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

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**

Jul 12   4-Vernon Reid & Corey Glover (Living Colour)+The Soul Experience
18    7-Fountainhead | The Nunz & The No Nonsense Band
26    7-Creamery Station

Fairfield Theater Company

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

Jul 3   Jesca Hoop w/ That Virginia (Stageone)
10    The Amish Outlaws w/ One Bad Oyster (Warehouse)
Roomful of Blues (Stageone)
16    Mikaela Davis w/ Nic Panken (Stageone)
24    7-Black Rock Theater presents Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville (Warehouse)
25    2 & 7-Black Rock Theater presents Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to
Margaritaville (Warehouse)
26    1 & 6-Black Rock Theater presents Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to
Margaritaville (Warehouse)
30    David Cook w/ Max Bartos (Stageone)

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Goshen Fairgrounds, 116 Old Middle Street (Rt 63), Goshen
https://falconridgefolk.com
July 24-26
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams • Nerissa & Katryna Nields • Susan Werner • Vance Gilbert • Greg Greenway • Sam Robbins • The Storycrafters • David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach • The Gaslight Tinkers & Joe Jencks • Pamela Means • Tony Furtado • Alice Howe & Freebo • The Deb Callahan Band • Damn Tall Buildings • Cold Chocolate • Jim Lauderdale • Eileen Ivers & the Brigideens • Tall Travis • Shanna in a Dress • Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience • Falcon Ridge House Band • More TBA

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

Primarily 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**

Jul 5   7-The R&B Kickback (Hartford)
9      6-Lettuce – Cook Tour (New England Brewing Company)
10    Steely Dead – A Sonic Fusion of The Grateful Dead and Steely Dan (Hartford)
Yacht Lobsters (Norfolk)
18    Howie Day (Norfolk)
24    Aztec Two-Step 2.0 plays The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook and ATS classics  (Norfolk)
25    Bearly Dead (Norfolk)
26    An Evening with Patty Griffin (Hartford)

The Kate

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

Jul 3   8-Live at the Fillmore  SOLD OUT
5      7-Dogbite & Ken Atkins & the HTK
6, 7   7:30-Stewart Copeland – Have I Said Too Much
LIMITED AVAILABILITY  (Jul 7 SOLD OUT)
8      7:30-An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor LIMITED AVAILABILITY
9      7:30-Dirty Deeds LIMITED AVAILABILITY
10    8-Amani Burnham LIMITED AVAILABILITY
11    8-Given To Fly
12    7-House of Hamill
13    7:30-Howie Day
14    3 & 7:30-Jay and the Americans
15    7:30-An Evening with Patty Griffin LIMITED AVAILABILITY
16    7:30-Haggis X-1
18    8-Sail On  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
19    1-Sail On  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
7-Wild Child  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
22, 23   7-Garrison Keillor Tonight LIMITED AVAILABILITY
24, 25   8-The Lightfoot Band  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
26    7-The Players  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
28    7:30-Tu-Ner
29, 30   7:30-The Garcia Project

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

Jul 3    9-Graceland
4      8-Born in the USA
5      3-Free Music on the Patio ft. Renard Boissiere  FREE RSVP
8      8-Evan + Zane (feat. Evan Rachel Wood and Zane Carney):
Heartbreak V
9      8-Story Songs of the 70s performed by Tom DiMenna: Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, and Harry Chapin
10    8-Beyond the Wall
11    8-An Evening with God Street Wine
12    6-North County Band
15    7-Park City Blues Jam  FREE
16    8-Back to Black Rock: The Music of the 27 Club
17    8-Stella Blue’s Band
18    5-No Regrets Social Club; Early Evening Dance Party
9-Doey Joey’s Late Night Discotheque
19    2-School of Rock  FREE
22    8-Strictly Business
23    8-Flying Mojito Bros
24    8-Already Gone
25    8-The Moonrise Cartel|26    7-Salsa Sundays
29    7-Open Mic  FREE RSVP
30    8-The Name Droppers
31    8-Faster Things Band – Allman Brothers Band Tribute

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/

Jul 2   8-The Marshall Tucker Band – While I’m Young Tour
7      7:30- Great American Soulbook: from The Temptations to The Tops
13    7:30-Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: Let’s Go Get ’Em Tour  SOLD OUT
17    8-Pop 2000 Tour With Chris Kirkpatrick of *Nsync, O-Town, Bbmak, Ryan Cabrera & LFO
21    7:30-Yächtley Crëw – “Seas The Night” World Tour
23    8-Direct From Sweden – The Music of Abba
25    8-Dokken
28    7:30-Art Garfunkel: What A Wonderful World Celebration Concerts
31    7-Atomic Habitz ft. Marcus King, Chris Dave, and Mononeon

SHU Community Theater

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

Jul 14   7:30-The High Kings – Rocky Road To Dublin – 2026 Tour
Sep 10   ​7:30-Cyril Neville Plays the Dead
16   7:30-Choir! Choir! Choir! Presents: Landslide: An Epic Fleetwood Mac Singalong!
18    ​8-Brett Dennen – Art Is Life
25    8-An Evening with Josh Ritter: A Book of Gold Thrown Open
27    7-Sister Hazel

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

Sep 11   7-Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap
12    7-Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt
19    7-Andrew McKnight
20    4-Celtic Music Sessions
Oct 17   7-Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards

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