Friday/Saturday, February 25/26, 2000
Martyr's
3855 North Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
773-404-9494
21+
9pm
tix available thru ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets for $15
show is general admission
opener: Sarah Slean

Martyr's is on Lincoln Ave., just south of Irving Park Road. Want directions? Easy: If you're at O'Hare, travel I-90 east (which is actually south) to Irving Park Road, take a left at the *second* light off the exit. Drive several miles to a big 6-way intersection (Irving Park, Lincoln, and Damen). Damen is at 2000 west, so you can follow the addresses. Make a 135-degree right turn onto Lincoln (not a 90-degree right onto Damen). Martyr's is a few blocks down on the left, 3800-something.

Martyr's is south and west of the Riviera, but both are within a few miles of each other on the North Side.

Easiest directions to get there: from the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) take the Addison exit east. Drive several miles east on Addison. Take a hard left turn after going under the railroad tracks onto N. Lincoln. Martyrs will be about 2 1/2 blocks northbound, on the right hand side.

From Ticketmaster:

Directions
From I-94, exit at Addison and head east to Lincoln Avenue. Turn left on
Lincoln and head north for 3 blocks. The club is on the right side (east
side) of the street. From Lake Shore Drive, exit at Belmont and head west to
Lincoln Avenue. Turn right on Lincoln and head north for about one mile. The
club is on the right side (east side) of the street. 
Public Transportation
Call CTA/Metra at (312) 836-7000. 
Box Office Information Phone venuenums
The Box Office can be contacted at (312) 404-9494. 
Box Office Hours
The Box Office is open one hour prior to the showtime. 
Payment Accepted at Box Office
The Box Office accepts Cash only. 
Will Call
Will Call tickets may be picked up no earlier than one hour prior to
showtime on the day of the event only. Customer must present the actual
credit card used for the order, a valid ID, and the confirmation number. 
Parking
There are free parking lots located across the street from and next to the
club, as well as metered street parking. 

Sunday, February 27, 2000
Barrymore Theatre
2090 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI
608-241-2345
doors 6:30pm
show 7:30pm
ALL AGES - NO SMOKING - FOOD & BEER AVAILABLE
Tickets $13 in advance / $15 day of show
Tickets available via phone charge directly at 608 241-8633. The handling charge is $3.50 per order, and they'll mail tickets for an extra $1 per order.
General Admission
800+ seats & room for dancing
opener: Sarah Slean
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Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Grand Opera House
818 N. Market St.
Wilmington, DE
7:30pm
special guest - Sarah Harmer (http://www.sarahharmer.com)
$21.50
Tickets available at the Grand Opera House box office or Charge By Phone at 800-37-GRAND or 302-652-5577
Call their box office at 800-374-7263 for tickets. They only add a $2/ticket handling charge.
Their web box office (www.grandopera.org) still does not have this show posted as of 1:20 p.m. 2/25/00.
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Thursday, April 20, 2000
The Walter Edge Theatre
(at Atlantic Cape Community College)
Mays Landing, NJ
7:30pm
special guest - Sarah Harmer (http://www.sarahharmer.com)
$19.50
Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com
charge by phone at 856-338-9000. Tickets also available at Moon’s Tunes at 14 Central Square in Linwood, NJ or call (609) 601-0290
Call Moon's Tunes (609-601-0290) or visit them in Linwood, NJ for tickets; talk to Curtis (really nice guy). He's got about 50 tickets - really goods seats, and only adds a $1/ticket handling fee.
460 seats
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Saturday, April 29, 2000
S.U.N.Y. Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
For ticket information call 1-800-525-2070.
Tickets are $10 for the public.
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Sunday, April 30, 2000
Allentown Symphony Hall
Allentown, PA
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Tuesday, May 2, 2000
Ramshead Tavern
33 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-2456
410-268-4545
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From Chad Schrock:

First of all, don't come down 95.  It's a waste of time and money.  

