A new play does not arrive with a history. It arrives with a question. For The Absolute Miracle of Ice Cream, that question is tender, difficult, and deeply human: how do people say goodbye when the person they lost meant different things to different people?

A good fall festival gives everyone a reason to slow down: a cup of apple cider, a hawk circling overhead, music in the air, and kids with painted faces. The 2026 Fall Harvest and Arts Festival at Cromwell Valley Park, brought all of that together in one outdoor community celebration on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

The Maryland Musicians Cancer fund founder, Michael Ferretti, along with Jeff Caudle of Acid Wash and Doc Martin and the Flannels sat down with Mary Francis Seltzer and Brother Darren for an extensive interview about the upcoming benefit show at Loonasea on Sunday, October 11th. Video is used with permission.