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
Apr 6   Brooks Williams
Jun 8   Cliff Eberhardt w/special guest Louise Mosrie Coombe
Oct 5   On The Trail
Dec 14   Halley Neal and Sam Robbins
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Jan 25   Miles and Mafale
Dec 13   Milton Holiday Show

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 27   Ridgefield High School Symphony Orchestra-
Jun 3   John Papa Gros
5      Honey Island Swamp Band
10    Cimarron 61512    Amy Speace
17    Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez
19    Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
24    C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
26    Nefesh Mountain

CT Folk
www.CTFolk.com

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

Apr 5   6-Shakedown – Grateful Dead Tribute
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
19    6-Jamie McLean Band + Frank Viele
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
26    On The Trail / G Rockwell Band ( Freshgrass Hoedown)
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
Jun 4   4-Willie Nile Band at Vine & Vibes @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven

Fairfield Theater Company

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

Apr 2   8-Midnight North (StageOne)
3      8-Joe Bouchard Band (StageOne)
4      8-Fireside Collective On The Mountain (StageOne)
5      8-Jelly w/ Funkgshui (StageOne)
8-The Cancer Couch Presents: Mat Kearney
A Benefit Concert To Fundmetastatic Breast Cancer Researchat Memorial Sloan Kettering (Warehouse)
11    7:30-Destination Soultown feat. Sensational Soul Cruisers (StageOne)
12    8-Pete Francis Band w/ Harf. (StageOne)
19    8-The Aristocrats (Warehouse)
25    8-Will Evans (StageOne)
26    7-Pink Pop-Up | 80s Prom (StageOne)
27    8-Ben Sollee (StageOne)

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Goshen Fairgrounds, 116 Old Middle Street (Rt 63), Goshen
https://falconridgefolk.com
Annually – Late July

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 11   Guy Davis  
May 16   Steve Elci Family Concert

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 4   Leo Kottke (Hartford)
5      Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl (Hartford)
Chris Knight (Norfolk)
8      The Fixx w/ Jill Sobule (Hartford)
9      Marc Scibilia (Hartford)
11    Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel (Hartford)
12    Beau Bolero (Hartford)
16    Ripe “Road to Capitol Groove” (Hartford)
17    Buckethead (Hartford)
19    FJ – A tribute to Foreigner and Journey featuring Constantine Maroulis (Hartford)
25    Brett Dennen (Hartford)
27    ALO (Hartford)

Ives Concert Park

43 Lake Ave Ext Danbury
https://www.ivesconcertpark.com/

The Kate

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

Apr 2   7:30-Special EFX All-Stars
3      7:30-Donna the Buffalo
4      8-Kathleen Edwards (low tix)
5      1-Hot Peas ‘N Butter
8-Beau Soleil avec Michael Doucet (low tix)
6      2 & 7-Destination Soultown w/ The Soul Cruisers
8      7:30-The Yardbirds SOLD OUT
11    8-An Evening with Garrison Keillor (low tix)
12    2-An Evening with Garrison Keillor SOLD OUT
8-Slambovian Circus of Dreams
13    3 & 7-Tusk (low tix)
18    8-Story Songs of the 70’s: Tribute to Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot, and Harry Chapin w/ Tom DiMenna band (low tix)
19    8-Big Fat Combo & The Manchurians
21    7:30-Steven Page (of Barenaked Ladies) Trio (low tix)
24    7:30-Ticket to Ride (low tix)
25, 26    8-John Oates
27    7-Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives SOLD OUT
29    7:30-Danielle Nicole
30    7:30-Roger McGuinn SOLD OUT

Meeting House Presents

Concert Series
Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford,
in cooperation with the Sounding Board Coffeehouse
information and tickets:
All shows are Friday night at 7:30pm
$20 Gen Adm / $14 Students w/ ID
Children under age 12 are free with paying parent.
http://www.ushartford.com/nourishing-spirit/music/meetinghousepresents/

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-Open Mic Night
2      7-Ted Morcaldi’s Celestial Strangers with Secular Music Group
3      6:30-Bands for B’Nai ft. Evan Schultz and Friends and 3 ROW SUV
4      8-SunSquabi with Chris Karns of Pretty Lights Band
5      8-R&B Speakeasy
6      6-ACE & Friends
8      7:30-Park City Songwriter Series
9      7-Park City Blues Jam with Tom Crivellone & Friends FREE
10    7-CIRI’s 7th Annual Benefit Concert ft. Band Central
11    7-Becca Stevens Solo in the Backspace Annex
9-Nirvani: A Nirvana Tribute Experience
12    8-Kung Fu with The All’s Eye Trio
13    5:30-Eight to the Bar
16    8-Cliffside Push; A Phish Experience
17    8-Px3 ft. Kiran Edwards + PEAK
18    9-lespecial with Strange Machines
19    Noon-Spark City 420 Fest FREE RSVP
9-lespecial with Carlo Sine
23    7-Joe Calzone’s Mad Dog Redux; Joe Cocker tribute
24    7-Dueling Pianos
25    9-EDM Glow Dance Party
30    8-Mighty Mystic

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 2   7:30-Joanne Shaw Taylor – 2025 US Spring Tour
4      8-T Bone Burnett
9      7:30-The Robert Cray Band
10    7-Dawes – Oh Brother Tour
11    9-The Man In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash
12    8-What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook In Concert
16    7:30-Garrison Keillor Tonight
17    8-Dweezil Zappa – Rox(Postroph)Y
19    8-Iluminate
23    7:30-Get The Led Out
26    8-Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

SHU Community Theater

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

Apr 2   8-Jobimfest 2025; Celebrating the Music and Life of Antonio Carlos Jobim
4      8-Harry Chapin’s Greatest Stories Live: The Chapin Family in Concert SOLD OUT
19    8-Stanley Jordan plays The Dead
24    7:30-Alejandro Escovedo
25    8-Drew Angus Band

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
Apr 12   The Ruta Beggars with opener Lindsey Fyfe Perkel
26    Jon Pousette-Dart
May 10  Kray Van Kirk /  Stan Sullivan
24    The Portables

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 5   7-Don White
11    7-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap
12    7-Mad Agnes
19    7-Unplugged Open Mic
27    7-Celtic Music Session

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
Apr 5   Lucy Kaplansky with Dustin Lowman opening
May 10   8-The Power of Song for Justice: A Tribute to the Legacy of Peter, Paul & Mary; Featuring Suzanne Sheridan, The Kennedys & Mustard’s Retreat