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QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDEEvening o’ Music ............................................................................. 2Hubby Jenkins in Concert .............................................................. 2June Days 50th Anniversary Revival ............................................ 6Members’ Gigs (& Friends) ............................................................. 7Smile When You Say That… .......................................................... 7Board Meeting: The Summary .....................................................10Good o’ the Order .........................................................................11Frank & Hank Concert ..................................................................13Lil’ Rev Workshop & Concert .......................................................13

Upcoming Parking at MUFThe Morristown Unitarian Fellowship will be undergoing some renovations, to the building itself, and more significantly to the parking lot starting in June. The building itself will not be useable during the first two weeks of June, requiring the postponement of the Small Potatoes/Jean Scully show on the 6th, and the cancellation of the OpenStage on the 13th. Also, the parking lot will be undergoing a major revamping starting in June and continuing into September. During that time period, parking will be available on the street on the same side as the building, and in the Morris Museum parking lot a block away. There will be limited parking on site (15 spaces) which will be reserved for our paid performers (not OpenStage or unpaid member show performers.), for staff that is carrying a significant amount of equipment or food, and for those who are truly mobility-impaired. (Honor system on that. Please do not abuse the privilege.) You can pull up to the front door to load or unload, but you MUST move your vehicle within 5 minutes of arrival because that area will be very busy. Note: the auxiliary lot off Columbia Turnpike will NOT be available, as that will be used as a staging lot for the construction equipment.Sorry for the inconvenience. But at least we are able to continue to use the MUF facilities, rather than moving our operations to another venue. We’ll get through this.

—Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Concert Series Chair

Getaway Sunday’s Finale ConcertGreat News! You can attend The Acoustic Getaway’s Finale Concert, starring The Slambovian Underground, the acoustic trio featuring Joziah Longo, Tink Lloyd, and Sharkey McEwen from the Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Opening will be Project favorites 2 Daves & A Dame. The show begins at 2pm on May 19th, 2019, at Stony Point Center. Tickets are $23. Click tinyurl.com/FP-GSFC.Or come in the morning and enjoy two Getaway workshops. Then join us for lunch and for the finale concert featuring the Slambovian Underground and 2 Daves & A Dame. Workshops are offered for musicians on all levels, singers, and listeners. Specific workshops focus on entertainment, improv-ing music skills, participation, and performance. Workshops begin at 9:30am on Sunday, May 19, at Stony Point Center. Tickets are $70. Go to folkproject.org or click tinyurl.com/FP-GSFC. If you have any questions, contact Mark & Robin at 201/207-8696 or write us at getaway@folkproject.org.

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Evening o’ MusicSat., May 11, 7:30pm • Elly Faden’s

12 5th Street, Hazlet Twp., NJ • 732/639-3593, elly.faden@folkproject.orgThere are three spaces for song circles in this lovely house. Join us for some musical fun! Bring your instruments, your larynx, your spirit, and snacks, desserts, and beverages to share.

Directions from Garden State Parkway: Take Exit 117, toward Keyport; take Hwy 35 toward Hazlet; left onto South Laurel Ave.; right onto 5th St. (just past Henry Hudson Bike Trail); 12 5th St. is on right.

Please note the 7:30pm start time

Hubby Jenkins in ConcertFri., May 3, 7:30pm • The Folk Music Society of New YorkPearl Studios, 500 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan • $25, members $20.

Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeav-ors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle, banjo, and tra-ditional jazz. Since 2010, he has been an integral part of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. This promises to be an exciting evening of authentic and soulful interpretations of traditional American music.

Tickets available at the door or online at hubbyjenkins.eventbrite.com.Pearl Studios is at 500 Eighth Avenue, Room 304 (between 35th and 36th St), and can be reached by the A, C, or E train to the 34th St. stop. For more information, contact Heather Wood, 646/628-4606.

The Folk Music Society of New York (FMSNY) and the Folk Project are affiliated organizations. As such, members of each organization can attend the other’s events at member prices

Sam Reider and the Human Hands

Friday, May 10, 8:00pmHopewell Theater5 S. Greenwood Ave, Hopewell hopewelltheater.com 609-466-1964

Irresistible melodies, fiery improvisation and otherworldly sounds

Jazz pianist turned roots musician, Sam Reider has been featured at Lincoln Center and on NPR, and performed alongside pop stars, jazz and folk musicians ranging from Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Bluegrass mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull to Venezuelan cuatro virtuoso Jorge Glem. Irresistible melodies, fiery improvisation and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines Magazine has dubbed a “mash-up of the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot Club de France and the Punch Brothers.”

More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org

Feets Don’t Fail Me Now!

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Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080

Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/882-7733 or www.LambertvilleCountryDancers.org

Maplewood International Dancers: Thursdays 8pm, $5, Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, NJ. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call 973/627-4386 or 973/376-7568 or go to NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html

Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, 8:30pm (beginners 7:30pm), sup-porters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Mountain Lakes Community Church,48 Briarcliff Rd. , NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html, 973/787-4614 or 973/228-5966

North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members. More info: 201/657-9956 or 914/476-7102, www.NorthJerseyEnglishCountryDancers.org, or rbnrussell@gmail.com.

Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, $10, hal2dial@gmail.com

Princeton Folk Dance Group: Tuesdays (except school closings), 7:30pm, YWCA All Purpose Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place (at intersection with Rte. 206), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 732/230-3755, 609/912-1272, tuesdaynightfolkdance@gmail.com.

Princeton Folk Dancers: Fridays, 9pm (teaching 8pm), Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 609/912-1272, friday@princetonfolkdance.org.

Princeton Country Dancers: Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $10 Wed., $11 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206,609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail pcdinfo@aol.com. Performer listing at www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome.

PCD English Country Dance Series: 2nd Saturday, 8pm (intro/basics at 7:30pm). $10 ($5 seniors & students), www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, 609/844-0459

Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30–10pm, Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923

Swingin’ Tern: see page opposite

Valley Contra Dance Society: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), Unitarian Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $12 ($5 students). www.ValleyContraDance.org, 610/868-7432, valleycontradance@verizon.net

Village Contra: 2nd Fri. , 7:30pm, gender-role free contra dance in NYC., at LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St., open to all. More info at www.VillageContra.org.

NOTE: Start times now 1/2 hour earlier than beforeContra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught.

No partner necessary. Beginners’ lesson, 7pm;dance at 7:30pm. $12, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only.First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover

Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by the Ford dealership (“To River Road/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Right at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website.

973/635-3274

TERN ON THE NET! Find us at http://dance.folkproject.org

Presented by the Folk Project

Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times.

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Our dances will now start at 7:30pm and run until 10:30pm.The Beginners’ Lesson will be at 7pm.

Sat., May 4: Diane Hartzell & Dance TherapyBill Christophersen: fiddle • Jody Kruskal: Anglo Concertina • Marnen Laibow-Koser: pianoIf your life has become banal retentive, let Dr. Hartzell shrink your problems as she fulfills your Pleasure Principle with Dance Therapy. The band’s multiple personalities will satisfy your aural fixation, but they may leave you with pianist envy. Wear your Freudian slip for a session of cathartic contras from the collective unconsciousness. Fun for Jung and old, Oedipus and Electra will dance to the complex rhythms. We wouldn’t Id you, Diane will supersize your Ego with a libidosido. If it’s not sublime, it’s sublimation.

Sat., May 18: Don Flaherty & Sanity ClauseHelen White: flute • Michael Gorin: fiddle • Chip Prince: pianoBefore progressing to the sanity clause, Counselor Don reviews the contra contract: the party of the first part shall dance with the party of the second part, leading the witness in bonded balances, habeas heys, proviso petronellas, and subpoena swings. Legal briefs may be exhibited by those seeking guilty pleasures. Therefore be it resolved in reference to the aforementioned, the verdict is in: there really is a Sanity Clause.

To volunteer, e-mail volunteers@folkproject.org

The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by

May 2019

Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ

www.FolkProject.org • 973/335-9489 • Minstrel@FolkProject.org

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UPCOMING: 6/7 CANCELLED; 6/14 OpenStage CANCELLED; 6/21 David Roth with The Sandie Reilly Band; 6/28 Summer Songs—A Folk Project Member Concert; 7/5 CLOSED; 7/12 OpenStage; 7/26 The Minstrel’s 44th Birthday Show; 8/2 Happy Traum with Pete McDonough; 8/9 OpenStage; 8/16 Richard Shindell with Andrew Dunn; 8/23 Minstrel CLOSED for Uke Fest; 9/13 OpenStage; 9/20 Garnet Rogers with Scott Cook

Fri., May 3: The Kennedys with Jaclyn Fraser When not serving as Nanci Griffith’s backup band, The Kennedys have been joyfully rocking the folk world with their own unique brand of high-energy performance. It’s more than the powerful close-harmony singing. It’s more than the hot guitar work. It’s more than the driving rhythms and power chords. It’s the obvious chemistry between Pete and Maura Kennedy that is so charming and so contagious that the listener can’t help but grin and join in their fun.Jaclyn Fraser is an 18-year-old singer we’ve discovered via our OpenStage. She’s been singing ever since she could talk. Jaclyn has performed as a soloist at Madison Square Garden and has toured with the “Paper Mill Playhouse’s Children All Stars on Tour” Company. She loves all genres of music, especially pop and folk, and writes her own original music as well. She will be accompanied on guitar and vocals by her guitar teacher, Jeff Bourlier.

Fri., May 10: OpenStage (admission: $10 general, $5 under age 21, OpenStage only)The Minstrel OpenStage is the place where a diverse collection of acoustic musicians performs for a welcoming, supportive, and attentive audience. We’re a listening room, not a noisy bar. We’ve often seen previews of our regularly scheduled opening acts for the first time at our Open Stage. (For information on how to sign up to perform at our next OpenStage, visit www.OpenStage.FolkProject.org.) Featured act: Ashlyn Visaggio.

