CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S JANUARY THAW MUSIC FESTIVAL CLOSES WITH MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER

MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER

WHEN: Saturday, January 26, at 8PM
WHERE: Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown
TICKETS: $27.50 for adults and $17.50 for children under 12 in advance. As with all jazz, concerts and special events ticket prices increase $5.00 on the day of.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. The box office is open Monday through Friday from  1 – 5PM and two hours prior to every performance.

Considered one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation, Mike picked up a fiddle at age four, and his talent was recognized early. In 1993 he was chosen to be part of the Bluegrass Youth All Stars at the IBMA's award show. Later that year Mike made his Grand Ole Opry debut as a guest of Alison Krauss. His list of guest appearances over the eyars is a who's who of bluegrass legends including Bill Monroe, Jim and Jesse, Ralph Stanely, Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson, and J.D. Crowe. At the 2001 IBMA awards, Mike took his first Fiddle Player of the Year award, and shared the title of Entertainter of the Year with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Together with his band Flamekeeper, Cleveland delivers some of the most powerful, exciting and authentic bluegrass around.

The 2018-2019 season of Centenary Stage Company’s performing arts events is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Premier Season Sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community and The House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors HMC Atlantic Health, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), Fulton Bank of New Jersey, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.

CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S JANUARY THAW MUSIC FESTIVAL CLOSES WITH MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER

MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER

WHEN: Saturday, January 26 at 8PM
WHERE: Sitnik Theatre, Lackland Performing Arts Center, 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University
TICKETS: $27.50 for adults and $17.50 for children under 12 in advance. As with all jazz, concerts and special events ticket prices increase $5.00 on the day of.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. The box office is open Monday through Friday from  1 – 5PM and two hours prior to every performance.
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Considered one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation, Mike picked up a fiddle at age four, and his talent was recognized early. In 1993 he was chosen to be part of the Bluegrass Youth All Stars at the IBMA's award show. Later that year Mike made his Grand Ole Opry debut as a guest of Alison Krauss. His list of guest appearances over the years is a who's who of bluegrass legends including Bill Monroe, Jim and Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson, and J.D. Crowe. At the 2001 IBMA awards, Mike took his first Fiddle Player of the Year award, and shared the title of Entertainer of the Year with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Together with his band Flamekeeper, Cleveland delivers some of the most powerful, exciting and authentic bluegrass around.

The 2018-2019 season of Centenary Stage Company’s performing arts events is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Premier Season Sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community and The House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors HMC Atlantic Health, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), Fulton Bank of New Jersey, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.

BLUEGRASS BAR-B-Q BARN DANCE @ FARMSTEAD ARTS

Bluegrass Bar-B-Q Barn Dance and Fall Fundraiser
WHEN: Saturday, September 9, from 6-9 pm.
WHERE: The Farmstead Arts Center Old English Barn, 450 King George Road in Basking Ridge.
TICKETS: $20 general admission, $10 for students, and free for kids 5 and under, may be purchased online at http://farmsteadarts.eventbrite.com or CASH ONLY at the door.

The English Barn at Farmstead Arts will provide the perfect backdrop for an evening of great music, wholesome food and fun for the whole family. Food provided by the Soup Shoppe in the Riverwalk Plaza in Basking Ridge will be available to purchase beginning at 6pm.

Music and dancing will begin at 7pm, featuring “Uncommon Ground,” (above) a hot alternative Bluegrass group based in New York’s Hudson Valley. The band draws on the talents of Mike Kobetitsch on guitar, and mandolinist Wayne Fugate, both long-time veterans of the Bluegrass scene who have performed with “Out to Lunch”, Grammy award winner, Lisa Gutkin, and a host of other noteworthy bands and musical luminaries. Fugate was also heard and seen on Broadway playing mandolin and guitar on Steve Martin and Edie Brikell's Tony nominated musical Bright Star. Rounding out the group are the ever amazing Rachel Handman on fiddle and string bass player Phil Helm, two principles in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic whose technical precision, fertile inventiveness, surprising touches and mastery of the Bluegrass genre, give the band a distinctive, signature voice. To hear samples of their music, visit https://www.waynefugate.com/music.

Fundraising events will feature a silent auction with goods and services donated by area businesses and individuals available to the highest bidder. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about Farmstead membership at the membership tent where they will also be able to purchase unique Farmstead t-shirts featuring artwork by Liberty Corner artist Linda Arnold.

The Farmhouse will be open for the public to view the current art show, “Spectrum”, which features works by Farmstead studio artists, teachers and students. The art show closes on Sunday, September 10^th, so this will be one of the final opportunities to view the show. There will also be lawn games provided for families with children. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs if they prefer to sit outside.

For more information visit www.farmsteadartscenter.org or contact Operations Manager Kathy Harris at admin@farmsteadarts.org or call 908-636-7576.

The English Barn and farmhouse are wheelchair accessible. Anyone anticipating the need for additional accessibility services may make a request by sending an e-mail to admin@farmstedarts.org at least three weeks in advance.

Funds for this event has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program Grant administered by The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.