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1 The Folk Project December TM TM Box 41 Mendham, NJ Newsletter submissions: George Otto Long Hill Road, Gillette, NJ Deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Joanne Cronin c/o Joanne Cronin 200 Ross Drive, Apt.23 Boonton, NJ Folk Project Officers: President: Steve Humphreys Vice President: Kathi Caccavale Secretary: Jay Wilensky Treasurer: Chris Riemer Trustees: Trustees thru 2018: Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2019: Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally Trustees thru 2020: Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Steve Humphreys facebook.com/folkproject twitter.com/thefolkproject youtube.com/c/folkprojectvideo Advance Ticket Sales Now Available You may now purchase tickets for most shows at the Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series in advance online, starting with the show of January 18, 2019 (yet to be booked). At the top of the Minstrel s home page, as well as on your weekly Minstrel-Gram, if you receive that, you will see an icon in the shape of a ticket that says Buy Tickets. Clicking that will send you to a page listing all the Folk Project events for which advance sales are offered. Clicking the appropriate show will send you to a form where you can buy advance tickets. Some of the shows lined up for 2019 feature some heavy hitters who may sell out. So you can assure your seats for your favorite acts. Advance sales will be available for most regular Minstrel shows. They will not be available for OpenStages and some Folk Project Member shows. You will not receive a physical ticket other than a confirmation that acknowledges your purchase. Your name will be on a list at the door, along with the number of tickets you ve purchased. If you ve purchased tickets for someone else arriving separately, your guest s tickets can be claimed under the purchaser s name. (continued on page 2) 2018 Annual Dinner/Meeting Tue., Dec. 4, 2018 Dinner at 6pm, Annual Meeting at 8pm Long Hill Tavern, 632 Meyersville Road, Gillette, NJ Dear Fellow Folk Project Members: All Folk Project members are invited to attend and participate in our upcoming Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 4. We are changing things up a little this year by moving the meeting location to a new venue, the Long Hill Tavern (formerly the Meyersville Inn) in Gillette, NJ. All FP members are welcome to join us at 6pm for dinner before the meeting at a fixed price of $15/person (not including alcoholic beverages). There is no charge to attend the Annual Meeting, which begins at 8pm sharp. Dinner reservations are required please RSVP to president@folkproject.org or text 973/ , and be sure to list the number of people attending. At the meeting, elections will be held to fill open positions on our Folk Project Board of Directors. These include all four Officer positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary), plus four Trustees. See page 11 for the official Nominations Committee slate. We will also accept nominations from the floor during the voting process. Looking forward to seeing you there. Steven Humphreys, President QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE Evening o Music & Holiday Party... 2 A Holiday Benefit Concert... 2 Members Gigs (& Friends)... 7 Board Meeting: The Summary...10 Valentine s Day Extravaganza!...12 Good o the Order...12 Swingin Tern New Year s Eve Dance...13 NOTE: web links in the enewsletter are now clickable

2 Evening o Music & Holiday Party Sat., Dec. 1, 7pm The Humphreys 6 Penn Rise Court, Randolph NJ 973/ Due to a very special concert with the bluegrass legend Tony Trischka on December 8th, the DECEMBER EOM will take place on the first Saturday in December instead of the usual second Saturday Let s jingle with some holly jolly! Our hosts this month are starting us off an hour earlier than usual, so there will be plenty of time for singing, playing, and jamming. Bring instruments, your favorite songs, and potluck goodies to share with your fellow musical elves. Please remove your shoes upon entering the house, or, alternatively, carpet-friendly shoe covers will be provided upon request. Directions from Route 287 Take Route 10 West 7.8 miles, right on Millbrook Ave.08 mi., left on Quaker church road.3 miles, 2nd right onto Quaker Ave. 0.3 mi, 2nd right onto Fairfield Ave..08 mi., 1st right onto Penn Rise court.05 mi. A Holiday Benefit Concert for The Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Fri., Dec. 21, 7:30pm Pre-Concert Caroling 7pm The Minstrel Suggested Door Donation is a minimum of $15 It s the Fa la la la la, la la la la time of year. Come on out, one and all! The Folk Project is presenting a Winter Holiday Benefit Concert to raise money for the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. The Fellowship has been the long-time host for our Minstrel concert series and numerous other Folk Project events. The festivities will have something for everyone, from soulful holiday ballads to traditional seasonal classics, choral arrangements, and even some original tunes. Sing along with performers Katherine Rondeau, Mark Dutton, Pamela Zave, Dave Sherman, Randie O