Join Walter Hinchman and Donna Dufresne from the Pomfret Historical Society at the Vanilla Bean Café’ for cozy fireside chats about Pomfret’s historic neighborhoods and hidden history. The Fireside Chats will begin with a ½ hour presentation and continue with Q & A and audience participation. Bring your questions and curiosities about Pomfret’s past and […]
Unplugged and by Candle Light! - 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 […]
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 […]
An annual event since the early 1990’s. This year sees the eagerly awaited return of the Annual Food Bank Benefit Concert. Howie Bursen and Sally Rogers will be onstage, along with their fabulously talented musician buddies. This year the concert features John Bailey, Guitarista Extraordinaire, Jeff Davis, Man of Mystery, and the renowned duo of […]
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Blackstone Valley Bluegrass was formed the summer of 1998 and the original band members all had ties to the area, so the band was aptly named Blackstone Valley Bluegrass, following a tradition in bluegrass music for naming yourself after your locality. The band is comprised of Bob Dick, guitar, dobro, lead and […]
Poets at Large will be at The Bradley Playhouse Theater, on February 8th from 7-10 p.m. in Passion & Pulse: Love Poems and Rock Music, with special guests The Vig, a Worcester band. Tickets for this special concert/poetry smash-up are $25.00 ($30.00 at the door) for this evening of music and spoken word capping off […]
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. […]
Mad Agnes Mad Agnes has won hearts on two continents with their signature intricate harmonies, compelling songwriting, and passionate delivery. The genre-bending trio—Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders—creates an exciting, inclusive performance, delivering new original songs, selections from their thirteen album catalog, story telling and impromptu vocal improv. In their current iteration, Mad Agnes […]
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 […]
Join Walter Hinchman and Donna Dufresne from the Pomfret Historical Society at the Vanilla Bean Café’ for cozy fireside chats about Pomfret’s historic neighborhoods and hidden history. The Fireside Chats will begin with a ½ hour presentation and continue with Q & A and audience participation. Bring your questions and curiosities about Pomfret’s past and […]
Mark Renburke is a long-time singer of Irish favorites and folk-rock. He has recorded and performed with Brian Cullen of County Wicklow, The Rising Pints in Japan, Brogue & Blarney and other bands over the past three decades. Whether performing solo or with his merry band of Rovers, Renburke is an engaging live entertainer delivering […]
Turas Turas is the Irish word for “journey” and this group was inspired by the decades of musical journeys of its players who came together in their current form in early 2023 and recorded their first album Ride On in September 2023. They perform an eclectic mix of traditional and current Irish tunes and songs […]
