A PERFECT SPOT OF TEA
Dennis Shapson and Jon Lawless
performing American blues
August 14 at 2:30 and 3:30pm

Dennis Shapson and Jon Lawless will perform ragtime and country blues in the Piedmont style on Saturday, August 14th at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum’s “A Perfect Spot of Tea.” The second performance in the series, the group will perform old fashioned music on the harmonica, guitar and national steel guitar. Dennis Shapson will provide the vocals.

Throughout the performance, the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum invites guests to enjoy Earl Grey tea and pastries donated by local restaurants and grocery stores. The event honors Elizabeth Porter Phelps and her family’s 18th-century tradition of afternoon tea. In addition to tea and desserts, the house will offer tours on the half hour.

Admission for “A Perfect Spot of Tea” is $10 per guest with tea seatings at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum is located at 130 River Drive (Route 47) in Hadley, two miles north of the junction between Routes 9 and 47. The museum is open for guided tours Saturday through Wednesday from 1:00-4:30 p.m. For further information, please contact the museum at (413) 584-4699 or visit the website at www.pphmuseum.org.