Concert Series

Beacon On Aurora is a NEW monthly concert series held on Sunday evenings at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca.

Schedule

Sunday, April 23, 2023

An Evening with Julian Taylor

6:30pm doors, 7pm show

$20 suggested donation at the door
Cash preferred. Electronic payment options (direct to artist) will also be available

Masks encouraged

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has been part of the musical fabric and landscape in Canada for over two decades. Taylor enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2020, when his second solo acoustic album, The Ridge, earned million plays on Spotify, praise from press worldwide, and airplay from America to Australia to the U.K. Loaded with soulful Americana and country twang, the album was produced by Taylor himself and Saam Hashemi, and was recorded at The Woodshed in Toronto. 

Sunday, May 21, 2023

An Evening with Garnet Rogers

6:30pm doors, 7pm show

$20 suggested donation at the door
Cash preferred. Electronic payment options (direct to artist) will also be available

Masks encouraged

Born in Hamilton, Ontario to parents of Nova Scotian descent, Garnet Rogers spent many hours in front of the old floor model radio listening to Grand Ol’ Opry broadcasts and harmonizing with his brother, the late folk legend Stan Rogers. Two years later, Garnet was playing the definitive 8-year-old’s version of “Desolation Row” on his ukulele. He soon abandoned that instrument to teach himself the flute, violin and guitar.

Past Performances

Sunday, March 5, 2023

An Evening with Sean Rowe

6:30pm doors, 7pm show

$20 suggested donation at the door
Cash preferred. Electronic payment options (direct to artist) will also be available

Masks encouraged

After spending five years cutting his teeth in upstate New York bars, Rowe released his first record,Magic. The album’s ten tracks were written during his time in survival school andrecorded in his hometown of Troy. Without a label or manager, Rowe and his good friend Troy released the record themselves. Soon after, Rowe got his first taste of touring in Europe and booking agent soon followed along with the independent label of his dreams: ANTI-Records, an American label behind many of music’s greats, including Tom Waits, Neko Case, and MerleHaggard.His music has appeared in several hit television shows including Parenthood, Queen Sugar,andTheBlacklist. He reached critical acclaim when his song “To Leave Something Behind” was prominently featured in the Ben Affleck-starring film, The Accountant. The popularity of the track—which has amassed more than 6 million streams on Spotify alone—has opened several doors for Rowe and helped to grow an enthusiastic and constantly expanding fanbase. Rowe has released four full-length albums and EP with ANTI-records, the most recent of which was New Lore (2016). Two years later, generous Kickstarter backers contributed enough for Rowe to head to Eau Claire, Wisconsin to record the follow-up, The Darkness Dressed inColored Lights, which was released in 2021 on the Portland label Fluff & Gravy Records.

Sunday, December 11, 2022

An Evening with The Sea The Sea

6:30pm doors, 7pm show

$20 suggested donation at the door
Cash preferred, electronic payment options (direct to artist) will also be available

Masks encouraged

The Sea The Sea, Chuck E. Costa and Mira Costa, is an Upstate New York based indie folk-pop duo featuring what Bob Boilen (NPR’s All Songs Considered) calls “excellent harmonies” & Huffington Post calls, “Two of the loveliest male-female voices you might ever hear this or any other year.”

For questions or to submit a booking inquiry please contact Lara Supan at larasupan@gmail.com.