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Volume 15 Number 1 January 2011 - March 2011 Free*
Entertainment & Stuff “To Bean or not to Bean...?”
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Cocoa Bean for Kids!
or over 21 years, The Vanilla Bean Café has beenfocused on quality of ingredients and preparation.You might be interested to know more about what
this means, so here is a short list of interesting facts abouthow we make this happen.
We use quality name brands including:Helman’s Mayonnaise, Gulden’s Spicy Mustard,Hebrew National Hot Dogs, Farmer’s Cow Milk
We make our all white meat chicken saladusing only fresh chicken tenders
We make our own soups, chowders & chili
Our tuna salad is made with 100% albacore tuna mixedwith onions, celery, lemon juice, mayonnaise & seasonings
Our turkey is 100% organic
We use Hormel double thickapplewood smoked bacon
We use only realmaple syrup
We purchase from local growers
We make our turkey burgers using Shelton’s ground turkeyWe have been using New England Coffee since day 1
Our hamburgers are always fresh (never frozen)We make our own teriyaki sauce using
low sodium soy sauce & fresh ingredients
We use exceptionally lean pastramiYou will love our Ghirardelli double
darkchocolate brownies
Our Marinated Chicken and Teriyaki Chicken sandwiches are now served on Bulkie Rolls (again)
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Cocoa Bean for Kids! is our acoustic music series featur-ing performances especially for young people. We arepleased to announce an exciting addition to our 2011entertainment calendar - Cocoa Bean for Kids! showsevery Sunday from the beginning of January through themiddle of March! See our calendar listings on the backpage of this Bean Soup issue for a complete list of CocoaBean for Kids! dates, times and artists. Featured musi-cians give performances that encourage kids to move andparticipate! Tickets are only $7 and include hot chocolate!So plan to get out of the house with the kids this winter.Don’t miss our Cocoa Bean for Kids! shows on Sundayafternoon (4:00 pm) at the Vanilla Bean Café.
Please note location & time for show on March 6th.
Steve Songs@ Hyde Cultural Center
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F2011 Connecticut Magazine
Readers’ Choice Awardsany thanks to those who participated in theConnecticut Magazine Readers’ ChoiceAwards survey. We appreciate your votes!
Each year, we strive to improve the services andproducts we offer to our customers. We value yourcontinued patronage and your willingness to help usextend our hospitality to others.
The Vanilla Bean Café*Best Vegetarian* - Windham County
Our Sister Restaurant Awards...85 Main
*Best Sushi* - Windham County*Best Outdoor Dining* - Windham County
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The Vanilla Bean CaféThings we would like you to know...
The Vanilla Bean Café opened in 1989 with 16 seats.
The Café is owned by the Jessurun Family.
The Café is open 361 days each year - we close on:Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
Business Hours:
Mon - Tue - 7:00 am - 3:00 pmWed - Thur - 7:00 am - 8:00 pmFriday - 7:00 am - 9:00 pm*Saturday - 8:00 am - 9:00 pm*†Sunday - 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
*We may close early during colder months. †Entertainment night - serving dessert, beer & wine until 10:00 pm.
Stella, the English Mastiff you may have seenaround the Café, passed away in Nov. 2009.
Web site: www.TheVanillaBeanCafe.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Corner of Routes 44, 169 & 97Pomfret, Connecticut
Phone: 860-928-1562
Music booking: Maria [email protected]
Art booking: Barry [email protected]
Bean Soup ads: Barry [email protected]
“Take the gentle path.” - George Herbert
is an information andentertainment newsletter
published by The Vanilla Bean Café. Compiled and written by:
Barry JessurunMary Murtha Dudley
Layout & Design - Barry Jessurun
© COPYRIGHT 2010 by Barry Jessurun, All rights reservedThe Vanilla Bean Café Pomfret Connecticut 06258
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Accolades and AwardsThe New York Times
“The food...is freshly made, well seasoned and extremely tasty.”
The Boston Globe“...great food - homemade soups, sandwiches,burgers, and the best fish cakes around - in a
relaxed atmosphere.”
Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England“Editors’ Pick” 1997, 2003 & 2004
“One of the outstanding reasons to visit New England.”
Connecticut Magazine Readers’ PollWindham County - Various years
Best Family Dining - Best Sandwiches Best Desserts - Best Business Lunch
Best Vegetarian - Best Outdoor Dining
Norwich Bulletin - Dining GuideFood: ««««
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The Hartford Courant“This is a place that serves excellent food andbrings in some of the better performers on the
New England coffee house circuit...”
