November 2009

Greetings all! Welcome to the Emporium Wines/Underdog Cafe e-newsletter for November 2009.

A few updates, before we begin:

- Check out our new Flickr gallery, of our friends’ Emporium-related photos – http://www.flickr.com/photos/emporiumwines/galleries/72157622571867383/ – if you’re on Flickr, let us know about your photos and we’ll add them to the gallery!

- New photos of Friday music by Iris Maria Heller – http://www.flickr.com/photos/emporiumwines/tags/irismariaheller/

- An updated bread and fall muffin schedules are now online – http://emporiumwines.com/menu.htm

- We were mentioned in the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s now-famous article on YS, woo hoo! – http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2009/09/from_nature_to_nurture_yellow.html

an update on the ART SHOW:
November-December’s art show by Kathleen McMillan will not be up until Wed., Nov. 11. Jeff Sutherland’s show will remain in the interim.

Without further ado…

NOVEMBER 2009 EVENTS

Friday evening wine-tasting line-up
Wine tasting begins at around 6:30; music begins around 7; everything ends around 10.

11/6 – YS’s own Honkytonk Boys with Carl Schumacher
11/13 – YS’s own Wildwater
11/20 – YS’s own The Hoppers perform 50s and 60s rock, pop, & dance
11/27 – Anna & Milovan Beljin from Cincinnati perform acoustic pop/folk/blues – http://www.annaandmilovan.com

Every Sunday in November
4:30-6pm
Writing Dreams Workshop
Explore your dreams in a creative writing class with Iris at the Emporium. Iris Maria Heller is a media teacher from Germany. Her special field is the affinity between dream and film. She will inspire and guide you through writing down, exploring, and inventing dreams in a playful, filmic and creative way. There will be myths, criminal stories, comics, thrillers, and who knows what more! All you need to bring is paper, a pen, and a dream image, landscape or fragment. For registration call Iris at 937-831-2976 or just show up. Classes are offered for free; donations are welcome.

Sunday, November 1
2-4pm
Your last chance: Meet & greet Benji Maruyama, Dave Turner, and Anne Erickson
Discuss education and School District issues with select School Board candidates.

Sunday, November 1
6:30pm
Valerie Blackwell-Truitt Farewell Party
Valerie, a 30-year resident of Yellow Springs, is moving to Colorado in November. Come and say goodbye!

Thursday, November 5
6-8pm
Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
theme: stuff you wrote when you were a kid. Short stories, poems, diary entries, letters, and more from childhood and adolescence. Poignancy, honesty, and embarrassing laughter for our inner children and ourselves! To sign up, show up early or e-mail vanessa@emporiumwines.com.

Saturday, November 14
1-4pm
Really Really Free Market
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, fun, entertainment—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & see what others are sharing. No barter or trade: You don’t have to give to get or get to give. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

Saturday, November 14
5-8pm
Save Energy – Save Money
Reception and wine tasting for a Free Seminar on Energy Efficient on Energy Efficient Building and Retrofit. Cosponsored by Community Solutions and net0home Inc.

The last Monday of every month (November 30)
5-7pm
Cribbage Club
Come and play cribbage with us! All are welcome. Lessons available.

 

October 2009

WEB SITE UPDATES

See photos of September’s events and the current art show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emporiumwines

WINE TASTING MUSIC SCHEDULE
Every Friday, 7-10 p.m.

10/2 – House Band with Carl Schumacher
10/9 – 4+1 Jazz Quintet
10/16 – Slipstream w/ Jeanne Ulrich
10/23 – Duke Dewey & Jim Volk performs at Wine Tasting
10/30 – Halloween Party with The UnderCovered

OTHER EVENTS

Every Sunday, 2 p.m. (through November)
School Board candidates community discussion
Discuss education and School District issues with select School Board candidates.

Saturday, October 10
12-4 p.m.
Street Fair Wine Tasting

Saturday, October 17
2-4 p.m.
Bordeaux Tasting with David Pitzer
Open to the public, but seating will be limited. $20 per person. More details coming soon; Contact Kurt at 767-7077 for information.

