Submitted by Joan Fox
(October 3, 2026) — Essex Winter Series is pleased to announce the receipt of funding in support of our 2027 Golden Jubilee Season from The Essex Foundation (theessexfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a difference in the Essex communities.
With this generous grant from The Foundation to assist with our Library Free Tickets Program, the funds will enable greater community access to the arts and allow our organization’s partnership to continue with Essex Library (youressexlibrary.org/) and make it possible to add the Ivoryton Library (ivorytonlibrary.org) as ticket distribution locations when the concert season begins in late January.
Each library will have six free tickets to each of the four concerts taking place at Valley Regional High School and John Winthrop Middle School from January through April, 2027. As Essex Winter Series celebrates its 50th anniversary with innovative classical and jazz performances and a season that will explore the influence of Beethoven in many genres, the organization also celebrates The Essex Foundation and its members for their part in broadening the cultural impact in our shared neighborhoods.
Essex Winter Series in a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to bring the finest music, in live performance, during the winter months to the widest and most culturally, economically and socially diverse audience possible in the Connecticut River Valley and Shoreline Region for purposes of cultivating its appreciation through concerts and educational outreach.
The Essex Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Essex residents. It relies on bequests and donations from the community to provide funding support for a broad range of needs not met by other organizations or sources. More information can be found online at www.theessexfoundation.org or by emailing contact@theessexfoundation.org.
Essex Winter Series is so grateful for this funding from The Essex Foundation, which supports the Essex area libraries. Our program also partners with other area libraries: Acton (Old Saybrook), Brainerd Memorial (Haddam), Chester and Deep River.