The CT Folk "First Fridays" Acoustic Concert Series in New Haven
sponsored by the NewAlliance Foundation

From October through May, CT Folk presents the First Fridays acoustic concert series at First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Avenue in New Haven. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. (Directions)

Visit our tickets page for details and to purchase.

Upcoming Events:

	JOHN GORKA Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 at 7:30 pm John Gorka probably doesn't like to think of himself as a legend but he'll just have to deal with it. Tickets on sale now.
	Our First Fridays concert on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 has been cancelled due to a conflicting concert event. We're planning something special instead... sign up for our email list and you'll be among the first to know what's up!
	Noshfest with Music In December, CT Folk traditionally puts on some kind of musical party: a hoot, a community sing. We hear rumors that a "house band" is forming. Stay tuned!
	MARK ERELLI Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm Mark Erelli "embodies many of the best qualities of the folk-populist lineage that began with Woody Guthrie, and is carried today by Bruce Springsteen and others... His voice, a beautiful combination of wine and whiskey, is as intimately conversational as a fireside chat." (Sing Out)
	AMY SPEACE Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 at 7:30 pm "With her engaging delivery, intelligent lyrics and eclectic sound, Amy Speace is the perfect torchbearer for the unconscious cool of true Americana." (Houston Press)
	Double bill: TIM GRIMM -- MICHAEL SMITH Friday, March 4, 2011 at 7:30 pm Tim Grimm offers nothing less than "...a wealth of folk roots and engaging songs that play in the mind like vivid short stories or films?? (No Depression) "If there have been five genius singer-songwriters in the last few decades, Michael Smith is one of them... his shows are every bit as good as his material." (Music Matters Review)
	Double bill: BUSKIN & BATTEAU -- JOHN FLYNN Friday, Apr. 1, 2011 at 7:30 pm "Buskin & Batteau are the most musically sophisticated act in folk." (The New York Times). The Washington Post calls them "irresistible...an amalgam of melodic sensual pop, folkie grit and killer wit." Kris Kristofferson says that John Flynn's album "America's Waiting" is "an important album by an important artist..." who has "committed himself to a life of service and songs for and about 'the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred.'"
	Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm To be announced!

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Directions To First Presbyterian Church

From Points South: Take Interstate 95 North to Interstate 91. Take I-91 to Exit 6. Turn right off the exit ramp onto Willow Street. Take Willow Street until it ends at Whitney Avenue. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue and travel approximately 0.5 miles. Church is on the left, across the street from the Red Cross. Turn left at Huntington Street. The community center is the building on the far side of the church, and the entrance is around the back.

From Hartford and Points North: Take I-91 South to the Willow Street exit, (Exit 6).Turn right onto Willow and follow directions above. 

From Guilford and Points East: Travel I-95 South. Take the I-91 North exit, Exit 48, towards Hartford. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto I-91 North. Take Exit 6, on the left and turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Willow Street. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue and follow directions above.

From Ansonia and Points West: Travel on CT Route 34, Derby Avenue. (Derby Avenue becomes New Haven Avenue and soon changes back to Derby Avenue.) Turn SLIGHT right onto George Street. Stay straight to go onto George Street. Turn left onto Howe Street. Stay straight to go onto Howe Street. Turn right onto Whalley Avenue. (Whalley Avenue becomes Broadway.) Turn SLIGHT left onto Elm Street. Turn left onto Church Street which becomes Whitney Avenue. Follow directions above.

Alternate Route: Take Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway (Connecticut Rte. 15) to Exit 61. If you're coming from the south, turn left off the exit onto Whitney Avenue; but if you're coming from the north, turn right off the exit onto Whitney Avenue. Travel on Whitney through Hamden toward New Haven. Once you cross the New Haven line look for the Church on the right just past the stoplight at East Rock Road.

First Presbyterian Church is an accessible venue.

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