CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD

We are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2023. Performances will begin June 2nd and run through September 8th, 2023, and will be free of charge.

All events take place from 5-7pm.

Please bring your own blankets or lawn chairs!

The Avocado Pit will set up shop in front of the Museum’s gates, serving delicious tacos, beer and wine.

In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates.

Museum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum.

The Insolent Willies

The Insolent Willies are an upstate New York-based acoustic roots-rock band known for their hip-shaking mix of quirky, clever original music and unpredictable covers. The band’s current lineup includes:

– Bill Ackerbauer (guitar, harmonica, fiddle) – Frank DeVer Pullen (bass, mandolin, banjo)
​- Paul Gavry (accordion, fiddle)
– Evan Gavry (guitars, percussion)

Nominated for a Capital Region Eddie Award in 2022, The Insolent Willies have released two albums (“Five for the Road” and “Mostly Harmless Acoustic Mayhem”), and another album of original material is expected to be released in the summer of 2023.

The Insolent Willies actively perform year-round at venues around eastern upstate New York and recently made their Vermont debut at Bennington’s Little City Cider Co.