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

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

Jan 4   6-Tie Dye Four (Rock’n’Roll Party) @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
11    6-Mystic Dead @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
16    6-Grateful Gathering – Tie Dye Thursday @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
18    7-Bruce Katz Band / Rocky Lawrence @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
Feb 8   Vance Gilbert Presented by Fernando Pinto & WPKN in Celebration of Black History Month @ Jazzy’s Cabaret, 4 Orange St, New Haven
14    6-Grateful Gathering – Tie Dye Thursday @ Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
Apr 4   6-Holly Near / Goodnight Moonshine @ 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

Jan 23   8-Masters of The Telecaster feat. Jim Weider, G.E. Smith, and Larry Campbell (StageOne)
26     8-Parlor Greens (StageOne)
29    8-Lee Dewyze (StageOne)
31    8-Bearly Dead (Warehouse)

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/
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**
Jan 10    8-Prince/Bowie: The Music of Prince & David Bowie (Hartford)
11    8-Yacht Lobsters (Hartford)
12    8-Eaglemania – Eagles Tribute (Hartford)
16    8-Dervish (Hartford)
17    8-Shemekia Copeland (Norfolk)
21    8-G. Love & Special Sauce (Hartford)
24    8-Moondance – Van Morrison Tribute Show (Hartford)
25    8-Changes in Latitudes – Jimmy Buffet Tribute  (Hartford)
31    8-Roomful of Blues (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

Jan 9   7:30-Changes in Latitudes
10    8-On A Winter’s Night w/ Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky
11    3 & 8-Fearless:Taylor Swift Experience LOW TIX ALERT
12    7-The Midnight Anthem & The Meadows Brothers
16    7:30-Masters of the Telecaster LOW TIX ALERT
17    8-Taimane & Her Trio
18    8-The Amish Outlaws

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/

Jan 17   The Shinolas
Feb 21   Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters
Mar 21   Mad Agnes

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

Jan 8    7-Free Blues Jam with Tom Crivellone
14    7-Park City Songwriter Series; Featured Artists: Nicole Zuraitis (Grammy Award Winner), John Torres & Ian Tait (of Wild & Co), Tracy Jo (of Talking Dreads), Becky Kessler (of Violent Mae), Erik Rabasca, Previn & Kiran (of Residual Groove)

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/

Jan 11   8-The Genesis Show: Trick of The Tail Tour
15    7:30-Kate Pierson of the B-52’s
24    8-The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
25    8-Anders Osborne

SHU Community Theater

https://www.shucommunitytheatre.org/allevents
1420 Post Rd, Fairfield
Jan 31   8-Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
Feb 9   7-On a Winter’s Night w/ Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Larkin

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

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

Jan 10   7-Sing: Quiet Corner Song Swap
18    7-Unplugged Open Mic hosted by Kala Farnham
19    4-Celtic Music Sessions
25    7-Howie Bursen & Sally Rogers
Feb 1   7-Blackstone Valley Bluegrass
14    7-Sing: Quiet Corner Song Swap
15    7-Mad Agnes
16    4-Celtic Music Sessions

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
Feb 1   The Brian Torff Group
Apr 5   Lucy Kaplansky with Dustin Lowman opening
May 10   Peter Yarrow with Bethany Yarrow