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April 16, 2003
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Spring Festivities are in the Air! |
General Store Café Space Available for Rent on Sundays Want to have a party, retreat, or business meeting, but don’t have the space? The General Store Café is available to be rented out on certain Sundays. For more information, please email info@thegeneralstorecafe.com Let us fulfill your Catering Needs! Call us at (919) 542-2432 or email us at info@thegeneralstorecafe.com if you would like us to suggest some delicious dishes for your event! Design a new Logo for The Chatham Arts! Winner Receives dinner for two! The Chatham County Arts Council is changing its' name to "The Chatham Arts," and needs a new logo to go with the new name! The new logo should reflect the great diversity of the Chatham art community. Please submit as many entrees as you like. Winner receives a free dinner for two at the General Store Cafe! April 11 - June 6 Art Exhibit by Central Carolina Community College students The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library present an exhibit by the students of Doris Dunlap, in the Reeves Auditorium at the Pittsboro Memorial Library. Doris Dunlap is an art instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro. The exhibit will include realism, still life, abstract, and impressionism art. Artists exhibiting are: Sally Bird, Anne Bodner, Betty deSherbinn, Edee Gazda, Marian Glick, Tussey Marble, Jeffrey Payne, Gloria Preminger, Naomi Putney, and Linda Skuns. The Reeves Auditorium is open during regular library hours, Monday, 2pm to 6pm; Tuesday, 9am to 8pm; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10am to 6pm and Saturday, 9am to 5pm. This exhibit is free and open to the public. 158 West Street. Please call the library at 542-3524 for more information. |
This Friday! Benefit Concert for the Haw River Festival with Festival Performers and Giant Puppets! Starts at 7:00 pm Have a burrito, mingle with friends, enjoy festival performers and giant puppets, while supporting the Haw River Assembly! Proceeds go to the Haw River Assembly.
Festival performers that will appear at the store include Cynthia Crossen, Jill Baldwin, Elia Bizzarri, Kevin Meehan, Danny Blose and Sarah Rubin, Lea Clayton and Donovan Zimmerman , the Paperhand Puppet Intervention Theater and of course, the great food at the Cafe. Support the Haw River by giving a $7.00 suggested donation and get $3.00 off your entrée. Donate $3.00 for children and receive a $1.00 off an entrée.
From April 20 through May 10, a crew of educators, performers and river lovers will bring a hands on Learning Celebration to over 1500 school children from the seven counties the river connects. The goal of the Festival is to provide a direct river experience for the children and inspire a sense of responsibility for its protection. Win a Canoe! Enter the Canoe Raffle! Only $1.00 Don’t Miss Salsa Wednesdays!
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Featured Artist: Frances J. Savarin's Glass Tiles Come and admire the beautiful glass tiles designed by Frances Savarin that are currently on display at the General Store Cafe.
Having experimented with a variety of media, she is currently exploring with glass and clay. Her glass tiles are kiln formed over clay tiles to be hung in a window. The impressions are made to be subtle and are her own designs. Her clay work is hand built and mostly Raku fired, an Asian firing done in an outside kiln. The plates and tiles are made with impressions and stamps that she has created from found objects as well as with inspiration from nature. She has also recycled some of her clay work into mosaic bench tops and stepping stones. You can enjoy Frances's clay work at Gallery 18 located on Salisbury Street in Pittsboro and her glass tiles which can be seen at the Pittsboro General Store Café. | |||||||
THIS WEEK's MUSIC EVENTS !
