Special Items, Thursday through Friday...

• Salmon Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli
• Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Tropical Salsa
• Louisiana Blackened Tuna

and - our regular items, such as Burritos and Quesadillias and more in-store specials of the day that will be displayed on our regular board!

DESSERT ITEMS

• Homemade Berry Cobbler with Breyers' Ice-Cream
• Our World Famous Cheesecake
• Apple Crumb Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
• Chocolate Brownie Surprise
• White chocolate Raspberry Mocha
• Hot Chocolate Drink with a big scoop of Ice-Cream
• Chai Latte & General Store Cookie

and other dessert specials of the day!

The Chatham Wellness Center opened in February, 2001, in a cozy, early 19th Century house at the corner of Rectory and W. Salisbury Streets in Pittsboro’s historic district. It is the culmination of a dream of two psychotherapists, Nancy Garson-Angert, Ed.M, LPC, and Elizabeth (Libba) Adams, MSW, LCSW. Nancy and Libba had been introduced by a mutual friend several years earlier, and soon discovered that they shared a vision of the kind of practice they wanted to develop. The practice model they share uses wellness, rather than pathology, as a foundation and starting point, focusing on clients’ strengths, and integrating approaches to include the physical as well as the emotional/spiritual and family/community aspects of a person’s life.

Nancy and Libba came to this shared dream as each of them wanted to practice more collaboratively with others. Both have over 25 years experience, and had arrived at a wholistic approach to their practices through firsthand experience of how a mind/body approach can enhance counseling outcomes. Both offer counseling and psychotherapy for adults, couples, and groups needing assistance with grief work, depression, anxiety, life transitions, recovery from substance abuse, and personal trauma, or who simply wish to enhance personal growth. Nancy also practices EMDR, a specialized approach for victims of traumatic experiences, and is a certified bereavement counselor. Libba also works with older children and adolescents, as well as with older adults, and professionals wishing to acheive personal/professional balance. Nancy, who trained at Harvard, had practiced at the Wholistic Health Center in Carrboro; and Libba, whose training began at Tulane, practiced at the PathWays Center and at Deerwood Center in Chapel Hill, before moving their practices to home offices several years ago. They decided to collaborate, and develop the Wellness Center, in part to combat the isolation that private practice can bring.

Both Nancy and Libba wanted to establish practices outside Chapel Hill/Carrboro, and were drawn to Pittsboro for many reasons, including its being close to Libba’s home, and convenient for Nancy, as well as they fell in love with Pittsboro’s charm and friendly atmosphere. At first, they explored a plan to rent office space in town, but when their "dream house" went on the market, it was clear that they needed to buy the house for their own practices, and offer office space to others to rent.

The Chatham Wellness Center offers alternative or complementary therapies, such as therapeutic massage, acupuncture and Oriental/herbal medicine, in addition to traditional counseling and psychotherapy. The practitioners currently practicing at the Center along with Libba and Nancy, include Cathy Edwards, LBMT, LPC, who practices therapeutic massage, traditional psychotherapy and energy psychology; Shelley Fields, LMFT, who practices individual as well as couples’ and family therapy; and Jade Pierce, L.Ac., who practices Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. David Rademacher, MA, LPC, LPA, who practices psychotherapy and conducts psychological evaluations will be joining the Center in July.

The Chatham Wellness Center also serves as a community-service location for massage therapists in training at the Body Therapy Institute. Chatham Wellness Center also offers office space for rent, and meeting space for groups and community gatherings. Retreats and workshops for groups as well as planning meetings, and even a wine/cheese tasting/benefit for a community project are planned. The Wellness Center houses a complete kitchen, and many rooms in which to spread out into breakout sessions. The basement houses Libba’s pottery studio, and is well-suited to those on the short side, as folks were much more "vertically-challenged" in the 19th Century than nowadays.

The overall feeling of this cozy, rambling old house evokes memories of "my grandmother’s house", says one neighbor. The yard is beautifully landscaped, including rare winter honeysuckle, and pear, peach, apricot and apple trees. In the Summer, folks are welcome to pick pears from the heirloom pear tree in the front yard. There are abundant black walnuts in the Fall, available for gathering up.

To schedule an appointment, or to establish a time to look at office space, please call (919) 542-6868.

