Events

The Honey Badgers (honeybadgerfolk.com) will take the stage during 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, April 16, from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up is at 6:30pm, precedes the concert.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.  Additional information to follow.

The Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) will present the documentary Neil Young Coastal, directed by wife and actress Daryl Hannah, on Thursday, April 17, at 2pm; Friday, April 18, at 7pm; and Sunday, April 20, at 2:15pm. Tickets are $18 ($12 for Cinema Arts Centre members).

Gerald Bair will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, April 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 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.

Dirty Rails will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, April 30. 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 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.

On Saturday, May 3 at 4pm and Tuesday, May 6 at 4pm, the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) will present the award-winning documentary, Janis Ian:  Breaking Silence.  The film is presented as part of the Long Island Jewish Film Festival, curated by David Schwartz, Curator at Large at the Museum of the Moving Image. Tickets are $16 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre members).

Joe Latini will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, May 7. 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 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.

Erik Balkey will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, May 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 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.

Award-winning Connecticut-based singer-songwriter Jesse Terry will showcase his talents during 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) on Wednesday, May 21, from 7-10 p.m. An open mic, for which sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m., precedes the 8 p.m. concert. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.

Jerry Silverstein will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, May 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 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.

The NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) will celebrate its 12th Anniversary on Wednesday, June 4, from 6:30pm-10pm (doors 6pm) in the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) Sky Room.  This special event will feature a number of solo & duo guest performers, including Nancy Boehm & Dave K; Cole Fortier; Annie Mark & Chris James; Kirsten Maxwell; Rich Parr & Joe Roccanova (The Suffolk Shuffle); Valerie Rose; Les Stoller; Martha Trachtenberg & Tom Griffith; Toby Walker; and Bob Wescott.  Also performing will be the The Toby Tobias Ensemble. Please note that the regular NOOM open mic format will not be held this evening. NOOM is co-presented by the Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington.  

Mick Greene will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 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 7-10 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.

Singer-Songwriters Louie Lou Louis, Alex Radus and Tina Ross will share the stage, swap some songs, and join each other on some others, to close out the 2024-2025 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, June 18, from  from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up is at 6:30pm, precedes the concert.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.  

Steve Robinson will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 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 7-10 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.

Molly Pace will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 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 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.

In his Long Island farewell performance, Toby Walker will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 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 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.

Ray Lambiase & the Tin Kickers will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, April 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 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.

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Patricia Shih will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 30. Patricia will be accompanied by her husband, guitarist and bassist Stephen Fricker. 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 a featured artist performing a 30-minute set beginning around 8:30 p.m.  Sign-up starts at 6:15 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.

Tim Falvey will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 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 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.

Suzanne Ernst will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 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 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. (Suzanne Ernst Photo by Michael Kornfeld)

On Thursday, August 14, at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 16, at 2pm, the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) will host The Grateful Dead Movie -- 2025 Meet-Up. Tickets are $18 ($12 for Cinema Arts Centre members).

Nico Padden will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 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 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.

Les Stoller will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 3. 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.

An Evening with the Bob Dylan Center
STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN: FILMS FROM THE BOB DYLAN CENTER
Monday, September 8th at 7:30pm
Guest Speaker: Steven Jenkins, Director of the Bob Dylan Center, & Singer-Songwriter Laura Cantrell
$26 Public | $20 Members

Following the screening of a dozen short film and video clips featuring Bob Dylan on stage and in the studio, FMSH President Michael Kornfeld will engage in an on-stage conversation with Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins. Singer-Songwriter Laura Cantrell will perform a couple of songs.

Phil Kennelty will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 10. 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.

Joe Crookston, a widely acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Ithaca, New York, returns to Long Island on Wednesday, September 17 to open the 2025-2026 season of the monthly Hard Luck Café concert season. Co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY, 631-423-7610), the concert takes place in the Cinema’s Sky Room from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up begins at 6:30pm, precedes the 8pm concert.  Tickets are $32 ($25 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and may be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office through the evening of the show.

Karyn Oliver will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 24. 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.

Rose & Koe will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 8. 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.

Kirsten Maxwell (kirstenmaxwell.com), a multifaceted singer-songwriter who has been earning accolades and winning over audiences across the country, returns to her hometown for the 2025-2026 season of Hard Luck Café concerts 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, October 15, from 7pm-10pm.  An open mic, for which sign-up is at 6:30pm, precedes the concert.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

Dave Scadin & Scott James will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 22. 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

Gene Casey will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 29. 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.

Dave Christian will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 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 7-9:30 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.

Josette Marie & Mark Mancini will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 12. Josette & Mark will be accompanied by Mike Nugent and Mark Leuci. 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.

Slide guitarist / singer-songwriter Pat Wictor will take the stage for 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, November 19, from 7pm-10pm.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

Port Washington’s Landmark on Main Street will go "Just Wild About Harry" for a third year in a row on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:30pm, as nearly three dozen of Long Island’s top musicians and songwriters will pay tribute to Harry Chapin, the late Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter and social activist, on the stage of the Jeanne Rimsky Theater. While this will be a ticketed event, all revenues above the cost of producing the show will be donated to Long Island Cares, the food bank founded by Chapin. A minimum $20 donation per ticket is suggested, although additional donations are greatly appreciated. As always, the performers will be donating their talents. Long Island Cares will also be collecting non-perishable food donations, and selling T-shirts and other merchandise.

