Gloria Monaghan and Heather Treseler Gloria Monaghan is a Professor at Wentworth University with seven poetry collections to her credit. Her latest book, Diary of Saint Marion, (Lily Poetry Review, 2025) was featured this year at the Association of Writers and Writing Program, and her poems have appeared in Nixes Mate, NPR, Poem-a-Day, Lily Poetry […]

Garnet Rogers Garnet Rogers has established himself as ‘One of the major talents of our time”. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. With his “smooth, dark […]

Sing: After the death of Pete Seeger in 2014, a small group of his admirers joined together to celebrate his life with a sing-along concert at the Hampton Grange. The event was a huge success and gave birth to SING:The Quiet Corner Song Swap. There is no charge and lyrics are available for most songs. […]

Host Kala Farnham Join us for a special Open Mic Night hosted by Kala Farnham, who is the 18th Connecticut State Troubadour and Rose Garden Performing Songwriter Contest winner, and one of our former Open Mic hosts. Oddly, there will be no microphone, as the whole evening will be just acoustic unplugged music. The lights […]

Atwater~Donnelly Every performance is surprisingly different and always entertaining, exciting and educational with the award-winning duo Atwater~Donnelly, who provide a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry. The highly acclaimed husband-wife duo, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, present delightful programs of traditional American […]

Celtic Music Session & Irish Favorites Sing-Along - come and experience the magic of Celtic music! Join professional local musicians Mark Renburke, Abe Myler, and Andrew McIntosh for a lively Celtic Music Session at The Vanilla Bean Café. This event will be on the third Sunday of the month from 4 - 6 PM. This […]