Friday, February 3rd 2012
8pm $10
“Nashville Style Songwriter’s Round” Featuring: Carrie Johnson, Kristen Graves, Al Raebuck, Marc Douglas Berardo and Jennifer Lowe.
Carrie Johnson
Kristen Graves
Saturday February 4th, 2012
10:30am to 12:00pm – Doors open: 10:15am
Suggested donation: $5
Annaita is a Spiritual & Holistic Healer who recently moved to Middletown, CT from India. Experienced in applying varied healing modalities to a wide range of situations, her primary focus has been to heal through empowerment.
In these inter-active workshops, Annaita shares her deep understanding of life, holism and spirituality enabling you to rise above life’s challenges, live a healthy, fulfilled & confident life.
You will explore simple concepts of living in awareness that: open you up to the wonders of life; discover who you are; let go of fear and all that keeps you stuck. You create your reality and as co-creator of this world, find out how you can bring to it and you, peace, harmony, health and abundance.
Life is never easy and change only happens when we change from within. In today’s climate of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
A Workshop: Aligned With Source is an Inter-Active talk/workshop with a purpose of bringing understanding to life’s challenges and empowering us to deal with them. 2011 brought up issues that we needed to focus on for growth in various areas of our lives, both personal & global. As we settle into the 2012 we are once again being reminded of what more we need to keep or let go of. This will be an ongoing process in this new age as we continually adjust our perspectives to align with new and finer energies. This session will enable you to see through to what is needed now as a key to continuing the processes already started with smooth transitioning.
Saturday February 4th, 2012
8pm $10
The Zero Dollar Trio is a blend of chamber jazz meets free improvisation diving into a multitude of sounds, textures and grooves.
Nick Di Maria – Flugelhorn, Cornet, Melodica
Jaime Paul Lamb – String Bass
Mike Rasimas - Percussion
Nick DiMaria has been busy hitting the local jazz scene since graduating from college.
Nick has had the opportunity to perform and work with Eddie Henderson (professor of jazz at Julliard), Jeremy Pelt, Rich Clymer (of the New Haven Symphony and Brooklyn Ballet) and many others. Nick has been an important member of groups including his own Nick DiMaria Quartet, The Dharma Bums, Dave Hillyard & the Rocksteady 7
and the New Haven Improvisors Collective. He has been fortunate to play all over the country playing for audiences large and small.
Nick primarily works with his quartet, which has played all over Connecticut and New York including The Shrine in Harlem, Park Central in Hamden and the Old School Saloon and Bistro in New Haven.
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“Cooking for Peace and Social Justice”
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. Anyone is welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.
FOOD FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PROFIT
FIRST MONDAYS – WESU OPEN MIC
$3-5 suggested donation
7:30 sign up
8:00 start
Friday, February 10th, 2012
8pm
$10 /$5 Students
An evening of jazz, classic rock and swing featuring the music of such artists as Michael Buble, Natalie Cole, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, Chicago, Santana, and Steely Dan—delivered by a high-energy nine-piece group of experienced musicians and talented high school performers.
The Modern Riffs is a high-energy blend of experienced musicians and high school musicians who deliver the right combination of jazz, classic rock, and swing for each individual audience. Here are the members:
Alisha Kapur & David D’Auria ~ Lead Vocals
Kim DuBois ~ Bass and co-leader
Greg Matunas ~ Guitar
Connor Mccaffrey ~ Drums
Nathan Vanmeter ~ Keyboard
Corinne Cannon ~ Trombone & Vocals
Roz Goodrich ~ Trumpet
Bruce Phelps ~ Saxophone, Vocals & Leader
Additional Information:
The Modern Riffs pride themselves on bringing the right blend of recently popular music, classic rock, jazz and swing to each individual audience – Santana to Sinatra! As an example of their versatility, here are some of the varied venues where they have performed recently:
Saturday February 11th, 2012
10:30am to 12:00pm – Doors open: 10:15am
Suggested donation: $5
Annaita is a Spiritual & Holistic Healer who recently moved to Middletown, CT from India. Experienced in applying varied healing modalities to a wide range of situations, her primary focus has been to heal through empowerment.
In these inter-active workshops, Annaita shares her deep understanding of life, holism and spirituality enabling you to rise above life’s challenges, live a healthy, fulfilled & confident life.
You will explore simple concepts of living in awareness that: open you up to the wonders of life; discover who you are; let go of fear and all that keeps you stuck. You create your reality and as co-creator of this world, find out how you can bring to it and you, peace, harmony, health and abundance.
