at 7:30 pm
(except where
otherwise noted)
(high school, college)
with valid ID, and
wheelchair occupants:
half price.
free with adult.
Valley Folk
Valley Folk is more than just a concert series...
it is a community of people sharing an interest in the preservation of traditional music and related arts. Listeners and musicians alike can find a comfortable place in volunteer activities, sharing music during a jam, or in a dish-to-pass supper before a concert.
Concerts are held in the 171 Cedar Arts Center's Drake House Studio Theater at 155 Cedar Street in Corning, New York (click here for directions).
All concerts begin at 7:30 unless otherwise specified.
Jams
There is a self-running jam on concert nights beginning just after 6 pm when we get in the building to set up for concerts. Bring your instrument and come jam with us!
Jamming at the Carriage House
Behind the Scenes
Debra Chesman, Director
607-962-4461
Dan Lapp, Treasurer
David Ralph, Historian
Jim Harper, Jim Harper Designs, graphics & Web designer
Terry Kelleher, Sound--through a donation from Lucienne’s Fine Foods, makers of Gourmet Biscotti and Unique Chocolate confections.
Susan Seltzer, Hospitality
Become a volunteer!
Please consider volunteering to help during concerts or behind the scenes. Contact Debra Chesman: 607-962-4461,
Current volunteer opportunities include:
Feeding Your Favorite Folk
Show your favorite performers your appreciation (and get personal time with them!) by volunteering to provide them dinner before the performance.
Providing Baked Goods
Sign up to provide baked goods for the concerts. We appreciate them at intermission with our warm beverages.
Hosting
Volunteer to host your favorite performers overnight after the concert. If you have a bed or two in an under-utilized bedroom (perhaps it's now a home office with a spare bed or the room your kids used before they went to college?), and can provide a simple breakfast, please volunteer.
We occasionally get requests from musicians with allergies for homes without furry pets, so if that describes you, we would be especially pleased if you would consider volunteering your spare bedroom once or twice a year.
Thank you...
For most of our 20-plus year history, concerts have been made possible, in part, with public funds from the NYS Council of the Arts Decentralization Program, administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. We also rely on donations from generous people. Valley Folk welcomes businesses to help Valley Folk financially in exchange for advertising.
Some of our favorite links...
Links to performers' Web sites available here
Michelle Halperin wheeling cakes she baked to help us celebrate our logo and website.