Stepping Out

An evening with Patty Griffin

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In Concert

Patty Griffin
The acclaimed songstress has made her way to Long Island on her current tour. The folk sensation, lauded as one of the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, gives it her all in a dynamic evening of music making. Her wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two decades, the two-time Grammy award winner (and seven-time nominee) has crafted nine classic studio albums and two live collections. Her body of work in progress prompted the New York Times to hail her for “writing cameo-carved songs that create complete emotional portraits of specific people...her songs have independent lives that continue in your head when the music ends.” Griffin’s characteristic expressive vocals —equal measures passion and poignancy — and her potent songwriting blur the lines between the personal, the spiritual and the political. These songs move and persuade while they dive deep. She is joined by special guest Olivia Chaney.
Sunday, July 29, 7 p.m. $58, $53, $48. Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Seasonal Sounds

Beech Tree Concert Series
Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens and listen to some stirring sounds at the concert series finale. Artist-in-residence cellist Suzanne Mueller and her Cross Island ensemble, featuring pianist Elinor Abrams Zyas, is oined by clarinetist Joshua Redman. The closing program includes music by Max Bruch, Tom Jobim, Cole Porter, Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, Cesar Cui, Richard Rodney Bennett, Roger Blanc, Arkadie Kouguell, Mark Mcarron, Paul Reade, and Harvey Schmidt. As always, the repertoire mixes well-loved, familiar composers with unfamiliar works, often resulting from collaborations with composers and arrangers. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy another relaxing afternoon under the Gardens’ historic beech tree, weather permitting.
Sunday, July 29, 3 p.m. Free with Gardens’ admission. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. (516) 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.