This is very sad.
Fran
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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is closing its doors after 28 years of
presenting music in West Philadelphia. The Cherry Tree was founded in
1975 by a group of local musicians at a time when there were few
places for folk musicians to play in the Philadelphia area. Over the
years, the Co-op has hosted some of the finest performers in the world
in the traditional and contemporary folk, roots, world, and acoustic
genres in its Sunday night concert series in the Parish Hall of St.
Mary's Episcopal Church.
In recent years, we have seen a marked drop in attendance as new
venues opened in the Philadelphia area. In addition, there has been
some difficulty in attracting new volunteers to join the all-volunteer
non-profit organization. After much discussion and soul-searching, the
Co-op has decided that it would be best to "pull the plug" rather than
continuing to lose money on the Sunday night concert series.
The CrossRoads series, as well as other co-sponsored events involving
the Cherry Tree, will continue.
The past and present Cherry Tree volunteers would like to take this
opportunity to thank all those who have attended our concerts in the
past.
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