Pine Grove Hall, located at 101 E. Pine Grove Rd in Pine Grove Mills, PA, will be keeping weekends busy during the month of May! Good Music and Good Food await you at this farm-to-table fine dining establishment!

Weekends in May are packed with great music at Pine Grove Mills. It starts with some classic funk and soul and ends the month with some folk music.

Groove Society
Friday, May 2 - 7 pm to 9 pm - $15

Groove Society (formerly The Gill Street Band) is a classic funk/soul/R&B band with a hardworking 3-piece horn section. They perform funky classic soul and horn music throughout the Commonwealth.

Band members have performed in various professional touring bands across the region, making Groove Society an explosive and powerful presence. This eight-piece group delivers high-energy tunes that will get your body jumping and your feet moving from start to finish at every show and venue. Melanie Morrison is featured as lead singer.
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Crooner & Co Swing Band
Saturday, May 3 - 7 pm to 9 pm - $18

Back by popular demand, Crooner & Co. Swing Band brings to life the excitement of the swing era. With new music by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Jr., and Count Basie, there will surely be something for everyone. Blending standards and favorites with pop music in the swing style, you do not want to miss hearing this band perform! To experience the music on a new level, make your reservation early and enjoy an hour of beginner swing dance instruction before the show!
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Shallow Alcove
Sunday, May 4 - 6 pm to 8 pm - $22

Shallow Alcove is an up-and-coming indie band fronted by Grace Krichbaum and Dan Harris, with Peter Groppe, Jack Harrington, and Noah Dardaris.

They combine stacked vocal harmonies, catchy guitar riffs, and diary-like lyrics, forming a tender soundtrack to young adulthood. Shallow Alcove’s music is based in their love of DIY folk music and colored with narratives of friendship, the changing of the seasons, bad haircuts, and the ache of growing up.

What started as friends writing songs in the bedrooms and basements of Upstate New York has since shifted to the apartments and studios of New York City and Philadelphia. Still, Shallow Alcove’s roots have remained the same: storytelling with the people they love.

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Hops & Hymns
Sunday, May 18 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Free

Grab your favorite drink—a cold beer, a glass of wine, a cocktail, or even a refreshing soda or lemonade—and head upstairs for a fun and relaxed hour of hymn singing!

Whether you’ve been in a church choir your whole life or haven’t stepped foot in a church in years (or ever!), everyone is welcome. The goal is simple: to come together, lift our voices in song, sip on something tasty, and just enjoy the moment.

No reservations are needed—just bring yourself, your friends, and your love for good music and good times!

May Writers' Round
Sunday, May 18 - 6 pm to 8 pm - $10

This monthly Writers’ Round showcases multiple writers/artists on stage simultaneously, each playing one song going "AROUND" until 3, 4, or five "rounds" have been completed. They'll present new and sometimes not even fully completed songs. It's an intimate evening that you won't want to miss.

Bill Stryer is a singer-songwriter from State College. He is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music.

Sophie Augusta Rusnock took up the harp as a teenager in Ottawa, Ontario, under the guidance of Juno Award nominee Caroline Léonardelli. She immediately fell in love with the instrument, and her passion would eventually lead her to complete a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Coconut Wolf is a local hip-hop phenomenon that blends old-school flavors with lo-fi and is often compared to the likes of MF DOOM and Sage Francis.

Chris Welker is an acoustic guitarist based in Mill Hall, PA. He plays a wide range of cover songs and draws on that experience to write music.

Ticket LINK for May 18, 2025, at Pine Grove Hall

Happy Valley Jazz Octet
Saturday, May 24 - 7 pm to 9 pm - $15

Get ready to swing and groove with the newest jazz ensemble in town! The Happy Valley Jazz Octet will deliver a dynamic fusion of classic swing tunes and fiery hard-bop numbers that will have you tapping your feet and dancing all night long. Premiering original compositions and arrangements with influence from Count Basie, Gerry Mulligan, and everyone in between, the octet is made up of some of the area’s finest musicians: Rick Hirsch (saxophone), Anton Fatula (saxophone), Matthew Donovan (saxophone), Adam Hallacher (trumpet), Gabriel Herrera (trombone and director), Bob Hart (bass), Ailish Quiñones (keys), and Kevin Lowe (drums). Whether you’re a jazz enthusiast or just looking for a good time, the HVJO promises to provide a soundtrack for a night to remember.
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Guitar Brothers
Sunday, May 25 - 6 pm to 8 pm - $12

The Guitar Brothers--Jon Rounds, Bruce Truitt, Jerry Bresee--are a trio of seasoned musicians and songwriters who found each other in State College in 2021 after many years playing music in far-flung places. Their original music is an eclectic mix of Americana, folk, blues, rock, Latin, and jazz.

Rounds grew up in Bucks County PA and previously played in State College with the Rounds Brothers and Cartoon. His songs have been performed and recorded by dozens of artists with ties to State College.

Truitt hails from Austin TX, where he worked in studios as a bassist, guitarist, producer and composer. He speaks and sings in Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, and has taught music theory and composition for 40 years in academic and private settings.

Bresee [Breh-ZEE] grew up in Athens PA and went on to a career in aviation. He performed for many years in the DC area with folk, rock, country, and jazz groups and has released two CDs of original songs. He still plays monthly gigs in DC with the jazz trio String Theory.

The show is held in the upstairs listening room. It is not handicapped accessible.
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Acoustic Nomads
Friday, May 30 - 7 pm to 9 pm - $22

At the crossroads of South American folk music and Northern Americana, Acoustic Nomads, a rising star band, is taking the acoustic music scene by storm. Acoustic Nomads interweaves contemporary improvisation and newgrass with folkloric traditions from North and South America, with influences from Appalachia to Argentina.

The band's unique sound results from the players harnessing these varied musical interests and joyously exploring uncharted musical territory together. Since forming in 2019, Acoustic Nomads has headlined performances at WBUR Cityspace in Boston, Club Passim in Cambridge, Hartford’s Baby Grand Jazz Series, Arts at the Armory in Somerville, Barnarts’ Feast & Field Series in Barnard VT, and performed at major bluegrass festivals including Freshgrass, Grey Fox, and Joe Val.

Their performances maintain the spirit of folkloric music while delving into modern jazz improvisation and sophisticated chamber music arrangements, showing how different cultures can unite and celebrate humanity through art.

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With more than eight events planned for the weekends plus many more during the month, make sure you visit Pine Grove Hall for a delicious meal and a toe-tapping good time.