The 20th Annual Grove Festival

SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH
5:00 - 10:PM
THE SALISBURY TOWN GROVE
42 Ethan Allen Street
LAKEVILLE, CT 06039

On Saturday, June 27th from 5:00-10:00pm, Project Troubador will present the 20th Annual Grove Festival at the Salisbury Town Grove, which is located at 42 Eathan Allen Street in Lakeville, CT. The Town Grove can beaccessedby taking Eathan Allen Street off of Route 41 or Holley Street off of Route 44 in Lakeville and following the "arrows" that will be placed there on that day. A map showing where the Town Grove is situated in Lakeville and directions to it can be obtainedby clicking on the link below.

Directions to the Grove Fesitval

Featuring:

A-MINOR
 

 A-minor comes out of a tradition of collegiate a cappella groups (ie Yale Whiffenpoofs is said to have had Cole Porter as a member) that has exploded across the nation in the last decade. Hailing from our dear UCONN, A-minor is a smokin' pile of sound that creates both grinding syntho-pop sounds as well as extraterrestial harmonies from nothing more than their vocal chords.

BRAZILIAN CAPOEIRA 
 
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, games, music, and dance. It was created in Brazil by slaves brought from Africa some time after the 16th century.  Participants form a circle, and take turns either playing musical instruments (such as the Berimbau), singing, or ritually sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. The sparring is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints, and extensive use of sweeps, kicks, and headbutts. Theories range from viewing Capoeira as a uniquely Brazilian folk dance with improvised fighting movements to claims that it is a battle-ready fighting form directly descended from ancient African techniques.

  

PISTOLERA

We are really excited about presenting this Mexicana band of femmes fatales 

Along with the political chutzpah, Pistolera has something else going for them. They’re fun. Awash in cumbia rhythms, bouncy accordion melodies, heavy walking bass lines, rock guitar, and sing-a-long choruses in Spanish, the political debate gives way to a dance party attitude that’s utterly irresistible.

"Pistolera melds the sass of indie rock with traditional Latin sounds to create compelling pop melodies, all sung entirely in Spanish " 
-- Billboard Magazine

    -"The Brooklyn based 4-piece rock band puts on a show that feels like an outdoor Latin music festival smack dab in the middle of a heated immigration rally" 
-- Mother Jones

THE PROJECT TROUBADOR GROVE FESTIVAL is produced with the generous support of The Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., local businesses and Project Troubador members. Admission is $10.00 for adults, and $5.00 for children 12 and under. Project Troubador members are admitted free of charge. Bring a lawn chair to sit from the middle to the back of the audience, a beach chair (low to the ground) to sit in the front half of the performance space, and a blanket to sit wherever you want. Picnics are encouraged and in case of rain, bring protective gear.

For more information, call 860-435-0561

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More About the Grove Festival:

Every year, Project Troubador produces the Annual Grove Festival at the Town Grove in Lakeville, Connecticut on the last Saturday in June. The goal of this evening is to create a "mirror image" of what we do around the world in our own backyard.The Grove is our local swimming hole but more importantly, it is a place where area residents enjoy gathering and as such , it presents a strikingly similar venue to the town squares we often perform in far from home.

Musicians and dancers with some sort of ethnic core to their performance appear under the evening skies at water's edge, giving the local population a chance to experience far away lands and unfamiliar cultures in a setting where they feel totally at home. People bring picnics and blankets, children run around or crowd right up to the edge of the stage, and at the end of the evening, the whole town dances on the grass ! It is a night where small town New England swings it's doors open to a world beyond and bathes in the beauty of performances that are at once mysterious, captivating and illuminating.