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


CFMS' FOLKSIDE COFFEEHOUSE
  located at
Areopagitica Book Store
3510 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Butch Ross
Primary Performer, March 27, 2010
 +
 An Auction to benefit the Central Ohio Folk Festival
 (See the Newsletter for details)
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
7:00 pm Jam Session
  8:00 pm Open Stage
9:00 pm Featured Performer(s)
 

Areopagitica Bookstore
3510 N. High Street, Columbus, OH
Free Concerts
 7:00 PM, Most Saturday Nights
 Info: 614-268-5094

If you would like to list your Folk Type Event  on the this page
 email information to Larry Staats at: cfmsstaats@gmail.com
(Primarily, we list Folk Type Events at Folk Venues or
by Folk Organizations)

            
March 10 - 14
 Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
At Recreation Unlimited, Ashley, OH
(Mountain Dulcimer, Hammered Dulcimer & Mandolin)
Info: http://www.buckeyedulcimerfestival.com
or Louise Ziegler: 740-747-2326
March 12
 Six String Concerts
Ellis Paulwith Antje Duvekot
 Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater)
Columbus, OH
Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
March 12
 Early Music In Columbus
Trefoil, In The Chamber of Harpers
8:00 PM, Pontifical College Josephinum
7625 N. High  Street,Columbus,OH
Info:http://www.earlymusicincolumbus.org/emc/Welcome.htm
March 13 St. Patrick's Day In Dublin, OH
Info: http://www.dublin.oh.us/events/stpats/
March 18
 Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent
(Bluebrass)
8:00 PM, Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
Info: http://www.stuartsoperahouse.org/
March 19
 The Red Stick Ramblers
8:00 PM, Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
Info: http://www.stuartsoperahouse.org/
March 20
 John Jorgenson Quintet
8:30 PM, Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First Street, Dayton, OH 45402
Info: http://www.cityfolk.org/canalStreet2.htm
March 26 - 27
 Mountain State Storytelling Institute
Fairmont State University, Falcon Center
Fairmont, WV
Participation Limited To 100
 Deadline For Registration is March 12
Adults $50.00, Students $20.00
Info: http://pierpont.edu/node/7606
March 26 - 27 Southern Ohio Music Festival
(Ohio March Madness Mandolin Championship)
Roberts Centre, Wilmington, OH
Info: http://somusicfest.com/home.html
March 27
 The Otherside Coffeehouse
3510 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43214
March 27
 House Concerts At Glenbrook
The Kells
146 Glenmont Ave., Columbus,OH 43214
Info: http://www.mccainlimited.com/glenbrook/
March 28

Mt. Vernon Contra Dance
2:00 - 5:00 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Parish House
 100 E. High St. in Mt. Vernon, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com
April 1
 Speak Easy, Storytelling Open Stage
By: Storytellers of Central Ohio
At: Wild Goose Creative
7:00 PM, 2491 Summit St., Columbus, OH 43202
Info: http://www.wildgoosecreative.com
April 2
 		Citifolk Contra Dance
|Michael Solomon Pavilion
 Click to see a map2917 7:30, 2917 Berkley Ave. (behind the Community Golf
Course off Dorothy Lane), Kettering, OH, 45409
Info: http://www.cityfolk.org/socialDance.htm
April 3
 Central Ohio Folk Festival Benefit Concert
7:00 pm, At The Shamrock Club Of Columbus
60 W. Castle Rd., Columbus, OH, Free Parking
Suggested Donation of $10.00
HEADLINERS
Halfway Home, Bob Ford & the Ragamuffins, & The Smokin' Fez Monkeys
Info: http://www.shamrockclubofcolumbus.com/
& Art or Sharon: 614-491-0437 or Rbaron49@aol.com
April 7
 Wacongo Dance Company
8 PM, University of Dayton - Boll Theatre
Info: http://www.cityfolk.org/worldRhythms3.htm
April 9
 Lunasa
8 PM, Victoria Theatre
138 North Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402
Info: http://www.cityfolk.org/celtic3.htmEarly Music In Columbus
April 9
 		All Soles Contra Dance
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus, OH
Instruction for beginners at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00
Info: http://Firstuucolumbus.org/AllSoles 
April 9
 The Spike Drivers
8:00 PM, Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
Info: http://www.stuartsoperahouse.org/
April 10
 		Big Scioty Contra Dance
7:30, First Congregational Church,
444 East Broad St., Columbus, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/

April 16

 Early Music In Columbus
Strike The Tabor
8:00 pm, A program Of Medevial & Renaissance Music
Mees Hall • Capital University
2199 East Main St., Columbus, OH 43209
Info:  http://www.earlymusicincolumbus.org/emc/Welcome.html
April 17
 Six String Concerts
Joe Crookston and Chris O'Brien
 Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater)
Columbus, OH
Info: http://www.sixstring.org/season.asp
April 17
 Story Soup, By Storytellers Of Central Ohio
(A fundraiser for Columbus Story Adventures)
Lunch, Reception, Silent Auction and Storytelling Performance
11:30 to 3:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church
 35 E. Stanton Ave. Columbus, 43214
Info: http://www.socotales.org/stonesoup.html
April 25

