July 2013 www.folkproject org New Jersey s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization Minstrel Birthday Show Here is your offical (doesn t that sound important?) invitation to take part in the Minstrel s 38th Birthday Show. This unique celebration has been held at the Minstrel every year since 1982, when the Coffeehouse turned 7. On a Friday close to the actual anniversary (July 25, 1975) we present a show featuring 40 50 of the Folk Project s member-musicians. Here s how it works: The show will take place on Friday, July 26 at the Minstrel. It will consist of a series of performances by groups comprised of Folk Project members combined in randomlychosen duos and trios. The individual members of the groups may be of any skill level, different musical genres, different instrumentation. Musical groups are set up at the Folk Project s July 4th picnic, which takes place on Thursday, July 4th (No kidding) at the home (and pool) of Ed Roffman, 11 Butternut Road in Randolph. More details on the picnic are on page 10. Everyone who wants to take part in the show puts their name on an index card (remember index cards?). The cards are shuffled, and then dealt out into about 20 piles to form the groups. The groups then have the next 3 weeks to work up one number per group, to be performed at the Minstrel on Friday, July 26. Continued on page 11 HOUSE CONCERT: David Gans Sun., 7/21...see page 6 for details... July Evening o Music Sat., 7/13, 8pm the Schafferosa Please bring food and drink to share, instruments, larynxes to the lovely home of Mark and Robin Schaffer. Follow the directions below *exactly* because your GPS will send you to the wrong house (ask us how we know). 196 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Rockaway, (201) 486-1366 Directions: Route 80 to exit 35A (Dover and Shopping Mall). Go 1/2 mile to the Exxon and make a left onto Mt. Pleasant Ave. Ignore street signs for one mile. At one mile, the road starts downhill and there is a metal guardrail on the right. The mailbox has 196 and three reflectors. The driveway is a hairpin turn on the right 10 feet past the 25MPH sign. Yes, there IS parking on the street even though it s scary. BONUS Evening o Music! Sat., 7/27, 8pm the Roffmans Every month, our 4th Saturday Bonus Evening o Music takes place at Eddie and Robin s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742. Bring song, voice, insruments and food/bev to share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; bring serving utensils. Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right.
July 2013 The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., 7/5: Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Tour Every year the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival does an audience poll to determine their Most Wanted for a return appearance. And the winners tour the country the following spring in the Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Tour. In 2012 the winners were Gathering Time, The YaYas, and Honor Finnegan. These three premier songwriting acts will go round-robin through the evening, and probably support each other with harmonies and instrumental accompaniment for some songs. Fri., 7/12: Open Stage This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We ve often seen previews of our regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call (973) 335-9489, or go to folkproject.org/minstrel/openstage.shtml. Fri., 7/19: Toby Walker with Tom Picard The Blues Revue summed it up neatly. Toby Walker is...a brilliant remarkable guitarist. A pinch of Piedmont, a dash of Delta, a solid Chicago undercurrent minus the amplification, but not the electricity. At home with both wooden and steel guitars, Toby plays the classics as well as his own songs with an open style and a dash of humor. And as an extra bonus for us, he s recently moved to Morris County, and become a Folk Project member. Opener Tom Picard is a Folk Project member songwriter with a good way with words. He accompanies himself in a nifty blues-oriented guitar style.. Fri., 7/26: The Minstrel s 38th Birthday Show Our annual Birthday Show celebrates not only the Minstrel s first show back in 1975, but the membership of the Folk Project, which presents this concert series. The Project s membership has always included many musicians and singers. And tonight we present around 40 of those member-musicians, brought together in randomly-chosen groups to celebrate our anniversary. It s an evening of community music, which has always been the core of this organization. UPCOMING: 8/2: Finvarra s Wren, Rachel Streich; 8/9: Open Stage; 8/16: Dave Rimelis, Pat Guadagno; 8/23: David Massengill; 8/30: Uke New Jersey; 9/6: Frank Vignola & Vinnie Raniolo, Harpeth Rising; 9/13: Open Stage; 9/20: Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo, Ian