Fri., May 17: CLOSED for the Folk Project Spring Getaway

Fri., May 24: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys with The Rough & TumbleJonathan Byrd is a preacher’s son, a Gulf War veteran, and an award-winning songwriter from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for literary, outsider songs that have become Americana favorites. The Chicago Tribune called Byrd “one of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years.” The Pickup Cowboys comprise multi-instrumentalist Johnny Waken and drummer Austin McCall, a pair of musical gunslingers, vaude-villian hucksters, and old-fashioned tent revivalists. And together, they put on a whirlwind show of great songs and theatrical antics that brought the attendees of last October’s Folk Project Getaway to their feet demanding more.The Rough & Tumble is a close-harmony, folk duo consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Heartfelt, intimate, candid, and warm, The Rough & Tumble’s tight-knit songs feature the accompaniment of acous-tic guitars, accordion, banjulele, a toy piano, and a box full of noisemakers, and reflect the life of a couple of lovers on a great adventure across America.

Fri., May 31: Silk City with Hillary-Marie’s Sole Music CollectiveSilk City is the high powered combination of three of the most accomplished musicians in the East. Danny Weiss’ blazing guitar and soaring tenor voice have led bluegrass-oriented bands from Bottle Hill to Skyline. For over a decade, mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff toured with Hot Tuna and has recorded for countless prominent acts from Peter Rowan to John Gorka to Julius LaRosa. And Larry Cohen’s bass play-ing is sought after by musicians and recording studios around the country.Hillary-Marie’s Sole Music Collective is one of the more unusual and charming duos you’re likely to see on our stage. It features singer-songwriter and ukulele player Ami Madeleine, accompanied by Hillary Marie on foot, hand, and body percussion (an extended form of tap dance), and occasionally backup vocals. The result is a treat for the eye as well as the ear.

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Acoustic Cafe, Pascack Valley: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Road, Park Ridge, NJ, 4pm, $20 advance/$25 door, www.CafeAcoustic.org, 201/573-0718; Sun. 6/2 The End of America

Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. GPS address: 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/971-1593 or www.AlbertHall.org

Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, song circles, $15, www.BirdhouseCenter.org, birdhousecenter@gmail.com, 609/397-3964; Fri. 5/10 Tony Trischka’s Early Roman Kings, $20

Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1:30pm, $25/$20 members/$3 online discount, www.BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, intrend@yahoo.com, 845/510-9630; Sun. 4/28 Christopher Brown with Peter Calo, at ARC Headquarters, 25 Hemlock Drive, Congers, NY

Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St, Little Silver, NJ. 1–5pm. $4 for BOTMA members, $5 non-members. Info: www.NewJerseyBlueGrass.org

Boonton United Methodist Church: open mic every 3rd Friday, 8pm, 626 Lathrop Avenue (corner of Vreeland Ave.), Boonton, NJ, free, office@boontonumc.com, 973/334-8275

Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$25 door, www.EarthRoomConcerts.org, 732/542-4127; Sun. 6/2 7pm, Vance Gilbert with Kala Farnham

Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, 8pm, $20 online/$25 at door, www.EthicalBrew.org, 201/836-5187; Sat. 5/4 Alice Howe & Freebo

Evergreen House Concerts: Plainfield, NJ, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, $23 per person, advance pur-chase only, ahrre@verizon.net; Sun. 4/28 Emma’s Revolution

Fanwood Performance Series: Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation adult $15, seniors/students $10, www.FanwoodPerformanceSeries.org, info@fanwoodperformanceseries.org, 908/418-1301; Sat. 5/11 Cassandra Kubinski with Austin MacRae

Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood, every 2nd Friday (except June–Sep.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen, www.EssexEthical.org, lnovemsky@comcast.net, 973/763-8293

Folk Music Society of NY: OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC, 7:30pm, Folk Project members pay the FMSNY member’s price, $25/members $20, FolkMusicNY.org; Fri. 5/3 Hubby Jenkins, at Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 304, Manhattan (between 35th & 36th Sts); Fri. 5/31 Larry Kaplan, at Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 304, Manhattan (between 35th & 36th Sts)

FP Spring Getaway: North Jersey, the best three-day music party ever, three concerts, 40 work-shops for musicians and listeners, jam sessions, food, lodging, and a friendly weekend community, folkproject.org/festival, getaway@folkproject.org; Fri.–Sun. 5/17–5/19 Frank Vignola, The Slambovian Underground, David Roth, Irish Mythen, Zoë Lewis, Toby Walker, Mies Hora, at new location

Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA, 610/867-2390, www.GodfreyDaniels.orgGood Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY,

doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/768-3195 or www.theOldStoneHouse.orgGreen Light Music Series: Studio Yoga, 2 Green Village Road, 3rd Floor, Madison, NJ, 4pm, oppo-

site the Museum of Early Crafts, $10 advance/$15 door, www.StudioYogaMadison.com/events, staff@studioyogamadison.com, 973/966-5311; Sun. 4/28 Carla Ulbrich

Hopewell Theater: 5 South Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ, 8pm, dine-in theater with small plate 13

Unclassified AdsCar for sale: 2004 Toyota Camry, one owner, 68K miles. Well maintained. Maintenance records are available. Contact Frank Sole: franksole@comcast.net, 973/886-4697.BlueGrass material for sale. Looking to sell 1970, 1980, and 1990 banjo newsletters, along with many five-string Murphy Henry instruction cassette tapes and other five-string books and tapes. Contact Paul Zerbian at zerbianp@gmail.com for more information.

