SSTCi Thanks 2012 Silver Spring Blues Festival Sponsors

Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. wishes to express its appreciation to the many sponsors of the 2012 Silver Spring Blues Week and the 4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival in Downtown Silver Spring.

Abyssinia Restaurant
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Atomic Music
Big Greek Cafe
Bombay Gaylord
Courtyard by Marriott
Dale Music
DC Blues Society
DigiPrint Connection
Downtown Silver Spring
Fenton Street Market
Fire Station 1
Frozenyo
Home Properties
Ledo Pizza
Lesaac Cafe
McGinty's Public House
Montgomery Community Media
Monument Bank
Olazzo's
Peterson Cos.
Piratz Tavern
Planet Cotton
Pyramid Atlantic
Safe Silver Spring
Silver Spring Patch
Silver Spring Regional Center
Silver Spring Voice
Statland & Katz Ltd.
The Quarry House
The Society Lounge
Zed's Cafe
ZPizza

Mary Amato, Ethan Balis, Tebabu Assefa Elected to SSTCi Board of Directors

At its June 21, 2012 meeting, the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Board of Directors elected the following individuals as Directors: Mary Amato of Silver Spring, Ethan Balis of Silver Spring, and Tebabu Assefa of Takoma Park.

We look forward to their contributions to our work.

We thank Sheryl Brissett-Chapman and Mary Ann Zimmerman for their service on our Board as Directors, and as executive officers of the organization, and we look forward to their continued contributions as members of our Advisory Committee.

Alan Bowser
President
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.

Cooking With Gas serves both fine acoustic and electric music featuring generous portions of blues seasoned with jazz, swing, gospel and folk that spans most of the 20th century.

Formed in the Spring of 2011 by a core group of players from the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (AKA The Barbershop), the acoustic version of CWG includes David "Takoma Dave" Rothman on vocals & blues harp, Bob Dreher & Adam Oppenheim on guitars and Jim "Gutbucketeer" Bunch on washtub bass & washboard.

Cooking with Gas performed at the 2011 Silver Spring Blues Festival on the Market Stage. They have performed on Silver Spring's Veterans Plaza as part of the Plaza Performance Series and regularly at El Golfo Restaurant in Silver Spring. We are proud that they will return to the 4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival and will perform at Fire Station 1 as part of the first-ever Silver Spring Blues Week!

Cooking with Gas Plays Fire Station 1, June 9 from 9 to midnight - A Featured Performance of Silver Spring Blues Week!

See Cooking with Gas "live" at Fire Station 1, from 9 pm to midnight, Saturday, June 9, 2012. Fire Station 1 is at 8131 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Cooking With Gas serves both fine acoustic and electric music featuring generous portions of blues seasoned with jazz, swing, gospel and folk that spans most of the 20th century.

Formed in the Spring of 2011 by a core group of players from the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (AKA The Barbershop), the acoustic version of CWG includes David “Takoma Dave” Rothman on vocals & blues harp, Bob Dreher & Adam Oppenheim on guitars and Jim “Gutbucketeer” Bunch on washtub bass & washboard.

Cooking with Gas performed at the 2011 Silver Spring Blues Festival on the Market Stage. They have performed on Silver Spring’s Veterans Plaza as part of the Plaza Performance Series and regularly at El Golfo Restaurant in Silver Spring. We are proud that they will return to the 4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival and will perform at Fire Station 1 as part of the first-ever Silver Spring Blues Week!

Jonny Grave Kicks-Off Silver Spring Blues Week 2012

Silver Spring's own Jonny Grave was the featured artist at the opening reception for the 2012 Silver Spring Blues Week at Pyramid Atlantic.

Nearly 150 people joined Silver Spring Town Center, Inc at Pyramid Atlantic to celebrate the first-ever Silver Spring Blues Week. SSTCi Board members Don Berkemeyer, Wanda Whiteside, Gloria Bonilla, Mary Ann Zimmerman, Graciela Jaschek, Reemberto Rodriguez, Beth Wong, and Alan Bowser welcomed friends, family, community representatives and Blues Festival performers to the packed house. Special thanks to Jose Dominguez and our friends at Pyramid Atlantic for their help and hospitality.

Guests were treated to bluesy cocktails, and delicious food from several of Silver Spring's best restaurants including Lesaac Cafe, Zed's Cafe, Piratz Tavern, Gharab-al Kabob, the Big Greek Cafe, and ZPizza.

For more information about Silver Spring Blues Week or the Silver Spring Blues Festival, visit www.silverspringblues.com

See & hear more Jonny Grave at http://jonnygrave.com/

Silver Spring Town Center Teams with Fenton Street Market for Silver Spring Blues Festival

Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. is proud to partner again with Silver Spring's favorite destination, the Fenton Street Market, for the 4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival.

On Saturday, June 16, 2012, Fenton Street Market will host the Blues Festival's "Market Stage" for an exciting series of performances by the region's leading acoustic blues artists. 

This is the second year that Fenton Street Market has supported metro Washington's fastest growing and most popular grassroots blues festival.

This year, the Market Stage will be produced by Willie Leebel of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation.

The Market Stage schedule follows:

10 am     Cooking with Gas

11 am     Gina DeSimone & the Moaners

12 pm     The Sheryl Sears Trio

1 pm       Swampcandy

2 pm       The Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble

Silver Spring Blues Week Begins Friday, June 8!

We're pleased to announce the beginning of Silver Spring's first-ever "Silver Spring Blues Week!" 

Check out the list below for Blues Week Musical Performances, Activities, and Blues Week Food & Drink Specials.

Blues Week Musical Performances & Activities

Friday, June 8 - 6 to 9 pm - Starring "Jonny Grave" - Festival Kick-off Party and Fundraiser at Pyramid Atlantic. $10 in advance, $15 at the door.  Contact Lisa@silverspringtowncenter.com for more information.

Saturday, June 9 - 9 pm to 12 am - Starring "Cooking with Gas" - Fire Station 1

Tuesday, June 12 - 7 to 9 pm - Starring "Snakehead Run" - Veterans Plaza

Wednesday, June 13 - 7 to 9 pm - Starring "Harmonica Blu Band" - Veterans Plaza

Wednesday, June 13 - 7 to 9 pm - Blues Trivia Night - Fire Station 1

Thursday, June 14 - 8 to 11 pm - Starring "Patty Reese" - McGinty's Public House

Saturday, June 16 - 10 am to 9 pm - 4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring on the Fountain Stage and the Market Stage.

Saturday, June 16 - 10 pm - Starring "Hard Swimmin' Fish" - McGinty's Public House

Saturday, June 16 - 9 pm - Starring "Robert Lighthouse" - Zed's Cafe

Food & Drink Specials - Silver Spring Blues Week.

Ask for Silver Spring Blues Festival Specials at these participating restaurants!

• Abyssinia, 8221 Georgia Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Austin Grille, 919 Ellsworth Drive  Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Bombay Gaylord, 8401 Georgia Avenue # 1  Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Copper Canyon Grill, 928 Ellsworth Dr Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Fire Station 1, 8131 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Frozenyo, 935 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910
• McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Drive  Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Olazzo's, 8235 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Piratz Tavern, 8402 Georgia Avenue  Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Quarry House Tavern, 8401 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• The Society Lounge, 8229 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Zed's Cafe, 8225 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910