Jive After Five

Join us and your friends from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. for a fun-filled evening of art, culture, music, food and more! It's a great place to meet after work to kick off your weekend in style.

Friday, March 20– Jazz It Up!

Get a jump on the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest (which officially starts March 27) and "take five" with your friends at the hip after-work place to be and be seen!

Listen to live music by the John Stoudt Quartet while chatting with friends over drinks and tasty hors d'oeuvres. Plus, you can check out a talk and demo related to our current exhibition, Masters of American Photography. Don't miss it!

The John Stoudt Quartet is a group of young and extremely talented jazz musicians consisting of John Stoudt, trumpet, Andy Warren, guitar, Julian Smith, bass and Jovon Jordan, drums. Together, they represent the fresh future of jazz!

John Stoudt is an accomplished trumpeter, currently finishing his B.A. in Trumpet Performance at Kutztown University. While at KU, he has played principal trumpet in the university orchestra and wind ensembles, and can be heard on three albums that Jazz Ensemble I has released on national label Sea Breeze Records. John has studied and performed with members of the Count Basie Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, to name a few.

Andy Warren is a jazz guitarist from Northeastern Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Music Education and a B.A. in Music Performance from Kutztown University. He plays with several jazz combos throughout the Berks/Bucks County area, and is currently studying with jazz guitar legend Vic Juris. Andy is finishing his M.M. in Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, where he plays with the top jazz ensemble at the New Brunswick campus.

Born in Chicago, bassist Julian Smith graduated from Berklee School of Music in 2008 where he was a recipient of the North American scholarship and played in the Hal Crook ensemble, as well as Lin Biviano’s big band. Julian also received Illinois Arts Council grants in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and is currently pursuing graduate studies in jazz performance at Rutgers University, where, as a teaching fellow, he directs two jazz combos.

Jovon Jordan is fast becoming a drummer to be reckoned with. He began playing drums at the age of three, and by age five, he was already playing local gigs around Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Now, at age 15, he is a prolific composer and producer, and is heavily engaged in live performances and several recording productions.

Title Sponsor for this evening's event is Discovery Federal Credit Union.

Food Sponsor for this evening's event is Konopelski Katering

Friday, May 15 - Adventures on the High Seas

In conjunction of the current exhibition, Dinosaurs of the Deep: Savage Ancient Seas, join us for a party celebrating the sea!
Join your friends for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, the Caribbean rhythms of Lime Time (featuring steel drums, rhythm guitar, trumpet and vocals) and more!

Wes Holmes was trained as a steel drum player on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts where he lived from 1985 - 1988. He formed the duo Lime Time in 1998. Steve Cebenko and Wes Holmes have been performing at country clubs, private parties, and public events since that time.

Steve Cebenko is the guitarist/vocalist for the duo. He has a broad musical background, having played with bands in the Lehigh Valley area, as well as bands that toured in Canada and played in Florida.

Title Sponsor for this evening's event is CTCE Federal Credit Union.

Food Sponsor for this evening's event is 3rd& Spruce Café.

Admission to “Jive After Five” is $25 for non-Members and $15 for Members, and includes admission to the galleries in the Museum, hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Promotional Sponsor for this entire series is