# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening w/ ANDY STOCHANSKY and DARREN GARVEY featuring live painting by PETER MERA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: FRIDAY, MAY 2nd
The Music Box - Rockford, IL

ANDY STOCHANSKY - 9p
DARREN GARVEY - 8p

w/ live painting by PETER MERA

Doors open 6:30p
Reserved seating: $32
General Admission: $25

==
ANDY STOCHANSKY

Andy Stochansky is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer know for capturing life’s simple yet profound moments through vivid lyrics and organic sounds. His upcoming album, Poetry of Birds (2025), embraces the beauty of nature, encouraging listeners to find magic in the everyday.

Andy’s career spans from touring and recording with Ani Difranco to collaborating with artists like Goo Goo Dolls and Annie Lennox. His work is featured in global hits like Shannon Noll’’s #1 single “Shine” and songs for The Twilight Saga and Commonwealth Games.


DARREN GARVEY

For Darren, songs come from somewhere—an instrument, the confluence of two rivers, a scribble in his daughter’s sketchbook. Inspired by LGBTQ+ friends and family, Garvey penned “No Love Is Wrong,” a song about how “the shine of the sun finds everyone” regardless of who or how they love. With an overarching theme in his music of finding positivity in times of unrest, Darren has followed the call from one great musical collaboration to the next.

Darren Garvey is a member of Elephant Revival—a unique collection of multi-instrumentalists, and his expressive and inventive style has been utilized by Midwest artists like Cameron McGill, Trapper Schoepp, Field Report, Allie Kral, Daniel and the Lion, Miles Nielsen, Andreas Kapsalis, Chicago Farmer, and Cory Chisel.


PETER MERA

Peter J. Mera brings vibrant life to contemporary art from Rockford.   His paintings showcase emotive themes and bold colors, capturing the essence of modern living through each brushstroke. Explore a world where art speaks, inviting you to feel and connect with the narratives woven into every piece. Discover how Peter's unique perspective transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary expressions of creativity.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rockford/an-evening-w-andy-stochansky-and-darren-garvey-featuring-live-painting-by-peter-mera/200028093591955
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, music, literary-art, entertainment, live-music, lgbt-pride
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dice.fm/event/3ov3mg-an-evening-with-andy-stochansky-guest-darren-garvey-2nd-may-the-music-box-rockford-tickets?pid=72cf1d47&_branch_match_id=1432168477909678994&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1Xey&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_campaign=rockford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rockford
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Music Box of Rockford
- **lat**: 42.269035746921
- **long**: -89.090268724292
- **full address**: The Music Box of Rockford, 219 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104-1010, United States,Rockford, Illinois

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Darren Garvey (https://allevents.in/org/darren-garvey/25622083)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 02 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Music Box of Rockford, 219 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104-1010, United States,Rockford, Illinois
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Darren Garvey
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, music, literary-art, entertainment, live-music, lgbt-pride
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Evening w/ ANDY STOCHANSKY and DARREN GARVEY featuring live painting by PETER MERA ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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