Community Calendar

The community is invited to experience an unforgettable evening of uplifting entertainment as The Sky Family, performs at Melrose United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. The special fundraising concert will take place at 20 Church Street, Melrose, NY, and is free with a Love Offering collected to help fundraise for repair and protection of a historic pipe organ.

“The Sky Family knows what they're doing...and does it well.” - Chicago Tribune

With their unique blend of soaring vocals, fast-paced Celtic fiddle music, humor and inspiration, the SKY Family, from Prince Edward’s Island, Canada, engages audiences from coast to coast with their soul touching, toe-tapping program! The group has toured US and Canada since 2006 and has been featured guests on numerous national TV shows.

New York City Opera returns this August with a memorable performance by three-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore, celebrating the classic music of “The First Lady of Song.” As one of the present-day leading international sopranos, Moore has performed at the world’s premier opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, and is well-known for championing new works that highlight African American stories. Presented as part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances by Bank of America, this free outdoor event maintains New York City Opera’s desire to make world-class opera available to all audiences.

Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of exceptional songwriting featuring Joy Clark, Luke Concannon, Midnight Betty, and Lizzy Mandell. The concert opens with Luke Concannon, Lizzy Mandell, and Midnight Betty performing an intimate in-the-round set before Louisiana singer-songwriter Joy Clark and her quartet close the evening. Blending folk, Americana, indie, country, and blues influences, these acclaimed artists bring heartfelt songs, rich harmonies, and compelling stories to the stage for a memorable night of original music.

Planet Zydeco brings the irresistible dance music of southwest Louisiana to Putney's Twilight on the Tavern Lawn concert series. Hailing from New England, the band delivers authentic zydeco with infectious energy, featuring accordion, rubboard, fiddle, guitar, bass, and drums. Their lively performances invite audiences of all ages onto the dance floor. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of free outdoor music. In case of rain, the concert will move indoors to Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, Putney.

Come celebrate America’s 250th birthday with master storyteller Jonathan Kruk and historical balladeer Linda Russell and an evening of revolutionary fun. You’ll learn the origins of Yankee Doodle Dandy, hear tales of battles that shaped the war, and meet the teen who outrode Paul Revere. This evening will include both historical music and tales from the war that birthed our nation.

BIOS: Jonathan Kruk is the Hudson Valley's storyteller, known for solo shows of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He's been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, and Travel Channel.

Linda Russell is the region's Historic Balladeer. She's performed at Federal Hall, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Symphony Space, and the National Archives

Clarion Concerts and the exciting young Verona Quartet bring string quartets of Mendelssohn, Bacewicz and Beethoven to the Hudson Valley! Among the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today, the award-winning Verona Quartet's adventurous new recording, Shatter, entered the Billboard Classical music chart at #1. Their program combines a much-beloved early quartet by Mendelssohn with a work by the under-appreciated Polish woman composer Grażyna Bacewicz and the first of Beethoven's Razumovsky quartets. Treat yourself to a luscious end-of-summer evening of beautiful chamber music!