I used to help run a folk club, and met my future wife when she was in the audience. It was easy enough to find a pretext to strike up a conversation. Our first "date" (I got her in as a guest) was the last club of the season (23 years ago day after tomorrow -- the clubs in Calgary don't run in the spring and summer) and we were married by the first club in September, to many of the regulars' surprise.

So there are perks to running a folk club -- hope this will motivate people...