Thanks, Ron.

I need to clarify that

1. We do not have a folk club, even though the music is acoustic and we don't usually use a sound system because our acoustics are excellent. We present a wide variety of music- everything from pop to shape note singing to singer/songwriter stuff to traditional folk songs to old standards, and back again. I would most likely draw the line at rap; I don't care for it and most of our audience members would probably not either. In any case I get to make the decision.
2. We charge $5.00 at the door (a 3-hour/5 set event); youngsters free.
3. Nobody gets paid- that includes the performers. The only exceptions we have made was a few occasions when we snagged a performer who was passing through town and who used us as a teaser for a later concert they were putting on.
4. At intermission we serve cookies and coffee/tea. We put out a donations basket since it appears that people don't like to eat for free. But the goody donors don't get that money- it goes into the pot. We do comp anyone who brings goodies.
5. At the end of the season we decide where the excess money should go. For instance, this evening we're making a donation to the hall for their fundraiser. We will still have about a thousand dollars in the kitty; by the time we start the series again this fall that money will have been paid out.
6. I don't like numbered lists, Dick. Incidentally it is true that I don't actually know you but I am aware from your posting history that you are a thin-skinned performer who is probably a talented musician. I wouldn't dream of inviting you to perform in a venue such as mine. Thanks heavens.