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The third annual Huntington Folk Festival SATURDAY August 2, 2008 — starting at 4 p.m. — FREE — open to all — Our third annual SUMMER Festival, the Huntington Folk Festival in Heckscher Park, Huntington, NY     Performances on the Chapin Rainbow Stage Featured performer:   CHRISTINE LAVIN Opening Act:   GATHERING TIME FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Beginning at 4:00pm there will be an open jam and sing along by the gazebo uphill from the stage area Break — please feel free to bring your own picnic supper. — or walk/drive into Huntington Village and enjoy dinner at one of its many fine restaurants before returning to the park for the evening concert. 7:00pm to 8:00pm Knitting Circle with Christine Lavin. — not only knitting but crocheting and all kinds of handiwork. Christine is bringing prizes! It will be a fun time of chatting, learning new patterns and ideas and yes, there are men who knit. The circle will be in the grassy area of the bandshell. People should bring their own blankets for the knitting circle. 8:30pm — Featured performers: CHRISTINE LAVIN with Opening act: GATHERING TIME Festival and Concert Admission: FREE Parking info and map below, or GET GOOGLE MAP Stretch out on your blanket on the lawn or bring your own camp chairs for seating behind the white line The Huntington Folk Festival is produced by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. The Huntington Folk Festival is produced by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, as part of the 43rd Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival that is presented by the Town of Huntington and produced by the Huntington Arts Council, Inc. www.huntingtonarts.org

Christine Lavin Folk Zinger Christine Lavin is a New York City-based singer, songwriter, and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded with other female folk artists under the name Four Bitchin' Babes. She has also put together several compilation albums of contemporary folk artists, including On a Winter's Night. She is known for her sense of humor, which is expressed in both her music and her onstage performances. Many of her songs alternate between emotional reflections on romance and outright comedy. Two of her more famous songs include Sensitive New Age Guys and Bald Headed Men. In her youth, Lavin was a cheerleader in Geneva, New York and she still has impressive baton-twirling skills; she often ends a concert by twirling a glow-in-the-dark baton with the house lights turned off as she leaves the stage. Lavin worked at Caffe Lena in Saratoga, New York until Dave Van Ronk convinced her to move to New York City and make a career as a singer-songwriter. She followed his advice and accepted his offer of guitar lessons. She has lived in the City ever since. Christine was the original host of Sunday Breakfast on WFUV in New York City, now hosted by John Platt. Lavin was a founding member of the Four Bitchin' Babes when they were formed in 1990.   Link to Christine's web site: ... and you've got to love the whimsical sense of humor of any woman who would wear these shoes and socks.