Neil, and Kenneth Chin, hosted by Master Elf MC Bob McNally. Arrive early and join Liz Pagan, who will be caroling in the Terrace Room. Since the Fellowship is a charitable religious organization, your donation is tax deductible. Additional donations are always welcome and The Fellowship will send a written acknowledgment for check donations of $250 or greater. If you will be out of town on the evening of the show, please still consider making a donation to The Fellowship. Checks can be mailed directly to The Fellowship at 21 Normandy Heights Road Morristown NJ Make your check payable to Morristown Unitarian Fellowship and please put Folk Project-Holiday in the memo line. Keep the sleigh bells ringing and jingle bells jingling! Pam Robinson, Special Concerts Chair Advance Ticket Sales (cont d) (continued from page 1) There are no refunds for advance ticket sales so long as the show goes on as scheduled. You may, however, transfer your tickets to someone else who can claim them under your name. Forward your confirmation to the recipient of the tickets from the address you used to make the purchase. The recipient should then print out that , and present it at the door to claim the tickets you purchased. If the show is sold out, you must redeem your ticket before 8pm or your seat may be sold to someone on the waiting line. (If you are intending to come, but running late, there will be a phone number on the confirmation that you can call to have your seat held for you.) Shows more than 5 or 6 months into the future may not appear on the list of available shows. Wait a few weeks and check back. So look at the long-lead schedule and line up your tickets for your favorite acts in advance. 2 Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Chair Feets Don t Fail Me Now! Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., or 212/ Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/ or Maplewood International Dancers: Thursdays 8pm, $5, Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, NJ. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call 973/ or 973/ or go to NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, 8:30pm (beginners 7:30pm), supporters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd., NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html, 973/ or 973/ North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members. More info: 201/ or 914/ , or rbnrussell@gmail.com. Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, $10, hal2dial@gmail.com Princeton Folk Dance Group: Tuesdays (except school closings), 7:30pm, YWCA All Purpose Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place (at intersection with Rte. 206), Princeton, NJ, 732/ , 609/ , tuesdaynightfolkdance@gmail.com. Princeton Folk Dancers: Fridays, 9pm (teaching 8pm), Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, 609/ , friday@princetonfolkdance.org. Princeton Country Dancers: Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $10 Wed., $11 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, 609/ or 609/ , pcdinfo@aol.com. Performer listing at pickup band musicians welcome. PCD English Country Dance Series: 2nd Saturday, 8pm (intro/basics at 7:30pm). $10 ($5 seniors & students), 609/ Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30 10pm, Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, 732/ Swingin Tern: see page opposite Valley Contra Dance Society: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), Unitarian Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $12 ($5 students) / , valleycontradance@verizon.net Village Contra: 2nd Fri., 7:30pm, gender-role free contra dance in NYC., at LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St., open to all. More info at More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society 15

3 14 Sat., Dec. 1: DOUBLE DANCE Will Mentor & Pete s Posse Advanced Afternoon Contras 4 6pm $10/$5 students All-Level Evening Dance 8 11pm $15/$5 students. Pete Sutherland: fiddle, piano, banjo, melodica, vocals Oliver Scanlon: fiddle, viola, mandolin, foot percussion, vocals Tristan Henderson: guitars, mandolin, jaw harp, foot percussion, vocals Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Peter s Posse pleased a pack of tickled prancers; Will Mentor packed a Becket for seasoned steppers Make the trek for wicked fun to take your pick of dancers. Sat., Dec. 15: Donna Hunt & Peter, Paul, Ed, Gary Peter Szego: guitar Paul Prestopino: mandolin, banjo Ed Jankowitz: upright bass Garry Moore: fiddle After-the-dance Holiday Party at Doug & Brian s home. With a shortened break, the dance will end at 10:30pm to allow everyone to get to the party. Puff, the magic dragon danced by the sea And contra d in East Hanover in a land called Swingin Tern. Peter Paul Ed Garry loved that rascal Puff, They played on strings and tuning pegs and other fancy stuff, oh! Puff, the magic dragon danced right out front And contra d in East Hanover to the calls of Donna Hunt. Together they would balance, swing, twirl and Sat., Dec. 31: NEW YEAR S EVE DANCE Bob Isaacs & The Organic Family Band Jakob Raitzyk: fiddle, foot percussion Rebekah Geller: fiddle, Michael Raitzyk: guitar Judith Geller: French horn Dancing from 8pm until 12:30am. $20 if purchased in advance by 12/24, $25 after 12/24 and at the door. Students $12 advanced/$15 at door. See page 13 for more information. