NORWOOD — The Norwood Village Green Concert Series has officially announced its upcoming 49th annual season of summer concerts.
The 2022 season will host 23 musical groups across 19 concerts, all hosted at the Liotta Bandshell on the Village Green.
The theme of the 2022 Series will be “From There to Here,” showcasing beloved local artists alongside talents from across North America and Canada.
This season will also add four artists to the list of Grammy award-winning performers to grace the Liotta Bandshell (Alex Cuba, Tom Paxton, Doug Henry, and Jon Vezner), bringing the total to 23 award recipients who have performed here.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Concerts are free to attend, but there is a “pass the bucket” with proceeds going towards the cost of maintaining the series.
Below is the full schedule for the 2022 season:
Thursday, June 2 — Phoenix Jazz Collective & SLCMEA (starting at 5:45 p.m.). In Memory of Dave Alderson
Thursday, June 9 — Charlotte Blake Alston (1 p.m. for NNCS students, 7 p.m. for all)
Sunday, June 12 — Alex Cuba
Thursday, June 16 — Tom Paxton and the Don Juans
Sunday, June 19 — The Gabrielle Stravelli Quartet
Thursday, June 23 — Goddard Sisters (6:30 pm), Uprooted (7 pm)
Thursday, June 30 — Durham County Poets
Thursday, July 7 — Wally Siebel and the All-Star Big Band with guest artist Ronnie Leigh
Sunday, July 10 — Aviva Chernick
Thursday, July 14 — Ron Ickes / Trey Hensley
Sunday, July 17 — Sultans of String
Thursday, July 21 — Chipman Jazz All-Stars
Sunday, July 24 — Jamcrackers
Thursday, July 28 — The Quebe Sisters
Sunday, July 31 — Maria Muldaur
Thursday, August 4 — Brass Firemen
Sunday, August 7 — December Wind
Thursday, August 11 — Ray Lambiase (6:15), The Double Barrel Blues Band (7 p.m.).
Sunday, August 14 — Topaz Re-imagined
The Norwood Village Green Concert Series is supported by local public funds from the Town of Potsdam and the Village of Norwood.
Additionally, the series has received state and federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, the New York State Council of the Arts, and NYSCA’s ReStart NY program, as well as the contributions of foundations, businesses, generous concertgoers and private donors.
This year’s performance lineup comes with higher lodging costs to the series. “Pass the bucket” donations will aid in offsetting these costs, in addition to helping the series towards its goal of installing a handicap-accessible ramp entrance to the Liotta Bandshell. The series has committed $20,000 to this project, much of which will be derived from concertgoers’ donations.
The series continues to solicit donations by check. Such donations can be mailed to:
Norwood Village Green Concert Series
3 Bicknell Street
Norwood, NY 13668
For more information consult the series website: nvgcs.org or call Joseph Liotta at 315-261-2866.
