Thursday, November 17, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
2011 Silver Spring Veterans Concert: Tremendous Success!
The 4th Annual Tribute to America's Veterans Concert held in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building was a tremendous success! Over 200 people enjoyed wonderful performances by Piedmont Blues artist, Warner Williams, and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective.
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin and Montgomery County Councilmember March Elrich were among the many distinguished guests during the evening program.
County Executive Leggett presented Certificates of Recognition to singer-songwriter Warner Williams, and Hero Dogs, Inc. and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 641--two important veterans-serving organizations in Montgomery County.
We were pleased to welcome many members of our Veterans Concert Host Committee--Alan Friedman, Althea Grey-McKenzie, Bill Gray, Charlotte Coffield, Don Slater, Evan Glass, Gloria Bonilla, Jamie Raskin, Joyce Ettingoff, Karen Goozner, Kathleen Samiy, Lorrie Knight-Major, Michael Gonzales, Naomi Bloch, Norma Wilson, Ricardo Loaiza, Richard Jaeggi, Rickey Payton, Sr., Sandra Fair, Sharon Dooley, Ted & Carol Power, and Woody Brosnan.
We had a record number of SSTCi Board members attend our 4th Annual Veterans Concert--Don Berkemeyer, Alan Bowser, Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, Jose Dominguez, David Fogel, Graciela Jaschek, Mark Kozaki, Aurelia Martin, Harriet Weil, Mary Ann Zimmerman, and Reemberto Rodriguez.
The Veterans Tribute Concert was a benefit program for Montgomery County's veterans-serving organizations--Hero Dogs, Inc, and Vietnam Veterans of America. The public is invited to support these organizations by contributing online at http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/
Friday, November 11, 2011
Warner Williams, Greater U Street Jazz Collective to perform at Silver Spring’s Tribute to American Veterans Concert, Friday, November 11, 2011
Please join your neighbors at this year’s “Tribute to America’s Veterans” Concert in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building.
The Concert featuring Warner Williams—this year’s National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow—and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective—will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building. There will be a reception with light refreshments from 6 to 7 pm in the Civic Building Atrium.
Tickets are only $20 and the proceeds will benefit two great Montgomery County veterans-serving organizations: Hero Dogs, Inc. and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 641.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/ Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Warner Williams is one of America’s greatest acoustic blues singer/songwriters, recently acknowledged by the National Endowment of the Arts as a national treasure in traditional American music.
The Greater U Street Jazz Collective is a Washington DC based jazz collective that is inspired by the great jazz tradition of the historic Greater U Street section of the city. In the days during segregation, jazz music from the likes of Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane was played in the jazz clubs that lined the streets of U Street.
Many thanks to our 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee for their generous support. Alan Friedman–Althea Grey-McKenzie–Bill Gray–Bruce Lee–Busy Graham–Caren Madsen–Carole Barth–Charlotte Coffield–Dale Tibbitts–Don Hague–Don Slater–Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg–Evan Glass–Gloria Bonilla–Gregory Hamilton–Jackie Greenbaum–Honorable Jamie Raskin–Jennifer Chambers–Jim Zepp–Jonathan Bernstein–Joyce Ettingoff–Karen Goozner–Kathleen Samiy–Kathy Stevens–Lorrie Knight-Major–Michael Gonzalez–Mike Diegel–Naomi Bloch–Norma Wilson–Ricardo Loaiza–Richard Jaeggi–Rickey Payton, Sr.–Sandra Fair–Sharon Dooley–Ted & Carol Power–Honorable Tom Hucker–Tony Hausner–Victor Salazar–William Smith, Jr.–Yvette Butler–Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
The Concert featuring Warner Williams—this year’s National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow—and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective—will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building. There will be a reception with light refreshments from 6 to 7 pm in the Civic Building Atrium.
Tickets are only $20 and the proceeds will benefit two great Montgomery County veterans-serving organizations: Hero Dogs, Inc. and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 641.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/ Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Warner Williams is one of America’s greatest acoustic blues singer/songwriters, recently acknowledged by the National Endowment of the Arts as a national treasure in traditional American music.
The Greater U Street Jazz Collective is a Washington DC based jazz collective that is inspired by the great jazz tradition of the historic Greater U Street section of the city. In the days during segregation, jazz music from the likes of Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane was played in the jazz clubs that lined the streets of U Street.
