North Reading Community Coffeehouse July, 2026 Showcase Featuring Christine Elise with Mark D. Young

North Reading Community Coffeehouse July, 2026 Showcase Featuring Christine Elise with Mark D. Young

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse Summer Series in the Gazebo at Ipswich River Park will kick off on Saturday, July 18 at 4 PM in the Gazebo at Ipswich River Park in North Reading (15 Central Street)..
You will be able to spend a summer afternoon with vocalist Christine Elise and guitarist Mark D. Young as they bring beloved favorites and unexpected treasures to life. A genre-defying singer/songwriter with a rich musical heritage and an accomplished finger-style guitarist known for his expressive artistry, Christine and Mark blend heartfelt vocals with masterful guitar work to create a welcoming and intimate musical experience.  Opening for Christine and Mark is Tim’s Kitchen Band, an acoustic group playing a mix of popular melodic rock and Americana with vocal harmonies. The group consists of Ken Bates on bass and vocals, Scott Reynolds on Mandolin and vocals, Steve Barnes on guitar and vocals, Tim Danahy on guitar and vocals and featured singer/percussionist Kerry Quinn.

The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.  The event is also sponsored in part by the Mass Cultural Council

The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!

The links to the Facebook page and YouTube Channel are:

https://www.facebook.com/nrcoffeehouse

https://www.youtube.com/@NRCoffeehouse

In the event of rain, we will move to the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking at both locations.  We start at 4.  Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.

 

North Reading Community Coffeehouse May, 2026 Showcase

North Reading Community Coffeehouse May, 2026 Showcase

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present its May, 2026 Showcase. The performers are Diane Battistello, Tom Cook, Stan Lyness and Ed Spillert.  We have a group of very talented musicians this month with a nice variety of music which will make for a very entertaining show.  Each performer will do about a 30 minute set.
The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.

The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!

The links to the Facebook page and YouTube Channel are:

https://www.facebook.com/nrcoffeehouse

https://www.youtube.com/@NRCoffeehouse

We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  We start at 6:30.  Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.

 

North Reading Community Coffeehouse May, 2026 Showcase

North Reading Community Coffeehouse April, 2026 Showcase

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present its April, 2026 Showcase. The performers are Diane Battistello, Mary Ann McAllister, Karen Silver and Jerry Sancinito.  We have a group of very talented musicians this month with a nice variety of music which will make for a very entertaining show.  Each performer will do about a 30 minute set.
The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.

The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!

The links to the Facebook page and YouTube Channel are:

https://www.facebook.com/nrcoffeehouse

https://www.youtube.com/@NRCoffeehouse

We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  We start at 6:30.  Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.

 

North Reading Community Coffeehouse March, 2026 Showcase

North Reading Community Coffeehouse March, 2026 Showcase

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present a very special March, 2026 Showcase on Saturday, March 21 at 6:30. We are paying tribute to Bill Staines.  Bill was a major figure in American Folk Music as a singer-songwriter for over 50 years.  He travelled and toured constantly, doing 150- 200 shows a year.  He was a very humble, low-key person who always made himself available.  He recorded about 25 albums and was called by the late Nanci Griffith “the Woodie Guthrie of my generation.”  Some of his more well-known songs are “Bridges”, “Crossing the Water”, “My Sweet Wyoming Home”, “The Roseville Fair”,  “A Place in the Choir”, “Child of Mine” and “River”.  His songs have been recorded by many other artists.  In addition, Bill was instrumental in helping get the North Reading Community Coffeehouse up and running with a concert in 2017, which to date was our best-attended event by far.
The performers for the evening are Eddie Dee with Holly Turner on piano and Chris Moriarty on cello; Val Fowler and Art Grossman.  This is going to be a very entertaining evening and one we have been looking forward to for a long time..  .
The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.

The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!  The links to those two places are:

https://www.facebook.com/nrcoffeehouse

We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.

 

North Reading Community Coffeehouse May, 2026 Showcase

North Reading Community Coffeehouse February, 2026 Showcase

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present its February, 2026 Showcase. The performers are Uri and Lance Bourque, Cynthia Keefe and Kevin Kelley and The Lion Sisters – Josi and Lily Lion.  We have a group of very talented musicians this month with a nice variety of music which will make for a very entertaining show.  Each performer will do about a 40 minute set.
The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.

The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!

The links to the Facebook page and YouTube Channel are:

https://www.facebook.com/nrcoffeehouse

https://www.youtube.com/@NRCoffeehouse

We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  We start at 6:30.  Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.