# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We are very happy to announce the first Songwriters Showcase at Koreshan State Park. This is a beautiful park just west of 41 in Estero. We also will have three downtown Fort Myers shows that will be located at the Collaboratory.
More information to follow as we work out the details.
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park

The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented local artists.
Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for an evening under the stars. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the show will be canceled and your tickets will be honored at next month’s performance.
The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to promoting original music by local singer-songwriters. Each showcase features artists sharing their songs, the stories behind them, and a lifetime of experiences— Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music, which blends blues, roots, folk, bluegrass, and country. Details:

Tickets: $10 (includes parking) Children under 12 free 
Advance required tickets    Ticket Link  to follow
 Gates open at 6:30.  Show runs from 7-9pm with 20 minute intermission

TICKETS   https://friendsofkoreshan.org/event-6366598/Registration

Artists
Bill Metts, Kim Mayfield & Chakulla 

Bill Metts started singing and playing guitar during the country blues revival of the 1960s and fell in love with the art of finger-style guitar. Shortly after moving to Southwest Florida, he was asked to serve on the board of the nationally known Americana Community Music Association. He began writing songs as a result of being asked to host their weekly Songwriter Circle and for four years did so. He also volunteered for “Hope by Song Inc,” a not-for-profit organization, creating songs from the writings of people dealing with great emotional trauma in order to help them heal through the power inherent in music. He has performed at the prestigious Mississippi John Hurt Blues Festival, the world-famous "Ground Zero" in Clarksdale Mississippi, at the Will McLean Festival in Brooksville, Florida, and in the BMI sponsored Island Hopper Songwriter Festival.

Kim Mayfield is also known as half of the Americana duo ‘Reckless Saints,’ (with husband Roy Schneider) and shared in the songwriting for their first two albums. Mayfield’s song "Ring Around the Moon," described by a reviewer as “haunted by Patsy Cline,” earned a semi-finalist spot in the 2019 International Songwriting Competition. Reckless Saints were finalists in the 2025 Kerrville New Folk competition.
 
Chakulla (affectionately known as Grandfather Chakulla) is an individual, expressing his music with an organic grove of worldly rhythm’s, unique guitar cords, catchy and memorable melodies. He sings out with an acoustic guitar using a loop pedal enabling leads, harmonica, marimba, conga’s, percussion, and vocal percussion lines to manifest on the spot and live .

He is best described as the Folk/World/Jazz/Americana artist, and in his 4 decades of writing and playing music Chakulla has shared his music at concert venues seating 60,000 people, and in Clubs, at House concerts, Festivals, TV and radio appearances, and singing out in the streets.

He has shared the stage with Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Buddy Miles, Aztec Two step, etc. Chakulla has a profound effect on audiences connecting, including, inspiring, and inviting them to participate and to sing along leaving them with a smile.


TICKETS   https://friendsofkoreshan.org/event-6366598/Registration
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bonita-springs/acma-songwriters-at-koreshan-state-park/200028952138858
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, festivals, concerts, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 214

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bonita Springs
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Koreshan State Park
- **lat**: 26.432547250051
- **long**: -81.811531577171
- **full address**: Koreshan State Park, Bonita Springs, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park being held?
  - **A:** ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park takes place on Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Koreshan State Park, Bonita Springs, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park?
  - **A:** ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park is organized by Americana Community Music Association.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bonita Springs, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 210+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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