Buttonwood Buzz - Acoustic Sugar

It was acoustic sugar at The Buttonwood Tree last night when Becky Chace's voice hit the air! Often musicians will come up from Brooklyn, NY to play at TBT, but last night it was a fan who came up from the Island to see the duo who hails from Rhode Island. Other fans drove from Milford to tap their toes to the catchy and poetically-descriptive songs aptly performed by Brian and Becky (Becky Chace). Becky's voice is at once strong, soft and sweet. Brian's guitar playing was understated but brilliant! The many accolades and awards Becky Chace has received since they formed in 1998 are clearly well-deserved and everyone left The Buttonwood Tree quite satisfied and happy.

Eric Paradine opened the show with some of his own tender songwriting and melodic singing and added a wonderful down-home relaxed base to the night which was both subdued and sublime.

"...There's an authenticity to Chace that makes her music captivating, and in the same breath makes her difficult to categorize: she's a singer-songwriter who transcends a number of genres, pulling together common threads into solid music that commands a listeners' attention." Victor D. Infante Worcester Telegram and Gazette

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Saturday night, March 12th at 8 pm Gail Wade and Turning Point Band return to TBT to offer their new release, October Moon. Reservations may be made online at www.buttonwood.org.

Join us to meet the artists for our March/April art show, "Sisters". In honor of International Women's Day, we offer art from these artists:

Kerri Powers, Elizabeth Dudas, Laura Vascek and Caroline Tagliatela. Sunday, March 13 from 3-5pm.

International Women's Day on Sunday

The local chapter of the American Association of University Women, led by the always amazing Barbara Arafeh, will be hosting a local celebration of International Women's Day on Sunday, March 8th from 3 to 5 pm at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies at 343 Washington Terrace on the Wesleyan campus.

The United Nation's website has this to say about the day:

International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.


I was able to attend the local celebration a few years back and loved the discussion and storytelling activities which helped me get to know some of the interesting women (from many different countries) who live right here in Middletown. Barbara is a great spokesperson for the need to care about all women world-wide, and to engage on both the local and global level.

The women of AAUW would be delighted to see any members of the general public who wish to attend.