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Brass Rats are an eight-piece high energy band playing jazz, funk and pop songs from all eras. This show will be held upstairs where we'll pull back the tables to allow for plenty of room for dancing.

“The Brass Rats play very well together,” says Stacy Glen Tibbetts. “Their sound is New Orleans-style funky jazz. They are a tight-sounding band, and they have a good time with each other and with the music – this should be a very fun night.”

The band consists of Adam Hallacher and Evan Baxter on trumpet, Elijah Snyder and alto sax, Luca Snyder on bari sax, Arlo Nicholas on trombone, Daniel Liu on sousaphone, Ryan Patcyk on guitar and Joshua Carlson on drums.

This show will be held upstairs with plenty of room for dancing. Dinner and full bar menu available all evening.

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UPDATE! Due to weather-related issues with Oliver's Path eggplant crop, we had to make a quick pivot and change the entree to stuffed peppers! See the revised menu below.

Deepen your connection and understanding of Pine Grove Hall's dedicated and passionate local growers as you dine with Amanda and Andrew Marshall from Oliver's Path Farm. Oliver's Path is a family-owned and operated farm located in Warriors Mark, PA. They take pride in providing central Pennsylvania with fresh, organically grown produce. Ask questions about what they grow and why it matters as you share supper together, along with a small group of fellow food enthusiasts. Our Wednesday supper parties are served family-style in the casual, elegant atmosphere of our second floor, with limited seating.

The Prix Fixe Menu: - Chilled poblano soup w/grilled halloumi cheese, & cultured cream (gluten-free) - Cabbage and beef-stuffed Oliver's Path farm peppers (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan without the beef) - Oliver's Path summer greens salad w/pickled stone fruit & onion vinaigrette (gluten-free, daily-free, vegan) - Barbecued baby carrots with Ume vinegar and sorghum (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan) - Sweet-corn tres leches cake with lime curd, candied sweet-corn and whipped sour cream (vegetarian)

** All-vegetarian meal option available)

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Our monthly Writers’ Round showcases multiple writer/artists on stage at the same time, each playing one song going "AROUND" until 3, 4, or five "rounds" have been completed. They'll present new and sometimes not even fully completed songs. It's an intimate evening that you won't want to miss.

SGT BOB is a singer/songwriter who has moving heartfelt originals identical in style to his unique playlist of covers; predominantly a mix of 70's and 80's light and classic rock spattered with country from all ages.

JT THOMPSON started writing songs almost as soon as he first laid hands on the piano as a boy, and plays them as a soloist and in the various bands he performs with. He also frequently collaborates with other writers, offering a style rooted in the Blues, but mixing in elements of Pop, Rock, and Jazz, resulting in a catalog ranging from melancholy and heartfelt to party and novelty songs. JT has released two albums of his material along the way - "Chase Away Your Blues" and "This Way That Way,' and is currently planning his next release.

Singer songwriter DOUG IRWIN hails from Bellefonte in central Pennsylvania. He bought his first guitar at the tender young age of 39. He taught himself a few chords, learned himself a few songs & soon decided to try his hand at writing some songs of his own. He reasoned, “How hard can it really be?”

LARRY BOGGESS is a writer and musician whose songs spring from the multiple genres living inside the eclectic jukebox in his head. He plays guitar in the 80's band Crush and helps create the Retrospective Music Series at Pine Grove Hall. His first novel, Pelham Blue: The Saga of Rock's First Guitar Goddess, is forthcoming.

Dinner and full bar service available all evening,

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Pastor Paul Tomkiel from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Grove Mill's hosts a "Hops & Hymns" hour at 3:30pm on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Order your hops from the bar on the 1st floor and stroll up to the 2nd floor to meet your fellow singers! Open to all - no reservation needed!

Natascha & The Spy Boys play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz & swing, their musical stylings recalling the smoky atmosphere of a 1920s Berlin nightclub. The Spy Boys are John "JT" Blues on piano, Robert Gardner on bass, Doug McMinn on sax and clarinets and Kevin Lowe on drums.

Dinner and full bar service available all evening.

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LORD FOREST aka, guitarists Sam and Steve Christensen, percussionist John Lynch and keyboardist Liz Grove started the first regular Wednesday acoustic music nights in our upstairs dining room last summer. Drawn by the unique acoustical quality of the room, audiences are enjoying its intimate feeling where the sounds of vocal harmonies and instruments propel themselves effortlessly into the room with little to no amplification.

Their repertoire is based around a deep multi-generational connection with songs by artists such as Steely Dan, The Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, and moving to newer groups such as Fleet Foxes.... plus their original songs. Come prepared to enjoy the beautiful music, warm ambiance, and lovely sound quality in our upstairs listening room.

Lord Forest plays on most second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Dinner and bar service is available all evening.

