Last Fair Deal and its American roots music will be featured at an upcoming Concert in the Garden at Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio, 1 Spring Street, Chester, on Thursday, May 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. The suggested donation is $20. There will be outdoor, bistro-style seating in the amphitheater; the concert will be inside the gallery if the weather is bad. For more information, call 860-526-2077 or visit www.nilssonstudio.com.

The Last Fair Deal trio includes guitarist Paul Howard, fiddler Tom Hagymasi, and banjo/mandolinist Phil Zimmerman. The band’s repertoire includes old-time string-band, bluegrass, swing, and popular music. The show will feature originals from the band’s current and previous three albums, and tunes by John Hartford, Gillian Welch, Dan Hicks, Lennon/McCartney, John Hiatt, The Band, and Bob Dylan may be played as well.

More information about the band is available at www.lastfairdeal.com.

Gates open a half hour before the show. Seating is first-come, first-served. The Chester Package Store, across the street, is open until 8 p.m. No pets are allowed.