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
Josh Tobias will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 14. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter Toby Walker will be the featured artist at the monthly Hard Luck Café 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, May 17, from 7-10 p.m. An open mic precedes the concert. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at https://cinemaartscentre.org or at the Cinema Arts Centre box office now through the evening of the event.
Joe Perricone will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 28. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Antonio DiMarco will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 5. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Kyle Royce will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 12. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Roger Street Friedman will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 26. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
James O'Malley will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 2. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Linda Sussman will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 9. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Mike & Maggie Mills will be the featured performing songwriters during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 23. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Please join us to celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM)! This special edition of NOOM -- a fundraiser for the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre -- takes place on Wednesday, August 30, from 7-10 p.m., in the Cinema's Sky Room (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY).
The open mic runs from 7-10 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m.
Additional details to follow.
Ramona Machson will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 6. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Christine Kellar -- with Joanne Ambrosini and John Ambrosini -- will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 13. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Dave Rowe will be the featured performing songwriter during the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 27. 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 7-10 p.m., with the featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:15 p.m. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. Although NOOM is free to attend, donations will be gratefully accepted.
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 June 11 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
Huntington Folk Festival Events
The 17th annual Huntington Folk Festival is set for Saturday, July 22, at Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington, NY. Extending from 12:30 -10 p.m., with a dinner break from 6-7:15 p.m., the free event is co-presented by the Huntington Arts Council, Folk Music Society of Huntington and AcousticMusicScene.com as part of the 58th Huntington Summer Arts Festival produced by the Town of Huntington. An evening concert featuring internationally touring singer-songwriters Lucy Kaplansky and Cliff Eberhardt will be preceded by a series of amplified song swaps and an open mic during the afternoon.