Enjoy an afternoon of Jazz Age music at the Weston History and Culture Center’s ( formerly Weston Historical Society) historic Coley Homestead. The Roaring 20’s Lawn Party features the Grammy- award winning Vince Giordano’s Traditional Jazz Ensemble. They will transport you back to the 1920s with their original arrangements of jazz age classics. Additional musical guests include Jerron Paxton and Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes.
This outdoor event takes place on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 2:00pm – 6:00pm at 104 Weston Road Weston, CT. Parking is accessed from High Acre Road.
Tickets can be purchased at www.westonhistoricalsociety.org VIP Tickets(includes padded chair): $60.00; Member lawn seating(please bring a lawn chair): $30.00; Non-Member lawn seating(please bring a lawn chair): $40.00. Advanced tickets are encouraged but tickets will be available at the door. Please note that food and drink will be available for purchase and is not included in the ticket price. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be rescheduled for Sunday, September 26, 2021 2pm – 6pm.
Boxing was popular in the 1920s as were hot dogs! Hot dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches and other grill favorites will be available for purchase from Ringside Grill Food Truck. Our speakeasy will be selling beer and wine provided by Black Bear Wine and Spirits of Westport. Guests are also allowed to BYOB.
Get into the roaring 20s spirit by dressing up in 1920s glad rags! Rent or purchase vintage and reproduction 1920s clothing at Fashionista Vintage and Variety at 85 Willow Street in New Haven. Visit: http://fashionista-vintage-variety.com/ or call 475-355-3358. A 1920s era Model T courtesy of the Morey family will be on site for photos!
Grammy-winner, New York native and multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano has played in New York nightclubs, appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, HBOs Boardwalk Empire and for concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, the Newport Jazz Festival and the 92nd St Y for the past four decades. Recording projects include soundtracks for the award-winning Boardwalk Empire with vocalists like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Leon Redbone, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Russell, Rufus Wainwright and David Johansen. For over 40 years, Vince Giordano has single-handedly kept alive a wonderful genre of American music that continues to spread the joy and pathos of an era that shaped our nation. https://vincegiordano.com/
Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes share a groove that is truly timeless. Judkins is an exciting young ragtime jazz pianist who has made numerous festival appearances. Miss Maybell (Lauren Sansaricq) also leads Miss Maybell and The Jazz Age. Charlie Judkins, a lifelong Brooklyn native is a practitioner of Ragtime, Traditional Jazz and Blues piano. He began playing piano in 1997 at age six. In 2007, he was introduced to the music of Jelly Roll Morton and immediately began studying traditional ragtime and blues piano. Brian Nalepka on string bass. https://www.missmaybell.com/
The Roaring 20’s Lawn Party is made possible in part by its sponsors: Fairfield County Bank and KMS Partners at Compass, Black Bear Wine and Spirits of Westport and Leslie D. & William Weiss III. The event is produced by Old School Music Productions and the Weston Historical Society. The Weston History and Culture Center (Weston Historical Society) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT. For more information and to donate, please contact: info@westonhistoricalsociety.org, 203-226-1804 or visit www.westonhistoricalsociety.org