Celebrate the rich heritage of American music at Hart Square on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. on the Education Center lawn Thursdays in September. This series focuses explicitly on original musicians and writers who are inspired by the traditions of the past. Your ticket price helps us to bring regional and national talent to our rural area.
Bring your lawn chair or a quilt. Food will be for sale at all shows. Feel free to bring your own beverages. Please look at each show below to learn more about each vendor.
Ticket Price per Show:
Adult: $15
Youth 13-18: $7.50
Child 12 & under: Free
Thursday, September 18th, 6:30 p.m.
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues
Food Truck: DigNDogs
Thursday, September 25th, 6:30 p.m.
Svetlana & the New York Collective
Food Truck: Sandwich Express
About the Artists
The band “Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues” is the most recent installment in the legendary Mac Arnold's prolific career as a blues artist, featuring members who have worked alongside Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Eddie Kirkland, and Hubert Sumlin.
Mac Arnold himself has honed his craft as a blues bassist and slide player since the beginning, starting in a high school band that included James Brown, and has since worked alongside countless influential blues, funk, and soul musicians like John Lee Hooker, Bill Withers, Otis Spann, A.C. Reed and several others. Born and raised in South Carolina, Mac Arnold has decided to return from his lengthy adventure playing in bands across America and has partnered with other Carolina musicians to bring a tour across the two states.
\Plate Full O’ Blues includes Austin Brashier on guitar and vocals, Max Hightower on harmonica and vocals, Rick Latham on drums, Mark Bumgarner on bass, and of course Mac Arnold on gas can slide and vocals. Arnold’s career has garnered him several awards including being inducted into both the South Carolina Entertainment and Alabama Blues Hall of Fame.
Svetlana is an award-winning chart-topping vocalist, bandleader, songwriter, and founder of Swing Makes You Sing (kids jazz appreciation program) . Her music blends swing, straight-ahead jazz and original material, she forges deep connections with audiences through her charismatic vocals, deep music connection with the band and the audiences.
Her original project Petits Machins blends jazz and electronic music. Svetlana came to the US as a refugee and earned a Columbia University PhD, was a professor and consultant before turning to music full-time and earning Masters in Jazz from MSM.
Svetlana toured in the US and internationally, headlining hundreds of sold out shows in premier clubs, theaters, and festivals, and accumulating close to 1M streams on Spotify and over 30K social media followers. She has recorded three albums, including a #1 US Traditional Jazz Billboard Album. Svetlana is the recipient of awards from SouthArts, Chamber Music America, and New Music USA. Svetlana is also a founder of the award-winning jazz appreciation program for young audiences Swing Makes You Sing and a Do-Re-Mi of Booking and Touring Workshop For independent artists.
Refund Policy
Hart Square does not offer refunds for ticketed events unless the event has been canceled.
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