Friends of Bay County Public Libraries

Friends Presents Concert: Ashley Feller
2019-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Ashley Feller is a third generation Florida native from Panama City. Her original music reflects life in the historic area of St. Andrews. She released her first album “Old Blue, Rage Against the Van” in 2017 at Boundless Sounds Studios. Since then Feller has continued to write more songs inspired by living in the Florida Panhandle. Since the destruction of Hurricane Michael, Feller was motivated to play in venues spanning from Mobile to St. Petersburg. In addition to being a songwriter, Ashley is a multi-instrumentalist who plays the pennywhistle, flutes, and accordion. Feller recently performed at the 67th Annual Florida Folk Fest held at Stephen Foster Cultural Center on Memorial Day Weekend 2019.
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Friends Celebration
2020-01-07 17:30 - 19:00
Come celebrate the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries! Light refreshments will be provided. Tour musician Sean Gaskell will provide a fascinating concert performing traditional songs on the 21 stringed West African Kora.
Sean Gaskell features traditional songs on the Kora, a 21 string harp that he learned how to play throughout the course of multiple visits to its homeland in Gambia, West Africa. The music is traditionally played by oral and musical historians known as Griots (Gree-ohs). The Kora is a very melodic and seemingly peaceful instrument, which is contrary to its musical repertoire. Many songs tell ancient stories of war and hardship, while others praise people of high political status and those who helped expand the Mande empire.
While the Kora is only 300 years old, some commonly played songs can be traced back 800 years to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia. He was first inspired to play by Kane Mathis, a Kora player formerly based in Seattle who has lead “The Kora Band” and “The Sahel Band”. Gaskell relocated from Seattle to Asheville, North Carolina in 2014. He has been featured at a number of music festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal.

Friends Presents Concert: Nikki Talley
2020-03-05 18:00 - 19:00

Friends Presents Concert Series: Dionzia Santiago & Lowell Hopper
2022-03-10 18:00
Dionzia Santiago has a powerful, earthy voice that bridges the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

Lowell Hopper is a guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer, known mostly for his soulful, funky, and bluesy guitar style.

Performance will follow a short Friends meeting. Concert open to everyone!

Annual Membership Celebration
2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:00
After a short business meeting (see agenda), we’ll enjoy the sounds of local musicians Dionzia Santiago & Lowell Hopper.

Join the Friends or renew your membership before March 10th, and we’ll enter you into a random drawing to win a gift certificate to Ferrucci Ristorante or Los Antojitos.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Leana Carter
2022-05-12 18:00
Leana Carter is a a singer/songwriter who has a folk pop sound with a soulful edge! She’ll perform a mix of covers and originals.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Woods the Band
2022-07-14 18:00
Woods the Band are a talented, local father/daughter trio of singer/songwriters: Christopher, Emma, and Lydia Woods. They perform a mix of original songs and Americana covers.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Kelsey & Tylor
2022-09-08 18:00
Kelsey and Tylor are a duo known for a hauntingly delicate voice, paired with earthy guitar playing. Their sound is rooted in folk and Americana music, which contributes to their unique take on the covers they perform, as well as the originals Kelsey writes.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Janelle Frost
2022-11-03 18:00
Janelle Frost is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a singer of songs and a teller of stories!

Friends Presents Concert Series: Michael R. J. Roth
2023-01-12 18:00 - 19:30
Michael R. J. Roth has been called “a cool dark troubadour” with songs known for intriguing imagery and “deep, profound truth.” He is a three-time lyric winner of the The Great American Song Contest, and lyric winner of the NSAI Song Contest, the Dallas Songwriters Association, the Austin Songwriters Group and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. See more at http://easyheroes.com/. Free admission and no reservations required to attend the Friends family-friendly, after hours concert series held at the Bay County Public Library. The performances are sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.

Annual Friends of the Library Celebration
2023-03-09 17:45 - 19:30
Join us for a quick business meeting and then stay for refreshments and a great concert with Marc Black!

Marc Black: Boppa Chua! The History of the 1950s and 60s through Popular SongNew York Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Marc Black, will be your guide through an evening of song, storytelling and laughter through these two historically defining decades. Marc will also perform his own group’s top forty hit from his tour with The Doors, Neil Diamond, The Dave Clark Five and Van Morrison (‘Happy’ by the ‘Blades of Grass’).

Free admission and no reservations required to attend the Friends family-friendly, after-hours concert series held at the Bay County Public Library. Performance sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Corey Hall
2023-05-11 18:00 - 19:30

Friends Presents Concert Series: Michael Lister and Friends
2023-07-13 18:00 - 19:30
