Howie Bursen & Sally Rogers 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. Howie hasn't told us yet, but whoever he'’ got up his sleeve, we know […]
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 […]
Founded around the talents of Donna Bessette (keyboards & vocals) and Andre Bessette, Nine6teen has grown to include several members of the Pomfret community. Over more than two decades, the band has added Brian Bastow (bass), Dawson Woodard (guitar), and Patrick McCarthy (vocals). Featuring music from the BoDeans, Van Morrison, the Eagles, James Taylor, Jason […]
Come and experience the magic of Celtic music! Join professional local musicians Mark Renburke, Abe Myler, and Andrew McIntosh for this lively Celtic Music Session. This free event welcomes players, singers, and music lovers of all levels to celebrate Celtic music tradition. Each month features a unique Celtic theme and a special featured set. Come […]
Poets at Large Featuring Quiet Corner poets Denise Abercrombie and Sean Frederick Forbes. Abercromie’s work has appeared in numerous publications including Minnesota Review, Fireweed, Connecticut Review, Phoebe: Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory, and Aesthetics, Yale Global Health Review, Earth’s Daughters, English Journal, Waking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate […]
Join Walter Hinchman and Donna Dufresne of the Pomfret Historical Society at the Vanilla Bean Café’ for cozy fireside chats about Pomfret’s historic neighborhoods and hidden history. Anna Matilda McNeill Whistler was oh-so-much-more than the famous artist’s mother. She was the CEO wife and mother of the Whistler family while her railroad architect husband George […]
Host Kala Farnham Join host Kala Farnham for an intimate candle lite night here at The Bean. No amplification means people have to sit closer to the stage creating a true listening room. Sign up when you arrive - two song limit per performer. The lights will be off and all the candles we can […]
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 […]
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 with […]
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 […]