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More pictures to come . . . Note - Whenever possible, UMO employs the services of professional photographer Sandy Hechtman.	Check here for your photo a few days after visiting the UMO Open Mic & Showcase or Historic Washington Square on any weekend. (Click on a Photo to enlarge it)
Anja Ghielli opens the UMO Open Mike & Showcase with some new original songs. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	Nick Swan played some excellent acoustic power rock originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
Amura (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) showcased his fantastic originals at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	Our lovely bartender checks out the music. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
Stan plays his originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	Keith does a number on the keyboards. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
Khalil sang a beautiful ballad. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	Christopher Michael at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) belts out a song from the CD. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	A unique vocal style really highlights Jamie Barr's songwriting style. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
The beautiful voice of Maria Lager. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)	Joe Budnick (right) got some help from Amura on his original set. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 12/4/05)
The mellow voice of Shabse opened the weekly UMO Open Mike & Showcase on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	Great songs, a great voice and a professional performance from Mike Williams at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Anne played her original songs for the audience. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	Fine R&B style vocals from Del. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Excellent original songs from Erin Sax Seymour at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase.	Natasha tries out her songs at the show. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Albert Del Rio (formerly Naked Albert) (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) brought down the house at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	Joe Budnick (guitar) invites Anja Ghielli, Danny Rivera and Ron Cutler to sing harmony on his set. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 11/27/05)
Anja Ghielli plays a fantastic new song for the crowd. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	Azure Mack has a beautiful voice. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Jefferson wows the crowd with his original songs and dynamite set. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	After a couple of shots, Liam sang a song to his beautiful girlfriend Judy for her birthday. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
*Unscientific survey!* Three out of four beautiful women from London enjoy singing along with American singer-songwriters. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Joe Budnick, Anja Ghielli and Dan Konigsberg got serious for a moment at the UMO Open Mike & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)	Dan Konigberg from Negative SFU (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) closed the show. (Photos by Carrie Lynn, Sandy Hechtman 11/27/05)
Dan, Artie and Joe (center l. to r.) sing for the girls. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/20/05)
Musician Alan Chapman with a lovely lady. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/20/05)	Kids and clowns in Washington Square. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/20/05)
Photographing the photographer. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/20/05)	The Washington Square Arch at night. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/20/05)
Melanie Disa opened the UMO Open Mic & Showcase on Sunday. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Teddy Abesamis (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) plays a song from the CD. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
The uniquely beautiful voice of Anja Ghielli. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Another beautiful voice, this time from Alexis Lazarow who has a classic folk style. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Some of the attentive audience who came to checkout the original music. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Excellent original songs from Ryan James at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Michael Shaw treats the audience to some of his originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Zak Silverman belts one out. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Liah tunes, titillates and turns on the audience. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)*
Liah's friend Susmita sings her originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Jonny Leal puts out some energy at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Unique style and excellent voice of Maria Lager. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Fantastic performance by Mark Adam at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Robert sings a song backed up by Mark Adam on guitar. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Amura (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) rocked the house. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Fine music from Liam MacDonald. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Aron Gilman and Kyle Needham at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
Rob Mountjoy closed the show. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)	Special thanks to our lovely bartender Maryann. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/13/05)
A chilly Saturday afternoon but Ron Crepo came out. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)	Joe Budnick (guitar) plays some songs with Dan Rivera, Ron Cutler and songwriter Bobby Stewart. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)
The girls were there for the music . . . (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)
The kids were there . . . (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)	And the photographers were there. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)
This man's hat was there. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)	And so was Howie. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/12/05)
Once equipment problems were solved, the first Sunday UMO Open Mic & Showcase for the season took off with great artists. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)*	Amura (Best 14 Singer/Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) rehearsed outside before going on stage to rock the house. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Soulful Albert Del Rio, formerly Naked Albert, (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) captivates the audience. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	A beautiful voice and unique songwriting style from Anja Ghielli. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Dan Cohen plays for the audience at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)	Tight harmonies form the trademark sound of Negative SFU (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005). (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Luba Dvorak (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) sang his popular song "Amsterdam" at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	A beautiful voice and great songs from Maria Lager of Sweden. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Nimo belts out a song at the show. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	Sour Grapes (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2004), the only tap dancing songwriters we've seen. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Teddy Abesamis (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) sang his dance styled original called "The Fool". (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	Shabse sings in an incredibly smooth vocal style. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Liah Alonso got the audience singing along on one of her originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	Michael Disalvo's (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2004) specialty is beautiful ballads. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
High energy from Tommy Tietjen. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	Lou Luzzo has a jazz influenced vocal sound. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Debby demonstrates her beautiful voice at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	A ballad from Vince Allen. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Rob Mount Joy takes the stage with high energy music. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)	Joe Budnick ended the UMO Open Mic & Showcase by inviting Sour Grapes (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2004) and Amura (Best 14 Singer/Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005 & 2003) to jam on his set. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 11/6/05)
Washington Square was the place to find love on a Saturday afternoon. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)	The music was started by this lovely singer. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)
Dan Rivera, Ron Cutler and Joe Budnick sang love songs for the audience. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)	He joined in singing and look what happened. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)
How many of these beautiful women were looking for love?
