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Sunday Brunch and Garden Series! |
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Join us for Brunch THIS SUNDAY! 10am to 2pm For the first time ever - the General Store Cafe is offering SUNDAY BRUNCH! Come enjoy eggs, fruit, sweet bread and more. Only $9.95 (if you attend the garden class the brunch is included in your fee!) Yes! We cater! First Rate Catering for any event! General Store Café can provide delicious, freshly made food for your event! Experienced Chef Daphne Lagasse, formerly of Nomadic Catering Company, will cook up a special meal that your guests will rave about for a very long time. Catering is available for every meal type and occasion - breakfast platters, corporate lunch platters, Hors D' Oeuvres, dinner entrees for casual get togethers and full dinners for formal events. Please contact Chef Daphne by sending an email to catering@thegeneralstorecafe.com General Store Café Space Available for Rent on Sundays Want to have a party, retreat, or business meeting, but don't have the space? Currently the General Store Café is available to rent on certain Sundays. For more information, please email info@thegeneralstorecafe.com White Buffalo Spirit Stick Raffle! Only $1.00 Buy a raffle ticket and get the chance to win a unique White Buffalo spirit stick while supporting this talented and generous member of Chatham County!
The decoration of each stick is detailed and individually unique, painted with bright colors, some decorated with beads, feathers, and attached bells. Support this fine member of Chatham County! Raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or buy 11 for $10.00. Raffle tickets are available for sale at the counter of the General Store Cafe. The drawing will be held on June 21st at the Chatham's Art's ClydeFest! |
This Sunday - Get Down and Dirty with Ginny Gregory's Container Garden Series at the General Store Cafe - Brunch included! Our very own, Ginny Gregory, designer of the beautiful flower arrangements, will be offering several gardening workshops over the next six months. Come in to the store and sign up for these lovely Sunday Workshops with Brunch (just make sure you sign up for the first one no later than early next week - as space is limited). The garden workshop series includes:
Don't waste time, as there is a limited number of spaces per class. Sign up now! The cost is $30 per person, $35 for walk-ins (if space allows), and covers brunch, handouts, interactive lecture, and demonstration. Buy the entire series up front (7 classes) for only $150.00 (which is a $95.00 savings off the walk in price!). The Garden classes will be held every third Sunday of every month. Morning session classes are from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and afternoon classes are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
The Brunch will be available to everyone. Even if you are not interested in the garden class, all are welcome to enjoy a delicious, hearty brunch that will occur during "Garden Class Sundays!" |
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Chatham and Orange June and July 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.Thursday, June 19- Benefit Concert, "Good Vibrations: Musica para La Isla." (7pm -2am) Don't miss this wonderful night of music featuring Tain Collins (singer/songwriter), Kickin Grass (Bluegrass), Carolina Blues (blues), Big Money Grip (funk/jam), Spectac (hip hop), Apple Juice Orchestra (electronica), and Samecumba (Latin). Join us for this benefit concert at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. All proceeds will go to building a community center and children's park in La Isla, Metapan, El Salvador. The campus organization behind this project is Mu-Jeres; their web address is www.mu-jeres.org, if you'd like to know more about them. Saturday, June 21 - ClydeFest It’s a celebration of Clyde Jones with art, music and fun for all ages. Clyde Jones will work with children to paint their own "Clyde Critter." Live music, folk artists will display their work, and great food. Tickets are $7 per person, $5 for CCAC members, and children 12 and under are free! Come out and support the Chatham County Arts Council! The location of the Clyde Fest has been changed to SHAKORI HILLS FESTIVAL SITE on HENDERSON TANYARD ROAD in lovely Chatham County. Saturday, June 21- 3rd Annual Dining with Friends! The Chatham Social Health Council, dedicated to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diesase prevention, is holding its 3rd annual Dining with Friends event this Saturday June 21st from 4pm -7pm at a beautiful 100 year old farmhouse in Silk Hope! The purpose of the event is to bring together those who are passionate about stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS and STD's while celebrating the lives of those we've lost to AIDS, and the accomplishments of the Council over the past year. Currently AIDS is the leading cause of death in the African American Community (ages 18-49) and the Council is the only agency in Chatham solely dedicated to HIV and STD prevention in the African American and Latino Communities. There will be yummy food and drinks as well as a ceremony to honor those people who have especially shined in their dedication to this work over the past year. This event will give you the opportunity to make the donation of your choice to such an important mission, and in return you'll receive great hospitality, food, and the wonderful feeling that you're supporting a very worthy cause. Please RSVP to Liz Ryan at lizpetlover@earthlink.net or call her at 919-545-0672. Sunday, June 22 - 2+1 Studio Opening at Blue Heron Farmhouse Two new artists on the Chatham Open Studio Tour, Marty Broda and Norma Hawthorne, and Franklin, NC, artist Laura Klein will show their work at the 1860's historic farmhouse on Blue Heron Farm. Marty Broda aka Spirit Stick Woman, creates handcrafted Gaia Sticks embellished with shells, feathers, fur, shell and other natural material. Working intuitively and inspired by her youth in Maine and New Hampshire, Marty fashions staffs, walking sticks, wands, and talking sticks from found objects. Each is unique, symbolic of life's challenge, hopes, good luck. Many hang as art and make unique gifts. Her work can be seen at her Synchronia