Latest Events in North Haven(July Updated)

CHERYL WHEELER / GOODNIGHT MOONSHINE at Vine & Vibes - Small Batch Cellars, North Haven CT. Sunday July 27th, Doors 4pm. - Showtime 5pm Tickets: $25. General Standing Tickets: $35. Reserved Seated CHERYL WHEELER If your idea of a folk singer/songwriter concert is a bunch of people clapping politely after songs, and then sitting quietly while the performer says things like "This next song is about ...", well, you've never seen a Cheryl Wheeler concert before. Cheryl's concerts are more like what you would find at a comedy club than expect to find at a folk music concert. She can tell a story that has you rolling in the aisles, and then sing a song that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. She will talk about some serious current event, and then sing a song that will have you howling with laughter. Her entire concert is a emotional roller coaster. It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for control of the mic. There is poet-Cheryl, writer of some of the prettiest, most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene. And there is her evil twin, comic-Cheryl, a militant trend defier and savagely funny social critic. The result is a delightful contrast between poet and comic. + GOODNIGHT MOONSHINE Goodnight Moonshine is a guitar and vocal duet, and a musical marriage in all senses. The Duo combines the evocative voice and songwriting of Molly Venter, with Eben Pariser’s adventurous guitar playing. The result is folk music with a depth of improvisation and tonal subtlety usually reserved for jazz. Molly is well known for her sublime singing in the prominent female-vocal-group Red Molly, while Eben cut his teeth as a street performer in New York City, playing guttural music of New Orleans with his band Roosevelt Dime. Molly’s enviable voice, which can be called both “biker-chick smoky” (New Haven Register), and “like silk” (American Songwriter Magazine), has taken her career to highlights including Tønder Festival in Denmark, Kate Wolf Fest in CA, and multiple placements on television and film. In Goodnight Moonshine she is in full force as a songwriter. Her trance-induced stream-of-consciousness writing style results in compositions that probe the depths of her inner experience. Her hit song “Hold It All”, recorded with Red Molly and performed regularly with Goodnight Moonshine, questions the meaning of life, and grapples with acceptance, with honesty and heart usually reserved for literary writers- which she also is- she writes a weekly column on Patreon.com Starting as a blues guitarist in his teens, Eben’s imagination was quickly captured by classic jazz, which he studied at the Oberlin Conservatory. “Pariser’s harmonic sensibilities are wide, imaginative” (NPR), and his career has involved singing lead and playing bass with Roosevelt Dime, playing drums and being musical director of Red Molly- but it is his love of jazz and improvising on display in Goodnight Moonshine. A natural producer, Eben has 8 studio records under his belt for himself and other artists, and recently launched the new record label, Equitone Records. Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

Coming April 13th, 2025 - The New England Comic & Toy Convention: A Celebration of Comics, Toys, and Life! Joining us will be Kirk Bozigian(Transformers, Tonka, WWF), Ron Rudat (Gi Joe, WWF ), Bob Budiansky (Transformers, Sleepwalker, Spider-man), Matt C Ryan (Brenda Steelhammer), and Indy artist Frank Malec! We'll have lots of Vendors with items from every fandom - Vintage and New Toys, Comic Books, Collectible Card Games, Video Games, Pokemon, Plushies, you name it! We'll also have special Transformers and GI Joe giveaways going ALL DAY LONG! The show goes from 10am-3pm and entry is only $5, and kids 10 and under get in FREE! See you there! When: April 13th, 2025 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Where: Clarion Inn, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473 Admission $5.00 - Kids 10 and under FREE! SPECIAL GUESTS: Kirk Bozigian, Creative Powerhouse behind GI Joe, Transformers, WWF Hasbro, & MORE! Ron Rudat, Creator & Designer of 1980's GI Joe, WWF Hasbro, and MORE! Bob Budiansky, Transformers & Marvel's Sleepwalker, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider & MORE! Matt C Ryan, Creator of BRENDA STEELHAMMER Frank Malec, Independent Comic Illustrator and Designer For our Hotel Block follow this link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/NE42O3 or call the Clarion Hotel at (203)279-6700 and use code "NECTCON" For more information follow us on Instagram @NECTCONVENTION Contact us at: NewEnglandCTCon@gmail.com THANK YOU! Information Source: New England Comic & Toy Convention | eventbrite

Mystic Dead Tickets: In Advance: $15 Day of Sale: $20 Good Ol’ Grateful Dead music played by some of Connecticut finest. Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

Join us for a night of unforgettable spiritual connections with Lisa O’Connor. Information Source: Volo Restaurant and Lounge | eventbrite