Mt. Vernon Contra Dance
2:00 - 5:00 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Parish House
 100 E. High St. in Mt. Vernon, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com
April 29 - May 1
 		 Buckeye 2010 Harmonica Festival
By The Rubber Capital Harmonica Club
Quality Inn & Conference Center
2940 Chenoweth Rd., Akron, OH 44312
Info: http://www.harpixie.com/
April 30
 		All Soles Contra Dance
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus, OH
Instruction for beginners at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00
Info: http://Firstuucolumbus.org/AllSoles 
May 1
 		Big Scioty Contra Dance
7:30, First Congregational Church,
444 East Broad St., Columbus, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
May 6
 Speak Easy, Storytelling Open Stage
By: Storytellers of Central Ohio
At: Wild Goose Creative
7:00 PM, 2491 Summit St., Columbus, OH 43202
Info: http://www.wildgoosecreative.com
May 7
 		Citifolk Contra Dance
|Michael Solomon Pavilion
 Click to see a map2917 7:30, 2917 Berkley Ave. (behind the Community Golf
Course off Dorothy Lane), Kettering, OH, 45409
Info: http://www.cityfolk.org/socialDance.htm
May 8

 2010 Ohioana Book Festival: Celebrating Ohio’s Authors
Saturday, May 8th, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Ohioana and the State Library of Ohio
274 E. First Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43201
Info: http://ohioanabookfestival.org/

May 7 - 9
 Dulcimers In The Cornfield
Wapakonets, OH
Inf: http://www.fotmc.com
May 7 - 9
 Central Ohio Folk Festival
  Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park Indian Ridge Area
 1775 Darby Creek Drive
Galloway, Ohio 43119
Info: http://www.cfms-inc.org/central_ohio_folk_festival.htm
May 7 - 9 Appalachian Festival
Coney Island (Near Cincinnatti, OH)
Info: http://www.appalachianfestival.org
May 8
 House Concerts At Glenbrook
Randall Williams
8:00 pm, 146 Glenmont Ave., Columbus,OH 43214
Info:  http://www.mccainlimited.com/glenbrook/  
May 14
 		All Soles Contra Dance
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus, OH
Instruction for beginners at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00
Info: http://Firstuucolumbus.org/AllSoles 
May 14 - 16 Sixth Annual Nelsonville Music Festival
Robbins Crossing Pioneer Village
 on the campus of Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
Info: http://www.nelsonvillefest.org/
May 15
 		Big Scioty Contra Dance
7:30, First Congregational Church,
444 East Broad St., Columbus, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/
May 22 - 23
 		May Apple Stomp
Isaac Walton Lodge, Lake Logan, OH
Info: http://www.bigscioty.com/may-appl.htm
May 28 - 30
 Dulci-More Festival
BSA Camp McKinley
37748 Furnace Road, Lisbon, Ohio 44432
Info: http://www.dulcimore.org/festival.htm
May 29 - 30 Asian Festival
Franklin Park, E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH
Info: http://asian-festival.org/index.do
June 18 - 20
 Dulcimer Days
Coshocton, OH
Info: http://www.dulcimerdays.com
June 19
 House Concerts At Glenbrook
Grassahol
8:00 pm, 146 Glenmont Ave., Columbus,OH 43214
Info:  http://www.mccainlimited.com/glenbrook/  
June 25 - 27

Appalachian Mountain Music Festival
BiCentennial Park, Dayton Road, Waynesville, OH
(Old Time, Bluegrass, Gospel and Celtic Music Concerts
Storytellers ♫ Children's Activities ♫ Workshops
Old Time Banjo Contest  ♫ Old Time Fiddle Contest
Jamming ♫ Food and Craft Vendors)
Info: http://www.appalachianmusic.org/

July 17
 House Concerts At Glenbrook
The Drowsy Lads
8:00 pm, 146 Glenmont Ave., Columbus,OH 43214
Info:  http://www.mccainlimited.com/glenbrook/ 
July 30 - Aug 1 Clawcamp
Banjo By Dan Levenson
Fur Peace Ranch
Meigs County, OH
Info: http://www.furpeaceranch.com  or
OldBzrd@gmail.com
Aug 21
 Ohio State Fiddling Contest
Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
Info: http://www.paradeofthehills.org
Sept 8 - 11 J. P. Fraley's Mountain Music Gatherin'
Carter Caves State Park
Olive Hill, KY
Info: http://www.reedisland.com/RIR/fraleyfest.htm
Oct 15 - 17 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
Berea, KY
Info: http://www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter/ctm/default.asp
Oct 15 - 17 Apple Butter Stirrin'
Roscoe Village, Coshocton, OH
Info: http://www.roscoevillage.com
Oct 21 - 23 American Banj Fraternity Fall Rally
Pantall Hotel, Punxsutawney, PA
Info: http://www.banjofraternity.org

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