Following is a complete, chronological list of events and media, past and future, on behalf of “Steve Goodman: Facing the Music.”
EVENTS
2007
Steve Goodman Weekend at the Old Town School, Chicago
• 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, Old Town School of Folk Music, 909 West Armitage, main auditorium Six-String Social. Music, reading, signing. Internet site: <http://www.oldtownschool.org/> and <http://www.oldtownschool.org/video/goodman-weekend>/.
• 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 North Lincoln Ave. Signing, Q/A in lobby outside Different Strummer store. Internet site: <http://www.oldtownschool.org/> and < http://www.oldtownschool.org/video/goodman-weekend/>.
• 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 North Lincoln Ave, main auditorium. Music, panel discussion moderated by Roy Leonard. Besides Clay, confirmed panelists include Ed Holstein (“Jazzman”), Michael Smith (“The Dutchman”), Earl of Old Town proprietor Earl Pionke, former Old Town School board member and teacher Jim Polaski and Indiana University folk-music professor Ron Cohen. Songs by Chicago singer/songwriters Chris Farrell and Harry Waller opened the panel. Internet site: <http://www.oldtownschool.org/> and < http://www.oldtownschool.org/video/goodman-weekend/>.
Other Chicago-area
• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, reading, signing, music at Maine East High School, Steve Goodman’s alma mater, 2601 Dempster St., northwest suburb of Park Ridge. Internet site: <http://east.maine207.org/>. Music by Comfort Food (Rich and Vicki Ingle). Internet site: <http://www.RichIngle.com/news.html>.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, reading, signing, music at home of Michael Lorge, son of Steve Goodman’s childhood rabbi, Skokie, IL. Music by Comfort Food (Rich and Vicki Ingle) plus others bringing guitars.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24, signing and music at Stage Left Café, Woodstock Opera House, town square of northwest suburb of Woodstock. Sponsored by Read Between the Lynes bookstore. Goodman’s music performed by local musicians, organized by Off-Square Music. Internet site: <http://www.readbetweenthelynes.com/pages/events.html>.
Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle
• 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 26-28, Northwest Folklife Festival, signing at the Folklife Store, Seattle Center. Internet site: <http://www.nwfolklife.org/>.
• 4:30-5:20 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Northwest Folklife Festival, Intiman Courtyard, Seattle Center. Steve Goodman sing-along led by Ian Woofenden & family. Internet site: <http://www.nwfolklife.org/>.
• 5-5:50 p.m. Sunday, May 27, Northwest Folklife Festival, Narrative Stage, Fisher Terrace, Seattle Center. Reading and signing, music by Tom Colwell, Brian Gill, Jef Jaisun, Paul Prappas, David Roth and Ian Woofenden. Internet site: <http://www.nwfolklife.org/>.
Eugene, Oregon
• 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 2, University of Oregon Bookstore, 895 E 13th Ave., Reading, signing, music. Internet site: <http://www.uobookstore.com>. (Clay graduated from the University of Oregon School of Journalism in 1974 and worked as the Eugene reporter for the Oregonian from 1973 to 1981.) Music by Eugene folksinger Mark Ross, who performed with Goodman in the 1960s and 1970s. Internet site: <http://www.lehnherr.com/butte/>. UO grads: See Oregon Quarterly’s summer 2007 edition, with an excerpt from the book. Internet site: <http://www.OregonQuarterly.com>.
Astoria, Oregon
• 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Lucy’s Books, 348 12th St. Signing. Internet site: <http://www.lucysbooks.net/>.
• 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Godfather’s Books, 1108 Commercial St. Signing. Phone: 503-325-8143.
Other Seattle-area
• 5 p.m. Saturday, June 9, Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main St. Reading and signing, music by Tom Colwell, Paul Prappas. Internet site: <http://www.elliottbaybook.com/>.
• 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, Stix Billiards & Brew House, 1001 Fairview Ave N, Seattle. A gathering for Clay’s former colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Reading, signing, plus music by Gordon Todd. Internet site: <http://www.stixbilliardsandbrew.com>
• 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island (Clay’s boyhood home), east of Seattle. Reading, signing, music by Tom Colwell. Internet site: <http://www.mercerislandbooks.com/>.
