The Folk Music Society of Huntington will showcase some of its musically inclined members in a special concert set for Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (off Route 25A), Centerport.
The following local artists and groups have been selected to perform short musical sets: Acoustic Apple (Gary Schoenberger and Stephen Angliss), Shawn Cullinane, Lois Morton, Rocket and the Launchers (Ken Korb, Lora Kendall and Suzanne Ernst), Alan Short, Roger Silverberg, Nick Vermitsky and Wild Ginger (Candace Baranello, Caren Jacobs and Maureen Keelty).
Unlike most of the organization’s concerts, this one, which is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., will not be preceded by an open mic.
As a volunteer-run nonprofit organization, the Folk Music Society of Huntington is supported in large part through memberships.
Although its First Saturday Concerts series usually features national and international touring artists, one evening each season is devoted to a Members Showcase Concert to enable some of its own talented members to display their musicianship, singing and songwriting skills.
Tickets are $20 ($15 for FMSH members) and may be purchased online at www.fmsh.org with a credit card or at the door (cash and checks only).
Now in its 46th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam and sing-along, and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council.
Next up following the Members’ Showcase Concert are a free Folk Jam at the South Huntington Public Library on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11; a Hard Luck Café series’ concert at the Cinema Arts Centre featuring The New Students and Pesky J. Nixon on Thursday night, Jan. 15; and a First Saturday Concert featuring Christine Lavin and Don White at the Congregational Church of Huntington on Feb. 7.
