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​Join us for an evening that’s part performance, part journey to the heart of Alaska. Ken Waldman—fiddler, poet, storyteller, and former professor—will bring his acclaimed Now Entering Alaska Time solo show to Susquehanna County. Blending lively fiddle tunes, sharp original poetry, and vivid Alaska-set stories, Ken’s performance promises fun, inspiration, and surprises for all.

Raised outside Philadelphia, Ken moved to Alaska in 1985 and has spent the past 25 years as a touring artist, performing at venues like the Kennedy Center and Dodge Poetry Festival. With 12 albums, 16 poetry collections, a memoir, and more, his work captures the rugged beauty of Alaska and the creative spirit of adventure.

Been to Alaska? This show will feel like going back.
Never been? You’ll want to go after this!

Don’t miss this unique and captivating performance. Check out Ken’s website and join us for a memorable evening!

"Like a Ken Burns movie . . . Always recommended."
– Austin Chronicle

". . . might tempt you to plan a road trip with a journal under one arm and a fiddle under the other."
– Boston Globe

Monthly Open Mic returns starting Thursday, January 9th, and the first Thursday of the month after that (February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5). Bring your Instruments - or your poem or story - and Friends for an evening of Music and the Spoken Word in our professional setting. No charge for the evening (although donations gladly accepted) – and some refreshments will be available.

Rupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. In London he worked with some of the best performers in the city. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, he has won more than 50 songwriting and performing awards.
His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released twelve solo CDs. They have received outstanding reviews in the international online press and tracks from them have been played on radio all over the world.

Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who will share his love and knowledge of old-time American music with us on Sunday afternoon, April 6, 2025 at 2 PM. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo, and traditional jazz. After years of busking and performing at many venues around NYC, Hubby began touring with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. As an integral part of the band he has been nominated for both a Grammy and Americana award, performed on both The Letterman and Jools Holland Shows, as well as toured around the US and Europe. He still plays with Rhiannan Giddons on occasion. In June 2024 he appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame to celebrate their CD album release that documents the history of African-Americans in Country Music. This was followed by an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Hubby Jenkins knows a great deal about the history of the banjo, an instrument that was created by slaves in Caribbean and later in America and later popularized by Caucasian musicians used in other styles of music. Genres of music you will hear at this concert include Acoustic, Blues, Old-timey, Americana, Acoustic Blues, Blues Gospel and of course Folk.

More info: on our website - www.valleyfolk.org
By email - info@valleyfolk.org
by phone 607 962-4461
Usual venue - the "red brick church" on the corner of (144) Cedar and First Streets in Corning, NY. Use the First Street door on the ground floor. Go up one internal flight of stairs.
Self-run jam session 90 minutes before each concert. Concert doors open at 1:30 for a 2 PM show.
But tickets on line to save time at the door. Tickets on sale at our website or from this direct ticket link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hubby-jenkins
Cash or checks at the door or pay with QR code on your smart phone.
Tickets for all of our 2015 concerts are $30, $25 & $10.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program (SCR),
a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.

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AUBURN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT

“Pops Concert: Let’s Go To The Movies!” by the Auburn Chamber Orchestra (ACO) will be presented on Sunday, April 6th at The REV/Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn, NY, 13021.

This concert, conducted by Dr. Victor Vallo, Jr., will feature soundtrack music from famous movies, including “Star Wars”, “Jurassic Park”, “James Bond 007”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Batman”, “Dances With Wolves”, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”, “Band of Brothers” and “Somewhere in Time”.
Auburn Chamber Orchestra is in its 38th concert season. The orchestra musicians come from a wide range of age groups, communities and professions.

This concert is ACO’s tribute to sound-on-film being created in Auburn. Haley Boothe, Curator at Cayuga Museum, will be guest announcer. Cayuga Museum is raising funds for a Ted Case/Sound-on-film mural in downtown Auburn.

This family-friendly event, which is open to the public, is free, although donations are greatly appreciated. For further information about Auburn Chamber Orchestra, go to www.auburnchamberorchestra.com or visit us on Facebook.

You won’t want to miss this!

DSP Shows Presents: Dar Williams

Sunday, April 6, 2025
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Show is at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets:
$35 in advance
$40 at the door

ABOUT DAR WILLIAMS

Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages us to “admire that yonder star,” while making us feel small and insignificant; unworthy of shining on our own but hoping to catch enough distant light to inspire some tiny accomplishment. Williams has always been very interested in how to control our future and this album has to do with the fact that at some point, you just can’t.

The Doc Wallace Trio will perform a lively concert of Texas swing, jazz and contemporary music, joined by the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble for the final two music pieces. After a lunch break the Trio will return to teach a workshop for musicians of all ages and instruments, covering several playing techniques with a focus on the 12 bar blues chord progression, structure and lyrics. Dr. David Wallace, Trio leader, is a graduate of the Juilliard School and currently chairs the String Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. More information about the Trio is available at www.docwallacetrio.com.
To join the workshop, please send an email by April 1 to: littledelawareyouthensemble@yahoo.com with your name, instrument you will be bringing, and how many years of experience you have playing the instrument.

"Featuring button accordion, guitar and fiddle, the band’s sound is defined by the hurdy-gurdy, which adds an earthy, rough-hewn flavor to even the most buoyant dance tunes.” — Boston Herald

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing it’s hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences.

Since its inception in August 2002, Le Vent du Nord has enjoyed meteoric success, performing well over 1,800 concerts over 4 continents and racking up several prestigious awards, including a Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros, two Junos (Canada’s Grammys), a Félix at ADISQ, a Canadian Folk Music Award, and “Artist of the Year” at the North American Folk Alliance Annual Gala.

The group exhibits great finesse and flexibility, appearing regularly on Canadian, American, French, and UK television and radio, and participating in a wide variety of special musical projects. They’ve collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists including: Harry Manx, Väsen, Dervish, The Chieftains, Breton musical pioneer Yann-Fañch Kemener, Québecois roots legend and master storyteller Michel Faubert, the Scottish folk band Breabach, singer Julie Fowlis, and the trans-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople.

Not content with standard approaches to tradition, Le Vent du Nord has also created a symphonic concert that, according to Voir Montreal, “puts all traditional folk naysayers to shame.”

On stage these friends create intense, joyful and dynamic live performances that expand the bounds of tradition in striking global directions. This is the modern sound of tradition, a music of the here and now.
 
Special thanks to our hospitality sponsor Poolville Country Store Restaurant Bed & Breakfast! Make it an evening out & receive 10% off dinner at Poolville by presenting your EOH show ticket or receive 10% off your show ticket by presenting your Poolville dinner receipt at the Box Office! Call the Poolville Country Store at 315-691-2677 for dinner reservations!

ALSO: Show your ticket at Huff Brau llc before/after the show and get $1 off your first drink! EOH Family Members & up, show your membership card & show tickets to get 10% off your meal, on the night of the performance! Call 315-691-3300 for dinner reservations!

Earlville Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street in the quaint Village of Earlville, NY. At EOH we believe accessibility & inclusion are critical to everything we do. Our historic Opera House has been upgraded to ensure accessibility throughout the building, including a hearing loop system in our 1892 theater provided by Hamilton Hearing LLC.

EOH events are made possible by the Office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, with support from New York State Council on the Arts, and through the generosity of EOH members.