Hey, a dynamite Thursday night gig!

This Thursday night at 7:00 Stumpjack Coffee will host a special live music event with the dynamic duo of JoAnn Riedl and Jeannie Mayotte, flown in on a special, secret flight all the way from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (the town that made Schlitz beer famous). These two sheilas (that's Ausie-speak for women) are intense, passionate and exceptional singer/songwriters. The last time they performed here they honestly just blew us away...it was just "a girl and her guitar" kind of set-up...no amps, no electronics...and they just filled the space with their sound. Very cool.

So, give yourself a midweek treat and come on out for a coffee or a beer and listen to something special. 7:00pm Thursday night.

Pick & Squeeze nearly cause riot as rabid fans rush the stage!

Here are the pics from tonight's gig with Andy and Greg...what a blast! I'm beat and am going home to pass out...will add more tomorrow...

Ok, it's "tomorrow" now...Monday actually. What a night that was. At one point I wormed my way up front and yelled at Greg and Andy, "What the heck are these people here for? You guys aren't even that good!" To which I was immediately manhandled by the attendant throng, body-surfed to the front door and summarily tossed out into the street.

Andy and Greg are two of the nicest guys around, and what fabulous musicians. Just another example of how rich the talent pool is in this little corner of the country. They'll be back on Friday July 25th...and we'll be bringing in reinforcements to help handle the mob. Greg will be here on Friday, June 6th with cellist extraordinaire Matt Turner.

Beer and Chocolate Tasting

When: Friday, April 18^th at 7:00pm.

Where: Stumpjack Coffee Company; Two Rivers

We will be sampling at five dark beers (stouts) from various microbreweries and pairing them with fine chocolates, including a special Stout Beer Flourless Chocolate Cake courtesy of Jennifer Pasquill of Uniquely Yours Pastry Shoppe (yup, cake made with beer).

This is going to be basically the same set-up as our wine and chocolate evening we did on Valentine’s Day, in that we’re going to limit participation to around ten (10) people and those who sign up first will be it. I’m not yet sure if we’ll be closing the door or staying open for business during this one…it is Heart-A-Rama week and we haven’t quite yet figured out if that needs to be considered for this evening as well. Becky Markvart will again be providing some beautimous musical accompaniment for the event.

The cost to participate is $25 per person. You’ll have to come in and make your payment to reserve your spot…and it’s only a week away!

Nevermind the bollocks, here's Pick n' Squeeze!

Saturday night at 7:00: Those two handsome and courageous daredevils, Andy and Greg Pagel, aka "Pick n' Squeeze," will be at Stumpjack Coffee to entertain and mystify you. It's tough to nail these two guys down to an actual date...I find them very irritating that way...but it's always worth the aggravation because they play some very tasty stuff.

The first 100 people in the door would get a free troll doll if we had any on hand...but we don't.

More Poetry & Music pics

Derek

Flickr pics for Friday's Poetry Night.

Flickr pics for Saturday night's gig with Derek.

One of Derek's buds...I'm sorry but I don't know his name, but I like this picture of him holding his little boy (who seems very focused on Derek's performance at the moment).

Persimmony contest

Ok, go here for your chance to win exciting and fabulous object dé arte prizes!

http://persimmonsgal54220.blogspot.com/

Tina Kugler ROCKS!

The uncolored Stumpjack

Ok, I've been meaning to post about this for a week now, but haven't had the time to write the kind of post I want to write...and even now I have to skedaddle, but I have to get something in about this now even if it is just a brief prelude to a lengthier musing. Tina Kugler, who along with her husband Carson ran the former Tweedle Bros. Children's Bookshop ultrafun store in Manitowoc, rendered her version of the Stumpjack critter for us. It is SO cool!

Stumpjack colored by Tina Kugler herself.

Tina drew the beastie as a coloring page for kids (young or older...I've colored three so far), and we'll be printing a bunch off to have available at the Stump soon. I don't have time to ramble on about all I want to about this, but please go here to visit one of Tina's blogs (Tina Kugler Illustration) and down to her Friday, March 28th post to see and read a little about it. Then, keep rolling through all of her posts and you will thoroughly enjoy her art and her wit (visit her other site, The Tina Show, as well...links over in the right hand column right here). I have long enjoyed and appreciated Tina's work and sense of humor, but her rendition of our mascot has me totally enchanted and made me an even bigger fan.