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.

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Jay Maloney is a uniquely talented multi instrumentalist with expertise and experience across several genres of music. Jay brings a creative and positive energy to any musical situation that is impossible to ignore. A gifted drummer from a young age, Jay has taken that strong sense of rhythm and groove to his songwriting and arrangement. He combines this with a deep connection to bluegrass and other American roots music.

Jay released his first self produced full length record, Signals & Strengths, in 2018. The record has received extensive critical acclaim. Jay finished his sophomore opus, Humans & Mountains, in 2019. Jay regularly performs across the region solo and with a numbers of ensembles. His unique blend of talents and influences makes him a highly sought after musician.

Jeff Wasbes is a musician and educator. As the founding guitar player for a number of groups throughout the Capital District, Jeff’s technical ability and creativity are notable for band and audience members. As the founding guitarist in Blind Crow, a progressive bluegrass quartet, Jeff has performed throughout the region and beyond, including at Saratoga’s Caffe Lena and Darryl’s House in Pawling, New York. You can hear Jeff’s performance and compositions on Blind Crow’s “Forgo The Balance”, the band’s 10 track self-produced EP. Jeff continues work in his home studio on his first solo record, due out in 2022.