ændre

Curating visual, performance, and culinary art in the Driftless Region of SW Wisconsin. Founders of lille æske in Boulder Creek, CA (May 2015-July 2019)

ændre creators Sarah Farrell and James Mackessy have a rich history of bringing together a diverse range of experience in the service industry, performance art, design-build, installation art, gallery and event curation. As the original founders of lille æske arthouse, a micro-concept in which they honed their unique integration of visual, performance and culinary arts curation, Sarah & James are

dedicated to supporting the arts through collaboration, production, and promotion. They are new to the Driftless Region and invite you be a part of their journey to create a new gathering space for the arts.

06/03/2026

✨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT ✨.
We can’t wait to welcome Ian George & the Knee Pockets back to the hoop house on Saturday, September 5. They were part of our very first season at ændre, before many of you discovered our little corner of the Driftless. Joining them is one of our favorite singer/songwriters from the Santa Cruz Mountains, Joe Kaplow, along with his longtime musical partner, Bobcat. We think you’re in for a memorable evening!

Saturday, September 5
Social Hour: 7PM (sips + snacks provided)
Music: 8PM
Advance reservations encouraged due to limited seating. Ticket link in bio.

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Born and raised in the deciduous forests of Minnesota, Ian George’s musical expression reflects the ephemeral seasonal landscapes he was bred in. George has founded and led a handful of bands (including members of Billy Strings, Caleb Klauder Band and Patchy Sanders), touring extensively through the US, Canada, and Europe and gracing some of the western world’s most beloved festivals and venues. In the summer of 2019 Ian performed his debut solo set at the Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge, England. Ian’s debut solo album Kingdom of My Youth, recorded in Paris, France at famed Labo M Studios with French pop icon Matthieu Chedid, charted on the national NACC Folk charts for 7 consecutive weeks. His release Post-Corona* was shortlisted at WXPN’s 2021 Non-Comm Convention as a top 10 song of the year to consider.

The live performance is an extremely entertaining one. Ian George along with his band The Knee Pockets have one motive: ALLOW A GOOD TIME. Expect an engaging and dynamic string of gentle and not so gentle folk-rock adventures.

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California-based songwriter Joe Kaplow‘s music comes from life‘s moments - smelling 4 acres of freshly cut grass, watching the steam form a horse’s breath in the early morning, finally holding the neck of a guitar after holding bridals and worn wooden handles all day. Kaplow describes Music as his “currency for life”. We all have some things, or a few things that we do, we work at, we commit to, and that’s how we pay for our time here.

05/09/2026

✨ SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

Get ready for a very special evening of bluegrass in the hoop house.

On Sunday, August 2, we’re thrilled to welcome Portland trio dadweed for their Midwest debut, joined by The Dial Painters, a Boulder Creek, CA project featuring some beloved family of our own. Expect an evening of tight harmonies and incredible musicianship. There may even be a surprise appearance from James on a few tunes. Safe to say, this one’s going to be a hoot.

Sunday, August 2
Social Hour: 7PM (sips + snacks provided)
Music: 8PM
Advanced reservations are encouraged due to limited seating. Ticket link in bio.

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is an acoustic trio based out of Portland, OR. Reimagining pickin’ and thumpin’ by blending elements of jazz/folk/pop/R&B within a traditional bluegrass lens, their sets explore a wide variety of styles and dynamics, with a focus on improvisation. Leaning heavily into three-part vocal harmonies and virtuosic instrumentation, dadweed strives to redefine what’s possible in bluegrass.

are an acoustic songwriting trio based in Santa Cruz, California formed by father-and-son musicians Don Mackessy on banjo and Leland Mackessy on guitar, they are joined by Jeff Kissell on upright bass. They perform original compositions with carefully crafted lyrics and melodic sensibilities drawing from the bluegrass tradition. Their poetry carries themes of love and loss shaped by personal experience and cultural observation. The band name references both Frank Zappa’s quote that, “(music) is a game - you have a piece of time that you get to decorate,” and the tendency of industry to blind itself to the suffering of those artisans laboring to turn it’s gears.

05/03/2026

During June and July, our usual concert rhythm will pause as we quietly remount Spektrum, a multi-modal, interactive work first explored in 2018. This is an experience we are developing toward a wider public offering in 2027. For now, it remains in an incubator phase and will be shared in a small, limited format.

Spektrum is a living installation where guests are invited to move through the space at what the great composers call an Andante tempo. They will proceed through the colors in a beam of light until they reach the Source and are transformed.

Throughout the weekend, the experience will extend beyond the installation, with performances by regional artists unfolding across the property, alongside other immersive moments designed to be discovered slowly, at one’s own pace.

We’ll be sharing glimpses of the process as it unfolds.

This promo photo was taken by the talented back in 2018. 🌈

04/15/2026

We are excited to share that our upcoming April 16 concert featuring Jeffrey Martin With Niall Connolly is officially SOLD OUT! Big thanks to our incredible community for purchasing your tickets in advance.

If you’d like to join the waitlist, please send an email to [email protected].

02/22/2026

The kickoff of our 2026 season on April 16 is just around the corner. Don’t miss your chance to catch the magic of Jeffrey Martin with special guest Niall Connolly! Only a few tickets remain so be sure to secure your reservation s in advance.

April 16
Social Hour: 6PM (sips + snacks provided)
MUSIC: 7PM
Advance reservations encouraged. Ticket link in comments.

01/07/2026

✨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT✨
We’re so excited to welcome American roots duo Paper Wings to the hoophouse stage on May 30. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of striking duet harmonies and heartfelt original songs. Tickets are already moving, so we recommend reserving your seats in advance.

Saturday, May 30
Social Hour: 7PM (sips + snacks available)
Concert: 8PM
Advance reservations encouraged. Ticket link in comments.

Long-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart. On their latest project, Listen to the World Spin, the Nashville duo’s songwriting flourishes, displaying their exceptional ability to reference nostalgic sounds of American folk music while maintaining their own compelling style of artful and unpretentious lyricism. Embracing themes of solitude, nature, and passage through time and space, Listen to the World Spin is a beautiful exploration of how we are never alone in our search for meaning and certainty in difficult times. “We needed these songs to guide and comfort us through the last few years,” says Frank, “And we hope they’ll do the same for others.” Listen to the World Spin was released on March 15th, 2024 with support from Free Dirt Records.

12/11/2025

✨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

We are thrilled to kick off our 2026 season (a little early) on April 16 featuring one of our favorite solo artists, Jeffrey Martin. Join us! We can’t wait to see y’all again.

Thursday, April 16
SOCIAL HOUR: 6PM (sips and snacks provided)
CONCERT: 7PM
Advanced reservations encouraged. Ticket link in comments!

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Portland, Oregon songwriter Jeffrey Martin has built a quiet reputation as one of folk music’s most unflinching voices. Known for his lyrical depth and plainspoken delivery, Martin writes songs that wrestle with love, loss, and the fragile dignity of everyday life. His latest work continues a career defined by unvarnished honesty, capturing the weight of small moments and the enormity of human connection. Recorded simply and performed with disarming intimacy, Martin’s most recent album, Thank God We Left the Garden, invites listeners into a conversation—raw, searching, and deeply humane—about what it means to live and pay attention in a world that never stops breaking and mending.

“Songs that are stark in their simplicity, yet emotionally rich in a way that can catch your breath in your throat or leave your eyes suddenly damp.” - Paste

09/05/2025

Our September 27 concert featuring Shadowlands is SOLD OUT! We are so grateful for this community of music lovers for their dedicated support - we seriously couldn’t do this without you. 🫶

If you would like to join the waitlist, please send us an email at info .art.

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