Princeton High School graduate John Popper and his band, the Duskray Troubadours, are the featured performer at the Historical Society of Princeton’s annual A Concert Under the Stars fundraiser. The Historical Society of Princeton’s third annual A Concert Under the Stars fundraiser will feature a 90-minute live performance by John Popper and the Duskray Troubadours. The event will be held on June 14 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Updike Farmstead. Previous concerts have featured the Bacon Brothers and The Marshall Tucker Band. Guests dine at red and white checked tables and mingle throughout the historic six-acre grounds before dancing and singing along with the society’s featured performer. Guests will be presented with a summer spread prepared by Main Street catering, which will also create a signature cocktail in honor of the band’s song, “Champipple.” While attending Princeton High School in the 1980s, Popper formed the multi-platinum Grammy-winning band Blues Traveler. In 2011, Popper emerged with an all new solo album, John Popper & the Duskray Troubadours, which he describes as a “liberating, scrappy, rock-roots alter ego of Blues Traveler.” Singer/songwriter Jono Manson plays guitar on the new album, which he also produced, recorded and mixed in the mountains of Mexico. 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the Historical Society. Founded in 1938, the society is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton. Home to a vast collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs, the society offers a wide array of exhibitions, lectures and public programs each year to schools, adults and families at its two locations, Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead. Updike Farmstead is open to the public the first Saturday each month, from noon to 4 p.m. Special themed activities are planned monthly, including walking tours, workshops and crafts for children. Net proceeds from A Concert Under the Stars go to support the Historical Society’ community programs. A “Bring Your Friends” ticket option is available: 8 tickets for $1,000, a savings of $200 off the $150 individual ticket price. Stargazer level tickets are $350, and include first-out onsite parking. Tickets are available online at princetonhistory.org, or by phone: (609) 921-6748 x105.
Princeton High School graduate John Popper and his band, the Duskray Troubadours, are the featured performer at the Historical Society of Princeton’s annual A Concert Under the Stars fundraiser.,
