Folk Music Concert Coming to New Woodstock

(New Woodstock, NY – July 2013) The New Woodstock Regional Historical Society in partnership with the New Woodstock Free Library hosts folk and acoustic music performer Nan Hoffman at the historical society “depot,” 2641 Railroad Street at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 20.  If it rains, the concert will be held at the New Woodstock Free Library.  The concert is free and is appropriate for all ages.  Concert goers are advised to bring a blanket or chair for this outdoor event.

Hoffman is a singer, musician, performer, recording artist, and workshop presenter. She has been sharing music with people of all ages for more than thirty years throughout the United States and parts of Canada. She has appeared in coffeehouses and festivals, schools and libraries, parks and camps, churches and community centers, hospitals and nursing homes, and continues to keep a busy schedule of performances. Nan sings in a clear voice and accompanies herself on guitar, autoharp, and other instruments. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of folk songs and ballads, both contemporary and traditional, including topical, spiritual, and humorous songs. Her presentations are fun and informative, and much of her material invites audience participation.

The multi-talented performer and educator holds a B.S. degree in Exceptional Education from State University College at Buffalo and an M.A. in American Studies from State University of New York at Buffalo.  Her work promotes peace, ecological concerns and human potential.  She has often been heard on public radio and television and has published six collections of recorded music.

The New Woodstock Free Library is located at 2106 Main Street (Route 13).

Call for a full schedule, visit the library’s web page or Facebook.

For more information about these and other programs and events at the library call 662-3134 or visit the library’s web page at www.midyork.org/newwoodstock.

The New Woodstock Free Library is open Monday through Friday 1 to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday evenings 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 until 1.  The library is also open whenever the blue library symbol flag is flying out front.  Children’s hour is every Tuesday at 11 a.m.