Thursday, June 12 – Walking Bones Jazz Trio featuring vocalist Nancy Dragotta (Jazz)

The Walking Bones Jazz Trio, comprised of guitarists Mike Armstrong and Chad Hallyburton, bassist playing Tom Daly, and featuring vocalist Nancy Dragotta. The group performs a wide variety of jazz and jazz-influenced standards and originals. The smoky vocal stylings of Ms. Dragotta are highlighted on well-known tunes such as "Summertime", "Stormy Weather", and "What a Wonderful World," while she demonstrates her penchant for belting out the blues on upbeat numbers including "Stormy Monday." Instrumental pieces range from the slow and sweet "Stella by Starlight" to up-tempo and surprising arrangements of "Autumn Leaves," "Seven Steps to Heaven", and "Blue Monk."

Whether performing tunes by jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, and Louis Armstrong, or featuring their own originals, the Walking Bones Jazz Trio strives to gives its audiences what they want – fun, enjoyable, accessible jazz sounds.

Friday, June 13- Fiddling with a Dulcimer

Comprised of Rick Brockner & Cora Beth Bridges. There is a rich history of making and playing dulcimers and fiddles here in the state of North Carolina. The first time Rick Brockner saw a dulcimer up close he knew he could play it, even though he knew little about the instrument. Rick purchased that dulcimer and it has taken him on a musical journey he never dreamed of.

Cora Beth Bridges is a young and very talented new fiddler on the North Carolina acoustic music scene. She started her training as a classical musician. The freedom in bluegrass music is very different from the structure of classical music. Cora Beth was lucky to find common ground and she has been able to take off as a great player in both worlds. When Cora Beth heard Alison Krauss, the connection and vision of her own fiddling changed. Her goal became to make people feel the music and evoke emotion, just as Alison’s music did for her.

" Fiddlin With A Dulcimer" is one of a kind music experience that will take you back in time and into the future of acoustic music. There is nothing else like it in the acoustic music scene today. Come and experience the mountain music of yesteryear, and the mountain music of the future.

Saturday, June 14- Maia Derewicz, Mark Derewicz and Andrew Schatzberg (singer/ songwriters)

Maia Derewicz, a singer/songwriter from North Carolina, draws her inspiration from her various travels which have taken her around the world as well as the power of faith, the search for truth and her belief in divine guidance to foster spiritual growth. Maia feels blessed to have the gift of music, which she considers to be the ladder to the soul. She will be featuring songs from her forthcoming CD of unique spiritual folk songs. She will also perform with her husband, Mark Derewicz as a duo.

Daybreakers Unite! Mark Derewicz and Andrew Schatzberg, formerly of the Chapel Hill band The Daybreakers, will perform an acoustic show. Each will also perform solo material throughout the evening.

Schatzberg and Derewicz haven’t performed together in two years but continued their careers on separate paths. Derewicz began collaborating with his wife, while Schatzberg moved to Santa Cruz to start another band called Oceanous. Schatzberg, now living in Asheville, continued to forge ahead in typical Daybreaker style, layering guitars, samples and keyboards. Mark Derewicz, on the other hand, decided to learn how to play the guitar, without relying on special effects and Schatzberg’s Fender twin reverb amp. The duo will perform stripped down Daybreaker songs, as well as new songs. The evening should be full of laughs at the least, and spiritual highs, thanks to Maia, at the most.

C.A.R.E Orphan(s) of the Week

The Chatham Animal Rescue & Education (C.A.R.E), is an all volunteer, non-profit humane society that promotes respect and understanding for all animals, acts as a community resource for animal issues, and provides quality care for rescued animals in a foster home network. For more information, please visit www.chathamanimalrescue.org or call 542-5757.

Meet... Josie

Meet Josie. This sweet female Labrador Retriever mix, now just about 7 months old, loves to be held and patted. Whenever she is getting attention she wags all over and makes funny little noises. Josie loves to romp and play outside in her fenced-in yard with her other foster buddies. She has a sweet manner and even temperment, and gets along well with cats and dogs, making her suitable as either a single pet or as a companion to other animals. She is crate-trained, current on vaccines and will be spayed soon. Josie needs a home of her own where she can be given all the love and attention she deserves.

Chatham Shelter Spotlight (on behalf of the Chatham County Animal Shelter)
Featuring... Kittens, Kittens, Kittens!

Join the Chatham County Animal Shelter in celebrating June as ADOPT-A-SHELTER-CAT month! We have wonderful cats and kittens of all personalities, colors and sizes who urgently need loving homes. Troy and Trina are just two of the many beautiful kittens at CCAS. Please visit us and bring home your new best friend! Hours M-F 9 am-4 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm. Located on Landfill Rd. off 64 west. For more information, call 542-7203.