Here's some information about vending opportunities at the 2011 Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring.
This year’s Festival will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 2 pm until 8 pm. Information about the Silver Spring Blues Festival is included in this message.
Weather permitting, we expect that more than 5000 festival-goers will attend, along with Downtown Silver Spring’s many frequent and regular patrons
Vendor spots are available along Ellsworth Drive on a first-come, first served basis.
The fee for vendor space (from 2-8 pm) is $100.00, payable in advance, by money order, to the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
If you’re interested in vending opportunities at the Silver Spring Blues Festival, please reply to the following address, silverspringtowncenter@gmail.com with a your name, contact information, and description of the product(s) you’d like to sell. We need to check with the local management company to ensure that there’s no competition with a local store).
Thank you again for your interest in the Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
silverspringtowncenter@gmail.com
PS. Silver Spring’s Fenton Street Market will also be in operation on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Check out http://www.fentonstreetmarket.com/ for more information about this exciting selling opportunity on Festival Day. Special pricing arrangements available for vendors vendors who want to exhibit at both events!
About the Silver Spring Blues Festival
The Silver Spring Blues Festival, which takes place in Downtown Silver Spring on Ellsworth Drive, attracts thousands of concertgoers from throughout the DC metropolitan area.
The inaugural Silver Spring Blues Festival in 2009 was produced by the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., in partnership with the DC Blues Society, Montgomery College, PFA Silver Spring LLC, Three Keys Music, the Silver Spring Regional Services Center, the Silver Spring Penguin and the Silver Spring Voice.
The 2009 festival featured international bluesman "Memphis Gold" and his band, which included legendary harmonica player Charlie Sayles and popular vocalist Black Betty. Also performing were: Three Chords and the Truth, a youth blues group; Silver Spring guitarist Jonny Grave; the DC Blues Society Band; and the Capital Blues Ensemble. WPFW radio personality Ida Campbell was the festival emcee.
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett attended the 2009 Silver Spring Blues Festival as did Montgomery County Councilmembers Valerie Ervin, Marc Elrich, George Leventhal, and Maryland State Delegate Tom Hucker.
Youth participation has been integral to the Blues Festival performances and festival activities. We have included youth oriented performances, crafts activities led by Pyramid Atlantic, along musical petting zoos organized by the DC Blues Society and Dale Music.
Pictures of the 2009 Silver Spring Blues Festival are located on flickr.com at http://www.flickr.com/groups/1074867@N24/
Last year’s 2010 Silver Spring Blues Festival featured “The Nighthawks” as the headliners, and also included performances by Mary Shavers and the Smokin Polecats, Andy Paxon, Darryl Davis, Jonny Grave, and Choo Choo Charlie. For the 2010 Festival, the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. received the generous support of the DC Blues Society, RCN, Southern Management, Lee Development Group, PFA Silver Spring LLC, Silver Spring Voice, Dale Music and the Silver Spring Regional Services Center.
Pictures of the 2010 Silver Spring Blues Festival are located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanbowser/sets/72157624119281866/
About Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
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The Silver Spring Town Center Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has been established to provide community-based programming for the new Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza located at the corner of Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring.
The SSTCI is the result of a long process of community involvement and engagement to support the development of downtown Silver Spring. It was created to infuse community spirit and involvement in the new Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza. Our website is www.silverspringtowncenter.com
Our blog is located at http://silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com/
Our Facebook page is located at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8305814081
Thursday, March 24, 2011
ISO blues, jazz, folk performers to play Silver Spring!
We’re looking for exciting blues, jazz and folk artists who would perform for free in public venues in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.
We’re looking for individuals and groups who would like to play for diverse audiences at 1/ our local crafts market on Saturday mornings, 2/ our Sunday afternoon blues, jazz and folk jams and 3/ on Thursdays evenings on our Veterans Plaza.
If interested, please send your contact information, some info on your music and/or group, website (if any) and your interest in the Saturday morning market, the Sunday afternoon jams, or Thursday evening concerts.
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We’re trying to put together a dynamic April to October program of excellent music for the public.
At this point, we need volunteer musicians.
