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Marty O’Reilly’s raw voice and gritty, soulful guitar will be accompanied by Jeff Kissell on upright bass and Kyle Turek drums. Marty pulls inspiration from the roots of Americana; his sound references folk greats like Woody Guthrie, blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf,  gospel pioneers like Sister Rosetta Thorpe, and master storytellers like Tom Waits.Marty has shared the stage with artists like Shakey Graves, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Sarah Jarosz, and Alice O’Donovan.

Restoration Roadhouse is an indoor outdoor party with a food truck, local craft beer, wine and live music at the Chapel Restoration on the banks of the Hudson River.

Susan Minot is an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

Her new novel Don’t Be a Stranger is a gripping, sensual, and provocative work from one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary fiction.

About Don’t Be a Stranger:

Ivy Cooper is 52 years old when Ansel Fleming first walks into her life. Twenty years her junior, a musician newly released from prison on a minor drug charge, Ansel’s beguiling good looks and quiet intensity instantly seduce her. Despite the gulf between their ages and experience the physical chemistry between them is overpowering, and over the heady weeks and months that follow Ivy finds her life bifurcated by his presence: On the surface she is a responsible mother, managing the demands of friends, an ex-husband, home; but emotionally, psychologically, sexually, she is consumed by desire and increasingly alive only in the stolen moments-out-of-time, with Ansel in her bed.

Minot’s first novel Monkeys (1986) was published in a dozen countries and won the Prix Femina Étranger in France. She wrote the screenplay for Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Stealing Beauty” (1995.) Her novel Evening, nominated for the LA Book Award, was a worldwide bestseller and became a major motion picture in 2007. Her stories have received O. Henry Awards, and inclusion in many anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories. Her eighth book, a collection of stories, Why I Don’t Write, was published in 2020.

Reception on the portico to follow
Donations are deeply appreciated. 

This is not a ticketed event, seating is first come, first served

Charlotte Hu, piano

A “first-class talent” (Philadelphia Inquirer) possessing a “superstar quality — musical, energetic, and full of flair” (Jerusalem Post), Taiwanese American pianist CHARLOTTE HU (formerly known as Ching-Yun Hu) has been praised by audiences and critics across the globe for her dazzling virtuosity, captivating musicianship, and magnetic stage presence.

Hailing from Baltimore, Md The Dirty Grass Players have established themselves with one toe-tappin’ foot in traditional bluegrass and blazing musicianship that pushes boundaries. Comprised of Connor Murray on Bass, Alex Berman on Banjo, Ben Kolakowski with the guitar, and Ryan Rogers on mandolin, this four piece seamlessly transition from down home bluegrass to spirited improvisation makes each performance unique. Throw in some Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd or a dash of southern rock and you’ll quickly understand what they mean by Dirty Grass. For anyone that enjoys a musical throw down by skilled musicians its time to get your grass dirty.

Restoration Roadhouse is an indoor outdoor party with a food truck, local craft beer, wine and live music at the Chapel Restoration on the banks of the Hudson River.