The MAC is thrilled to announce its first Unplugged concert for 2026. It will take place on March 27 with two shows – one at 7:00 pm and one at 8:30 pm, each one lasting one hour. The show will feature Donn Legge with Ed Ledwith. Two guitars – an exciting new approach to the Unplugged concept. The shows take place upstairs in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery, located at 80 Pleasant St, Marion. Tickets are $15 for MAC members and $20 for nonmembers. More information and tickets at marionartcenter.org/events.
Donn Legge is a busy performer on the South Coast of Massachusetts. He can be seen playing with Blues Train, South Coast Jazz Orchestra, Patrice Tiedmann’s Seaglass Theater, Dori Rubbicco, NB Rude Boys, and Kareem Sanjaghi on Cape Cod. While living in Miami Florida for a number of years Donn played with the “Miami Heat Band” in the late ‘80’s and also with Gogi Grant, Rich Little and Trini Lopez. Donn accepted his first teaching job in Miami in ‘85 and taught full time music in public high schools until ‘00 when he and his family returned to Massachusetts. Donn continued teaching music in the public schools until his retirement last year. Donn was featured in a duo with jazz pianist Matt Richard at the first Unplugged at the MAC in April of 2023.
Ed Ledwith is a freelance guitarist and retired school music teacher. He’s been performing music in a wide variety of styles since the 1970’s. Ed has played music in recording studios and performance venues in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. He was a featured performer in the long-running “Singing for Shelter” concerts in Newport, RI. Ed has also performed in collaboration with musical theater organizations in Fall River, Attleboro, and Dartmouth, MA. An independent release of Ed’s original music, “Find Me,” was released in 1995.