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginners lesson, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $12, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Parish House 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ From I northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by the Ford dealership ( To River Road/Okner Pkway ) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Right at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I - 78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. 973/ then cross trail, Donna called out contras perched on Puff s gigantic tail. Dancers far and wide would gather whene er they came, On the dance floor with whoops galore when Puff roared out his name, oh! Puff, the magic dragon is sure to return And contra in East Hanover in a land called Swingin Tern. TERN ON THE NET! Find us at Presented by the Folk Project The Minstrel December 2018 Acoustic Concert Series presented by 7:30 start $10 door Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 973/ Minstrel@FolkProject.org Fri., Dec. 7: Chorus Song Night If you like to sing, this is the show for you. Four experienced song-leaders will take turns leading the audience in songs for all to sing. Songs with choruses, familiar favorites, choruses easily learned on the fly. Lots of chances to add harmonies if that s your style. The songleaders will be Ken Schatz: Renowned singer of traditional songs, Carrie Cantor: Familiar folk and pop standards, Jerry Krantman: American Songbook, classic folk, & gospel, Mike Agranoff: Purveyor of singable songs and Program Chair of the Minstrel. Sat., Dec. 8: Special Event Tony Trischka Presents Of A Winter s Night Tickets $20 advance, $25 door Of A Winter s Night is Tony Trischka s acoustic celebration of the holiday season. Based on his 2015 CD release of the same name, recorded at Levon Helm s Barn in Woodstock, NY, this show features Trishka s considerable melodic inventiveness on a wide variety of seasonal tunes. He turns his considerable skills loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays. Fri., Dec. 14: OpenStage (Admission $10 general, $5 for age 21 & under, OpenStage only) The Minstrel OpenStage is the place where a diverse collection of acoustic musicians performs for a welcoming, supportive, and attentive audience. We re a listening room, not a noisy bar. We ve often seen previews of our regularly scheduled opening acts for the first time at our Open Stage. Free-will donations are encouraged. For information on how to sign up to perform at our next Open Stage, visit Fri., Dec. 21: Holiday Benefit Concert for the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship $15 admission includes refreshments Celebrate the Seasonal Holidays with The Folk Project. Come on by around 7pm to a sing-along with some favorite holiday carols. The concert starts at 7:30pm featuring Mark Dutton, Randie O Neil, Ken Chin, Pamela Zave, Dave Sherman, and Katherine Rondeau. Fri., Dec. 28: Karyn Oliver with Pepper & Sassafras Karyn Oliver has one of the finest voices in the Contemporary Folk/Americana field. Part Joan Osborne, a touch of Janis Joplin, and a bit of Emmylou Harris, she effortlessly oscillates between bluesy and country. Minstrel audiences will recognize her as one quarter of the band No Fuss and Feathers. Her musical inspirations come primarily from the eclectic mix of music to which she was exposed while growing up in the musically diverse culture of Washington, D.C. Pepper & Sassafras is the duo of Jeffrey Pepper Rogers and Wendy Ramsay. What the Kennedys do for folk rock, P&S do for straight folk. Well-written songs with agile guitar accompaniment, really sweet harmonies, and an old-timey feel. UPCOMING: 1/4 Susan Werner with Zoe Mulford; 1/11 OpenStage; 1/18 John Forster; 1/25 Joan & Joni; 2/1 Folk Project Valentines Day Extravaganza; 2/8 OpenStage; 2/22 Todd Dennison; 3/1 Mike & Ruthy (of The Mammals); 3/8 OpenStage; 3/22 Tom Chapin; 3/29 Phil Ochs Song Night; 4/5 Cheryl Wheeler; 4/12 OpenStage; 4/19 Del Rey with The Green Planet Band; 4/26 RPR; 5/3 The Kennedys To volunteer, volunteers@folkproject.org 3

4 All Venues That Fit We Print Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. GPS address: 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/ or Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, song circles, $12, birdhousecenter@gmail.com, 609/ ; Sat. 12/15 Rose & The Bros, $20, Zydeco and Cajun dance grooves Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St, Little Silver, NJ. 1 5pm. $4 for BOTMA members, $5 nonmembers. Info: Boonton United Methodist Church: open mic every 3rd Friday, 8pm, 626 Lathrop Avenue (corner of Vreeland Ave.), Boonton, NJ, free, office@boontonumc.com, 973/ Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1:30pm, $25/$20 members/$3 online discount, intrend@yahoo.com, 845/ ; Sun. 12/9 1pm, Annual Holiday Party with Mountain Oysters Band, $10/free to members Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 8pm, info100@mayoarts.org, 973/ ; Wed. 