Join us for a special evening of music and community at the Park Theater in Hudson, NY, featuring Emanuel Casablanca, a talented Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Known for his collaborations with music icons like Bill Laswell, Daxx Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones), and Doug Wimbish (Living Colour), Emanuel brings a unique blend of passion and creativity to the stage.

His debut album, Blood On My Hands, showcases his musical journey through 16 powerful tracks, with contributions from legends like Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, and Albert Castiglia. This intimate performance will be a celebration of Emanuel’s versatility as an artist, weaving together his personal stories of growth, reflection, and exploration.

Glory Addie is a New York-based singer-songwriter who sings the things most people won’t say out loud. Blending folk storytelling with alternative country influences, her music explores longing, fear, hope, and the quiet resilience it takes to keep going. Through raw lyricism and emotionally charged performances, she reminds listeners that they are never alone in what they carry.

As an Arts Psychotherapist, Nicole Porter directed child therapy in the days following the Sandy Hook School tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. The Emerald Sketch was the first mental health organization for the Newtown community in direct response to the massacre. Porter has also led global child trauma response projects in countries ranging from Ukraine and India to sites throughout the United States, including Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC. New York–based, The Emerald Sketch continues to aid cities and teams of Creative Arts Therapists during disasters throughout the United States and globally.

Emanuel Casablanca / Glory Addie

Emanuel Casablanca / Glory Addie