Opening Act Gathering Time Tight Ear-pleasing Harmonies Gathering Time is a new acoustic vocal trio with strong hints of CSN and Peter Paul & Mary, consisting of members Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong — three emerging talents on the acoustic music scene. Their first recording together, a lively cover of Peter Yarrow's holiday classic Light One Candle — just released in December 2007 — within one week made rotation on numerous folk radio stations from New York to Israel. Glen Roethel's credits (guitar, vocals, bass) include more than 100 copyrights, scores of co-writes and production on 15+ records (including 2 self-produced, indy, full-length CDs), national syndicated airplay, radio play spanning the globe and background music for TV. His live shows delight audiences with acoustic guitar wizardry, vocal proficiency and soothing melodic tones. A songwriter contest finalist for the Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival in 2007, Glen also saw his song Namaste' (from his debut CD From Beginning to End) featured in a Presidential Museum exhibit in Texas and a new song, "People of the Earth" published in a New Thought songbook for The Association of Unity Churches International this very same year. Release of his second CD, Smaller Things is imminent. Stuart Markus (guitar, vocals, bass) is a journalist, musician, songwriter, community organizer and so much more. Known as the creator of LI's official Groundhog's Day theme song, Stuart has also organized several noted songwriter concerts including the Malverne Songwriter Festival in 1998, the Thanksgiving Benefit Concert that marked the debut of Huntington's Song Box in 1999, and a benefit to rebuild the Broadway Beanery, a well-known coffee house and music venue that was destroyed by fire in 2001. He is also the organizer of Wild About Harry: The Harry Chapin Tribute Concert since 2004. He's an avid singer of sea chantys and one half of the traditional maritime music duo Strike the Bell, but Stuart has also shared the stage with Tom Paxton, Oscar Brand, Christine Lavin, Dan Bern, David Buskin, Dar Williams, Ashford & Simpson, David Johansen, and John Hall of the band Orleans. His 1996 CD release Not the Only One Who Feels This Way has enjoyed college and commercial radio play across the eastern U.S. and his second CD The View from the Side of the Road continues to command college and folk radio support. Hillary Foxsong (vocals) grew up in a musical household. "When we sang along with the radio in my house, we sang harmonies. You always had to find your own part and fit in with everyone else." Those early lessons polished her a fine 'ear' and a musical sense that stood her in good stead through years of school and church choirs, and even a long infatuation with karaoke bars. Hillary met Glen in 2005 at an Oyster Bay street festival where he immediately recognized her vocal talent and invited her to join him at the mic. She hasn't stopped singing since, and she even began writing songs in 2005 at Glen's urging — now she's already amazing audiences with her lush, vivid lyrical poetry and pleasing melodies. Don't miss this great new group, a perfect opening act to complement our feature performer, Christine Lavin. Praises for their performances: "Gathering Time has been capturing attention and winning fans with its spirited blend of folk and acoustic originals, stylistic interpretations of choice covers, and wonderful three-part vocal harmonies." Michael Kornfeld, Editor, AcousticMusicScene.com "I am accused of comparing too much but I have to say that Gathering Time is right up there with the ones we all know — they are the next generation of great Trios with meaningful music performed in awesome harmony." Bill Hahn, WFDU 89.1FM "Traditions" "Gathering Time — tight, ear-pleasing harmonies, lots of energy and a varied selection of music that reflects the personalities of each of the three performers. Hilary Foxsong's "Remember Me" is a real chart climber." Karen Finkenberg, Eclectic Café, Bay Shore, NY   Link to Gathering Time's web site:

FESTIVAL PARKING — Closest to the park & the Chapin Rainbow Stage The Heckscher Museum is on the park grounds, and a small lot adjacent to it is reserved for Handicapped parking. Parking is permitted along the neighboring streets; do not block driveways. Immediately north of the park is a nose-in parking "lot" along Madison St., adjacent to the park. The Huntington Town Hall is across Rte. 25A from the park on the south side. There is a large parking lot behind Town Hall. In Huntington Village There are 3 Municipal Parking Lots in the Village of Huntington. The lot closest to Heckscher Park is located south of Rte 25A (Main St.) and is entered a half block east of the intersection of 25A and New York Ave. (Rte 110). It can also be entered on Elm Street. A second large lot is south of Main St. between Green and New Streets. It is entered by turning south off Rte 25A (Main St.) onto New St.; - the lot is on the right. The third large lot is located north of Main St. on Gerard St. (also named Lt. General Frank Libuti Way) It can be accessed from Gerard St. or by turning north off Rte 25A (Main St.) onto Clinton Ave., — after the corner buildings there are lot entries to the left and the right. Also note that meters on the village streets are in effect weekdays until 7 pm only, and that bank lots that are not chained off are available for parking when the bank is closed at night. GET GOOGLE MAP

Advance Listing of our Upcoming Concerts Watch here for detailed information on the exciting programs in our schedule of First Saturday Concerts ... and mark your calendar — in big   RED LETTERS   August 2, 2008 — Huntington Folk Festival — Free - our 3rd Annual in Heckscher Park Featured performer: Christine Lavin   — with Opening Act: Gathering Time Sept 22 - Monday 7:30pm — House Concert: Jez Lowe - on tour from the U.K. — $20 / $15 members nominated for the BBC Folk Awards 2008 folksinger of the year — OUR 40th ANNIVERSARY YEAR — October 4, 2008 — Little Toby Walker — Sunday, October 26, 2008         — 40th Anniversary Luncheon Buffet Party — November 1, 2008 — Susan Werner — February 7, 2009 — The McDades — April 4, 2009 — Lucy Kaplansky — June 6, 2009 — John Gorka —

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