In the formal Garden behind the Brookfield Museum. Tom Callinan, Connecticut’s 1st Official State Troubadour will perform an outdoor concert Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM. The program is being sponsored by the Town’s Historical Society and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs
Annually Callinan presents several hundred performances for tens of thousands of people. A former Marine, his credits include: ABC's "Good Morning America" ; PBS' "Shining Time Station" , starring Ringo Starr; CNN's"Earth Matters" ; and National Public Radio. Excerpts from two original songs, "Glasnost To Go" and "They're Not Evil Anymore" were included in Connecticut Public Television's Emmy Award-winning documentary "A Connecticut Yankee In Red Square". In 1999, he was selected to represent Connecticut at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts' Millennium Stage State Days Series in Washington D.C.
Admission to the concert is free and ice cream sales will be available during the concert. The program is a tailored for all family members both young and old as Callinan is an expert at getting the audience to take part in the performances. For more information on this and other public programs of the Brookfield Historical Society log onto history.org.www.brookfieldct.
