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Updated
4/12/08

Whether you write your own material or interpret the material of others, sometimes it helps to have a topic to focus your thoughts. Here are over 10 years of monthly challenges to do just that! We've had some great material performed from this list, and we expect a whole lot more. If the current challenge doesn't turn you on, just pick a past or future challenge, and if you have an idea for a challenge, by all means let us know about it.

2010 Dec Imagination
Nov Home
Oct Witches
Sep Kindness
Aug Enjoy the Folk Festival (No Coffeehouse this month)
Jul Whatever is in front of you
Jun Choice
May Shadow
Apr Distance
Mar Addiction
Feb Coincidence
Jan Icons
2009 Dec Power
Nov Aging
Oct Mystery
Sep Healing
Aug Enjoy the Folk Festival (No Coffeehouse this month)
Jul The family
Jun Kindred Spirits
May Love
Apr Unavailability
Mar Abandonment
Feb Life and Death
Jan Gastronomical Pleasures
2008 Dec The Earth
Nov Forests
Oct The Macabre
Sep Spontaneity
Aug Enjoy the Folk Festival (No Coffeehouse this month)
Jul Irony
Jun My Way
May Redemption
Apr The Dove
Mar Courage
Feb Simplicity
Jan The Movies
2007 Dec Endurance
Nov Sorrow
Oct Nonsense
Sep Ocean
Aug Enjoy the Folk Festival (No Coffeehouse this month)
Jul Roller skates
Jun Red
May No Coffeehouse this month
Apr Walking
Mar Chickens
Feb Africa
Jan Cold
2006 Dec Warm Weather
Nov Party Tunes
Oct Identity Theft
Sep Wind
Aug Enjoy the Folk Festival (No Coffeehouse this month)
Jul Trucks
Jun Bugs
May Naked Anything (ambition...people...truth)
Apr Dance Tunes
Mar John Phillip Sousa
Feb George Harrison
Jan Write or perform a new piece each month
2005 Dec Satire
Nov Waiting
Oct California
Sep Dreams
Aug Heat
Jul Cats
Jun Grandparents
May Trains
Apr Pollution
Mar Clowns
Feb Yellow
Jan Dylanesque
2004 Dec Technology
Nov Survival
Oct Peace
Sep Getting sidetracked
Aug Chocolate
Jul Things that jump
Jun Space
May Gossip
Apr Whatever is in front of you
Mar Environmental sounds or rhythms
Feb Green places
Jan Dylan
2003 Dec Blithe spirit
Nov Waxing nostalgic
Oct Reverberations
Sep Transformation
Aug Numbers
Jul Journey
Jun From a culture other than your own or in another cultural style or language
May Protest
Apr Rain or water
Mar Letting go
Feb Travel
Jan Sports
2002 Dec Finding common ground
Nov Milestones
Oct Political commentary
Sep Color and the senses
Something written by someone of the opposite sex

Place

Memories

Toe-tappin', foot-stampin', hand-clappin', and up tempo

A style with which you are not accustomed

Rivers
2001 Enron
Music is good medicine