Fall 2010
events will be announced periodically by e-mail (Please sign-up on the front page)
Follow us or join in car pooling to the 2010 Common Ground Fair on Friday, September 24, 2010. After the fair we'd like to meander through the back roads and discover some hidden treasures in the form of farms, gourmet shoppes and other culinary specialty spots. Call Sarah Hinckley at the Café for more details. 207-244-3007. |
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Summer 2010
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Wednesday educational nights
AUGUST 4: Molly Anderson/ Shiela Kirby talk about and serve Indian food
AUGUST 11: 2nd in a series on food preservation with Sarah Hinckley
AUGUST 18: Book signing and conversation with the authors The Story of how SW Harbor’s Natural Food Community Meal Soup Kitchen was born and the food philosophy, cooking methods and “recipes” that made it happen- Wednesday, August 18, 6 pm at the Common Good Café 566 Seawall Road, adjacent to the Seawall Motel in SW Harbor. 244-3007 for information. Cooking for the Common Good by Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison With a prologue and epilogue by Sarah Hinckley
AUGUST 25: It's All About Balance: how simple diet changes can alter your lIfe - Ist in a series. We'll be discussing sugar: where it hides, how to get along without it.
Live Music Saturdays
AUGUST 7: Mike Bennet / African Trio
AUGUST 14: Songstylist, Bobbi Lane, vocals and guitar
AUGUST 21: open for breakfast then closed for private wedding reception
AUGUST 28: Chuck D and Emma Celtic Fiddle and Guitar
Sundays at the Café
Open mic night: Various artists on any given Sunday. Call the Café for more details.
Food for Laughter What do blueberries, potatoes, lobsters and clams have in common? They're all major Maine comestibles and in the hands of Stand-Up Chameleon Jackson Gillman, they're fun fodder for his comic songs. Jackson's colorful collection of food-related comedy are featured in his "Food for Laughter" cabaret at the Common Good Café on Sunday, August 22. Laughs start at 6:45. There will be a $5.00 suggested voluntary donation for the winter soup kitchen program at the door, and, as always, children 12 and under free. Sunday is Open MIC Night, beginning at 6 p.m. and Jackson's performance will begin at 6:45. Jackson is now based in Onset MA, but is well known to area residents from his many years performing at the Deck House Cabaret, the Acadia Repertory Theatre and his own comedy/music series in Bar Harbor.
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early summer 2010
Wednesdays are EDUCATIONAL NIGHTS On Wednesday, July 28th the Common Good Cafe presented the first in a series of free, bi-weekly workshops teaching methods of food canning and preservation to the public. This week's workshop, led by café manager Sarah Hinckley, introduced several community members to canning and freezing. Workshop attendees learned the mechanics of preservation and recipes for the use of canned or frozen food, including pickles, zucchini, and kale. Hinckley taught the group to use the kale from their gardens in the café's house kale pesto recipe, (go to the café page) which they could freeze in the appropriate jars. According to Hinckley, the workshops are intended to educate the public about ways to use the food from their gardens throughout the winter. She also hopes that the workshop will increase the stock of locally grown food in the Common Good Soup Kitchen, which operates in the cafe during the winter months. The next workshop meeting will be on Wednesday, August 11th, from 6-8 pm. The events are open to the public, and community members are encouraged to bring food from their gardens that they would like to learn to preserve.
Blues musicians and vocalists Mark and Jill Kanter along with famedpercussionist * Mike Bennet will be performing live at The Common Good Café on Saturday, June 26 from 7 to 9 PM. The Common Good cafe is located at 566 Seawall Road in SW Harbor, at Seawall overlooking the ocean and adjacent to the Seawall Motel. It is open every day all summer; all of its profits from food sales go to suport the Common Good Soup Kitchen which provides Immensely popular community meal events free of charge from November through April Last year total attendance at these events was over 3,000 and over 10,000 bowls of soup were served. The cafe has a self-serve breakfast bar and serves mini-burgers from grass fed bison and lobster rolls as well as tempting array of soups and salads every day. "I can't think of a better way to spend an evening than down at the cafe enjoying the specacular view while hearing great music a and having a choice of wonderful food at affordable prices to munch on," said Common Good spokesperson Larry Stettner of Manset. "We are thrilled that Mark and Jill and Mike are kicking off our series, they are the best of the best, music wise." There will be $5.00 cover charge at the door, and food will be for sale. Call 244-3007 for further information. Common Good Cafe up and running with expanded menu. The Common Good Café, which runs in the summer to support the community soup kitchen programs in the winter, is now up and running. In addition to the delicious and nutritiious soups and salads for which we are famous, we now offer fresh egg breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked pizza, mini-burger "sliders" made from grass fed bison (low fat, low calorie and scrumptious), and the most affordable Lobster Roll in the State at our special price of $8.95. We are open now every day for breakfast and lunch from 8:30 to 3! Come on down and see what it is all about!
