Connecticut

Acoustic Celebration

The Blues Cafe

George Newton VFW Hall, 150 Lee Farm Drive, Southbury
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Blues-Cafe
Reservations highly encouraged | email: Bluescafebm@gmail.com
Suggested donations $25/person | Under 16 FREE
Net proceeds go to Artist Cash at the Door
Doors open 1pm | Please bring Pot Luck dish to share
Open mic: 1:15 -2:30pm | Main Act 3pm

C.H.I.R.P.

Concert Happenings in Ridgefield Parks
Ballard Park Main St. Ridgefield
www.chirpct.org
Free family concerts open to the public in Ridgefield’s Ballard Park every Tue and Thur from June through August
All Shows 7pm FREE
ANNUALLY EVERY SUMMER

May 26   The Ridgefield High School Orchestra
28    The Honey Island Swamp Band
Jun 2   Eileen Ivers & the Brigadeens
4      The Steel Wheels
9      C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
11    David Wax Museum
16    New Orleans Suspects
18    Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
23    The Bob Button Band
25    Metropolitan Klezmer
30    Bywater Call

CT Folk
www.CTFolk.com

Tip of the Hat Series @ The Mac (Milford Arts Council)
40 Railroad Avenue, Milford

Sep 26   CT Folk Fest & Green Expo

Danbury Arts In Action Coffeehouse

A Common Ground community arts center
https://www.facebook.com/daiact/
Children’s open mic 7pm, adult open mic 8pm,
featured artist 9pm
danburyartsinaction.org 203-791-9850
Free-will donations benefit DAIA arts programs
for at-risk youths

East Rock Concert Series

Various locations around New Haven
https://www.fernandopintopresents.com

The following shows @ Small Batch Cellars
37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven except where noted**

Apr 4   6-Tom DiMenna sings Story Songs of the 70’s

Fairfield Theater Company

www.fairfieldtheatre.org
FTC on StageOne or Warehouse where noted
70 Sanford St., Fairfield

Apr 3   7:30-Stop Making Sense (Warehouse)
8-Morningside w/ Canyon (Stageone)
4      8-Britishmania; Beatles Tribute Band (Stageone)
8      7:30-Matt Pryor & The Salton Sea w/ J. Russell (Hot Rod Circuit, The Split Coils), Small Uncle (Stageone)
10    8-Residual Groove w/ Hilltop (Stageone)
11    8-Lotus; Rise of The Anglerfish Tour w/ The Mushroom Cloud | So Good Looking (Warehouse)
8-North County Band w/ Drew Ryder Smit (Stageone) h
14     8-Shadowgrass (Stageone)
15    8-Fantastic Cat (Stageone)
16    8-Leo Kottke (Stageone)
17    8-Bad Animals; The Heart Tribute (Stageone)
8-Ryan Montbleau Band w/ Brooks Forsyth (Warehouse)
18    8-Dead Meadow w/ Cory Shane (Stageone)
8-Anders Osborne w/ Jamie McLean (Warehouse)
19    7-The Queen Meets The Kings: Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez / The Slim Kings w/ Liberty Devitto (Stageone)
21    8-Davy Knowles (Stageone)
23    8-Bob Margolis Blues Band (Stageone)
24    8-Save Ferris w/ Adrian and Meredith (Stageone)
25    8-Alison Brown (Stageone)
26    7-Thee Sinseers & The Altons 2026 Tour (Stageone)
30    8-Bronwyn Keith-Hynes w/ Hitch & The Giddyup (Stageone)

Farmington Valley Acoustic Festival

Dunning Lake Beach at 50 Winding Trails Drive, Farmington
https://www.windingtrails.org/acoustic-festival
(860) 677-8458
Annual Fall Event

Fire In The Kitchen

North Madison Congregational Church, 1271 Durham Rd, Madison
fireinthekitchen.org
All shows 7pm kids: high school and under, always $5

Friday Night Folk at All Souls

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation
19 Jay Street, New London
All shows: 7:30pm     www.fridaynightfolk.org/
Apr 10   The Kennedys
May 15   John Gorka

Good Folk Coffeehouse

Rowayton United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
5 Pennoyer Street Rowayton : 203-858-7791
$20 adults / $10 Children 7-12 / Under 7 FREE
www.goodfolkcoffeehouse.com

Infinity Hall

2 locations:
32 Front St., Hartford 860.560.7757
20 Greenwoods Rd W., Norfolk 860.542.5531
www.infinityhall.com
Shows at 8pm except where noted**
Apr 3   Absolute Adele with Jennifer Cella (Hartford)
5      7-The R&B Kickback (Hartford)
11    ANoyd (Hartford)
Rock n’ Roll Circus Benefit Concert (Norfolk)
12    Ryan Montbleau Band (Hartford)
15    Walter Trout (Norfolk)
17    Roomful of Blue (Norfolk) s
19    Reverend Horton Heat (Hartford)
25    One Time Weekend (Hartford)

The Kate

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
katharinehepburntheater.org