Life is never easy and change only happens when we change from within. In today’s climate of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
A Workshop: Aligned With Source is an Inter-Active talk/workshop with a purpose of bringing understanding to life’s challenges and empowering us to deal with them. Whether we have consciously or unconsciously worked at or even ignored the challenges presented to us in 2011 by the Universe, we need to make those & more shifts now. This in turn leads to a deeper understanding of who you are. Some will feel the urge to move in new directions, some will be clearer of their further role in existing situations & occupations. Empowered with this clarity & urge, now is the time to sow the seeds of the course you wish to take and to new paths you wish to forge. During this continued workshop, you will be prompted to commit Self in new directions. For those who are still unsure or confused, come & be open to exploring with courage your deepest desires.
Saturday February 11th, 2012
8pm $10
Songwriters Circle: Diane Solomon, Paul Lombardo and Jim Paradis
The star quality, crisp and polished emotion of Diane Solomon’s performance – the classical influence in the deep and soulful strains of Paul Lombardo’s voice and guitar – the romantic, sappy, and sometimes irreverent lyrical twists to Jim Paradis’ music… These 3 seasoned songwriters are sure to have you laughing, crying and everything in between!
“Cooking for Peace and Social Justice”
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. Anyone is welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.
FOOD FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PROFIT
New Open Mic on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month
Starting February 12th
7:30 – 9:30 pm
$5 suggested donation.
Monday, 7:30pm sign-up, 8:00pm start
Every Monday, $3-
5 suggested donation – pay what you can
CALLING ALL POETS, MUSICIANS ……
The World’s a stage … the mic is OPEN!
This Open Mic is for YOU – the budding artist. Showcase your talents, nurture them with this supportive group. Recite a poem, sing a song, dance, read some spoken word, the microphone is yours for the asking. Community spirit prevails.
We have congas and a piano or BYO instrument. Ends around 9:30 – 10.
Refreshments available.
Monday, 7:30pm sign-up, 8:00pm start
Every Monday, $3-5 suggested donation – pay what you can
CALLING ALL POETS, MUSICIANS ……
The World’s a stage … the mic is OPEN!
This Open Mic is for YOU – the budding artist. Showcase your talents, nurture them with this supportive group. Recite a poem, sing a song, dance, read some spoken word, the microphone is yours for the asking. Community spirit prevails.
We have congas and a piano or BYO instrument. Ends around 9:30 – 10.
Refreshments available.
Wednesday– February 15, 2012
7:00 PM– Free / $5.00 suggested donation
The Connecticut Buddhist Film Festival is Sponsored by the New England Institute Of Buddhist Studies and the Buddhist Faith Fellowship
Un Buda is the brilliant feature film debut of director Diego Rafecas, a Zen teacher in Argentina. The film follows two brothers orphaned as children when their parents were taken by the military during the Dirty Wars of the 1970s in Argentina. Tomas (Agustin Markert) is now a drifting and withdrawn young man who experiments with ascetic practices and has an instinctive compassion for others. His older brother Rafael, played by Rafecas, is a university philosophy professor, detached and alone. Their struggles with each other and the world around them in Buenos Aires take a dramatic turn when they find themselves at a rural Zen center.
Friday February 17th, 2012
8pm $10
Shinbone Alley is three friends: Christopher Biase, Tyler Bussey, and Benedict Gagliardi.
The trio came together for the first time at the University of Connecticut in 2009, united by a shared interest in folk music, especially (but not limited to) Irish and American folk songs and fiddle tunes.
After months of informally trading songs and tunes, everywhere from hootenannies and farmer’s markets to small, lamp-lit house concerts, Ben finally got to thinking:
“Why don’t we start a band?” Thus, with an already-massive repertoire of traditional music in tow, Shinbone Alley was born.
Each of the three musicians brings something unique into the mix. As a youngster, Chris was instructed in the classical Suzuki method of violin; his interest in music hung on by a thread, and his rented fiddle inched ever closer to a blaze-of-glory, courtesy of the family fireplace. Yet, as fate would have it, the years to come would yield two invaluable sources of musical inspiration for Chris: the fiddlers Stacy Phillips and Joe Gerhard, who introduced him to various styles of traditional music. Before long, the young violinist was hooked. A couple fiddle camps and some useless New England Fiddle contest trophies later, Chris met up with Ben at UConn. The pair regularly attend sessions statewide and supply musical accompaniment for the UConn Irish Dance Club.
