Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society

A non-profit, membership organization dedicated to
the preservation and promotion of folklore and folk music.

June Meeting to be held on JUNE 11, Second Monday

Meetings
First Monday meeting: Due to Kerrville Folk Festival and other factors, we are pushing the regular first Monday meeting back to June 11. Meetings are normally on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 PM. NEW MEETING LOCATION SINCE JULY Since July, we are meeting at the Jewish Community Center in Room 119, which is on the lower level of the building. JCC is located at 5601 South Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX 77096-3999. Meetings consist of a "music circle", allowing each attendee an opportunity for a musical performance, share a song, tall tale, announcement, or other item which he or she may wish to share with the group. Non-performers are just as welcome as performers. After all, musicians, singers, storytellers, all need an audience.

Meetings

First Monday meeting:
Due to Kerrville Folk Festival and other factors, we are pushing the regular first             Monday meeting back to June 11.
    Meetings are normally on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 PM.
                                     NEW MEETING LOCATION SINCE JULY

Since July, we are meeting at the Jewish Community Center in Room 119, which is on the lower level of the building. JCC is located at 5601 South Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX 77096-3999.

Meetings consist of a "music circle", allowing each attendee an opportunity for a musical performance, share a song, tall tale, announcement, or other item which he or she may wish to share with the group. Non-performers are just as welcome as performers. After all, musicians, singers, storytellers, all need an audience.

The Cotton Patch Rag
A monthly newsletter of the Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society, The Cotton Patch Rag includes a calendar of folk music events in and near Houston, reviews of albums and concerts, articles about folklore, music, musicians, and news of the Society's business. The Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society membership price of $20.00 per year includes the subscription and monthly mailing of The Cotton Patch Rag. For $15.00, one can become a member and receive a digital copy of The Cotton Patch Rag as well as emails of our Second Saturday Concert promos and our Pickin' Party details.

The Cotton Patch Rag

A monthly newsletter of the Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society, The Cotton Patch Rag includes a calendar of folk music events in and near Houston, reviews of albums and concerts, articles about folklore, music, musicians, and news of the Society's business. The Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society membership price of $20.00 per year includes the subscription and monthly mailing of The Cotton Patch Rag. For $15.00, one can become a member and receive a digital copy of The Cotton Patch Rag as well as emails of our Second Saturday Concert promos and our Pickin' Party details.

Our EMAIL List

“We have an email distribution list that we use to email information about Second Saturday Concerts and about our monthly pickin’ parties. If you are interested, you can email hartmancm@sbcglobal.net and ask to be put on the Folklore list. You will only get 2 emails per month from us and we do NOT share our distribution list.”

MAY PICKIN’ PARTY

Sue Metzler, and Kathleen Crabb will be hosting a pickin’ party at Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC) on Sunday, May 20 from 1:00-5:00 PM (earlier than usual because ABNC closes at 5 PM). Armand Bayou Nature Center is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) wildlife refuge and wilderness preserve. Armand Bayou
Nature Center (ABNC) works to preserve the wetlands prairie, forest and marsh habitats surrounding Armand Bayou. I’m not sure in which building we will be meeting, but you can ask at the ‘Admission building’ at the entrance. That Sunday is a ‘free day’ at Armand Bayou, but you are always welcome to make a donation!

Armand Bayou is located at 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, Texas
77507. It is on Bay Area Boulevard 7 miles east of I-45, approximately 25
miles southeast of downtown Houston (and 30 miles northwest of
Galveston, and on the southeast boundary of Pasadena).

Exhibits on the Discovery Loop trail include a raptor house and a bison exhibit. A 600 foot "teaching boardwalk" traverses a pond where visitors may see alligators lurking, turtles sunning, dragonflies flitting, and fish swimming. Others may choose to walk parts of over five miles of trails, which wind through the woodlands and prairies. The interpretive building contains displays of living reptiles, fish and amphibians and "touch tables" of various natural objects. For the safety of wildlife, pets are not allowed in any part of the nature center, and no bicycles are allowed beyond the Admission building. The center is also home to a turn-of-the-century farm site, called the Martyn Farm. The James Martyn family purchased 83 acres in 1879 on what is now ABNC. The Martyns became prosperous from their hard work farming and ranching. They raised sugar cane, watermelons, corn, pears, hogs, cattle and chickens. James Martyn's son, Jimmy, lived on the Martyn Farm until he died in 1964. This farm is representative of a Texas farm in the late 1800's, complete with antique farm equipment, farmhouse (the Hanson House), a wood shop, barn, windmill and a garden.

Bring a covered dish to share. Guests are welcome. Don't forget your instruments!


President :	Vernon_Peeples
Vice President :	Carolyn Davis
Secretary :	Beverly Peeples
Treasurer:	Christine Hartman
Cotton Patch Rag Editor:	Christine Hartman
Concert Producer:	Paul Cooper, ph: 713-204-1207