Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio
with John Weingart
Sunday Evenings from 7:00-10:00 PM
WPRB in Princeton, New Jersey
(103.3 FM & WPRB.com)

CONCERT CALENDAR

Upcoming Shows In or Near the WPRB Radio Listening Area

Listing of upcoming concerts likely to be of particular interest to listeners of Music You Can't Hear On The Radio, followed by contact information for the concert venues. Checking websites or calling ahead to confirm dates and reserve tickets is recommended. Also, many of these venues offer more concerts than the ones selected for this list.

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OPEN-STAGES

• Old-Time Jam, Godfrey Daniels; 1st Tuesday of each month
• Open Stage, Havana; Every Tuesday; Acoustic from 8-10:00; Electric 10-12:00
• Old-Time Music Jam, Mannion's Pub, 150 West Main Street, Somerville, NJ; 7:30; 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month; www.diamondcut.com/oldtime
• Open Stage, Minstrel Coffeehouse; 2nd Friday of each month
• Open Mic, Puck; Every Wednesday
• Singer-Songwriter competition for 14th annual New Jersey Folk Festival - Deadline December 15, 2007; 732-932-5775; njfolkfest.rutgers.edu.

VENUES

• Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts; 7PM; Gazebo Park, 9 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA; 610-864-4303; www.BrynMawrTwilightConcerts.com
• Bucks County Folk Song Society; Usually meets first Sunday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Wrightstown Friends Meeting House, Route 413, Wrightstown, PA; 215-378-0791; www.BucksFolk.org
• Chaplins, 66 North Main Street, Spring City, PA; 610-792-4110; Chaplinsthemusiccafe.com
• Concerts At The Crossing, Washington Crossing Unitarian Church; 609-406-1424; www.CrossingConcerts.com
• Concerts Under the Stars, Upper Merion Township Building park, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA; 610-265-1071; www.umconcerts.org
• Glenside House Concerts, 713 Chapel Road, Glenside, PA; glensidehc1.home.comcast.net
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, 199 Temple Avenue, Hackensack, NJ; www.DullMusic.com
• Godfrey Daniels, 7 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA; 610-867-2390; www.GodfreyDaniels.org; A near-perfect place to hear music. Small. Reserved seats. Good restaurants in short walking distance. Music 3-6 nights per week. Only my personal favorites are listed above.
• Gwynedd Friends Coffeehouse, US 202 and Sumneytown Pike, Gwynedd PA; 215-699-7835; www.GwyneddFriends.org/coffeehouse.htm
• Havana, 105 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA; 215-862-9897; www.HavanaNewHope.com/music.htm; Occasional concerts in a very nice setting
• Hurdy Gurdy Folk Club, Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ; www.HurdyGurdyFolk.org
• Keswick Theater, 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA; 215-572-7650; www.KeswickTheater.com; 1300 seat theatre with great and varied music many nights of the week. Good restaurants in walking distance.
• McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ; 609-258-2787; www.McCarter.org
• Mexicali Blues Cafe, 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck, NJ; 201-833-0011; www.mexicalibluescafe.com
• Minstrel Coffeehouse, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ; 973-335-9489; www.FolkProject.org; A national model of a great, well-run folk club with high-quality music almost every Friday night
• Mom & Pop’s Coffeehouse, United Christian Church, 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA; www.MomAndPops.org
• Music at the Mission, West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Road, West Milford, NJ; 800-613-1455; www.MusicAtTheMission.org
• Musical Lairs, House concerts in the Villanova, PA area; www.musicallairs.org
• NJ Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark, NJ; 888-466-5722; njpac.org
• On Patriots Stage, The War Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ; 609-984-8400; www.OnPatriotsStage.com; Concerts in this Thursday night series are held inside The War Memorial but in an unusual intimate setting in which only 160 tickets are sold and the audience sits onstage with the performers. Very convenient, free parking and a nice restaurant next door in the Marriott Hotel.
• Outpost in the Burbs, Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ; 973-744-6560; www.OutpostInTheBurbs.org
• Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse, 4th & Chestnut Streets, Perkasie, PA; 215-723-2010; www.PerkMenno.org
• Prallsville Mill, Route 29, Stockton, NJ; www.VerySeldom.com Lots of interesting events including about three Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio concerts each year. Use Contact John to be added to the concert mailing list.
• Princeton Center for Yoga & Health; Montgomery Professional Center, 50 Vreeland Drive, Skillman, NJ; 609-924-7294; www.PrincetonYoga.com; Occasional concerts.
• Princeton Folk Music Society, Christ Congregation Church, 51 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ (between Princeton High School and Westminster Choir College); 609-799-0944; www.PrincetonFolk.org. One concert a month usually on the 3rd Friday and other less formal events for members.
• Puck, 85 Printers Alley, Doylestown, PA; 215-348-9000; www.pucklive.com
• Sanctuary Concerts, 240 Southern Boulevard (Presbyterian Church), Chatham, NJ; 973-376-4946; www.SanctuaryConcerts.org. The Sanctuary Concerts is a 425-seat mainstage, presenting nationally-known acoustic music in an intimate setting at affordable prices (generally, $20-25). Coffee and desserts included in the ticket price.
• Sanctuary Concerts' Sunday Night Music Club, Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Road (Watchung Circle), Watchung, NJ; 973-376-4946; www.sanctuaryconcerts.org/SNMC.html. The Sanctuary Concerts Sunday Night Music Club is a 100-seat “parlor concert” series, a cozy Sunday evening with favorite folk performers at which audience members are encouraged to BYOB.
• Sellersville Theater, Main Street & West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, PA; 215-257-5808; www.ST94.com; A near-perfect place to hear music. Old movie theater with no bad seats and a terrific restaurant, The Washington House, next door. Music 4-6 nights each week. Only my personal favorites are listed here.
• Stanhope House, 45 Main Street, Stanhope, NJ; 973-347-0458; www.StanhopeHouse.com
• State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ; 732-246-7469; www.StateTheatreNJ.org
• Steel City Coffee House, 203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA; 610-933-4043; www.SteelCityCoffeeHouse.com
• Stockton Inn, Storyteller-Songwriters Showcase Series on Monday nights and occasional other musical events, 1 Main Street, Stockton, NJ; 609-397-1250; www.StocktonInn.com
• Tin Angel, 20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-928-0770; www.TinAngel.com. Coffeehouse with great folk music many nights of the week. A long, narrow room so getting seats near the front is a good idea. Either get there early or make a reservation to eat first at Serrano, the fine restaurant downstairs, tell them you’re going to the concert and they will guarantee you a good seat.
• Village Bakery, 2 Gordon Avenue (off Route 206 across from the Lawrenceville Prep School), Lawrenceville, NJ; 609-896-0036; www.VillageBakeryNJ.com
• Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Road (Watchung Circle), Watchung, NJ; 908-753-0190; www.watchungarts.org
• The War Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ; 609-984-8400; www.TheWarMemorial.comor www.OnPatriotsStage.com. A beautiful, historic 1800-seat concert call with very convenient, free parking and a nice restaurant next door in the Marriott Hotel.
• World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA; 215-222-1400; www.worldcafelive.com.