Welcome to Wine Down for Juneteenth ! Join us for a special evening at Valor Wines to celebrate Juneteenth. Sip on delicious wines, mingle with friends, and enjoy the ambiance. Let's commemorate this important day together with great company and even better wine. Don't miss out on this opportunity to relax and unwind in a beautiful setting. We can't wait to see you there! Information Source: SWITH Education & Service Foundation, Inc. | eventbrite

The New York Times called Buffalo, NY born Willie Nile “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash” and “the unofficial poet laureate of New York City” . His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” His single from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today. Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises. Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

About the Event Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! About the Venue Venue : Valor Wines Address : 118 Quinnipiac Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 Website :https://bonsaibar.com/products/valor-wines This workshop will be hosted at Valor Wines. Located in North Haven Connecticut, we are a family owned and operated micro winery with generations of experience in wine making. This nurtured passion allows us to make unique and distinctive wines using grapes from all over the world. It was a long fight to start one of the first micro wineries in CT, and we were excited to finally open our doors in September 2021. Our passion for wine making blends respect for tradition with boundless curiosity for what is possible. We believe knowing your roots can uncork the potential to think outside the bottle. Making us uniquely situated to create one of a kind small batch wines which will invoke both familiar comfort and striking intrigue. Come visit us in our state of the art facility, where industrial meets medieval romance. Information Source: Bonsai Bar | eventbrite

Tickets: Standing Admission: $20 Reserved Seating: $30 “Joanna Connor is at the top of her game.” – Rock and Blues Muse “A Masterpiece of Blues Rock.”– Music News “This recording ranks as Joanna Connor’s best to date, and I believe it has something to do with her producer, Joe Bonamassa; he has brought out the best in her.” – 10/10 Powerplay Magazine “Her best album to date. It oozes style. Raw, pure and traditional blues.” – Blues Matters Magazine “ Musically, 4801 South Indiana Avenue is Connor’s most focused outing. It arguably showcases her world-class talent better than the others, simply because, unfettered from the practical concerns of a session, she can — and does — pursue this music for its own sake. With Bonamassa and Smith assisting, Connor’s performance offers her iconic playing, delivered with joyful abandon and plenty of attitude.” – AllMusic “ 4801 South Indiana Avenue is a career-defining record for Joanna Connor. It’s an album that’ll be remembered for decades to come and everyone who lives for true, from-the-guts blues needs to hear it. If you only buy one record this year, this is the one you want.” – Rock and Blues Muse “Joanna Connor has truly hit the bullseye here. Surrounding herself with world class musicians, she has created a masterpiece world-class takes the Blues at the grassroots level and redefines it into an emotional, powerful monster of an album that confirms Connor’s place in the halls of the Blues elite. This is destined to be a future classic.” – Metal Planet “The road has been long, but Joanna Connor has proven that her hard work and talent will always be appreciated, and her name will be on the lips of countless more people from this moment onwards. Simply brilliant.” – Metal Talk “Music like this makes you realize just how vital Blues is and how it sits at the core of so much great music made in the last 60 years… terrific album.” – Music News – Winner Best Blues Band and Best Individual Blues Musician for the 2022 Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife poll – Featured on the soundtrack for the Ben Affleck movie Deep Water. “Music chose me. I vividly recall trying to sing like Louis Armstrong’s ‘Hello Dolly’ in our Brooklyn apartment. It came on the radio often. I knew I was small, but when I researched what year this version was on the charts, I was floored by the realization that I was two years old!” And so, Joanna Connor’s musical odyssey began. The soundtrack of her childhood in her adopted hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts was diverse and bounteous. The Blues was part of the lexicon. Joanna’s favorite record as a child was Taj Mahal’s “Take A Giant Step/ The Old Folks At Home”. Seeing Buddy Guy perform at a local university at the age of 10 left a paramount impression. Playing saxophone, guitar, and singing through her school years were her passions, eventually leading to her performing professionally at age 17. But her hunger to become a guitarist first and foremost and her desire to immerse herself in the Blues propelled her to move to Chicago in 1984. “It was my university. I went out every night of the week. Within a month I had my first gig with the legendary Johnny Littlejohn. A few weeks later I became a part of Dion Payton and the 43rd St Bluesband. We were the house band at the Checkerboard Lounge, on the south side of Chicago, then owned by Buddy Guy. That’s when my schooling kicked into overdrive. I played with Buddy, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Sammy Lawhorn, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Magic Slim, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, and Koko Taylor, just to name a few. I was blessed.” Joanna went on to form her own band in 1988 with weekly appearances at the Kingston Mines in Chicago. Her formidable guitar playing and distinctive soul-churning vocal ability caught the attention of Blind Pig Records, who released her debut album “Believe It” in 1990. National and International accolades in the press and radio media resulted into a decade of world tours, a dozen recordings on Ruf Records, MC Records and others, a documentary on Germany’s WDR Television, and a multitude of TV appearances and radio features. Joanna and band shared stages with Blues, Rock, and Jazz greats, including Luther Allison, BB King, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Robben Ford, Danny Gatton, Robert Cray, Jimmy Page, ZZ Top, Joe Cocker, Etta James, and others. Joanna signed endorsement deals with Gibson Guitars, Victoria Amps, and Orange Amps. In 2005, she took a hiatus from touring to spend time at home raising her young daughter. Two 15-plus-year residencies at the House of Blues and The Kingston Mines honed Joanna’s considerable guitar and vocal chops even further. While working continuously in Chicago, a handful of videos of her incendiary slide guitar solos went viral creating quite a sensation and garnering attention from media and established musicians alike. Joe Bonamassa sought her out and offered to produce the kind of record he felt Joanna had always had in her and should deliver to the world. 4801 South Indiana is this record, a blues record that delivers all the raw emotion, passion, and fire that made the Blues so compelling from its inception. Joe Bonamassa did not merely produce, arrange, and play on the record, he enabled and inspired Joanna to pull from deep within her all of what her life in music had given her. While steeped in tradition, the recording is no museum piece, it is alive and it is kicking, once-in-a-lifetime Blues Bobby T & The Name Droppers are a Blues, Rock and Soul band that hails out of Fairfield Connecticut. An exciting combination of powerhouse players playing a unique blend of rock that is guaranteed to blow your mind. Bobby “T” Torello is a Classic Drummer Hall of Famer and New England Music Hall of Famer. Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

