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Folk Concerts at the Midtown Scholar ...New Info!

The Midtown Scholar Bookstore presents folk concerts in their newly renovated and expanded bookstore-coffeehouse (The Famous Reading Cafe). Visit them at 1302 North Third Street, directly across from the Broad Street Market. They're open Wednesday-Saturday 9-9, and Sunday 12-7. Browse through 100,000+ used and rare books, sip fair-trade coffees and teas, and enjoy their Yellow Wall Gallery.

Monthly folk concerts including:

  • Oct 8: Mary Gauthier
  • Oct 21: XPN welcomes Jill Sobule
  • Nov 20: SFMS presents James Keelaghan
  • March 4: Susan Werner

They have discontinued their Thursday open mic nights, but added free folk music:

"3rd in the Burg" free music third Fridays 7-9pm as part of Harrisburg's 3rd & 2nd street art-walk:

  • 9/17 - NYC's Rebecca Pronsky
  • 10/15 - Carlisle's Camela Widad Kraemer
  • 11/19 - Baltimore's Transcendent Third
  • 12/17 - Holiday Concert

"Folk Cafe Fridays" last Fridays 7-9pm with free coffeehouse-style performances by regional musicians. Maria Wilson performs September 24.

Call 717-236-1680 for tickets or order through their website. More in their events calendar online.

Posted 9/9/2010

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