This young guy tries his luck by playing some music.
These folks loved the magic. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)	He played a Latin love song. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)
Arthur Stewart played a soulful love song. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)	And Drita Ftera sang the last love song on this lovely Saturday. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 11/5/05)
It was Halloween and the Greenwich Village Parade creature couldn't leave his Ipod home. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*	The crowd got ugly . . . (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)
. . . then the crowd started looking better . . . *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*
. . and then it got ugly again . . . *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*	. . and then it looked better. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*
Finally, the late celebrities showed up . . . *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*	. followed by a girl who was late for the Easter parade. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/31/05)*
Fantastic Scott plays the last official music Sunday in Washington Square for the season. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*	Joe Budnick and Arthur Stewart entertain the afternoon crowd. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*
Another fine audience in Washington Square for the last music Sunday. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*
The world famous "Matchstick Man" will still be there to hand craft reasonably priced gifts for visitors. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*	Joe Sanders, Drita Ftera, and a new musician played for the visitors. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*
These people had something in common. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*	It got so windy, this guy needed a safety pin to keep his hat on. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*
A dog shows his pumpkin to a kid in the park. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*	Some friends hang around to see if there will be music at night. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*
Cult musician "David Peel" drops by to do some of his wild hits. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)*	Artie and Joe officially close out Sunday music in the park for this year. Next Sunday it's the famous UMO Indoor Open Mic! (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/30/05)
U.K. band "The Infadels" came to take photos in Washington Square. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/23/05)*	Joe, Artie, Ron and Dan entertain visitors on a cold afternoon. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/2305)*
Even on a cold day there's a nice audience. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/2305)*
The acoustic guitarists/singers were out in force. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/2305)*	This couple also wanted their picture taken in Washington Square. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/2305)*
MTV films new Hip Hop star Pete Miser (tan hat & jacket) and his group as they perform with Joe Budnick and Danny Rivera for MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout to be aired on Nov 28, 2005 at 9pm & re-airs Nov 29. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
Bird Flu? Pass it around. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*	This woman's daughter looks terrible after eating park hotdogs. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)
Ron Cutler, Joe Budnick, Artie Stewart and Danny Rivera entertain lovely audience. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*	Artie thinks he recognizes an audience member. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
It was another very attractive audience for the music. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
Songwriter Bobby Stewart checks out the audience. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*	These guys check out the couple. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
Washington Square Park girls do other things besides listen to live music. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
The little kids really enjoy the park. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
Fantastic Scott wows the crowd playing and singing all parts of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by himself. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*	Anja Ghielli, Mandolin Gene and a new musician entertain people around the fountain. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/16/05)*
A rainy weekend keeps Washington Square Park attendance low, but . . . *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*	A break in the rain on Sunday brought out (l. to r.) Mary (video scout from MTV2), Bobby Stewart (songwriter), Joe Budnick (guitar) and the singing Girls From Wisconsin. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*
Even with the rain there was a nice audience though smaller than usual. (Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)
This guy wasn't talking. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*	Famous movie maker in disguise? *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*
60's flashback couple? *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*	Kids spied on by a village squirrel. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*
Navy was washed ashore by all the rain? *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*	A new guitar player drops in to play music in Greenwich Village. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/9/05)*
A busy weekend in the Village when a statue comes to life. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*	Singer Skip Mitchell jams with Ron, Dave and Joe Budnick (guitar). *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*
Once again there were many beautiful women. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*
A girl in the audience is interviewed for Bolivian TV. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*	Songwriter Bobby Stewart sings a tune. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*
There was music from Rhonda and Nina. Danny on flute, two violinists, Ron Crepo, Gene and a lovely new musician.
There was more than music in Washington Square. How about a car crash (no one was hurt), feathered people, dogs and lots of families. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*
On Sunday afternoon was a Chabad festival with Jewish rapper Matisyahu. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*
The famous Matchstick Man creates art. *(Photo by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*	During the nightshift Scott and others entertained the tourists. *(Photos by Sandy Hechtman 10/01/05)*

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