Sakonnet Vineyard Continues to Host Free Live Music and Community Events in July

Sakonnet Vineyard has a packed July calendar of free live music, fitness classes, and a murder mystery evening at its 169-acre Little Compton property.

Local and regional musicians perform Thursday evenings from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. The remaining July music lineup is:

  • Saturday, July 12: Ric Allendorf (acoustic folk, blues)
  • Thursday, July 16: Take It To The Bridge Trio (acoustic funk, soul, pop, rock)
  • Saturday, July 18: Danilo Henriquez (classic covers, jazz)
  • Sunday, July 19: Mary McAvoy (R&B, pop, songwriter)
  • Thursday, July 23: Purple Honey Trio (pop, rock, funk, reggae)
  • Saturday, July 25: Tangent (classic rock, modern rock, blues)
  • Sunday, July 26, 1 p.m.: Christie Huff (country, pop, singer-songwriter)
  • Thursday, July 30: Jake and Carl Davis (folk, Americana)

Also on Sunday, July 26, from 5 to 8 p.m., the vineyard will host an LC Community Line Dance.

On the fitness side, the vineyard is running two ongoing series. A Wednesday evening sculpt class with RAD Fit Studios runs July 1 through August 19, and a Saturday morning UnWINED yoga series runs July 11 through September 12. Each $25 session includes a complimentary glass of wine afterward for guests 21 and older.

Note that this Saturday, July 11, also features Beth Killian at 1 p.m. and the murder mystery “Whodunit?: Murder on the Petulant Express” at 5 p.m. — both previously covered.

The full events calendar is at sakonnetwine.com/events.

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