Saturday, October 24
7-10 p.m.
Home, Inc. fundraiser
More info: http://www.yshome.org

(Please note that the spoken arts open mic night will now be bimonthly; the next one will be on Thursday, November 5 and the theme will be “stuff you wrote when you were a kid”. Start digging out your adolescent diaries and childhood poetry! More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/whambam )

 

September 2009

WEEKLY FRIDAY WINE TASTING LINE-UP
Wine tasting begins at 6:30ish, music begins at 7ish, it all ends at 10ish.

September 4 – House Band with Carl Schumacher
September 11 – Paul’s Apartment – http://www.paulsapartment.com
September 18 – Kent Burnside: acoustic folk & jazz – http://www.myspace.com/kentburnside
September 25 – David Schumacher & Friends

Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
Thursday, September 3 – 6:00-8:00pm
Any spoken work, in any stage of development. Workshop your stuff, share and practice in a laid-back, welcoming setting. – Fiction and Poetry – Performance/Slam – Theatrical readings – Comedy, sketches – Diary entries – Storytelling – Jokes/Anecdotes – Found text art – Individual or small group. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or by showing up early. 10-minute limit. No live music or elaborate props. Support others by being a good audience member. More information: http://www.emporiumwines.com/whambam

Art Opening – Jeff Sutherland
Saturday, September 5 – 4:00-6:00pm
with live music by the artist and his friends

Really Really Free Market
Saturday, September 12 – 1:00-4:00pm
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, fun, entertainment—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & see what others are sharing. No barter or trade: You don’t have to give to get or get to give. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

 

AUGUST 2009 at the Emporium

Some news for August!

We are again ACCEPTING ART SHOW SUBMISSIONS for 2010. Info on submitting is at the bottom of http://emporiumwines.com/art.htm (please read in full before contacting).

AUGUST’S FRIDAY WINE TASTING SCHEDULE
Wine tasting begins at 6:30 p.m., music begins at 7 p.m.

August 7 – House Band with Carl Schumacher
August 14 – Dawn Cooksey & 68 South – http://www.myspace.com/dawncooksey
August 21 – Slipstream with Jeanne Ulrich
August 28 – The UnderCovered with Steve McColaugh

AUGUST’S OTHER EVENTS

Sunday, August 2 – 7pm
“Love Conquers All” preview screening and feedback/talkback session
As part of Summer in the Springs, Vanessa Query will screen her new short film, “Love Conquers All”. More information: http://vee.nixsyspaus.org/loveconquersall

Thursday, August 6 – 6-8pm
Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
Any spoken work, in any stage of development. Workshop your stuff, share and practice in a laid-back, welcoming setting. – Fiction and Poetry – Performance/Slam – Theatrical readings – Comedy, sketches – Diary entries – Storytelling – Jokes/Anecdotes – Found text art – Individual or small group. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or by showing up early. 10-minute limit. No live music or elaborate props. Support others by being a good audience member. More information: http://www.emporiumwines.com/whambam

Saturday, August 8 – 1-4pm
Really Really Free Market
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, fun, entertainment—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & see what others are sharing. No barter or trade: You don’t have to give to get or get to give. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

 

JULY 2009

Greetings beloved Emporium/Underdog e-listers! Lots of exciting things happening in YS this summer, many of which are happening right here at the Emporium…

JULY/AUGUST ART SHOW by the Minde-Berman family

JULY 2009 EVENTS

WEEKLY FRIDAY WINE TASTING AND LIVE MUSIC – 6:30-10pm
7/3 – Dr. Skillet
7/10 – Wildwater
7/17 – Grace Adele – http://www.myspace.com/mizgraceadele
7/24 – Ryan Judy – http://www.myspace.com/68588231
7/31 – Argo Lynn, alternative country – http://www.myspace.com/argolynn

Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
Thursday, July 2 – 6-8pm
Fiction and Poetry. Performance/Slam. Theatrical readings. Diary entries. Short film/video. Comedy, sketches. Jokes/Anecdotes. Found text art. That’s right. If you can say it, you can spray it. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or by showing up early. (Videos must be submitted in advance so they can be tested on our system.) *10-minute limit. Please, no live music or elaborate props. More information: http://emporiumwines.com/whambam

Really Really Free Market
Saturday, July 11 – 1-4pm
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, entertainment, & fun—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & browse what others are sharing. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

Reflections on the Election in El Salvador
Sunday, July 12 – 3-5pm
Victor Garcia and Hilary Lerman were observers for the recent presidential election in El Salvador. They will present on the history and in particular the electoral history of El Salvador, their observations as official election observers, and what the elections mean for El Salvador, the region, and the United States.

