CONNECTICUT
Acoustic Celebration
St. Stephen’s Church, North Hall 351 Main St
or where noted:
Temple Shearith Israel 46 Peaceable St Ridgefield
www.acousticcelebration.org
(203) 431-6501 e-mail: info@acousticcelebration.org
Concerts at 4pm, Doors open 3:30pm
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
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
Jul 2 Radio Free Honduras
7 Mr. Sun
9 Sam Reider & the Human Hands
14 Cool Cool Cool
16 I Draw Slow
21 TBA
23 Alexis P. Suter Band
28 Ridgefield Chorale
30 Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Aug 4 The Steepwater Band
6 Hot Club of Cowtown
11 Sugaray Rayford
13 TBA
18 Cimarron 615
20 Eliza Gilkyson
25 Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder
27 Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs
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**
Jun 6 7-Shakedown & Washboard Slim and The Bluelights
7 4-CJ Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band
13 7-Purple Luscious Love (A Tribute to the music of Prince)
14 4-Willie Nile Band
20 7-Duke Robillard Quartet
21 4-Little Lies (Tribute to Fleetwood Mac)
28 4-Starman: The Bowie Tribute
Fairfield Theater Company
www.fairfieldtheatre.org
FTC on StageOne or Warehouse where noted
70 Sanford St., Fairfield
Jun 6 8-Joan Osborne Sings The Songs of Bob Dylan (Warehouse)
9 Melissa Ferrick (Stageone)
11 Louden Swain w/ Dylan Connor (Stageone)
12 Andy Mckee (Stageone)
13 Friends of The Brothers & Jaimoe; A Celebration of The Allman
Brothers Band (Warehouse)
13 Rob Morton (Stageone)
14 The Sadies w/ Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 (Stageone)
16 Devon Allman’s Blues Summit featuring The Devon Allman Project, Larry McCray, Laka Soul and Jimmy Hall w/ Ga-20 (Warehouse)
18 Booker T. Jones (Warehouse)
19 FTC Summer Jam w/ Ellis Island | Clear Blue Soul (Warehouse)
19 Greg Hawkes with Eddie Japan performing the music of The Cars (Stageone)
20 Black Uhuru (Warehouse)
20 Daniel Glass Trio (Stageone)
23 Caitlynne Curtis (Stageone)
25 Livingston Taylor w/ Tod Pronto (Stageone)
26 Albert Cummings (Stageone)
28 Midnight North (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/
Sep 18 Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters
Oct 9 Crys Matthews
Nov 13 The Connecticut Hope Collective for World Kindness Day
Dec 11 The Rivergods
2027
Jan 8 Geoff Kaufman
Feb 12 Pete Seeger tribute benefit
Mar 12 CT Troubadours: Kala Farnham, Lara Herscovitch, Charlie Widmer
Apr 9 Windborne
May 7 Joe Jencks
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**
Jun 5 Hollywood Nights: The Bob Seger Experience (Hartford)
6 3 Decades Rewind (Norfolk)
10 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Hartford)
12 The Breakers – A Tribute to Tom Petty (Norfolk)
19 Beau Bolero (Hartford)
Sugar Mountain – Tribute to Neil Young (Norfolk)
20 Luis Figueroa (Hartford)
25 Ana Popovic (Hartford)
26 Prince/Bowie: The Music of Prince & David Bowie (Hartford)
28 Albert Cummings (Norfolk)
The Kate
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
katharinehepburntheater.org
Jun 4 7:30-Boat House Row LIMITED AVAILABILITY
5 8-Parker Barrow
6 3 & 8-Direct from Sweden LIMITED AVAILABILITY
15 7:30-Big Bad Voodoo Daddy LIMITED AVAILABILITY
16 7:30-The Bad Plus
18 7:30-The Olivia Show; A Tribute to Olivia Newton John & Grease LIMITED AVAILABILITY
19 8-Paul Thorn LIMITED AVAILABILITY
20 8-Rubix Kube; The Galaxy’s Most Excellent ‘80s Band
21 7-Shawn Colvin LIMITED AVAILABILITY
26 8-Popa Chubby LIMITED AVAILABILITY
27 2 & 8-Sweet Baby James 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
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
Jun 3 7-Park City Jazz Jam FREE
4 8-Vintage
5 8-Dead Meat
6 10am-School of Rock FREE, 8-Tangled Vine
7 2-Presented by Affinity Dispensary: Park City Pride FREE RSVP
10 7:30-Park City Songwriter Series
11 6-Fairfield County’s Community Foundation: Youth Philanthropy Council Night of Music & Impac
12 8-Completely Unchained: Van Halen Tribute
11-Official Disco Biscuits After-Party; DJ Brownie
14 2-School of Rock FREE
17 7-Park City Blues Jam FREE
18 8-Joe Calzone’s Mad Dog Redux: Celebrating the Music of the Legendary Joe Cocker
19 8-Celebrating Pride: The Lady Gaga Experience ft. Haus Of Monsters
21 7:30-Bit Brigade Performs “Mega Man X” LIVE
24 7-Open Mic FREE RSVP
26 8-An evening of Yacht Rock, 10:30-Yacht Rock After Party
27 8-The Tom Petty Project
28 7-Salsa Sundays
Ridgefield Folk Series
Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield
www.ridgefieldlibrary.org 203-438-2282
Shows @ 2pm
free Tickets – 1pm pickup at the door
Jun 7 The Irish Are Coming- Again! featuring:
John Brennan, guitar; Eric Chomka, flute
Adam Matlock, accordion; Adam Work, fiddle
The Ridgefield Playhouse
80 East Ridge Ridgefield 203-438-5795
https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Safety Guidelines:
https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org/covid-19/
Jun 10 7:30-Sammy Rae & The Friends – Members Only Show
12 8-Al Di Meola – The Guitarchitect
17 7:30-The Sergio Mendes Band
18 8-Classic Stones Live – Rock And Roll Tribute
24 7:30-Fitz And The Tantrums – Man On The Moon Tour
Jul 2 8-The Marshall Tucker Band – While I’m Young Tour
13 7:30-Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: Let’s Go Get ’Em Tour SOLD OUT
SHU Community Theater
https://www.shucommunitytheatre.org/allevents
1420 Post Rd, Fairfield
Jun 12 8-Magical Mystery Doors – Beatles, Zeppelin, Doors Tribute
13 7-A Hard Day’s Night (1964); Special Live Performance of Beatles Classics before the show featuring Dylan Connor!
17 7-The Connecticut Hope Collective
24 7:30-Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers
25 7:30-Shawn Colvin
26 8-Yacht Rock Gold Experience
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**
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
Jun 12 6:30-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap
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