Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly event at Annmarie Garden (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2016
Contact Joe Ruff
410-326-5289

Southern Maryland
Acoustic Music Assembly
Saturday, May 14, 2016
1:00 - 9:00pm

Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly
New music event to take place Saturday, May 14, 2016, 1:00-9:00pm, at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center

March 29, 2016, SOLOMONS, MD—The public is invited to the inaugural Southern Maryland Acoustic Music Assembly on Saturday, May 14, 2016, 1:00-9:00 pm at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland. The music-filled day grows out of a popular monthly song circle at Calvert Library Southern Branch. The event will begin with afternoon song circles and acoustic jamming from 1:00-4:30pm. The circles are open to all abilities and musical genres, so bring your preferred acoustic instruments and/or your favorite songs to share – or just come to listen. In the evening, enjoy a lasagna dinner and a concert jam featuring four bands – The Bootleggers, Pat Willis & Friends, The Smoke Creek Rounders and The Eric Landes Band. After the concert jam, stay for contra dancing led by caller Elgin Perry with music supplied by The Southern Maryland Open Band. SMAMA is an opportunity to play, sing, dance, and hear different kinds of music – and to meet other musicians from Southern Maryland and beyond. Come for part – or all day!

Snacks and drinks, including wine and beer, will be available for sale throughout the day. Event admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors & military, $3 for youth, kids 5 & under are free. Event activities will be held inside and outside taking full advantage of the beautiful venue; in the event of rain, activities will be moved indoors. Reservations are not required to attend SMAMA, but are encouraged if you would like to reserve a lasagna dinner. To reserve a lasagna dinner and help us plan the day, please visit the event info page at annmariegarden.org; otherwise, the dinner is $4 per person, and is first-come, first-served, while supplies last.


SMAMA Schedule:
1:00 - 2:15pm             
Song Circles & Jamming

2:30 - 4:30pm              
Song Circles & Jamming (cont'd)

4:30-5:00pm                
Lasagna Dinner Begins ($4 per person) – visit events at annmariegarden.org to reserve your dinner.

5:00-7:00pm               
Evening Concert Jam with The Bootleggers, Pat Willis and Friends, The Smoke Creek Rounders, and The Eric Landes Band
7:00-9:00pm               
Contra Dance with Elgin Perry & The Southern Maryland Open Band

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Co-hosted by Annmarie Garden, Calvert Library and Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance, SMAMA is open to all ages, abilities, and acoustic genres, and is family-friendly. For additional information, email jruff@somd.lib.md.us or call 410-326-4640.



Directions to Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
From Washington DC (about a 60 minute drive): take Route 4 South to Capital Beltway Exit 11 (to Prince Frederick). Continue on 4 South, following signs to Solomons. Left on Dowell Road at Hilton Garden Inn.  Annmarie is less than 1/4 mile on left.  From Baltimore (Beltway I-695):  take I-97 (Annapolis) to Route 301 South (Bowie). Continue on 301 to Route 4 and follow signs to Solomons. Left on Dowell Road at Hilton Garden Inn.  Annmarie is less than 1/4 mile on left.  From Annapolis: follow Route 2 South towards Prince Frederick/Solomons. Left (South) onto Route 2/4 at Sunderland light. Left on Dowell Road at Hilton Garden Inn.  Annmarie is less than 1/4 mile on left.
 
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Robyn Truslow
Public Relations Coordinator
Calvert Library
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Prince Frederick, MD 20678
410-535-0291
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