11/28 Celtic Woman The Best of Christmas Tour, $59 $129 Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$25 door, 732/ ; Sat. 12/8 Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway, Deeper Than the Skin Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, 8pm, $20 online/$25 at door, 201/ ; Sat. 12/8 Jann Klose with Josette Diaz Evergreen House Concerts: Plainfield, NJ, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, $23 per person, advance purchase only, ahrre@verizon.net; Tue. 12/18 Gathering Time, songs of the season Fanwood Performance Series: Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation adult $15, seniors/students $10, info@fanwoodperformanceseries.org, 908/ Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood, every 2nd Friday (except June Sep.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen, lnovemsky@comcast.net, 973/ Folk Music Society of NY: OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC, 7:30pm, Folk Project members pay the FMSNY member s price, $25/members $20, FolkMusicNY.org; Fri. 11/30 Geoff Kaufman; Sun. 12/2 Triboro, $10 contribution, at the Good Coffeehouse, at the Old Stone House, J.J. Byrne Park, 336 Third St at Fifth Ave, Brooklyn Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA, 610/ , Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/ or Hopewell Theater: 5 South Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ, 8pm, dine-in theater with small plate options, HopewellTheater.com, info@hopewelltheater.com, 609/ ; Fri. 12/21 A Very Slambovian Christmas; Sat. 12/22 Jill Sobule; Fri. 12/28 Bettye LaVette Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $20 advance/$23 door, info@hurdygurdyfolk.org, 201/ ; Sat. 12/8 Dom Flemens, $25 advance/$28 door Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm, every 1st Wed at South Street 4 OpenStage Report The November OpenStage proved yet another great evening of music and fellowship with over sixty-five attendees. We hosted twenty-seven performers on two stages. We opened the Terrace Room Cabaret at 6pm to accommodate a spirited pre- and post-jam session/song circle for early arrivals and late night hangers-on, ably facilitated by Scotty Rovner and Glen Coleman. The Bunk Bed Band Bob McNally (Guitar and Strumstick), Mark Schaffer (Mandolin and Fiddle), Andrew Koenig (Bass and Electronic Wind Synthesizer), John Hone (percussion and Guitar), Frank Sole (Bass and Guitar ), and Jay Crafferty (Pedal Steel Guitar), under the direction of Todd Dennison (Guitar and Bass) continued to provide expert back up for thrilled performers. Many thanks to our fantastic sound engineer, John Mahon, who was ably assisted by Dave Levinson. The Green Planet family band opened the main stage followed by five young music students who, with their parents, grandparents, and friends, have become regular fixtures at the OpenStage. We re thrilled at our success of fulfilling our mission to foster young talent by providing a venue for them to hone their musicianship and experience the thrill of performing live, and driving Folk Project membership. We also introduced a new admission fee of $10 and $5 for anyone twenty-one years of age and under, putting the OpenStage comfortably in the black. Mitch Radler, OpenStage Chair 13

5 12 Valentine s Day Extravaganza! Fri., Feb. 1, 7:30pm The Minstrel, $12 Admission Get ready to throb some hearts on Friday, Feb. 1, at the Valentine s Day Extravaganza, a Folk Project Member Show. This is a great opportunity to perform a love-themed song in front of a love-crazed & adoring audience. You can elect to perform your piece with our terrific jazz ensemble, or with the fabulous Folk Project Lovin Hearts Big Boogie Band, or you can go solo and/or have some friends accompany you. This is a very popular FP fundraising event, and we enhance the pleasures of the heart and stomach with special snacks and cardiac-friendly non-gmo sweets! Performance slots are limited. Sign-ups close on January 1, cbukata@comcast.net with your song along with the key. (Music files in the MP3 format or web links are welcome.) If you would like to perform with The Folk Project Lovin Hearts Boogie Band, a mandatory rehearsal will be held at the acoustically-perfect home of Mark and Robin Schaffer. Rehearsal with the Jazz band will be arranged at Frank Sole s House of Harmony. Songs performed with the bands must be approved by the band leader since rehearsal time is limited to 20 minutes per song. (We know you are dying to do a Mahavishnu Orchestra song, but please, not this time!) Note: This rehearsal is not the time to try out a new tune. All singers must know their songs and provide the key when submitting their song for consideration. So, retire to your Love Shack, get your song ready, and be ready to share the love on Friday, February 1, 2019! Chris Bukata, Event Coordinator Good o the Order A place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges. Please send items to Joanne Cronin, joannelcronin@optonline.net Steve Humphreys is thrilled that candidates he supported won in the recent elections and is hoping for positive change going forward. Pam Robinson: Hi. Lois DeRitter s Unitarian church had its last service in their current