EVENTS

72nd Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs
Mel and Vinnie on stage and in workshop - Pete Seeger and Will McLean Songs and Stories

Schedule subject to change - half hour sets --link below for current schedule
1pm Friday May 24 Will McLean Stage
10:30am Saturday May 25 River Gazebo
noon - 1pm Sunday May 26 Workshop 1 Pete Seeger and Will McLean Songs and Stories
5pm Sunday May 26 Gamble Rogers Stage
www.floridastateparks.org/index.php/parks-and-trails/stephen-foster-folk-culture-center-state-park/florida-folk-festival-schedule-highlights

Save the Date
May 3rd
Pete Seeger Birthday Party and Potluck
in Lake Worth Beach, FL

FREE 
​QUESTIONS; text (845) 399-4630

FRIDAY MAY 3rd
***NEW LOCATION***
Osborne Community Center
1699 Wingfield St
Lake Worth Beach FL, 33460

Potluck 5:30
Song Circle 6 - 8pm
Come ready to listen, say something, tell an anecdote or read a poem, sing along or lead a song. We will put out some memorabilia of projects with Pete and a hat to leave a free will donation for Friends of Lake Worth Library. 

Catch us   Fri 11:50am  Azalea stage opening “This Land is Your Land”, then our set  at noon  and  Sat  10:30am  Cypress stage

Monday January 15 Civil Rights Sing Along on the steps of City Hall 

2024

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Performing with St. Pete Shanties
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs Florida
Friday  2pm Workshop Florida Sea Shanties 4pm  River Gazebo
Saturday 12:30 Heritage Stage
Sunday  1:00  Old Marble
Mel and Vinnie
also filled in for last minute cancellations
Friday 11:30 Will McLean
Saturday 12:30 Heritage Stage  and 2:30 PawPaw 
Sunday 10:30 Seminole and 3:00 Jam Tent Seeger Songs

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Pete Seeger Tribute   
Friday May 5th 7pm
Mudville Music Room
3105 Beach Blvd
​Jacksonville, FL 32207

Pete Seeger birthday
Wednesday May 3rd
Potluck Circle Of Song

April 15-16, 2023 Rockefeller Gardens, Ormond Beach, Florida
Appearing with St. Pete Shanties
Admission: $12 - under 12 FREE 
Festival website
https://www.ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/index.html

Saturday 4/15
10:40 - 11:10      30 min River Stage/Acoustic
      1:00 - 1:55.       55 min Session Workshop tent
3:20 - 4:00             40 min Fortunato Stage
Sunday 4/16
10:00 - 10:40     40 min River Stage/Acoustic
3:10 - 4:00    50 min North (Casements Stage)

Mel and Vinnie duo will also join St. Pete Shanties!​
April 1st & 2nd
18th Annual Spring Frolic
Barberville Pioneer Settlement
1776 Lightfoot Ln, Barberville, FL 32105
Saturday 9 am — 6 pm
Sunday 9 am — 4 pm
$10 General Admission, $5 for children ages 6-12
Hundreds of Musicians ♫ 8 Stages of Live Music  Workshops ♫ Jam Tents
Living History Demonstrations
Blacksmiths, Spinners, Weavers, & Craftsmen
Storytelling
Arts & Craft Vendors
 Cookout Vittles at the Summer Kitchen

Saturday
11 - 11:25    St. Pete Shanties @ Sugar Cane
1:30 - 1:55    Mel and Vinnie @ Depot
4:30 - 4:55    Mel and Vinnie @ Family
5:00 - 5:55    Florida Shanties @Workshop #2

Sunday
10:30 - 10:55        Mel and Vinnie @ Barn
2:30 - 2:55    St. Pete Shanties    

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Will McLean Festival

The festival opens at 11:50 with three stages singing “This Land is Your Land”.  
Young Performers open Magnolia. Mel and Vinnie open Azalea and Dennis Devine opens Cypress. 
Melissa Ortquist is singing with us!
Friday March 10th noon set on Azalea
Saturday March 11th 10:30 set on Cypress Stage
Saturday 5:30 -6:30 we host Sing Along Songs at Workshop 1

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2023

 7th Annual Earth Music Day
​CANCELLED due to Hurricane Nicole
 save the date: November 11, 2023
Please come and join us at this FREE (park fees apply) 7th annual Earth Music Day musical memorial honoring the late and awesomely great Boomslang Swampsinger. Lots of our family of friends/musical acts playing there beginning at 10:31 am. Hope to see you there! 