Tyler began playing folk music upon arriving at UConn in the fall of 2009. Primarily a guitarist, he was interested specifically in the folk music of Harry Smith’s Anthology, but through meeting Ben (and careful record collecting) he became enamored with the swirling, breathless melodies of traditional Irish tunes. A restless musical polymath, Tyler performs original, often highly experimental music when not playing folk tunes with Chris and Ben. He is often found performing his own hazy interpretations of old songs, occasionally accompanied by New Haven’s equally restless traditionalists, Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps.
From the fateful first moment Ben heard traditional Irish music by listening to a tattered old cassette tape, he knew he must learn to play. After a few rash eBay purchases and innumerable hours of practice, he hit the CT sessions to build a tune repertoire. Throughout the years, many musicians across the state have informally mentored him, including the men of The Morgans, who sparked his initial interest. During his freshman year at UConn, Ben joined a well-established and enduring traditional Irish band, Full Gael, and continues to play regularly with them. Recently, he has had the privilege of playing with Robbie O’Connell and Dan Milner at the 32nd Annual Mystic Sea Music Festival. Ben is a savvy multi-instrumentalist, yet his first and still greatest passion is the concertina.
When not performing as Shinbone Alley, the three can be found at the University of Connecticut, where all are still undergraduates, though they keep their respective instruments (and yes, that’s a lot of instruments) close at hand.
Saturday February 18th, 2012
10:30am to 12:30pm – Doors open: 10:15am
Suggested donation: $5
Annaita is a Spiritual & Holistic Healer who recently moved to Middletown, CT from India. Experienced in applying varied healing modalities to a wide range of situations, her primary focus has been to heal through empowerment.
In these inter-active workshops, Annaita shares her deep understanding of life, holism and spirituality enabling you to rise above life’s challenges, live a healthy, fulfilled & confident life.
You will explore simple concepts of living in awareness that: open you up to the wonders of life; discover who you are; let go of fear and all that keeps you stuck. You create your reality and as co-creator of this world, find out how you can bring to it and you, peace, harmony, health and abundance.
Life is never easy and change only happens when we change from within. In today’s climate of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
A Workshop: Aligned With Source is an Inter-Active talk/workshop with a purpose of bringing understanding to life’s challenges and empowering us to deal with them. In keeping with our workshops purpose to bring ‘healing & empowerment’ bring with you an issue you still find challenging or a vision you would like to share. Open yourself up to the beautiful healing within this powerful group.
Saturday February 18th, 2012
8pm $15
Avery Sharpe learned both electric and acoustic bass as a teenager, and studied with Reggie Workman at the University of Massachusetts.
He played with Wynton Marsalis and Pat Metheny before joining McCoy Tyner’s sextet; from 1984 through 2002 he played with Tyner’s trio. He has also played as a sideman with Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Ricky Ford, Joe Ford, and others.
As a leader, he has releases on Sunnyside Records, and several albums on his own label, JKNM.
Sharpe is remarkably versatile as a bassist. He plays both bass guitar and upright bass. His humming-and-bowing, à la Slam Stewart, as well as his chord work on stand-up bass, are signatures of his unique style.
“Cooking for Peace and Social Justice”
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. Anyone is welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.
FOOD FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PROFIT
Sundays
4:00 – 5:30 pm $5 suggested donation
Poetry Potluck is an opportunity for people who enjoy poetry to get together to share and discuss their favorite works. It isn’t an open mike. Almost like a salon, it’s a gathering for discussion and literary conversation using poetry as the focal point. It will occur on the third Sunday of each month.
Monday, 7:30pm sign-up, 8:00pm start
Every Monday, $3-5 suggested donation – pay what you can
CALLING ALL POETS, MUSICIANS ……
The World’s a stage … the mic is OPEN!
This Open Mic is for YOU – the budding artist. Showcase your talents, nurture them with this supportive group. Recite a poem, sing a song, dance, read some spoken word, the microphone is yours for the asking. Community spirit prevails.
We have congas and a piano or BYO instrument. Ends around 9:30 – 10.
Refreshments available.
Laughter “Playshop” 7 p.m.
FREE!
RELIEVES STRESS! PROVEN TO BE HEALTHY AND FUN! Dress casually and comfortably. Be prepared to move and LAUGH!
DO YOU KNOW? … Laughter clubs have met regularly for over 15 years in major parks of Western India?
