NO ADVANCE TICKET SALES. ADMISSION IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED AT THE DOOR. $15 GENERAL ADMISSION, $8 MEMBERS.
Our first six concerts of our 30th Anniversary year feature some of the more popular artists we’ve had on our stage over the years. None better to start with than Adam Gardino who since 2005 has been an “up-and-coming” fingerstyle guitarist, musician and songwriter in the Pikes Peak region. His style combines the smoothness of James Taylor and the energy of Brad Paisley to deliver exciting, jaw-dropping performances. His attention to the intricacies of acoustic guitar arrangements, delivered with a voice as clear as his mountain roots continues to wow audiences today.
At the age of 16, Adam placed in the Top Five of the International Fingerstyle Competition held in Winfield, Kansas. He kept competing in the annual contest, honing his skills and stage craft, hoping to eventually squash those pre-show jitters. Though the butterflies never flew away, in 2010 he placed 3rd behind Pete Huttlinger and Japan’s Grand Champion Akihiro Tanaka. After graduating from University of Colorado Denver in 2012 with a B.S. in Music Performance, he took 1st at 23 years old - among the youngest ever to win. And most recently in 2019 he re-entered again, after the 5 year mandatory hiatus for 1st Place winners - and won for a second time.
While working as a musician in Colorado Springs, Adam caught the eye of the legendary cowboy chuck-wagon group the Flying W Wranglers. He joined them in 2014, and for 5 years he grew in knowledge and experience from the best country and western musicians in the business. This opportunity gave him room to expand on his soloing abilities, his singing and his chops as an entertainer while continuing to perform all around the western states. Highlights included playing for the Western Music Association, the Academy of Western Artists, the annual Chuckwagons of the West Jamboree, and opening for country star Josh Turner at the Flathead County Fair in August of 2018.
Fans love the friendly, easy-going demeanor Adam has on and off the stage. Quick to break down the “invisible barrier” between performer and audience, goofy-but-true stories and jokes often accompany the high-flying stunts attempted on the fretboard. As one critic would write, "He could play the phonebook and make it interesting".
Although Adam possesses great arranging abilities for tunes like “Peter Gunn”, “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, “On Broadway” and “Pink Panther”, some of the most requested tunes are his hilarious original songs. “Dentist Chair Blues” covers an untimely tooth appointment; “Filthy Rich” talks of the lengths one might go to marry for money, and “Procrastinate” personifies that “evil” voice everyone hears inside their head on most frosty mornings. These tunes are included on his multiple CD releases.
Oh, and Adam is one of the most popular teachers in the Black Rose Music School, teaching a variety of fingerstyle and related guitar classes.
Opening acts: John Spengler, Jerm Boor
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Doors open at 6:15 pm; concert starts at 7 pm with two opening acts. $15 general admission, $8 members and students with ID; free for ages 12 and younger (Become a member before or at the show and $tart $aving right away!).
No advance ticket sales. Admission only at the door.
+++ Free, off-street parking is available in the church lot across the street from our hall. +++
Baked goods, coffee, tea, and water available for purchase in the Community Center.