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The uNi Coffeehouse
, Springfield, MA. Unitarian Universalist Society Meetinghouse, 245 Porter Lake Drive8:00 P.M. 413-562-3990.

Club Passim
, Cambridge MA First, the Boston area's oldest and most respected folk club got its not-for-profit status and a makeover. Now there's a School of Music, drawing instructors from among Boston's most popular local musicians.

Rosegarden, The
, Mansfield, MA. Acoustic music shows usually on the third Saturday of the month.

New Bedford Whaling Museum Concerts
Presenting traditional, ethnic and contemporary folk/acoustic artists in a 250 seat theater-monthly September-June.

Music Hall, The
, Portsmouth, NH Shows.

Stone Soup Coffeehouse
, Providence RI A 300-seat church listening room with an excellent weekly series, Sept-May. Mostly singer-songwriters. Volunteer-run.

Live Art
, Montpelier VT This new organization presents a major series at Vermont College and at the Barre Opera House.

Northwest Park Nature Center
, Windsor, CT. An excellent listening room with a weekly Friday series - mostly up and coming singer-songwriters, Sept.-May plus a Summer festival.

Connecticut Audubon Center
, Glastonbury CT A good listening room with a respectable weekly series, Sept.-May.

Buttonwood Tree
, Middletown CT Steve Allison has created a tiny cultural center that hosts concerts in all genres, mostly acoustic, often rare unusual acts.

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Coffeehouse
, Paramus, NJ. Central Unitarian Church, 156 Forest Ave. Zeke's Place is same church, different room. 8:00 P.M. 201-791-2225.

Minstrel Coffeehouse,
Basking Ridge, NJ Well established weekly concert series, notable for its cultivation of an enthusiastic, knowledgeable audience that's eager to sing whenever they can get away with it.

Watchung Arts Center
Holds weekly concerts into June. Books many local and lesser known acts.

The Wetlands Preserve
, New York, NY 161 Hudson Street. This late night folk/rock/alternative club has folk and acoustic rock regularly.

The Living Room
, New York, NY New SoHo listening room for the best songwriters anywhere. Center of a new NYC scene.

The Fez
, New York, NY Small East Village bar turns listening room.

Postcrypt Coffeehouse
, New York, NY Columbia University. One of the oldest and finest college coffeehouses - running since the early 60s. National acts often still play here. Totally acoustic, totally free, totally hip.

Turning Point Cafe
, Piermont, NY On the Hudson - features everything from folk and classic rock. One of the few listening rooms with a bar - also an excellent restaurant.

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse
, Katonah, New York. Harvey School, Route 22, 8:00 P.M. 2nd Sat. of the month. 914-242-0374.

Night Eagle Cafe,
Oxford, NY A listening room with an excellent reputation.

12 Corners Coffeehouse
, Rochester, N.Y Series features national acts in a 300 seat church auditorium with great acoustics. Sound engineering and booking by Glenn Drinkwater guarantees a great experience.

Lansdowne Folk Club
, Landsdowne, PA An excellent concert series mainly featuring singersongwriters.

The Birchmere
, Alexandria VA The new Birchmere seats about 500 and has music most nights. Great sound and staff.

Folkal Point
, Columbia MD. Thursdays Sept - May. Seats about 60.

Williamsburg Library Theatre
Excellent concert series includes jazz and other American musics in addition to folk artists like David Mallett, Tanglefoot and Robin and Linda Williams.

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