"I know that Hurdy Gurdy sells food but they only charge $15 for admission."

I think we are mixing apples and oranges here and I do not want to confuse anyone who is reading this.

The Borderline is a "house concert" series run by volunteers without any sort of legal charter. Concerts are normally held in a living room without sound amplification.   I feel the Borderline does an incredible job and serve an important purpose in our community.

The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club is a not-for-profit organization that is legally registered in the state of New Jersey. We present concerts in a 170 seat theater with all the bells and whistles of a professional performance space. We do sell coffee, tea and snacks and the little that we make goes into funding the club. Our ticket prices, for our regular concert series, are set based on costs required to book and stage a performance - and we try to keep the price as low as possible. We pay rent for the space, sound & stage crew, insurance and other incidentals. IF we manage to make a few dollars on a performance, the money raised usually offsets a concert that is a losing proposition. The Hurdy Gurdy tries to offer a diverse lineup and part of our "mission" is to give a stage to up-and-coming artists - and concerts of that type often lose money but help build an audience. The artists are paid, the members of our organization do not receive a dime. The Hurdy Gurdy also gives back to the community with donations to area charities from any profit we make.   When the Hurdy Gurdy produces a benefit concert, the idea is to raise as much possible while keeping our costs as low as possible.