Hicks; 9/27: Rory Block; 10/4: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell s Blue Album; 10/11: Closed for Festival; 10/18: Buskin & Batteau The Minstrel is an acoustic music concert series run by the Folk Project, a non-profit folk music and arts organization. We use the facilities of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second Friday of the month is usually an open stage/audition night. The music we present is folk music in its broadest sense. That is, in addition to traditional American and ethnic folk music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and other types of music more folkie in attitude than in content. Shows start at 8pm; dress is casual. We serve coffee, teas, and baked goods. There is no alcohol or tobacco on the premises. Admission is inexpensive; on our regular Friday concerts we ask $8.00 on your way in and, if you feel the show was worth it, an additional amount at your discretion on the way out, which goes to supplement what we pay the feature performer. Children 12 and under are free. For travel information or information on shows, call (973) 335-9489 or visit our website at www.folkproject.org. To volunteer e-mail volunteers@folkproject.org Members Gigs & Friends Mike Agranoff: Sun. Fri., 7/7 12: Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD; Sat. Sun., 7/13-14: Common Ground on the Hill Festival, Westminster, MD. www.commongroundonthehill.org Russ Kelner: Sun., 7/14, with Univ. Phillipines Alumni & Friends Rondalla, 4pm, South Plainfield Middle School, fundraiser for woman with leukemia; Thurs, 7/18: Westfield Senior Housing; Sat., 7/20: with NJ Minstrels, 2:15 pm, Morris County 4H Fair, Chester - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unclassifieds VOCAL/VIOLIN LESSONS/COACHING: Also basics of theory and counterpoint as composition tools for songwriters. Diane Perry (908) 447-1395, Dianeperryjazz@yahoo.com MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events weddings, graduations, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions you name it, Richard can cater it. www.moonlightcatering.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th (!) Annual Front Porch Bluegrass Festival & Pig Roast Sat., 7/6 Chester 10am-8pm A dozen great local bands. Admission free. The festival funds from food, donations and program ads are used to support the Big Youth Group (a.k.a. BYG), who represent 6 local churches, on their annual-since-1992 Appalachian Service Project trips. Rain or Shine. http://frontporchbluegrassfestival.com...horses Sing None of It! A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, others. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.mnn.org (popup players 34/82 http mms); Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via www.bricartsmedia.org/ community-media/bcat-tv-network. Mendham TV: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. 280; simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21. Now you can watch archived shows on youtube.com/hsnoi 3
All Venues That s Fit To Print Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org; No shows until September Arts off Main Open Mic: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. thelab_openmic@yahoo.com; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728 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 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Borderline Folk Music Club: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org; http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, (973) 879-8568 or celebrationhouseconcerts@yahoo.com. Workshops usually 3:30 5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert and workshop combo $30; Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info 908-412-9105, Concerts4Causes@aol.com; www.coffeewithconscience.org; Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; Fanwood Performance Series: 7pm, Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood. www.fanwoodperformanceseries.org Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) 763-8293. Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org; The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) 667-7055 or info@hillsidecafe.com, www.hillsidecafe.com; Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, 4 www.darresstheater.com. Wed., 7/17: Open Mic Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.org, (732) 634-4500 x6497 Wed., 7/10: Caravan of Thieves; 7/17: The Stray Birds, Brian Dunne; 7/24: Alexis P. Suter Band; 7/31: The Spring Standards, Tall Heights NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: First Sundays, 1:30pm, Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Hwy 71, Belmar, NJ; (732) 894-9012 (2 bl. from Route 35 7 fr. Belmar Train