Frank & Hank ConcertSun., Jun. 23, 4pm • Studio Yoga, $10 Adv/$15 door

2 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ (opposite The Museum of Early Crafts)Studio Yoga Madison is pleased to announce another event in the acoustic Green Light Music Series. Henry Nerenberg and Frank Sole are two gifted and talented guitarists who have explored the breadth and depth of American and world music for decades. If the duet is the most intimate of artistic collaborations, these two share it in its most precious form: a musical conversation between two longtime friends who have mastered their craft and have a true passion for their music and each other. Frank and Hank’s arrangements are interesting and intricate, their song selections eclec-tic and edifying, and their manner engaging and warm. But, above all, their show is entertaining.This concert will feature the guitars of master luthier Jay Rosenblatt. Jay’s guitars will be on display before the show, so come early to see and play one of these fine instruments.For more information, email staff@studioyogamadison.com, call 973/966-1400, or visit www.StudioYogaMadison.com/events.

Lil’ Rev Workshop & ConcertSun., Jun. 23 • Rockaway, NJ

Workshop 3pm, Concert 6pmMark your calendars. On Sunday, June 23, the amazing Lil’ Rev—world-class entertainer and steward of vintage song and lore—will give an afternoon workshop and an evening concert in Rockaway, NJ. He’s a master of the ukulele, harmonica, mandolin, guitar, and banjo, and he’s a Folk Project favorite. To learn more, go to tinyurl.com/y3dejn9w

Host an International Student!Education First is an organization that combines language training with cultural exchange and educational travel. It is looking for host families for students attending any or all of three English immersion sessions this summer in northern New Jersey.

Session 1 July 5–July 24 China, Spain, France

Session 2a July 25–August 13 China, Hong Kong, Spain

Session 2b July 25–August 20 France, Russia

Prospective families will be interviewed by EF staff and pass a background check. A family need not be ‘traditional’ to be considered for this program. Staff support is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Students range in age from 9 to 17. Families are expected to provide a bed, three meals per day, and transportation to and from the local EF bus stop, Monday through Friday, when students go to English immersion classes. Families will be paid a weekly stipend to help defray the costs of food. For more information, go to hostfamily.ef.com/us or contact Jeannine Pfeiffer, Accommodations Manager, at 908/481-6077 or Jeannine.Pfeiffer@ef.com.

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options, HopewellTheater.com, info@hopewelltheater.com, 609/466-1964; Fri. 5/10 Sam Reider & the Human Hands; Sun. 5/12 The Felice Brothers with Johnathan Rice

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $25 advance/$28 door, www.HurdyGurdyFolk.org, info@hurdygurdyfolk.org, 201/384-1325; Sat. 5/11 Rory Makem & Donal Clancy, the next generation; Sat. 6/1 Rod MacDonald & Joe Jencks

Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm, every 1st Wed at South Street Creamery, 146 South Street, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather). Info: www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam, Mark 973/978-0751, MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com

NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, NJ, 2–4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3–$7, www.IngridMusic.com, 732/869-9276; Sun. 5/5 Martin Swinger, Grover House, 930 Front Street, Middletown, NJ

NJ Songwriters Circle: 32 Williamson Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 7pm, schmoozing, sharing songs, support-ing each other’s creative efforts, daveythek@aol.com, 973/429-0288; Tue. 5/21 home of Liz and Dave

NJAMP Acoustic Jams: in Somerville every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s,150 West Main St., Somerville, in Matawan every other Wednesday, 6pm, Maloney’s, 119 Main Street, Matawan, 908/203-9700, www.meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

The Newton Theatre: Skylands Performing Arts Center, 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, www.TheNewtonTheatre.com, info@thenewtontheatre.com, 973/383-3700; Sat. 5/18 Martin Sexton, $34–$49

Outpost In The Burbs: First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 advance/$25 door, www.OutpostInTheBurbs.org, info@outpostintheburbs.org, 973/744-6560; Sat. 5/11 Richard Thompson Solo Acoustic Concert, $45 advance/$50 door

People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, 8pm, $20 contribution/$12 members, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903; Sat. 5/4 Pete Seeger Centennial Celebration, with Piedmont Blüz, Bev Grant, Hudson Valley Sally, Lindsey Wilson, Mike Glick, Vincent Cross, and others; Sat. 5/11 The Peace Poets, Pam Parker; Sat. 5/18 Carolyn Hester

Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students 12–22 $10, children $5, www.PrincetonFolk.org, info@princetonfolk.org, 609/799-0944; Fri. 5/17 Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton, banjo and fiddle folk music duo

Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 4pm, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, SkylandsSongwriters.org/rr-r; Sun. 5/19 Grace Morrison

Roy’s Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, $25, RoysHall.com, 908/362-1399; Sat. 5/4 Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams with AJ Croix, $34.50–$39.50; Fri. 5/10 The Small Glories, $20–$25

Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Ave), Flanders, NJ, 7pm, raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html, sqwinch@optonline.net, 973/584-5426; Sat. 5/4 Moderately Bright Four with Narrow Escape

Smith Road Coffeehouse: St Ann Church, 781 Smith Rd, Parsippany, NJ, 8pm, refreshments available, $15, www.saint-ann.net/smith-road-coffee-house, 973/884-1986; Sat. 5/4 The Levins

Songwriting Circle of Central NJ: Every other week in the Edison, NJ area (exact location depends on weather). Go to facebook.com/groups/songwriting.circle.nj or email neilfein@gmail.com for more information.

Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville, 7:30pm every 1st Tuesday., 609/924-5353 or visit www.DiamondCut.com/oldtime

Voices in the Heights: First Unitarian Congregational Society, 119–121 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY, 7:30pm, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available, $15, VoicesInTheHeights.com; Sat. 5/11 Jen Cork, Billy Woodward, Kirsten Maxwell

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus “Teachabout” at 6:45pm, www.WalkaboutClearwater.info, info@WalkaboutClearwater.info, 914/949-2146; Sat. 5/11 Tom Paxton and the DonJuans, $30 advance/$35 door

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June Days 50th Anniversary RevivalFolk Music Society & Bottle Hill Band Reunion

Sat., June 8, 2019, 4–9pm • Bloomingdale, NJFor many years June Days was New Jersey’s largest and most-beloved folk festival. Thousands of fans would gather on the sun-filled lawns of Eagle Rock Reservation and bask in the music of the great acoustic artists. To honor its 50th anniversary, June Days is back for one final, seismic, and glorious celebration.This five-hour musical extravaganza will feature a reunion of the legendary Bottle Hill Band, orches-trated by founding band member and renowned acoustic musician Walt Michael. Bottle Hill is the historic, homegrown New Jersey band that inaugurated the progressive bluegrass movement. They were also fundamental artistic contributors at the origin of June Days. The band was celebrated for its phe-nomenal instrumental prowess and amazing vocals. Additional festival alumni performing include Barry Mitterhoff, Danny Weiss, Chicken, Reckon So, Bennet Zurofsky and The Solidarity Singers, Henry Nerenberg of Frank & Hank, Bob Mellman, Mike Agranoff, Mark Schaffer, and more. In addition, we are anticipating appear-ances by “surprise” guests from June Days’ illustrious past. This event is a celebration by and for the original volunteers the Folk Music Society of Northern New Jersey. The FMS is the granddaddy of all things folk in North Jersey and influenced so many of the Folk Project’s organizers for decades. Join us on June 8, 2019, 4–9pm, at The Clubhouse at Glen Wild Lake, 7 Clubhouse Road, Bloomingdale, NJ, to honor those volunteers and enjoy some great music, stories, and good cheer.Tickets are $40, children $15. Food trucks will be on site for your refreshment and pleasure. For tickets, click on tinyurl.com/FP-JD50. Questions? Call Mark at 201/207-8696.

Christopher Davis-Shannon Rachel Manke

Gerald Ross

Tickets: folkproject.org/njukefest Info: njukefest@folkproject.org or

973-370-4UKE (4853)

August 23, 24 & 25

20 hands on workshops, 2 concerts, 3 jams, open mic,

silent auction & vendors

Heidi Swedberg & Daniel Ward

Early Bird Tickets go on sale May 1stGood o’ the Order

A place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges. Please send items to Christine DeLeon, christine@christinedeleon.com

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Evelyn Mauer sadly shares the news of the passing of former Folk Project volunteer and friend, Bruce McAlpine. She recalls how Bruce was “a really sweet guy and a genuine “Sensitive New-Age Guy.

