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Mike Laureanno and Michelle Saylors In Concert

Saturday, October 18, 2025,

Rose Garden Coffeehouse,17 West St, Mansfield, MA 02048

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Mike Laureanno hails from Fall River, MA, an old mill town infamous for its axe-wielding resident, Lizzie Borden, and famous for its chow mein sandwiches and pork pies.​ A passionate performer, Mike’s songs are visceral and evocative. He is proud of his roots, and many of his songs deal with his gritty blue-collar hometown and the lives of his family and friends. He is a winner of the 2017 Wildflower, TX songwriting contest, the 2016 Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and a 2016 Kerrville New Folk, TX finalist.

Mike is also a skilled recording engineer, producer, and veteran sideman. He produced and recorded all of his albums in his home studio, and he served twelve years as the bass player for the legendary New York City FAST FOLK Musical Magazine founder, Jack Hardy.

​He has released four albums to date: Pushing Back Wintertime (2013), Road Signs (2015), Tightrope (2017), and I come from Fall River (2021)

Bristol-RI-based singer-songwriter Michelle Saylors was raised on a 30-acre farm in bible-belt Tennessee. Early musical inspirations include country, bluegrass, gospel, folk, and Memphis blues. Michelle performed bluegrass music in the early 90s at festivals such as the Lester Flat Bluegrass Festival and the Country Showdown. Michelle moved to New England in 1998 and landed in Rhode Island in 2009, where she became involved in the Rhode Island Songwriters Association. Michelle played at the Bluebird Café in Nashville at Songwriters’ open mics on several occasions. Michelle performed at the Providence Folk Festival in 2014 and the Rhode Island Folk Festival in 2022.

In July of 2024, Michelle released her solo debut album titled “Hit the Creek,” which features 10 original songs written solely by Michelle. The album has been well-received by fans and continues to gain momentum on streaming platforms nationwide, with recent success in the UK. Her songwriting is rooted both physically and metaphorically in the space and distance between small-town Tennessee and coastal New England. Michelle is currently working on her second album. She identifies her musical style as Nashville blues, country, bluegrass, and folk.

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Jimmy Tingle: Humor and Hope for Humanity

Jimmy Tingle, former commentator for 60 Minutes II and three-time “Best of Boston” winner, comes to the Mass Arts Center for one show only, Saturday, August 16th, 2025. VIP seats include a meet-and-greet with Jimmy at 6:30 pm.

Tickets, click here.

In Humor and Hope for Humanity, Jimmy will take us on a very funny and soul-searching journey from his Boston roots as an aspiring comic and street performer to network television, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a run for political office, and up to the present 2025 moment.

Jimmy will speak to the challenges of the day with comedic insight, compassion and common sense during a 90-minute, laugh filled yet thought-provoking tour de ’force performance. If laughter is the best medicine, then Jimmy Tingle is the Surgeon General of American humor. Clean, funny, and hopeful, Jimmy will make you laugh, think, and feel better. Just what the doctor ordered!

“Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill, and Jimmy Tingle all spoke on the Sanders Theatre stage at Harvard University, and I can guarantee you Jimmy Tingle got the most laughs…gets my vote for Best Political Comedy film of the Year.”  — Paula Poundstone, comedian

Jimmy Tingle
Jimmy Tingle

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NY Theatre publication “All About Solo” writes:

“Jimmy Tingle is a master storyteller! His humor, wit and intelligence shine. His story is not just about laughter; it’s a testament to the power of humor as a tool for change. Tingle’s journey is a genuine example of how humor can be a cathartic process and a catalyst for action.”

The New York Times wrote of his first one-person show, Jimmy Tingle’s Uncommon Sense:

 “Mr. Tingle brings so much energy and personal warmth to this nonstop performance that one comes away from it strangely uplifted. He reveals often mortifying absurdities in virtually everything that comes to his attention… Yet he is so cheerfully intelligent that he makes his audience optimistic in the face of appalling reality.”

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Eric Andersen In Concert

Eric Andersen, his voice, songs, guitar, and piano playing created a career that has spanned over 45 years. He has recorded 25 albums of original songs and made numerous tours of North America, Europe, and Japan.

Saturday, September 20, The Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield, MA, TICKETS, CLICK HERE.

Eric Andersen’s songs have been recorded and performed by world renown artists such as Ricky Nelson, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, The Kingston Trio, Peter Paul and Mary, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Linda Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Francoise Hardy, plus many others in Europe, Australia, England, and Japan.

Eric Andersen is one of our finest singers and songwriters, in the most literal sense of that tradition…

the most elegant of singers.” David Fricke (Rolling Stone Magazine)

“A singer and songwriter of the first rank.” (The New York Times)

“An American master.” Robert Palmer (Ghosts Upon the Road liner notes)

“Eric Andersen is a great ballad singer.” (Bob Dylan – live on stage at the Oslo Spektrum)

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John Mellencamp Tribute Show

Paper In Fire

Sunday, July 6, 2025, 3:00 pm

Mass Arts Center, Mansfield, MA

Paper In Fire ~ John Mellencamp Anthology

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Outside under the tent by the beautiful Norton Reservoir. Bring a chair and a picnic!

Since their formation, Paper In Fire has been igniting stages across New England with the authentic sounds and high-energy performances of John Mellencamp’s illustrious career. Named after one of his iconic hits, Paper In Fire pays tribute to the rock legend whose music has resonated through decades, from the gritty, soulful anthems of the late 70s to his powerful contemporary songs.

Fronted by six seasoned musicians who share a deep passion for Mellencamp’s music, Paper In Fire delivers performances that capture the heart and soul of his distinctive sound. Every show is a journey through Mellencamp’s extensive anthology, filled with the hits you remember and many more, expertly performed to bring the spirit of the originals to life. From “Jack & Diane” and “Pink Houses” to “Small Town” and “Hurts So Good,” their setlist is a testament to Mellencamp’s enduring legacy.

Whether you’re a lifelong Mellencamp fan or discovering his music anew, Paper In Fire promises an unforgettable concert experience that will have you singing along and reliving the magic of one of rock’s most cherished artists.

Join us and feel the heat!

Paper In Fire ~ John Mellencamp Anthology, Click here for Tickets.

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Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s & Beyond

Peter Asher

May 18, 2 pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA

Peter Asher, we first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns–now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are all too common, but, now, finally, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening.

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“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift, transporting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon, including “I Go to Pieces,” “True Love Ways,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again,” Nobody I Know,” and “World Without Love,” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.

The show brings the audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the present day, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatles Channel, “From Me to You” . Peter’s book based on the show, “The Beatles A to Zed” was released by MacMillan on October 29, 2019; the book is already in it’s third printing.

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