Station); Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www.folkmusicny.org; Every Monday: Irish Traditional Music Session, 8-11pm at the Landmark Tavern; Wed., 7/3: Folk Open Sing Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture; Every other Tuesday: Old-Time Instrumental Jam, The Farmacy, Brooklyn The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston. sugg. donation $15 20; RSVP to hopeandjoy@verizon.net or (973) 992-7491; Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.princetonfolk.org; Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Next show 8/4: Nick Lowe Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 or ajflycasting@optonline.net Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut. com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The Uptown Coffeehouse: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org New Location: City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5; Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.walkaboutclearwater.org; ZED Music Series: 7pm Pot Luck Dinner & Dessert, 7:30pm Open Mic followed by our featured performer. donation $8. Contact to reserve an Open Mic spot/seat and get directions.: Tom (848) 219.1868 or Shari (201) 306-8744, New email: ZedMusicSeries@ 5 gmail.com or korensteinshari@yahoo.com
www.dgans.com Summer Weekend s SOON! August 10 12 The Silos, Wallkill, NY The tradition continues! Mark your calendars for our weekend-long Evening o Music held at a private home in upstate New York. We all pitch in (and some pitch tents) bringing food and beverages, helping out with meals and cleanup, but otherwise spending the entire time making music and schmoozic. Contact Bob to sign up or to find out more details, bobrosensweet@optonline.net. Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Eddie Roffman, 11 Butternut Road Randolph, NJ 07869. Info: membership@folkproject.org Choose at least one: New Renew Skip to my Lou Name Address 6 Photo by Jamie Soja FESTIVAL FANTASTICO!! Accolades keep pouring in: Loved every minute. A real treat. Excellent experience. Yay! Wish it could last forever. All the workshops were FANTASTIC. Gets better every year. The concerts were absolutely wonderful. Such a warm and kind group of people. An amazing time. Thanks to the volunteers, member performers and guests. You are the Folk Project Festival, and you ve made our participation and enjoyment better and better every time. We absolutely enjoyed ourselves. Fall Festival is October 11 13, 2014. We re announcing performers by July 1 and opening registration July 15. Expect to be surprised and thrilled. (We mean it.) We expect it to be the best damn three-day music party ever. See you in October, Mark & Robin, Festival Chaircouple Home Tel. E mail 1: Work Tel. E mail 2: Do you play or sing music: [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ (You ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) Supporting membership @ $25/year $ (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) Family membership* $ (Additional family members @ $3 each per year) Multiple Year Membership $ number of banjo-tossing years X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ NEW! Please check one: Total amount enclosed: I d like to receive a print newsletter I d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter $ Make your check payable to: The Folk Project *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. Please list the names of additional family members: 7
FP Calendar: July 2013 1/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. (973) 376-7568 2/Tues. EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 FP Board meeting, 8pm, 3/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6 9am, WDVR-FM and www. wdvrfm.org EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes Community Church. (973) 539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, Princeton. (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ EVERY Wednesday: Down Jersey with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/downjerseyjim/ EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mic, McLynn s Restaurant, Springfield. (973) 258-1600 4/Thurs. Fourth o July Pic-A-Nic (and drawing for the Birthday Show), 2pm, the Roffmans, 2pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info 14/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Tour 6/Sat. Swingin Tern: Perry Shafran & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Front Porch Bluegrass Festival & Pig Roast, 10am 8pm, Chester. http://frontporchbluegrassfestival.com 7/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7 10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at 8 www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc. 10/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: Caravan of Thieves. www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 11/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle 7pm, Dave Kleiner s, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 12/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage 13/Sat. FP Evening o Music: The Schafferosa 14/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Melanie Axel-Lute, 2pm, Ridgewood. http://northjerseyenglishcountrydancers.yolasite.com Russ Kelner5/Univ. Phillipines Alumni & Friends Rondalla, 4pm, South Plainfield Middle School, fundraiser for woman with leukemia 15/Mon. Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org 17/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheatre.com Woodbridge Wednesdays: The Stray Birds, Brian Dunne. www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 19/Fri. Minstrel: Toby Walker, Tom Picard 20/Sat. Swingin Tern: Steve White and Fia Feller & Mr. Darcy Trio Russ Kelner/NJ Minstrels, 2:15 pm, Morris County 4H Fair, Chester 21/Sun. FP House Concert: David Gans, 1pm, the Schafferosa, Rockaway. Info/reservations: concerts@folkproject.org 24/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: Alexis P. Suter Band. www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 26/Fri. Minstrel: The Minstrel s 38th Birthday Show 27/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans, 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 28/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Orly Krasner, 2pm, Ridgewood. http://northjerseyenglishcountrydancers.yolasite.com 31/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: Tall Heights, the Spring Standards. www.woodbridgeartsnj.org Wanted: Good Homes Evenings o Music REALLY Need Venues! And we ain t kidding. Have you ever thought it would be fun to host one of of monthly music parties? Several of our long time Evening o Music hosts have moved out of the area and we desperately need new host homes to add to our Evening o Music roster. The FP can help with party supplies and volunteers are always willing to share the burden. For more information please contact Scully of the Volunteers, Jean.scully@verizon.net 9
The Folk Project Presents: Uke New Jersey! A Ukulele Festival August 30-31, 2013 in Morristown, NJ Friday 8:00pm till 11:00pm Mighty Uke followed by Victoria Vox and Jim & Liz Beloff Saturday 10am till 6pm Workshops, open mic and jams 7:30 concert with James Hill, Jim & Liz and Celtic Spirit Plenty of area hotels and dining as well as on-site food vendors. 908-229-1214 for more info James Hill and Anne Davison Jim & Liz Beloff Featuring artists James Hill,Victoria Vox, Jim and Liz Beloff and Celtic Spirit! A screening of the documentary Mighty Uke! Workshops, Jams, Open Mics, Vendors and lots and lots of new friendships! Ticket prices thru August 9th: Friday night $15, Saturday $65, Combo $75 Starting August 10th: Friday night $20, Saturday $75, Combo $85 Victoria Vox Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Hall 21 Normandy Heights Rd. concerts@folkproject.org Morristown, NJ 07960 www.folkproject.org Music & Memory Fourth o July Pic-A-Nic Thurs., 7/4, 2pm the Roffmans Please join your fellow Projectiles at the Roffmans (home of the Bonus Evening o Music) for a lovely afternoon of music, swimming, grilling and chilling, as well as the drawing of names for performers who want to take part in the Birthday Party Show (see front page/below). FP will supply grillables (burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, etc); you bring side dishes, salads, beverages, desserts, etc. Please bring your own serving utensils. Eddie and Robin have a lovely in-ground pool, so bring your swimsuit, towel and inflatable Shamu for extra fun. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minstrel Birthday Show (cont d) Details: YOU MUST BE A CURRENT FOLK PROJECT MEMBER If your membership has lapsed or will lapse in July, you must renew. Check your newsletter mailing label or inquire at Membership@ FolkProject.org if you re not sure. It s not required, but TRY TO BE AT THE PICNIC on the 4th, and be able to commit some rehearsal time in the intervening weeks. (See below if you want to be in the show, but can t make the picnic.) AS FAR AS MUSICAL ABILITY, That s a matter of your own judgment. If you re reasonably comfortable in playing a song in front of friends, well that s what you ll be doing. I ve seen otherwise amateurs rise to the occasion countless times. YOU CAN BE IN AS MANY GROUPS AS YOU FEEL YOU CAN COMMIT TO. Simply enter as many index cards as the number of groups you wish to be in. One or two groups is common. THE DRAWING WILL BE DONE AT 3:30 PM AT THE PICNIC, and you can use the rest of the afternoon to get a head start on choosing your music and rehearsing. (Start thinking of good ensemble songs now, so you can have some suggestions for your groups when they re