Unity Hall has announced the first six months of its 2024 Mainstage Performance Series, presented in the historic Landecker Auditorium, updated with a state-of-the-art sound system.
From its start, Unity Hall was built to be used as a performing arts venue, and a place for private and public meetings, parties, and other gatherings. It was built in 1896 by the nearby Unitarian Universalist Church and soon became a cultural and community center shared with other groups from Barneveld and its surrounding villages. In 1993, just about the time when the venue’s future was becoming seriously in question, local George Landecker decided that this precious historical structure was too important to just let languish and die, creating the Unity Hall Foundation to save and replenish the iconic venue.
The Unity Hall 2024 season launches on Saturday, February 17 with an original show about the iconic singer, Patsy Cline. Titled Patsy Cline: Letters, Stories, and Songs, the show features well-known local singer and performer Rebecca Miner in character as the iconic singer, joined by a cast of talented musicians and actors playing important figures in Patsy’s life.
On Friday, March 22, internationally lauded banjo player, Tony Trischka, will perform with his band in a tribute show to Earl Scruggs, a major appearance for Unity Hall. Trischka is one of the most influential and innovative banjo players in the Roots music world. He won three awards at the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association gathering, including Recorded Event of the Year and Banjo Player of the Year, and also produced Steve Martin’s banjo album Rare Bird Alert.
Local acoustic music legend, Danny Holmes (formerly of Holmes and Mancini) returns to Unity Hall from Florida on Saturday, May 18 for his only area appearance. The multi-talented singer/songwriter Holmes will perform in the duo Rose ‘n’ Thorne with his wife, the outstanding vocalist, Karen Holmes. Finally, the talented and eclectic band, Quatro, will perform on June 22. Hailing from Syracuse, this dynamic band describes themselves as four perfectly aligned misfits performing Progressive Americana featuring guitar, cello, pedal steel, double bass, and vocal harmonies that will melt your heart.
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