venue, and some members are replanting in a shared venue in the area. Also, she heard that Maine comedian Kendall Morse, who some people may remember, is not doing well with throat cancer. Dave Rowe had him as an opening act recently, and it was sad. Dave Heistand had a great time in California. He saw his brother and drove all over the place, including one of the areas in Malibu where the fires are now. Elly Faden is glad to be on the Publicity Committee, starting New Year s. Elizabeth Lachowicz: Thomas Lachowicz called from boot camp. He s doing well at the halfway point it was much harder than he thought it would be, but he s bound and determined to do it. He shaved a minute off his running time. He has been a bit homesick and would love to hear from anyone and loves and misses us all. Elizabeth has preaddressed cards to send to him, and she and the family are looking forward to seeing him at the holidays. Sandie Reilly s son has been fishing with a buddy in Maryland and caught a massive tuna and a huge swordfish. He has also been working on Horses Sing None of It. Allan Kugel s brother lives in Thousand Oaks, CA, and wasn t burned out or shot. Evelyn McNally and eight of her horseback riding girlfriends trailered their horses down to Virginia and spent a long weekend trail riding, with gorgeous scenery and a lot of girl-bonding. Creamery, 146 South Street, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather). Info: Mark 973/ , MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, NJ, 2 4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3 $7, 732/ ; Sun. 12/2 Sharleen Leahey NJAMP Acoustic Jams: in Somerville every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion s,150 West Main St., Somerville, in Matawan every other Wednesday, 6pm, Maloney s, 119 Main Street, Matawan, 908/ , The Newton Theatre: Skylands Performing Arts Center, 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, info@thenewtontheatre.com, 973/ ; Sun. 12/16 Carol of the King, $34 $39, Irish dance Christmas spectacular Outpost In The Burbs: First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 advance/$25 door, info@outpostintheburbs.org, 973/ ; Sat. 12/8 Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, $32 advance/$35 door; Sat. 12/15 Ryley Walker, $25 advance/$30 door People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, 8pm, $20 contribution/$12 members, 212/ ; Sat. 12/1 Kristin Lems with Sally Campbell; Sat. 12/8 Charlie King with Deborah Silverstein; Sat. 12/15 Toby Tobias with Rupert Wates; Sat. 12/22 Thelma Thomas Tribute Night; Sat. 12/29 CLOSED for New Year s Break Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students $10, children $5, info@princetonfolk.org, 609/ ; Fri. 12/14 Elijah Wald, folk blues guitarist and music journalist Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 4pm, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, SkylandsSongwriters.org/rr-r; Sun. 12/16 Patrick Fitzsimmons Roy s Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, $25, RoysHall.com, 908/ ; Sat. 12/1 Peter Karp and The Roadshow, $25 $30, a master of the blues and an Americana aficionado; Sat. 12/8 A Very Slambovian Christmas, $28 $32; Fri. 12/14 Marshall Crenshaw, $28 $33 Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Ave), Flanders, NJ, 7pm, raywinch.net/coffeehouse.html, sqwinch@optonline.net, 973/ ; Sat. 12/1 Christmas Coffeehouse with Moderately Bright Four Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St., Brooklyn. 718/ , 4th Sun., 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/ , Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7 9:30pm, St. John s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts., near 7th Ave. S.), Greenwich Village, Songwriting Circle of Central NJ: Every other week in the Edison, NJ area (exact location depends on weather). Go to facebook.com/groups/songwriting.circle.nj or neilfein@gmail.com for more information. Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville, 7:30pm every 1st Tuesday., 609/ or visit Voices in the Heights: First Unitarian Congregational Society, Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY, 7:30pm, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available, $15, VoicesInTheHeights.com; Sat. 12/15 Jeremy Aaron, Sophie Buskin, Dan Whitener Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus Teachabout at 6:45pm, $20 advance/$25 door, info@walkaboutclearwater.info, 914/ ; Sat. 12/8 Ellis Paul with Hudson Valley Sally Unclassified Ad Share a lovely home with Folk Project member on the Jersey Shore (Raritan Bay). Contact efaden1@gmail.com for information. 5

