Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- November 2019

Marc Castelli | King’s Tide
October 25 – November 30, 2019
Collectors Reception Friday, October 25, 6-7:30pm

Sultana Downrigging 2019 – Tall Ship and Wooden Boat Festival
Weekend – November 1-3
Opening Celebration Reception –
First Friday – Friday, November 1, 5-7:30 pm
Artist Talk – Saturday, November 2, 10 am. Join Marc for coffee as he shares the his new collection of watercolors of the Chesapeake.

The first of four concerts in the ESWE's 2019-2020 season, entitled "Red, White, and Blue," features American music that celebrates the American spirit and patriotism. Among the pieces to be played are two rousing marches (Karl L. King's "Allied Honor" [1955] and John Philip Sousa's "Hands Across the Sea" [1899] and several arrangements of popular classics ("Shenandoah" by Frank Ticheli, "America, the Beautiful," and "O'er the Land of the Free," by Johnnie Vinson).

Directed by Charles Thai, the ESWE is an all-ages community concert band that welcomes new members, without fee or audition.

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. Our featured guest tonight is Paula Johns, a cabaret singer and jazz/big band vocalist from Philadelphia. Among her many and varied performances are themed shows in tribute to famed vocalists. Tonight’s show will include songs from Paula’s newest tribute show to Dionne Warwick and the music of Burt Bacharach, accompanied by Joe.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

Jason Fagone is a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle who has also covered technology, sports, and culture for the Huffington Post and other places. Fagone is the author of three books, the most recent of which is The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. His other books include Ingenious and Horsemen of the Esophagus. Fagone’s nonfiction has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, GQ, Esquire, and elsewhere. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.

Nicole Simental, organist more information to follow was the date become closer

Nicole Simental is Assistant Director of Music and Principal Organist at Saint Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio.

Chuck Redd and The Youngbloods

Mainstay favorite vibist Chuck Redd presents a concert featuring some of the most exciting young jazz talent in the music today.  Ranging in age from high school seniors to young working professionals, this group's talent belies their youth.  Featuring Ephraim Dorsey on the tenor saxophone (Baltimore School for the Arts), Micah Thomas on piano (Juilliard), Jon Guo on bass (Peabody) and Chris Latona on drums (Oberlin).

#25 online and $30 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. 

Our featured guest tonight is Matt Folker. Matt is a talented and highly respected locally based actor and singer. He has performed in dozens of productions at Church Hill Theatre and other regional venues. Tonight, accompanied by Joe, Matt will revisit favorite songs and characters, explore new places, and create new scenes.

$10 online, $12 at the door.

Monica Ferrell is the author of three books of fiction and poetry, most recently the poetry collection You Darling Thing. Her novel The Answer Is Always Yes was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten Debut Novels of the Year. Her first collection of poems, Beasts for the Chase, won the Sarabande Books Kathryn A. Morton Prize. She has taught fiction and poetry for the MFA Program at Columbia University, and is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Purchase College (SUNY). She was born in New Delhi, India, and lives with her husband and children in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

The Garfield at The Mainstay - The cast of Annie sings Broadway Favorites
The cast of ANNIE with Director, Jennifer Kafka Smith, and Musical Director, Julie Lawrence, brings an evening of Broadway music to The Mainstay stage. The program will include songs from Garfield musicals past and future, and musical theatre favorites from individuals, duos, and trios in the cast. The evening will be capped off with a small selection of music from ANNIE to help build anticipation for The Garfield's upcoming production.

Tickets are $20 in advance. $25 at the door

The Mainstay presents a tribute to hard bop greats tenor saxophone player Hank Mobley and trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring the John Thomas Quintet.  Thomas will be joined by an all star group consisting of Allyn Johnson on piano, Theljon Allen on trumpet, Shawn Simon on bass, and Frank Russo on drums. This tribute is not to be missed!

$20 online/advance, $25 at the door.

Distinctive among today’s young string quartets, the Omer Quartet won First Prize in the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and holds the Helen F. Whitaker Chamber Music Chair of YCA. It made debuts during the 2018-2019 season in the Peter Jay Sharp Concert of YCA in New York at Merkin Concert Hall, and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center.

Program (subject to change)
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” Leoš Janáček
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, opus 127 Ludwig van Beethoven

Mainstay Monday featuring Joe Holt and Steve Beskrone
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.

Our featured guest tonight is bassist Steve Beskrone. Steve has performed, toured and recorded with countless artists over his career including Ray Charles, Horace Silver, Pat Martino and Philly Joe Jones.

Tonight Steve joins Joe for a dynamic duo evening.

Tickets $10 online, $12 at the door or by phone.

The Annual RiverArts Holiday Show features gifts for every pocketbook. These unique gifts created by our members include everything from children’s clothing to jewelry, fashion accessories, home decor, stocking stuffers, holiday cards and ornaments, paintings and more.

The Hedgelawn Series presents Gallery Winds Woodwind Quintet

The Gallery Winds Woodwind Quintet formed in 2012.  The musicians in the ensemble are passionate about performing the great literature written for woodwind quintet and educating and inspiring students to do the same. The musicians are Denis Karp, flute, Amanda Dusold, oboe, Lori Fowser, clarinet, Cally Messick, horn and Kari Shea, bassoon.

All seats $15.

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.

Our featured guest tonight is Lea McGowan, an international performing artist and movement educator. She has performed with Houston Ballet, LINES Ballet, and Ballet Neo among others. Lea's unique background of ballerina-yogi turned improvisational comedian and exploratory performance artist makes for an evening of delightful surprises!

Tickets $10 online and $12 at the door.

Join us for a post-Thanksgiving Blues Party at The Mainstay! $18 advance/online
and $22 door/phone/
Formed in 2007, each member brings with them a history with all types of bands; but it is their deep love and respect for blues and soul music that has united them now.
Featuring band members Brice B. Sutton on Bass Guitar/Vocals, Steven (Jerome) McGovern on Harp/Vocals, Ray Anthony at the Drums, and Jimmy-Jameson Guitars and Resonator guitar.