Many thanks to our 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee for their generous support. Alan Friedman–Althea Grey-McKenzie–Bill Gray–Bruce Lee–Busy Graham–Caren Madsen–Carole Barth–Charlotte Coffield–Dale Tibbitts–Don Hague–Don Slater–Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg–Evan Glass–Gloria Bonilla–Gregory Hamilton–Jackie Greenbaum–Honorable Jamie Raskin–Jennifer Chambers–Jim Zepp–Jonathan Bernstein–Joyce Ettingoff–Karen Goozner–Kathleen Samiy–Kathy Stevens–Lorrie Knight-Major–Michael Gonzalez–Mike Diegel–Naomi Bloch–Norma Wilson–Ricardo Loaiza–Richard Jaeggi–Rickey Payton, Sr.–Sandra Fair–Sharon Dooley–Ted & Carol Power–Honorable Tom Hucker–Tony Hausner–Victor Salazar–William Smith, Jr.–Yvette Butler–Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Make an Online Contribution to Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to Silver Spring Town Center during the first annual "Give to the Max" Day in metro Washington.
The Silver Spring Town Center was proud to participate in this very successful event.
Thanks to Razoo, 17,839 people gave "to the Max" on November 9th! Their incredible generosity helped raise $1,886,584 and strengthen the nonprofits who make our community a great place to live and work.
You can still make a tax-deductible contribution to Silver Spring Town Center, by click on this link: http://www.razoo.com/story/Silverspring
Your support is welcome, your generosity is appreciated and will strengthen SSTCi's many community-serving programs.
The Silver Spring Town Center was proud to participate in this very successful event.
Thanks to Razoo, 17,839 people gave "to the Max" on November 9th! Their incredible generosity helped raise $1,886,584 and strengthen the nonprofits who make our community a great place to live and work.
You can still make a tax-deductible contribution to Silver Spring Town Center, by click on this link: http://www.razoo.com/story/Silverspring
Your support is welcome, your generosity is appreciated and will strengthen SSTCi's many community-serving programs.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Give to the Max, Support Silver Spring Town Center
On Wednesday, November 9, from 12:01am - 11:59am, residents of Maryland, DC and Virginia will join together online to donate and raise millions of dollars for local nonprofits, as part of the 1st annual Give to the Max Day.
Dear Friend of the Silver Spring Town Center,
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. has joined up with the "Give to the Max" campaign. The goal is to get thousands of local residents to support their favorite regional charity, raising millions of dollars in donations and grants in just 24 hours.
As part of Give to the Max Day, nonprofits can earn a share of $125,000 in cash awards. There are awards for organizations that earn the most donations, as well as awards for organizations receiving the most individual donations within each hour from 2 PM to midnight. There are even awards for 12th and 44th places!
You can check out our page and what your donations could go towards by visiting http://www.razoo.com/story/silverspring. Of course, any donation you make will be appreciated and will help fund a variety of performance and education goals.
Make sure to become a fan on our "Give to the Max" page, and to post our "Give to the Max" link (http://give2max.razoo.com/story/silverspring) on your FaceBook and Twitter pages - and talk it up among your friends and colleagues ... and don't forget to donate!
Thank you for your support and generosity.
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Warner Williams, Greater U Street Jazz Collective to perform at Silver Spring’s Tribute to American Veterans Concert, Friday, November 11, 2011
Please join your neighbors at this year’s “Tribute to America’s Veterans” Concert in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building.
The Concert featuring Warner Williams—this year’s National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow—and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective—will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building. There will be a reception with light refreshments from 6 to 7 pm in the Civic Building Atrium.
Tickets are only $20 and the proceeds will benefit two great Montgomery County veterans-serving organizations: Hero Dogs, Inc. and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 641.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/ Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Many thanks to our 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee for their generous support. Alan Friedman–Althea Grey-McKenzie–Bill Gray–Bruce Lee–Busy Graham–Caren Madsen–Carole Barth–Charlotte Coffield–Dale Tibbitts–Don Hague–Don Slater–Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg–Evan Glass–Gloria Bonilla–Gregory Hamilton–Jackie Greenbaum–Honorable Jamie Raskin–Jennifer Chambers–Jim Zepp–Jonathan Bernstein–Joyce Ettingoff–Karen Goozner–Kathleen Samiy–Kathy Stevens–Lorrie Knight-Major–Michael Gonzalez–Mike Diegel–Naomi Bloch–Norma Wilson–Ricardo Loaiza–Richard Jaeggi–Rickey Payton, Sr.–Sandra Fair–Sharon Dooley–Ted & Carol Power–Honorable Tom Hucker–Tony Hausner–Victor Salazar–William Smith, Jr.–Yvette Butler–Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
The Concert featuring Warner Williams—this year’s National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow—and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective—will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building. There will be a reception with light refreshments from 6 to 7 pm in the Civic Building Atrium.
