President’s Letter
5/30/24
Hello Everyone,
Potluck/Mic-Less Open Mic
Sad News
Leo Coffeehouse Summer Schedule
Party at Mike Boerschig’s, June 9, 2024
Reference Information For New Subscribers (Below my sign off)
Potluck/Mic-Less Open Mic
Thanks to everyone who attended our year end potluck/mic-less open mic last Sunday. It was a very enjoyable end to what has been a wonderful regular Leo Coffeehouse season, our 60th. It’s hard to believe it’s over. Our 2023/24 regular season just flew by.
After socializing and the potluck, we left the tables up, like at a restaurant or coffeehouse, and our performers entertained us from our normal stage area. Performers played two songs and then, since we had time left, everyone returned to the stage to perform an additional song. There’s nothing like playing music for your friends and then hearing them do the same. It was a perfect night at Leo.
Sad News
I just learned that one of our long time QCB friends, Alan Wernersbach, has passed away. At this time, all I know is what Tom Laskey posted on the QCB Members Group Facebook page: “Sad news. QCB member Alan Wernersbach died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in the last day or so.”
The sad news was confirmed on Alan’s two Facebook pages by his brother Glen. I will post more information as it becomes available. Alan was a kind and gentle man who loved to write songs and share them with us at open mics. He will be missed at Leo.
Party at Mike Boerschig’s, June 9, 2024
Mike Boerschig has graciously offered to host a picnic/jam/swim/potluck for his QCB friends at his place near New Richmond, Ohio. For details, see your Folknotes email.
Leo Summer Song Circle, June 2, 2024
Like the past two seasons, Leo Coffeehouse will be open at Zion UCC on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of June, July, and August, from 5:15-9:00 PM.
On the 1st Sundays we will have song circles downstairs and up.
On the 3rd Sundays we will have an open mic, with the sound system set up, if sound volunteers want to practice using the soundboard, or without the sound system, if the sound crew wants a break. The sign up sheet will go out at 5:30 PM and performers will start playing at 6:00 PM.
Summer Song Circles: June 2nd, July 7th, August 4th
Summer Open Mics: June 16th, July 21st, August 18th
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 at Leo Coffeehouse.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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