Join us for a free concert in the Front Courtyard from 6 – 7:30pm. Bring your friends and family, lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners, and enjoy a night of live music with folk singer-songwriter Kala Farnham. In the event of stormy weather, the concert will move to the Webb Barn.

Support for this concert comes from the Wethersfield Community Funds/Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Armed with a voice, an entourage of instruments, and a faith in the power of story, songstress and self-proclaimed “one woman tribe” Kala Farnham has set out into the world with one vision: To inspire and heal through the transformative power of musical storytelling. Farnham has performed at listening rooms across the country, garnering numerous awards and media attention, including 2020 Falcon Ridge Festival Emerging Artist, 2019 Rose Garden Performing Songwriter Contest winner, 2019 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest honorable mention, and alumni of the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. She has shared the stage with the likes of John Gorka, David Roth, Billy McLaughlin, Christine Ohlman, Don McLean, and more. Drawing from a classical education and a professional career in musical theater, Kala presents hallmark reinvention of the folk tradition. Her passion for fairytales, ancient history, and storytelling draws audiences from around the country into reinvented worlds of alternate times and places.

Kala currently serves as the 18th Connecticut State Troubadour, a role dedicated to promoting cultural literacy, creative arts and wellness in the community. She is the founder of the Quiet Corner Songwriters meetup, a music coach, and musical theater director, accompanist, and composer. In her community work, Kala serves an array of populations such as at-risk youth, those who suffer from mental illness, and survivors of trauma. She has taught, performed for, and worked with youth programs, students with learning disabilities, individuals recovering from addiction, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.