President’s Letter
08/23/24
Popup Song Circle at Zion UCC this Sunday
August 25, 2024, 5:30-9:00 PM
With the predicted hot weather, Dick Males has volunteered to open Zion for song circles this Sunday. If you are able to make it, be sure to thank Dick for opening this Sunday, and all the other Sundays he’s opened Zion for us this summer.
Summer Jams at Sharon Woods
On off Leo Sundays during the summer, some of our folks like to get together at Sharon Woods to jam. The jam starts around 5:30 or so and often runs until the park closes at dusk. Technically a park pass is required, which helps support the Hamilton County Parks, but I'm not sure how you buy one on Sunday evenings since no one staffs the entrance gate at that time. You can buy them online and have it mailed to your home.
The Jams take place in the picnic area near the Pavilion Grove Shelter, located at the Sharon Center parking lot, which is the second drive on your left after you enter the park from Route 42.
To get to Sharon Woods, take I-275 to Sharonville (Route 42) exit then go south on Route 42/Lebanon Road to park entrance on left.
As described by Papa Joe Kretchmer in a past post:
"It’s very impromptu—we just show up with our instruments, find a table or a shelter (if it’s raining), and start jammin’. We usually stop around 9-ish, or when it gets dark. The jam is very much like the pre-show jam at Leo, i.e., it’s a song circle where people take turns choosing a song. It could be something only they know, or a number that everyone can join in on. Sometimes we get a small audience from the other folks at the park.
It’s just fun—and that’s what keeps it going. The first time you come to the park, you need to purchase a summer pass for $10 at the entrance. After that, you get a sticker to put on your windshield that indicates you’ve paid.”
QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership
We are keeping our standard annual QCB embership dues at $20.00 for a family, or for a single person plus a guest. Last year, knowing that the pandemic cut into our contingency funds, as we continued to pay overhead expenses with no income, some members donated larger amounts to QCB. We very much appreciate the support of all QCB members at all levels.
We are exploring setting up our website to allow the payment of different levels of dues support. For now, if you’d like to pay the standard dues, you can pay them online here or by a check at Leo. (We’ve discontinued our P.O. Box, I will have a mailing address in the next newsletter for those who wish to mail their membership dues.)
If you would like to donate more than the $20.00 standard dues, you can do so by check, or through our website. When you get to the page with the box to relay instructions, just note that you are paying a larger amount for your dues.
For visitors who prefer not to become a member, a donation of $5.00 (cash) per person helps us pay the rent for our non-profit organization. Donations can be slipped in the box at the welcome table outside our performance room, Founders Hall. If you can’t afford that, pay what you can afford or nothing at all. We will welcome you to join us either way.
That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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