Friends:

The Indy Folk Series  kicks off Saturday, October 21 with Indy's own Stringtown Pickers .
See the season rundown below for full details and plan to join us for a rousing start to our sixth season!

THANKS to Sharon Gamble and WFYI-FM (90.1) for highlighting our upcoming season on "The Art of the Matter " Saturday, September 30. Hear her interview with Dan Henkel and much more at http://www.wfyi.org/artOfTheMatter.asp.

I hope you enjoyed last month's Front Porch Evenings at the Indiana History Center. These were three special evenings of song and story, co-sponsored by Storytelling Arts of Indiana, the Indiana Historical Society  and the Indy Folk Series.

Indy Folk Series
Sixth Season: 2006-2007

All events run 7 - 9 pm
UUI (Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis)
615 West 43rd St.
www.indyfolkseries.org
www.uui.org

Free child care
Coffee, wine and snacks available
12 and under free

Saturday, October 21
The Stringtown Pickers
www.stringtownpickers.com           
$10
The Pickers offer a fresh new take on traditional folk and bluegrass styles, infusing them with jam-band energy. Here's lighthearted virtuosity brought to bear on a surprisingly broad selection of material. Way to jump-start the season!

Saturday, November 11
Open Mic Night to benefit Improving Kids' Environment 
www.ikecoalition.org
$10
Enjoy a houseful of local artists pitching in to benefit a great cause. Open Mic Nights bring out the best in all of us. This time, proceeds help improve children's health through reductions in environmental threats.           

Friday, February 16
Bill Staines
www.acousticmusic.com/staines/
$15
Back by popular demand, Bill packed `em in last year for his Indy debut. His songs have been recorded by artists from Peter, Paul and Mary to Jerry Jeff Walker. Fellow artist Nanci Griffith says "He carries on where Woody left off."

Saturday, March 17
Peter Ostroushko and Arkadiy Yushkin
www.ixtlanartists.com
$15
One of the best mandolinists and fiddlers on the scene today, Peter O. has worked with such greats as Chet Atkins, Jethro Burns, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. He's making his Indy debut with guitarist Arkadiy Yushkin.

Saturday, April 21
David Mallett
www.davidmallett.com        
$15
Creator of the beloved "Garden Song", David Mallett shows  "A storyteller's naturalness . . . a poet's intelligence" (Boston Globe).  His evocative songs have been sung by Pete Seeger and Allison Krauss, among many others.

Saturday, May 19
Blackberry Jam
$10
Enjoy a rousing evening as central Indiana's acoustic string band plays old-time, bluegrass, international folk tunes, country blues, Celtic, Cajun and cowboy songs. Sing along, dance, clap and add cow/coyote sounds (cowboy songs only.)

Many thanks to our sponsors:
NUVO 
Saurian Technologies
Cheap Tracks 
Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis 
Circle Unitarian Universalist Fellowship