Membership Categories and Benefits
Join us! The Old Town School of Folk Music needs your support! Your donation supports our mission of keeping arts education alive for everyone who wants to experience the joy of learning something new. Join today and help us enrich lives through the arts.
Become a member! When you become a member of the Old Town School you are supporting the arts. You are supporting access to the arts. You are supporting a celebration of artistic diversity. You are supporting a unique cultural center. You are supporting a place where people discover their passion for music, dance and artistic expression.
Your donation supports our educational programs, concert series and outreach initiatives and keeps the creativity, the community and the culture of the Old Town School alive. Become a member and support your Old Town School of Folk Music today!

Individual and Household Levels

$75 Individual Member
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  • Membership Benefits for One Adult
  • Member Price for Group Classes
  • Member Price for Private Lessons
  • Advance Access to Concert Tickets
  • Member Price on Concert Tickets
  • 10% Off Most Merchandise in the Old Town School Music Store
  • Subscription to Member Newsletter
  • Invitations to Member Appreciation Events, Sales, and Special Offers
  • Automatic Renewal Available
  • Fully Tax-Deductible
$250 Headliner (or $21/month)
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  • All Household of Note Benefits
  • Gift Membership Discount
  • Monthly Giving Option
  • Recognition in Lincoln Square Lobby
  • Fully Tax-Deductible
$500 Master Musician
(or $42/month)
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  • All Headliner Benefits
  • Invitation to Exclusive Intermission Reception with Master Musician Members and Above
  • Recognition in Annual Report
  • Fully Tax-Deductible
$125 Household of Note
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  • All Individual Benefits
  • Special Gift from the Old Town School Music Store
  • $20 Discount on 16-Week Classes
  • Multiple Class Discount
  • FREE Admission to Playdates
  • Fully Tax-Deductible
$1,000 Folk Legend (or $84/month)
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  • All Master Musician Benefits
  • Pre-Season Online Ticketing for Concerts (before General Member sale)
  • Backstage Access to the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival
  • Invitation to Pre-Concert Donor Appreciation Dinner
  • Tax-Deductible Amount: $900

Benefactor Levels

$1,500 Benefactor (or $125/month)
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  • All Folk Legend Benefits
  • Pre-Season Personal Concierge Ticketing Option for Concerts
  • Additional Special Gift from the Old Town School Music Store
  • Tax-Deductible Amount: $1,400
$2,500 Premier Benefactor - A Show Is Yours! (or $209/month)
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  • All Benefactor Benefits
  • 6 Complimentary Tickets to a Concert of Your Choice
  • Exclusive Intermission Reception at Concert of Your Choice
  • Recognition in Print and Electronic Materials
  • Tax-Deductible Amount: $2,150
$5,000 Benefactor - A Season Is Yours! (or $417/month)
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  • All Premier Benefactor Benefits
  • Up to 12 Complimentary Tickets to 2 or More Concerts of Your Choice
  • Invitation to and Recognition at Annual Board of Directors Dinner
  • Tax-Deductible Amount: $4,400
Contact Information
Sign up for your membership online or mail your donation to:
Old Town School of Folk Music
Attn: Abby Csanda
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

For information regarding Memberships and donations please contact Abby Csanda, Development Manager, at 773.751.3365 or via email at acsanda@oldtownschool.org.


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The Old Town School of Folk Music is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Gifts to the school are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.