Blues Band at NBMAA First Friday

The James Montgomery Blues Band will perform live at the New Britain Museum of American Art’s October, 2019 First Friday event.

The Museum’s monthly First Friday event is a popular social occasion each month in New Britain. Museum members and guests are treated to entertainment, good company and the Museum’s art on display.

The James Montgomery Blues Band, the Museum says, “has established itself as one of the top acts on the New England music scene.” The Museum say that,

With an incredible career spanning nearly 50 years, Montgomery has shared the stage with a legendary list of artists that include: B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler, Charlie Daniels, Gregg Allman, Patti LaBelle, Jonathan Edwards, J. Geils & Peter Wolf, Huey Lewis, Johnny Winter, and Billy Squier.

First Friday is on Friday, October 4, 2019 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Museum.

Admission to the event is $7 for Museum members and $12 for non-members. Drinks are available at the cash bar for $4 to $8. The Museum says that, “Advanced ticket purchases are recommended,” noting that tickets are available online or by calling (860) 229-0257, ext. 201.

The New Britain Museum of American Art is a widely acclaimed world-class art museum with a large and significant collection of great works. The Museum say that it,

is the first institution dedicated solely to acquiring American art. Spanning four centuries of American history, the Museum’s permanent collection is renowned for its strengths in colonial portraiture, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, the Ash Can School, as well as the important mural series The Arts of Life in America by Thomas Hart Benton. The singular focus on American art and its panoramic view of American artistic achievement, realized through the Museum’s extensive permanent collection, exhibitions, and educational programming, make the New Britain Museum of American Art a significant resource for a broad and diverse public.

The Museum is located at 56 Lexington Street, adjoining the historic Walnut Hill Park.