The Thought Lot, housed in Shippensburg, is home to more than just indie music shows. It houses a few shops, including Ace Music, a store aimed at helping supply local musicians.
Ace Music is celebrating its fifth anniversary by hosting a show in The Thought Lot on Saturday, Aug. 29.
The small music store is owned and operated by Sara Cooper and Nick Valentine, who help give the shop a welcoming atmosphere.
Their other low-key employee is their cat, Kona.
According to Nick and Sara, the idea for the show came from an offhand mention of them wanting to say thank you to the bands and customers that have shopped at their store. From there, it morphed into an event aimed at supporting local music and bringing the community together to enjoy some bands with which it may not be familiar.
Ace Music is running the anniversary show as a standard Thought Lot performance. It is $10 for general admission, but pre-purchasing a ticket will only cost $8. You can get a free ticket with a guitar or bass setup until the day before the show.
The show is bring your own alcohol and will consist of four acts: Evan Crider, Acoustic Juice, Unconventional Origin and Echo Threefold.
Toasties Sustainable Table will be selling food at the event as well.
During the day, Ace Music will be running a free restringing event.
The first 40 people to come in with an electric or acoustic guitar can get their instrument restrung by Sara and Nick, free of charge. It is a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to one instrument per person.
Ace Music is also offering 10 percent off select items the day of the show, as well.
Cooper and Valentine hope to have more people come in and check out the store and shop while getting to see a great show.
For more information and to see how you can purchase tickets, visit the Facebook event page or Ace Music’s Facebook page by searching “AceMusicPA.”
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