Saturday, November 21st at 7:00pm
$18 advance, $20 at the door

Christine's smart and funny take on contemporary life and foible make for a one-of-a-kind concert. As a songwriter, she brings the shrewd insight and wit of a savvy columnist together with a novelist's eye for evocative details. "Lavin is as captivating an artist in solo performance as there is today!"--Billboard. " I Don't Make This Stuff Up...I Just Make It Rhyme", her l9th solo album may sound like a disclaimer, but it is clear she's an expert on our days and ways. More information: Christine Lavin.  

Sunday, January 10th at 7:00pm
This concert at the Town Hall Theater on Merchants Row

(Note: No meal at this concert)
$35 advance, $37 at the door

Brown's deep, rich voice and rootsy, gritty songwriting earned him a regular spot on "Prairie Home Companion". "Sometimes listening to his latest songs is like sitting on a stoop with Grandpa, as his meandering thoughts walk in an area of darkness and truth and emerge into outright wisdom."--Aspen Times He moves audiences with warmth, humor, a thundering voice and his unpretentious musical vision. More information: Greg Brown

Saturday, January 16th at 7:00pm
$18 advance, $20 at the door 

"Smither taps his foot to keep the rhythm, much like the late blues legend John Lee Hooker. His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there's the voice - equal parts gravel and molasses. Smither's singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes he grew up listening to in New Orleans."--National Public Radio "Smither delivers one of the most riveting live shows you are ever likely to see. His growling vocals, badass finger picking and uniformly brilliant songs are here in spades"--Rollingstone.com. Visit: Chris Smither

Friday, March 5th at 7:00pm
This concert at the Town Hall Theater on Merchants Row

(Note: No meal at this concert)
$27 advance, $30 at the door 

One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day. Born in rural Paragould, AK, the youngest of 14 children, she made her recording debut in 1992 with Infamous Angel in 1993 as well as 1994's stunning My Life. Her third LP, 1996's eclectic The Way I Should, marked a dramatic change from her introspective, deeply personal style to a more fiercely political rock-influenced sound. In 1999, she collaborated with John Prine on his album, In Spite of Ourselves.. She recorded four duets with Prine earning her a Grammy nod the following year. Her last released solo album is Lifeline. More information: Iris Dement

Saturday, March 20th at 7:00pm
$18 advance, $20 at the door 

Celtic singer/poet Connie Dover and cowboy singer/musician Skip Gorman bring together their down-deep, heartfelt interpretations of the traditional music of the American West, Ireland and Scotland. Dover, "finest ballad singer America has produced since Joan Baez,"--Boston Globe, and Gorman, "a masterful interpreter of cowboy ballads"--Bluegrass Unlimited, blend their music in a concert of the "sweet old songs" of the trail, the cow camp and the Old-World ballads that were their predecessors. Visit: Connie Dover/ Skip Gorman