Antioch Writers’ Workshop Reading & Wine Tasting
Wednesday, July 15 – 8:30-10:30pm

“Love Conquers All” preview screening and feedback/talkback session
Sunday, August 2 – 7-8pm
As part of Summer in the Springs, Vanessa Query will screen her new  short film, “Love Conquers All”. More information: http://vee.nixsyspaus.org/loveconquersall

 

JUNE 2009

It’s June! Summer! Street Fair! Emporium!

And a brand new EMPORIUM T-SHIRT! See them on display in our front window. High-quality, light-weight, perfect for the summer. In blue or charcoal, various sizes – $15 each, 4 for $60. Limit 15 per visit. Void where prohibited.

JUNE EVENTS

Friday wine tastings – 6:30-10pm

5/29 (TONIGHT!) – 4+1–Classic Jazz Quintet – Join the band that played at Erik Owen’s art reception! Chris Moore, John MacQueen, Eric Greiffenhagen, Nick Moore, and Nathan Moore
6/5 – House Band with Carl Schumacher
6/12 – UnderCovered with Steve McColaugh
6/19 – B-3s – Jazz & blues with a trio consisting of a Hammond B-3 organ, drums, & a tenor sax
6/26 – Deb Stallard

Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
Thursday, June 4 – 6-8pm
Fiction and Poetry. Performance/Slam. Theatrical readings. Diary entries. Short film/video. Comedy, sketches. Jokes/Anecdotes. Found text art. That’s right. If you can say it, you can spray it. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or by showing up early. (Videos must be submitted in advance so they can be tested on our system.) *10-minute limit. Please, no live music or elaborate props. More information: http://emporiumwines.com/whambam

Street Fair Wine Tasting
Saturday, June 13 – 12-4pm

Chair Massage
Every Thurday – 9:30am-12pm
Keri Speck of Springs Healing Massage offers a chair massage every Thursday morning: $1 a minute, with a 10-minute minimum. More information: http://kerispeck.com

 

MAY 2009

Greetings beloved Emporium/Underdog Café e-news-recipients! (& a very special welcome to our new subscribers!)

Ah, May in the Springs… a lovely time for reflection, hiking in the Glen, spring cleaning, impromptu socializing on Xenia Ave, and most importantly: COLD-BREWED ICED COFFEE. Mmm mm.

Plus–a new art show and more special events! Without further ado:

MAY/JUNE ART SHOW

“PIECE” – quilts by Karen Russell

Art Opening & Fabric Swap
Saturday, May 2 – 2-6 pm
Got spare fabric? Need some more? Join us for the art opening for Karen Russell’s quilt display and a fabric swap for quilters and crafters. Indoors & outdoors.

MAY EVENTS

Wine tastings (every Friday, 6:30-10 pm)

May 1 – Honkytonk Boys featuring Jo Donnely, Ben Cooper, Greg Dewey, & Carl Schumacher will play a mix of honkytonk and old school country
May 8 – Jazz vocalist Misty Monée
May 15 – Gary Arnold
May 22 – Dawn Cooksey & 68 South
May 29 – John MacQueen

Other events

Wham Bam (Thank You Slam) Spoken Arts Revue/Open Mic
Thursday, May 7 – 6-8 pm
Fiction and Poetry. Performance/Slam. Theatrical readings. Diary entries. Short film/video. Comedy, sketches. Jokes/Anecdotes. Found text art. That’s right. If you can say it, you can spray it. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or by showing up early. (Videos must be submitted in advance so they can be tested on our system.) *10-minute limit. Please, no live music or elaborate props. More information: http://emporiumwines.com/whambam

Really Really Free Market
Saturday, May 9 – 1-4 pm
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, entertainment, & fun—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & browse what others are sharing. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm

Community Potluck hosted by YSHS senior Olivia Byrnes
Wednesday, May 20 – 4-6pm

Local Knowledge reception
Thursday, May 28 – 8-9:30 pm
Lecture featuring Chris Hill of Antioch College: “Report from the Thai/Burma Border–Tactical Media & Networks”, takes place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center at 7:00 PM. More information on the Local Knowledge series: http://www.yellowspringsohio.org/local_knowledge.html

Knitting Circle with Pat Siemer
Every Sunday – 2-4 pm

Chair Massage
Every Thursday, 9:30am-12 noon
Keri Speck of Springs Healing Massage offers a chair massage every Thursday morning: $1 a minute, with a 10-minute minimum. More information: http://kerispeck.com

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Hope to see you at one or all of these events. Or come in any time for great coffee (did I mentioned cold-brewed iced coffee?), wine and beer, soups and sandwiches and breakfasts, community and music and smiling faces, and more…

And be sure to visit our web site ( http://www.emporiumwines.com ) and/or following us on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/EmpoUnder ) for new fun stuff.

 

February 2009

Greetings! And welcome to the February 2009 Emporium Wines and Underdog Cafe e-newsletter!

Some quick web sites notes before I get started with the events schedule. I just made a guestbook for the shop’s web site. Here you can post your thoughts about us for all to share–Want a particular muffin every day? Love a particular wine? How did you like a particular event? Etc.!
- Sign guestbook: http://us.1.p7.webhosting.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=emporiumwines
- View guestbook: http://us.1.p7.webhosting.yahoo.com/gb/view?member=emporiumwines
- Find these links on the community page: http://www.emporiumwines.com/community.htm

Also, our pictures page has seen some recent updates (namely the inauguration party and the Really Really Free Market) – http://www.emporiumwines.com/media.htm or http://www.flickr.com/photos/emporiumwines

Be sure to keep tabs on our Twitter page for short updates and fun things like these: http://twitter.com/EmpoUnder

Okey dokey! Without further ado: events for February!

WEEKLY FRIDAY WINE-TASTINGS
Wine-tastings begin at 6:30pm; music begins generally at 7:00.

2/6 – Dawn Cooksey and 68 South
2/13 – Chris & Patricia Berg
2/20 – G. Scott Jones
2/27 – Eric Loy

OTHER EVENTS

Sunday, 2/1 – 3:00pm
Nonstop Presents reading: Aurelia Blake & Jeanne Lemkau
Aurelia A. Blake has taught in the Yellow Springs schools since 1996 and been on the board of Antioch Writers’ Workshop since 2004. She’s a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and has a master’s degree from Antioch University McGregor and a bachelor’s from the University of Colorado. Jeanne Lemkau is a psychologist, writer, and Professor Emerita of Family Medicine at Wright State University. She divides her time between her psychotherapy practice and political activism and creative non-fiction writing related to Cuba and Cuban Americans. She will read from her manuscript Risking Cuba: A Tale of Sabbatical Rebellion.

Monday, 2/2 – 5:00pm
ProAct Poetry

Wednesday, 2/4 – 7:00pm
Opera Overtures Lecture: “Elixir Of Love”

Thursday, 2/5 – 6:00pm
New Open Mic Night
Open to all the spoken arts! Fiction and Poetry, Performance/Slam, Theatrical readings, Anecdotes/Diary entries, Short films, Comedy, sketches, Found art. That’s right. If you can say it, you can spray it. Performers may sign up by emailing vanessa@emporiumwines.com or show up on the 5th (please come early if you plan on performing). Films must be submitted in advance so they can be tested on the projector. *10-minute limit. Please, no instruments or elaborate props.

Sunday, 2/15 – 3:00pm
Nonstop Presents reading: Kai Cooley & Ken Simon
Kai Cooley is an Antioch College alumna from 2001. She loves cats, wildflowers, birdcalls, dirt roads, blue-collar men, fitness training and cooking without a recipe. She is on her 16th job (math teacher) and splits her time between Yellow Springs and Lynx, Ohio. Ken Simon has been a philosophy professor, a urine bottle washer, a restaurant owner, a vacuum cleaner salesman, a picture framer and a waiter, among other occupations. He has been part of a “Zen writing group” that met every week for 12 or 13 years.