• 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Capers, 4521 California Ave. SW, West Seattle Junction. Signing, reading, music by Paul Prappas. In conjunction with West Seattle Art Walk. Internet site: <http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3723338430>.
• 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23, Birthplace of Seattle Log House Museum, 3003 61st Ave S.W., West Seattle. Reading, signing, refreshments and music by Brad Chrisman. The event was held in the museum’s outdoors courtyard. Sponsored by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society. Internet site: <http://www.loghousemuseum.org/>. (Clay is an active member and former president and board member of the organization.)
• 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 60th-birthday party of Rick Harlan, Friends Hall, Wallingford,. Reading, signing, music by Tom Colwell.
Moscow, Idaho
• 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 6, Book People of Moscow, 521 South Main, Moscow, Idaho. Reading, signing and music by Brian Gill of Moscow. Internet site: <http://www.briangillmusic.com>. Internet site: <http://www.bookpeople.net/>. On the book’s accompanying CD, Brian performs two self-written songs in tribute to Goodman.
Yakima, Washington
• Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15, Yakima Folklife Festival, Yakima, Washington. Co-leading folk-revival workshop 9 a.m. Saturday, July 14, with Dick Weissman. Sales at main booth the rest of the festival. Internet site: <http://www.yakimavalleymuseum.org/folklife/festival.html>.
New York City
• 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, Bitter End, Greenwich Village, 147 Bleecker St., New York, NY. Reading/music event, with music by David Amram, Perry Barber, Willie Nininger, Ann Nininger Grilli, Bill Hall, Jon Kruth. Internet site: <http://www.bitterend.com>.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, Robin’s Bookstore, 108 South 13th St, Philadelphia. Reading/music event with music by Saul Broudy and Dennis Gormley. Internet site: <http://www.robinsbookstore.com>.
Washington, D.C.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Reading/music event, with music by Tom Paxton and Saul Broudy. Internet site: <http://www.politics-prose.com>.
Bridgeton, New Jersey
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, S.R. Riley’s Musical Cafe, 101 E Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ. Music by Ernie Trionfo, Vince Farinaccio, Jim Six and Greg Potter. Internet site: <http://www.srrileys.com>.
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
• Friday-Sunday, Aug. 17-19, Philadelphia Folk Festival. Signing all weekend long at official festival booth. Internet site: <http://www.pfs.org/PFF.php>.
Albany, New York
• 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, Borders, Crossgates Mall, Albany, New York. Reading/music event with music by Michael Eck and Willie Nininger. Internet site: <http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=471>.
Saratoga Springs, New York
• 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, Caffé Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY. Reading/music event with music by Mike Quick, Michael Jerling, Gary Moon, Willie Nininger, Ann Nininger Grilli, Danny Gotham and Perry Barber. Internet site: <http://www.caffelena.org/>.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA. Reading/music event with music by David Roth, Howie Newman and Willie Nininger. Internet site: <http://www.clubpassim.com>.
Portland, Maine
• Wednesday, Aug. 22, Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, Maine. Reading/music event with music by Stuart MacDonald, Jeff Tripp and Kevin Midgeley. Internet site: <http://www.longfellowbooks.com>.
Southbury, Connecticut
• Saturday, Aug. 25, Heritage Village retirement complex. Show headlined by Willie Nininger, with Clay as guest singer, including “City of New Orleans,” “Banana Republics” and “Chicken Cordon Bleus.” Internet site: <http://www.willienininger.com/>.
Seattle, Washington
• 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon St, Seattle, Washington. Reading, DVD and signing. Fundraiser for senior center. Admission: $8 members, $10 public. For reservations, call 206-932-4044. Internet site: < http://www.sc-ws.org/julyaug07/>.
• Sunday afternoon, Sept. 16, West Seattle authors event, ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, Seattle, Washington. Reading, DVD and signing, plus music by Jef Jaisun. Bookstore sponsor: Square One Books, 4724 42nd Ave SW. Internet site: <http://www.square1books.com/>.
