Adria Petty Joins Westport Library's VersoFest 2026

WESTPORT, CT — Adria Petty, daughter of the late Tom Petty and an acclaimed producer and music video director, will participate in VersoFest 2026 at the Westport Library, organizers announced. She will appear in the Trefz Forum as part of the Saturday, March 28, lineup for the annual music and media conference.

Petty will join VersoFest on at 3 p.m. on March 28, and is scheduled to discuss the legacy of her father and his band, The Heartbreakers. The conversation will be with music and technology pioneer Sam Hendel.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

Petty currently works as a managing partner at the Tom Petty estate. She collaborates with her family and the remaining members of Tom Petty’s band and operations team. Their work involves preserving the archive of 40 years of American music.

As a director, Petty has directed many videos for recording artists including Beyoncé, Coldplay, and Rihanna. She has also created commercial spots for brands such as Lancôme, Alexander McQueen, and McDonald’s.

Petty expressed her passion for her work.

"I am a true lover of people, characters, culture, and personality," Petty said. "As a child, I spent a lot of my time traveling with my family surrounded by musicians and artistic people of all kinds. I believe it is on those musical tours that the allure of production and the alchemy of great artistic people collaborating with a great crew got me inspired to become a director."

Hendel is the managing partner of Chord Music Partners and Dundee Partners. He founded Chord in 2021 as a joint venture with Universal Music Group. Chord serves as Universal’s global catalogue acquisition vehicle.

This year’s fifth annual VersoFest includes a kickoff storytellers event with Susanna Hoffs (March 6), a conversation with folk-rock icon Ani DiFranco (March 26), a concert performance by Wyclef Jean (March 27), a VersoFest book talk with celebrated actress/performer Gina Gershon (March 28), a conversation and acoustic performance by alt-rock legend David J (March 28), and much, much more.

Verso Visionary: Adria Petty, on the Legacy of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Saturday, March 28

3 pm

Trefz Forum, The Westport Library

Tickets: Free

Website: https://versofest.org/

Tickets: https://westportlibrary.org/versofest26-tickets/

Event listing: https://versofest.org/event/versofest-visionary-adria-petty-on-the-legacy-of-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/