
Each summer Westport Community Concerts hosts a series of events at Ballard Park in Westport, NY. See the remaining schedule for this summer below:
July 18, 7pm | Big Spike – Bluegrass | bigspikebluegrass.com
July 25, 7pm* | Rose and the Nightingale – Chamber / Folk | roseandthenightingale.com
August 1, 7pm | Meadowmount Quartets – Classical | meadowmount.com
August 2 &3, 5pm | Shakespeare in the Park – Hamlet | Depot Theatre Apprentice Program
August 8, 7pm | Tempest – Celtic Crossover & Griffin Wilkins – Irish Step Dancing | tempestmusic.com
August 15, 7pm | Hugh Pool – Delta Blues | hughpool.com
August 22, 7pm* | Michael Chorney & Hollar General – with Taylor Haskins – Jazz | michaelchorney.com
September 1, Time TBA | Shakespeare-in-the-Park – American Studio Theatre
More About the Concert Series
Bring a picnic and chairs/blankets for comfortable seating on the lawn.
In case of rain events will be moved to the Westport Heritage House Visitors Center–located across Route 22 from the Park.
This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts.
Additional support comes from: *Taylor Haskins, Westport Marina and The Galley Restaurant, Weichert Realty, and Chazy Westport Telephone.
Learn more at www.ballardparkny.org.
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- Big Spike Bluegrass Concert (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
- 2013 Meadowmount Concerts (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
- Westport Heritage House (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
- Spirit of Place Art Show (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)

The rainy-day option, the former-sanctuary performance space has wonderful acoustics! The Westport Heritage House is seeking funds to replace its historic slate roof. Contact Nancy Decker or send a tax deductible check to PRIDE/Westport Heritage House Roof Replacement, PO Box 394, Westport, NY 12993, if you’d like to contribute a some slates for the roof! (PRIDE of Ticonderoga is the fiscal sponsor for the Westport Heritage House tax deductible fund raiser.) Remember, this is an indirect investment in future concerts.
Thanks for sharing your positive experience with the acoustics at the Westport Heritage House rainy day concert venue, Dee. Three cheers for community supported spaces and renovations!