The VJC Youth Jazz Ensemble is comprised of high school students who meet each Tuesday at the Vermont Jazz Center to run over jazz standards and develop their skills in interpreting jazz compositions while getting the opportunity to improvise over several tunes each week. Their repertoire features compositions from the Great American Songbook, or classics […] ...

Featuring Marlboro cellist Macintyre Taback, this emerging quartet presents a free concert on April 17 as part of its spring residency. Now in its second season, Marlboro Music’s artist residency program brings exceptional emerging chamber music ensembles to the Marlboro campus throughout the year for deep creative work and concert offerings. Each group is in […] ...

Witness an inspiring night of heavy rock and roll! Rong is a noise rock band based out of Massachusetts. They have released one full-length album (wormhat, 2019), a live album (LIVE AT NEW ALLIANCE, 2024), and several singles and live EPs. They have toured with bands like Sea Moss, Black Matter Device, and Deathless Forever, […] ...

Two leading voices in contemporary klezmer unite for a dynamic double bill. Violinists Jake Shulman-Ment & Abigale Reisman’s Two Strings blend old-world Yiddish string traditions with bold improvisation, while Ira Temple & Michael Winograd reimagine klezmer and Yiddish music for today’s stage. ...

Singer/composer Bidi Dworkin draws from a deep well of influences – the jazz-folk lineage of her childhood, the Middle Eastern melodies of her ancestry, the fluidity of Vedic meditative traditions… a fusion enriched by intuitive language and a dreamy interior landscape. She honed her chops the old-fashioned way: Gigging in New York City, Montreal, New […] ...

Welcome back this wonderful collective of Crankie artists, puppeteers, and deft expressive geniuses! Mackenzie Doss [she/her] is a Southwest born writer, director, educator, fabricator and puppeteer. She received her MFA from the University of Connecticut Puppet Arts Program in 2022 and is the current Managing Director for Sandglass Theater in Putney, VT. Her previous work […] ...

Female mariachi singer, musician, and Latin American folkloric dancer and choreographer Veronica Robles has become a cultural icon for Boston’s Latino community. Through her powerful use of music, dance, and cultural traditions, she brings people together while celebrating the richness and importance of diversity. ...

WEEDEATER are Southern sludge legends—slow, loud, and unapologetically filthy. Born in North Carolina, fueled by distortion, whiskey, and riffs that hit like a cinder block to the chest. No frills. No mercy. Just volume. Hear the roar of battle. Smell the stench of spilled blood. A thousand heads piled high like a grim mound of […] ...

Join us for some history, hope, and Jamaican food from Yahso! Nova Arts will host a reception next month for the photography exhibit, History of Immigration in New Hampshire, on display now through the month of April at the Keene Multicultural Center. Award-winning photographer, Becky Field, will talk at the reception about her fourteen years […] ...

A great night of blues, rock, and r&b, with ample opportunity for dancing! Always a killer night with Jim Murphy & company! Murphy’s Blues was the house band of the legendary Rynborn Blues club starting in 2004. The band continued as a regional favorite until the pandemic hit. Jim built the new band three years […] ...

Experience the transcendent music of kora master Ablaye Cissoko and French accordionist Cyrille Brotto. Their project Djiyo (“water”) flows across cultures, blending Manding and Occitan traditions into meditative, lyrical soundscapes. Hailed as “a gem from start to finish” (Songlines UK), the duo’s intimate performance is a graceful dialogue of kora, voice, and accordion—at times contemplative, […] ...

An absolutely crucial evening of both jazz and poignant songwriting, all centered around mastery of the guitar! The Draa Hobbs Jazz Quartet performs original compositions from Draa’s recently released CD “West Quest” along with familiar standards and contemporary jazz. The band consists of Draa Hobbs on guitar, Rich Greenblatt on vibes; Steve Bulmer on bass; […] ...

Los Lorcas and Pat Byrne share the bill at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on April 26, 2026 in a 3:00 matinee. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com, or at the door (cash or check, no cards) as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Advance sales will […] ...

Under the Maple is thrilled to announce a return performance by this popular trio. Annie Patterson, Mary Witt, and Ann Percival are DEAR ELLA, a trio from Western Massachusetts. Their repertoire includes a mix of Folk, Blues, Swing, and Gospel with 3-part harmony, plus guitar, ukulele, banjo, bass and snare drum. Dear Ella love singing […] ...

Psychedelic folk heroes return to Nova with the crucial heavy sounds of Owen Ashworth, formerly known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone! Party of the Sun is a psychedelic folk band from New Hampshire, composed of Ethan McBrien, Rory Hurley, and Garrett Cameron. Since 2006, both McBrien and Hurley have recorded and performed together in […] ...

Deep explorations of the greater Jerry Garcia Band repertoire! Deep explorations of the greater Jerry Garcia Band repertoire, including JGB, Jerry & Merl Saunders, Legion Of Mary, Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales. With decades of combined history performing on stages and synchronous chemistry together, Sans Souci breathes fresh energy into an amazing catalog of great […] ...

Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk “in the round” with singer-songwriters Alice Howe, Freebo, Sam Robbins, and Halley Neal. In this intimate, collaborative format, each artist performs solo and joins the others onstage, creating a dynamic, one-of-a-kind shared concert experience. Freebo, a folk, rock, and blues icon best known […] ...

Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma) brings his new group to Nova! Going to be a ripping night of sounds! Trinary System is Roger Miller’s current rock band. He plays guitar, sings and composes, accompanied by Larry Dersch (Binary System, A.K.A.C.O.D., etc.) on drums and Andrew Willis (the Web, Crappy Nightmareville, etc.) on bass, vocals […] ...

Three days and over 25 performances! This pass will get you into it all, including Ghostface Killah w/ Sammus at the Colonial Theatre! It’s the 18th Thing in the Spring! Join us at Nova Arts & the Colonial Theatre in Keene NH to see three days of inspired curation in action. This ticket will get […] ...

Friday will be mellow inside and rocking outside! This pass gets you into the Friday show at Nova Arts, featuring performances by:Yasmin Williams, Delicate Steve, Emily A. Sprague, Big Blood, Dinger, and Jack in the Green Seating is limited and first come first served. All ages. If you can pay full price, please do, but […] ...

Joe Jencks is a 27-year veteran of the international Folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and a celebrated vocalist based in northern Illinois. He is known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness, and invitational exploration of complex ideas. Jencks delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and […] ...

Jazz, classical, and expressive songwriting from around the country! This pass will get you into all of the music at Nova Arts on Saturday 5/16, featuring performances by Natural Information Society, Kalie Vandever, Cole Pulice, Gregory Uhlmann, Undertow Brass Band, Monadnock Music play Katie Semro, plus readings by John-Francis Quiñonez, Diannely Antigua, Jess Rizkallah, & […] ...

Three days and over 25 performances! This pass will get you into it all, including Ghostface Killah w/ Sammus at the Colonial Theatre! It’s the 18th Thing in the Spring! Join us at Nova Arts & the Colonial Theatre in Keene NH to see three days of inspired curation in action. This ticket will get […] ...