Event Type : Community

Brahms’ Viola Quintet in F might not be considered his most famous chamber work, but it was his own personal favorite, writing to his publisher, Simrock, upon submission, “You have never before had such a beautiful work from me!” Following the example of Mozart, he added a second viola to a string quartet and created a spirited work of bright cheerfulness that features a radiant first movement, a stately and deeply expressive slow movement and a powerful finale that has been described by critics as the “crown of this work, a magnificent masterpiece.” The program opens with a charming work by a Mozart contemporary, Antonin Vranický, that also features two violas, as well as flute and oboe. A sublimely meditative Sarabande from the ‘Phantasy Quintet’ of the English master, Ralph Vaughn Williams, completes the offerings.
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Featuring a stellar lineup of New England based stand-up maestros and comedic virtuosos, the North Country Comedy Series offers the perfect holiday weekend activities throughout the year. Host Greg Boggis brings to the Playhouse a different featured act and headliner for each and every hilarious encounter. Be sure to join us for this year’s Labor Day Weekend Comedy Show, sure to leave you gasping for breath and begging for more!

Host: Greg Boggis

Jean’s Playhouse comic and comedy event producer, Greg Boggis was recently awarded honorable mention in the comedian category by Hippo Magazine and his monthly comedy showcase at Fody’s Tavern in Nashua was named one of the top 5 comedy venues in NH by the website Best in NH. NH favorite from The Strange Name Movie!

Headliner: Robbie Printz

A fixture on the Boston comedy circuit, Robbie got his start in 1988 and has been performing ever since. He made the rounds on the Cable Comedy shows, including MTV, A&E and Comedy Central. He won the Boston Comedy Festival and was named the Best Comedian in Boston, by the Improper Bostonian.

Laughter is the best medicine, so go see Robbie Printz and laugh about life, or laugh at him about his life. Either way you’ll feel better.

Feature: Emily Ruskowski

Emily Ruskowski is a Boston-based stand up comedian. She has performed across the country and participated in several comedy festivals. In 2015, she was named of one the Comedy Studio’s Comics in Residence and opened for Maria Bamford a the Wilbur.

The Boston Globe said: She has the charm and affability of Brian Regan and a casual sense of storytelling like Janeane Garofalo. Emily is a staple on the Boston Stand Up scene. She has been featured in the Boston Globe and the Washington Post. Emily has performed on Laughs TV on the Fox Network and the popular “Two Dope Queens” podcast.

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Hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of compassionate dissent reflect her lived experience as what she lightheartedly calls “the poster child for intersectionality,” Justin Hiltner of Bluegrass Situation called Matthews’s gift “a reminder of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides.” She is made for these times and, with the release ofher new, hope-fueled, love-filled  social justice album Changemakers, Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. Of Matthews, ASCAP VP & Creative Director Eric Philbrook says, “By wrapping honest emotions around her socially conscious messages and dynamically delivering them with a warm heart and a strong voice, she lifts our spirits just when we need it most in these troubled times.” Matthews began performing in 2010 but cemented her acclaim at Lincoln Center as the 2017 NewSong Music and Performance Competition grand prize winner. That year she also released two new projects — her album of thoughtful songs on love and life called The Imagineers, and her EP called Battle Hymn for an Army of Lovers, which tackles social justice themes. Matthews also won the People’s Music Network’s Social Justice Songs contest at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance.

Event sponsored by A Live Music Lover

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