Our goal is to raise money to pay performers, but that’s not going to happen right away.
So, if you want to play in Silver Spring, please email silverspringjams@gmail.com
We’ll get back to you soon.
Thanks
Silver Spring Jams!
We’re looking for individuals and groups who would like to play for diverse audiences at 1/ our local crafts market on Saturday mornings, 2/ our Sunday afternoon blues, jazz and folk jams and 3/ on Thursdays evenings on our Veterans Plaza.
If interested, please send your contact information, some info on your music and/or group, website (if any) and your interest in the Saturday morning market, the Sunday afternoon jams, or Thursday evening concerts.
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We’re trying to put together a dynamic April to October program of excellent music for the public.
At this point, we need volunteer musicians.
Our goal is to raise money to pay performers, but that’s not going to happen right away.
So, if you want to play in Silver Spring, please email silverspringjams@gmail.com
We’ll get back to you soon.
Thanks
Silver Spring Jams!
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Elects New Officers
At its recent meeting, the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. elected its officers for 2010-2011: Alan Bowser, President; Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, Vice President; Mary Ann Zimmerman, Secretary; and David Fogel, Treasurer.
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. is a 501(c)3 community-based non-profit that was established to provide exciting arts, entertainment and educational programming for the Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza.
The other members of the SSTCi Board are: Donald Berkemeyer, Jr., Jose Dominguez, Jack Hewitt, Graciela Jaschek, Mark Kozaki, Jon Lourie, Aurelia Martin, Harriet Weil and Wanda Whiteside.
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. is a 501(c)3 community-based non-profit that was established to provide exciting arts, entertainment and educational programming for the Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza.
The other members of the SSTCi Board are: Donald Berkemeyer, Jr., Jose Dominguez, Jack Hewitt, Graciela Jaschek, Mark Kozaki, Jon Lourie, Aurelia Martin, Harriet Weil and Wanda Whiteside.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Save the Date! Silver Spring Blues Festival - Saturday, June 18, 2011
The third annual Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
Watch this space for more details!
Watch this space for more details!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Give the Gift of Giving…to the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
As we approach the end of the year, please consider contributing to one of Silver Spring’s most dynamic community organizations—the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
Because SSTCi is a tax-exempt 501c3 organization, your contributions—of any amount—are fully deductible from your 2010 taxes.
Please make your checks payable to Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. (or SSTCi) and mail them to SSTCi, % Jon Lourie, 8700 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
SSTCi's "Tribute to America's Veterans" Concert" A Huge Success
Performers from the youth dance programs, Future Shock and Mighty Shock performed at the 3rd Annual “Tribute to America’s Veterans” Concert, held on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7 pm. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza.
The “Tribute” Concert was sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs, in partnership with the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Round House Theatre, and the Maryland Youth Ballet.
In addition to Mighty Shock and Future Shock, the “Tribute to America’s Veterans” concert featured dance performances by the Maryland Youth Ballet, Contradiction Dance and musical performances by Silver Spring’s Jonny Grave and the jazz/blues fusion group, C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers.
Our special guest was Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District who made Veterans Day remarks and presented a certificate of recognition from County Executive Isiah Leggett to Hospital Corpsman Indira Kozak, currently serving in the U.S. Navy. Maryland State Delegate Tom Hucker presented a proclamation from the State to the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs.
Special thanks to Jennifer Nettles of Downtown Silver Spring, Don Berkemeyer of Groove Jet, Jonny Grave, Alyce Jenkins of Maryland Youth Ballet, Danisha Crosby and Andrea Locke of Round House Theatre, Lisa Norman of Mighty Shock/Future Shock, Ida Campbell of WPFW-FM, Kelly Mayfield of Contradiction Dance, Charles Wood of the C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and State Delegate Tom Hucker.
The Executive Producers of the "Tribute to America's Veterans" Concert were Alan Bowser, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Danisha Crosby, Round House Theatre, Alyce Jenkins of Maryland Youth Ballet, and Greg Hamilton, Vietnam Veterans of America.
