Fall to be filled with music at Marion Art Center

MARION — Music is set to fill the fall at the Marion Art Center.

The “Unplugged in the MAC Gallery” series continues Friday, September 13 with house pianist Matt Richard with the “exceptional trombone skills” of Dr. Michael Rocha, according to a Marion Art Center release.

“Our informal series invites you to sit back, relax and ease into the weekend,” the release said.

Two separate performances of about 45 minutes will begin at 7 and 8:15 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

“Find a spot at a cabaret table to listen to a mix of jazz standards and original compositions by both artists,” the release said. “Guests will enjoy a refreshing setting at this ‘unplugged’ performance featuring mainly acoustic sound, without the volume and density often experienced during larger concerts in the MAC Theater.”

Later in September, Merrick Brannigan will return to the Marion Art Center stage Friday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m. for his first ever EP release concert, featuring guest musician Putnam Murdock.

Brannigan is a 16-year-old singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, according to the Marion Art Center.

Tickets are $10 for students 18 and under, $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

The “unplugged” series continues Friday, November 15 with Donn Legg and Marcus Monteiro.

Guitarist Legge is a performer on the South Coast with groups such as South Coast Jazz Orchestra and Patrice Tiedmann’s Seaglass Theater.

Saxophonist Marcus Monteiro has been praised as “force to be reckoned with” by Shaquille O’Neal, according to the Marion Art Center.

Monteiro “continues to impress his audience with intensity, interpretation, and consummate improvisational skills,” the release said.

Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers for the one of the two 45 minutes seatings, which begin at 7 and 8:15 p.m.

Other music events to come to the Marion Art Center include “Putnam Murdock and Friends” on Saturday, November 2, as well as the presentation Saturday, November 16 of silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” scored and performed by musician Jeff Angeley (cello, accordion, guitar, and mandolin) and emerging musician Leon Stanley (violin) of Marion.

For the fall “unplugged” series and other selected events, Marion Art Center partnered with Savor the Spread, a local business specializing in custom charcuterie boxes. Attendees will be able to purchase charcuterie boxes which will then be delivered to them at performances.

For more information and tickets, visit marionartcenter.org/events.