Every Sunday – 2:00pm
Pat Siemer’s Knit-In

That’s all for now! See you around!

 

January ought-nine

Greetings Emporium listers!

Here’s to hoping you all had a great holiday season. And if one of  your New Year’s resolutions was to hang out at the Emporium more, look no further–come check out our latest art show, weekly wine-tastings, and other special events!

CURRENT ART SHOW
Photography by Erik Owen

WEEKLY FRIDAY WINE-TASTINGS
Wine-tasting begins at 6:30pm, music begins at 7 (generally speaking).

January 9: Gary Arnold
January 16: Les Groby
January 23: Jim Volk & Dulce Dewey
January 30: Deb Stallard

OTHER EVENTS

Monday, January 5 – 5pm
ProAct Poetry Open Mike

Tuesday, January 20 – 11am
Inauguration Party!

Thursday, January 22 – 8pm
Reception following Local Knowledge lecture Lecture featuring Lowell Monks of Wittenberg University: “Unplugging Education: Why a High Tech Society Requires High Touch Learning”, takes place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center at 7:00 PM. More information on the Local Knowledge series: http://www.yellowspringsohio.org/local_knowledge.html

Saturday, January 24 – 1pm
Really Really Free Market
A Really Really Free Market is like a mixed-bag potluck, or a free flea market. Stuff, entertainment, & fun—whatever we as a community can come together & share. Bring usable items, food, & talents—to give for the sake of giving. Don’t have anything on-hand? Come & browse what others are sharing. (FYI: The Underdog Café is merely host to our RRFM. You still have to pay for stuff from the store!) More info: http://www.emporiumwines.com/rrfm

Every Sunday – 2pm
Pat Siemer’s Knit-In

And remember–visit our web site at http://www.emporiumwines.com for
the latest updates; stay extra up-to-date by subscribing to our
Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/empounder

 

December!

As 2008 comes to a close, the Emporium remains as open and inviting as ever! Celebrate the season with art, wine, events, and of course, lots and lots of coffee and chai and soup and mmm…

DECEMBER ART

Drawings by Pierre Nagley

WEEKLY FRIDAY WINE-TASTINGS

December 5 – Dr. Skillet
December 12 – Swing Shift
December 19 – David Schumacher
December 26 – Nerak Roth Patterson
January 2, 2009 – **WINE TASTING IS CANCELLED

OTHER EVENTS

Every Sunday: Pat Seimer’s Knit-In

Saturday, December 6, 7:00pm
An Enchanted Evening: A Village Variety Show (fundraiser for the First Presbyterian Church)

Saturday, December 13, 7:00pm
Celebrate Nonstop Institute
Come join Nonstop Institute supporters as we celebrate the completion of its first term, and Nonstop as an ongoing liberal arts educational project in Yellow Springs and bridge to a future independent Antioch College. More information: http://nonstopinstitute.org/

ANNOUNCEMENTS

11/5/08 IN YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO

http://vimeo.com/2183363
A montage video created by yours truly at the post-election party at the Emporium. Featuring music by local band Pauls Apartment.

THE KISS – A Performance Art Piece

Saturday, Dec. 6, 3:07 p.m.
Eighty couples wanted to kiss at 3:07 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 under one of the 80 mistletoes that will be hung inside and outside in downtown Yellow Springs for the month of December. What a way to start the Christmas season! If you would like to join us in this short Performance Art Piece, please contact Nancy Mellon at 767-1366. It will take a half an hour to meet together, synchronize our watches, get your assigned kiss station, find it, and be ready to kiss at exactly 3:07 p.m.

SHOP LOCAL PLEDGE

Turn $100 into $300! How? It’s easy. Just shop local.

In these tough economic times, it’s more important than ever to shop local. And shopping local makes your money grow: economists say that you can multiply your shopping dollars by three to gauge its overall effect on the local economy.

In less than a week, almost 100 villages have pledged to shop local during this holiday season. You can, too: Just sign up on pledge sheets at local stores, including Tom’s Market, Emporium Wines and the Underdog Cafe, Current Cuisine, and Town Drug, or email the Yellow Springs News at ysnews@ysnews.com. The News will publish the names in the 12/18 issue.