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Vidar Skrede (born 1980) was a multi instrumentalist and a folk music artist already as a teenager. Today his instrument are hardanger violin, fiddle, 5-string octave viola, 6 and 12 string guitars, Greek bouzouki, bodhrán, whistles, mountain flute and willow flute, and he has been doing concerts, touring and working with music both in Norway and abroad.

Vidar Skrede has studied folk music performance at Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and master in Nordic folk music at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense, and Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

The music of Vidar Skrede is folk music from his home area in Rogaland in the South West of Norway, but also Nordic and urban folk music, and fusion of this. In other words the musical expression and style stretches from the exotic and traditional to the modern and urban, through own compositions, band playing and expanding of the genre.

His strong knowledge of folk music traditions, his genre-expanding skills and interests, his instruments and his playing, makes Vidar Skrede one of Scandinavia’s most outstanding folk music artists of to day.

Our Casual Fare menu and full bar service available all evening.

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Crooner & Co. Swing Band, established in 2018, brings to life the hits of jazz singers. From nostalgic favorites by Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to modern versions of pop songs by Paul Anka and Postmodern Jukebox, each show brings something fresh audiences are sure to enjoy! With a dance floor available at each event, there is plenty of space to get up and move to the music.

** This show partners with dance instructors who will provide swing lessons starting at 7pm.

Food & full bar service available all evening. It's a great night of traditional and new swing music!

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After spending his collegiate career in New York City performing at venues like Lincoln Center and Smalls Jazz Club, Gabriel Herrera returns to his hometown of State College to lead a quartet with Happy Valley heavyweights Clay Wulbrecht, Bob Hart, and Kevin Lowe.

The quartet will be bringing two sets to Pine Grove Hall, steeped in the tradition of both contemporary and venerable jazz artists such as Emmett Cohen, Ryan Kisor, Fats Navarro, and Lockjaw Davis.

Dinner and full bar service available all evening.

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ELIOT LEWIS is coming back for his second show at Pine Grove Hall! A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Eliot Lewis has toured all over the world as a member of the Daryl Hall & John Oates band,as well as a key member of The Average White Band. Eliot has also been the only musician to appear on Daryl Hall’s incredibly popular, "Live From Daryl's House” show all while keeping his own solo career going at a seemingly impossible pace. Over the course of his career he has worked with the music business’ elite including, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Train, Cheap Trick, Grace Potter, Ben Folds, Jewel, Rob Thomas,Keb, Mo,Jason Mraz, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw and many others. "Eliot is a musician who can do it all, great singer, songwriter and guitarist. He rocks and he's got soul. No one does it quite like him" - Daryl Hall

Having mastered four instruments over the course of his career, guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, Eliot’s shows will find him moving from one instrument to another, even playing several at once. If Eliot plays a cover song, it’s typically a song he’s performed with that artist. Eliot is currently set to release his 8th solo album for 2022 as well as constructing a multi instrument live looping show.

Equally at home in front of 100 or 15,000, Eliot has performed on the worlds most legendary stages, including Madison Square Garden, Japan’s Budokan, Red Rocks, The Hollywood Bowl as well as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,Conan O’Brien,The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel and many others. “Songs come from the inside out and are usually written about my own experiences and observations. My goal is to convey these little slices of life.”

Click BUY TICKETS below to reserve your table. Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm. Dinner and full bar service available all evening.

Sax/Flute player Chris Byrne and keyboardist Chip Lovett have been playing together since the late 80’s, making their Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts debut in 1988. They collaborate to write songs and often play as a duo or trio in small venues. The quartet is their most common configuration, and bassist Gary Abdullah and drummer DJ Vactor create a rock solid funk-based foundation to the music, allowing Byrne & Lovett to engage in their signature trading on high energy originals as well as classics by Herbie Hancock, George Duke and others.

Ever expanding as artists, they’ve added a few vocals and arrangements of material from unexpected sources. Byrne, Lovett, Vactor and Abdullah are all part of the larger group Urban Fusion, which draws on a whole community of collaborating local artists, such as Andrew Jackson, Duane Bullock, and other horn players, guitarists, and vocalists. Our Casual Fare menu and full bar service available all evening.

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Jonathan Epley (guitar) and Todd Harrison (drums), join bassist Josh Davis for a night of great jazz. Jonathan is a current member and Todd is a former member of the The Jazz Ambassadors, the official touring big band of the US Army. Davis, jazz and classical faculty at Penn State and Susquehanna University, is an internationally acclaimed bassist, composer, arranger and educator.

Dinner and full bar service available all evening.

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The Guitar Brothers--Jon Rounds, Bruce Truitt, Jerry Bresee--are a trio of veteran musicians and songwriters who found each other in State College in 2021 after many years playing music in far-flung places. Since then they've become regulars at Pine Grove Hall, gathering a following and playing to full rooms. Their original songs span genres from Americana, blues, rock, and country to swing jazz. Their instrumental sound is a studied interplay between acoustic guitar and electric bass.

