Narrows Center for the Arts

Friday,April 5, 2024 $43 Advance | $45 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Marta Pereira da Costa is the world’s first woman to play Portuguese Guitar professionally in Fado. The Portuguese guitar is well associated with Fado, and Marta, not forgetting her roots and tradition, risked new sounds and gives her instrument a voice in the world of jazz, world music, and Portuguese music. She takes the Portuguese guitar to the world, and brings the world to the Portuguese guitar, breaking boundaries connecting frontiers. Five years later, Marta returns to Narrows Center for the Arts with a special guest Fado singer from Portugal, Duarte. João José Pita Jr, 7-string guitar Pedro Segundo, percussion

Saturday, April 6, 2024 $43 Advance | $48 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Ruthie Foster’s ninth studio album represents a new high water mark for the veteran blues artist—a collection of songs possessing pure power, like a tidal wave of musical generosity. Healing Time finds Foster pushing her boundaries as a singer and songwriter more than ever before, creating a truly live-sounding atmosphere with the help of her band, who sound refreshingly loose and lived-in throughout these 12 songs. We’ve all been in need of some healing in recent times, and Foster’s latest provides a guide for how to move through the world with equal parts compassion and resolve.

Friday, April 19, 2024 $58 Advance | $60 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm The real thing, people." -Billboard Martin Sexton returns with what RollingStone calls his “soul-marinated voice,” acoustic guitar, and a suitcase full of heartfelt songs. The 2023 Tour takes Martin across North America in support of his latest ep 2020 Vision (produced by 3-time Grammy nominee John Alagia (Lukas Nelson, John Mayer, Dave Matthews) as well as reinventing his own classics for these critically-acclaimed solo performances.