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
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
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**
Aug 2 4-Ryan Montbleau
8 7-Modern Refuge + Charlotte Roth Ft. Will Earley
15 7-Low Lily (Folk Bluegrass Trio)
22 7-Faster Things – Allman Brothers Band Tribute
23 4-Whammer Jammer – A Tribute to the J. Geils Band
Fairfield Theater Company
www.fairfieldtheatre.org
FTC on StageOne or Warehouse where noted
70 Sanford St., Fairfield
Aug 4 Sunny Sweeney (Stageone)
6 7-The Low Darts playing Billy Joel & Steely Dan: The Stranger / Aja (Stageone)
7 Shakedown Citi: Grateful Dead Tribute w/ Small Craft Warning (Stageone)
8 7-Octagon Performance Group presents School of Rock The Musical Young Actors Edition (Stageone)
9 2 & 5:30-Octagon Performance Group presents School of Rock The Musical Young Actors Edition (Stageone)
13 The James Hunter Six w/ Mathias Lattin (Stageone)
15 Early Elton Trio (Stageone)
16 Ally Venable (Stageone)
22 Eric Gales (Stageone)
23 5-Down By The Riverside (Stageone)
28 FTC’s Yacht Rock Dance Party (Warehouse)
29 Jackie Greene (Warehouse)
Jonatha Brooke (Stageone)
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
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**
Aug 2 6-Steel Pulse – Reggae Against Racism Tour w/ Funky Dawgz Brass Band (**New England Brewing Company, 5 Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT)
7 Friends Of The Brothers With Special Guest Jaimoe (Hartford)
Moondance – The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Show (Norfolk)
9 The Outlaws (Hartford)
15 Eaglemania – Eagles Tribute (Norfolk)
20 Eric Gales (Hartford)
Joanne Shaw Taylor (Norfolk)
21 Changes in Latitudes – Jimmy Buffett Tribute (Norfolk)
26 Jake Shimabukuro (Norfolk)
29 The Moonrise Cartel (Norfolk)
The Kate
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
katharinehepburntheater.org
Aug 1 8-The Breakers SOLD OUT
2 2 & 7-EagleMania LIMITED AVAILABILITY (both shows)
3 7-EagleMania SOLD OUT
4 7:30-Grace Kelly LIMITED AVAILABILITY
6 7:30-Fink
8 8-Back to the Garden SOLD OUT
9 7-The James Hunter Six
11 7:30-Noam Pikelny & Stuart Duncan
12 7:30-The Cold Stares
13 7:30-Ally Venable LIMITED AVAILABILITY
15 8-Story Songs of the 70’s LIMITED AVAILABILITY
16 2-Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone SOLD OUT
7-Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone LIMITED AVAILABILITY
18 7:30-Atlanta Rhythm Section LIMITED AVAILABILITY
19 7:30-Larry McCray
20 7:30-The Lovin’ Spoonful SOLD OUT
22 8-Gary Lewis & The Playboys LIMITED AVAILABILITY
23 1-Jason Petty: Lonesome Highway Tour
7:30-Jake Shimabukuro LIMITED AVAILABILITY
24 7:30-Firefall LIMITED AVAILABILITY
26 7:30-The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue LIMITED AVAILABILITY
30 7-The Hot Sardines
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
Sep 13 Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt
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
Aug 2 4-Free Music on the Patio ft. Tim Palmieri FREE RSVP
5 6-School of Rock FREE
6 8-Matt Schofield
7 8-Peter Levin Organ Trio ft. The Fitzkee Brothers
8 8-Assembly of Dust
9 3-Free Music on the Patio ft. Django’s Dead FREE RSVP
12 8-Bella Rayne Band
14 8-Dangermuffin
15 8-Legend Zeppelin
19 7-Park City Blues Jam FREE RSVP
21 8-Yarn
22 8-Porchfest After Party ft. Zully Ramos & the O.G.’s FREE RSVP
26 7-Open Mic FREE RSVP
29 8-Not Fade Away Band
30 7-Salsa Sundays
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/
Aug 1 7-Phantogram
2 7-Grace Potter
6 7:30-Three Dog Night
7 8-Stephen Pearcy: The Voice of RATT
8 8-Who Loves You – Featuring the Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys
9 7:30-Todd Rundgren – Damned If I Do Tour
15 8-Glenn Miller Orchestra
16 7:30-Allen Stone
22 8-10,000 Maniacs
23 7:30-Top of The World: A Carpenters Tribute
Sep 3 8-Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
SHU Community Theater
https://www.shucommunitytheatre.org/allevents
1420 Post Rd, Fairfield
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