Women's History Month
January 3: Gloria Galante Jazz Trio
Don't let your holiday spirit end on December 31. Start the New Year off in an unexpectedly jazzy way!
Acclaimed harpist Gloria Galante is putting together a jazz trio to keep your energy flowing. Trust me, you've never heard the harp played like this before! Gloria Galante is a harpist, professor, and humanitarian with 30 recordings and compositions to her credit. Gloria has toured internationally with jazz, classical, Latin, African, and pop genres. Some of the stars she has appeared with include Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Jose Feliciano, Luther Vandross, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Cecil Bridgewater, Fred Vandenberg, Warren Oree, and Monnette Sudler. On January 3, she will be joined by a jazz bassist and Gregg Mervine on drums.
Tickets are $15: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/first-friday-concert-january--3
February 7: Ernesto's Club
We keep the energy going but change to a Brazilian vibe. Ernesto’s Club is a piano and percussion duo that explores the choro and samba traditions of Brazil. Their name is a tribute to Ernesto Nazareth, the turn-of-the-century Brazilian composer who combined Western classical with Afro-Brazilian traditions to create choro music, which evolved into samba, bossa nova and Musica Popular Brasileira. Their music is animated, joyful, and syncopated, and always bubbling with spontaneity. Both pianist Rob Curto and percussionist Gregg Mervine are Americans who learned their craft in Brazil, where they have lived off-and-on since the early 2000s.
Tickets are $15: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/first-friday-february--7
March 7: Anba Tonél
Once again, we switch rhythms, instruments, and cultures! Anba Tonél is a Caribbean troubadour who builds community through a love of Haitian music and dance.
Anba Tonél members:
Serge Paul “Maestro” – Lead vocals, guitar, percussion
H. Sophia Lee “Sophie” – Bass guitar, ukulele
Izabela Gromek – Guitar, vocals
Barnabas Joseph – Tanbou, guitar, vocals
Tickets are $15: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/first-friday-concert-march--7
FIRST FRIDAYS Winter Concert Series is BACK!!
2025 Partial Calendar of Events:
LCA initiated a Winter Concert Series on First Fridays in 2024. It was such a hit that we are continuing the series in 2025, making this a popular new winter tradition!
All performances will be at Richardson House, 102 W. Maple Avenue (corner of W. Maple and S. Bellevue Avenues) in Langhorne Borough. Doors open at 6:30. Music starts at 7:00. Light refreshments will be served, so have dinner before the concert and enjoy dessert with us!
Our First Friday events are nearly always sold out, so be sure to order tickets early!
You don't want to be left out in the cold!
Join LCA in celebrating one of Bucks County's best-known writers and humanitarians. Nancy McElwee from the Pearl Buck International in Perkasie will share the story of Pearl Buck's life from China to Bucks County, her masterpiece novels for which she won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, and her work for mixed-race adoptions, women's rights, and disability rights.
This presentation will be held at Middletown Friends Meetinghouse, 453 W. Maple Avenue in Langhorne on Sunday, March 16, at 2 PM.
Light refreshments will be served.
$5 donation at the door.
You thought 2024 was a busy year for LCA? We have LOTS of plans for 2025. Here's just a bit of what will be coming up soon. Check back often for updates! Activities are also posted on the Langhorne Council for the Arts Facebook page.
March 16: The Life and Legacy of Pearl Buck