Artists Exhibitions
Club 321 at Mechanics Hall
FEATURING JUNIPER RAG ARTISTS ONCE A MONTH AT CLUB 321 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
One of the benefits of exhibiting your work with Juniper Rag locally, is to be able to show your work at Mechanic’s Hall’s Club 321 performances. We have shown many curated artists to date, like Robin Reynolds, Frank Armstrong, Marc Blackmer, Kathryn Downey Miller, Karen Reid, Patti Kelly, John Pagano, Tim Gannon, Michelle May, Rose Mamakos and others.
If you are a Juniper Rag artist and you would like to show work at a Club 321 performance in Worcester, MA, please contact us to learn more. There is a vetting process in place for these shows with logistical considerations. We welcome all artists living in driving distance to participate!
More information about Club 321 and the collaboration with Juniper Rag
Every month a jazz, blues or rock band performs for the listening and dancing pleasure of regulars and vistors alike. Experiences like the music clubs in the timeless tradition of Paris or New York. Whether you are just a jazz-lover, like to dance, or are a professional musician, the exceptional music in the room will conjure thoughts of the Cotton Club and the Savoy in the glory days, as it fills with guests. This legendary building is the perfect place to experience the incredible music of Worcester and beyond.
Join us at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, up the double staircase to Washburn Hall.
Music selections will be performed in Washburn Hall, which will be transformed into an underground jazzy club. Jazz music could be enjoyed anywhere in the world, but hearing it live in the hallowed walls of Mechanics Hall is special. The lights are low, cocktails are poured, and the music transports you and comes alive. This historic venue can illuminate that sense of magic — with excellent acoustics, historic credibility, timeless elegance and signature cocktails, plus the ghosts of its musical past. Look at the portraits that line the walls as you enter, this venue is indeed hallowed ground. The masterful acoustics of Mechanics Hall would attract orchestras, bands, and renowned performers. Creative culture brought richness to the community of Worcester then and now. Carriages and horses from surrounding towns filled the hotels and theaters of the city every weekend with visitors like John Singer Sargeant and Emily Dickinson.
WHAT WE MEAN BY HALLOWED HALLS
Some perspective can really open your mind about how deep and rich the roots of history are at Mechanics Hall. Rich in the essence of change and equity, that we are still fighting for, our American history, Mechanics Hall was the center of incredible happenings in the mid-nineteenth century, in the 1840s, Frederick Douglass, took the stage. The Mechanics founded the hall in a mission for Abolition, Women’s Rights, and Temperance. Sojourner Truth, one of the two most impactful Black women of the 19th century (the other being Harriet Tubman) began her 30-year speaking career in Worcester at the first National Women’s Rights Convention in 1850. Susan B. Anthony, Abbey Kelly Foster and others established the first Women’s Rights Convention and spoke at Mechanics Hall. Worcester seriously had it going on. Literary greats like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and a list of hundreds of other greats have been orators there.
The great musical talents of Chick Corea, Clancy Brothers, Chieftans, Bèla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Yo-Yo Ma, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Collins, Mel Torme, Itzak Perlman, among hundreds of other orchestras, opera and others like Vienna Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, National Orchestra of China. Presidents like William Jefferson Clinton, Gerald Ford, Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, one of the finest orators in American history, have all graced the halls. Learn more here.
Mechanics Hall and 90.5FM WICN bring contemporary sounds for adult audiences in an atmosphere that combines jazz club and coffee house!
Club 321 offers exceptional, mostly acoustic, music once a month on Thursdays, delivering a vibe that is both artful and warm.
Meet up with your friends or step up your date night!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tickets: Available in Advance | or at The Door
Audience: 21+
Cash bar and light refreshments available
Past Artists
Katherine Downey-Miller
our featured artist presented by JUNIPER RAG
in collaboration with Club 321 at Mechanics Hall & WICN
Organ Fairchild as our musical guest
THURSDAY, November 16 | 6:15 PM
CULTURE nourishes the soul at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, together with 90.5FM WICN, bringing art & music together for the community.
Juniper Rag presents a curated selection of artist in collaboration with music being played at the new Club 321 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
TICKETS (details below): mechanicshall.org/club321.