Tickets are only $20 and the proceeds will benefit two great Montgomery County veterans-serving organizations: Hero Dogs, Inc. and Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 641.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/ Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Many thanks to our 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee for their generous support. Alan Friedman–Althea Grey-McKenzie–Bill Gray–Bruce Lee–Busy Graham–Caren Madsen–Carole Barth–Charlotte Coffield–Dale Tibbitts–Don Hague–Don Slater–Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg–Evan Glass–Gloria Bonilla–Gregory Hamilton–Jackie Greenbaum–Honorable Jamie Raskin–Jennifer Chambers–Jim Zepp–Jonathan Bernstein–Joyce Ettingoff–Karen Goozner–Kathleen Samiy–Kathy Stevens–Lorrie Knight-Major–Michael Gonzalez–Mike Diegel–Naomi Bloch–Norma Wilson–Ricardo Loaiza–Richard Jaeggi–Rickey Payton, Sr.–Sandra Fair–Sharon Dooley–Ted & Carol Power–Honorable Tom Hucker–Tony Hausner–Victor Salazar–William Smith, Jr.–Yvette Butler–Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
SSTCi Announces the 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2011 Host Committee for the Fourth Annual "A Tribute to America’s Veterans" Concert.
The Concert featuring Warner Williams, NEA National Heritage Fellow, and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/
The 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee.
Alan Friedman
Althea Grey-McKenzie
Bill Gray
Bruce Lee
Busy Graham
Caren Madsen
Carole Barth
Charlotte Coffield
Dale Tibbitts
Don Hague
Don Slater
Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg
Evan Glass
Gloria Bonilla
Gregory Hamilton
Jackie Greenbaum
Honorable Jamie Raskin
Jennifer Chambers
Jim Zepp
Jonathan Bernstein
Joyce Ettingoff
Karen Goozner
Kathleen Samiy
Kathy Stevens
Lorrie Knight-Major
Michael Gonzalez
Mike Diegel
Naomi Bloch
Norma Wilson
Ricardo Loaiza
Richard Jaeggi
Rickey Payton, Sr.
Sandra Fair
Sharon Dooley
Ted & Carol Power
Honorable Tom Hucker
Tony Hausner
Victor Salazar
Williams Smith, Jr.
Yvette Butler
Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
The Concert featuring Warner Williams, NEA National Heritage Fellow, and the Greater U Street Jazz Collective will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7 pm in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/veterans-concert-2011/
The 2011 Veterans Tribute Concert Host Committee.
Alan Friedman
Althea Grey-McKenzie
Bill Gray
Bruce Lee
Busy Graham
Caren Madsen
Carole Barth
Charlotte Coffield
Dale Tibbitts
Don Hague
Don Slater
Honorable Duchy Trachtenberg
Evan Glass
Gloria Bonilla
Gregory Hamilton
Jackie Greenbaum
Honorable Jamie Raskin
Jennifer Chambers
Jim Zepp
Jonathan Bernstein
Joyce Ettingoff
Karen Goozner
Kathleen Samiy
Kathy Stevens
Lorrie Knight-Major
Michael Gonzalez
Mike Diegel
Naomi Bloch
Norma Wilson
Ricardo Loaiza
Richard Jaeggi
Rickey Payton, Sr.
Sandra Fair
Sharon Dooley
Ted & Carol Power
Honorable Tom Hucker
Tony Hausner
Victor Salazar
Williams Smith, Jr.
Yvette Butler
Woody Brosnan
The Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert is a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Plaza Performances - Thank You!
Thank you!
During the 2011 season, the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. was pleased to bring exciting community-based arts & entertainment programming to Veterans Plaza. We hosted over 50 performances, with more than 200 performers for thousands of Silver Spring residents & visitors. We brought jazz, blues, rock, folk, country & western, rhythm & blues, reggae, hip-hop and classical music, along with modern dance, to our "community living room."
We also produced over 300 videos of these Plaza Performances which are available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTownCentre
Plaza Performances was a production of the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Visit our blog at www.silverspringtowncenter.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sstowncenter or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/8305814081/
Thanks to all of our performers and thanks to Silver Spring for being such a great audience.