From Wilmington and north:
  - That being said, take 95 south to Deleware.
  - Exit at Deleware 1 South, towards Christiana
  - Follow 1 until you get to US40
  - Exit on US40 west[2]
  - Drive for about 2 miles or so.  Sit at al the traffic lights.
  - Turn left on to Del 896, to Annapolis/Bay Bridge
  - Follow 896 until it turns into US301
  - Follow 301 for about 10 miles until you get into Maryland
  - In Maryland 301 turns into a divided highway.  For the next
    40 miles you are going to drive by farms and trees and the
    occasional critter.
  - US301 will merge into US50 and you will be on a freeway until
    you get to Annapolis.
  - Go over the Kent Narrows.  Welcome to Kent Island.
  - After a few more miles, you will go over the Bay Bridge.  
    Do try and maintain speed, though.
  - Go over the Severn River (the next bridge)

Once you get to Annapolis:
  - Exit at Exit 29/MD 70/Rowe Blvd, Annapolis.  (Not the exit 
    for Bestgate Road.)
  - Follow Rowe Blvd. over a bridge, through a stop light, past
    the District Court bldg and stadium (both on the right),
    through another stop light, and over a second bridge.
  - Bear to the right immedeately after the bridge onto 
    Calvert Street.  If you bump into the State House, you
    didn't bear right, did you? [3]
  - At the light, the road bears to the left again.  You want 
    to keep going right.  (And stay on Calvert.)  If you bump
    into the church, you didn't keep going right, did you? [4]
  - At the next real light[5] is West Street, and the Ram's 
    Head is just off to the left on the other side of West Street.
    (It's a bit hard to miss.)
  - Look for the FrüHeads.

PARKING:
  - You can park on West Street somewhere[6]
  - There are garages on both sides of Calvert Street as you 
    drive towards West Street.  (Only the one on the right
    is open 24 hours, I think, though.  Always read the fine print.)
  - If you turn around and take Calvert back out to Rowe Blvd,
    go straight at the light and there are two parking lots.
    Both are for state employees during the day.  After hours,
    they are open to the public.

Coming down 301, you will save $6.50 in tolls and about an 
extra 90 minutes in travel time round trip.[7]

When you go home, there is a $2.50 toll to go back across the
Bay Bridge.

How long does this miracle trip take, you ask?  It takes me 
almost exactly 2 hours to go from the Painted Bride in Old 
Phila-something to my doorstep, off of exit 29 on US50.  
(Keep a watchful eye out for State troopers on 301 in MD, but
I usually set my cruise control to about 70ish and enjoy the
really quiet trip.)

Wednesday, May 3, 2000
The Birchmere
3901 Mount Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, VA
703-549-7500
Directions (thanks to Zard): Take 95 south until the 95/495 split south of Baltimore (closer to DC). 495 should be toward College Park, while 95 will say Richmond. Take 495 - it's a right exit, and you just stay all the way right until you merge onto the Beltway (495). Follow that all the way around to Virginia (you'll cross a big bridge over the Potomac), stay right, and take the first exit in Virginia - George Washington Parkway. Stay right. (Don't take any parkway exits until you're actually in Virginia.) Follow the Parkway quite a ways - you'll come near DC, you'll have the river on your left, go past Rosslyn, Key Bridge exit, and then soon you'll see monuments, etc. on your left, and then you'll see a sign for 395 south, a right exit. Take it and merge onto 395 south. Lanes appear and disappear, so stay kind of central, and then shortly thereafter you'll see an exit for Shirlington/Glebe Road. Stay right as you take the exit - it breaks into two, and you want Glebe Road, which'll be the right lane. BUT, then get in the left lane, since you want to take a left at the light at the end of the exit. That puts you on Glebe Road east/south. Stay in the left lane. At the first light, the road bends to the left - follow it. You go through another light, and at the 3rd light (Mount Vernon Ave.) take a right. Go through 3 more lights, and just after the big "Parts USA" on the left, you'll see "Birchmere Entrance" and a parking lot - all on your left. There you are!!
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Thursday, May 25, 2000
The Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
(415) 885-0750
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Saturday/Sunday, May 27/28, 2000
Strawberry Music Festival
Camp Mather, Evergreen Rd, Yosemite
Sonora, CA
1-209-533-0191
check their website for up-to-date directions
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Thursday, June 1, 2000
Herndon Festival
Herndon, CA
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Saturday/Sunday, July 22/23, 2000
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Longhill Farm off Rte. 23
Hillsdale, NY 12529
1-860-350-7472 or 1-860-364-0366
860-350-7472
contact: Howard Randall & Anne Saunders; 74 Modley Rd. Sharon, CT 06069. (860-364-5710 or 212-861-4194)
Email: howard@falconridgefolk.com or anne@falconridgefolk.com
Directions: http://www.falconridgefolk.com/directions.html
Tickets: http://www.falconridgefolk.com/tickets.html

Printed Information and Advance Tickets:
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
74 Modley Road
Sharon, CT 06069
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Friday/Saturday, August 25/26, 2000
Ottawa Folk Festival
Brittania Park
Ottawa, ON
tix - tbd
festival information - 613-230-8234
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