Antje Duvekot. Photo courtesy of the Milford Arts Council.
The Milford Arts Council is hosting its first “MAClive” on Saturday, Oct. 12, featuring Antje Duvekot from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Duvekot has won some of the top songwriting awards, including the grand prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious, Kerrville “Best New Folk Award,” and the Boston Music Award for “Outstanding Folk Act.”
She has played some of the top festivals, including the Newport Folk Festival, the Mountain Stage, and the Philadelphia and Kerrville festivals. Internationally, she’s headlined the the Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. so guests can relax around a candlelit table and enjoy a cocktail. These performances are “bring your own everything except the entertainment.” Concessions are also available in the Speakeasy Lounge.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The MAC is located at 40 S. Railroad Ave. in Milford. For more information, call 203-878-6647 Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or go to www.milfordarts.org.