Apr 1   7:30-Donna the Buffalo
2      7:30-Alex Shillo
3      8-Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers  SOLD OUT
4      3 & 8-Beau Bolero; Steely Dan Tribute  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
8      7:30-Quinn Sullivan  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
9      7:30-Walter Trout  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
10    8-The Brubeck Brothers Quartet  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
11    8-The Rush Experience  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
12    7-Here Come The Judds (JuddsTribute)
14    7:30-David Cook
15    7:30-Tracy Bonham
16    7:30-Jane Monheit
17    8-Leo Kottke  SOLD OUT
18    8-Eric Andersen & Jon Pousette-Dart
19    7-Mark Erelli
21    7:30-Breabach
22    7:30-Lee Ritenour  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
23    7:30-Nightrain  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
24    8-Judy Collins  SOLD OUT
25    2-Judy Collins  SOLD OUT
8-Tommy Castro & the Painkillers  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
26    7-Squirrel Nut Zippers: Jazz From The Back O’town LIMITED AVAILABILITY
27    7:30-Madeleine Peyroux-We Are America: American Songs That Give Us Hope
28    7:30-Richard Shindell
29    7:30-Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
30    7:30-BoDeans  LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Meeting House Presents

Concert Series
Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford,
in cooperation with the Sounding Board Coffeehouse
information and tickets:
$20 Gen Adm / $14 Students w/ ID
Children under age 12 are free with paying parent.
http://www.ushartford.com/nourishing-spirit/music/meetinghousepresents/

Shows at 7pm
Apr 18   Meetinghouse
May 16  Soupeater! (Sue Hill & Peter Lendoff)
Jun 7   John Gorka

Music at The Ridge

UU Congregation of Danbury, 24 Clapboard Ridge Rd
Concerts: First Sundays (except holidays) 4pm
https://.musicattheridge.org

O’Brien’s Irish Pub

83 Lake Ave., Danbury
203-628-7108    www.obrienspubdanbury.com

Quick Center for the Arts

Fairfield University  1073 North Benson Road,  Fairfield
1-877-ARTS-369   www.quickcenter.com

Park City Music Hall

(formerly Acoustic Cafe)
2926 Fairfield Ave. Black Rock   203-335-FOLK (3655)
https://parkcitymusichall.com

Apr 1   7-Park City Jazz Jam
2      8-Free Whenever
3      8-Obey Your Master – Metallica Tribute
4      8-The Juicy Grapes & The Touro Band
8      7:30-Park City Songwriter Series
9      8-An Evening with Keller Williams
10    7-Cosmic Disco
11    8-Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
12    7-The Zambonis
15    7-Park City Blues Jam
16    8-Squeaky Feet
17    8-Roamer
18    8-Tunes for the Tommy Fund ft. Wild & Co + Turn on Red
19    8-Steal Your Funk 420 Eve
22    7-Open Mic  FREE RSVP
23    7-Dancing Through the Decades
24    8-Hazzard County
25    7-Emo Night CT + Friends
26    7-Salsa Sundays
30    8-Brian Dolzani as The Loner: The Music of Neil Young

Ridgefield Folk Series

Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield
www.ridgefieldlibrary.org   203-438-2282
Shows @ 2pm
free Tickets – 1pm pickup at the door

The Ridgefield Playhouse

80 East Ridge Ridgefield 203-438-5795
https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Safety Guidelines:
https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org/covid-19/

Apr 3   8-Get The Led Out
6       7:30-Graham Nash – Live On Tour 2026
12     7:30-Beach Boy Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band
14    7:30-Melissa Etheridge – The Rise Tour
17    8-Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks
18    7:30-Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks
21    7:30-Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio
24    8-Robin Pecknold (from Fleet Foxes)
25    8-I Love The 80s ft. A Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow, Animotion

SHU Community Theater

https://www.shucommunitytheatre.org/allevents
1420 Post Rd, Fairfield

Apr 4   8-Ladysmith Black Mambazo
15    7:30-Roger McGuinn
16    ​7:30-Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
19    ​7:30-Soul Asylum Acoustic
25    8-Both Sides Now: The Music & Lives of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
26    7-Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap

The Sounding Board

The Universalist Church of West Hartford,
433 Fern Street, West Hartford
http://www.folknotes.org 860-635-7685
https://www.thesoundingboard.org

Shows at 7:30 except where noted**

Apr 11   The Wolff Sisters
18    The Portables
May 2   The Nields
16    Seat Of Our Pants

Stamford Center for the Arts

Rich Forum 307 Atlantic St., Stamford 203-325-4466
www.onlyatsca.com

24 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury
6:30 potluck, 7:30 concert
$15 tickets available at the door, cash or check
Info: Nancy H. at 203-743-0453

The Vanilla Bean Cafe

Corner Of Rts 44, 169 & 97 Pomfret (860)928-1562
www.thevanillabeancafe.com
Sing: Quiet Corner Song Swap 7- 8:30pm

Apr 2   6-Christine Kalafus
4      7-Candle Light Open Stage
10    7-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap
11    7-Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards
19    4-Irish Music Sessions
25    7-Blues at The Bean – Lisa Marie

Voices Café

The Unitarian Church 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport
203-227-7205 x14   www.voicescafe.org
In-person and live-streaming
All Shows 8pm; Reserved seating for groups of 4+Adm: $25 Adv / $30 Door