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Bennie Jaye "Polishing My Craft" Songs Set to Poems by Martha Kelch

September 15th at 5:00pm

Bennie Jaye performs songs set to poems written by her late partner, Martha Kelch, who passed away in 2020 leaving behind a stack of poems a foot tall and very few other material things. While many of Martha’s poems explore serious topics, her distinct voice and humor add levity and unexpected emotional twists. Fair do's: songs are of a sexual nature; you've been warned!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Johnny Dowd

September 15th at 6:30pm

Welcome to the music of Johnny Dowd in all its thorny beauty. For over thirty years Dowd has been taking the unexpected path, an iconoclast with few mates ... While songs about longing, loneliness, missteps, and murder are nothing new to the Americana songbook or Johnny Dowd’s work, Dowd continually reinvents his approach to these topics in a way that finds renewed energy and purpose.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

MASS DRAG: How the Church Blessed Gay Couples—Again

September 15th at 8:00pm

Five drag nuns walk into a gay bar. This is their church. They reveal a Roman Catholic secret: the Church once blessed same-sex unions. MASS DRAG is a world-premiere musical blending original songs, ritual, humor, history, and glitter into a joyful excavation of Christianity's forgotten stories. Part comedy, part liturgy, part act of recovery, it's a celebration of love, memory, and belonging.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

The Sacred and Profane: Two Sides of 1920s Popular Music

September 15th at 9:30pm

Step back into the 1920s, a decade split by a stark cultural divide. This talk explores the friction between two distinct sonic worlds: the "sacred," sentimental popular music that reinforced white middle-class domesticity, and the "profane," gritty blues of Black America that voiced the raw, unfiltered realities of urban life. Discover how these competing soundscapes collided, challenged American moral boundaries, and laid the groundwork for a modern musical revolution.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Bennie Jaye "Polishing My Craft" Songs Set to Poems by Martha Kelch

September 16th at 5:00pm

Bennie Jaye performs songs set to poems written by her late partner, Martha Kelch, who passed away in 2020 leaving behind a stack of poems a foot tall and very few other material things. While many of Martha’s poems explore serious topics, her distinct voice and humor add levity and unexpected emotional twists. Fair do's: songs are of a sexual nature; you've been warned!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Johnny Dowd

September 16th at 6:30pm

Welcome to the music of Johnny Dowd in all its thorny beauty. For over thirty years Dowd has been taking the unexpected path, an iconoclast with few mates ... While songs about longing, loneliness, missteps, and murder are nothing new to the Americana songbook or Johnny Dowd’s work, Dowd continually reinvents his approach to these topics in a way that finds renewed energy and purpose.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

MASS DRAG: How the Church Blessed Gay Couples—Again

September 16th at 8:00pm

Five drag nuns walk into a gay bar. This is their church. They reveal a Roman Catholic secret: the Church once blessed same-sex unions. MASS DRAG is a world-premiere musical blending original songs, ritual, humor, history, and glitter into a joyful excavation of Christianity's forgotten stories. Part comedy, part liturgy, part act of recovery, it's a celebration of love, memory, and belonging.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

Love Songs in Winter

September 16th at 9:15pm

Love Songs in Winter: A love story about the years we lose while we are busy living. Over the years two people who once couldn't live without each other stopped paying attention. Now they sit across from each other at the same table they've always shared. Told through original songs and intimate, unflinching dialogue, Life on the Ground asks the question many of us are afraid to answer: when love becomes invisible, is it still there? Performed by the Front Porch Project and Project 7.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Spirits

September 16th at 10:30pm

Spirits is a performance of poems, songs and stories from Jacob Rakovan, National Endowment for the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and career bartender. It will explore the intersections of memories, survivor's guilt, ghosts and alcohol. Expect Appalachian murder ballads, Low-fi hillbilly blues, invocations of ghosts, moonshine and whiskey.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Anti-Gone

September 17th at 5:00pm

"Anti-Gone" is a daring adaptation of the beloved classic. Audiences take action to determine the outcome of the thrilling drama, utilizing the most popular invention of Ancient Greece—the democratic vote. Is a happy ending for Sophocles' "Antigone" possible? Will we be able to find what has not been found in 2,500 years—a solution? "Anti-Gone" was the most-awarded show of the 2025 NYC Fringe Festival.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