Fall Country Jamboree
Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am - 4pm November 5th and 6th 2022
Barberville Pioneer Settlement Camp
​1776 Lightfoot Ln, Barberville, FL 32105
* Several Living History and Folk Life Demonstrations!
* 8 Stages of Live Music
* Workshops & Jam Tents
* Contra Dancing
* Corn Boil & Soup Wagon
* BBQ Pork & Chicken
* Arts & Craft Vendors
* Silent Auction
* Antique Car Show & Grand Opening of Herman's Garage (Saturday Only)

Mel and Vinnie
Saturday 4pm
@Sugar Cane
Sunday noon
@Barn
Sunday 3pm
@Depot

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Sunday May 15, 2022.  4-6pm
Bryant Park Neighborhood Association Musical Arts in the Park 
Bryant Park Amphitheater, 100 Golfview Rd Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460

Pete Seeger birthday potluck
Tuesday May 3, 2022 
Pick in a Park (acoustic song circle)
Lake Worth Beach, FL
5pm - sunset

EARTH DAY SHOW with Mark
Sunday April 24, 2022. Bryant Park Neighborhood Association Musical Arts in the Park 4-6pm 
Bryant Park Amphitheater, 100 Golfview Rd Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460

Sunday March 20, 2022. Bryant Park Neighborhood Association Musical Arts in the Park 4-6pm 
Bryant Park Amphitheater, 100 Golfview Rd Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460

Friday March 11th at 11:50 we open the Azalea Stage with "This Land is Your Land".
We have the first set half hour there at noon and will be there as emcees until 2pm.
Saturday March 12th at 10:30 we have a half hour set on Cypress. Also Saturday, 4:40-5:30 we will be at Workshop 1 for Sing Along Songs.
On Sunday we'll be emcees at Magnolia from 3-5.

Monday January 31st  3-5pm at:
Spillway Park, 398 Maryland Dr #300, Lake Worth Beach
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/tM8XgBFPM6en6aPE7
Pick in A Park with Mel & Vinnie
Join us for the kick off song circle with Ron & Bari.
Monday January 31st 3-5pm, free
Bring your chair for an outside, distanced song circle.
Come to play or listen, everyone welcome.
Remember Music in the Garden?
Pick in a Park is our 2022 version.
Different parks, 3-5 days notice, different days and different times.
Email is how you get notice.

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The park is on the C51 canal, west of N Federal Hwy on Maryland Drive at the end of the street on the right.
There is a parking lot and bathrooms. 
Maryland Drive dead ends before the Dixie Hwy.
There may be workers and trucks in the park for maintenance of the Spillway, we don’t anticipate a problem. 
There is no shelter for rain.
If we need to cancel we’ll send an email. 
Remember to bring your chair!

Sign up for email notices with MailChimp signup form
http://eepurl.com/dz4t8H

Monday January 17th
Unity Interfaith Brunch in Bryant Park, Lake Worth Beach 11am
Civil Rights Sing Along, Steps of City Hall 5pm

2022

 Saturday June 19, 2021 
​11am - 11pm. FREE Livestream on Facebook, YouTube and Clearwaterfestival.org
Donate Here!
Catch our set in the 6pm hour
Clearwater's legacy of music and environmental advocacy is back again for another virtual celebration of the Hudson River.
​Learn more at:
​www.clearwaterfestival.org/

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March 17, 2020  No surprise, our appearances are postponed. We will update here as the pandemic plays out. Be safe. Be well.  Looking forward to being out together again.

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Sing Along Earth Month 2020 in the Covid-19 pandemic

We are following stay at home orders to help prevent the spread of the virus and joining the digital Earth Day anniversary efforts by sending out a song a day for the month of April - with lyrics to sing and play along. Find the songs and lyrics in our Facebook video https://www.facebook.com/MelandVinnie/
or on our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/user/value90

Saturday April 18, 2020
Celebrate and Protect the Earth with Citizen’s Climate Lobby, Sunrise & The Climate Reality Project Music and speakers

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
2601 Saint Andrews Blvd  Boca Raton, FL  33434
7 - 10pm $2 - $10

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-and-protect-our-earth-tickets-93174741159 

Saturday & Sunday April 4 - 5, 2020  
Barberville Spring Frolic
Sat. 9 am - 9 pm  Sun 9 - 4pm 
Music begins at 10 am each day!
$10 adults  $5 children 
MEMBERS FREE
Parking FREE

