The eighth annual Midwinter Coffeehouse will be held at 7:00 pm, Saturday, February 9th, at the First Unitarian Society Parish Hall, 1326 Washington St, West Newton. This event, presented as a benefit for The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) of the Franklin Public Elementary School in West Newton, is one of Newton's only regular coffeehouses, and features singer/songwriters active in the Boston folk music community who have donated their time to benefit the PTO. The tradition of excellence continues in this, the eighth year of this unique fundraising event, with award-winning songwriter, Newton resident, and Franklin parent Catie Curtis.

This year's roster of other performers includes Franklin parents and friends Rob Siegel, the group Constellations, Galina Brusilovsky, Carroll Eastman, Pamela McA'Nulty and Don Levey, Jennifer O'Brien, and Michael Rizzo.  Eric Moore will emcee