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
Nov 17 4-David Francey
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
Dec 8 Goodnight Moonshine
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
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
Nov 1 6-Foxtrot Ave. / Shorebreak
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
2 6-Tannersville
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
3 4-Nu Haven Kapelye + Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
8 6-Lenny Kaye ( Patti Smith guitarist) + Sarah Borges
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
9 6-The Porch Party Mamas / Halley Neal Trio
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
10 6-Psychedelic Don Ho Orchestra
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
15 6-Ward Hayden & The Outliers
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
6:30-Meghan Cary / Meggie / Rj Cowdery
@ Jazzy’s Cabaret, 4 Orange St, New Haven
16 7-Vibeke Saugestad Band / Attention Rebellion
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
17 4-The Gaslight Tinkers
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
22 6-Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman / Dirk Powell & Amelia Powell
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
23 6-Starman : A Bowie Tribute
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
24 4-David Becker’s Planets
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
27 6-Grateful Gathering – Tie Dye
@ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
29 6-Washboard Slim And The Bluelights + Smokey Boys Band
@ 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
Nov 1 7:45-Jamie Mclean Band Album Release Party w/ The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow (StageOne)
8-Tom Petty Project (Warehouse) SOLD OUT
2 Noon-The Rock And Roll Playhouse plays music of Grateful Dead + More For Kids w/ Summerfeet (Warehouse)
8-Robyn Hitchcock w/ Imogen Clark (StageOne)
6 8-Bruce Cockburn (Warehouse)
8-Fireside Collective performs Fireside on the Mountain, A Jerry-Fueled Set (StageOne)
7 8-Zoso; The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience (Warehouse)
8-Stanley Jordan (StageOne)
8 7:45-Craig Finn w/ Katy Kirby (StageOne)
9 8-Grahame Lesh and Friends ft. Adam Minkoff, Nathan Graham, Justin Mazer, and Damian Calcagne . (StageOne) s
10 7:45-Cris Jacobs w/ Daniel Rodriguez (StageOne)
12 7-Rally Against United Illuminating’s Power Lines Free Event (Warehouse)
13 6-In Loving Memory of Meghan Raveis: Music For A Cure feat. Musical Guests: Ryan Raveis, Osvin Yanes, Tim Bojanowski, Fred Krug, Jon Thomas (Warehouse)
8-Eric Gales (StageOne)
14 8-Assembly of Dust (Warehouse)
8-Jeff Leblanc w/ Canyon (StageOne)
15 8-Stingray w/ Anything Ever (StageOne)
16 7-FTC Encore Gala (Warehouse)
17 4:30-Common Ground – Free Event (Warehouse)
19 8-Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway w/ Two Runner (Warehouse)
20 8-Melvin Seals & JGB (Warehouse)
22 8-Hot To Go – The Chappell Roan Party (Warehouse)
8-Sugar Mountain: Celebrating The Genius of Neil Young (StageOne)
23 6-A Night of Music (Warehouse)
8-Lucidity: The Tame Impala Experience
27 8-Deep Banana Blackout; Funksgiving ‘24 (Warehouse)
29 8-Mullett (Warehouse)
8-Mountain Laurel w/ The Moonrise Cartel (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/
Nov 15 John Gorka
Jan 10 Geoff Kaufman
Feb 14 Love Songs – a benefit concert
Mar 14 Claudia Schmidt
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**
Nov 1 8-Pink Talking Fish (Hartford)
6 8-Moontricks (Hartford)
7 8-Ryan Montbleau Band (Hartford)
8 8-Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience (Hartford)
9 8-Howie Day – 20th Anniversary of “Stop All The World Now” (Hartford)
8-Jane Monheit (Norfolk)
10 8-Jesse Cook (Hartford)
15 8-The Weight Band performs Music from Big Pink (Hartford)
16 8-Celtica Nova (Norfolk)
8-The Cast of Beatlemania
17 8-Eric Gales (Hartford)
20, 21 8-The Disco Biscuits (Hartford)
22 8-Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience (Hartford)
23 8-Friends of The Brothers with Special Guest Jaimoe (Hartford)
8-Sugar Mountain – Tribute to Neil Young (Norfolk)
27 8-Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood and James Montgomery (Hartford)
29 8-Max Creek (Norfolk)
30 8-Max Creek (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
Nov 1 8-Hollywood Nights: The Bob Seger Experience
2 8-A Brother’s Revival: Allman Brothers Tribute
3 7-The Brothers Four
8 8-Jane Monheit
9 8-Arthur Migliazza: The Boogie Experience: A Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano Journey
10 2 & 7-Sail On! – Beach Boys Tribute
12 7:30-Madeleine Peyroux
14 7:30-Mack is Back: The Music Of Bobby Darin
15 8-John Splithoff
16 8-Kris Allen
17 7-Amy Helm
19 7:30-The Steel Wheels
20 7:30-Chris Smither and The Motivators
21 7:30-Le Vent du Nord
22 8-The Brubeck Brothers Quartet
23 8-Alisan Porter
24 2 & 7-The Sixties Show
25 7:30- The Sixties Show
29 8-Beau Bolero: Steely Dan Tribute
30 1-Beau Bolero: Steely Dan Tribute
8-Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
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/
Nov 15 7-Stephen Bennett
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
Nov 12 7-Writers in the Round Series; Featured Artists: Luke Molina, Sage King, Nicholas Abraham, Tim Warren, April Cushman, Drew Angus
13 7-Free Blues Jam with Tom Crivellone
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/
Nov 6 7:30-Joshua Redman Group ft Gabrielle Cavassa “Where Are We” Tour
7 8-Leo Kottke
9 8-Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton – Fall Gala
12 8-Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
13 7:30-It Was 50 Years Ago Today: Beatles tribute w/ Christopher Cross, David Pack (Ambrosia), Maxi Priest, Jason Scheff (Chicago), and Badfinger, featuring Joey Molland.
15 7:30-Glenn Miller Orchestra SOLD OUT
17 4-Jay And The Americans
21 7:30-The Wailin’ Jennys
23 8-The Smithereens with Guest Vocalist Robin Wilson
30 8-Justin Hayward – Blue World Tour – Special Guest: Mike Dawes SOLD OUT
SHU Community Theater
https://www.shucommunitytheatre.org/allevents
1420 Post Rd, Fairfield
Nov 2 8-Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
9 8-Unforgettable Fire – U2 Tribute Show
15 8-The THE BAND Band: The Last Waltz Celebration
16 8-Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
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
Nov 30 Lucy Kaplansky
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
Nov 8 7-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap FREE
16 7-Andrew McKnight
Dec 6 7-Garnet Rogers
13 7-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap FREE
21 7-Atwater Donnelly
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
Nov 2 Cheryl Wheeler & Kenny White
Dec 7 Buffalo Rose
Feb 1 The Brian Torff Group
Apr 5 Lucy Kaplansky with Dustin Lowman opening
May 10 Peter Yarrow with Bethany Yarrow