(Me) Mylène Poitras is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader affiliated with the Laughter Yoga Institute of Laguna Beach and the Dr. Kataria School. She is also a Certified Laughter Leader with The World Laughter Tour. She uses Therapeutic Laughter in her practice of Expressive Arts, Expressive Puppetry and Massage Therapy in working for Masonicare Partners Home Health and Hospice and Pediatric Palliative Care.
Laughter Yoga, beside being fun, has both mental and physical health benefits. It stimulates a mild to moderate cardiovascular workout; it produces endorphins which counteract the production of stress hormones; it appears to optimize the immune system; it reduces self-consciousness and boosts self-confidence; and it relaxes muscles and helps fight chronic pain associated with muscle tensions.
A Laughter Yoga “playshop” includes breathing, stretching, laughtercises, meditation and relaxation. Laughter Yoga does not involve traditional humor or comedy. We laugh out of the blue, just for pleasure, to have fun and feel invigorated!
Friday February 24th, 2012
8pm $10
Trumpeter and vocalist Ricky Alfonso pays homage to Miles Davis, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and a unique and personal vocal style. Ricky has worked with many jazz luminaries including Mario Pavone, Fred Simmons, Ed Blackwell, Joe Fonda and the great Bill Barron while he was adjunct jazz trumpet instructor at Wesleyan University in Middletown CT.
Trumpeter and vocalist Ricky Alfonso and his group will return to the Buttonwood Tree for another night of powerful and swinging jazz music. A perennial in the Hartford music scene, Ricky’s group showcases tight, joyful and uplifting jazz music guaranteed to please the well seasoned and casual jazz fans alike.
Ricky’s group will feature his original modern jazz compositions plus tunes by Miles Davis, Terrance Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and a special tribute to the late, great Bill Barron. Joining Ricky will be Chris Casey on piano, Matt Dwonszyk on bass and Tido Holtkamp on drums. Join us for an evening of swing, bop and blues with some style.
Web site: Rickyalfonso.com
Saturday February 25th, 2012
10:30am to 12:00pm – Doors open: 10:15am
Suggested donation: $5
Annaita is a Spiritual & Holistic Healer who recently moved to Middletown, CT from India. Experienced in applying varied healing modalities to a wide range of situations, her primary focus has been to heal through empowerment.
In these inter-active workshops, Annaita shares her deep understanding of life, holism and spirituality enabling you to rise above life’s challenges, live a healthy, fulfilled & confident life.
You will explore simple concepts of living in awareness that: open you up to the wonders of life; discover who you are; let go of fear and all that keeps you stuck. You create your reality and as co-creator of this world, find out how you can bring to it and you, peace, harmony, health and abundance.
Life is never easy and change only happens when we change from within. In today’s climate of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
A Workshop: Aligned With Source is an Inter-Active talk/workshop with a purpose of bringing understanding to life’s challenges and empowering us to deal with them. Crystals are alive with powerful and beautiful energies. In this special workshop you will become familiar with & begin to understand the purpose & scope of a few.
You will awaken to the energies of these beloved Gems and learn how you can use them to benefit you.
Saturday February 25th, 2012
6:30pm
Suggested Donation: $3-5 Food donations for St. Vincent DePaul, Middletown also welcomed.
For More Info: www.riverwoodpoetry.org
Ngoma is a performance poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and paradigm shifter, who for over 40 years has used culture as a tool to raise sociopolitical and spiritual consciousness through work that encourages critical thought.
A former member of the SPIRIT HOUSE MOVERS AND PLAYERS with Amiri Baraka and the Contemporary Freedom Song Duo, SERIOUS BIZNESS, Ngoma weaves poetry and song that raises contradictions and searches for a solution for a just and peaceful world. Ngoma was the Prop Slam winner of the 1997 National Poetry Slam Competition in Middletown, CT and was published in AFRICAN VOICES MAGAZINE, LONG SHOT ANTHOLOGY, THE UNDERWOOD REVIEW, SIGNIFYIN’ HARLEM REVIEW,BUM RUSH THE PAGE/DEF POETRY JAM ANTHOLOGY and POEMS ON THE ROAD TO PEACE (Volumes 1,2 & 3)-Yale Press. He was most recently published in the new anthology LET LOOSE ON THE WORLD”(CELEBRATING AMIRI BARAKA at 75) He was also featured in the PBS Spoken Word Documentary, “The Apro-Poets” with Allen Ginsberg.