chosen.) YOU MAY ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO YOUR RANDOM GROUP at your choice, provided that these ringers are also current Project members, and that the originally randomly chosen people are featured as well. IF YOU REALLY CAN T BE AT THE PICNIC but you want to be in the show, you can do that by e-mailing Minstrel@FolkProject.org, or calling (973-335-9489) before the 4th. If you get my answering machine, leave your name, phone, address, e mail, and HOW MANY GROUPS YOU WANT TO BE IN. I ll make out your index card(s) and put em in the hat for you. If you don t think other members will be familiar with you, also leave information on instruments you play or other musical skills. (sing harmony, etc.) The other members of your group will contact you to let you know who they are, and set up rehearsals. However, please try to make the picnic. You put other members of your groups at a disadvantage if you re not there to be involved in the choice of music and first rehearsal time, and that usually means an extra rehearsal needed in the intervening weeks before the actual show. Besides which, the picnic is great fun. Performances in care centers demonstrate that music reawakens memories and is retained by even those who have lost speech and much more to dementia such as with Alzheimer s. The music-and-brain connection was brought into focus in Oliver Sacks 2007 book Musicophilia. The non-profit organization Music and Memory was founded to bring personalized music to care So that s it. I hope you can be part of this. See you at the show and at the picnic. facilities to improve quality of residents lives. More at http://musicandmemory.org. Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Programming Chairman Ronstadt Generations will be performing Music Connecting Memory on July 3 at Rolling Hills Care Center, Lebanon, Hunterdon Care Center, Flemington, Independence Manor and Hunterdon Developmental Center (open to residents only). It s very possible some FP members have parents/relatives in these facilities. 10 Stephanie Ledgin 11
Folk Project Board Meeting June 4, 2013 Board Meeting: The Summary The Folk Project Board Meeting was called to order at 8:08 pm at the home of Mark and Robin Schaffer. Present were: Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Rachel Streich, Bill Henderson, Mike Agranoff, Pat Brangs, Grover Kemble, Leigh Walker, Lois DeRitter. Jim Gartner, Bob McNally, Eddie Roffman, Mike DelVecchio, Allan Kugel, Sandie Reilly, Jean Scully. Absent: Scooter Ferguson, Lori Falco, Nancy Kelner, Joanne Cronin, Lindsey Meyer, Joe Graziano, Pam Robinson, Barrett Wilson. Guests: Robin Roffman, Jeff Loy. TREASURER S REPORT: May 2013 PayPal receipts for Festival admissions have not yet been posted. We will have those figures at the next Board meeting. Treasurer Bill asked that people making deposits on behalf of the Folk Project PLEASE write their name and the purpose of the deposit on the face of the deposit ticket. He can view the deposit tickets via Wells Fargo s Online Banking but sometimes has trouble figuring out where a deposit came from or what its for. Former Treasurer Rachel noted that she had the same trouble with mystery deposits when she was Treasurer as well. OLD BUSINESS: ACMA GRANT: Liz put a blurb in the Newsletter soliciting help with research for the ACMA Grant. Elizabeth noted that the Morris Arts Council has an intern willing to make themselves available to help with information gathering for the grant application, but the FP still has no one willing to supervise the intern. Mike A. suggested putting out another request in the Newsletter in 3 or 4 months from now. COMMITTEE REPORTS: SPECIAL CONCERTS: The Uke NJ festival is on for 8/30-8/31/13 at MUF. Mike said this is shaping up to be a major event and that we should talk it up. Estimated breakeven point is 100 attendees at $75 each. MERCHANDISING: Gloria absent (hurt her ankle). Treasurer Bill said according to his records, $285 in merchandise was sold at Spring Festival. Mike A. noted that FP logo sweatbands were purchased and available for sale at Festival. SOUND REINFORCEMENT: Re: the new portable sound system we re considering purchasing: Mike A. expressed the opinion that with multiple amateur sound people setting up and running the equipment, simpler is better. Elizabeth asked about the relative merits of buying a portable system vs making the Minstrel system more portable getting cases and so forth for the Minstrel system to make it easier to transport. Mike D said a portable system would be useful for smaller venues so we don t have to transport the Minstrel s system. Mike A pointed out that we would need to consider where a portable system would be kept between uses in someone s garage? Then we d need to coordinate with that person to get the equipment, and