Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- August 2019

Multiple Grammy-nominated bluegrass supergroup BLUE HIGHWAY makes their Mainstay debut! Not only that, but they will be at The Mainstay the day after their highly anticipated new record drops! This not-to miss show is supported in part by the Chuck Redd Fund. $30 advance/online and $35 phone/door.

Please note the new Mainstay Monday pricing effective May 27, 2019: $10 online in advance, $12 at the door.
Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a kind show. Seating is casual and tables are available (bring your own dinner, if you like), along with a cash bar. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the show starting at 7:00.

Tickets are $18 purchased online and in advance, $20 at the door and by phone reservation.
The long tradition of Kent County artists being invited to perform at Clifden Arts Week Festival in County Galway, Ireland continues! For this year's festival, planners have invited Sue Matthews to return with pianist Robert Redd and the fabulous trombone player John Harris to bring the Great American Songbook to Ireland. They will be traveling as the American Jazz Trio.As usual, the festival provides lodging and meals for the performing artists, but not transportation to and from Ireland, nor travel within Ireland. This concert will be a fundraising event to send them "over the pond."

Join us for a free virtual lecture! 

Negotiation: How to Get (more of) What You Want
presented by Margaret Neale, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Everyone negotiates. Yet many people think of negotiation primarily as an adversarial interaction where there is a winner and a loser. Framing negotiations in this way creates adversarial interactions because what we expect is what often what we get.

In this talk, Professor Margaret Neale will explore the opportunities that exist when negotiators reframe their interactions from adversarial battles to collaborative problem solving. In doing so, she will demonstrate how to get (more of) what you want by expanding the opportunities to create and claim value in everyday interactions as well as in those rare, high-value interactions.

Margaret Neale is the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Professor Neale's major research interests include bargaining and negotiation, distributed work groups, and team composition, learning, and performance. She is the author of over 70 articles on these topics and is a coauthor of three books.  She is the faculty director of three executive programs at Stanford University: Influence and Negotiation Strategies, Managing Teams for Innovation and Success, and the Executive Program for Women Leaders.

Join us for an afternoon of gospel. This is the official kick off of Legacy Day 2019.

Please note the new Mainstay Monday pricing effective May 27, 2019: $10 online in advance, $12 at the door.

Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a kind show. Seating is casual and tables are available (bring your own dinner, if you like), along with a cash bar. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the show starting at 7:00.

Happiness Hour is a time for grown-ups to explore their powers of creativity.  Join us to try your hand at something new and leave a little happier than you arrived!

Featured Project: 3Doodler Art

It’s time to doodle!  You bring the creativity and we’ll bring the 3Doodlers.  What is a 3Doodler?  A 3Doodler pen is essentially a freehand 3D-printer that lets you draw in three-dimensional space using a special plastic that is pliable when melted and hardens in seconds as you draw. 

All supplies will be provided.  Space is limited and registration is required for this FREE program.

During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth — but it’s not a shooting star. Two curious kids venture into the forest to investigate and find themselves mixed up with a family of visitors from another planet! Pursued by a crazy space scientist, they must risk everything to rescue the aliens and get them back to their spaceship — before it’s too late!

Don’t miss this action-packed and educational alien adventure using science experiments for special effects. It's totally out of this world!

Ages 5+

This event is made possible by the 2019  Library Readers Reach for the Stars grant from the PNC Foundation.

During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth — but it’s not a shooting star. Two curious kids venture into the forest to investigate and find themselves mixed up with a family of visitors from another planet! Pursued by a crazy space scientist, they must risk everything to rescue the aliens and get them back to their spaceship — before it’s too late!

Don’t miss this action-packed and educational alien adventure using science experiments for special effects. It's totally out of this world!

Ages 5+

This event is made possible by the 2019  Library Readers Reach for the Stars grant from the PNC Foundation.

During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth — but it’s not a shooting star. Two curious kids venture into the forest to investigate and find themselves mixed up with a family of visitors from another planet! Pursued by a crazy space scientist, they must risk everything to rescue the aliens and get them back to their spaceship — before it’s too late!

Don’t miss this action-packed and educational alien adventure using science experiments for special effects. It's totally out of this world!

Ages 5+

This event is made possible by the 2019  Library Readers Reach for the Stars grant from the PNC Foundation.

Vivian Fisher, Deputy Director of Enoch Pratt Free Library's African American Department, presents an introduction to techniques for exploring family history with a focus on resources that may be of particular value to those with African American ancestors.

After the program, stay to enjoy a light lunch and continued conversation.

This program is presented in partnership with Sumner Hall as part of Legacy Day 2019. 

Join us for our monthly open mic night. This month we're encouraging performances of rock and reggae, but as always, all ages, skill levels and styles are welcome.

Please note the new Mainstay Monday pricing effective May 27, 2019: $10 online in advance, $12 at the door.

Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a kind show. Seating is casual and tables are available (bring your own dinner, if you like), along with a cash bar. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the show starting at 7:00.

Learn the basics of Enneagram of Personality with Sarah Gifford, MA!

Enneagram personality type indicators can help you:

Explore your reactions to people and situations
Better understand your motivations
Let go of stress
Build self-awareness and mindfulness
Space is limited. Please register!ww

Kiley Shipp, LMT, SET, presents the last of a 3-part series exploring how massage and body work techniques can help you address common body aches and pains.    Please register.

Wednesday, August 28 - Ease Back Pain

Gain a better understanding of the inconnectedness of your anatomy, including how working the muscles in your legs and stomach can help alleviate back discomfort.