The New American Banjo Festival

Saturday, April 23, 2022, 7:30 pm until 10:00 pm
Doors at 7:00/Show at 7:30. Livestream access available by registration. Come one, come all!

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The New American Banjo Festival will take place on April 23, 2022. The Festival Concert will be held live at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls, MA, and streamed virtually on Eventbrite simultaneously. The New American Banjo Festival will explore interesting and unique performance styles old and new, and has a historical and cultural component, focusing on the banjo in New England and beyond. This year’s focus is on Classic Finger Style Banjo. There will be an admission fee for the live concert. The livestream is free, but donations will be greatly appreciated.

Performers for the New American Banjo Festival are Aaron Jonah Lewis, a classic finger style virtuoso from Detroit performing music from the ragtime and golden classic banjo eras; and Michael Nix with Chris Devine and Joe Fitzpatrick performing new compositions and arrangements from his New Classic Banjo Project.

NixWorks and Allyance Productions (CouchMusic.Live) will facilitate the streaming performances.

Detailed information on artists, presenters, schedule and registration can be found on the festival webpage at https://nixworks.com/p/1033/New-American-Banjo-Festival, and on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NewAmericanBanjoFestival.

Sponsors for the festival are The Shea Theater, RiverCulture, and Greenfield Cooperative Bank.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the following local agencies, which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency: Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont-Hawley, Colrain, Conway, Montague, Northfield, Shelburne, and Warwick.

For more information contact Michael Nix, mnix@nixworks.com.

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For more information contact Michael Nix, mnix@nixworks.com.

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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!