| November 20, 2002
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Celebrating Community Fellowship ! |
Almost Thanksgiving! Next week we get to experience that delicious holiday again! The cafe will be closed next week on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday the 28th) and Friday during the day- BUT we will re-open on Friday evening for Dinner and Music at 6:30pm. So if you are tired of the turkey - then bring the relatives and come out and join us on Friday night next week. This is your long-awaited chance to show off the Pittsboro Community at its best to all your out of town guests! "Festival of Wine" Fundraiser - November 22 Please come out and support the Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services Fundraiser at the Fearrington Village Barn on Friday November 22. Indulge in great food and good wine, while supporting a very important cause! "Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services invites you to a Festival of Wine and Benefit Fundraiser to be held Friday November 22, 2002, 5:30 in the evening at the Fearrington Village Barn, Pittsboro, NC. Taste wonderful wines from the event's sponsor, Sante Wine Distributors, with donated hors d'ouvres from local chefs, while enjoying live jazz. FVRC will also be celebrating 20 years of service with a brief retrospective presentation acknowledging two decades of working together with the community to make Chatham County a safer place. Attendees will have a chance to win two round-trip air tickets donated by US Airways, rounds of golf at The Preserve, wine and other great prizes. Individual adult tickets are $50 ($55 at the door)." "Over the past 20 years, FVRC of Chatham County has grown to include Shelter (The Garden Place) for battered women and their children, court advocacy, individual and family counseling, support groups for women and children, a batterer's intervention program (PEACE), in-school education and abuse screening, an intensive home visit program (HOMES), a coordinated community response team, and more. Last year alone, FVRC's services assisted nearly 800 women, men and children with direct services and over 2,000 with education and training. For more information and reservations call Gracie at FVRC at (919)542-5445." Come in and Experience Our Local Specialty Food Items for Sale!
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UPDATE: Burrito Bash for the Arts - A Big Hit !
Have you seen our Bathrooms lately?
Sally lives with her 17 year old daughter Sarah at Blue Heron Farm, 5 miles north of Pittsboro. You can see her occasionally at a table in the General Store in the morning eating granola with homemade yogurt (yuuuummmm!) while she drinks coffee and pays bills and also not infrequently, with her boyfriend Tony Godwin on Thursdays evenings at jazz night as well. The Holiday Season is Coming - Sell Your Artwork on Consignment ! With the holiday season just around the corner, the General Store Café would like to sell locally crafted specialty items. Our mantle and new hutch are ready to display your artwork! Please stop in and talk with Joyce or Vance about selling your items on consignment or email them at joyce@thegeneralstorecafe.com or vance@thegeneralstorecafe.com . |
| Thursday, November 21 - The Mahlon Hoard Trio (jazz) We are delighted to present the Mahlon Hoard Trio. Thanks to Mahlon's dedication, the Cafe has been able to present outstanding jazz on Thursday nights this fall season. This group features Mahlon Hoard himself on Tenor and Soprano Saxes, Rick Lassiter on Acoustic Bass, and Ian Davis on Percussive Drumset. Mahlon has played and/or recorded with former Miles Davis music director and keyboardist Adam Holzman, Rodney Holmes (Santana, Zawinul), and Matt "Guitar" Murphy (Blues Brothers). Rick played bass for 3 years with Pop-Icon Lisa Loeb and is a sought after bassist, producer, and recording artist. Ian Davis plays and records with many of the who's -who in the world of free-improvisation, plays a key role in the success of Umbrella records and is visionary and founder of the highly-acclaimed Micro-East Collective. Friday, November 22 - Jamuna (russian folk music) "With acoustic guitar in hand ... Jamuna takes you on a passionate Russian journey."www.jamuna.us A graduate of Moscow's Classical School of Music, Russia's leading college for jazz and popular music, Jamuna, earned a degree as a conductor and music teacher. The granddaughter of a desert nomad, and a Communist Youth League member as a child, Jamuna was attracted to spirituality and often stole