studio and at NC festivals, fairs and markets. Norma Hawthorne is a fibre artist who creates original scarves and wraps that are free-flowing accessories perfect for adding just the right accent to daily dressing. This studio opening features airy silks, linens, cottons and rayons that are often hand-woven and/or dyed. Hawthorne studied fine art and design at California State University at Northridge and continued to create textile art while living in San Francisco. Her work can also be seen at Gallery 18 in Pittsboro or by appointment. Laura Klein started Totally Wired after she moved to Franklin, NC from Taos, New Mexico. She creates whimsical vases, votive lanterns, rooters, bird houses, and other fun home and garden decor using twisted wire, colorful marbles, antique and recycled bottles, jars and insulators. She is represented in Asheville galleries (Dirt, Screen Door, Mountain Made), at Granville Gallery in Franklin, and at The Market in Dillard, GA. She holds the BFA from Indiana University, and has participated in juried shows in Indiana and New Mexico. For directions to Blue Heron Farm: www.normahawthorne.com/html/upcoming.htm Wednesday, June 25- Community Panel Discussion on Growth and Development in Chatham (7:00 pm) A Panel of knowledgeable people will discuss issues that concern all Chathaminites. The topic will be "Good Stewardship of th Land: A Win/ Win for Everyone." Chatham Citizens for Effective Communities (CCEC) has chosen this topic because of interest in the Ordinance for Compact Communities that is presently being drafted by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board. For more information contact a member of the CCEC. Mary Bastin at bastinm@aol.com, Jim Granger at jaglrc@worldnet.att.net, Rita Spina at rkspina@mindspring.com and Loyse Hurley at loyse@msn.com Thursday, June 26 - Hearts-on-Fire Retreat at the Windsong Retreat and Learning Center Take a day to fan the flames of your heart. The day will begin with a session of gentle yoga focused on opening the heart, followed by meditation to deepen this experience. After lunch you can delight in a session of Chi dance followed by an energizing yoga experience. We encourage you to make the day your own by using Windsong and the sessions as a resource. If what you need is to sit by the pond all day, please do so. You are welcome to come for all or part of the day. Led by Anna Cassilly & Terry Otto. 9am -4pm. Pre-register by calling 919-542-2611 or email us at windsongretreat@mindspring.com. Suggested fee is $30 to $70. Windsong Retreat and Learning Center is a non-profit organization. Saturday, June 28 - Summer Constellation and Planet Viewing Join astronomers from UNC'S Morehead Planetarium to view Jupiter and learn how to identify the summer triangle and other summer constellations. Meet at Ebenezer Beach. Viewing lasts from 9 to 11 p.m. No fee charged for entrance after 8pm. For more info, please call 919-362-0586 Saturday, June 28- Check out the Vegi-Oil Powered Vehicle and Live Music! Elena Everett, co-chairperson of the N.C. Green Party and a student at NCSU, will be bringing the NC Greens' Lean, Mean, Green Machine to the Pittsboro's Farmers Market on Thursday (3:30-6:30), June 26 and to the Pittsboro General Store Cafe, Saturday (11:00am-6:00pm), June 28. Come and put your head under the hood of this used vegi-oil fueled vehicle and let Elena show you how it works. Elena started this statewide demonstration tour at the Rachel Carson Birthday Fest in Wilmington on June 6 and will end it back in Wilmington on July 31. Check out the daily "BLOG" of her odyssey on www.ncgreenbus.com. Reagan Cole, David King, and other local folk musicians will be playing their own original folk music compositions and other old time folk favorites at the Saturday afternoon event at the General Store Cafe, beginning at lunch time. Bring your instrument and join in the fun. Information about the N.C. Green Party and a Ballot Access Petition you can sign to help get Green candidates on the 2004 N.C. ballot will also be at both Thursday and Saturday events. Thursday, July 3- Haw River Assembly Cooks at Weaver Street on the Lawn! 6pm-8pm The Haw River Assembly will be raising funds by cooking the food at the outdoor "Weaver St. Market After Hours" in Carrboro. Weaver Street’s "After Hours" is held every Thursday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. on the lawn of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro with live music, food, wine and beer, and lots of friends! Haw River Assembly volunteers will be serving a menu of grilled chicken (free-range organic from WSM) or grilled tempeh, with a yogurt/garlic sauce and fresh veggies on pita, plus grilled corn. All for $7! The band playing on the lawn that evening will be "Different Drum" - world beat. Come out for a great evening and support the Assembly at the same time. Volunteers are still needed - for more information about helping out, or about the event, please call (919) 542-5790. |
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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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If
you have admired the lovely potted flower arrangements that brightens
up our storefront, and have wondered how you can create this for yourself,
then you're in luck!
The first seminar (Sunday, June 22) is entitled, "Window
Boxes: Horizontal Garden Magic." - Five different Varieties
of Containers with a Multitude of Planting Options.
Call Vance or Jenny Lynn at the
General Store Cafe for reservations at 919-542-2432. 
This
darling female Shepherd mix is now about nine months old. She
is one of a litter of five, all of which are very energetic and
playful with each other. Belatrix is the shy one and requires
a little extra patience before warming up to humans, but she
loves attention once she gets to know you. She loves to run around
outside, so she will need someone to take long walks with or
a fenced yard. She has responded well to crate training and lets
you know when she needs to go out. She also gets along well with
the foster family's three dogs. She is still uncertain around
the foster family's cat, but her reaction has been
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. Cutie Pie and
Peanut 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.