Johnny Dowd

September 17th at 6:30pm

Welcome to the music of Johnny Dowd in all its thorny beauty. For over thirty years Dowd has been taking the unexpected path, an iconoclast with few mates ... While songs about longing, loneliness, missteps, and murder are nothing new to the Americana songbook or Johnny Dowd’s work, Dowd continually reinvents his approach to these topics in a way that finds renewed energy and purpose.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

MASS DRAG: How the Church Blessed Gay Couples—Again

September 17th at 8:00pm

Five drag nuns walk into a gay bar. This is their church. They reveal a Roman Catholic secret: the Church once blessed same-sex unions. MASS DRAG is a world-premiere musical blending original songs, ritual, humor, history, and glitter into a joyful excavation of Christianity's forgotten stories. Part comedy, part liturgy, part act of recovery, it's a celebration of love, memory, and belonging.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

Cupid's Boomerang

September 18th at 12:00am

Cupid’s Boomerang brings a darkwave dream to the Fringe. Fronted by Suzi Willpower and guitarist Jeff Gulino, the band features Professor Don Anonymous on keys, Jay Repp on guitar, Todd Sharp on bass, and Greg Andrews on drums. Blending post-punk, power-pop, shimmering guitars, haunting keys, and driving rhythms, their immersive live show is equal parts underground club, neon nostalgia, and theatrical spectacle.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Anti-Gone

September 18th at 5:00pm

"Anti-Gone" is a daring adaptation of the beloved classic. Audiences take action to determine the outcome of the thrilling drama, utilizing the most popular invention of Ancient Greece—the democratic vote. Is a happy ending for Sophocles' "Antigone" possible? Will we be able to find what has not been found in 2,500 years—a solution? "Anti-Gone" was the most-awarded show of the 2025 NYC Fringe Festival.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

Steve Hahn - Music for Chapman Stick

September 18th at 6:30pm

Witness award-winning musical artist Steve Hahn perform on the Chapman Stick, a fascinating 10-string tap instrument blending bass, guitar, and percussion into a mind-bending performance. Fusing prog-rock, jazz, and ambient textures, his solo arrangements are a sonic spectacle. Secure your tickets today and experience the range and versatility on this single instrument!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

MASS DRAG: How the Church Blessed Gay Couples—Again

September 18th at 8:00pm

Five drag nuns walk into a gay bar. This is their church. They reveal a Roman Catholic secret: the Church once blessed same-sex unions. MASS DRAG is a world-premiere musical blending original songs, ritual, humor, history, and glitter into a joyful excavation of Christianity's forgotten stories. Part comedy, part liturgy, part act of recovery, it's a celebration of love, memory, and belonging.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

Many Rivers Band

September 18th at 9:30pm

The Many Rivers Band is a contemporary musical collective that has garnered attention for its fluid, genre-defying sonic palette. Characterized by an evocative blend of soul, dynamic instrumentation, and collaborative vocal performances, the group creates music designed to resonate with the head, heart and soul. The band's latest evolution is marked by the introduction of Natascha Iannitti, a versatile vocalist who joined to collaborate for a new layer of atmospheric soulful music.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

A Modern Marriage: A Disco Rock-Opera

September 18th at 10:45pm

"A Modern Marriage: A Disco Rock-Opera" is a Rochester supergroup composed of the members of Public Water Supply and Briana Horton and Abby Celso of The Swooners, and is written by Kris Schramm (Señor Jefe, Stars Malign, K Robin Guitars). This original concept tells the story of a married couple facing the midlife, marital doldrums, and ultimately finding their way back to each other—all against the backdrop of high energy, dance-funk, disco-pop music.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Sugar Nova

September 18th at 11:59pm

Sugar Nova is a Denver-based live electronic dance/pop duo made up of vocalist Rachel Eisenstat and producer/multi-instrumentalist Luke Miller of the band Lotus. Together, they deliver an engaging and polished live show that pulses with the same warmth and radiance found in their recordings. Blending shimmering synths, danceable rhythms, and dreamy vocals, Sugar Nova crafts a lush, emotionally resonant brand of electronic pop to keep you vibing 'til dawn.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Anti-Gone

September 19th at 5:00pm

"Anti-Gone" is a daring adaptation of the beloved classic. Audiences take action to determine the outcome of the thrilling drama, utilizing the most popular invention of Ancient Greece—the democratic vote. Is a happy ending for Sophocles' "Antigone" possible? Will we be able to find what has not been found in 2,500 years—a solution? "Anti-Gone" was the most-awarded show of the 2025 NYC Fringe Festival.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Theatre

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