6 6 Tony Trischka Presents Of a Winter s Night A FOLK PROJECT SPECIAL CONCERT Sat., Dec. 8, :30pm Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, NJ Tickets: $20 advance/$25 door Available online at Info: concerts@folkproject.org or A celebration of Americana, sometimes lively, sometimes stately. Washington Post Of a Winter s Night is Tony Trischka s acoustic celebration of the holiday season. Based on his 2015 CD release of the same name, this show features Trischka s considerable melodic inventiveness on a wide variety of seasonal tunes. He turns this inventiveness loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays. Tony will joined by multi-instrumentalist and shape-note singer Tim Eriksen, fearless fiddler Phoebe Hunt, Sean Trischka on percussion and other guest performers. Funding for this event has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. OLD BUSINESS Elizabeth Lachowicz reported on her research into a Board retreat, to facilitate cooperation and positive interaction among Board members. She specifically reported on a proposal from Bill Hector, a musician and facilitator with whom she has worked. The Board extensively discussed issues of cost, structure, and objectives for the retreat, and the research will continue. Steve Humphreys presented a revised Best Practices to govern Board conduct and interactions, incorporating suggestions from Board members. The substance of the Practices was adopted. The Board approved the slate of recommended officers and trustees to be elected, and committee chairs to be installed or retained, proposed by the Nominating Committee, with minor adjustments to be made. A chart containing the recommendations appears below. ONWARD! The meeting was adjourned at 9:58pm. The next meeting is the annual dinner-meeting, to be held at Long Hill Tavern on December 4, All members are welcome; RSVP to Steve Humphreys at president@folkproject.com, or text to 973/ Nominations Slate* Position Currently Proposed 2019 (Changes from last year in bold) Trustee Through Dec 2021 Trustee Through Dec 2020 Official Nominations Elizabeth Lachowicz Bob McNally Olga Alvarez Automatically Continuing Steve Humphreys Dave Heistand Christine DeLeon New three-year term* Todd Dennison* Lois DeRitter* Bob McNally* Ken Brody Trustee Through Dec 2019 Allan Kugel Evelyn McNally Unofficial Recommendations President Steve Humphreys Paul Fisher Vice President Kathi Caccavale Jay Wilensky Secretary Jay Wilensky Jean Scully Treasurer Chris Riemer Continue Archives Lindsey Meyer Continue Community Services Pat Brangs /Lois DeRitter Continue Event Hosting Jean Scully Jay Wilensky Getaway Mark Schaffer & Elizabeth Lachowicz Continue Horses Sing None of It Sandie Reilly Continue Membership Joanne Cronin Gary Pratt Minstrel Booking Mike Agranoff Continue Minstrel Staffing Jean Scully Continue Newsletter George Otto Continue OpenStage Mitch Radler Continue Publicity/Web Paul Fisher Elly Faden Sound Reinforcement Mike Del Vecchio/John Mahon John Mahon (No Co-Chair) Special Concerts Pam Robinson Continue Swingin Tern Leigh Walker Continue * This slate is conditioned upon the Board s approval of an amendment to the Bylaws eliminating the requirement that the President also be a trustee. 11

7 Folk Project Board Meeting November 13, 2018 Board Meeting: The Summary The November 13, 2018, meeting was called to order at 8pm, in the art-filled home of Yolanda Fundora and Pamela Zave. Present: Steve Humphreys, Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally, Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Kathi Caccavale, Lois DeRitter (officers and trustees); Mark Schaffer, Joanne Cronin, Mike Agranoff, George Otto, Paul Fisher, John Mahon, Pam Robinson, Sandie Reilly (committee chairs). Absent: Lindsey Meyer, Leigh Walker, Chris Riemer, Jean Scully, Jay Wilensky, Mitch Radler, Ken Brody. Guests: Elly Faden, Gary Pratt, Pat Brangs. MOTIONS The Board: Approved the October, 2018 minutes; Approved a subsidy of $400 each for Pam Robinson and Bob Safranek to attend the 2019 Folk Alliance International convention; Adopted, with a modification, the Best Practices proposed by President Steve Humphreys; Adopted, with agreed-upon amendments and corrections, the slate of recommended Officers and trustees, and committee chairs, presented by the Nominating Committee. Proposed amendment to the Bylaws which would eliminate the requirement that the President also be a trustee, did not receive the needed 2/3 vote of the Board due to the absence of six directors. The motion will be renewed at the December annual meeting,. COMMITTEE REPORTS Publicity: Incoming Publicity chair Elly Faden noted that she is transitioning into the position, and has begun to write a manual concerning the committee s operations and reports. She is investigating using Google Box for Board reports, to reduce the flurry of PDFs received by Board members and centrally locate the reports. Event Hosting, Minstrel Staffing: In Chair Jean Scully s absence, Dave Heistand noted that although the turnout for the November Evening of Music, hosted by Elly Faden, was small, the music and interactions were great. Dave also noted that Minstrel has a number of new volunteers. Membership: Outgoing chair Joanne Cronin reported that she is greatly looking forward to deleting the FileMaker program from her computer. Mike Agranoff cited John Lamb s success, via his connection to Tech Soup, in obtaining a reasonably-priced program for incoming chair Gary Pratt. Gary thanked Joanne for her valuable introduction to the post, and Joanne offered ongoing assistance. The Board thanked Joanne for her dedicated service. Sound Reinforcement: Chair John Mahon reported that a training session for sound operators will be held on November 16, when Minstrel will be dark [see