Poets at Large The Poet Laureate of Manchester, CT, Nadia Sims, will lead off the fall series this month. Sims has been writing for most of her life and began performing in 2020 at open mics. Her work is largely a message of grace and self-forgiveness. A graduate of Princeton, Sims is the author of […]

Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry The TRACY GRAMMER & JIM HENRY duo is synonymous with impeccable musicianship, perfect harmonies, a diverse repertoire, and the kind of musical chemistry and humorous banter you’d expect from musicians who have been touring and playing around the world together for over 20 years. A typical show includes a stage full of […]

CANCELED - Rescheduled to May 16, 2026 Lui Collins & Anand Nayak When Lui Collins emerged on the folk scene in 1975, her impressive presence and ability to warmly engage with the audience was remarkable for a young performer, and it had a significant impact on her listeners. And as New Hampshire writer and musician […]

Kala Farnham Farnham began taking classical piano at the young age of three, and was gracing stages playing Mozart concertos and Chopin nocturnes by second grade. At age twelve, she began writing her own songs, combining her musical prowess with her childhood passion of writing storybooks. "Writing, for me, became a medium of healing and growth," […]

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. […]

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 […]

Tom Lagasse and Karen Warinsky Tom Lagasse, a life-long resident of Bristol, CT, now serves as the town’s poet laureate. He currently emcees Open Mic Night at The Creative Jam Art Co. in Bristol on the last Wednesday of the month. Lagasse was recently recognized as an Edwin Way Teale Artist in Residence last year, […]

Andrew McKnight Since permanently leaving his corporate environmental engineering career in 1996, award-winning folk and Americana artist Andrew McKnight’s musical journey has traced nearly a million miles of blue highways, and earned him a wealth of critical acclaim and enthusiastic fans for his captivating performances and ten recordings. The singer, writer, guitarist and storyteller usually […]

Mark & Beverly Davis  The duo of Mark and Beverly Davis have performed together since 2001.Their many international tours have taken them to the Festival Internacional de Plectro La Rioja (2016, 2018), New York International Mandolin Festival (2016), Eurofestival Zupfmusik (Germany 2010, 2014), Festival Mandolines de Lunel (France 2010), Festival Ciudad de Cristal (Spain) and […]

Sing:Quiet Corner Song Swap 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 […]

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 […]