Friday, October 18, 7:30pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.

Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. Political assassinations. The generation gap.

Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960s will be rekindled Friday, October 18 at this year’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60s Coffeehouse.”

Bill Cohen and friends will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960s folksongs, “news reports” of sixties happenings, displays of anti-war buttons and posters, and far-out sixties fashions. Plus, Bill will also challenge the audience with sixties trivia questions.

Special guest performers — Jasianna Chaley, Joanne Blum, and Joe Lambert — will be on hand to add beautiful vocal melodies, harmonies, and extra energy. And Ann Fisher will add elegant touches on her flute. Far-out!

Proceeds from the suggested $15 donations (at the door) will go to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. Free parking is available in the lots just south of and west of the church.

The show begins at 7:30pm in the church basement but get there early for a good seat. The program is suitable for adults and mature teens.

It’s the 38th year of sixties coffeehouses for Bill. He’s performed the show more than a hundred times now at colleges, churches, synagogues, conferences, high schools, and middle schools across Ohio and beyond.

For more information, call Bill at 614-263-3851 or e-mail <BillCohen@columbus.rr.com>

Hosted by Bill Cohen Sings.