Orchard House Cafe

Saturday, July 31, Live Music with Singer/Songwriter Cynthia Summers and Multi-Instrumentalist Gregory Lynch, 8 PM

Cynthia Summers’s music is genuine, honest, and clear. She writes about everyday events and feelings, but does so in a way that makes them poignant and new. Cynthia has been a featured performer at the NJ Folk Festival, The Minstrel, The NJ Folk Project Fall Festival, Riverspace Arts and many other venues for acoustic music. Her debut CD, Love at Every Turn, was produced at Signature Sounds and released by RedTree Music. Gregory Lynch joins her on guitar, mandolin, and fiddle. http://www.cynthiasummers.com/ Suggested donation: $15 ($10 students and seniors)
Saturday, July 24 Karlie Bruce & Chris Parrello, 8 PM

Australian singer/songwriter Karlie Bruce and New York born guitarist/composer Chris Parrello come together for an evening of original music that artfully combines modern jazz, chamber music and popular song. http://www.karliebruce.com/ Suggested donation: $10
Saturday, July 17, Katarina Boudreaux…and the Lagniappes, 8 PM

South Louisiana via Texas to Connecticut - vocalist, pianist, songwriter Katarina Boudreaux's music speaks (yells, cries, roars, laughs) where words fall silent. In a groovilicious style of bluesy jazz that rocks, she incorporates her love of sung word with melody. She released her second album Thesia in April, and is writing for a third. Katarina on piano and vocals, joined by Derek Currier on sax, Dan Bianchini on upright bass, and Jacob Habegger on drums. Come get your groove on! For more information see www.katarinaboudreaux.com Suggested donation $10
Saturday, July 10 Jon Lijoi Quintet, 8 PM Enjoy an evening with the Jon Lijoi Quintet.

Saturday, July 10 Jon Lijoi Quintet, 8 PM Enjoy an evening with the Jon Lijoi Quintet. Drawing inspiration from bebop to hip-hop and everything in between the music of Jon Lijoi will speak to any fan of live music. Featuring some of New York City's brightest up and coming jazz stars, Chris Lijoi, Deen Anbar, Alex Raderman and Mike Rinne, their beautiful influences of jazz, soul and blues shine through in Jon's music and it will be a night that one will not soon forget. http://www.jonlijoi.com Suggested donation: $10
Wednesday, July 7, Poetry Reading with Abraham Burickson, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, July 7, Poetry Reading with Abraham Burickson, 7:30 PM Abraham Burickson will read from his new chapbook, Charlie, which has just been published by Codhill Press. Burickson is a poet, essayist, and conceptual artist. His work has appeared widely, in such publications as Blackbird, The Painted Bride Quarterly and the Best New Poets 2008 Anthology. Burickson is also founder of the San Francisco-based performance group Odyssey Works and currently teaches writing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Suggested donation: $6
Saturday, June 26, The Forgotten Language of Children, 8 PM

Saturday, June 26, The Forgotten Language of Children, 8 PM A talk by Lillian Firestone, author of The Forgotten Language of Children (Indications Press, 2010) Both a memoir and a call to action, this book is the first comprehensive account of the principles and methods of education as practiced by G. I. Gurdjieff and his pupils. Filled with unique unpublished accounts, many written by the children themselves, the book is an essential contribution to the Fourth Way literature. It offers adults a key to the forgotten language of children and provides the reader with a clear and immediate representation of how it can be accessed and effectively applied to real life. “Irresistibly vivid and truly useful.” - Peter Brook, theater and film director. “Lillian Firestone brings to life the amazing work started in the sixties... the conscious living of the evolutionary life.” - Tenzin Robert Thurman, professor of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, author of 24 books including Circling the Sacred Mountain and The Jewel Tree of Tibet.
Saturday, June 19, An evening with Joel Kaminer and friends, 8 PM

Saturday, June 19, An evening with Joel Kaminer and friends, 8 PM Join us for an evening of original and very, very honest acoustic songs with a folksy/bluesy flavor. Visit his website: Joelkaminer.com Suggested donation: $10
Wednesday, June 16, Manhattan Valley Ramblers, 7 PM

Wednesday, June 16, Manhattan Valley Ramblers, 7 PM This band draws on old-time, bluegrass and rural ballad traditions recorded in the first half of the 20th century. Their music combines fiddle/banjo instrumentals with the harmony singing that is a staple of country and bluegrass. John Saroyan plays banjo, guitar and mandolin and has performed at the New Orleans JazzFest and North Carolina’s MerleFest. Bill Christophersen plays fiddle and guitar and currently performs with the bluegrass bands Rock-House Gamblers and American Flyer. Suggested donation $15 ($10 seniors and students)
Saturday, June 12 Live Music with Guitarist John Guth, 8 PM

Saturday, June 12 Live Music with Guitarist John Guth, 8 PM Singer-songwriter John Guth is a guitarist and composer as well as a producer and audio engineer. He has toured and/or recorded with many well known artists including Bob Gibson, Tom Paxton, Mimi Farina, Susanne Vega, Judy Collins, Red Grammer, Tom Chapin, Paul Winter, Galt MacDermot, Michael Wolff, Jordan Rudess, and Peter Allen. His music opens and closes the Grammy winning audio book production of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He recorded, mixed and mastered and played guitar on the 2005 Grammy nominated CD Some Assembly Required by Tom Chapin. He did mixing and recording for The Naked Brothers Band on Nickleodeon. Recently he mixed and mastered Just You, Just Me by Regis and Joy Philbin. He occasionally ventures forth from his recording studio in Valley Cottage, NY to perform his songs and guitar excursions. In progress is an album of John’s songs featuring the amazing Howard Levy on harmonica. John is also working on an album by Elliott Glick of Starving Artist fame. His website is johnguthmusic.com Suggested donation: $15 ($10 students and seniors)
Friday, June 11, Live Music with Jon and Lynn, 8 PM

Friday, June 11, Live Music with Jon and Lynn, 8 PM Jon and Lynn’s arrangements express the essence of the American Songbook, 60’s Pop and contemporary jazz. Jon Burr, acoustic bass virtuoso, has worked with Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Stephane Grappelli, Barbara Cook and others. Artist/curator Lynn Stein returns to her musical roots as a vocalist. “Now you might think that a vocal and string bass duo would sound a bit thin, but let me assure you, it's not at all. This is one of the most musical renditions I've come across in years and I've found myself not only returning to it time and time again, but also recommending it to friends. It's beautiful. What a delight!”- William Duckworth, Composer “Jon Burr and Lynn Stein of Jon & Lynn are a jazz/pop duo from the NYC area that combine the distinctive sound of the upright bass and voice into a mesmerizing combo that makes you think there’s a big band playing instead of just the two of them…” - Darryl Gregory, Unsigned Underground Suggested donation: $10

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