5th Annual Folk 2 Funk Festival Starts Friday

The 5th Annual Folk 2 Funk Music Festival kicks off their celebration Friday at the Long Beach Public Library.

The three-day festival will bring bands with unique sounds to the library for free performances this weekend.

While every event is free, donations are welcome. Officials will also be collecting non-perishable foods that will be distributed to nearby food pantries.

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Here is the schedule:

Friday

• 7:30 p.m. Steve Adelson- “Chapman Stick Man” Trio
• 8:30 p.m. Funky Folks: featuring Broadway World Award winner for Best Female Vocalist, Pamela Lewis, joined by John Hurley, Sean & Donna Gillen of Code Bleu

Come down to LOLA’s-right after the Library show- Have a cocktail and enjoy the funky music of “The Sweet Soul Music Band” at 9:30. No Cover

Saturday

• 1 p.m. Children (6-10) and their families participate in an interactive music/movement program featuring Robin Greenstein in the auditorium- instruments provided
• 1:45 p.m. In the Youth Services Room make and decorate your own instruments from recycled materials
• 3:00 - Suzanne Sheridan Band: featuring the music of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
• 7 p.m. Robin Greenstein- Women in Folk Music
• 7:45 p.m. Feral Matt Foster- Brooklyn’s own “Roots n’ Ruckus” singer/songwriter
• 8:30 p.m. Fred Thomas Band- Former James Brown Bass Man delivers Funk and Soul

Come down to LOLA’s-right after the Library show- Have a cocktail and enjoy the music of the reunited “Li’l Cliff and the Cliffhangers” at 9:30. No Cover

Sunday

• 1:30 p.m. Scott Barkan Trio- Indie/Folk/Blues/Roots/Jazz guitarist, singer/songwriter
• 2:30 p.m. The Kennedys - The Super Duo of Maura and Pete Kennedy
• 3:45 p.m. M Shanghai- Brooklyn based folk/Americana collective

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