bring it back afterwards. Lois asked about the proposed MUF sound renovations, currently on hold does that include redesigning or providing storage space for FP sound system? Good point, said Mike D. This should be brought up in future discussions with MUF. Elizabeth asked about future workshops to train new sound people. Mike D. said he has 4 or 5 people interested in participating in such training. It s a matter of getting access to MUF for free to hold the workshops, Mike said. Re: providing speakers so the Front Desk people can hear the concert: Bill pointed out that if the Lobby area is quiet, we could just leave the doors to the Sanctuary open. Elizabeth noted that her church uses a wireless speaker system to broadcast sound to volunteers working in the church kitchen. She will find out what they use and get back to Mike D. INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Mike DelVecchio and Christine DeLeon are hosting a special EoM at a commercial establishment. Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan are hosting the September EoM. Pat Brangs wrote a blurb for the Newsletter and is helping publicize the Evenings of Music. Pat will ask Pam R. to put an appeal for people to host Evenings of Music on the FP s Facebook page. Bob McNally asked if we d ever thought of holding an EoM in a public place? Lois noted that people who live in condo communities, etc, often have access to a community room that maybe we could use? Elizabeth pointed out that parking might be a problem with that. Bob will look into getting access to the Community Center at Mount Tabor ( the Bethel ). Mike D. said that Mario s Pizza, in Randolph, has a BIG back room, lots of parking and places outside to jam. He will contact them to find out if an EoM would be feasible to do there. As usual, the FP 4th of July Picnic will be at Eddie and Robin Roffman s. MEMBERSHIP: Eddie said that Festival is our single biggest source of new and returning members; Minstrel, less so. He is working on a job description for the Membership Chair. He will send out renewal reminders 4 times per year; then after 1 year, he will stop bothering people to renew. FESTIVAL: Mark reported the Spring Festival went very well. One of the major changes made at this Festival was in the number of concerts and workshops expected of the performers. At previous Festivals, performers were expected to do 2 45-minute concert sets and 2 daytime workshops; at this Festival, they did 1 1-hour concert set and 3 daytime workshops. Mark and Robin felt that this new schedule added more value to the daytime workshop schedule, and they also added more people doing workshops during the day even if the workshop presenters don t do concert performances. Mike A. praised the Festival Sound committee: Best Festival sound EVER! MEETING ADJOURNED 10:15 pm. Next Board Meeting will be at Eddie and Robin Roffman s, in Randolph, NJ. 12 Good o the Order/ Community News This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send items to Barrett Wilson, bighim04@yahoo.com Multi-instrumentalist Russ Kelner is now learning to play the bandurria. He s been taking lessons and will perform in a concert in July. Nancy and Russ are proud to have introduced a Chinese immigrant friend to the Minstrel. Nancy says, I think we have a new folkie in the making! Heather McNally, daughter of Bob and Evelyn, has returned from her teahouse hike in India and Nepal, including a climb up to 19,000 feet in the foothills of Annapurna. She is home, happy, fit, healthy and sound! Lois DeRitter recently celebrated a significant reunion of her East Paterson High School class. Lois said, It was magical and wonderful! I want to go back to High School. Mark Schaffer got a new VW Jetta Diesel; he s excited to be reducing his carbon footprint. Mark and Robin s dog, Mercury, apparently isn t quite ready for the change: he spent several hours hiding out in Mark s old car during the June FP Board Meeting! The Schaffers were very glad to find him! Mark is also excited that he and his ARGOtext watch-keyboard invention have been accepted into the NJIT Enterpreneurial Development Center. While Jean Scully was house-and-dog-sitting for Mercury during the Schaffers 10th Anniversary trip to Hawaii, Mercury ate a bag of caramels. He got sick, then he got better. Siobhan Scully is enjoying her summer job, at the Giggling Goat Dairy Farm. Jean is having a very good year so far at her job in real estate sales. Mike Del Vecchio lost his car when a truck full of port-a-johns ran into him. Someone might have said, I guess the sh-t hit the van! Mike is thankful no one was hurt, and he s thankful that cars can be replaced. Sandy Reilly just passed her exam practicums and is proud to be a new Certified Level 2 Bicycle Coach. She said, It was awesome. The skill sessions were the