Musical Events
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Hard Luck Cafe & NOOM
Since the 1960s, coffeehouses have served as smaller forums to see and hear local and regional artists. The Hard Luck Café, begun in 1992, strives to do the same by presenting local, regional and up-and-coming national touring artists in an intimate atmosphere. Held on the third Wednesday of the month, from September to June, at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, the Hard Luck Café usually features a split bill with two artists/groups, preceded by an open mic (for which sign-up is at 6:30 p.m.). Admission is reduced for FMSH and Cinema Arts Centre members. Tickets are available at the box office. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Location
Hard Luck Café concerts and NOOM events are held in the Sky Room at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre – 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY.
Hard Luck Cafe & NOOM Events
The monthly Hard Luck Café concert series co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, January 21, will feature A Tribute to Those We've Lost. In this multimedia production, some 30 Long-Island-based artists will perform songs written or popularized by more than two-dozen notable songwriters and recording artists who left our world over the past year. A few short videos will be screened as well, along with images and audio of the artists we’ve lost. The concert will extend from 7pm-10pm, with a short intermission; there will not be an open mic preceding this month's show. Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) for this benefit for both non-profit organizations, and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.
The NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 28 will include a song swap featuring Jon Goldstein and Nancy Boehm & Dave K. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, February 4. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, February 11. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
Father and daughter Jim Whiteman and Lindsay Whiteman will share the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, February 18, from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members). Father and daughter Jim Whiteman and Lindsay Whiteman will share the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, February 18, from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members). These two Long Island singer-songwriters offer a broad range of unique and entertaining original songs.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, February 25. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 4. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 11. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
Kerry Kearney and Jack Licitra will take the stage at the monthly Hard Luck Café concert co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, March 18, from 7pm-10pm. Additional details to follow.
TBA will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, March 25. Co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington in the Cinema’s Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), the open mic runs from 7-9:30 p.m., with a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted. The event will also be livestreamed via the Northshore Original Open Mic Facebook group.
Folk Jam/Song Circle/Sing-Along
The Folk Music Society of Huntington hosts a monthly Folk Jam/Song Circle/Sing-Along, September through June. This free Sunday afternoon event extending from 1-4 p.m., affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing and hone their performance skills in a welcoming environment.
The monthly Folk Jams are completely acoustic, unplugged events attended primarily by amateur musicians and those who love to sing, although visitors who just want to listen are also welcome. Song selections range across the broad folk milieu, but are often taken from the Rise Up Singing songbook. Participants are asked to bring their voices, acoustic instruments, and a snack/non-alcoholic beverage to share.
Location
South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station)
Folk Jam/Song Circle/Sing-Along Events
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Folk Jam & Sing-Along will take place on February 22 at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station) from 1-4 p.m. This free Sunday afternoon event affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing, and hone their performance skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Folk Jam & Sing-Along will take place on March 8 at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station) from 1-4 p.m. This free Sunday afternoon event affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing, and hone their performance skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Folk Jam & Sing-Along will take place on April 12 at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station) from 1-4 p.m. This free Sunday afternoon event affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing, and hone their performance skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Folk Jam & Sing-Along will take place on May 10 at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station) from 1-4 p.m. This free Sunday afternoon event affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing, and hone their performance skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Folk Jam & Sing-Along will take place on June 14 at the South Huntington Public Library (145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station) from 1-4 p.m. This free Sunday afternoon event affords musicians and singers of all experience levels an opportunity to play, sing, and hone their performance skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.
Huntington Folk Festival
Since 2006, the Folk Music Society of Huntington has hosted a free, day-long festival at Huntington’s Heckscher Park featuring unplugged artist showcases and song swaps during the afternoon and an evening concert with nationally touring artists on the Chapin Rainbow Stage. Co-presented with the Huntington Arts Council, the Huntington Folk Festival is part of the Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival presented by the Town of Huntington, produced by the Huntington Arts Council, and sponsored in part by the New York State Council for the Arts and the County of Suffolk.
Attendees are advised to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets and to either enjoy a picnic supper in the park or visit one of Huntington Village’s many and varied restaurants and eateries.
Although the day-long folk festival is of more recent vintage, the Folk Music Society of Huntington had presented its own version of a mini “folk festival — a summer evening in the park — in cooperation with the Huntington Arts Council since 1969. The event featured an annual theme along with artists whose performance repertoire fit the current theme, whether it be Women in Folk Music, The Music of the “Americas”or humorous ditties,among others.
Location
Huntington’s Heckscher Park, Chapin Rainbow Stage