The “Tribute” Concert was sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs, in partnership with the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Round House Theatre, and the Maryland Youth Ballet.
In addition to Mighty Shock and Future Shock, the “Tribute to America’s Veterans” concert featured dance performances by the Maryland Youth Ballet, Contradiction Dance and musical performances by Silver Spring’s Jonny Grave and the jazz/blues fusion group, C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers.
Our special guest was Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District who made Veterans Day remarks and presented a certificate of recognition from County Executive Isiah Leggett to Hospital Corpsman Indira Kozak, currently serving in the U.S. Navy. Maryland State Delegate Tom Hucker presented a proclamation from the State to the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs.
Special thanks to Jennifer Nettles of Downtown Silver Spring, Don Berkemeyer of Groove Jet, Jonny Grave, Alyce Jenkins of Maryland Youth Ballet, Danisha Crosby and Andrea Locke of Round House Theatre, Lisa Norman of Mighty Shock/Future Shock, Ida Campbell of WPFW-FM, Kelly Mayfield of Contradiction Dance, Charles Wood of the C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and State Delegate Tom Hucker.
The Executive Producers of the "Tribute to America's Veterans" Concert were Alan Bowser, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Danisha Crosby, Round House Theatre, Alyce Jenkins of Maryland Youth Ballet, and Greg Hamilton, Vietnam Veterans of America.
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. at Discovery's Inaugural the first-ever "Discovery Impact: Creating Change"
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. was selected as one of our Silver Spring community's nonprofit organizations to join the inaugural program of Discovery Communication's "Creating Change" program.
During the marathon probono event, 200 of the creative minds that support Discovery's networks and businesses year-round will lend their expertise to nonprofits, like SSTCi< in need of marketing, communications and creative services — Stay in touch on Discovery Blog, through @DiscoveryComm and the #ourimpact hashtag on Twitter.
Discovery will assist Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. in developing a state-of-the-art website to help promote our mission of developing community-based arts & entertainment program for the new Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza.
For more information, email silverspringtowncenter@gmail.com
Discovery Impact: Creating Change Nonprofit Organizations
* 826DC
* Abilities Network
* Alice Ferguson Foundation
* Alliance for Workplace Excellence
* Anacostia Watershed Society
* Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture
* Bikes for the World
* Cheetah Conservation Fund
* Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE)
* Community Connections
* Docs In Progress
* Education Strengthens Families Public Charter School
* Family Services, Inc.
* The Friends of Patterson Park
* GlobalGiving
* Great and Small Therapeutic Riding
* Hero Dogs, Inc.
* Housing Opportunities Community Partners, Inc.
* Icing Smiles, Inc.
* KaBoom!
* KEEN Greater DC (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
* KIPP DC
* love.fútbol
* Manna Food Center
* Mentoring to Manhood
* N Street Village
* National Center for Victims of Crime
* National Forest Foundation
* NewSchools Venture Fund
* Next Step (One Love Project)
* People Animals Love
* Polaris
* Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
* Rainbow Place
* Reading Partners
* Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
* Street Law, Inc.
* Tara’s House Animal Rescue
* Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
* The Washington Animal Rescue League
During the marathon probono event, 200 of the creative minds that support Discovery's networks and businesses year-round will lend their expertise to nonprofits, like SSTCi< in need of marketing, communications and creative services — Stay in touch on Discovery Blog, through @DiscoveryComm and the #ourimpact hashtag on Twitter.
Discovery will assist Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. in developing a state-of-the-art website to help promote our mission of developing community-based arts & entertainment program for the new Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza.
For more information, email silverspringtowncenter@gmail.com
Discovery Impact: Creating Change Nonprofit Organizations
* 826DC
* Abilities Network
* Alice Ferguson Foundation
* Alliance for Workplace Excellence
* Anacostia Watershed Society
* Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture
* Bikes for the World
* Cheetah Conservation Fund
* Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE)
* Community Connections
* Docs In Progress
* Education Strengthens Families Public Charter School
* Family Services, Inc.
* The Friends of Patterson Park
* GlobalGiving
* Great and Small Therapeutic Riding
* Hero Dogs, Inc.
