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Summer Concerts in the Garden: Mipso

This July Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents the popular “Summer Concerts in the Garden Series” on Sundays at 4pm. The beautiful historic gardens will be the backdrop for a superb lineup of musicians and a great setting for visitors to settle on the lawn for a relaxing afternoon of music.  Generous support for this year’s Summer Concert Series has been provided by Turpin Real Estate.

For the final concert in the series Mipso travels to Morristown to perform their combination of Americana, indie and folk music on July 27. The renegade traditionalists of Mipso — Jacob Sharp on mandolin, Joseph Terrell on guitar, and Wood Robinson on double bass — are doing their part to take three-part harmony and Appalachian influences into new territory. Formed in Chapel Hill in 2010, the three North Carolina songwriters of Mipso have wandered off the path blazed by Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to find a new clearing for their southern string band sound. Mipso has become known for sly original lyrics as much as a distinctive sound. Now, after a whirlwind tour through Japan’s bustling bluegrass scene and a host of sold-out shows across North Carolina, Jacob, Joseph and Wood are making the happy adjustment from local favorites to global emissaries for their decidedly new string band sound.   

Concerts in the summer series include Mandolin Orange, July 6th, Hub Hollow, July 13th, on July 20th a double bill with Collin J. Rocker and Gary Reed and the final performers Mipso on July 27th at 4pm. Full details can be found at maccullochall.org. Tickets for each concert will go on sale from 1pm on the day of the performance, no advance sales. Concert tickets are $15; $10 for members, seniors, students. Free for children under 12. On concert days the Museum building is open 1 - 4pm, concert tickets still available after 4pm.  A special $5 Museum admission ticket can be purchased during the afternoon by concert ticket purchasers.  The last guided tour is at 3pm, galleries remain open until 4pm. Concert goers should bring blankets or chairs, no seating is available.  Only service animals permitted, no pets please. In the case of inclement weather the performance will be moved indoors (limited seating). The announcement will be made on Museum voicemail by 12 noon.   

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens are open (free of charge) during Museum hours.  The museum is closed for the Labor Day holiday on Sunday August 31st.  Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our websitewww.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.
 

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