On Friday, May 20, beginning at 7 PM, the Andover Community Coffeehouse spotlight will focus on Joel Cage, the award-winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston. As always, the concert is open to the public at no charge, though donations are always gratefully accepted.

Once a member of the internationally acclaimed rock and roll group Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Cage has performed as a soloist for the past two decades. He’s been called a “virtuoso guitarist and impassioned vocalist whose music is both evocative and raucous. He spans the gamut from sounding like a full rock band to ‘hear your own heartbeat’ intimacy.”

Cage’s accolades include awards from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the USA Songwriters Competition, and the Boston Music Awards, among others. He is also a master interpreter of other people’s music, spanning a wide field of musical genres, garnering him the oft-used moniker “Acoustic Rock Song Stylist.” He has five CDs to his credit.

For more information, visit JoelCage.com.

Also appearing onstage will be up to a dozen open-microphone performers, whose contributions in previous months have ranged from the spoken word to a cappella, show-business, jazz, folk, bluegrass, and country-and-western tunes.

Doors to the Grange Hall will open at 6 PM for food purchases offered by the Andover Congregational Church, and for open-mic sign-ins on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sponsor for the evening is the Boynton Law Office, 164 Main Street, Andover, whose donation covers rental of the Grange Hall.

Coming up on Friday, June 17: New England duo Audrey Budington and Clayton Clemetson performing “spirited yet heartfelt genre-defying original compositions on fiddle and piano.” Find out more at AudreyAndClayton.com.

Information about future dates and scheduled performers, and a photographic record of past performers, both headliners and open-mic participants, are shown on the Coffeehouse Web site at AndoverCoffeeHouse.org, or on the Facebook page “Andover Community Coffeehouse.”

Video recordings of past programs may be viewed at Andover.NH.us by clicking on “Town Information” and then “Video Archive.” The video programs are produced by volunteers at Andover Community TV.