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2009 Summer Concert Schedule
On the Village Green in Jay NY
All Performances are at 6:30PM
Bring a chair and picnic supper

7/11 Stoneman Blues Band -- Featuring music from front man Larry
Stone's first new cd in 20 years, with surprise guests & other fine
folks joining in.
Underwritten by Adirondack Life
7/18 Bill Stokes Ensemble -- Be an al fresco lounge lizard on the Green
and listen to the finest jazz standards, Latin and swing in all of the
North Country.  "Grab your honey, come on out and dance!"
7/25

Storytelling Workshop from 10am to 12:00pm
“Tips and Tricks of the Well Told Tale,” presented by Regina Carpenter, is open to brand new tellers and veteran tellers.  Whether you are a beginner or experienced teller this workshop will strengthen your unique style, build your confidence and give you feedback on your storytelling strengths.  There will be a $5.00 more or less fee for the workshop (more if you can, less if you can’t). Workshop participants will then be given an opportunity to perform a story at the open mike at noon.

Storytelling Festival from 12:00pm - 6:00pm No Admission Fee
The stories are all true. The facts may have been altered because of memory lapses.  Karen Glass hosts.  The festival will end with a community potluck and an opportunity to "meet the storytellers."

For a list of performers and the days schedule Click Here

Underwritten in part by the Arts Council of the Northern Adirondacks

8/1 Larry MacDonald & Organized Chaos Band -- Bring a picnic supper
& blanket, and enjoy a relaxed evening of music and fun with your friends
and neighbors.
8/8 JEMS Jay Day is Saturday, August 8, 2009 all day on the Jay Green,
capped off by the evening's Summer Concert Series performance.
8/8  Sven Curth -- Adirondack funkabilly & blues.  Sven is front man,
guitarist and songwriter the acclaimed band JIM.
Underwritten by a generous donation to JEMS
8/15 Celia Evans & Bruce Brough & Co. -- An ecologist by profession,
Celia’s folk music is inspired by the natural world of our beautiful Adirondacks.
8/22 Roy Hurd with Frank Orsini & Meadow -- A mountain man who loves
to tell stories as much as he enjoys performing his own music, this
best-known of all North Country musicians is a living legend.
Underwritten by Rocky Branch
8/29 Drew & Annie & Friends -- Acoustic roots-rock & original music. Drew
and Annie Sprague, of Jay, with guests Suave Bond and Maddie Walsh
of the Ithaca-based Blind Spots.  Drew & Suave also play together in the
North Country-spawned South Catherine Street Jug Band.
Underwritten by the Whiteface Visitors Bureau

If you wish to underwrite any concerts for the 2009 season
or have suggestions for concerts
e-mail us here info@jemsgroup.com