Fresh off their 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest win, Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light are a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, […]
Join us for an evening of stories where the ordinary brushes up against the extraordinary. Acclaimed actors including Griffin Dunne ("This Is Us"), Colby Minifie ("The Boys"), and Bhavesh Patel ("Not Suitable for Work") bring to life funny, poignant, and surprising fiction in which a touch of magic transforms the everyday, revealing wonder in the […]
Massaranduba brings the irresistible sound of Brazilian Forró to Stissing Center, led by accordionist Felipe Hostins and percussionist Gil Oliveira — New York-based collaborators with credits alongside Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Bebel Gilberto. Born from Portuguese accordion tunes and African rhythms in Brazil's rugged sertão, Forró is music, dance, and all-night celebration in one. […]
Join us in The Grace Note for a special benefit supporting Grace Smith House and its mission to empower individuals and families to live free from domestic violence by providing emergency shelter, housing, advocacy, counseling, and education. The evening will feature music by Melissa Ferrick, food by Stissing House, and the moving Clothesline Project — […]
Two decades after their first collaboration, British-Italian songwriter Piers Faccini and Malian kora virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko reunite to create a luminous musical dialogue. Faccini’s poetic songwriting meets Sissoko’s intricate kora playing in songs inspired by the migration of nightingales and the pull of one’s path. More information and tickets can be found here.
Join us for an evening an Evening with Murray Hill in conversation with Bridget Everett, celebrating Murray Hill’s new memoir, "Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man." Presented in partnership with Oblong Books. More information and tickets can be found here.
Stissing Center launches its new literary series, Writers and Readers, with a special event featuring novelist Jane L. Rosen in conversation with author John Searles about his newly released book […]
The first-ever Pumpkin Patch Dance Party at Stissing Center! Join friends and neighbors in beautiful Banning Hall for a lively night with beloved dance band Jungle Love, back by popular […]
The Limeliters bring their signature vocal sound and spirited performance style to The Grace Note. Formed in 1959 at the height of the folk revival, the group remains a lively presence with a current lineup featuring Andy Corwin, Steve Brooks, and C. Daniel Boling. More information and tickets can be found here.
An encore event at Stissing Center: The Little Nine Partners Historical Society of Pine Plains is proud to present "Widow's Weeds" in celebration of our country's 250th anniversary. The play, […]