COA Comes to Seawall The College of Atlantic class on "Fixing the Food System" made a field trip visit to the Common Good Soup Kitchen on Wednesday, May 12 to tour the facility and learn about all aspects of the common good program, its mission and its plans for the future. Co-founders Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison, Chef Alan Stephenson, Intern Eli Mellen, Seawall owners Dave and Vicki Lloyd, and others were there to greet them and answer questions. The class was given a hands on (spoons and forks, that is) demonstration of the winter soup events by being served soup and salad while enjoying music provided by the magic violin playing of Ruth Grierson. A very lively discussion ensued and we expect more visits from COA and collaborative efforts as well in the future. Professor Molly Anderson is new to the College of the Atlantic. She will be developing the program at the farm site recently donated to the College by the Rockefeller family. It is located at the corner of the Crooked Road and Norway Drive in the center of the island.
Upcoming public events Saturday, May 22, 6-9 PM. -- A fundraiser for the Common Good Soup Kitchen. This will help pay our remaining winter utility bills, and support the continuing production of soup for outreach delivery which is ongoing every week now and will be all summer. We will also at this event present our summer plans for the café operation in greater detail, and unveil our new "book nook" for literature relevant to our mission and philosophy. We will take advance orders for the forthcoming publication from North Atlantic Books: "Cooking for the Common Good: The Birth of a Natural Food Soup Kitchen", by Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison, which is expected to be available in mid-June of this year. Great food, featuring a local, seafood based stew, perhaps the greatest ever thus far for a fundraiser event, and great music will be featured at this event as usual, along with our trademark balloon hat Saturday night fun for kids of all ages. The music will be provided by the fabulous Fletcher Philharmonic Orchestra, a ragtime and Dixieland band that keeps folks smiling, laughing, clapping, tapping their toes and dancing in the aisles when they appeared down at Seawall last February. As per our policy/philosophy there is no minimum donation required at the door, we simply ask folks to give as generously as they can for the common good. The Fletcher's Landing Philharmonic Orchestra (FLAPO) is Good Cafe, and is known as a great crowd pleaser for young and old alike. It generally consists of Brian Booher on Trumpet, Chuck Geyer on Clarinet, Janet Higgis on Trombone, Stu Mackoon on Tuba, Michael Povich on Piano, Dick Raymond on Sax and Clarinet and Lynette Wood on Drums. (See bios below.) FLAPO specializes in Ragtime and Dixieland Music. Happy Music. Special guest musicians may be added for this occasion. FLAPO has been in great demand over the years primarily because they bill themselves as the “Best Benefit Band in the County.” Over the years FLAPO has played for The Next Step Domestic Violence Project annual Chocolate fest, Relay for Life (American Cancer Society), Bar Harbor 4th of July Parade, Chowdah Fest during Autumn Gold Days, Aurora Volunteer Fire Department chicken feed, Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce Annual meeting, the dedication of the bridge over the Taunton River, at Tidal Falls to benefit the Frenchman’s Bay Conservancy and various and other musical engagements. FLAPO is dedicated to the proposition that playing music is fun. It seems like an incredible fun night is shaping up down at Seawall for May 22.
Past Events 2009-2010
events will be announced periodically by e-mail (Please sign-up on the front page)
THESE ARE ARCHIVED EVENTS--so you can get a feel for the place!