Bellingham, Washington
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, Village Books, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, Washington. Reading and signing, plus music on DVD and live by Ian, Rose, Ryan and Nora Woofenden and Tracy Spring. Internet site: <http://www.villagebooks.booksense.com>.
Chicago, Illinois
• 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Steve Goodman Day ceremony, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, Minnette Goodman, Roy Leonard, Jay Blunk (Chicago Cubs), Chris Farrell and Norm Siegel, Blue Room, 15th floor, James R. Thompson Center, Chicago. <http://www.standingupforillinois.org/>.
Seattle, Washington
• 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, Northwest chapter meeting of the Society of American Baseball Research, Seattle Pacific University, Library Conference Room, Seattle, Washington. Half-hour audiovisual presentation on Goodman’s baseball songs. Internet site: <http://nwsabr.sabr.org>
Lake Forest, Illinois
• 2:30-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, guest in class of Rand Smith, “Roots Music in American Society,” Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois. Internet site: <http://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/faculty/rsmith/”>.
• 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, in the Chapel at Lake Forest College (attended by Goodman in 1967-68), Lake Forest, Illinois. Reading and music by Fast & Cheap (a college faculty group consisting of Rand Smith, Don Meyer, Richard Pettengill, Cynthia Hahn and Jim Cubit), Jim Post, Kat Eggleston, Norm Siegel, Don Stiernberg, Harry Waller, Al Day and reminiscences by LFC professor Kenneth Bennett and Steve Goodman’s mother, Minnette Goodman. Hosted by Rand Smith, professor, “Roots Music in American Society”: <http://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/faculty/rsmith/”>
2008
Lake Forest Park, Washington
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, reading/music event at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park (north suburb of Seattle), Washington, with Goodman songs played by Paul Prappas, Tom Colwell, Bruce Hanson, Ian Woofenden, Nancy Dillon, Bruce Blood, Jef Jaisun and Steve Wacker. More info: <http://www.thirdplacebooks.com>
West Seattle, Washington
• 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, reading/music event at Admiral United Church of Christ, 4320 SW Hill St, West Seattle, Washington, with Goodman songs played by Tom Colwell, Bruce Hanson and Mark Myers and a welcome by Terry Teigen, pastor. More info: < http://www.admiralchurch.org/>
Los Angeles, California
• 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, reading/music event with special musical guests, Westwood Music, 1627 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, < http://www.westwoodmusic.com>. Music by Jessica Baron, Tom Bocci, Richard Wedler, Mitch Perry, Paul Zollo, Robert Morgan Fisher, Dave Volk, Paul Statman and John O’Kennedy. More info: < http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Long Beach, California
• 3 p.m. Saturday, July 26, reading/music event with special musical guests, Borders Books & Music, Los Altos Market Center, 2110 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California, < http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=139>. Music by Bill Hartwell, Robert Morgan Fisher, Paul Zollo, John Bryan and Chuck Fiore. More info: < http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Seal Beach, California
• 6 p.m. Saturday, July 26, booksigning with special musical guests, Eddie Montana’s Seal Beach Music, 118 Main St, Seal Beach, California < http://www.sealbeachmusic.com>. Music by Eddie Montana and Travis Harrelson. More info: < http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Covina, California
• 1 p.m. Sunday, July 27, reading/music event, The Fret House, 309 North Citrus Ave, Covina, California, <http://www.covina.com/frethouse>. Music by Jeff Stevens, Larry Rand and Nicole Mendyk, the Locke Brothers (Russ and Bob) and Brad Ellis. More info: <http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Yucca Valley, California
• 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27, reading/music event, Water Canyon Coffee Company, 55844 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, California, < http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3711583729>. Music by Alice and Albert Williams, Steve Lester, Barbara Buckland, Garry Fish, Larry Rand and Nicole Mendyk, More info: < http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Berkeley, California
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, reading/music event, Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, California, < http://www.moesbooks.com/moes/>. Music by David Gans, Jim Rothermel, Perry Barber, Harry Gray, Jim Stevens and Joe Adams. Complete recording of event in five audio chapters at < http://www.moesbooks.com/moes/mondayarchive/2008/080728.htm>. More info: <http://www.panioloproductions.com>
Seattle, Washington
• 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, reading/music event, Café Allegro, 4214 University Way NE, featuring Goodman songs performed by Tom Colwell, Nate Colwell, Bruce Hanson, Jef Jaisun and Perry Barber, hosted by Bill White. Located upstairs, in alley behind Magus Books, 1408 NE 42nd St, University District, Seattle, Washington, < http://www.cafeallegromusic.com/>.
