Society Hall  "where community celebrates!"

Society Hall, at 400 Ross Avenue in Alamosa, is hosting a combination free outdoor anniversary celebration and fundraiser to celebrate 10 years of hosting great music and community gatherings, also showing off their newly remodeled front porch and entryway, and hopefully also raising some money to help pay for it!

Says board president Ruthie Brown, “It's going to be a great day of music and fun out on Fourth Street by Society Hall! Admission is free, and we'd love to have you with us to help us celebrate.”

There will be a bunch of great music, food, drink, fellowship and community. Valley favorite Fred Hargrove will kick off the music at 4:00 PM, followed by The Rifters from 5:00 to 6:30, with Michael Hearne and South by Southwest from 7:00 to 8:30.

Society Hall will host a soup potluck – anyone who is able to bring a pot of soup is encouraged to call Ruthie Brown at 719-580-7838. There will be beer, wine and soft drinks available. There will be tables and some covered seating set up, but folks are also encouraged to bring lawn chairs just to be sure.

And Society Hall will be collecting donations to help pay for the newly remodeled front porch and entryways, and of course showing them off to anyone who wants to see them, and the rest of the hall as well.

Here's a little more info on the artists performing for the celebration -

Valley favorite Fred Hargrove is well known to area audiences, both from his years as emcee and entertainer on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad, and from his many local shows around the valley. His rich baritone and engaging stage presence seem to make everyone feel at home, and make strangers feel like old friends. Fred has also toured nationally, often opening shows with Michael Martin Murphey. Fred began his professional performing career in 1992, and has played many western music festivals and cowboy poetry gatherings throughout the years. He has recorded six CD's, the last three being with Don Richmond at his Howlin’ Dog Records Alamosa studio. In 2010, the Western Music Association nominated "My Sacred Ground", as Album of the Year. In 2011, an original song on that album, "Code of the West", was nominated for Song of the Year.

The Rifters are one of the most popular “Southwest Americana” bands in their home range of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The Rifters are Rod Taylor (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Don Richmond (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, pedal steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, vocals), and Jim Bradley (bass, vocals). Putting out more music than it seems should be right for three guys on stage, the Rifters employ a wide range of acoustic and electric instruments, combined with soaring three-part harmonies, to provide a mesmerizing variety of music from driving blue-grama-grass to ethereal desert beauty. The years of playing to the dance crowds in their northern New Mexico homeland has given their music a toe-tapping rhythm that is engaging and undeniable. The Rifters have released 8 CDs – The Rifters, The Great River, Live at the Sagebrush, Architecture of a Fire, Live at Uptop, Passes and Peaks, The Enchanted World, and Heroes and Friends. Their songs include co-writes with legendary writers such as Chuck Pyle and Waddie Mitchell, and have been covered by iconic artists such as Michael Hearne, Shake Russell, and Bill Hearne. The band celebrated their 20th year together in 2022, and as they have been known to say, “We ain't dead yet!”

Michael Hearne and band South by Southwest basically founded their own genre of music in northern New Mexico, sometimes called “Southwest Americana”, taking elements from folk, country, Texas singer-songwriter, bluegrass and western swing and melding it all together in a smooth blend that goes down like good whiskey, warming you all the way down to your toes. Michael is one of the most beloved artists in the Southwest, with an immediately recognizable voice and style. He is also the host of the immensely popular Big Barn Dance music festival in Taos every year, which takes place the weekend after Labor Day. Michael has recorded numerous albums over the years, both with his band and as a solo artist, and has spent time in the music centers of Nashville and Austin. He has written songs recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn, Johnny Rodriguez and Bill and Bonnie Hearne. He also toured extensively in his younger years with Michael Martin Murphey. He and his wife now split their time between their home in San Marcos, Texas and northern New Mexico.

The board of Society Hall, a 501c-3 non-profit organization, invites you to help them celebrate their 10 year anniversary and their newly remodeled front porch with a great day of music, friends, fellowship and fun on Saturday September 20th, 2025. Music starts at 4:00 PM. Society Hall – Where Community Celebrates!

Society Hall, at 400 Ross Avenue in Alamosa, is thrilled to welcome UK based award-winning singer-songwriter James Kirby to the Society Hall stage on Friday, September 26th at 7:30 pm. Doors will open at 6:30. Tickets are $20.00 and are available the link below, or in Alamosa at the Green Spot at 711 State Ave. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel.

Award-winning singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist James Kirby, has built a loyal international fan base over recent years, selling out venues and captivating audiences worldwide with his mellow voice and distinctive percussive guitar playing. Blending elements of folk, pop, blues, indie rock and piano, his compositions range from fast and furious to heartfelt and melodic, with James finding new and unorthodox techniques to make music from every part of the acoustic guitar.

And here is a ringing endorsement from our friend Emile Dubia at the lovely La Veta Mercantile listening room - “I’ve been hosting musicians in my listening room for six years, some Grammy nominated and a couple Grammy award winning, but James Kirby is probably the best show my venue has ever seen.”

Kirby will be celebrating the release of his new album “Breathe”, just released in August of 2025.