The center's theme – 'national talent on a local stage' – rings true, with performances by everyone from folk icons Arlo Guthrie and Ani DiFranco to African music legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The setting, inside a large tent surrounded by woods, is as cool as the performers. Theater productions, circus classes and children’s workshops also take place here in the summer.
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