# Event Details - **Event Name**: Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for the first ever Nutmeg Listening Room - and intimate evening spent listening to the area's finest songwriting talent.About this EventDrew Ryder Smith is a country music singer and award winning professional songwriter. Born and raised between “Music City” (Nashville, TN) and “The Hit Making Capital of the World” (Muscle Shoals, AL), his career in music was probably inevitable.Drew toured coast to coast for several years in his early career and has shared the stage with Merle Haggard, Don Williams, Big & Rich, Lee Brice, Lady A and many others. He describes opening for Merle Haggard at the Ryman Auditorium with only a stool and his acoustic guitar as one of the highlights of his career. Opening for one of his heroes with the likes of John Prine, Tim and Faith, Keith Urban and top industry executives in the audience, and his mother in the wings, is a story he rarely tells but that is close to his heart.Drew's long songwriting career has also afforded him the opportunity to write with Don Schlitz (“The Gambler,” “When You Say Nothing At All”), Rob Snyder (“She Got The Best Of Me” - Luke Combs), Driver Williams ("Smoke A Little Smoke” - Eric Church), Bobby Pinson (“Some Of It” - Eric Church) and he continues to work with some of the brightest talent in Nashville. His first gold record hangs on his mother’s/father’s wall.Drew is a proud member of the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association as well as NSAI (the Nashville Songwriters Association International). https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/381eb4b0-a7bd-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w507-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Raised on traditional bluegrass and classic rock, singing harmony was as second nature to Melissa Faith Capezio as walking and breathing. At 16, she asked her dad to show her three chords on the guitar & learned every song in her Tracy Chapman songbook and then started writing songs of her own. She hasn’t stopped writing since. She has recorded two full length studio albums, both available on all streaming platforms. She has also sung background vocals on a number of friends projects, something she truly loves doing and would love to do more of.Melissa is a mom to an 11- and 9-year-old, both of whom are musical in their own ways. Playing music took a big backseat until the arrival of Covid and she needed the outlet that songwriting had always provided. She started recording songs in her closet and posting them on Instagram. Recently, Melissa got back out there and took to the stage again. She says “Only took me 44 years to get here - right on time!” https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/38315250-a7bd-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w608-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/westport/nutmeg-listening-room-featuring-drew-ryder-smith-and-melissa-capezio/100001995768397000 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Music, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.85, max: 17.85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Westport - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Veterans of Foreign Wars - **lat**: 41.1249169 - **long**: -73.3715644 - **full address**: Veterans of Foreign Wars, 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/3f0a0c2085d7f3b31d47972549b543d32d77b4d8493aec77f7dc078163c59a27-rimg-w1080-h566-dc884828-gmir.jpg?v=1788456698 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio being held? - **A:** Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Veterans of Foreign Wars, 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio? - **A:** Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio is organized by Nutmeg Original Music Series. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Nutmeg Listening Room Featuring Drew Ryder Smith & Melissa Capezio is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Westport, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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