The Collaboratory has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present FREE outdoor concerts featuring all-original music by talented local singer-songwriters. 🌟 ✨ Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening under the stars! (Shows will be outdoors, weather permitting.) This is a beautiful park like setting a perfect place for the concert. The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to supporting original music. Each showcase features three artists sharing their songs, the stories behind them, and the experiences that inspired them—much like the Island Hopper Festival or Nashville’s Bluebird Café. Expect an evening of professional-quality Americana music blending blues, roots, folk, bluegrass, and country. 📍 Free Parking. ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM Come support local music and enjoy a night you won’t forget! John Craddock, Andy Getch, Ray Cerbone John Lawrence Craddock is an Americana singer, songwriter, and storyteller with a distinctive bluesy style. His music weaves relatable stories with deep, soulful vocals, carried by rich and colorful guitar playing that is undeniably his own. Whether you’re drawn to songs that make you laugh or cry, melodies that invite you to sing along, or guitar work that impresses even seasoned musicians, his work has something for everyone. His music is a reflection of sixty years of life experience, shaped by the legendary multi-genre artists whose timeless influence continues to inspire today. www.JohnLawrenceCraddock.com Andy Getch is a founding member of the ACMA. Originally from western Pennsylvania — in the same region that celebrates Groundhog Day — Andy first picked up the guitar as a kid in the late ’60s after being inspired by The Monkees TV show. When his family moved to the Fort Myers area in 1969, the lessons stopped and the guitar went quiet for a while. He rekindled his love for music in 2008, began writing songs, and soon discovered online songwriting groups, music workshops, and camps. In 2010–11, Andy met several future ACMA members while attending local open mics and house concerts, and he went on to attend the organization’s founding meeting. He has been an active ACMA member since 2012, opening shows for artists including Grant Peeples, Buddy Mondlock, Patchouli, Jefferson Ross, Heather Pierson, Lipbone Redding, and Karyn Oliver. Andy has also participated in ACMA tribute shows honoring Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Tom Petty, and the Summer of Love. He continues to write songs for fun — and to make sense of life along the way. Ray Cerbone is one of the founding members of the Fort Myers ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), Ray began playing guitar during the late 60’s folk scene. With the support and inspiration of fellow local and touring musicians, he began writing and playing in earnest in 2010. Traveling a long road in a short time, his music encompasses many genres, including Americana, Folk, Blues, Ballads, and a little bit of Country. Hi...