Walt Sargent will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 3. 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.

Bill Buttner will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 10. 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.

Long Island singer-songwriters Rorie Kelly, Nico Padden, and Christine Sweeney 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, December 17, from 7pm-10pm.  The 8pm concert will be preceded by a 7pm open mic for which sign-up begins at 6:30pm.  Tickets are $25 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event.

Mark Newman and Kerry Kearney will be the featured performers at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 7. 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.

Matthew Ponsot will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, January 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 7-9:30 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.

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, more than three dozen 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, Nancy Boehm, and 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.

The Toby Tobias Ensemble 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.  These two Long Island singer-songwriters offer a broad range of unique and entertaining original songs.  Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH members) and can be purchased online at cinemaartscentre.org or at the box office now through the evening of the event. NOTE:  This month's concert will be preceded at 6pm by a FMSH General Membership Meeting. Refreshments will be served. All dues-paying FMSH members are encouraged to attend.

Linda Sussman 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.

Paul Warren Jacobs 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.

Noted Long-Island-based artists Kerry Kearney and Jack Licitra, who have collaborated with each other on and off over the past 30 years, will share the stage and swap songs during the monthly Hard Luck Café series co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington), with promotional assistance from the Long Island Blues Society in the Cinema’s Sky Room on Wednesday, March 18, from 7-10 p.m.  An open mic precedes the concert.  Tickets are $26 ($20 for Cinema Arts Centre/FMSH/Long Island Blues Society 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.  

Hank Stone 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.

A Couple of Duos (LI’s own Princess Peapod and Beacon, NY’s The Whispering Tree) will be the featured performers during 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, April 15, from 7-10 p.m.  An open mic, for which sign-up opens at 6:30 p.m., precedes the concert.  Tickets are $26 ($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. 

Wes Houston Trio will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, April 29. 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.

Marian Mastrorilli will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, May 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 7-9:30 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.

Tom Chapin 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, May 20, from 7pm-10pm.   A 7pm open mic, for which sign-up begins at 6:30pm, precedes the 8pm concert.  Tickets are $32 ($25 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. 

Juan Rosado will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, May 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 7-9:30 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.

Martha Trachtenberg & Tom Griffith will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 3. 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.

A Phil Ochs Song Night featuring Greg Greenway, Reggie Harris, and Pat Wictor will close out the 2025-2026 season of 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, June 17, from 7pm-10pm.  Tickets are $32 ($25 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.  

The Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) will present Harry Chapin – Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives on: Friday, June 19, at 4:45pm; Saturday, June 20, at 7pm;
Sunday, June 21, at 4:45pm. The film tells the story of one of the most emotionally resonant songs in American history and the complex, charismatic artist behind it, Harry Chapin – who lived in Huntington with his family. Released in 1974, “Cat’s in the Cradle” became an unexpected radio chart-topper, cutting through a disco-dominated era with a haunting folk ballad about fatherhood, regret, and the passage of time. Fifty years later, the song’s impact is undiminished. Using a blend of archival footage, performance clips, and interviews with Chapin’s family, bandmates, and a range of musicians and public figures that include Harry’s wife, Sandy Chapin, Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Darryl McDaniels (Run-DMC), Mandy Patinkin, Robert Lamm (Chicago), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) and more, Harry Chapin – Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives traces Harry’s rise – from his breakout single “Taxi” in 1972, through the whirlwind years of touring and recording that followed the success of “Cat’s in the Cradle.” More than just a biography of an artist, the film is also a meditation on the enduring power of a song that has become part of the emotional vocabulary of generations. (The film runs 94 minutes.)

Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Cinema or online via its website: cinemaartscentre.org.

Peter Fielding will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, June 24. 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.

Grand Folk Railroad will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 1. 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.

The Just Wild About Harry tribute concert to Harry Chapin will be held on the stage that bears his name on Sunday, July 19, at 6:30pm.  The show will take place at the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, located off Prime Avenue and Main Street (Route 25A) in Huntington. Each act will perform its own interpretation of a song by the late Grammy-Award-winning songsmith, humanitarian and anti-hunger activist who called Huntington home. Although the concert is free, attendees are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank founded by Chapin in 1980 — the year before his tragic death in an auto accident. Concertgoers are advised to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to Hecksher Park for the show that will be held rain or shine, precluded only by thunderstorms.  Additional details to follow.

Joe Perricone will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, July 29. 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.

Suffolk Shuffle will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 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 7-9:30 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.

Andrew Athanas will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, August 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 7-9:30 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.

Roger Street Friedman will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 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 7-9:30 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.

Jerry DeMeo will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, September 30. 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.

Christie Baker will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 7. 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.

Roger Silverberg will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, October 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 7-9:30 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.

Tom & Sandy Murphy will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 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.

Faith Krinsky will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, November 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.

Rupert Wates will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 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 7-9:30 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.

Frank Bello will be the featured performer at the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) on Wednesday, December 30. 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.