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Mark your Calendars for the 8th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour on April 26 and 27! Continue to Celebrate Earth Day by touring small local farms. Many of the farms to be toured are farms that the General Store Cafe purchases our produce from. There are 24 farms on the tour. The cafe is selling buttons, $20 in advance, or $25.00 at the farm. Or you can pay $5.00 per car per farm. So, gather up your friends, fill up a car, locate each farm on the map, and decide which route you want to take. Weaver Street Market in Carrboro will hold a Farm Tour Kick-Off from 6:00-8:00pm on Thursday, April 24 on the lawn with live music, grilled food and good friends-- meet the farmers and local producers. Meet folks from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (they will be grilling) and the Sustainable Farming Program in Pittsboro. While your in Carrboro, you may want to cross the street to visit the Carrboro Century Center which will showcase the Stewards of the Land documentary project on April 24, from 6:30-10:00pm. Stewards of the Land is a multimedia documentary project profiling six of the Triangle’s organic, sustainable, and/or traditional farmers. It is an experience composed of photographs, the written word, oral history interviews, informational displays, audio documentary, and an interactive website. This project is a celebration of the farmers and the service they provide. It is an honest look at the challenges they face in a sometimes thankless, always labor-intensive, and often rapidly-changing business. It is a personal glimpse into their lives and also an explanation of the context – social, political, economic and environmental – in which they work It is a chance to bring these individual, yet connected, stories to the public in a unique and accessible way. For more information, visit the website: www.stewardsoftheland.org | |||||||
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Chatham and Orange April Events Calendar! This is a new section of the newsletter where we highlight some of the many upcoming events in Chatham (and some in Orange) in February. Check out What's Happening! If you have an upcoming event you want us to highlight in this newsletter, please email info@thegeneralstorecafe.com . Please title and date your event. All entries must have no more than 200 words. Do not submit attachments. All entries are left to the discretion of the GSC to edit as necessary.Saturday, April 19- Opening Ceremony for the Haw River Festival (11:00 am) Opening Ceremony for the Haw River Festival at the headwater springs of the Haw (up northwest of Greensboro). Here where the river begins, we gather to fill our Festival jug with water to take with us on our journey downriver during the Haw River Festival. Call or email the Haw River Assembly for directions if you would like to come. (the Festival begins that week, with schools visiting us along the river, and continues through May 9) Saturday, April 19 - Illusive Mercury in the Sky! (8:30-10:30pm) Join astronomers from Moorehead Planetarium at Ebenezer Beach from 8:30pm to 10:30pm. This is a rare chance to view Mercury. Jupiter and Saturn are also visible. Dress for the weather, wear appropriate shoes, bring a flashlight. Weather must be clear to hold this program. For more information please call: 919-362-0586 Monday, April 21 - Green Building Design and Construction for Homes FREE 2 hour class (7:00pm-9:00pm) Come learn from local professionals in the field of Green Building Design and Construction for both existing dwellings and new residences. Alicia Ravetto and Paul Konove of Carolina Country Builders will present a 2 hour introductory class followed by a one day seminar on green building concepts, design, techniques, costs, and mainenance. They have experience on the national level and around the state on North Carolina in teaching and training the general public and construction professionals in the field of green building. For more background information on Alica and Paul, visit their web sites: www.aliciaravettoarchitect.com and www.greenhomedesignbuild.com or call 919-542-5361. 2 hour class is held at Homestead Community Center in Chapel Hill from 7:00-9:00pm. Saturday, April 26- Drum circle way to healing body, mind and spirit Mayday/Beltane Celebration led by the Runes Group, fire/drum circle to follow. Indigenous peoples of the world have for millennia gathered under the light of the Full Moon to dance and make music. The beat of the drums brings celebrators into tune with the rhythms of nature. The dancers evoke and raise powerful currents of life energy. Contact LibbyAnn Capaldi at 919-542-7307 for more information Sunday, April 27th- Scared Dance led by Mark Malachi and Iuval Clejan (7:00pm) Contact LibbyAnn Capaldi at 919-542-7307 for more information. Sunday, April 27 - Lettice and Lovage - Temple Theater, Sanford - 2:30 pm A wonderfully funny English Farce by Peter Shaffer is a delightful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. This is a fundraiser to benefit four local non-profits; Chatham County Together!, CORA (Chatham OutReach