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Songbird Cafe - A Coffeehouse for Live, Local and Homegrown Music! Friday Nite LIVE! at the SongBird 7-9p

May at the Songbird !

Friday, May 18th Vince Tuckwood Duo ! Singer-Songwriter duo... ! Come on down for a great night !

Friday, May 25th One Family Vibration returns !

Friday, May 18, 2012 - 7:00pm - Friday, May 25, 2012 - 9:00pm

SongBird Cafe at Village Shops, 16-a Lyme Street, Old Lyme CT...... Behind The Diane Birdsall Gallery and the Chocolate Shell. Go to Side of Village Shops Building and look for Open Flag !!!!!

The Songbird Café & Coffeehouse Spring Hours are, Tuesday-Friday, 9a-4p AND Live Music Friday Nights 7-9p featuring the best in Connecticut's youth and professional artistic Talent.

Bring Our Music Back, Inc is a non-profit 501©(3) organization dedicated to the enrichment and support of burgeoning youth musical talent in our communities through the development of musical mentorships, internships, performance opportunities, education and exposure to the performing musical arts. This is Music with Purpose.

Tickets:

Tickets are $ 5.00 donation at the door!

Venue:

SongBird Cafe

2012 August Nights at Harkness . . . Music the Way it Was!

The 2012 Concert Season is here . . . Sounds of Harkness Herald 60 years of Iconic Americana!

Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 5:30pm - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 10:00pm

Harkness Memorial State Park, located along the shoreline at 275 great Neck Road, Waterford, CT

Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Temptations Revue with Nate Evans

Opening Performance: Steve Smith & The Nakeds

Youth Performance: The Modern Riffs

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Tour

Opening Performance: The Sugarfoot Youth Jazz Band

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Iconic Don McLean
40th Anniversary World Tour

Opening performance – Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez

Youth Performance by The Meadows Brothers with guest Molly Bowers

Thursday, August 23, 2012

World Famous 17 time
Grammy Award Winner
The Count Basie Orchestra

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Opening Performance --Rob Zappulla & his Orchestra, "The Songs of Frank Sinatra"

Youth Performance by The Glenn Hansen Orchestra with Special Youth Guest Appearances

With the 5-year State of Connecticut contract firmly in place, Bring Our Music Back, Inc. announces the 2012 Summer Concert Series “August Nights at Harkness . . . Music the way it was!” at the revered state landmark, Harkness Memorial State Park, located along the shoreline in Waterford, CT.

Four concerts are scheduled for August. This year’s theme takes a walk down memory lane heralding Americana and its iconic legends! The greatest talent spanning over 60 years from Motown, Jazz, Blues and Folk will take the stage this summer under those magical Harkness starry nights.

The concerts to be held at Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford CT are scheduled for Thursday, August 2nd & 9th, Wednesday August 15th and Thursday, August 23, 2012 with the following line-up of world class talent:

Concert Times . . .All concerts will be held from 5:30p-10p rain or shine with back up rain site is the Garde Arts Center. Doors open at 4:00pm for traditional picnicking. The Bee and Thistle Inn & Spa of Old Lyme will sponsor the Best Picnic awards. Dancing welcomed!

Picnicking is a Must . . . Pack your own Picnics or Order Box Dinners by Coffee’s Country Market available by special order through boxdinners@bringourmusicback.org to be picked up at the concert Hospitality Tent. Dessert and Coffee Tent available ! The Bee & Thistle Inn of Old Lyme will sponsor the Best Picnic awards for culinary greatness ....special awards will be given at intermission ! Surprise Judges will make guest appearances.

Tickets:

Subscription Tickets on Sale now ! Advance Ticket Subscription Packages for 4-packet concert series are $89.00 Children 12 and under are free with an adult . Active Duty Military are free with id. Buy Now!

Individual Concert Tickets ON SALE NOW. Individual Tickets are $24.00 in advance; $30.00 at the Door. Buy Now!

Group Ticket rates are $ $20.00 per ticket (groups of 10 or more). Call (860) 434-1882 For Group Tickets or stop by Ticket office Tues-Friday 10a-4p, located at 16-A Lyme Street at the Village Shops behind the Chocolate Shell ! Enter side of building by Chocolate Shell through courtyard !

VIP Concert Tickets are available per concert at $ 125.00 to include:

VIP Parking and Access

Catered Hospitality VIP Tent sponsored by the Bee & Thistle Inn complete with umbrella table seating, dinner hors d’oeuvres buffet and full bar.

Artist Post Show Meet and Greet

Gift Picnic Swag bags

August Nights Limited Edition 2012 T-shirt

VIP Subscription for all 4 concerts are $ $450.00. Buy Now!

General Ticket Information: All tickets are non-refundable. Shows are rain or shine with back up rainsite to be The Garde Arts Center located downtown New London www.gardearts.org No Pets allowed ! Handicapped accessible and special golf cart escort service available from parking lot to picnic concert field.

Bring Our Music Back's Music and Mission Madness !

OUR INTITIATIVES . . .

Youth Performances: Voice and Venues Showcases; Music Internships and Mentorships; and School & Community Music Enrichment Programs

OUR VENUES . . .

August Nights at Harkness . . . a revered summer community music summer series tradition at Harkness Park with National Recording Artist Legends!

Starry Nites Town Green Music Series . . . a community music series of youth performers, Village Shops Green

Songbird Cafe---A Coffeehouse for live, local and homegrown music....Friday Nite Live at the Songbird ! Old Lyme....First & Third Fridays for Youth !

OUR EVENTS . . .

SONGBIRD'S NEXT SHOW... Friday, May 4th with Molly Bowers & Noah Feldman !

August Nights at Harkness, August 2012 Concert Season TICKETS ON SALE NOW !

Old Lyme's Starry Nite Series to be announced in May of 2012 !

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Young Artists We Love !

Molly Bowers, Singer Songwriter... Noah Feldman-Acoustic Guitar.... Orice Jenkins-piano virtuoso.... Raina Mullen, Guitar....Sugarfoot Youth Jazz Band, Say What, Silver Hammer , Select Singers, . . . introducing Hannah Field from New Haven High School !

Our Troubadour Supporting Artists...

Christine Ohlman, Dan Stevens, The Glenn Hansen Orchestra, Dick Campo Orchestra, Village Voices

Our Friends in Music . . .

Tumbleweeds, Kitchings Productions, Special Voices, The Garde Art Center, The Lyric Opera, Charles

Wolf, Positive Impact Magazine, Big Daddys Music, Carusos Music Store, CT Audubon Society, Diane Birdsall Gallery, Village Shops, The Garvin Gallery, The Chocolate Shell, Lyme Art Association, Friends in Music !

Our Sponsors . . .

Dominion, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, The Bombaci Family Foundation, Christine A. Moser Foundation, The Chester W. Kitchings Foundation, Secor Volvo & Saab, The New London Day, Hall Communications Group, The New Haven Advocate, Chamard Vineyards , , ,

The Community Foundation of Eastern CT, Wells Fargo Investors, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, Essex Savings Bank and Essex Financial Services