Acoustic Music Community GatheringAcousticMusicScene.com, Folk Music Society of Huntington and Our Times Coffeehouse co-present an Acoustic Music Community Gathering on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, New York. The afternoon will feature song circles, an open mic, breakout sessions, and lots of networking opportunities for artists, presenters, agents & managers, and others actively engaged in the Americana, folk, roots, and singer-songwriter communities from throughout the NY tri-state area.

Singer-Songwriter Toby Tobias — who co- hosts the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) in Huntington, NY three Wednesdays each month — will host an open mic, while his co-host Richard Parr handles sound. Terry Seidl, also a Long Island-based artist, leads a song circle.

Among the short breakout sessions during the Acoustic Music Community Gathering will be Getting the Word Out: A Primer (presented by Michael Kornfeld), a Partial Capo Workshop for Guitarists (led by Hank Stone), a Performance Skills Workshop (presented by Carolann Solebello), and a Sea Chantey Sing (led by Stuart Markus).

Although refreshments will be provided as part of the price of admission ($15 in advance via PayPal; $20 at the door — cash and checks only), meals are intentionally not included so as to keep costs low. Folks are welcome to bring their own lunch if so desired, while many attendees are apt to go out for dinner afterwards.

To save money and provide organizers with an idea of how many people to prepare for, please consider purchasing your ticket in advance online via PayPal by taking a photo/scan of the QR code in the graphic image that accompanies this article. You can also purchase tickets via the link below:

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Getting There: The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is easily accessible by car and train. There’s a free, paved parking lot on-site, while the Long Island Rail Road’s Mineola station is about half a mile away.

Here is the afternoon’s schedule (subject to change):

1 p.m.- Welcoming remarks (MK), Introductions of key participants (that’s you), meet & greets

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.- Open Mic hosted by Toby Tobias

2:00 p.m.- Sea Chantey Sing (Stuart Markus)

2:45 p.m.- Partial Capo Workshop (Hank Stone)

3:45 p.m – 5:45 p.m. – Song Circle hosted by Terry Seidl

3:30 p.m.- Personalized Performance Skills Workshop (Carolann Solebello)

4:15 p.m – Getting the Word Out: A Primer (Michael Kornfeld)

5:00 p.m.- Possible repeat of one of the above

5:45 p.m. -Closing Remarks + Participatory Song

About the Co-Presenters:

AcousticMusicScene.com is an online publication that has been providing news and information for the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities since January 2007. Michael Kornfeld, a PR and communications strategist who founded AcousticMusicScene.com as a labor of love, also has hosted artist showcases and song swaps at music conferences and festivals under its banner.

Folk Music Society of Huntington (FMSH.org) is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization that was founded in the late 1960s. It co-presents the monthly Hard Luck Cafe concert series and the thrice-monthly North Shore Original Open Mic (NOOM) with the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY on Wednesday nights in its Sky Room, as well as a folk jam & sing-along one Sunday a month at the South Huntington Public Library.

The Our Times Coffeehouse (ourtimescoffeehouse.org) was established by the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in March 1990 as a venue for live folk music. Following a three- year hiatus, the volunteer-run monthly concert series resumed in May and continues on the first Friday of each month featuring local, regional and nationally touring artists preceded by an open mic.