President’s Letter
6/05/24
Hello Everyone,
So it’s summer and you’d think things would slow down for QCB, but that’s not the case. Here’s what’s going on.
Friday Zoom Song Circle Cancelled for Faux Frenchmen Concert, Clifton Plaza, June 7, 2024
Community Happens Here/QCB Jam, June 8, 2024
Party at Mike Boerschig’s, June 9, 2024
Summer Jams at Sharon Woods
Leo Coffeehouse Summer Schedule
Reference Information For New Subscribers (Below my sign off)
Friday Zoom Song Circle Cancelled
(for)
Faux Frenchmen Concert
Clifton Plaza, June 7, 2024
I’m going to cancel my Zoom song circle this Friday so we can go see the Faux Frenchmen play from 7:30-9:30 PM at the Clifton Plaza at 333 Ludlow Ave. on Friday. We’ve been wanting to see them play and this is a nice venue to see them. The Clifton Plaza is right next to where Lydia’s used to be located. It’s now "The Upside”. A bunch of us played at Lydia’s when David Johnson was booking folk acts there.
Anyway, if you’d like to see the Faux Frenchmen play, join us. They play original “Hot Club” Gypsy jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Read about them here.
Community Happens Here/QCB Jam, June 8, 2024
It’s happening again this Saturday, from 12:30-2:30 PM, at Community Happens Here at 6238 Montgomery Rd. in Pleasant Ridge, It’s also on the QCB calendar on our website: the second Saturday of each month. Join us to share in the fun and music.
Parking is available on Montgomery Rd., on Grand Vista Ave. and at the public parking lot behind Walgreens on Woodmont Ave.
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.
It starts at noon with the potluck at 1:00 PM. All are welcome. Bring kids, grandkids if you'd like. There's a pond with a sand beach for swimming. Plenty of places to jam. Questions /directions / info, see your Folknotes email.
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.”
Leo Summer Open Mic, June 16, 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.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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