Getaway, below]. Getaway: Chair Mark Schaffer reported that the Committee is hiring performers for Spring, and making adjustments to its programs to adapt to the new Stony Point location. Among the objectives is to land a bigger-name performer for the Sunday concert. Mark reported that Fall Getaway was highly successful: a profit of $1000 $2000 was realized, 26 newbies attended, the average evaluation score was /5, and 50 volunteers contributed to an especially smooth operation. Special Concerts/Uke Fest: Chair Pam Robinson noted the Special Concert scheduled for December 8, [banjo virtuoso, sec y] Tony Trishka s Of A Winter s Night. The annual Holiday Show to benefit MUF will be held on December 21; in addition to the scheduled performers, Liz Pagan will lead caroling, Joanne Cronin will read poetry, and Bob McNally will preside as MC Elf. As noted, the Board will subsidize Pam and Bob s attendance at the 2019 Folk Alliance International convention. Pam stressed the importance of seeing new performers and making contacts every year at the event, and Lois DeRitter noted that it is important for the Project, as a premier organization, to be represented there. Minstrel Booking: Chair Mike Agranoff noted, to applause, that the first two advance ticket sales for Minstrel have been made. Mark Schaffer announced that he and Robin will be holding a Project party on November 16, when Minstrel will not be presented because of the passing of performer and long-time Project member Andy Goessling; Mark reported that Andy s family supports the event. 10 Members Gigs (& Friends) Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Mike Agranoff ( mike@mikeagranoff.com): Fri. 12/7 7:30pm, Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series, Chorus Song Night, $10; Mon. 12/31 6pm, First Night Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, NY, 518/ , various venues throughout the city center Christine DeLeon ( christine@christinedeleon.com): Sun. 12/16 3:30pm, Middlesex Library, solo holiday show, 1300 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, NJ, 732/ , free Nancy and Russ Kelner: Sat. 12/1 St. Joseph s Nursing Home, with PetroGrass, Woodbridge, (not open to the public) Kris Lamb (krislamb@aol.com): Fri. Sat. 11/30 12/1 5pm & 7:30pm, St. Mark s Episcopal Church, playing flute and recorder in Amahl and the Night Visitors with the Light Opera of New Jersey, 140 South Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ, LightOperaOfNewJersey.org/amahl-2018; Sat. 12/1 12:15pm, Randolph Museum, with Anthony Campanella and Roma Blanchett as Idyllwood, 630 Millbrook Avenue, Randolph, NJ, free, music for flutes and guitar at Randolph Historical Society open house The Poorhouse Pickers (Bob Cole, FiL Wisneski, Marvin Perkins, facebook.com/poorhousepickers): Sat. 12/1 7pm, Hopewell United Methodist Church, Christmas show, 20 Blackwell Ave, Hopewell, NJ, HopewellMethodist.org, 609/ , $20 suggested donation to help support Camp Moore Katherine Rondeau ( showrondeau@gmail.com, 609/ ): Tue. 12/11 6:30pm, Rockwood Music Hall, with Eric Lee and House of Hamill, 185 Orchard Street, New York, NY, $15, stage 3, On Your Radar, hosted by John Platt, tickets at Wed. 12/12 7pm, World Cafe Live, album release show, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215/ FiL Wisneski (FilWisneski.com): Fri. 12/7 4:30, Rutgers Cook Student Center, as part of the group The Darrel Jones Industrial Average, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 848/ ; Fri. 12/14 8pm, 1867 Sanctuary, as part of the group Shenanigans, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ, facebook.com/shenanigansprinceton, 1867sanctuary@preservationnj.org, 609/ , $20, Celtic Christmas show Morristown On Stage Morristown On Stage is holding auditions on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9am to 5pm, at Morristown High School. Sixteen acts will take the stage at The Morristown Performing Arts Center on Feb.27, 2019, to perform in front of over 1000 people, with a chance to win up to $1,000 in four different categories. For details go to 7

8 FP Calendar: December 2018 For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go 1/Sat. Swingin Tern: DOUBLE DANCE Will Mentor & Pete s Posse FP Holiday Party: 7pm, Steve and Christine Humphreys in Randolph (see page 2) EVERY SATURDAY: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, Kris Lamb: 12:15pm, Randolph Museum, with Anthony Campanella and Roma Blanchett, Randolph, NJ, free, music for flutes and guitar at Historical Society open house The Poorhouse Pickers: 7pm, Hopewell United Methodist Church, Christmas show, Hopewell, NJ, HopewellMethodist.org, 609/ , $20 suggested donation People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Kristin Lems with Sally Campbell, $20 contribution/$12 members Roy s Hall: 8pm, Peter Karp and The Roadshow, $25 $30, a master of the blues Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: 7pm, Christmas Coffeehouse with Moderately Bright Four 2/Sun. EVERY SUNDAY: 7pm, Music You Can t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; EVERY SUNDAY: 8 10am, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Triboro, $10 contribution, at the Good Coffeehouse, at the Old Stone House, J.J. Byrne Park, 336 Third St at Fifth Ave, Brooklyn NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2 4pm, Sharleen Leahey, $3 $7, audience members can also do a number or two 4/Tues. FP Annual Meeting: 8pm, dinner 6pm, at Long Hill Tavern in Gillette (see page 1) EVERY TUESDAY: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. 