Orchard House Cafe

Saturday, May 19, Live Music: Lazy Aces, 8 PM

Saturday, May 19, Live Music: Lazy Aces, 8 PM Bill Christopherson and Dave Howard are two of the three founding members of the Lazy Aces, a string band whose music ranges from Texas rags to Appalachian ballads, from modal melodies to dance tunes. The band, which later morphed into an electric honky-tonk band, performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Alta Sierra Dance Camp (Calif), the Spring Fling Dance Weekend (NC) and other dance camps and festivals and recorded "Still Lazy After All These Years" for the Marimac label. Dave and Bill have worked together in several bands besides the Aces. They teamed up for Pinewoods American Week, where they performed old-time and early country and bluegrass songs and tunes drawn from the likes of Arthur Smith, the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Skip Gorman, the Louvin Brothers, Hank Williams and Ray Price. Both can be heard on the CD "Hell & High Water." Suggested donation $15 ($10 students and seniors)
Friday, May 25 (New Date!), “Seeing the World with a Sense of Wonder – Ideas and Activities from Science and the Arts for Children from 9 to 99: A workshop. Peter Kahan will read selected sections from his wonderfully inspiring book, Seeing the World with a Sense of Wonder and then participants will try some activities from the book.

Friday, May 18, “Seeing the World with a Sense of Wonder – Ideas and Activities from Science and the Arts for Children from 9 to 99: A workshop. Peter Kahan will read selected sections from his wonderfully inspiring book, Seeing the World with a Sense of Wonder and then participants will try some activities from the book. "Peter has done a great service by writing and publishing this book. Not only will it be an enjoyable book for many children, but it presents a coherent set of ideas that can serve as a very good starting point for the readers to understand more and more about themselves and the world."- Shimon Malin, Author of Nature Loves to Hide and The Eye that Sees Itself Each participant will receive a free copy of this book under the condition that they promise to try at least one more activity on their own at a later time. For reservations please email orchardhousecafe@gmail.com Limited to 30 participants. http://www.whaleylakehomepress.com Suggested donation: $10
Thursday, May 17, Writer’s Read: Big Words, Etc. 6:30 PM

Thursday, May 17, Writer’s Read: Big Words, Etc. 6:30 PM We are pleased to continue our new monthly reading series for writers hosted by Stacey Kahn and Jess Martinez. Born and raised in New York, Stacey Kahn is a freelance writer and teacher. She received her MFA in nonfiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College and likes to write about things she loves but lacks talent in, like music and science. Jess Martinez graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Writing from SUNY Purchase. She is currently an Associate Producer for a show at Joe’s Pub & teaches botched Spanish to pre-schoolers. A native New Yorker, she was raised in a borough that is not Brooklyn. Suggested donation: $5
Sunday, May 13, “The Gurdjieff Teaching and the Bhagavad Gita”

Sunday, May 13, “The Gurdjieff Teaching and the Bhagavad Gita” A talk by Ravi Ravindra: 6:30-8:30 PM The Bhagavad Gita is the single most important text to emerge from India. Many people, for example, Aldous Huxley, regard it to be the basis of what is called ‘perennial philosophy.’ The teaching in the Bhagavad Gita, as in the Gurdjieff Work, is very much a teaching in the middle of the battle of life, while the warrior at the same time remains above the battle. We will explore some major similarities and differences in the two teachings. Ravi Ravindra is an internationally known author and speaker. In addition to a profound study of the great traditions, he has had a long-standing and serious engagement with spiritual search. He has been nourished by his close association with Krishnamurti, with Zen and with the Gurdjieff Work. At present Dr. Ravi Ravindra is a Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, from where he retired as Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, Professor of International Development Studies and Adjunct Professor of Physics. http://www.ravindra.ca/Events.html Suggested donation $15 ($10 students and seniors)
Saturday, May 12, Live Music: John Scardina and Friends, 8 PM

