Greetings:

The Folk Music Society of New York (New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club) invites you to join us in our annual picnic on the lawn of the Ritchie-Pickow house on the afternoon of Sunday, August 26, 2007. That's in Port Washington, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. Please arrive any time after 12 noon and bring a dish of food to share. The FMSNY will provide soft drinks. Once again, Barbara Mehlman is coordinating the food and beverages. You should bring your own chair if you don't want to sit on the grass. There will be plenty of singing, so musical instruments are certainly welcome.

The address is 7A Locust Avenue. You have to follow a small driveway which starts on Locust Avenue opposite the north end of Library Drive and which runs between two other houses. You can pinpoint the location on Google, Map Quest, Map Blaster, etc., but if you would rather get directions the old-fashioned way, here they are:

Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 36, Searingtown Road, and go north. Stay on Searingtown Road northbound past Route 25A. The name will change to Port Washington Boulevard. Continue north approximately two miles into the village of Port Washington. Make a left turn onto Main Street and go approximately one mile to Library Drive. Make a right and go one short block to where Library Drive ends in a T with Locust Avenue. Find parking along Locust Avenue.

If you prefer to use public transportation, take the Long Island Railroad from Penn Station or Woodside to Port Washington. Library Drive is about one mile west of the station on Main Street. You can walk or take a taxicab.

If hopelessly lost, please call 516-767-0757.

We hope to see lots of Mudcat folks again this year. Just remember not to arrive before 12 noon. The picnic continues until we get tired of singing, or until Jean and George kick us out. You don't have to be a member to participate, but we sure would welcome you into the FMSNY if you decide to join.

--- Steve