Barberville Pioneer Settlement
1776 Lightfoot Lane
Barberville, Florida 32105

Saturday: 10 - 10:25 Sugarcane and 3 - 3:35 Family
Sunday: 10:30 - 10:55 Barn

Sing Along Earth Month 2020 in the Covid-19 pandemic

We are following stay at home orders to help prevent the spread of the virus and joining the digital Earth Day anniversary efforts by sending out a song a day for the month of April - with lyrics to sing and play along. Find the songs and lyrics in our Facebook video https://www.facebook.com/MelandVinnie/
or on our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/user/value90

Thursday March 26 - 29, 2020   
2020 L-Dub Film Festival
THUR MARCH 26th, 7pm: Invited VIP “meet and greet” for filmmakers, Film Society members, Festival Sponsors, Press, and Industry Professionals. Light snacks, beer and wine available, live music and DJ.  Early songwriter set, please let us know if you’d like to be on our meet and greet guest list

FRI MARCH 27th: Feature films, short films, music videos and workshops all day and evening, with special screenings and lectures

SAT MARCH 28th: Films and workshops all day and evening.

SUN MARCH 29th: Films all day culminating with AWARDS PARTY at 7pm.
https://www.lakeworthplayhouse.org/welcome/ldub/ 
This year’s festival coincides with Lake Worth’s long running and well attended Pride Festival.

Friday - Sunday March 13 - 15, 2020
Will McLean Music Festival
Sertoma Youth Ranch
85 Meyers Rd Brooksville, FL 34602
From noon on Friday to sunset on Sunday

Fri: 11:50 Opening Remarks and  “This Land is Your Land” 

Sat: 10:30 - 11 Cypress

Sat: 5:30 - 6:30
Workshop 1 Sing Along Songs

Full schedule:
https://www.willmclean.com/images/2019/Will-McLean-Schedule-2019-ver4a.pdf

Advance weekend tickets $55 until March 1st

Saturday, February 28, 2020
Opening for Comedy Club with Roy Zimmerman
7 - 10pm  $25
First UU Congregation of the Palm Beaches
635 Prosperity Farms Rd
North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Sunday, February 23, 2020
Lake Worth Street Painting Festival
Songwriter Showcase
Noon - 3:30pm

1:40- 2pm 
Mel and Vinnie

Common Grounds
12 S J Street

Saturday, February 8th, 2020
11:30 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
2020 SOUTH FLORIDA FOLK FESTIVAL
Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
4271 Davie Road
Davie, FL 
Info: http://www.southfloridafolkfest.net/index.html


Mel and Vinnie are in the group of 12 finalists in the
Songwriting Competition for
“FEMA Trailer” and “Flint City Blues”
Saturday 11:30 - 1:30 is the judging
Sunday all finalists perform in rounds of three.
Single day and weekend tickets available.
Advanced ticket sales end 1/30/2020.
New location completely undercover.

Monday, Jan 20, 2020
7:30 to 9:00 AM FREE
Unity Interfaith Breakfast
Barton Elementary School Auditorium
1700 Barton Rd. Lake Worth, FL 

Music, prayer, food and fellowship in honor of Dr. King and reflections on working for social justice in today’s environment. 

Monday, Jan 20, 2020
Civil Rights Song Fest, 4 PM 

Steps of Lake Worth City Hall (Dixie & Lake Ave.) 
Music of the movement from Ain’t Nobody Gonna Turn Me Around to We Shall Not Be Moved with Mel & Vinnie. 

Thursday, November 28, 2019
10 - 11am
Interfaith Service of Gratitude
For Thanksgiving
First Congregational church
1415 North K Street
Lake Worth, FL

Music, Muse and Inspiration 
followed by a rice and bean packaging project 
with CROS Ministries
Mel and Vinnie will lead two sing along songs

Nov, 23 & 24, 2019
10am - 4pm
Walk Back in Time
Florida Agricultural Museum
7900 Old Kings Rd, Palm Coast FL
Adults $15 Children $10

Saturday November 23
11am  Mel and Vinnie
Noon  Suz Grandy and Tom Welch
1pm    Backintyme
2pm   Lee Pinkerson

November 9th, 2019
Saturday, 10:33 am – 6:05pm
Mel and Vinnie 11:13 – 11:51
4th Annual Earth Music Day
In Memory of Boomslang Swampsinger
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
16450 SE Federal Highway
Hobe Sound, FL
Park admission $6 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle. $4 Single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle. $2 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers
Located in the Loxahatchee Pavillion, near the Education Center

Nov 1 – 3, 2019
Friday through Sunday
Rudystock XII
Bahamas Relief Effort
Local live music open to close 3 days

Rudy’s Pub
21 S J St
Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Mel and Vinnie open the festival
Friday, Nov 1st, 5 – 5:45pm
FREE

August 17, 2019
Not For Prophets Fest
Liberty, IN

July 20, 2019
Saturday 
16th Annual Great Newburgh to Beacon Hudson River Swim. 

