Fabiola Méndez, B.M is a Puerto Rican cuatro player, singer, composer, and educator. Her artistic vision and original music focus on the exploration of her culture, her ancestry, and her identities. Fabiola’s music is heavily influenced by Puerto Rican folk traditions as it features cuatro, a five double-string guitar that is Puerto Rico's national instrument. While drawing from the deep folk traditions of her home, Fabiola pushes the boundaries of traditional cuatro playing through her use of contemporary harmony and an array of pedals which introduce a modern palette of sounds.

Currently, Fabiola and her trio present her original music nationally and internationally. She is an artist in residence for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, a fellow for Whippoorwill Arts, and a composer for children's animated series, including PBS Kids shows Alma's Way and Work It Out Wombats, and HBO Max's Mecha Builders, produced by Sesame Street.

2pm Workshop- @ Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (Free and open to the Public)

Through call and response activities that integrate melody, song and movement, attendees of all ages will learn to engage with music, rhythms and dance

8pm Concert- @ The Dance Hall

Fabiola Mendez Trio perform a ticketed concert

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

*fees not included