Upcoming Events Within About Two Hours of Columbus

List Of Upcoming Events
Within About Two Hours of
Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY, INC.

CFMS' FOLKSIDE COFFEEHOUSE
AT
COLUMBUS MENNONITE CHURCH
35 Oakland Park Avenue
(Just E. Of High St. & One Block N. Of E.N.Broadway)
Columbus, Ohio 43214-4146

The Folkside Coffeehouse is a place where
Folk and Traditional Musicians, as well as storytellers, poets, dancers and people interested in the folk arts can meet, socialize, jam and perform.

We meet on the last Saturday of the months of:
Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., & May
6:00 pm Jam Session
7:00 pm Open Stage
8:00 pm Featured Performer(s)

If you would like to list your Folk Type Event on this page
and/or if you would like to receive periodic e-mails about Folk Events & Links
email information to Larry Staats at: cfmsstaats@gmail.com
(Primarily, we list Folk Type Events at Folk Venues or
by Folk Organizations)

Feb 10	All Soles Contra Dance First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 E. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH 43214 7pm - Beginner Lesson, 8-9:30pm - Social Dancing Info: http://www.firstuucolumbus.org/our-community/dancing-events
Feb 11	Candlelight Valentine Concert With piano and guitar, Bill Cohen will sing love songs from past decades. Plus, enjoy trivia questions about famous couples, wise sayings about love, door prizes, home-made refreshments, and surprises. Suggested $10 donation at the door goes to support the Central Ohio Folk Festival. 7 - 9 p.m. Overbrook Presbyterian Church 4131 N. High. For more info, call Bill at 263-3851.
Feb 11	Mt. Vernon Music Lover's Jam 4-9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church 200 N. Main St., Mt. Vernon, OH. Free and open to the public. Info: Jeff Putnam, 740-397-7201 or putnamjeff@hotmail.com.
Feb 12	Big Scioty Open Band Contra Dance Clinton Heights Lutheran Church 15 Clinton Heights Ave., Columbus, OH (One block south of North Broadway, on N. High St.) Contra Dance 7:00-9:00 PM, Open Calling Info: http://bigscioty.com/openband.html
Feb 17 - 18	River City Blues Competition Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society The Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front St., Marietta, OH Info: http://bjfm.org/blues-festival.html
Feb 18	Big Scioty Contra Dance First Congregational Church (next to the Art Museum) 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 Beginners' Contra Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM Contra Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
Feb 25	CFMS Folkside Coffeehouse W/Blue Smoke Open Stage, Jam Session & Silent Auction Click Here For More Information
Feb 26	Stuart's Opera House Carolina Chocolate Drops 2011 Grammy Winners Carolina Chocolate Drops update the sounds of jug band, African-American stringband, and countless other types of music with their own twist and take... Info: http://stuartsoperahouse.org/events-c-21.html
March 2 - 4	Storytelling Retreat/Workshop Sistersville, WV (North of Marietta on the Ohio River) at the Wells Inn and the Gaslight Theater Info: Susanna at: susannaholstein@yahoo.com
March 3	Big Scioty Contra Dance First Congregational Church (next to the Art Museum) 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 Beginners' Contra Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM Contra Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
March 3	Grassahol Thom and Jan McCain House Concerts @ Glenbrook 8:00 pm, $15.00, 146 Glenmont Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 Info: 614-268-6189 or thommccain@gmail.com or Face Book Glenbrook House Concerts
March 3	Six String Concerts Catie Curtiswith Robby Hecht Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington $20 advance \| $23 door \| $15 Students \| $5 Youth 8:00pm \| Doors open at 7:30pm Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
March 3 - 4	Sacred Harp Singing Convention Jefrey Mansion 165 N. Parkview Ave., Bexley, OH 43209 Info: http://www.math.osu.edu/~econrad/ohioconvention2012.html
March 9	Early Music In Columbus Les Delices Myths & Allegories 8:00 pm concert Mees Hall • Capital University Info: http://www.earlymusicincolumbus.org/
March 16 - 17	River City Blues Festival Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society The Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front St., Marietta, OH Info: http://www.bjfm.org
March 17	Big Scioty Contra Dance First Congregational Church (next to the Art Museum) 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 Beginners' Contra Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM Contra Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
March 31	CFMS Folkside Coffeehouse W/The Wild Hares Open Stage, Jam Session & Live Auction Click Here For More Information
March 31	Six String Concerts The Steel Wheels Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater) $20 advance \| $23 door \| $15 Students \| $5 Youth Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
April 14	Columbus Story Adventure Fundraiser By: Storytellers Of Central Ohio Lunch - Soups, Breads, Desserts Silent Auction, Story Concert at Gethsemane Lutheran Church 35 E. Stanton, 43214 (Between Morse Rd. & 161) Info: Frank McGarvey frankmcgarvey@gmail.com
April 21	Big Scioty Contra Dance First Congregational Church (next to the Art Museum) 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 Beginners' Contra Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM Contra Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
April 27	Early Music In Columbus hThe Early Interval Tristan's Harp & the Werewolf's Wife: The World of Marie de France 8:00 pm concert Mees Hall • Capital University Info: http://www.earlymusicincolumbus.org/
April 27	Six String Concerts Dougie MacLean Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater) $30 advance \| $33 door \| $25 Students \| $15 Youth 8:00pm \| Doors open at 7:30pm Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
April 28	Folk Alliance Mid-west Region FARMette (a one day conference) at the Historic Fayette Opera House Fayette, (Near Toledo) Ohio. Info: http://farmfolk.org/?page_id=503
May 4 - 6	Central Ohio Folk Festival By: Columbus Folk Music Society Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park (West of Columbus, OH)
May 5	Big Scioty Contra Dance First Congregational Church (next to the Art Museum) 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 Beginners' Contra Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM Contra Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
May 18	Six String Concerts Anthony Da Costa, Raina Rose & John Elliott Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater) $20 advance \| $23 door \| $15 Students \| $5 Youth Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
May 18 - 20	Nelsonville Music Festival Three days of live music, camping, kids activities, art vendors, beer garden, and more all at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH Info: http://nelsonvillefest.org/
June 28 - July 1	2012 National Storytelling Conference Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter 10 West River Center Boulevard Covington, Kentucky 41011 Info: http://storynet.org/conference/index.html
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