most fun, especially competing in a bicycle bucket ball game. Mike Agranoff is revisiting his roots in NYC. After writing a letter to the current residents of his boyhood apartment, he ran into someone at a recent folk festival who currently lives in the same building! Grover Kemble got a call from an old flame with a request that he perform at her mother s 90th birthday party in August. Her mother had been a big band singer in the 40 s and 50 s. Grover and her mom always liked each other. Grover is looking forward to this party. Rachel Streich is settling in after her move to a new apartment in Bloomfield. Rachel says, It ll be fine when I eventually finish unpacking. I m getting to know my new neighbors. Jean Scully helped her find the new apartment. Your Humble Newsleditor is recovering from her May 29 nephrectomy. After 10 days, she s in no pain or discomfort but a little low on energy. Post-op creatinine is already in the normal range (sometimes takes months). Her peripatetic right kidney was apparently pissing up a storm in Michigan day after implantation if all continues to go well, Liz will find out more about the recipient and how many people were ultimately in the transplant chain. Still encouraging y all to do what you can by donating to the St. Barnabas transplant center or the National Kidney Foundation, or any charity of your choice. Or, if you are in abundant good health, share it and become a donor yourself! 13
Steve Holland & Root Mean Square Feets Don t Fail Me Now! Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) 991-0597, (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email AmericanFolkDanceNYC@yahoo.com Country Dance*New York: Contra every Fri., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). Sept. June. cdny.org or (212) 459-4080 Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. http://northjerseyenglishcountrydancers.yolasite.com; Ice Cream Sundays w/ AirCon! Sun., 7/14: Melanie Axel-Lute; 7/28: Orly Krasner Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. GinnyandHallB@cs.com. Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2 4:30pm (215) 844-2474 Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930; Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email pcdinfo@aol.com. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or srl@mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community Dance; PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) 359-2642 Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. Swingin Tern: Sat., 7/6: Pery Shafran & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes; 7/20: Steve White and Fia Feller & Mr. Darcy Trio Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance. org, (610) 868-7432; 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society www.cdss.org Sat., 7/6: Perry Shafran & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes Wes Steenson guitar, Mike Rovine fiddle, Jill Smith pian IPerry will help you thrust and parry but you won t be able to vanquish the earworm let loose by Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes. Dr. Twamley s tunes insidiously enter your ear and commence to snake through your brain like a Roto-Rooter. An MRI will reveal that a Multi Rhythm Interface has been implanted to leave you hooked on symphonics. Shafran will scramble your brainwaves with cerebral contras, schizophrenic squares, hippocampal heys and psychedelic petronellas. CAUTION: This is your brain on contras. Sat., 7/20: Steve White and Fia Feller & Mr. Darcy Trio Adam Oleksa violin; Kirsten Erwin winds; Wes Steenson guitar If you find Jane Austen exhaustin, go from inactive to active as that Feller Mr. Darcy takes a novel approach, turning Pride and Prejudice into Petronella and Promenade as Steve switches Sense and Sensibility to Dance and Dancibility. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginners workshop, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Parish House 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 From I-287 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) 295-6864 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project
Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 www.folkproject.org Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan Email: newsletter@folkproject.org 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Eddie Roffman Email: membership@folkproject.org c/o Eddie Roffman 11 Butternut Road Randolph, NJ. 078691 Folk Project Officers: President: Elizabeth Lachowicz Vice President: Pam Robinson Secretary: Rachel Streich Treasurer: Bill Henderson Trustees: Trustees thru 2013: Lindsey Meyer, Grover Kemble, Allan Kugel Trustees thru 2014: Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Lois DeRitter Trustees thru 2015: Joanne Cronin, Bob McNally, Barrett Wilson