Ward Hayden & The Outliers Tickets: In Advance: $20 Day-of-show: $25 Get ready for a night of incredible music with Ward Hayden & The Outliers at Small Batch Cellars ! This in-person event promises to be a memorable experience filled with amazing tunes and good vibes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see Ward Hayden & The Outliers live in action. Grab your friends and head over to Small Batch Cellars for a night you won't forget! Now, with their ninth LP, South Shore, Ward Hayden & The Outliers bring their “amber-soaked melodies, tight musicianship, and casual elegance” (Boston Globe) all back home, literally and spiritually. Ward notes that the release is “the closest thing I’ve ever done to a concept album. I wanted to just recount my experience of growing up in a small town and what it meant and what it took to get out and leave that behind to try and pursue something, chase after something that was and is a dream. I used to joke that my greatest achievement was I got out of here because it was no easy feat. My family had moved 12 times by the time I was 12 years old, so once there was a place I could really call home and I’d developed friends and connections, it was tough to leave that behind. But, Scituate, Massachusetts isn’t Las Vegas, if you want to get your music to a wider audience you have to get out in the world and bring it to them.” An evening with the leading lights for contemporary country. The irresistible Ward Hayden & The Outliers have been doing hit tour after hit tour and the requests, or even demands, for them to come back soon have been many and loud. Coming back to New Haven area where they have many fans this fall with a fresh album of Springsteen covers in the bag!”One of Rolling Stone’s ”10 New Artists You Need To Know” – ”Modern-day Buddy Holly plus Dwight Yoakam divided by the Mavericks…Think-y, soulful lyrics paired with a beat you can dance to.”– ROLLING STONE”Imagine Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak paying tribute to classic American rock n’ roll from Elvis, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.” – THE BOSTON HERALD Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

$25 General Admission $35 Reserved Seating Starman returns to Vine and Vibes at Small Batch Cellars to perform at outdoors stage. Together since 2014. Us who saw them perform a few months ago, know the deal. Starman was recently named as a top 10 NJ Tribute Band by both NJ 101.5 and New Jersey Monthly. With multiple costume changes at every show, and a humorous yet reverent approach to Bowie's music, their top-tier musicians will surely give you an exciting night to remember. Nothing is scripted, and songs are rotated in and out of the sets at every show from their extensive repertoire, for a fresh and authentic Bowie experience each time. No Starman show is ever the same! Whether you're a Bowie fanatic that loves the deep, rare cuts or you're the casual Bowie lover, this show is guaranteed to be a blast for all who attend! Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite

BACK IN BLACK (A TRUE AC/DC EXPERIENCE) Come rock out with us at Small Batch Cellars for a night of pure AC/DC energy! Get ready to experience the ultimate tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time. IT’S PARTY TIME WITH A ROCKIN’ BAND, BACK IN BLACK, THE “TRUE AC/DC EXPERIENCE” HIGH ENERGY LIVE SHOW. BACK IN BLACK HAS BEEN TOURING THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1990, ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES WITH THEIR ACCURATE REPLICATION OF AC/DC’S MUSIC OLD AND NEW. SURELY WILL LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE! YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOIN’ BE THERE TOO! Information Source: Small Batch Cellars | eventbrite