Saturday, May 12, Live Music: John Scardina and Friends, 8 PM John Scardina and Friends is a group of musicians playing songs of peace and hope, using music as a creative response to the insanity of war and poverty. We combine originals with covers of our favorite artists - a set might include Stan Rogers, Bonnie Raitt, Mose Allison, and Mavis Staples! Musicians on any given night might include John Scardina (guitar, mandolin, recorder, vocals, songwriter), Lucille Rivin (vocals, songwriter), Rich Aldred (bass, vocals), Dave Van Metre (vocals), Chris Barr (percussion), and Jeff Bones (guitar synthesizer). Suggested donation: $10
Friday, May 11, HOT JAZZ RETURNS, 8 PM

Friday, May 11, HOT JAZZ RETURNS, 8 PM Back by popular demand another series of Hot Jazz with Stafford Ordahl and his Transcaucasian Hot Peppers featuring Stafford on piano, Don Olson, sax, Jeff Kane, drums, Charlie Muggles, bass, Demian Simms, guitar and vocalist, Ali Gilheany. No gloom no doom! Just toe-tapping, red-hot, good-time, 1920s to 1940s style jazz! Suggested donation: $10
Saturday, May 5, ACOUSTIC SATURDAY, 8PM

Saturday, May 5, ACOUSTIC SATURDAY, 8PM Acoustic Saturday is an ongoing series at Orchard House Cafe. Curated by local songwriter Dan Costello, http://www.dancostellomusic.com the series offers intimate concerts with some of New York’s best independent talent. Costello hosts and performs, joined by three guest artists. This month’s guest artists: Phoebe Kreutz, Debe Dalton, The Elastic No-No Band, and Dan and Rachel. Suggested donation: $5
Friday, May 4, Global Spirit Film Series: Dreams, Visions and Realities, 8 PM

Friday, May 4, Global Spirit Film Series: Dreams, Visions and Realities, 8 PM Where does your consciousness "go" at night when you sleep? For many Western psychologists, dreaming provides an opportunity for the rational mind to encounter its unconscious intuitions, associations, and inner guidance -- an awareness not easily accessible during our highly-structured "awake" lives. In this Global Spirit program, host Phil Cousineau presents different interpretations and domains of dreaming -- blending recent scientific discoveries from an American dream specialist with rare insights on the native wisdom of "The Dreamtime" by an Australian Aboriginal elder. Admission is FREE
Saturday, APRIL 28, LIVE MUSIC Bibi Farber

Saturday, APRIL 28, LIVE MUSIC Bibi Farber Bibi Farber, songwriter and guitarist from New York City, offers an evening of imaginative, acoustic pop/rock. Bibi’s music is upbeat, driving, rich in hooks and melodies with influences ranging from 60s and 70s pop, to harder edged indie rock, to American roots traditions. Her original songs have been used in over 150 TV shows, (cable, network and PBS) as well as online (A&E promo for The Sopranos), videos and DVDs (Scrubs: Season Two, “Popular” (Disney) and commercials; including a national spot for Kodak. Her lyrics tend to veer far from conventional pop, however, often heading straight for dark subjects like Peak Oil, and economic collapse. Doesn't mean there isn't room for some humor -- and much optimism! http://www.myspace.com/bibifarber http://www.bandmine.com/artist/music/bibifarber/1251493 Suggested donation: $5
Saturday, APRIL 21, Live Music, Hot Jazz Returns, 8 PM

Saturday, APRIL 21, Live Music, Hot Jazz Returns, 8 PM Back by popular demand another series of Hot Jazz with Stafford Ordahl and his Transcaucasian Hot Peppers featuring Stafford on piano, Don Olson, sax, Jeff Kane, drums, Demian Simms, guitar and vocalist, Ali Gilheany. No gloom no doom! Just toe-tapping, red-hot, good-time, 1920s to 1940s style jazz! Suggested donation: $10

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