2nd Story Band—Meagan Lane,Geoff de Mers
Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble—Chris Anderson, Mike Baytop, Eleanor Ellis, Jeff Hawkins, Willie Leebel, Adam Oppenheim
BanjerDan—Dan Manzur
Blues Ramblers—Slim Fellows, Anton Hannsman, Gary Venable, Alan Gramley
Boomerang—John Brown, Cap Pendleton, Hank Burnett, Gary Garvin
CaShandra J.—CaShandra J., Aaron Myers, Percy White, Warren "Trae" Crudup
Cloud 9—Michael "TK" Akinlosotu, Adam Dunbar, Jason Zamora, Jonathan Livas, Timm Cruz, Jordan McRae
Club 209—Felix Contreras,David Schulman
Contradiction Dance—Eleni Grove, Carlos Bustamante, Ben Drexler, Alison Waldman, Shelley Alinas, Makeyda Hilliard, Erica Chamblee, Lyndsey Pressley, Matina Phillips, Anneliese Parisi, Dani Quirion
Cooking with Gas—Jim Bunch, Marcus Childs Moore, David Oziel, David Rothman, Bob Sherman
Dimensionz of Bluz—Mike Baytop, Willie Leebel, Marcus Childs-Moore
Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes—Larry Younkins, Charles Solomon, Scott Chadwick, Ed Crowley
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners—Gina DeSimone, Pat Quinn
Groove Jet—Don Berkemeyer ,Garrett Green,Mark Frawley,Greg Brown, Bruce Krohmer
Harmonica Blu Xpress—Howard Hernstadt, Dave Myre, Randy Pittman, James Cooke
Jazz Stimulus Project—Chip Smoley, Guy Stevens, Alan Kirschenbaum, Franklin Wade, Dayton Eckerson
Luisa & Her Imaginary Orchestra—Luisa Rose, Ken Sleeman
Machines on Vacation—Ethan Balis, Melanie Miller, Theresa Schlafly, Kellie MacDonald, Amanda Melara, Rochelle Carpenter, Jodi Balis
Mary Amato & Bill Williams—Bill Williams, Mary Amato
Midnight Sun—Nathan Foley, Miles Lieder, Jonathan Lieder, Fred Lieder
Red Line Quintet—Peter Leonard, Noah Maruyama, Grayson Flood, Matt Volk
Second String Bluegrass Band,Emmett Overstreet, Earl Williams,Paul Young
Snakehead Run—Denny Buck, Mark Casale, Jim Bunch
Stealing Liberty—Jeff Snyder, Tracy Beer, Trevor Specht, Leah DeLano, Bill Cahill, Todd Newell, Jeff DLB
Strings for Joy—Alexandre Paintsil, Jepthalyne Senas, Kevin Gopala-Rao, Stephanie Birmingham, Aniza Moore, Breanna Roth, Evonne Baasch, Dr. Ekatrina DiPinto
SwagFunk—Deirdra Harris, Daryl Braxton, "Funk Master" Mike Sutton,"Smokin" Al Warren, "The Funk Doctor" Scott Eister, Brian A.C. Williams
The Eclectiks—Mike Cohen, Regina Koenig, Charles Tolbert, Frances Eargle, Simona Patange, Pete Stover, Steve Soroka, Gary Daum
The Greater U Street Jazz Collective—Art Cobb, Cashandra Bacon, Thomas View, Peter Frassrand, Russell Carter, Carl Macintyre
The Newports—Blaine Smith, Cal Linley, Mike Henley, Mike DeGraba, Rob Dyer, Debbie Halvorsen, Arlene Jaye, Becky Briggs
The Social Ramble—David Byrd, Jim Lande, Howard Moss
Time2Go—Joey Barnet, Jeremy Gordon, Doug Kahn, Ian Schwenke
Traveling Bluejays—Arlene Jaye, George Hardman, Karen Hardman, Rick Kanton, Michelle Murray, Joyce Ettingoff
Unruly Blues Band—Saskia Van Oot, Lance Nuckolls, Dale Hayman, Robert Gullace, Tony Byrd
Warner Williams—Warner Williams, Joyce Ettingoff
Wendy and The Lost Boys—Wendy Lanxner, Rob Smith, David Uffelman, Steve Wilmarth
Wharf Rats—Robert Gersten, Lenny Dinerman, Eric "Dawg" Metzman, Eric "Huck" Huckleberry, "Cosmic" Carl Baer Schwartzman
Many thanks also to Don Muller, Chris Richardson, Mike Nicholas, Rickey Payton, Reemberto Rodriguez, Jewru Bandeh, Hannah McCann, Chantelle Stewart, Howard Hernstadt, Kelly Mayfield, Carlos Garcia, Capital Accord Chorus, the Urban Nation Academy for the Performing Arts, the Next Level Band Camp, Jazs, and the Arts & Music Ministries of Jesus House.
And very special thanks to Alan Bowser, Don Berkemeyer and Joyce Ettingoff for their efforts in making the Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Plaza Performances an enormous success!
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