Shea Presents: Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan (+ originals too!)
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:00 pm until 10:00 pm
#GETTOTHESHEA on Saturday, April 12th 2025 for a night with Joan Osborne singing the songs of Bob Dylan at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls
The Shea Presents:
Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan
(+ originals too!)
WHEN: Saturday, April 12th 2025
WHERE: Shea Theater Arts Center, 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA
Accessibility Notice: Our theater and first-floor gender-neutral restroom are wheelchair accessible. There will be alcohol on-site for this event.
ABOUT JOAN OSBORNE
Joan Osborne is an 8-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum selling recording artist. A native of Kentucky, she moved to NYC to attend NYU Film School, but dropped out after becoming involved in New York’s downtown music scene.
Her 1995 album Relish was a critical and commercial success and spawned the international hit single and video “What If God Was One Of Us“. She directed the video for Relish’s second single St. Teresa and created the artwork for the album’s physical package. She has traveled the U.S. and the world for over twenty-five years performing in clubs, theaters, arenas and stadiums, with her own band and as a featured vocalist.
Career highlights include:
Founded her own independent label, Womanly Hips Records, in 1991
Duets with Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, Isaac Hayes and many others
Touring with the post-Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead and with Motown's Funk Brothers
Co-headliner for Lilith Fair tour
Performing for The Dalai Lama at his monastery in Dharmsala, India
Featured artist at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway
Opening for The Who at NY's Madison Square Garden
Producing two critically-acclaimed albums for Americana stalwarts The Holmes Brothers
Performing before a crowd of 100,000 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta
Touring the U.S. as co-headliner with Mavis Staples
Recording and performing with side project band Trigger Hippy, founded by Black Crowes
ABOUT THE SHEA THEATER
The Shea provides performance space for a variety of attractions designed to appeal to the widest range of tastes. Musical offerings include folk, pop, rock, swing, jazz, country and traditional. Theatrical productions encompass musical comedy, drama, comedy, and political satire. In addition, audiences can take advantage of magic shows, children's shows and silent film revivals.
The Shea, with the help of a wonderful corps of volunteers, has been attracting a growing audience and as a result is bringing people into Turners Falls from an ever larger geographical area. This growth has put the Shea on a firmer financial footing, providing the basis for expectations of an even more exciting future for this vital community asset.
https://sheatheater.org/
