Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna: Autumn Acoustic Tour

Know Before You Go

Lobby doors and bar open at 6:00pm, theater doors open at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:00pm.

PARKING

Free parking for this event has been generously donated by Vail in the Main Mansfield Lot on the other side of Mountain Road/Route 108. There will be Spruce Peak Arts parking signs starting on Route 108 directing you to the Mansfield Lot.

We recommend that drivers drop their party at the theatre door on the Spruce Peak side, and then head over to the Mansfield Lot to park. They will then be transferred by Executive Shuttle provided by Fleet Transportation to the front door of the theatre. Shuttles will be available from 6:00pm to 9:45pm. Please allow enough time to park, shuttle, check in, and find your seats at the theater.

First come first serve free parking is available on the Spruce Peak side in The Village Lot before you get to the theater, and the upper deck of the parking garage just beyond the theater. Parking in the upper deck and the Village Lot are free for up to 6 hours.

Accessible parking is available in the upper level of the garage directly beside the theater.

CONCESSIONS

There will be a bar with drinks and light snacks. The bar is located in the lobby of the theater and drinks and snacks are permitted in the theater. Outside food and alcohol is strictly prohibited.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please contact the Box Office at 802-760-4634 or by email: boxoffice@sprucepeakarts.org

Natalie Merchant

Over her forty-year career, Natalie Merchant has earned recognition among America’s most respected recording artists, drawing audiences with her captivating performances and intentional songwriting. “Natalie Merchant is a rare breed,” says the Daily Telegraph. “An artist who has never compromised, but instead evolved with integrity, thought, and meaning.” Her music blends folk, rock, and world music influences, and she continues to be regarded as a pioneering figure in alternative music. Her latest record, Keep Your Courage (released in 2023 on Nonesuch Records), finds Merchant in peak form, with Mojo calling it “her most beautiful [material] in decades.” The album dives into love and human connection in its many forms—with Merchant’s voice to keep you hanging on every word. Merchant has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide variety of non-profit organizations, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.
Merchant began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and released two platinum and four gold records with the group. She left the band in 1993 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies.
In 2007, Merchant was appointed by Governor Elliot Spitzer to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts, and in 2022 Senator Chuck Schumer appointed her to the board of trustees of The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Merchant’s awards for artistic excellence and philanthropic work include: the ASCAP Champion Award, The Library Lion Award from the New York Public Library, and The John Lennon Real Love Award. In 2025 the National Head Start Association made Natalie their national artist-in-residence.