973/ EVERY 1ST TUESDAY: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, Mannion s, Somerville, 609/ /Wed. EVERY WEDNESDAY: 7:30pm, Morristown Int l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 973/ , NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html EVERY WEDNESDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 212/ or 718/ EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/morristownukejam; Mark 973/ , MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS: 6pm, Maloney s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Matawan. 908/ ; meetup.com/nj-acoustic-music-in-the-park 6/Thur. EVERY THURSDAY: 6pm, Mannion s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/ ; meetup.com/nj-acoustic-music-in-the-park EVERY THURSDAY: 8pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html 7/Fri. Minstrel: Chorus Song Night FiL Wisneski: 4:30, Rutgers Cook Student Center, as part of the group The Darrel Jones Industrial Average, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 848/ /Sat. FP Special Event Tony Trischka Presents Of A Winter s Night EVERY 2ND SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Earth Room Concerts: 7:30pm, Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway, $20 advance/$25 door Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: 8pm, Jann Klose with Josette Diaz, $20 online/$25 at door Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Dom Flemens, $25 advance/$28 door 8 Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, $32 advance/$35 door People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Charlie King with Deborah Silverstein, $20 contrib/$12 members Roy s Hall: 8pm, A Very Slambovian Christmas, $28 $32 Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: 7:30pm, Ellis Paul with Hudson Valley Sally, $20 advance/$25 door, Walkabout Chorus Teachabout at 6:45pm 9/Sun. Borderline Folk Music Club: 1pm, Annual Holiday Party with Mountain Oysters Band, $10/ free to members 11/Tues. Katherine Rondeau: 6:30pm, Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY, $15, stage 3, On Your Radar, hosted by John Platt, tickets at 12/Wed. EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY: 6:30pm, Central NJ Song Circle. Railside Café (formerly Mara s), 250 South Ave, Fanwood, NJ. Katherine Rondeau: 7pm, World Cafe Live, album release show, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215/ /Fri. Minstrel: OpenStage FiL Wisneski: 8pm, 1867 Sanctuary, as part of the group Shenanigans, Ewing, NJ, facebook.com/shenanigansprinceton, 609/ , $20, Celtic Christmas show Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, Elijah Wald, $20, members $15, students $10, children $5, folk blues guitarist and music journalist Roy s Hall: 8pm, Marshall Crenshaw, $28 $33 15/Sat. Swingin Tern: Donna Hunt & Peter, Paul, Ed, Gary Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Rose & The Bros, $20, Zydeco and Cajun dance grooves Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Ryley Walker, $25 advance/$30 door People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Toby Tobias with Rupert Wates, $20 contribution/$12 members Voices in the Heights: 7:30pm, Jeremy Aaron, Sophie Buskin, Dan Whitener, $15 16/Sun. Christine DeLeon: 3:30pm, Middlesex Library, solo holiday show, 1300 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, NJ, 732/ , free The Newton Theatre: 8pm, Carol of the King, $34 $39, Irish dance Christmas spectacular Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: 4pm, Patrick Fitzsimmons, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild 18/Tues. Evergreen House Concerts: 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, Gathering Time, $23 per person, advance purchase only, songs of the season 20/Thur. EVERY 3RD THURSDAY: 6:30 8pm, Thursday Night Sing Along, Sussex-Wantage Library, Wantage, NJ, 21/Fri. Minstrel: Holiday Benefit Concert for the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Hopewell Theater: 8pm, A Very Slambovian Christmas 22/Sat. ALMOST EVERY 4TH SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $11 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Jill Sobule, dine-in theater with small plate options People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Thelma Thomas Tribute Night, $20 contribution/$12 members 23/Sun. EVERY 4th Sunday (except July and August): 2 5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com 28/Fri. Minstrel: Karyn Oliver with Pepper & Sassafras Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Bettye LaVette, dine-in theater with small plate options 29/Sat. People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, CLOSED for New Year s Break, 31/Mon. Swingin Tern: NEW YEAR S EVE DANCE Bob Isaacs & The Organic Family Band Mike Agranoff: 6pm, First Night Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, NY,r 9