Two Way Street Coffee House is Chicagoland’s most beloved folk and acoustic music venue, presenting weekly concerts and community events for over 55 years!  The show starts at 8pm and the doors open at 7:30pm. (Suggested donation $10, cash or Paypal).  We will also host this concert virtually.  You may access the livestream on www.twowaystreet.org, on our Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel.

On Friday, June 19, 2026 Two Way Street Coffee House Friday Night Concert Series presents Adela Skowronski and John Szymanski as part of our Local Artist Showcase.

Adela Skoworonski

How do you capture the feeling of love? That is the question cellist and folk-pop artist Adela’s asks in her sophomore album “Words of Love”. 

Adela Skoworonski embarked on a songwriting journey to answer this question, swearing to complete the album by her very own wedding day – February 18th, 2023. The result is a work with 8 songs, 4 poems, and reflections on the way that being in love has made her feel… the lessons learned beyond first kisses, butterflies, and shy glances across a crowded bar. 

After a 6 year break to focus on finishing college and starting her radio career, Adela returns to the world of songwriting with an important message: love is a journey, not a destination. Don’t shy away from the incricate, complex, and ultimately beautiful ride 🙂

John Szymanski

John Szymanski has been making music and sounds ever since he can remember.  He was gifted with his first Casio keyboard and Harmony guitar back in 1984, and still has both. (The Casio PT-80 still works; the Harmony is now split and sadly unplayable.)

John has a Bachelor of Music in Music Business from Elmhurst College, where his major instrument focus was drums/percussion, though he became more known as a bassist due to the plethora of drummers at that time.  He actively performs on guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and many other instruments. In the past ten years, he has performed shows in Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Calgary, Park City, Brooklyn and New York City.

He is an Artistic Associate of the Neo-Futurists, musician/composer for The Whiskey Rebellion Theatre, keyboard player/writer in My My My, co-conspirator in Bethany And The Two Johns, guitarist/vocalist in Sidecar, and also performs solo at times. He also collaborates often with Emmy Bean, Bethany Thomas, Gwynn Fulcher and Casie Berger.

As a songwriter/composer, he has written for numerous theatre productions, films and Youtube videos. He is the recipient of three ASCAP Plus awards (2012-2014), and has music in the libraries of Crucial Music, Jingle Punks, Music Dealers and Indietracks. He has also been nominated for a Jeff award for best original music in Lifeline Theatre’s One Came Home.

He currently lives in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, and is on the hunt for both a hammered dulcimer and a bass ukulele.

If you can’t join us in person, you can still tune in virtually to catch the show!  Make your donation HERE to Adela and John. Visit www.twowaystreet.org for more information.