Widely recognized as the longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States, Caffè Lena is a live performance venue and music school located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Opened in 1960, this world class venue with the best listening room in the Capital Region presents folk, roots, blues, jazz, Americana, bluegrass and more in an intimate setting steeped in history. The Caffe’s programming extends beyond live music offering online music classes for children and adults, community programs, and more. ...

Club Passim is a historic listening room in Cambridge, MA, presenting both new and established performers in a huge variety of genres ranging from folk to Celtic to jazz. Passim, a nonprofit arts organization, consists of Club Passim and the Passim School of Music which offers a variety of classes and workshops for adults and allows students the opportunity to take classes with Club artists and perform on the Club stage. ...

The legendary Friendly Tap bar is the place to catch live, local music in Berwyn, IL. The Friendly Music Community also includes The Friendly Coffee Lounge and The Friendly School of Folk Music. ...

Hudson’s on Mercer Street is a music school and venue in historic downtown Dripping Springs, TX. There is a bar area in front with a full stage for live performances and spaces for music lessons in back. ...

Established in 2006 in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music is a multi-faceted arts space showcasing folk, roots, bluegrass, country, blues and traditional world music from local and traveling artists. The venue has a full kitchen, bar, sound setup, and instrument backline. The School of Music also offers music workshops, classes, and instruments for sale. ...

Jammin Java is a nightclub and concert venue in the Washington, DC, area. ...

Established in 2015 in Reno’s Mid-Town Arts & Culture District, Mountain Music Parlor is a music school, music store, and intimate listening room focused on teaching and presenting traditional American music. Heritage Hall is a cozy and comfortable venue where concerts, open jams, student recitals, and other special events take place. ...

Sharp 9 Gallery is a jazz club in Durham, NC, operated by Durham Jazz Workshop. DJW is an arts organization dedicated to providing the very best in jazz education and live performances. The Sharp Nine Gallery Jazz Club concert series presents local jazz artists as well as regional and national performers.T he Durham Jazz Workshop sells wine by the glass or bottle as well as a selection of beers from Durham’s Ponysaurus Brewery. ...

Songbirds Guitar & Pop Culture Museum inside the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo in downtown Chattanooga, TN, is a non-profit, vintage guitar and music history museum hosting live shows and events, and is home to the Guitars for Kids program. The Songbirds Foundation strives to share the transformative experience of music with the Chattanooga area by delivering educational programming, preserving music history, hosting enriching events, and providing concrete resources to emerging artists. ...

Located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building, the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall is the UALR Music Department’s main venue for showcasing student, faculty, and guest solo and chamber music recitals. ...

Founded in 1979, Swallow Hill Music is a Denver-based nonprofit that operates a music school and three performance venues: the 299-capacity Daniels Hall, 100-capacity Tuft Theatre, and the 80-capacity Quinlan Café at Swallow Hill. Swallow Hill is a nationally-revered hub for concerts, classes, and community. The venue hosts a variety of free events such as monthly open mic and open jam sessions in various genres. ...

Originally opened as an Art-Deco movie theater in 1941, The Reeves Theater & Cafe is now a modern industrial music hall with great acoustics and superior sound quality. Located in historic downtown Elkin, NC, the theater presents a wide array of local, regional, and national musicians. The theater’s lobby functions as a farm-to-table café and bar serving locally-sourced food as well as local craft beer and wine. Regular live entertainment includes open mic every Wednesday, monthly themed performances by The Reeves House Band, and The Martha Bassett Show is recorded live weekly for 88.5 WFDD radio. ...

The Vera Project is an all-ages nonprofit space dedicated to fostering personal and community transformation through collaborative, youth-driven engagement in music and art. A music venue, screen print shop, recording studio, art gallery, and safe space for radical self-expression, VERA is a home to Seattle’s creative community.Vera’s 350-capacity main showroom has a full stage, sound, lighting, and projector. ...

Village Music is a regional music center in Wellington, FL, offering a retail shop, music school, live music cafe with weekly events, craft beers, wines and artisan food. The Village Music Café provides a venue and opportunity for the music center’s students to perform, for master classes, clinics, songwriting classes and more. But the VMC also presents featured artists every Friday and Saturday night. ...