* Housing Opportunities Community Partners, Inc.
* Icing Smiles, Inc.
* KaBoom!
* KEEN Greater DC (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
* KIPP DC
* love.fútbol
* Manna Food Center
* Mentoring to Manhood
* N Street Village
* National Center for Victims of Crime
* National Forest Foundation
* NewSchools Venture Fund
* Next Step (One Love Project)
* People Animals Love
* Polaris
* Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
* Rainbow Place
* Reading Partners
* Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
* Street Law, Inc.
* Tara’s House Animal Rescue
* Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
* The Washington Animal Rescue League
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Mighty Shock and Future Shock to Perform at Silver Spring Veterans Concert, November 11, 2010
Performers from the youth dance programs, Future Shock and Might Shock will perform at the 3rd Annual “Tribute to America’s Veterans” Concert to be held on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7 pm. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza.
The “Tribute” Concert is sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs, in partnership with the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Round House Theatre, and the Maryland Youth Ballet.
In addition to Mighty Shock and Future Shock, the “Tribute to America’s Veterans” concert will feature dance performances by the Maryland Youth Ballet, Contradiction Dance amd musical performances by Silver Spring’s Jonny Grave and the jazz/blues fusion group, C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers.
The evening program will also feature Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District who will make Veterans Day remarks and present certificates of recognition to two Montgomery County residents currently serving in the U.S. Navy.
Future Shock DC is a youth program under the international dance program Culture Shock. Under the artistic direction of Nathalie Blanco and Darius Gaymon, this team has been in effect for only 5 years. They have made their mark in the DC area, the nation, and abroad. Our dancers consist of youth from throughout the metro DC area and come from very different backgrounds and demographics. They have been featured on the Gatorade webisode, Leave it on the Floor, for the inauguration. They recently went to Barcelona to represent the US in the Barcelona Dance Awards and came home with first place out of 277 dance teams. Our dancers are required to maintain a 3.0+ GPA in order to participate.
Mighty Shock is a youth program under the international dance program Culture Shock. Under the artistic direction of Jasmine Artis, this team has been in effect for only 2.5 years. They have made their mark in the DC area, the nation, and abroad. Our dancers consist of youth from throughout the metro DC area and come from very different backgrounds and demographics. They have opened for several artists such as Queen Latifah, Sheila E, and Wyclef Juan. They recently went to Barcelona to represent the US in the Barcelona Dance Awards and came home with second place out of 277 dance teams.
The “Tribute” Concert is sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs, in partnership with the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., Round House Theatre, and the Maryland Youth Ballet.
In addition to Mighty Shock and Future Shock, the “Tribute to America’s Veterans” concert will feature dance performances by the Maryland Youth Ballet, Contradiction Dance amd musical performances by Silver Spring’s Jonny Grave and the jazz/blues fusion group, C. Henry Woods Troupe, featuring the Jazz Bombers.
The evening program will also feature Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District who will make Veterans Day remarks and present certificates of recognition to two Montgomery County residents currently serving in the U.S. Navy.
Future Shock DC is a youth program under the international dance program Culture Shock. Under the artistic direction of Nathalie Blanco and Darius Gaymon, this team has been in effect for only 5 years. They have made their mark in the DC area, the nation, and abroad. Our dancers consist of youth from throughout the metro DC area and come from very different backgrounds and demographics. They have been featured on the Gatorade webisode, Leave it on the Floor, for the inauguration. They recently went to Barcelona to represent the US in the Barcelona Dance Awards and came home with first place out of 277 dance teams. Our dancers are required to maintain a 3.0+ GPA in order to participate.
Mighty Shock is a youth program under the international dance program Culture Shock. Under the artistic direction of Jasmine Artis, this team has been in effect for only 2.5 years. They have made their mark in the DC area, the nation, and abroad. Our dancers consist of youth from throughout the metro DC area and come from very different backgrounds and demographics. They have opened for several artists such as Queen Latifah, Sheila E, and Wyclef Juan. They recently went to Barcelona to represent the US in the Barcelona Dance Awards and came home with second place out of 277 dance teams.
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