall! Mars has played at festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City Limits.
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Ryan Montbleau Concert
Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sideshow; Doors opened at 7pm, show started at 7:30 pm
Ryan Montbleau, who has been recording and touring as both a solo act and bandleader for much of the last 15 years, moves people. A gifted songwriter, he has developed a very special history and bond to a deeply-rooted fanbase that now stretches all over the United States and beyond. Montbleau's transcendent songcraft and powerful, uplifting voice can tackle intense topics just as easily as expressing life's simple, everyday joys. He continues to speak to a generation of fans who have been along for his rise. Like an intense, slow-burning wildfire, Montbleau has toured relentlessly and connected with audiences night after night, year after year.
Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sideshow; Doors opened at 7pm, show started at 7:30 pm
Ryan Montbleau, who has been recording and touring as both a solo act and bandleader for much of the last 15 years, moves people. A gifted songwriter, he has developed a very special history and bond to a deeply-rooted fanbase that now stretches all over the United States and beyond. Montbleau's transcendent songcraft and powerful, uplifting voice can tackle intense topics just as easily as expressing life's simple, everyday joys. He continues to speak to a generation of fans who have been along for his rise. Like an intense, slow-burning wildfire, Montbleau has toured relentlessly and connected with audiences night after night, year after year.
Mamajowali Concert
Monday, November 9, 2015
Mamajowali features three veteran musicians – one from Mali, West Africa and two from the United States – that have found common ground in a new and unique sound. Interweaving two continents and three uniquely different musical sensibilities, their cultural and instrumental blend of kamale ngoni (the hunter’s harp), six string guitar, percussion, fiddle, mandolin and singing is traditional, innovative and uncommon – all at the same time. Mamajowali overlays West African and Latin American music with old time Americana and spirited originals with hoppin’ high energy grooves and tons of improvisational trialogue. Come listen to the sound you’ve never heard ~ “Afromericana!”
Monday, November 9, 2015
Mamajowali features three veteran musicians – one from Mali, West Africa and two from the United States – that have found common ground in a new and unique sound. Interweaving two continents and three uniquely different musical sensibilities, their cultural and instrumental blend of kamale ngoni (the hunter’s harp), six string guitar, percussion, fiddle, mandolin and singing is traditional, innovative and uncommon – all at the same time. Mamajowali overlays West African and Latin American music with old time Americana and spirited originals with hoppin’ high energy grooves and tons of improvisational trialogue. Come listen to the sound you’ve never heard ~ “Afromericana!”
Joe Craven Workshop/Playshop
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
"How do you make music in the moment, jam confidently with folks you’ve never met, and/or say something different every time you take a solo? This class is for people who have never thought of themselves as musical to beginner levels and on up through intermediate level - and any instrument. This intensive will help deepen one’s connection to spontaneity and flow through organized sound. Joe teaches musical improvisation more from a theater model rather than the requisite model of jazz. He connects improvisation to what you already do and moves you forward from there. We’ll focus on ways to think differently about sound, embrace fearlessness, and address the connection between spoken-word language and the language of music. Showing up empty-handed, mimicry, mistakes & metaphor, sending/receiving and the value of losing control are some things we’ll touch on. It’s an ‘outside the box’ class of exercises and opportunity to play with others in new ways. The class will stretch you and may well change some of your perceptions of what music is. Remember you can’t win if you don’t enter and you must be present to win!"
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
"How do you make music in the moment, jam confidently with folks you’ve never met, and/or say something different every time you take a solo? This class is for people who have never thought of themselves as musical to beginner levels and on up through intermediate level - and any instrument. This intensive will help deepen one’s connection to spontaneity and flow through organized sound. Joe teaches musical improvisation more from a theater model rather than the requisite model of jazz. He connects improvisation to what you already do and moves you forward from there. We’ll focus on ways to think differently about sound, embrace fearlessness, and address the connection between spoken-word language and the language of music. Showing up empty-handed, mimicry, mistakes & metaphor, sending/receiving and the value of losing control are some things we’ll touch on. It’s an ‘outside the box’ class of exercises and opportunity to play with others in new ways. The class will stretch you and may well change some of your perceptions of what music is. Remember you can’t win if you don’t enter and you must be present to win!"
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Erick Baker
Sunday, December 6, 2015 "Music has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. It’s taken me to parts of the world I would have never seen and connected me with people I would have never met. It’s given my life purpose. Without music, I may have never met the two greatest loves of my life: my wife, Mandy, and my daughter, Annabelle Rose Baker. My songs belong to every right turn and wrong turn that has led me here. They reflect the pieces of poetry hidden in the experiences that lie within each of our everyday lives." |
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Rising Appalachia
Saturday, December 12, 2015 Sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith tear into sound with sensual prowess as stages ignite revolutions and words light up soul fires. Listen to their beautiful sound for banjo and fiddle duets and poetic harmonies like only sisters can do… Joined full-time by their beloved band, Biko Casini on percussion, and David Brown on stand up bass and baritone guitar, expect everything from folk standards to jazz, to New Orleans soul, to old mountain traditionals, to activist anthems, as their style redefines folk music as a truly living art. Using sound as a tool to spark a cultural revolution and birth a new movement, come join them as they create soul sounds for us all.... |
