An exhibit of about 30 photos by Raeburn “Ray” Flerlage is underway at Alumni House at the University of Chicago from today until Sunday, June 7. The images are of performers from the first decade of the University of Chicago Folk Festivals, and are taken from the upcoming book of Ray’s photos titled “Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene.” The photos in the exhibit include images of artists such as Son House, Big Joe Williams, Elizabeth Cotten, the Staple Singers, Studs Terkel, Bessie Jones, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, the Stanley Brothers, and many more.

Folk music historian Ron Cohen and Robert Reisman have co-edited a reissue of Flerlage’s the “Chicago Folk” book. The publisher, ECW, is planning a reissue of the book, displaying many of Ray’s superb blues photos, this fall.

Alumni House is located at 5555 South Woodlawn Ave, and with both Reunion Weekend at the U of C and the Hyde Park Art Fair going on this weekend, street parking is likely to be scarce. If you’re driving to Hyde Park, the University has a parking lot at 55th and Ellis, which is about a 5-10 minute walk from Alumni House. Public transit options for Hyde Park include the South Shore Line.