President’s Letter

Folknotes 05/29/25

Hello Everyone,
We had a great time at our final regular season Leo Coffeehouse Potluck/mic-less open mic last Sunday. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful 2024/25 season of music.

This Sunday, June 1st, we start our laid back summer Leo season with song circles, downstairs and upstairs, at Zion UCC.

In this Folknotes:

  • Leo Coffeehouse Summer Schedule

  • Reference Information (Below my sign off)

Leo Coffeehouse Summer Schedule

Leo Coffeehouse will be open at Zion United Church of Christ 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 needs 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 1st, July 6th, August 3rd

Summer Open Mics: June 15th, July 20th, August 17th

That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon.

Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse

Facebook:

Main page

QCB SongFarmers page

QCB Members Group page

QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership

We are keeping our standard annual QCB membership 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.