9:30am - noon
Mel and Vinnie on the Beacon shore
Vinnie C original instrumental
and
Duo River Songs
https://www.riverpool.org
Rain date: July 21 Sunday

June 21-23, 2019
Remembering Pete Seeger

6/21 noon to 7:15
Make Music in Vermont Day Kingsland Bay State Park 787 Kingsland Bay St Park Rd Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456 FREE acoustic jams, little song circles outside and indoors Bring a chair, a picnic and a bathing suit

6/22 12:30-3pm
Hinesburg Song Farmers Celebration
Carpenter-Carse Library 69 Ballards Corner Rd Hinesburg, Vermont 05461 FREE A video, song circle and refreshments

6/22 7pm
Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center 60 Lake Street Burlington VT 05401 $10 suggested donation Benefit for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Sing along concert and video

6/23 1-2:30
The Great Vermont Barn Dance Livestream Hinesburg Town Hall in VT FREE  but seating is limited so come early. This show will be lived streamed on Facebook Live so you can enjoy it wherever you are. 

6/23  4-5pm
Folk Talk with Rik Palieri - a weekly 1 hour folk music & talk radio show hosted by Rik Palieri on WBTV-LP 99.3 FM and https://993wbtv.org/shows/folk-talk/?fbclid=IwAR2QRDaBjzA3HmLxPXYjM6dUsQdAKzkc76b_

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June 15 - 16, 2019
Croton Point Park
Croton on Hudson, NY
Circle of Song
Saturday 11-11:45, Sunday 5:15-6:15 Hudson River Sloop Singer Reunion
https://www.clearwaterfestival.org

Friday - Sunday, May 24 - 26, 2019
67th Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
advance weekend adult ticket $50
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/stephen-foster-folk-culture-center-state-park/florida-folk-festival-schedule-highlights

Sunday, April 28, 2019
2PM to 6PM door open 1:30
Friends of Florida Folk Festival 
Safety Harbor Art and Music Center
706 2nd St N, Safety Harbor, FL  34695
$10
"Facebook Event"
https://www.facebook.com/events/250956599135098/

Saturday, April 13, 2019
7PM
Earth Day Celebration/Centennial Tribute to Pete Seeger
Music by Mel and Vinnie

Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
Boynton Trails Center
9804 S Military Trail (upper Level)
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
561-968-0688
FREE All Welcomed

Saturday - Sunday, April 6 and 7, 2019
Barberville Spring Frolic
1776 Lightfoot Lane
Barberville, Florida 32105
https://www.pioneersettlement.org

Thurs. - Sun, March 28 - 31, 2019
8th Annual L-Dub Film Festival
Stonzek Theatre
713 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33460 

LINK:
https://www.lakeworthplayhouse.org/welcome/2019ldub/

Friday - Sunday, March 8 -10, 2019
30th Annual Will McLean Festival
Sertoma Youth Ranch
85 Myers Rd, Brooksville, FL
Advanced tickets $45 before March 1, children under 12 free
day rates available, camping available
https://www.willmclean.com

Saturday, February 16, 2019
Songwriters in the Round
Common Ground Coffee Bar
12 S J Street, Lake Worth, FL 33460
7-9pm
host: Steven Blane https://www.stevenblane.com
yummy beverages and snacks for all tastes - organic, vegan
http://commongroundscoffeebar.com

Friday, February 15, 2019
Inspirit performance
Boca Raton
1:15 - 2:15
for more information about Inspirit  https://inspiritlive.org

Sunday February 10, 2019
Second Sundays at Stetson's
In Beluthahatchee Park
1523 S.R. 13 North, Fruit Cove, FL 32259
Sunday February 10, 2019
2-4pm
$10 donation recommended
Reservations required
(904) 206-8304
[email protected]

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Monday January 21, 2019
25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Civil Rights Song Fest with Mel and Vinnie
Steps of Lake Worth City Hall (Dixie and Lake Ave)
7 N Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth, FL 33460
4pm, free
For more information: Retha Lowe 561.586.7276

Sunday December 23, 2018, 4pm
Monday December 24, 2018, 2pm
Toy Soldiers Pre Show Sing Along
The Nutcracker (2018 Royal Ballet movie)
Stonzek Theatre at Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33460

General Admission $9, Film Society Members $6
For more information: 561.296.9382