July « 2009 « Orchard House Cafe

Saturday, August 8, 2009, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. STEP ON “THE PATH” WITH THE EDITORS OF PARABOLA.

Saturday, August 8, 2009, 7:30 - 9:30 PM STEP ON "THE PATH" WITH THE EDITORS OF PARABOLA Step on "The Path" with master storyteller Diane Wolkstein, novelist Gioia Timpanelli, author Roger Lipsey, Jeff Zaleski, Bob Doto, Tracy Cochran, and other editors and friends of Parabola. We will tell stories, play music and otherwise explore the theme of "The Path." Come join us as we seek our way to the top of the mountain and the center of ourselves. Suggested donation: $15 ($10 students and seniors)

Thursday, August 6, 7:30-9:30 PM The Gurdjieff Teaching: An Ongoing Study

Thursday, August 6, 7:30-9:30 PM The Gurdjieff Teaching: An Ongoing Study Continuing the meetings of April, May and June with representatives of the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York to explore various aspects of G. I. Gurdjieff 's ideas and teaching. Tonight’s theme: “Sleep and Awakening” Reservations are recommended: GurdjieffEvent@gmail.com or 718-512-8616 Suggested donation: $10

Saturday, August 1, Dave Shapiro and The Cranky Romantics, 8 PM.

Dave Shapiro co-wrote and produced the iconic theme for the Charlie Rose Show on PBS. But don’t let that funky jazz stuff fool you. Dave’s new project is deeply rooted in folk, blues, rock and country. His band, The Cranky Romantics, plays original material from his alt-country CD, Love & Gasoline, and an entertaining mix of traditional bluegrass, ragtime, finger-picking and classic rock. If you like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, John Prine, the Beatles with a little Jerry Garcia on the side, you'll have a good time. The Cranky Romantics are Dave on guitar and vocals, Sam McPherson on bass & vocals and Jim Kendrick on mandolin & vocals. Suggested donation $8

Wednesday, July 15, Poetry Reading, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, July 15, Poetry Reading, 7:30 PM Please join us for an evening of poetry with Abraham Burickson A poet and essayist, Burickson's writing explores the nature of experience and memory, and the porous barrier between the self and the world. His work has been published widely, in such periodicals as The New Orleans Review, Blackbird, Time Out Chicago, and the Best New Poets 2008 Anthology. In 2001 he founded the experimental performance group Odyssey Works. (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49720402901) He is the director of the Odyssey Lab Summer Institute, a series of retreats where artists from across the country gather to investigate essential questions about art and performance. In 2008 Burickson received his MFA in poetry and playwriting from the Michener Center for Writers in Austin. He has received a Millay Arts Colony fellowship, a NARI Design Award, and a James A. Michener Fellowship. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at the Academy of Art University=2 0and Centenary College. Suggested donation : $5 Reservations recommended: email requests to orchardhousecafe@gmail.com 1064 First Ave. | New York City, NY.10022 | @ 58th ST. | 212-371-1170