Show will be held in our upstairs listening room.

Our Casual Fare menu and full bar service available all evening.

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Weaving together strands of old-time fiddle tunes, rock, honky tonk, and the Appalachian high-lonesome sound, The Shoats electrifies audiences with unique renditions of old songs and quality originals.

On August 4, 2023, they won first place in the Neo-Traditional Band Contest at the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, WV.

The group is comprised of brothers Gus and Huck Tritsch from Millheim, PA, and Morgantown, WV native Mary Linscheid.

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We'll push back tables to make plenty of room for dancing to Joy Marie and the Gill Street Band, an 8-piece classic funk/soul/r&b band with perhaps the hardest working 3-piece horn section east of the Mississippi!

Performing the funkiest classic soul and horn music throughout the Commonwealth, The Gill Street Band is fronted by dynamic singer-dancer Joy Marie, who is stepping in and bringing the essence of her sister Jackie’s legacy, alluring the crowd with her sultry vocals and unique dancing style.

The individual members backing Joy Marie have performed across the region in numerous professional touring bands, making The Gill Street Band an explosive horn-fired wall of sound to be reckoned with. This eight-piece arsenal brings it at every show, in every venue, from start to finish laying down upbeat tunes that get your body jumping and your feet moving.

Doors open at 6:45pm and the show starts at 8pm. Dinner menu available until 9:45pm. Choose an early time slot if you are coming to eat.

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Homage to the Soul Jazz Pioneers --

Rick Hirsch began developing this project nearly two years ago for following the pandemic lockdown. In late July, 2021 they performed to live and livestreamed audiences on the main stage of the State Theatre.

Their sets will feature some of the most-loved music from the Soul Jazz songbook (think: classic Blue Note era). The music is melodic, groovy, and intended to simply feel good. Composers represented include Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons, Yusef Lateef, Kenny Garrett, Wayne Shorter, and several more.

Rick will be joined by Bob Hart on guitar, Josh Davis on bass, Clay Wulbrecht on piano and Kevin Lowe on drums.

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LORD FOREST aka guitarists Sam and Steve Christensen, percussionist John Lynch and keyboardist Liz Grove started the first regular Wednesday acoustic music nights in our upstairs dining room last summer. Drawn by the unique acoustical quality of the room, audiences are enjoying its intimate feeling where the sounds of vocal harmonies and instruments propel themselves effortlessly into the room with little to no amplification.

Their repertoire is based around a deep multi-generational connection with songs by artists such as Steely Dan, The Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, and moving to newer groups such as Fleet Foxes.... plus their original songs. Come prepared to enjoy the beautiful music, warm ambiance, and lovely sound quality in our upstairs listening room.

Lord Forest plays on most second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Our monthly Writers’ Round showcases multiple writer/artists on stage at the same time, each playing one song going "AROUND" until 3, 4, or five "rounds" have been completed. They'll present new and sometimes not even fully completed songs. It's an intimate evening that you won't want to miss.

Originally from Pennsylvania, CARYN DIXON is a talented artist, singer, and songwriter who has devoted most of her life to sharing her exceptional storytelling abilities, unique voice and her ability to create melodies and hooks that captivate her audience.

BEAR KETCHUM has been performing locally since early high school. As a multi-instrumentalist he has been called on to perform with many musical acts at numerous venues around the east coast. He currently sings and plays guitar with Sidewinder and plays drums with Stonesthrow.

JASON WINFIELD was born along the Illinois Central railroad. He is returning to songwriting after a 30 year hiatus. Through the early 90s, he played bass with a punk pop quartet, Catherine’s Horse. (Yeah, it was a different era.) When COVID shut down the world, Jason and fellow songwriter Mo Stroemel developed and hosted the weekly songwriter webcast The Weird Turn Pro featuring many of the songwriters that have performed in this series, including tonight’s artist Caryn Dixon. I hope you enjoy the offerings while he knocks off the rust.

MARCIN BORYSIEWICZ is a singer and songwriter delivering powerful messages through a deliberate composition of acoustic propagation. In the trio “Mellow Honey,” Marcin takes the role of a vocalist and guitarist. As a stand-alone musician, he aims to carry his audience through a blissful, but meaningful journey.

Casual Fare menu and full bar service available all evening.

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Pastor Paul Tomkiel from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Grove Mill's hosts a "Hops & Hymns" hour at 3:30pm on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Order your hops from the bar on the 1st floor and stroll up to the 2nd floor to meet your fellow singers! Open to all - no reservation needed!

The trio of Hart, Lowe, and Wulbrecht draws from many different styles of jazz, ranging from old standards to contemporary, and traversing different regions of the world. They play pieces by Brazilian Bossa Nova artist Sergio Mendes, jazz fusion artist Chick Corea, modern jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, and original compositions by the trio. You will hear a program of their favorite pieces of jazz artists from every decade/

Dinner available until 8:45pm. Full bar service all evening.

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