moments to go to church even though religion was kept under wraps in the former Soviet Union. She left mainstream music soon after college, preferring to play on the streets of Moscow ... and in nearby forests to "really reach the people, and find myself.". From 1989 to 1994, she toured extensively in Poland and Germany with a group of Polish artists, singing for the Solidarity movement. In 1991, she sang in Moscow subway stations, earning quite a lot more than a typical factory or office job. With thousands of other Russians, she went to the Russian "White House" to protect Boris Yeltsin when the communist party in the Soviet parliament revolted against the glastnost policies introduced by Gorbachev. Jamuna’s performances weave a rich tapestry of traditional, gypsy, and Soviet-era folk songs, set in their historical and cultural context by Jamuna’s charming commentary. She draws from her own experiences as a witness to, and occasional participant in, recent Soviet history. Today her albums are selling well, and she has made two excellent award-winning videos. Saturday, November 23 - Tad Dreis (folk pop) "Armed only with an acoustic
guitar, voice and occasional harmonica, Tad Dreis delivers Beatleseque tunes with
a playful, sometimes surreal lyrical bent." Following the release last year of his cd "Yours Asleep," Tad Dreis's folk-pop style has been described as "infectious and tongue-twistingly pretty" by Splendid e-zine. His combination of literate lyrics and melodic pop savvy prompted The Spectator to describe him as "what Leonard Cohen would sound like if he lightened up," while Indie-Music.com focused on his sense of humor and "mischievous approach to songwriting." Come see what the buzz is about and catch previews of material from his new cd "Solitaire for Two," which is due in December! | ||
| Daily Specials!!! We are now featuring daily lunch and
dinner specials. Please stop by see what is available as the menu will be changing
day-to-day while we try out new and exciting flavors.
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How are we doing? The General Store Café appreciates any feedback, suggestions or comments you may have as to how we can fulfill your expectations. Suggestion cards will be available at the counter within a week, or you can send them via email to info@thegeneralstorecafe.com . Your comments are important, please allow 24-48 hours to receive a response. The final word! BREAKFAST & LUNCH : The café is open Mon-Friday 7:30 am - 3:00 pm (lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm) and on Saturday 9:00 am - 2:30 pm. DINNER & MUSIC : We reopen Thursday - Saturday nights serving dinner from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, with live music from 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Sunday we rest. If you wish to discontinue receiving these weekly emails, than please just send it back and say remove. Thanks | ||
Last
Wednesday, the General Store Café was packed as people attended the fundraiser
for the Chatham County Art Council. Seats were in shortage and the outside table
and chairs were brought in to accommodate the crowd. More than 80 burritos were
sold as young and old listened to the spirited music of Tommy and friends! The
festive atmosphere and community fellowship was felt by all in attendance. We
wholeheartedly thank everyone who came out to support this event and contribute
to such a great cause. If you missed it, don’t worry, we hope to be able
to do this again in the near future! 
We
may not have a jacuzzi bath, but we do have tile mosaic floors designed by Sally
Erickson of Chatham County. Come in and relax and be awe-inspired by her art!
Her most recent addition is the installation of the "serpent" floor
in the men’s bathroom. We have people who say they come not just for the
food, but for the artwork on our bathroom floors. (We're not kidding!) Come admire
her fantastic tile work!
Tile
Artist - Sally Erickson
Her
sabbatical offered new energy and insight in her counseling and mentoring work
and she has since integrated art-making and dancing as regular parts of her non-sabbatical
lifestyle. Not being one to rest on her spiritual laurels, this past July she
jumped at the chance to spend 11 days in the woods in northern Tennessee. Three
of those days she spent fasting alone on a solo "vision quest." She
sees the integration these experiences with art, dance, writing and now especially
with nature, manifesting in her life as a "young" elder woman and loves
being a part of the Chatham County community in that capacity.