originally published: 10/01/2024

(AVENEL, NJ) -- Woodbridge Township presents an Afternoon with Kim Richey at Avenel Performing Arts Center on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 3:00pm. Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37 when she signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the next few years promoting her albums and touring with the likes of Wynonna Judd.

Her songs have been recorded by Trisha Yearwood (“Believe Me Baby, I Lied”), Radney Foster (“Nobody Wins”), Brooks & Dunn (“Every River”) and many others including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters, Patty Loveless and Jim Lauderdale.

Since her May 1995 self-titled debut album which contained the singles “Just My Luck” and “Those Words We Said”, she’s released a string of albums including Thorn in My Heart in 2013, which featured guest vocals from Trisha Yearwood, and “A Long Way back: Songs of Glimmer” in 2020.  Her latest album, Every New Beginning, was released in May 2024.

Tickets are $30 (plus fees) and available for purchase online. The Avenel Performing Arts Center is located at 150 Avenel Street in Avenel New Jersey.

The Avenel Performing Arts Center (APAC) is a multi-disciplinary performing arts center located in Avenel, New Jersey. Funded by the Woodbridge Arts Alliance, The APAC promises to energize Avenel and surrounding communities by programming exceptional, professional theatre, music, comedy, dance and more.

 

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