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• Jalopy Junior Folk

  315 Columbia St., nr. Hamilton Ave., Columbia Street Waterfront District; 718-395-3214

  Developed by Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Hilary Hawke, the two-hour folk lessons for young strummers ages 8 to 14 feature small-group instruction on banjo, fiddle, or guitar, followed by all-player jams of tunes by the likes of Woody Guthrie. Each semester culminates in a rousing public recital of Americana standards and square dancing on the Jalopy Theatre stage. Twelve-week sessions run $585, with instruments available to rent.

From the 2015 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine