Garfield's Kitchen

This is GarfieldsKitchen. It is a website devoted to a musical community in the Lehigh Valley. This community provide mutual support that allows each member to overcome basic shyness and stagefright, provide opportunities to develop presentations and new material, and move forward into independent careers beyond the community. You may ask yourself right about now - Why do I call this site GarfieldsKitchen?? Because Garfield is a small town in New Jersey that I worked at for two decades and earned money to raise a family. I call it Kitchen because the kitchen usually has the best acoustics in the house, offers the most warmth, and it is the place you go to cook!

Hot Plate Soul KitchenDecember 10th, 2019 7:00pm

201 East Third St in Bethlehem from 7pm to 9pm every Tues. We ask a $2 cover and $5 minimum.

Hookah HouseDecember 12th, 2019 7:00pm

Hookah House with an open mic 7pm til 12am for acoustic and low volume electric instruments, no drums but hand

Hava Java CafeDecember 13th, 2019 7:00pm

Hava Java Cafe at 526 North 19th Street in Allentown, PA 18014 will be hosting Open Mic every Monday and

Hot Plate Soul KitchenDecember 17th, 2019 7:00pm

201 East Third St in Bethlehem from 7pm to 9pm every Tues. We ask a $2 cover and $5 minimum.

Advice to the New MusicianDec 23, 2017

Broaden your music library. All musicians reflect what we have heard before. Don’t confine yourself to one style or approach

Why Open Mics?Sep 14, 2011

Open Mics serve multiple functions for the music and arts community:

They are the vehicles to get new minstrels started, providing

How did music begin?Sep 14, 2011

No known evidence exists detailing the exact origin on music, but it is probable that music served many functions. Religious

Why support music?Sep 14, 2011

First off, music has cultural importance that connects to the individual’s rites of passage. These milestones in life can provide