Few celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day can match the spirit and energy of Kith & Kin, Napa Valley's own Celtic Band. Musician/vocalists Kathi Brotemarkle, Ron Brunswick, Linda Howard, Ann Gilleran, and Michael Waterson collaborate in a sole-pounding evening of jigs, reels, ballads, and blarney, accompanied by guitar, fiddle, accordion, mandolin, banjo, Irish bouzouki, and bodhrán. Awaken the Irish in you (real or honorary) with lilting vocals and traditional instrumental tunes in this pre-St. Paddy’s Day blowout.

Saturday, March 14, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 4:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $35.00

The players are about three inches. The play is about fifty minutes. All of your favorite soliloquies are here, along with a motley of songs adapted for this truncated tragedy. The celebrity finger puppets of the Unemployed Philosopher’s Guild make up the cast, including Beethoven in the title role, Emily Dickinson as Ophelia, Robert E. Lee as Claudius, and Albert Einstein as Polonius. Enjoy Shakespeare’s masterpiece as you've never seen it before: enlightening, entertaining, shorter (and smaller) than you’d think possible. A mixture of reverence and hijinks, making Shakespeare accessible to all. It is a production for the ages, from 7 to 97.
* Just added: A short “Cranky” shadow puppet performance.

Saturday, March 21, 4:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $10.00  Audience members will receive a free finger puppet

Margaret Chase Smith (above), the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress, challenged Sen. Joe McCarthy at a time when few lawmakers spoke out against his Red Scare hearings. Our semi-staged readers theater production of Joe di Pietro’s four-character play dramatizes Smith’s courage in delivering her “declaration of conscience” on the Senate floor, denouncing members who were turning the body into “a forum of hate and character assassination.” DiPietro’s historical drama resonates in our current period, with Smith prophetically calling for a renewal of “the right to independent thought,” noting that freedom of speech in America “has been so abused by some that it is not exercised by others.” Join us for this riveting work of theater that holds a warning in our troubled political environment.

Saturday, April 25, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 4:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $35.00

What better way to mark Mother’s Day than with a concert highlighting the works of prominent female composers? Pianist Elena Casanova and violinist Rachelle Berthelsen-Davis will present “Music from the Margins,” a program of works by Florence B. Price, Amy Beach, Amanda Maier, Michiru Ōshima, and others at the White Barn on Sunday, May 10, at 4 p.m.

Berthelsen-Davis has appeared numerous times at the White Barn along with tours worldwide, She teaches music courses at Pacific Union College and also directs its orchestra and Vox Pro Musica. Cuban-born Casanova teaches piano at PUC and has recorded two solo albums of Cuban classical music honoring her mentors at the Havana Conservatory. She appeared last May at the Barn in a multimedia presentation showcasing Cuban music. Together, these dedicated musicians have assembled an eclectic array of works by women composers as well as less frequently performed composers from around the globe. Join them as they celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring music created by women. They will be joined by special guest performer Adrian Casanova.

Sunday, May 10, 4:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $35.00

Acclaimed jazz/classical violinist and composer Mads Tolling returns to the Barn for the first in our outdoor summer programs. He will head up an eclectic program of classic jazz, the American Songbook, soul, early R&B, and re-imagined songs from the 1960s. Joining Mads on this journey are his world-class musicians: Adam Klipple on keyboards; Gary Brown on bass; and Eric Garland on drums. Come enjoy their inventive brand of music on a summer night in our vineyard setting.

Saturday, June 27, 7:00 p.m.
(Grounds open at 6 p.m. for picnics; seating is unreserved – no early birds, please!)
Ticket price: $35.00