October 15, Noon to 2 PM. Faces from the Farm, a documentary film chronicling a three month long bicycle trip made by three twenty-somethings across the Eastern US and Canada as the explored teh budding environmental and local agriculture food movement. Kat Chiffler and Elizabeth Tylanerd, two of the film makers , who apprenticed this summer at the New Leaf Organic Farm in Durham Maine, will be present to lead a discussion afterwards and talk about their experiences. Soup will be available for slurping during the proceedings.
Saturday, October 10, 6-9 pm. Our final fund-raiser of the season. BROADWAY BY THE SEA, produced by our own Alex Newell, a theater instructor for SFOA who is a great performer in her own right and has lined up an amazing array of local talent fot this evening, All live, all at the Cafe. All this and a light and delicious buffet supper as well.Suggested voluntary donation of 10 dollars per person. All welcome. Tell your friends and bring your family to this one, it is a night to be remembered.
Thursday, October 8, 11 AM. Dr. Geoffrey Knowles leads the second discussion in the series on Nutrition, Getting Back to Basics. This one will focus on how to get the Vitamins and Minerals that the body needs. Nurtititious and yummy lunch will be available after the talk, of course.
Yoga for beginners ( No mats neccessary, no experience required.) Every Friday at 11 Am with Alex Newell
Senior Day at the Common Good Cafe: Soup, Salad and other items for a delicious and nutrtitious lunch, live musical entertainment overlooking the sea at Seawall. Transportation by Island Connections for all who need it.
Friday, September 25, Noon to 2 PM
Talk and discussion led by Dr. Geoffrey Knowles on: Nutrition: Getting Back to Basics
When: Thursday, September 17, 12 NOON
Dr. Knowles will discuss the nutritional benefits that we have lost as the food industry and the “health” industry have tried to get us to rely more and more on synthetic and artificially manufactured sources to supply our nutritional needs as opposed to the whole foods in their natural state that actually contain the nutrition that we can utilize most effectively. Dr. Knowles is one of the early supporters and founding board members of the Common Good Soup Kitchen Community, and strongly believes that lack of truly adequate nutrition is a key element producing health problems for so many in our society today. Come early and/or stay late and enjoy a truly nutritious snack or a light meal in our relaxed setting overlooking the sea in addition to what promises to be a most engaging and illuminating presentation and discussion led by Dr. Knowles.
Free Introduction to Yoga for Novices: Friday, September 4, 11 Am-12 Noon
Call Alexandra Newell, 310-801-0378 for more information.
Have you been afraid to try yoga, because you think you aren’t flexible, or you just don’t know where to start? Then this is your opportunity to give it a try! In this beginner-friendly class, we will explore the foundations of a yoga practice. The fundamentals we will learn can help anyone learn the benefits of yoga. Yoga can be beneficial to anyone, from children to seniors. A June study in the journal Neurology found that “older people who exercise at least once a week are 30% more likely to maintain cognitive function than those who exercise less.” Yoga can be the perfect form of exercise for those who wish to exercise but may have trouble or pain when attempting other forms. Through mindful movement and awareness of the body, a yoga practice can improve your physical health, and so much more. If you think you aren’t “flexible enough” to try yoga, don’t worry! Yoga is about a lot more than flexibility-traditionally, flexibility was not even the focus of yoga. It is more about learning to harness the power of the breath, and using it to improve the health and vitality of the body and mind. In this class we will learn breath and gentle physical techniques to relax or energize your body and mind. Come join us! Try something new, or just renew the fundamentals of your practice! You don’t need to bring anything- just wear comfortable clothing you can move easily in.
Alexandra Newell was certified at the 500-hour level by Yoga Alliance in 2007. She is also a Power Pilates certified Pilates instructor, as well as a certified Muscle Activation Techniquesä specialist. She teaches yoga and Pilates full-time, in addition to training aspiring yoga instructors in advanced anatomy and physiology. Her unique style of teaching focuses on finding and building the strength of her students’ bodies and minds, ensuring a safe and injury-free exploration into their yoga practice. She currently lives in Dallas, TX, where she teaches for Sunstone Yoga, but is an MDI “summer person” and avid Common Good Soup Kitchen supporter.