A call to collectors and art-lovers alike, we would love to work with you to introduce you to the artists of Juniper Rag.
Come early to grab a drink at the bar, take in the artwork and meet the artists.
Doors: 6:15 p.m.
Show: 7:00 p.m.
Ages 21+ / Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Katherine Downey Miller received her BS in Painting from Skidmore College and her MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts Illustration as Visual Essay Program. Katherine has been exhibiting for many years nationally and internationally. Although trained in Illustration, Katherine has always been a painter, moving between the worlds of representation and abstraction. Working from the line of the land, building up layers and transparencies, emphasizing the power of brushstrokes her work is about a contained chaos, yet in a structured way – whether it be more representational landscape or a movement towards full abstraction.
ABOUT CLUB 321 & TICKETS
Tickets are $20 purchased in advance; $23 at the door. Ticket holders must be at least 18 years old. Seating will be at cabaret-style tables in Mechanics Hall’s elegant Washburn Hall, with cash bar and light refreshments available for purchase. Mechanics Hall is located at 321 Main Street in Worcester.
To learn more and purchase tickets, visit mechanicshall.org/club321.
The art of Karen Reid
presented by JUNIPER RAG
in collaboration with Club 321 at Mechanics Hall & WICN
with live music from The Duke Robillard Quartet.
THURSDAY, MAY 18 | 6:15 PM
CULTURE nourishes the soul at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, together with 90.5FM WICN, bringing art & music together for the community.
Juniper Rag presents a curated selection of artist in collaboration with music being played at the new Club 321 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
A call to collectors and art-lovers alike, we would love to work with you to introduce you to the artists of Juniper Rag.
Thursday, May 18
Doors: 6:15 p.m.
Show: 7:00 p.m.
Ages 21+ / Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio
Rhode Island-based Duke Robillard has carved out one of blues' most illustrious legacies, while also trodding some lofty related territories as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, studio sideman, producer, label operator and educator.
In 1967, he founded the band, "Roomful Of Blues," with pianist Al Copley in Westerly, R.I. Considered the prototypical jump blues band, "Roomful" became a legend in New England and beyond, as did Duke himself.
Known for his mastery of the guitar style of T-Bone Walker, Robillard's musical breadth was also impressive--from swing, standards and ballads to rockers, gutbucket Chicago blues and rockabilly. By the time Duke left "Roomful"after a dozen years to pursue a solo career, he was firmly established in the upper echelon of contemporary blues guitarists.
Duke's resume is decorated with Grammy nominations, Handy Awards, and Blues Music Awards, and other honors for his artistry, recordings and productions within the United States and internationally.
About Club 321
Club 321 is a partnership between the Mechanics Hall Modern Mechanics Guild and WICN to present contemporary sounds for adult audiences.
Tickets are $18 purchased in advance; $20 at the door. Ticket holders must be at least 21 years old. Seating will be at cabaret-style tables in Mechanics Hall’s elegant Washburn Hall, with cash bar and light refreshments available for purchase. Mechanics Hall is located at 321 Main Street in Worcester.
To learn more and purchase tickets, visit mechanicshall.org/club321.
The art of Tim Gannon presented presented by JUNIPER RAG
in collaboration with Club 321 at Mechanics Hall & WICN
with live music from WILL DAILEY.
APRIL 4 | 6:15 PM
CULTURE nourishes the soul at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, together with 90.5FM WICN, bringing art & music together for the community.
Juniper Rag presents a curated selection of artist in collaboration with music being played at the new Club 321 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
A call to collectors and art-lovers alike, we would love to work with you to introduce you to the artists of Juniper Rag.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Doors: 6:15 p.m.
Show: 7:00 p.m.
Ages 21+ / Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio
From Mechanics Hall
“Join us for an evening of Club 321 featuring acclaimed independent recording and performing artist, Will Dailey.
Will's sound has been described as 'having a rich vintage vibe while having a firm appreciation of AM rock, pop and big hooks.' His latest album, National Throat, has been met with high praise, over 8 million plays on Spotify, and top 20 on Billboard Heat Seeker chart. National Throat won Album of the Year in the Boston Music Awards, New England Music Awards, and Improper Boston Magazine.
