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September 2024
Songwriters & Poets Open Mic Night
FREE! ALL ARE WELCOME. All Songwriters and Poets are invited to bring your talent to Music Makers on Monday, September 16th from 7 - 9 pm.Longtime Waynesboro Songwriters' Workshop Member Dave Dishneau will lead a Songwriters & Poets Open Mic at Music Makers on the third Monday of each month. Each two-hour, evening session will feature both songs and poems, in an alternating format. Participants will be invited to perform up to three works initially, with additional rounds if time…
Find out more »Prophets of the Abstract Truth – Live Music Friday!
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Stop by Music Makers on Friday, September 20th for the music of the Prophets of the Abstract Truth. The Prophets of the Abstract Truth conjure a mystical blend of blues, bossa nova and Latin-tinged modern jazz standards, as well as jazzy covers of Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and even Beatles. Join Bob Courter, Carl Disque, and Mark Lysher as they transport across musical genres in a single bound and provide unique interpretations and spirited arrangements…
Find out more »Waynesboro Bluegrass Hootenanny
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Y'all come Sunday, September 22!The Waynesboro Bluegrass Music is back! Join us at Music Makers on Sunday, August 25th from 2-4 p.m., for another great Waynesboro Bluegrass Hootenanny, led by Johnny Calamari and Brad Munn. Grab your instruments, call your friends and come enjoy the music. Everyone is welcome! Don't miss this very special Bluegrass Event!
Find out more »Ethan Larsh & JD Ridenour – Live Music Friday!
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Come see Ethan Larsh and JD Ridenour Friday, September 27th at Music Makers. Ethan and JD deliver lots of rock influenced tunes. Please enter through Gallery 50 (50 West Main Street) and check out the amazing art! Gallery 50, Music Makers, and Destination ARTS! are all initiatives of the non-profit Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro. Free live music has been presented in Waynesboro every weekend since July 2013 (except when closed during the pandemic). Donations…
Find out more »October 2024
Dennis Mitchell aka Denny Mickley & Mitch Morrill – Live Music Friday!
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Come see Dennis Mitchell aka Denny Mickley and Mitch Morrill on Friday, October 4th at Music Makers! These two local music veterans have played off and on for 30 years. They’ve preformed both as a duo (Dennis Mitchell) and as a 4 piece band with their sons (Fatso) to bring their brand of bluesian classic rock to the local haunts. Please enter through Gallery 50 (50 West Main Street) and check out the amazing art!…
Find out more »CANCELED: The ROCK ‘N SWAP at Music Makers!
THIS ROCK 'N SWAP EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED! We decided to postpone it until a later date. Keep checking the Arts Alliance Facebook page for more information. Thank you.
Find out more »Ken Jankura – Live Music Friday!
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Ken Jankura - vocals and upright bass. In this rare solo performance, Ken is excited to share songs that are emotional, clever, and poignant. Musical stories that will touch your heart, including some jazz standards as well as lesser known favorites by Dave Firshberg, Jay Leonhart, and Jacques Brel. Some of these songs may not be familiar, but you will be glad to make their acquaintance. His artistry, in this unique setting of one man…
Find out more »Tommy Lancaster & Henri Verdel – Live Music Friday!
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Stop by Friday night, October 18th and enjoy the acoustic music of Tommy Lancaster & Henri Verdel at Music Makers. Tommy Lancaster, a native of Fairfax, VA, has been performing music for 30 years. His influences of folk and rock include Neil Young, Tom Waits, and everything in between. Henri Verdel plays songs you forgot you love. His Spanish guitar is funkified and his harmonica licks are sugar fried. Please enter through Gallery 50 (50…
Find out more »Waynesboro Bluegrass Hootenanny
LIVE MUSIC - FREE ADMISSION Y'all come Sunday, October 20!The Waynesboro Bluegrass Music is back! Join us at Music Makers on Sunday, October 20th from 2-4 p.m., for another great Waynesboro Bluegrass Hootenanny, led by Johnny Calamari and Brad Munn. Grab your instruments, call your friends and come enjoy the music. Everyone is welcome! Don't miss this very special Bluegrass Event!
Find out more »Songwriters & Poets Open Mic Night
FREE! ALL ARE WELCOME. All Songwriters and Poets are invited to bring your talent to Music Makers on Monday, October 21st from 7 - 9 pm.Longtime Waynesboro Songwriters' Workshop Member Dave Dishneau will lead a Songwriters & Poets Open Mic at Music Makers on the third Monday of each month. Each two-hour, evening session will feature both songs and poems, in an alternating format. Participants will be invited to perform up to three works initially, with additional rounds if time…
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Inclement Weather Policy
The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro (AAGW) recognizes the fact that inclement weather can affect the organizations’s ability to be open for business, hold events, and the employees’ and volunteers’ abilities to get to and attend events. The safety of the AAGW’s employees and volunteers is paramount to the organization. If any of the following events occur, Gallery 50, Music Makers, and all events associated with the AAGW are considered cancelled for that day:
(1) The governor declares a weather emergency and asks people to stay off the roads
(2) Waynesboro Area School District cancels school or after-school activities due to inclement weather
(3) Penn State Mont Alto cancels evening classes.
The AAGW will make every attempt to update social media to reflect the cancellation by 3pm for any evening events and by 8:30am for any morning events, but any notification stating one of the (3) events listed above has occurred should be considered notification of the cancellation.