Parish Center for the Arts

There is no one-word description for what Don White does. He’s an award-winning singer/songwriter, a comedian, an author, and a storyteller. He’s been bringing audiences to laughter and tears for more than 30 years, released nine CDs, three live DVDs, and a book, Memoirs of a C Student. White has opened for Arlo Guthrie, Ritchie […]

Soft yacht rock music with 70s-80s smooth vibes, great songs and tight harmonies - think Michael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Toto, Steely Dan, Ambrosia and more. This project came to life when Mike Payette was subbing for a musician in the band No Static (a Steely Dan tribute band). During the break, […]

The Hosmer Mountain Boys are a Bluegrass band born out of Windham County, Connecticut. Simon Brogie (banjo) and Keegan Day (guitar), two 20-year-old boys from CT, front this traditional bluegrass band that has a strong sense of how bluegrass music was played before the 1960s. Cathy Bumgarner Day (fiddle) brings a lifetime of skill to […]

Award-winning actor and playwright J.T. Turner appears as this Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner, to discuss his life, from his time as a young Salinas farmworker to a renowned war correspondent in Europe, and his controversial California novels, including “Grapes of Wrath," “Of Mice and Men” and "East of Eden." Turner is a professional actor […]

Directed by Mark Davis, The Providence Mandolin Orchestra is a group of amateur and professional musicians united by the love of performing a unique style of music. They are committed to carrying on the rich tradition of the American mandolin orchestra while actively promoting original, new pieces. They take pride in introducing audiences to unique […]

Enjoy this journey of Connie Diamond singing and telling "Why the Music Matters!" Accompanied by pianist Frank Wilkins and guest saxophonist Jason Macres. Connie Diamond has created a show where she talks and sings through history, using the Great American Songbook as her tool; starting with the 1920's all the way into the 1950's. You […]

Cousin Louis formed five years ago when they bonded over their shared passion for the same jazz, blues, folk, and pop artists. Ever since their first spontaneous performance at a weekend music retreat, they have been mixing up a rootsy stew of originals and deep cut covers into their distinctive sound at local music venues […]

The Nightflies began as an informal get-together of 10 musicians, for the love and challenge of playing the intricate arrangements of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan. Their name is a tip-of-the-hat to the 1982 standard-bearer Donald Fagen solo album, The Nightfly. The Nightflies bring their ambitious medley of those recognizable, danceable, foot-tapping, […]