Stage Left Open Mic Features Courtney & Chris| January 10, 2025

Courtney & Chris

Stage Left Open Mic features Courtney & Chris, Friday, January 10, 2024, 7:00 pm / CST (doors open at 6:30 pm).

Save the date, Friday, January 10! Please join us at Stage Left Cafe, 125 Van Buren St., Woodstock, on the historic Woodstock Square. We always have great crowds and wonderful music.

These monthly events offer a delightful evening of music and friendship. We hope to see you — performing or enjoying the performances.

Acoustic guitar duo features Courtney Sullivan on vocals and rhythm guitar and Chris Kalkbrenner on lead guitar.
Acoustic guitar duo features Courtney Sullivan on vocals and rhythm guitar and Chris Kalkbrenner on lead guitar.

January 10, 2025 Stage Left Open Mic Features Courtney & Chris

Our January Stage Left Open Mic features Courtney & Chris.

Courtney Sullivan was born and raised in Woodstock, Illinois. She is a local musician who performs in the Chicagoland area. Her acoustic style of music covers a wide range of hits from the 1960’s to today, with a few original songs sprinkled in. You can find Courtney singing solo, with her duo partner, Chris Kalkbrenner or with her band Sullivan Street Band at many locations in McHenry County. 

Find out more about Courtney: https://www.facebook.com/courtneysullivanmusic/

Sullivan Street Band music page link:https://www.facebook.com/Sullivan-Street-Band-111782080183522/

Chris Kalkbrenner is from Lake Zurich, Illinois and has been playing the guitar for 25 years. He has been teaching professionally for over 20 years and many of his students have gone on to have successful careers themselves teaching and performing locally. Chris studied privately with Tom Hess of the Tom Hess Music Corporation local virtuoso George Bellas and also attended Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Chris currently lives and teaches in Cary, IL and performs regularly with Woodstock, IL singer/songwriter Courtney Sullivan.

Find out more about Chris: https://www.facebook.com/cklessons/

Want to perform? Sign up now – here’s how:

Stage Left Open Mics get better and better since we came back to Friday evenings. Spots fill quickly, so sign up early — two songs or ten minutes, whichever comes first.

You can also contact the event organizer directly, for Stage Left Open Mics, Keith Johnson, keith@offsquaremusic.org.

If you’d like to perform and haven’t already completed your one-time informational form, please visit this page (or use the button below). Once you submit the form, then return to that page any time to request a performance spot in any of our venues.

What is the Stage Left Open Mic?

Off Square Music Stage Left Open Mics. Same great event, new day of the week - 2nd Wednesdays of every month.
Off Square Music Stage Left Open Mics. Same great event, new day of the week – 2nd Fridays of every month.

These Open Mics, brought to you by Off Square Music, are monthly events on 2nd Fridays in Woodstock. Performers — musicians, singers, poets, and others — come together to connect with a live audience in a wonderful, family-friendly environment.


Whether you’re just starting out as a performer or are a seasoned veteran, our audience provides a supportive atmosphere. Stage Left, part of the Woodstock Opera House, adds to that ambiance with an exceptional performance space and sound system.

Off Square Music requests a $5.00/pp suggested donation to support our many music activities, including these Stage Left Open Mic nights.

Important note to all performers and attendees

Masks are currently optional, and we do not require proof of vaccination. Please be thoughtful of your neighbors.

Want to Know More about Off Square Music?

The best way to know what’s going on in local music is to visit the Off Square Music website Calendar regularly. Here are other ways to keep up with us:

  • Visit our website frequently
  • Sign up for our mailing list, right column of every page of our site, and
  • Check out Off Square Music on Facebook (@offsquaremusic.org), Twitter (@OffSquareMusic) and Instagram (offsquaremusic).
  • Visit our growing music library on YouTube.

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