6 On The Square will continue this fall’s Women Songwriter Series with a concert from Crys Matthews at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. (Submitted photo)

OXFORD — Oxford’s acoustic listening room, 6 On The Square, will continue this fall’s Women Songwriter Series with a concert from Crys Matthews at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.

The series highlights some of the best women performers on the folk-acoustic circuit today. Matthews returns to 6OTS after a well-received performance in fall 2019.

Matthews is among a new generation of social justice music-makers. A powerful lyricist, her songs of compassionate dissent reflect her lived experience as what she calls "the poster-child for intersectionality." With her latest album, “Changemakers,” Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near.

She began performing in 2010 but cemented her acclaim at Lincoln Center as the 2017 New Song Music and Performance Competition grand prize winner.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door; purchase at 6onthesquare.org or call 607-843-OTS6 (6876) to make a reservation. Doors open one hour before the start of performances. Concerts also will be streamed live online for $10; more information at 6onthesquare.org.

Coming up at 6OTS: Carolann Solebello & Hope Dunbar (Oct. 12), Danielle Miraglia & Marc Douglas Berardo (Oct. 26), Lynne Hanson (Nov. 9), Dana Cooper (Nov. 16) and On a Midwinter’s Night with Joe Jencks (Dec. 22). 

Sponsors for this fall’s 6OTS season are Chenango County Tourism and Patocka's Restaurant in Greene. 6OTS also is funded in part by Earlville Opera House's Arts in the Community Grants Program, made possible by the New York State Senate with support of the Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

6 On The Square Inc. is an intimate, not-for-profit, volunteer-based acoustic music listening room and arts venue located at 6 Lafayette Park in downtown Oxford. Learn more at 6onthesquare.org.

- Information from 6 On The Square