Ngoma has hosted the slam at the Dr. Martin Luther King Festival of Social and Environmental Justice Festival (Yale University-New Haven, CT) for the past 15 years. Ngoma was selected as a participant at the Badilisha Poetry Xchange in Capetown, South Africa in fall of 2009 His newest C.D “Poetry from a Smart Phone is a series of poems and music that were all written during the National Poetry Month 30/30 Challenge of 2011. All music and poetry written and performed by Ngoma with the exception of “The Crow On the Cradle”-Sydney Carter/Jackson Brown(Covered by Ngoma) “Ngoma’s Not Your Average String Thing -Vocals,Bamboo Flute,Electrik Violin,Acoustic Guitar,Yidaki (Didgeridoo) & Garage Band Tracks
For further info check out www.myspace.com/notyouraveragestringthing and www.Ngomazworld.com. His new CD available on www.CDBaby.com and www.iTunes.com.
“Cooking for Peace and Social Justice”
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. Anyone is welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.
FOOD FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PROFIT
New Open Mic on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month
Starting February 12th
7:30 – 9:30 pm
$5 suggested donation.
Monday, 7:30pm sign-up, 8:00pm start
Every Monday, $3-5 suggested donation – pay what you can
CALLING ALL POETS, MUSICIANS ……
The World’s a stage … the mic is OPEN!
This Open Mic is for YOU – the budding artist. Showcase your talents, nurture them with this supportive group. Recite a poem, sing a song, dance, read some spoken word, the microphone is yours for the asking. Community spirit prevails.
We have congas and a piano or BYO instrument. Ends around 9:30 – 10.
Refreshments available.
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
8pm $15
Tuesday, February 21, 10 am
Chuck Obuchowski live interview with Laszlo Gardony - WWUH -91.3fm
* Trio features Gardony, John Lockwood, and Yoron Israel *
“Gardony is a formidable soloist who lives in the moment.” — JazzTimes
“Signature Time has style, imagination and beauty, both on Gardony’s original compositions and on his imaginatively reworked versions of standards. The album enhances the reputation of every one of the musicians and re-affirms the talents of Gardony himself.” – Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz
“No one has a better feeling for mixing strong grooves and melodic lyricism than pianist Laszlo Gardony.” — Jon Garelick, Boston Phoenix
Renowned jazz pianist/composer Laszlo Gardony, “one of contemporary music’s truly original voices” (JazzTimes), will perform with his trio on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St., Middletown, CT. Joining Gardony is the trio from his latest CD, “Signature Time” (Sunnyside): bassist, John Lockwood, and drummer Yoron Israel.
Following the release of his ninth album, Signature Time (Sunnyside), Hungarian-born Gardony had a busy fall schedule with 14 concerts – including an engagement at NYC’s famed Birdland Jazz Club – as well as his regular teaching work at Berklee College of Music where he serves as a professor. Signature Time has earned wide acclaim.
“The rapport the three have [Gardony, Lockwood, and Israel] is palpable, making the music come alive… It’s hard to sit still while this music fills the room – everyone plays so well without hogging the spotlight.” – Richard Kamins, Step Tempest
“Although [Gardony] gleefully stretches rhythm, harmony and melody into all sorts of new shapes and colors, his music is pleasantly accessible.” – Owen McNally, Hartford Courant
“Balance is the key to this album’s success. The pitch-perfect fusion of styles and tempos makes ‘Signature Time’ a definite winner” – Terrell Holmes, New York City Jazz Record
Gardony has brought his soulful improvisations to audiences in 23 countries. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, he has been called “a pianist worthy of praise within the highest pantheon of performers” by Jazz Review.com and “a great pianist” by Dave Brubeck. After graduating from the Bela Bartok Conservatory and the Science University of Budapest, Gardony worked as a much sought-after sideman in Europe where he released his first recordings as a leader. He then matriculated to Berklee College of Music on a full-scholarship, and joined the faculty after graduation. Among the prominent figures Gardony has worked with are Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, Mick Goodrick, David “Fathead” Newman, Bob Moses, Matt Glaser and Jamey Haddad, while Randy Brecker and Dave Liebman have appeared as guest soloists with his trio. Gardony has also been featured with the Boston Pops, the Utah Symphony and The Smithsonian Institute’s “Beyond Category” Traveling Duke Ellington Exhibit.
“Cooking for Peace and Social Justice”
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. Anyone is welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.
FOOD FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PROFIT
FIRST MONDAYS – WESU OPEN MIC
$3-5 suggested donation
7:30 sign up
8:00 start
Wednesday March 7th, 2012
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
$5
Warren Byrd, Mike Asetta and Emile de Leon
Musicians contact Emile de Leon
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