Circus Camp Returns in July!

Come one, come all—there’s a place for everyone under the Big Top! The Earlville Opera House is pleased to announce the return of its annual Circus Camp, held July 10 through 14 at the historic Earlville Opera House Arts Center.

The workshop meets daily Monday through Friday 9 AM – 3 PM, culminating in Friday night’s 7 PM at which students will be able to show off their newly acquired skills! Children ages 6-13 will explore juggling, trapeze, tightrope walking, tumbling, clowning, and other circus performance activities under the guidance of Jen Taylor from OM-Fly Circus School. A true “kid whisperer,” Taylor knows how to coax the enthusiasm and cooperation—and yen for performance—that often lurks just below the surface with kids.

Registration is $255/child for EOH Members, $275/child for the general public (after June 10^th, add an additional $30 per child); and is required by 5 PM on June 30^th. For information about scholarships or to register today, please call 315-691-3550 or visit www.earlvilleoperahouse.com.

Local Music Showcase 6/17

The Earlville Opera House will recognize talented artists in our communities with a special Local Music Showcase on June 17 at 7 PM. While known for bringing in iconic touring musicians, we are thrilled to host this “variety show” style fundraiser highlighting the outstanding performers in our midst, including Rabbit in the Rye, Bandits On The Run, Lauren Mettler, the Hamilton Ramblers, Jenni Larchar and Tom Murphy, Astrid Helfant and Esther Rosbrook, and more!

The event will serve as a fundraiser for the historic Earlville Opera House. Community events like this one allow the Earlville Opera House to continue bringing world-quality live musical performances and art installations to central New York, and facilitates the art education workshops and classes hosted for adults and children of all ages.

The show will begin June 17th at 7 PM. Tickets are $15 general, $10 members, and $5 students/youth. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 315-691-3550 or visitwww.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street, in Earlville, NY. EOH events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

Chris Thomas King, Blues Legend & Star of “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” to Perform at Historic Earlville Opera House, Sponsored by Preferred Mutual

The Earlville Opera House will host an evening with blues legend and star of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Chris Thomas King at 8 PM. The event is sponsored by Preferred Mutual, and continues the EOH’s 2017 Main Stage season, featuring such artists as The Jeremiahs, Peter Yarrow, and Carrie Rodriguez, among others.

Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1985 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D. C. He was introduced to the world the following year by venerable folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk blues successor to Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Manse Lipscomb.

King moved to Europe in 1993 and went on to write and produced a series of ground breaking recordings including “21st Century Blues” and “My Pain Your Pleasure.” Celebrated as an expatriate artist, yet seemingly destined for obscurity in his own country, King decided to return to New Orleans in 1996, when as fate would have it, King was chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson alongside George Clooney in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” (2000). Larger than life on the silver screen, Chris Thomas King, acoustic guitar in hand, captivated audiences the world over. His authenticity as a folk blues artist, by any measure, proved to be undeniable, and star of stage and screen was born.

King’s major contributions to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou” phenomenon, along with its follow up album and tour, “Down From The Mountain,” has inspired a new generation of musicians such as, Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and the Lumineers. His songs “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” and “John Law Burned Down the Liqour Sto,’” to name a few, have been covered by numerous artists including legend Buddy Guy.

King will perform at the Earlville Opera House June 2^nd at 8 PM. Tickets are $30 general, $25 members, and $15 students/youth, with premiums applying in the first 4 rows. Doors will open at 7:30 PM. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 315-691-3550 or visit www.earlvilleoperahouse.com.  The Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street, in Earlville, NY. EOH events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

5/26: An Evening with Joe Pug

The Earlville Opera House will host an evening with “Dylan-esque” indie-folk singer-songwriter Joe Pug on Friday May 26 at 8 PM. The event marks the kickoff of the EOH’s 2017 Main Stage season, featuring such artists as Chris Thomas King, Peter Yarrow, and Carrie Rodriguez, among others.

Pug’s rise has been as improbable as it has been impressive.  After dropping out of college and taking on work as a carpenter in Chicago, he got his musical start by providing CDs for his fans to pass along to their friends. This led to a string of sold out shows and a record deal with Nashville indie Lightning Rod Records. Having nearly given up the business after relentless touring, Pug returned to the studio in 2014, he did so with some of the best songs he has ever written, resulting in 2016’s “Windfall.”

Pug has collected plenty of the requisite Dylan comparisons over his young career but on this record it’s easier to hear the sway of more contemporary influences like Ryan Adams and M.Ward. On “Windfall,” Pug’s aim was simple: to capture “the music just the way we play it, with minimal production. It was a very back to basics approach because ultimately that’s what I love about music, and that’s what I love about making music,” says Pug.

Joe Pug will perform in the EOH Arts Café on Friday February 10 at 8 PM. Tickets are $35 general, $30 members, and $18 students/youth, with premiums applying in the first 4 rows. Doors open at 7:30 PM. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 315-691-3550 or visit www.earlvilleoperahouse.com.  The Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street, in Earlville, NY. EOH events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.