open stage hootenanny
Join us on Friday nights for some of the country’s best emerging talent and established artists. We have a live music and spoken word "Hootenanny" Open Stage which sometimes includes a half-hour set by a Featured Performer in the middle of the evening.
FRIDAYS | 3625 rue Aylmer | DOORS OPEN AT 8 PM - SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 PM
FRIDAYS | 3625 rue Aylmer | DOORS OPEN AT 8 PM - SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 PM
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If you are interested in performing on a Friday night as an Open Stage performer, just show up and put your name in the hat between 8 and 8:30 pm (names will then be drawn to determine the order of performance). Open Stage performers are allowed one or two songs each (or spoken word performances) over the course of the evening, depending on how many people sign up that night.
The Featured Performers are booked in advance, generally from among the Open Stage participants If you are interested in being a Featured Performer, the best way to do so is to perform at a few of the Open Stages, and then speak to the Coffeehouse Coordinator, Marc Nerenberg. If you are from out of town, and unable to attend the Open Stages, please contact Marc at marcnerenberg@hotmail.com. |
**UPCOMING FEATURED PERFORMERS**
NOV 25th: LES ISMORE
DEC 2nd: JEFF GANDELL DEC 9th: LOUIS THE PIANO BUNKER DEC 16th: PHILLIPPE MOREAU DEC 23rd: CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS DEC 30th: CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS JAN 6th: TBA JAN 13th: TBA JAN 20th: MALTE ZUMBANSEN JAN 27th: MÉLISANDE TENG |
The Yellow Door Coffeehouse originally began in the 1960s as a community outreach program to attract young people into the building. It quickly morphed into a folk music coffeehouse, such as were popular then, that ran 7 nights a week. It was a thriving music venue that attracted artists from across the country and beyond.
Over time, the basement space, like the Yellow Door itself, has transformed itself, in keeping with the Yellow Door’s mission as a non-profit organization dedicated to helping relieve social isolation through a variety of activities, while fostering intergenerational relationships between the aged and the young. To that end, the original coffeehouse space is now home to several varied Yellow Door community activities. Among these, there remains one significant holdover from the original coffeehouse itself: the weekly Open Stage Hootenanny (which first began in 1967).
The Yellow Door Friday Night Open Stage Hootenanny is a community music event where all are welcome to share words and music, performance and participation. It is now run under the umbrella of The Yellow Door Wellness Groups: we believe in the power of community music making to foster healthy collaborative relationships and wellness.
Over time, the basement space, like the Yellow Door itself, has transformed itself, in keeping with the Yellow Door’s mission as a non-profit organization dedicated to helping relieve social isolation through a variety of activities, while fostering intergenerational relationships between the aged and the young. To that end, the original coffeehouse space is now home to several varied Yellow Door community activities. Among these, there remains one significant holdover from the original coffeehouse itself: the weekly Open Stage Hootenanny (which first began in 1967).
The Yellow Door Friday Night Open Stage Hootenanny is a community music event where all are welcome to share words and music, performance and participation. It is now run under the umbrella of The Yellow Door Wellness Groups: we believe in the power of community music making to foster healthy collaborative relationships and wellness.
Take a look below, and subscribe to our YouTube channel, to see some of the talent that has already sat in our spotlight! All ages are welcome. For more information and timely updates, visit & like the YD Coffeehouse Group page on Facebook.
If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING at the Coffeehouse, please show up on a Friday night and introduce yourself to Marc, the lead volunteer. He will be able to show you the ropes and discuss your possible commitment to the event.
If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING at the Coffeehouse, please show up on a Friday night and introduce yourself to Marc, the lead volunteer. He will be able to show you the ropes and discuss your possible commitment to the event.
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