By CAPE COD TIMES
February 25, 2010

Pick of the Week: Folk music exhibit in Yarmouth

For every gal who refuses to get rid of her macrame handbag and every guy still drooling over Joan Baez, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod's newest exhibit is sure to be a hit. Running Wednesday through March 21, "Forever Young: A Celebration of Folk Music in New England" chronicles folk music in the region through photos and historical memorabilia provided by the New England Folk Music Archives, a group started in March 2009 to celebrate the rich musical history in Boston and surrounding areas.

Images from legendary venue Club 47 and several Newport Folk festivals, as well as those by photographers John Byrne Cooke, Dick Waterman, Melissa Bugg, Walter Petrule and Byron Lord Linardos, will be included. Throughout the monthlong show, Cape musicians including Tripping Lily, Mark Erelli, and Toast and Jam will perform. Through exhibits like this, the archives group hopes to preserve the legacy of the uniquely American sound of musicians such as Baez, Muddy Waters and Bob Dylan, who worked in the genre in the 1960s and brought folk music into the 21st century. On March 20, WCAI personality Naomi Arenberg will discuss music and education at 7 p.m. and will host the "Cape Celebrates Folk" concert at 8. Ticket prices for musical performances vary.

If you go:

What: "Forever Young: A Celebration of Folk Music in New England."

When: Wednesday through March 21

Where: Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth

Admission: cost varies, depending on event

Information: 508-394-7100 or www.cultural-center.org