Alliance), FVRC (Family Violence and Rape Crisis Service) and Chatham County Arts Council. Ticket prices are $20 which includes refreshments at intermission. You may get a ticket by contacting your favorite non-profit. This opportunity is through the generosity of Carolina Meadows residents. Sunday, April 27- Apple Chill Fair (12:30 - 6:00 pm) Come out and enjoy Chapel Hill's outdoor festival! The Haw River Assembly will be sharing a table with their watershed friends - the Morgan Creek Valley Alliance and the Friends of Bolin Creek. Volunteers are needed for the following time slots: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. , 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. , 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Contact the Haw River Assembly if you can help! Tuesday, April 29- Sheila Warner and Tony Godwin at the General Store (Jazz, blues ) Shelley Higgins has been performing and recording as a singer, lyricist and vocal arranger for the last hundred and ten years....well, not that long.........mostly in the San Franscisco Bay Area, she wasted her youth hanging out in record stores, becoming a curator of obscure musical gems, and singing in various ensembles. These ranged from gospel with Dorothy Morrison (remember "Oh Happy Day"?), to demos with new age performer Jai Uttal, lounge jazz with the Bay Area duo Body and Soul to the award winining , a cappella sounds of The Irrationals. Also, lately she can be heard camping it up with the Magnolia Klezmer Band. Here in North Carolina, collaborating with guitarist Tony Godwin, she is enjoying "freedom in the groove"....no concept, no stylistic bag, just great songs from great songwriters. Tony Godwin has been playing the guitar since he was six yers old. The path has led from the rock bands of his youth, immersion in the jazz guitar gods, technical training in music school, the street music scene of Boston, and then a return to a pure, fundamental, yet evolved guitar approach. With this sweet homecoming to the essence of his instrument, he has played every style he can think of, especially in the jazz related idiom, and enjoyed a deep affinity with singers. His work with vocalist Shelley Higgins brings the intimacy of the duo setting to a broad repertoire that is accessible yet extraordinary ...you'll hear tunes from the Beatles, Cole Porter, Ernestine Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, India Arie, Bonnie Raitt, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norah Jones, and more. The sound is sensual, elegant, bluesy and funky, sometimes intense...always engaging.....just two musicains, a lot of music to listen to.......Come and enjoy!
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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. Email suggestions to info@thegeneralstorecafe.com . Your comments are important, please allow 24-48 hours to receive a response. The final word! BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DELI & DINNER: DINNER & MUSIC : How to get here: 39 W Street, Pittsboro is next to the downtown traffic circle, just across from the Pittsboro courthouse. Phone: (919) 542-2432 If you wish to discontinue receiving these weekly emails, than please just send it back and say remove. Thanks |
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The store is decked out with the upcoming festival
in mind with our display of a canoe hanging from the rafters, Haw River
banners, quilts made by local school-children showcasing elements of
the Haw River, and T-shirts from the past 14 years that were designed
for the annual festival by renowned artist, Clyde Jones. 
The Haw River Assembly is a non-profit river protection organization
founded in 1982, with a mission to protect and restore the Haw River.
The upcoming Haw River Festival, sponsored by the Haw River Assembly,
is a traveling event that journeys the entire 100 mile length of the
Haw River. 
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this fine canoe! Hanging from
our rafters, this 14 foot Mad River Explorer sure is a beauty. Retails
for over $1000! Raffle entry only costs $1.00! The lucky winner gets
to experience the adventure this canoe promises! 
Check out the fun we’re having! Guillermo Escobar and Melissa
Stansburg, winners of the Salsa Competition in Acapulco Mexico of 1999
teach salsa dancing every Wednesday at 8:00pm. Learn this seductive dance
from these award winning performers!
Since moving to North
Carolina in 1993, Frances has been a Chatham County resident, art teacher
and artist. She currently teaches art to first through fourth graders at
an independent school in Durham and makes art in her home studio. With
encouragement from friends and colleagues, Frances has just recently begun
showing and
selling her artwork. 
Maya, a beautiful 2 year old female tabby cat with a very
unique charcoal and black coat. A bit shy with new people, she is
a love
with those
she knows, and is always ready for a good head-scratch, or to simply
be in the presence of her family. Maya gets along very well with
other cats/kittens, but is not a big fan of dogs. She is FIV/FeLV
negative,
spayed, and current on vaccinations.