Cecilia Rowedder is spending her frequent flyer miles with a trip out to California. Pam Robinson has made reservations for the 2020 Folk Alliance International Conference at New Orleans in January of 2020. Elizabeth Lachowicz reports that Thomas is graduating from his medical corpsman training on April 18th so she and Tom will be flying to San Antonio to help him celebrate. Afterward, he has orders to go to a Marine unit in San Diego. He’s doing very well and says hello to all his friends back home. Elizabeth has another reason to celebrate, having just received a fabulous employee per-formance review at her job and so she has high hopes for a big raise. She was also made a “People Manager” assigned to conduct the same employee review for others … an experience she found quite interesting from the other side. Lois DeRitter’s car recently hit 350,000 miles. This, she believes, is probably the last announcement for this car, but as of now, it’s still going. Mark Schaffer thoroughly enjoyed a tap dancing performance by fellow Projectile, Judy Richterman. Also, Mark’s mom Ruth turned 99 years young on April 2nd and the family threw a big surprise party for her. When the subject of her age came up, she answered by raising a “99” sign upside down. Mark is thrilled to have heard so many people speak of her as “magnificent, gracious, and help-ful” and he felt proud to be her son at the gathering. You can wish Ruth a belated Happy Birthday when you see her at the Getaway. Jean Scully is doing very well in a course at County College of Morris. She just earned 100% in an exam that is typically used as a proving ground for people trying to get into the radiography program. This was the weed-out exam of the weed-out class folks, and she made it! In other good news, Duke Farms in Hillsborough is very impressed with Von and they are creating a position for him on their 2800-acre environmental center. He will be working to create educational programs, and he is thrilled at the opportunity. Frank Sole and Christine DeLeon have co-written a song titled “Sun On My Face” and inspired by some of the things each of them love about our new Getaway home, Stony Point Center. Jay Wilensky says Circle Round the Sun is alive and well and soon to play Albert Hall. No, not THAT Albert Hall … the one in Ocean Township. Joanne Cronin invites all to hear her choir, Clarum Sonum, performing Carmina Burana at the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Croton-on-Hudson Saturday night May 4 and Sunday afternoon May 5. Email Joanne for details at joannelcronin@optonline.net.

OLD BUSINESSMinstrel Name Change: Gary explained the name change process. 150 names were submitted, were winnowed down to 16 by the committee and presented to Mike A, who chose six to be voted upon by the board. Motion made and passed to rescind the vote made at last month’s meeting choosing a new name for Minstrel, which had not passed muster with the board. Motion also made to change the name to The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series, the name chosen through the voting process. After a long and spirited debate, the motion was passed. A vote was also taken to form a task force to spearhead the effort to manage the name change in its many ramifications. Meeting was adjourned at 9:52pm. As noted above, future meetings are planned to be in the Chatham Summit Friends Meetinghouse, 158 Southern Boulevard, Chatham.

Folk Project Annual Board Meeting • April 2, 2019Board Meeting: The Summary

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Meeting called to order at the Chatham-Summit Friends Meetinghouse at 8:05pm.Present: Trustees: Elizabeth Lachowicz, Todd Dennison, Lois DeRitter, Dave Heistand, Christine DeLeon, Ken Brody, Allan Kugel; Officers: Paul Fisher, Jay Wilensky, Jean Scully, Chris Riemer; Committees: Lindsey Meyer, Pat Brangs, Mark Schaffer, Sandie Reilly, Jay Wilensky, Gary Pratt, George Otto, Lisa Hallman, John Mahon, Pam Robinson. Absent: Leigh Walker, Bob McNally, Evelyn McNally, Mike Agranoff, Mitch Radler.The meeting began with the singing of “Swimming to the Other Side” led by Jean and Dave. Christine will lead next month’s song.March minutes were accepted with no corrections. Jean proposed making a list of action items to accompany the minutes going forward to make it easier to track items that require attention.

COMMITTEE REPORTSPublicity: Paul announced the resignation of Publicity Chair Elly Faden from the board. Lisa Hallman was unanimously elected to fill her position and will also continue in working on the e-communi-cations issues. FMS partnership project: The Folk Music Society of Northern New Jersey disbanded about 20 years ago after about 30 years of wonderful music parties, house concerts, the very popu-lar Bottle Hill Band and especially June Days, folk concerts attended by thousands at Eagle Rock Reservation, which was many FP members’ first exposure to folk music. FP was, in a sense, a second generation of FMS and there was a lot of overlap between our memberships. A 50th-anniversary concert of the Bottle Hill Band on 6/8 is in the works, several FP folks are on the board, and they’ve asked FP’s help in selling tickets using our platform. Mark’s motion to help this endeavor by hosting their ticket sales on our platform was unanimously passed with the proviso that Mark will handle details, including getting a letter from FMS rep regarding insurance.Minstrel Booking: Paving of the MUF parking lot will begin 6/3 and MUF will be closed completely from 6/3 to 6/16, so the 6/7 Small Potatoes/Jean Scully concert and June OpenStage are canceled. Paving will continue until September and will necessitate parking at the Morris Museum and on the street. Event Hosting: The June EOM at Pam & Bob’s will conflict with the June Days Reunion and so will move to Sunday afternoon 6/9 at 2pm. Minstrel Staffing: Two very large shows went off really well with some new volunteers. Due to the presale of tickets, volunteers will not be able to use multiple ticks on these big nights. If you volunteer that night, you can still get in free; if you have ticks and there are seats available, you can get use ONE tick to get in; if you have bought a ticket and there are seats available, you can use ONE tick to bring in a friend or date. Membership: Gary is working to automate sending membership renewal letters. Gary and Lisa will be updating the Constant Contact and membership data, focusing on who uses what data and fields, who is responsible for updates, etc. Pam suggested that Gary add a question to the ticket purchase form asking if it’s a purchaser’s first time at Troubadour, which will trigger getting a second-timer pass at the door. Special Concerts: Mike A is working on a joint event about racial issues featuring Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway called Deeper Than Skin. Pam is working on the holiday show, and Mark is working on some potential house concerts.Uke Fest: Pam is excited about the possibility of getting NJ Uke fest approved for NJ teacher con-tinuing education credits. Sound Reinforcement: John has set up two overflow rooms so far, and will probably use the Library (former Green Room) going forward as it is better quality sound with no delay. He will also be training sound people at some point to route the sound to all the new places it needs to go: Concert Window, overflow room, and lobby.

