Join us for this full day, hands-on 21+ stained glass workshop, facilitated by artist Kolika Chatterjee and take a deep dive into the art of stained glass.

All the tools, PPE, patterns and glass are provided.

Come prepared with creativity and self-compassion and ready to learn to cut, grind and shape glass. 

You will add metal to glass-  copper foil, flux, solder and patina, learn the science of this craft form, discuss tips and tricks, address common mistakes, add your own styles, all at your own pace.

And, at the end of the class, you graduate with a 6+ suncatchers ready to add to your window. Most importantly, you leave filled with the know-how to make stained glass. 

From heart wrenching ballads, to foot-stompin’ rock ‘n’ roll, whether live or on record, Ward Hayden & the Outliers deliver every time..

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Fiddler Betsy Green will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

Join us this summer as we celebrate good food, good music & good people.

As part of a brand new food experience offering, we'll enjoy a 4-course meal prepared by chef Mel Harrington of Sunday Supper in an open-air community table set in the Word Barn Meadow.

Prior to dinner, we’ll enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and live roots music – making this a perfect, all-encompassing evening of good food, music & people.

Come enjoy the Jamie McLean Band who head to the Meadow with their New Orleans soul, middle Americana roots, Delta blues and New York City swagger.

Frontman for the New England-based Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth, Will Evans brings his finesse with a wide range of instruments to The Word Barn Meadow.

Along with his melodious vocals, Will accompanies himself on acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, the beat box, as well as a handpan drum called a hang drum.

Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians with a shared love of the Grateful Dead. In intimate concerts, the musicians celebrate the band's music not through note-for-note re-creations but by playing the songs their own way—letting them grow and evolve collaboratively in the true spirit of the Dead.

Get ready for a lively night The Meadow with one of the most dynamic groups in bluegrass and acoustic music!

Join us as Eliza Gilkyson, accompanied by her longtime compañero preeminent accompanist, Jim Henry, returns to Exeter for an evening of music in support of her latest release Dark Ages.

Come enjoy this fresh and compelling blend of traditional music virtuosity, inspiring vocal tunes and driving dancehall rhythms alongside progressive instrumentation and improvisation.

Join us for this hands-on workshop facilitated by artist Kolika Chatterjee where you will learn to make your very own 3D stained glass flowers using the Tiffany-style copper foil method.

You will be guided through every step of the process, from foiling and soldering, to adding the final details like a brass stem.

Each participant will create up to three flowers, mounted on individual wooden stands.

Join us for this hands-on workshop facilitated by artist Kolika Chatterjee where you will learn to make your very own stained glass flowers using the Tiffany-style copper foil method.

You will be guided through every step of the process, from foiling and soldering, to adding the final details like a brass stem.

Each participant will create up to three flowers, mounted on individual wooden stands.

HAAS is the combination of one of the most sought after cellist in traditional music (Natalie Haas), and one of the most influential fiddlers of her generation (Brittany Haas).

Get ready for a wildly fun evening featuring the rock and roll, Americana sounds of The Mallett Brothers Band.

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Fiddler Betsy Green will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

Tray Wellington marked 2025 with the receipt of the prestigious Steve Martin Banjo Prize, joining the ranks of some of the most respected players in modern string music. His innovative blend of bluegrass, jazz, and groove-based music continues to resonate with audiences across genres and generations.

Get ready to get in the groove as this Moroccan dosed psychedelic dub jazz collective brings their mesmerizing synthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk to the Meadow!

Nothing better than the chance to host the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. Come join in the fun. Special album release concert to boot!

After 20 years together, 9 studio albums, and more than 2 million annual Spotify listeners, The Mystix have put together a stripped-down, acoustic version to tour a handful of select smaller venues.

Come enjoy this acclaimed Americana ensemble known for their deep soul and Americana catalog rooted in the blues, gospel, and country of the American South.

Join us as The Silo Series presents a special Wednesday evening reading—- three poets at the end of July: Michael Brosnan, Meg Kearney, & Matt Miller

This reading is free, but we ask that you register (so we can keep track of numbers). Let's fill the barn for these poets! 

Come join for the return of our Environmental Education series and meet some amazing owl and raptor species up close while learning all about them thanks to the wonderful Tailwinds educators.

Join us for a special AJA Music presentation as The Lost River Fleet returns to The Word Barn Meadow this summer.

Learn to practice the "magic" of this monochrome printing process which produces cyan-blue colored prints. It’s a joyously fun day composing, exposing, and developing ‘photographs’ using this alternative printing process invented in the 1800's.

In this workshop, we will discuss the history of Cyanotypes, create bespoke images with solar- ready material using the same chemical mixture Sir John Herschel invented in 1842 for this camera-less printing process. On this day, students will work with both fabric and paper to make lasting photographic imagery. You'll create works from the natural world inspired by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer, who created her own cyan prints in 1843, and experiment with composition using 3-d objects

David Ramirez heads back to the Word Barn Meadow with a brand new album and his full band for what will be a stellar summer evening.

Drawing comparisons to Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris from Rolling Stone, Michaela Anne is a resilient, introspective singer-songwriter who is comfortable in her own skin and is not afraid to rock out. 

The Bow Tides is a powerhouse Celtic ensemble led by three Irish fiddlers: Ellery Klein, Jessie Burns and champion Irish dancer Katie Grennan. These dynamic women are veterans of the stage and studio, with a collective 16 years as the fiddlers with the Irish-American supergroup Gaelic Storm. Holding down the low end in the group are Grammy-nominated bassist Eric Thorin and guitarist/singer Jeff Lindblade. 

Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra is a seven-piece acoustic band from Oslo, Norway, that has captured hearts in both Norway and the US with its unique blend of bluegrass and Nordic folk – a style often dubbed “Nordicana.”

Nominated for Norway’s Grammy Award, this is one band not to miss this summer.

The ancient art of Japanese Paper Marbling (alongside some optional refreshing North Country Hard Cider).  You’ve seen it in art form, on book ends, and on clothing. Come learn the seemingly magic art of paper marbling and the various designs that can be created in this super fun and addictive craft. 

Join artist and teacher Molly Meng as we use Japanese marbling inks and various papers to create our own unique, swirling beauties that take just a short time to dry and can be used for a multitude of creative projects going forward.

Known for their heartfelt, genre-blending sound, Satsang merges elements of folk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, infusing each song with introspective lyrics and a strong message of positivity, spirituality, and social awareness.

Samantha Crain is a Choctaw-American singer, songwriter, film composer, and producer from Oklahoma. This two-time winner of the Native American Music Award defies categorization, marrying folk music with the sounds of country rock and college indie.

Special guest Eliza Edens.