SummerStage No. 12: Bryan Elijah Smith

301 Greenville Avenue,Staunton VA 24401

13 August, 2021

Description

SummerStage No.12 Bryan Elijah Smith SummerStage No.12 Bryan Elijah Smith Bryan Elijah Smith is an award winning singer-songwriter & producer based out of Virginia. Smith’s innate songwriting ability and haunting voice leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia. Crossing a wide array of genres, what gets produced has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen to Kings of Leon to Gregory Alan Isakov. Smith recently won 2nd place in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest 2019 where the title track to his new album, ‘In Through The Dark’, was 1 of 12 songs chosen out of 970 national entries. Smith has been a CASC finalist 2 years in a row (past finalist include Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt & Lera Lynn). 'In Through The Dark' won 1st place in the Unsigned Only 2019 international songwriting contest where there were 6,000 entries from over 100 countries. Judges included Aimee Mann, Robert Smith of The Cure, Garth Hudson from The Band and many more. 'In Through The Dark' also appears in a new NETFLIX series called 'Virgin River' which premiered December 2019. Subsequently the song was a 2020 Independent Music Awards nominee in the 'Used In Film/TV' category. Joining Smith on stage is Staunton based violinist Jay Austin. They've been performing together across the United States since 2010. ADVANCE TICKETS: $25-$35 AT THE DOOR: $40 General Admission, Lawn Seating, Socially Distanced Pods: Select from among the following options: Blanket Pod (seats 2-4 people) $25 per person with minimum purchase of 2.Bring your own blanket and select seating from among the yellow 8' x 8' squares in the front of the house. Chair Pod (seats 1-2), $30 per person with minimum purchase of 1Bring your own folding camp chairs and select from among the blue 6'x6' squares. Premium Chair Pod (seats 2), $35 per person with minimum purchase of 2Bring your own folding camp chairs and get the best seats in the house selecting from among the red 6'x6' squares. (A limited number of Season Pass Tickets are available. Please contact [email protected] for more information.) Schedule: Bar/Picnic and Grounds Open: 6 pm (Parking available from 5:45) Music begins: 7:00 pm Event concludes: 9:30 pm Bar Closes: 10:30 pm Parking Available, pre order $5/$10 at the door. A $2.50 handling fee per ticket that will be calculated at check out. Bar & Grill For your convenience pre-order your exciting Blackburn Inn Picnic Box for 2 including a southern style chicken wrap, chips, pasta salad, lemonade, and a cookie (subject to change) (Sorry but no outside food or beverage can be allowed.) The 2nd Draft Bistro will offer a bar with a great selection of local beer, wine, and cider, along with a fresh menu off the grill. The Bistro will also feature our “1828 Bread Pudding”; considered a classic American dish. Born from the thriftiness of the English settlers who transformed leftovers into comforting custardy goodness. We use a traditional recipe for bread pudding, that Virginians typically ate in the early 1800s, served with our one-of-a-kind rum sauce. The Blackburn Inn is committed to sourcing local and proud to work side by side with other small businesses in and around Staunton. WEATHER ADVISORY: Everything that is great about being outdoors also means that weather happens. Sometimes it supports what we are doing, sometimes it doesn’t. Fortunately, the new Blackburn Conference Center and Spa has a beautiful Great Hall that can serve as a backup indoor location if inclement weather forces us to relocate. That determination will be made at 5 pm on the day of the event. All parking and picnic box pick up will remain the same. Many activities can continue in a light rain/mist or after an afternoon rain. SummerStage maintains a strict safety policy to suspend performances in heavy rain or if lightning strikes within a three mile radius of the Blackburn. If necessary, SummerStage will attempt up to two 20 minute rain delays before cancellation.