St. Tim's Coffeehouse

08/07/2026

Here's the 2026-2027 season along with ordering infomation:

08/07/2026

08/03/2026

FOMO? Don't miss your chance to become a St. Tim's Concert Series Subscriber for the 2026-27 season. Guarenteed reserved seats. https://dashboard.eventcombo.com/e/st-tims-2026-2027-concert-series-79789

08/03/2026

Dont miss this next weekend: August 8 (@7 PM) -9 (@3 PM) at The Steppenwolf Theatre (1650 N. Halsted). Chris Vallilo in FORGOTTONIA, a mulrti-media love letter to rural America. It's a musical journey through the people and landscape as seen through the eyes of songwriter CHRIS VALLILO combining storytelling and live music with striking black & white images, by award winning photographer Tim Schroll, of rural Illinois.

07/30/2026

St. Tim's Coffeehouse Receives Regional Recognition
Did you know that St. Tim's Coffeehouse, one of the concert series held in The Listening Room at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, is gaining recognition well beyond our local community?
Originally established at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, the coffeehouse found a new home at Lutheran Church of the Ascension - Northfield IL following the closure of St. Timothy's. Since then, it has continued its tradition of bringing exceptional singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians to our community in an intimate listening-room setting.
This fall, St. Tim's Coffeehouse has been selected to host a Private Showcase Room at the annual FARM (Folk Alliance Region Midwest) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The showcase will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., during the conference's opening night.
The FARM Conference brings together artists, presenters, venues, and music enthusiasts from across the Midwest and beyond. St. Tim's showcase will feature a hand-selected lineup of talented singer-songwriters, providing emerging artists and musicians from outside the region an opportunity to introduce their music to Midwest audiences and presenters. Sandy will be assisted by Bruce Hoffman, a long time subscriber to the series.
Among the performers already selected for slot is acclaimed singer-songwriter David Roth, who delighted audiences during St. Tim's 2025–2026 concert season.
As part of the event, the St. Tim's team will also promote The Listening Room @ Ascension with display banners and hospitality for conference attendees, helping introduce our concert series—and Ascension—to the wider folk music community.

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07/28/2026

While not an outdoor festival, sharing this Steppenwolf event coming on August 8-9. Blending live music, storytelling, and history, Forgottonia offers an intimate portrait of rural Illinois and the forgotten communities, people, and traditions that shaped the state’s cultural identity. Through original songs, historical narratives, and personal reflections, Vallillo explores the history and mythology surrounding Forgottonia, the historic 1970s political theater movement that highlighted economic and political neglect in Western Illinois. Vallillo will perform on August 8 and 9 at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. Tickets are available online at

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is one of America's leading ensemble theatres, developing new plays, new audiences and new artists in Chicago.

04/23/2026

See you in September! Lots of outdoor fests going on...

03/29/2026

Got your tickets for James Lee Stanley on April 11?

02/20/2026

Our next concert is March 14, 2026.

MOTHER BANJO aka ELLEN STANLEY "traditional folk and bluegrass with genuinely poetic lyrics, landing somewhere between Gillian Welch and Lucy...