Tuesdays on the Terrace Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Tuesdays, June 16–August 25, 2026, 6–7:30 PM

This Week:
Ethan Robbins of Cold Chocolate

Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 6-7:30 PM

Ethan Robbins is the guitarist/songwriter of Americana band, Cold Chocolate, a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create unique a sound all their own. Ethan began his bluegrass career at Oberlin College where he began to explore how this hard-driving fast-paced genre could be stretched. A classical violinist from age four, Ethan fell in love with the guitar when he turned fourteen and his father bought him five quintessential albums: The Band’s “Music from Big Pink,” Bob Dylan’s “Bringing it all Back Home,” John Hartford’s “Steam Powered Aero-plane,” Hank Williams “Live at the Grand Ole Opry,” and the Grateful Dead’s “Workingman’s Dead.” Ever since, Ethan has attempted to bring those raw, rootsy sounds into his own original material.

His band, Cold Chocolate, has established itself as a force in the Americana genre. Ethan was a finalist for the Freshgrass Guitar Award in 2024, and he and his band have shared bills with Leftover Salmon and David Grisman, and regularly perform at venues and music festivals across the country.

Relax into summer evenings at Strawbery Banke with live music set among historic houses and gardens. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy acoustic, Americana-inspired music (and beyond).

Tickets:
Members: Free
Nonmembers: $8
Children under 3: Free

Concerts are rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, performances move indoors to the lecture hall in the Lawrence J. Yerdon Visitors Center (limited seating).