Members’ Gigs (& Friends)Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go

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Mike Agranoff (www.MikeAgranoff.com, mike@mikeagranoff.com): Sun. 5/5 8pm, Bound for Glory, The Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall, 548 College Ave, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BoundForGlory.org, pds10@cornell.edu, 607/844-4535, free; Thu.–Sun. 5/16–5/19 Spring Gulch Folk Festival, Spring Gulch Resort Campground, 475 Lynch Road, New Holland, PA, SpringGulch.com/folk-festival, info@springgulch.com, 717/354-3100; Fri.–Sun. 5/17–5/19 Folk Project Acoustic Getaway, Stony Point Conference Center, 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point, NY, FolkProject.org/festival/Festivals.shtml, MarkSchaffer100@gmail.com, 201/207-8696; Fri. 5/31 11:30am, Boonton Holmes Public Library, 621 Main St., Boonton, NJ, www.BoontonHolmesLibrary.org, boontonholmes@gmail.com, 973/334-2980, free

Christine DeLeon (www.ChristineDeLeon.com, christine@christinedeleon.com): Thu. 5/2 7pm, Glen Rock Library, “Song and Dance of the Roaring Twenties,” 315 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ, www.GlenRockLibrary.org, 201/670-3970, free

Kris Lamb (krislamb@aol.com): Sat. 5/4 4pm, Church of the Messiah, performing on baroque flute and recorder with Chester Baroque, 50 County Rd 513, Chester, NJ, free, donations appreciated, recep-tion follows the concert; Sun. 5/5 4pm, Trinity Methodist Church, performing on baroque flute and recorder with Chester Baroque, 213 Main St,, Hackettstown, NJ, free, donations appreciated, recep-tion follows the concert; Sun. 5/19 3pm, MacDowell Club at Saint Francis Residential Community, performing Music of Shakespeare’s England with The Early Music Players (Kris, Andy Koenig, Liz Cabrera, Joanna Hoty Russell), 122 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ, free, donations appreciated, reception follows the concert

Mara Levine (www.MaraLevine.com, marablevine@gmail.com, 732/549-9722): Sat. 5/18 8pm, Tremedal Concerts, with Terry Kitchen as guests of Rod MacDonald, First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St., Watertown, MA, tremedal.org, $15 advance/$20 at door; Sun. 6/2 8pm, Philly CD Release Concert, split bill with Gathering Time, Philadelphia Folksong Society, 6156 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA, pfs.org, $10 for members advance/$12 not-yet-members advance/$15 door/kids 12 and under $5

Smile When You Say That…

You may not know about it, but Amazon has a nonprofit arm called the AmazonSmile Foundation. It’s essentially a parallel website with the same products, prices, and features as Amazon.com. You couldn’t tell them apart. Same account information, same login, same history files, same favorites and recommendations. The only difference is the URL.AmazonSmile lets you designate a charitable organization at your account level. Then, as long as you enter the site via smile.amazon.com, the foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.Long-time Folk Project director Bob Safranek turned us on to this in 2016, and we did what we needed to do to get The Folk Project listed as one of AmazonSmile’s recognized charities. We’re right there in their directory with the American Red Cross, the Nature Conservancy and the ASPCA.To be honest, it hasn’t generated a lot of revenue—about $125 so far. But it’s the kind of thing that can build over time. $25 of that total came in just in February, 2019. If you shop at Amazon anyway, give it a thought. We have 19 supporters as of this writing. If we had 190 supporters, it would be awesome.

—Chris Riemer, Folk Project Treasurer

FP CalendarFor venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs

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1/Wed. EVERY WEDNESDAY: 7:30pm, Morristown Int’l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 973/228-5966, NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html

EVERY WEDNESDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page.

EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 212/636-6341 or 718/788-7563

EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark 973/978-0751, MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com

ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS: 6pm, Maloney’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam, Matawan. 908/203-9700; meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

2/Thur. EVERY THURSDAY: 6pm, Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/203-9700; meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

EVERY THURSDAY: 8pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html

Christine DeLeon: 7pm, Glen Rock Library, “Song and Dance of the Roaring Twenties,” 315 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ, www.GlenRockLibrary.org, 201/670-3970, free

3/Fri. Minstrel: The Kennedys with Jaclyn Fraser Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Hubby Jenkins, $25/members $20, at Pearl Studios, 500

Eighth Ave, room 304, Manhattan (between 35th & 36th Sts)4/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Diane Hartzell & Dance Therapy EVERY SATURDAY: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, www.cdny.org Kris Lamb: 4pm, Church of the Messiah, performing on baroque flute and recorder with

