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

Tip of the Hat Series @ The Mac (Milford Arts Council)
40 Railroad Avenue, Milford

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**

Fairfield Theater Company

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

Oct 1   Sam Grisman Project (Stageone)
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Warehouse)
2      The Fab Faux; A Hard Day’s Night In Its Entirety Plus A Set Of Greatest Hits (Warehouse)
3      The Fab Faux; More Greatest Hits Plus A Set of ‘The Beatles Solo Years (Warehouse)
4      7-North Mississippi Allstars (Warehouse)
9      Adam Ezra Group (Stageone)
10    The Tull Project; Jethro Tull Tribute (Stageone)
The Moonrise Cartel w/ Dr. B And The Remedy (Warehouse)
14    1-FTC Midday Matinee presents Raissa Katona Bennett And Arbender Robinson – A Musical Melting Pot (Stageone)
8-The Travelin’ Mccourys (Stageone)
15    6:30-Clasp Presents: Radio Legends: Band Central Plays The Songs That Defined Generations (Stageone)
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble performing their debut album + Grateful Dead’s Blues For Allah (Warehouse)
16    Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky (Stageone)
17    Dice w/ Fai Laci (Stageone)
Start Making Sense (Warehouse)
22    Asleep At The Wheel (Warehouse)
24    Los Lobos (Warehouse)
28    Eva Ayllón (Warehouse)
Jon Lampley (Stageone)
29, 30   Terrapin Presents: Decades Of The Dead: A Two-Night Journey Through The Grateful Dead Catalog (Stageone)
30    FTC’s Halloween Bash (Warehouse)
31    Noon-The Rock And Roll Playhouse Plays Music of David Bowie & More For Kids (Warehouse)

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Goshen Fairgrounds, 116 Old Middle Street (Rt 63), Goshen
https://falconridgefolk.com
Annually in 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
Oct 17    11am-6pm
The Clement Brothers • FHS Chamber Strings • Eric Paradine & Friends • Ava Grom • Gracin Dorsey • Beg, Steal, or Borrow • Bonnie Jacobson • House of Hamill • Howley  & more

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/

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**

Oct 4   Five for Fighting with String Quartet (Hartford)
9      Yacht Lobsters (Hartford)
10    Kendall Street Company – Yodeling Astroman Tour (Hartford)
11    Magical Mystery Doors: Beatles, Zeppelin, Doors Tribute (Hartford)
16    Asleep at the Wheel (Norfolk)
Mo Lowda & the Humble (Hartford)
17    Lifehouse Best of Acoustic (Hartford) *SOLD OUT*
18    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (Hartford)
19    The Shinolas present Songs of Hope & Change (Hartford)
21    Melvin Seals & JGB (Hartford)
22    Sam Grisman Projec (Hartford)
23    Gaelic Storm (Hartford)
24    Mullett (Hartford)
25    Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country (Hartford)
28    Grateful Shred (Hartford)
29    The Disco Biscuits (Hartford)
30    Shakedown Citi (Norfolk)
The Alpaca Gnomes (Hartford)
31    One Time Weekend & Friends – Masquerade of Madness IV (Hartford)

The Kate

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

Oct 1   7:30-TUSK  SOLD OUT
2      8-The Smithereens  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
3      8-Every Breath You Take
4    7-Reverie Road
6    7:30-Karla Bonoff  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
7      7-Stand Up and Speak OUT!: The musical that ends bullying
9      8-The The Band Band  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
10    8-Eileen Ivers
11    7-Beth Nielsen Chapman
19    7-Blind Boys of Alabama present Songs in the Key of Life
20    7:30-Gaelic Storm  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
21    7:30-The Steel Wheels
22    7:30-Tab Benoit w/ Ghalia Volt  SOLD OUT
25    7:30-East Nash Grass
26    7-Asleep at the Wheel  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
27    7:30-Suzanne Vega; Flying With Angels  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
28    7:30-Coco Montoya
29    3 & 7:30-Almighty Queen  LIMITED AVAILABILITY
30    8-DDXS: The Best of Duran Duran and Inxs

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

Oct 4   Jay Mafale and Catherine Miles
Nov 1   Caledonia/Red Dirt Girls (Double Bill)
Dec 6   Bruce Carroll
Jan 3   Lara Herscovitch and the Highway Philosophers
Feb 7   Beppe Gambetta
Mar 7   Rupert Wates
Apr 4   Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen
May 2   Castlebay
Jun 6   Tal Naccarato

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

Oct 2, 3   8-Max Creek
4      2-School of Rock  FREE
8      8-Quinn Sullivan
9      8-Disciple of the Garden
10    8-KOTA the Friend
15    8-Free Whenever
16     8-A Farewell to Kings – Rush Tribute
18    8-Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
21    7-Park City Blues Jam  FREE
23    8-Weird Phishes
24    8-All Night Boogie Band + Boojum
25    7-Salsa Sundays
28    7-Open Mic  FREE RSVP
30    8-Ellis Island
31    8-Big Shrimp Halloween

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/

Oct 8   7:30-Art Garfunkel: What A Wonderful World Concerts
9      8-Ann Wilson: The Voice of Heart & Tripsitter
16    8-The Blind Boys Of Alabama – Songs In The Key Of Life
21    7:30-The Man In Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
23    8-Dar Williams
29    8-Toad The Wet Sprocket- Rings: The Acoustic Tour

SHU Community Theater

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

Oct 2   8-Magical Mystery Doors presents: Zeppelin Reimagined
10    3 & 8-So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience
14    8-Five for Fighting with String Quartet
16    8-Dead on Live – Celebrating the Music & Legacy of the Grateful Dead
17    8-John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell “A Salute to Ella, Joe and Oscar”
18    7-Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
21    7:30-Gaelic Storm: A Night at PJ Murphy’s – Songs, Dance, and Stories
23    8-Tab Benoit w/ Ghalia Volt: Soul of the Swamp Tour
24    8-A.J. Croce Presents Croce Plays Croce
25    7:30-Danilo Pérez Trio: Panamonk featuring Ben Street & Adam Cruz
29    7:30-Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels

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**

Oct 10   Jon Pousette-Dart and Jim Chapdelaine
Oct 17 – Farmington Valley Acoustic Music Festival – Partnership, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Winding Trails
Oct 24 – John McCutcheon
Nov 7 – Sarah McQuaid
Nov 21 – Peppino D’Agostino
Nov 28 – Special Members Concert
Dec 12 – Heather Maloney

Stamford Center for the Arts

Rich Forum 307 Atlantic St., Stamford 203-325-4466
https://www.palacestamford.org/
Unitarian Universalist Society of Danbury
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

Oct 2   8-Stayin’ Alive
10    8-Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience
30    7-America; The Happy Trails Tour
31    8-Bad Co. Legacy

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

Oct 17   7-Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards
18    4-Irish Music Sessions
Nov 7   7-Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters
13    7-Sing: Quiet Corner Song Swap
Dec 4   7-Garnet Rogers

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