Dailey, a three-time winner of the Boston Music Award for Best Singer/Songwriter and two time winner for Male Vocalist, also won Artist of the Year in 2014. Will has toured all around the world and has shared stages with many notable artists including Eddie Vedder, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, and John Mellencamp.”
About Club 321
Club 321 is a partnership between the Mechanics Hall Modern Mechanics Guild and WICN to present contemporary sounds for adult audiences.
Tickets are $18 purchased in advance; $20 at the door. Ticket holders must be at least 21 years old. Seating will be at cabaret-style tables in Mechanics Hall’s elegant Washburn Hall, with cash bar and light refreshments available for purchase. Mechanics Hall is located at 321 Main Street in Worcester. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit mechanicshall.org/club321.
The photographs of Frank Armstrong presented presented by JUNIPER RAG
in collaboration with Club 321 at Mechanics Hall & WICN
with SESSION AMERICANA.
MARCH 16 | 6:15 PM
CULTURE nourishes the soul at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, together with 90.5FM WICN, bringing art & music together for the community.
Juniper Rag presents a curated selection of artist in collaboration with music being played at the new Club 321 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
A call to collectors and art-lovers alike, we would love to work with you to introduce you to the artists of Juniper Rag.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Doors: 6:15pm
Show: 7:00pm
Ages 21+
Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio
Join us for an evening of Club 321 featuring Boston-based folk/rock band collective, Session Americana.
Session Americana is a six-member cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Session Americana can be found performing in rock halls or on festival stages, and are known to create an intimate, raucous scene at each performance.
They have been nominated for many awards — including "Americana Artist of the Year" 2016-2021 at The Boston Music Awards — and their album "Love and Dirt" has been rated “one of Boston’s top 40 pop/rock albums ever" by the Boston Business Journal.
The art of Robin Reynolds presented by JUNIPER RAG
eMPathia Jazz Duo: Mafalda Minnozzi with Paul Ricci
OUR INAUGURAL COLLABORATION WITH CLUB 321 IS ABOUT TO KICK-OFF.
FEBRUARY 23 | 6:OO PM
CULTURE nourishes the soul at CLUB 321 at Mechanics Hall, together with 90.5FM WICN, bringing art & music together for the community.
Juniper Rag presents a curated selection of artist in collaboration with music being played at the new Club 321 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
ABOUT ROBIN REYNOLDS, plein air abstract artist:
Robin Reynolds embraces the notion of beauty and creates luminous, lush, layered surfaces outside, painting plein air from spring to fall. She paints and finds inspiration watching the lifecycle of nature. The flowers and plants act as a catalyst, allowing her to manipulate paint and create a dance between abstraction and representation. Instead of depicting a time-anchored botanical or geographical exactitude, Reynolds works in a series of three to seven sittings welcoming weather and the passage of days to transform her viewpoint. The garden serves solely as a guide for her organic process within her outside studio.
Reynolds has shown extensively throughout New England, New York and in Santa Fe in various solo and group shows. Reynolds earned her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and a BA from Colby College. Reynolds presently lives and works in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, with her husband and three daughters.
Robin was our featured solo artist chosen by Juniper Rag last May at CUSP Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her show was very successful. Always a crowd favorite in any group show, we are proud to present her work at Club 321.
A call to collectors and art-lovers alike, we would love to work with you to introduce you to Robin’s work, which is coming soon to our ART MARKET, so if you can’t make it to the show, you can peruse and purchase online.
Moon | Kaitlyn Malinowski
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“Juniper Rag Magazine is such a welcome addition to print media focusing on artists, designers and their practices. It exceeded my expectations in quality, layout and content and is a magazine that I will gladly include as a part of my portfolio and display as a staple on my coffee table. I was honored to be included in the inaugural issue welcoming the opportunity to have my work beautifully and permanently displayed in print. As an artist who is fortunate enough to show in many galleries, the paintings shown in Juniper Rag will be forever on display and always accessible to a new and much wider audience, including potential collectors. I paint for myself initially, but ultimately want others to enjoy what I have created and lose themselves in the work’s color, line and sense of place. Juniper Rag offers the unique opportunity to ever expand my reach and increase the opportunity to excite and engage the art loving public.”
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