Chester Baroque, Chester, NJ, free, donations appreciated, reception follows the concert Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: 8pm, Alice Howe & Freebo, $20 online/$25 at door People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Pete Seeger Centennial Celebration, $20 contribution/$12

members, with Piedmont Blüz, Bev Grant, Hudson Valley Sally, Lindsey Wilson & more Roy’s Hall: 8pm, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams with AJ Croix, $34.50–$39.50 Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: 7pm, Moderately Bright Four with Narrow Escape Smith Road Coffeehouse: 8pm, The Levins, $15, refreshments available Watchung Arts Center: 8pm, Alexis Morrast, $18 advance/$22 door/$10 students,5/Sun. EVERY SUNDAY: 7pm, Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com EVERY SUNDAY: 8–10am, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at

www.wmscradio.com Mike Agranoff: 8pm, Bound for Glory, The Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall, 548 College Ave,

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BoundForGlory.org, pds10@cornell.edu, 607/844-4535, free Kris Lamb: 4pm, Trinity Methodist Church, performing on baroque flute and recorder with

Chester Baroque, Hackettstown, NJ, free, donations appreciated, reception follows NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2–4pm, Martin Swinger, $3–$7, Grover House, 930

Front Street, Middletown, NJ7/Tues. FP Board Meeting: 8pm, at Chatham-Summit Friends Meetinghouse in Chatham EVERY TUESDAY: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church,

Hopatcong. 973/770-0179 EVERY 1ST TUESDAY: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, Mannion’s,

Somerville, www.DiamondCut.com/oldtime, 609/924-5353 ALTERNATE TUESDAYS: 7pm, Open Mic, Daddy Matty’s BBQ Restaurant, 6 Elmer St., Madison.

973/845-8711; www.DaddyMattysBBQ.com

r: May 2019

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10/Fri. Minstrel: OpenStage Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Tony Trischka’s Early Roman Kings, $20 Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Sam Reider & the Human Hands, dine-in theater Roy’s Hall: 8pm, The Small Glories, $20–$2511/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: 7:30pm, at Elly Faden’s in Hazlet Twp. EVERY 2ND SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5

seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Fanwood Performance Series: 7pm, Cassandra Kubinski with Austin MacRae, donation

adult $15, seniors/students $10 Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Rory Makem & Donal Clancy, $25 advance/$28 door Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Richard Thompson Solo Acoustic Concert, $45 adv/$50 door People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, The Peace Poets, Pam Parker, $20 contribution/$12 members Voices in the Heights: 7:30pm, Jen Cork, Billy Woodward, Kirsten Maxwell, $15, coffee, tea Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: 7:30pm, Tom Paxton and the DonJuans, $30

advance/$35 door, Walkabout Chorus “Teachabout” at 6:45pm12/Sun. Hopewell Theater: 8pm, The Felice Brothers with Johnathan Rice, dine-in theater with small

plate options15/Wed. Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org16/Thur. EVERY 3RD THURSDAY: 6:30–8pm, Thursday Night Sing Along, Sussex-Wantage Library,

Wantage, NJ, www.FriendsOfSWlibrary.org Mike Agranoff: Spring Gulch Folk Festival, through Sun. 5/19, Spring Gulch Resort

Campground, New Holland, PA, SpringGulch.com/folk-festival, info@springgulch.com17/Fri. Minstrel: CLOSED for the Folk Project Spring Getaway FP Spring Getaway: through Sun. 5/19, Frank Vignola, The Slambovian

Underground, David Roth, Irish Mythen, Zoë Lewis, Toby Walker, Mies Hora Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton, $20, members $15,

students 12–22 $10, children $5, banjo and fiddle folk music duo18/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Don Flaherty & Sanity Clause Mara Levine: 8pm, Tremedal Concerts, with Terry Kitchen as guests of Rod MacDonald, First

Parish of Watertown, Watertown, MA, tremedal.org, $15 advance/$20 at door The Newton Theatre: 8pm, Martin Sexton, $34–$49 People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Carolyn Hester, $20 contribution/$12 members19/Sun. Kris Lamb: 3pm, MacDowell Club at Saint Francis Residential Community, performing

Music of Shakespeare’s England with The Early Music Players, Denville, NJ, free Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: 4pm, Grace Morrison, $20 advance/$15 members/free under

18/$22 door, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild21/Tues. NJ Songwriters Circle: 7pm, home of Liz and Dave, schmoozing, sharing songs, supporting

each other’s creative efforts24/Fri. Minstrel: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys with The Rough & Tumble25/Sat. ALMOST EVERY 4TH SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $11 ($5

seniors & students). More info on Dance page.26/Sun. EVERY 4TH SUNDAY (EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST): 2–5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair

Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com31/Fri. Minstrel: Silk City with Hillary-Marie’s Sole Music Collective Mike Agranoff: 11:30am, Boonton Holmes Public Library, 621 Main St., Boonton, NJ,

www.BoontonHolmesLibrary.org, boontonholmes@gmail.com, 973/334-2980, free Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Larry Kaplan, $25/members $20, at Pearl Studios, 500

Eighth Ave, room 304, Manhattan (between 35th & 36th Sts)