Abe Partridge performs Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. at The Screen Door Room at Cecil T’s Mercantile, 7 Broad Street in downtown Rome.

The event flyer advertises $20 tickets; check the purchase page for availability and any checkout fees.

The Mobile, Alabama, songwriter is also a visual artist, storyteller and documentary maker, giving this Saturday outing an appeal that reaches beyond a familiar name on a concert poster.

If your idea of a good night includes listening closely to a song and discovering the person behind it, this is a date to put on the calendar.

Make room for an early downtown dinner, then head to Broad Street for a live performance close to home.

Below, we look at Partridge’s music, his connection to Southern folk art and the practical details for planning your evening.

A songwriter with several ways to tell a story

Partridge released Cotton Fields and Blood for Days in 2018 and has since taken his music to audiences in the United States and Europe.

His performance history includes Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe and Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic, along with appearances on Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.

Those connections offer a starting point for listeners who enjoy discovering a songwriter through the stories and songs that travel with him.

Give a recording a listen before Saturday if you like to arrive with a little familiarity.

Or bring your curiosity and let the live performance be your introduction.

Southern stories extend beyond the stage

With co-producer Ferrill Gibbs, Partridge created the Alabama Astronaut podcast, documenting music from Appalachian serpent-handling churches.

His visual art includes acrylic paintings on tarred board and watercolors, and his work has been featured at Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens.

For Northwest Georgia readers, that Paradise Gardens connection adds a familiar place to an artist whose work moves between music and visual storytelling.

It also gives art lovers a reason to look beyond the concert date and explore another side of his work.

A song, a painting and a recorded conversation each offer a different way to spend time with a story.

Make a Saturday evening of it

The Screen Door Room is at Cecil T’s Mercantile on the lower end of Broad Street.

Keep the full venue name and street address handy when planning your route, especially if this will be your first visit.

An early meal downtown can fit around the 7 p.m. start, but leave enough time to reach the venue and get settled.

This is a good occasion to invite the friend who is always saying we ought to get out and hear more live music.

Rome’s performance calendar gives that intention somewhere to go.

You do not have to turn every evening out into an elaborate production; sometimes a ticket, a friend and an open mind are plenty.

The details to save

The date is Saturday, October 17, 2026, and the performance begins at 7 p.m.

The venue is The Screen Door Room at Cecil T’s Mercantile, 7 Broad Street, Rome, GA 30161.

Tickets are advertised at $20, with current availability and checkout details on the event’s purchase page.

Use the artist’s tour listing to learn more, and check the ticket page before heading out.

For Tickets click HERE.