2009
West Seattle, Washington
• Sunday, May 3, "For Pete's Sake: Sing!," a celebration of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday, 4 p.m. showing of film documentary "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song," followed at 7 p.m. by a three-hour hootenanny anchored by Tom Colwell & The Southbound Odyssey, along with the group Clallam County and singers from the Seattle Labor Chorus, at The Historic Admiral Theater, 2343 California Ave. S.W., Seattle, Washington. Songs included Goodman’s “City of New Orleans” and the Goodman-John Prine song “The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over.” Benefit for Northwest Folklife Festival. Admission: $8 film, $10 hootenanny, $15 combo. <http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html>.
Seattle, Washington
• Noon-12:50 p.m. Sunday, May 24, “How to Write and Promote a Music Biography,” Northwest Folklife Festival, Olympic Room, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington, <http://nwfolklife.org>.
Kankakee, Illinois
• Noon Friday, June 5, reading/video event, Kankakee Public Library, 201 East Merchant St., Kankakee, Illinois. <http://www.lions-online.org/>.
• 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, reading/music event, with musical support by Norm Siegel and Jim Polaski, in park outside Kankakee Railroad Museum, 197 East Ave., Kankakee, Illinois, <http://www.downtownkankakee.com/>.
Seattle, Washington
• 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, house concert, Edmonds, Washington, in support of Seattle Public Schools Foundation, with musical support by Tom Colwell, Bruce Hanson, Mark Myers and Perry Barber.
2012
Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia, Ontario, Canada
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, one-hour literary workshop with author/musician Dave Bidini, whose “Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music and the World in 1972” was published in 2011. <http://www.mariposafolk.com/>.
‘• 1 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 75-minute reading/music event, with musical support from James Keelaghan, Rob Lutes, Steph Dunn, Paul Court and Mike Hill. <http://www.mariposafolk.com/>.
North Bend, Washington
• 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, reading/music event, The Nursery at Mount Si, 42328 SE 108th St., North Bend, Washington, with musical support by Tom Colwell, Bruce Hanson, Mark Myers and Ann Landry.
West Seattle, Washington
• 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, reading/music event, The Historic Admiral Theater, West Seattle, Washington, with musical support by Tom Colwell, Bruce Hanson and Mark Myers, along with guests Perry Barber of New York City, Kat Eggleston of Vashon Island, Wash., and Dan Maher of Pullman, Wash. <http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html>.
2013
House concert, West Seattle, Washington
• 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, “An Evening with David Roth: Tribute to Steve Goodman, with special guest Kat Eggleston,” at the home of Amanda Gilbert. Fundraiser for Southwest Seattle Historical Society. <http://www.loghousemuseum.info>.
2017
Barnes & Noble Westwood Village, West Seattle, Washington
• 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, installment of the Words, Writers & West Seattle series of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society. Promoting updated fourth edition of book. Featuring guitarist Brad Chrisman. Video of this event can be seen here (scroll down): <http://www.loghousemuseum.info/events/words-writers-and-west-seattle/>.
Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, Washington
• Noon Monday, May 29, “Steve Goodman: Facing the Music: A 10th Anniversary Bio/Concert,” Armory Loft 4, Seattle Center. Featuring musicians Brad Chrisman, Jef Jaisun, Dan Maher and Ian Woofenden. <http://www.nwfolklife.org/festival-schedule/>.