Friday November 28, 2025 [CANCELED]

Leave your turkey haze and Black Friday fatigue behind and join us for a concert with contemporary acoustic Singer/Songwriter and storyteller Jack Williams at the “Building Bridges Coffeehouse” on Friday, November 28th at 7:00 pm. The Coffeehouse is a program of Manatee Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 322 15th St. W in downtown Bradenton. A $20 donation is suggested at the door. Refreshments available. Open seating, plenty of parking, accessible. Jack Williams’ music is rooted in his native South Carolina and is shaped by a 65-year career playing folk, rock, jazz, R&B, classical and popular music from the 1930s – 50s. According to his website, “Jack is considered an uncommonly unique guitarist, a writer of vivid songs with a strong sense of place, and a storyteller in the old Southern tradition as he further illustrates each tale with his guitar.” As a hired-gun guitarist in the Deep South of the Civil Rights-Easy Rider 1960’s, Jack’s bands accompanied the likes of John Lee Hooker, Big Joe Turner, Jerry Butler, Hank Ballard, the Shirelles, and the Del-Vikings. Williams’ music, enriched from these varied influences, is a truly All-American Southern music. Learn more at www.JackWilliamsMusic.com. Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a welcoming community supporting religious freedom and spiritual growth while working for social justice with compassion and love. We include people of all ages, physical abilities, financial circumstances, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, races, religious and educational backgrounds, and spiritual understandings. We have deep roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people—We think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything. We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. Visit www.manateeuuf.org to learn more. Find us on Facebook and Instagram too.