So you want to play the Coffeehouse…
First of all, please read the mission statement. Then come back here. The Coffeehouse committee (a volunteer group) chooses acts for following season at a meeting in May. We choose acts from those who have played at the Coffeehouse open mic, are proposed by members of the committee, or who have sent promotional materials sometime before May 1st.
Some things you should know about the Coffeehouse:
- The Coffeehouse takes place in the Wendell Town Hall. This is an older building. It has a capacity of 95 (seated) / 145 (standing). Seating is with folding chairs. The chairs can be moved away for dancing.
- Every show is a benefit. The door is split 60/40, after expenses (which include hall rental and printing costs for posters), between the performer and the beneficiary. There is a $6-$15 donation at the door. There are no advanced ticket sales.
- Performers get a $200 minimum guarantee.
- Table space is available for CD and other performer merchanise sales. Performers are responsible for the vending of their merchandise. Either the performer can do their own vending during the breaks and after the show or the performer can bring along some one to be a vendor/sales person.
- The Coffeehouse is a family friendly, all ages, nonsectarian venue.
- You can send promotional materials (including demo CDs) to The Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse C/O Robert Heller, 51 Locke Hill Road, Wendell MA 01379.
- The stage is small. Large enough to handle a small band (5-6 members with equipment, more people with less equipment). We have an 8 channel powered mono mixer and a mono monitor amp. There is one main speaker over the stage.
- The Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse presents a non-traditional coffee-house entertainment line-up, as compared to the typical New England Coffeehouse circuit. We cater to the tastes of our hill-town audiences, (who are not shy about clearing out the chairs and enjoying a night of dancing.) Our seaon’s line-up includes everything from Rock & Roll, World Music, and popular Dance Bands, to jazz and local theatre. Also represented are genres such as Swing, Honky Tonk, Singer-Songwriters, Blues, Raegae, Classical, Folk, Comedy Troupes, Belly Dancing, and more.
- We are not a full-time commercial establishment. We do 9 shows a year, one Saturday night (near the full moon) in each of the months from September through May.
