music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.

Subject: music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.
From: MARINER
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 01:06 PM

I hope to fly to New York in May to attend a "Funky Ceili" weekend in the Catskills (14th to the 16th.) I was wondering if anyone knows of any other music events on in that area around that time?

Subject: RE: music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.
From: Suffet
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 08:08 AM

Here are a few in New York City:

Sara Grey in house concert (private residence) in Queens, Friday 4/30/04, 8:00 PM. Reservations required. Please call Joy Bennett for information, reservations, location, and directions: 718-575-1906

Brooklyn Open Sing family-oriented community sing-around at the Ethical Cultural Society, 53 Prospect Park West (basement, near 2nd Street) in Brooklyn, Wednesday 5/5/04, 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Please call Alison Kelley-Kraan for information of directions: 718-636-6341.

Sheila Kay Adams in concert at the Advent Lutheran Church, Broadway & West 93rd Street in Manhattan, Friday 5/7/04, 8:00 PM.

Riverdale Sing open sing-around at the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (bewteen West 246th & West 249th Streets) in the Bronx, Thursday, 5/20/04, 7:30 to 10:00 PM. Please call Evy Mayer for information ordirections: 718-549-1344 after 11:00 AM.

Sunnyside Song Circle open sing-around at All Saints Church, 43-12 46th Street (half block north of Queens Boulevard) in Queens, Sunday 5/23/04, 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Tentative! Please call Joel Landy to confirm or for information or directions: 718-937-2240.

And at Camp Isabella Freedman in Falls Village, CT:

Spring Folk Music Weekend featuring Andy Cohen, Larkin Bryant, Peter Stix, and others. Friday to Monday 5/28/04 to 5/31/04. Please call Joy Bennett for information: 718-636-6341.

All of the above events and many more are sponsored by the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of New York, Inc.). Please check website for additional information:

http://www.folkmusicny.org/

Also, for a recorded listing of folk music events in and around New York City, please call Folk-Fone at 212-563-4099. The listing is revised weekly.

--- Steve

Subject: RE: music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.
From: InOBU
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 08:47 AM

If you are hear by then, I am playing at an event for Lynne Stewart at the Quaker Meeting House in Manhattan, 15th and Rutherford Place, on May 6, in the evening, and I will be playing with the whole band at the Lower East Side festival one of the weekend evenings latter in May. Have a good trip, Larry, PS hope to see ya...

Subject: RE: music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.
From: MARINER
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 05:07 PM

Thanks for your help Suffet, and you too, InOBU. Sorry I won't be able to your gig, i don't expect to be in the U.S. until the 11th or 12th of May.

Subject: RE: music on the east coast U.S.A. in May.
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 06:19 PM

The Gospel Messengers will be doing their 7th Anniversary concert in Greenwich, Connecticut, a 45 minute train ride from New York City.. but it's on Sunday, May 2nd... a couple of weeks before you get here..

Jerry