“The Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret is one of thoserare places that truly has something for everyone...
Oh, yes - the food is truly delicious, too.”
The New London Day«««
“The soups are homemade and delicious, the sandwiches unusual and served on breads that
are positively delicious...”
www.VisitingNewEngland.com“the Vanilla Bean Café is one of those places you
simply don’t want to leave.”
www.HiddenBoston.com “This impossibly funky Connecticut restaurant is full of character (and characters), and is truly
in a class by itself.”
Recipient University of Connecticut’sNozko Family Business Leadership Award
Check the hallway by the restrooms - our Hall ofFame - for more articles, letters and awards.
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January Entertainment
“The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, thesource of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety,and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving:Even the simplest food is a gift.” - Laurie Colwin
“Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is,rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision andvalues before you and aligning your life to be congruentwith those most important things.” - Stephen Covey
New Orleans-bred folk-bluesman Chris Smither has fewpeers. As a musician he’s expanded the six-strings-and-foot-stomps delivery of John LeeHooker into an elegant, original style that drawsas much on the sweet jazz melodies of gypsy gui-
tarist Django Reinhardt as the spidery swing of countrybluesman John Hurt. Recorded in only three days, TimeStands Still (Signature Sounds/Mighty Albert) featuressongs both pensive and visceral, that ponder life’s myster-ies in some moments, and let them lie in others. Smithercontinues to offer proof h has matured into a passionate,souful songsmith and interpreter of root music. He has theperfect husky, country-music voice, and keeps the tunesclipping with crisp acoustic picking.
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781-239-1115 Saturday - 15 - Claudia Schmidt
Saturday - 8 - Chris Smither
Friday - 7 - Open MicHosts - Faith Montaperto & Eric Paradine - Feature -Shawn Taylor - “My intention is to give enjoyment to oth-ers. If a song finds a way to your heart, puts a smile on yourface, or brightens your day, my goal has been reached!”
Claudia Schmidt has been perfecting her craft of per-forming for almost four decades. It is a quirkyand wonderful hodge-podge (her word!) ofmusic, poetry, story, laughter. drama, and cele-brating the moment. Work in clubs, theaters,
festivals, TV, radio has added depth and dimension, andsince she has always included her original work alongwith very personal versions of the work of others, whatyou get is a unique look at the world from someone whosays what she sees with clarity, humor, and wonder. TheSan Francisco Bay Guardian said: Schmidt’s shows area lot like falling in love. You never know what’s goingto happen next, chances are it’s going to be wonderful,every moment is burned into your memory and youknow you’ll never be the same again.” More succinctly,Garrison Keillor said “when Claudia sings a song, itstays sung.”
Sunday - 9 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Keith Munslow - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Friday - 14 - Songwriter SessionsOn the 2nd Friday of each month (unless otherwise noted),The Vanilla Bean Café offers a warm and intimate listeningroom for artists in a monthly music series Songwriter Ses-sions. Hosted by Lisa Martin, the series is dedicated to thecraft of songwriting. Each performer is required to write asong based on a theme chosen by the previous month’saudience. Newly crafted songs are presented in round 3 ofthe evening’s series which features three local or regionalsongwriters.
January Entertainment
Saturday - 22 - Garnet Rogers
Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart.- Japanese proverb
“We plan, we toil, we suffer -- in the hope of what? Acamel-load of idol’s eyes? The title deeds of Radio City?The empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no.Simply to wake up just in time to smell coffee and baconand eggs. And, again I cry, how rarely it happens! Butwhen it does happen -- then what a moment, what amorning, what a delight!” - J. B. Priestley
Garnet Rogers has established himself as one of themajor talents of our time. Hailed by the BostonGlobe as a “charismatic performer and singer”,Garnet is a man with a powerful physical pres-ence, close to six and a half feet tall, with a voice
to match. With his “smooth, dark baritone” (WashingtonPost) his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramaticphrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and criticsalike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music,like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensi-tive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, hissongs “give expression to the unspoken vocabulary ofthe heart” (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist atheart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about peoplewho are not obvious heroes and of the small victories ofthe everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audiencefrom tears to laughter and back again.
Saturday - 29 - Howie Bursen & Friends
Join Howie Bursen along with Martin Grosswendt,John Bailey and Jeff Davis for a great night ofentertainment for a great cause. Howie alwayslines up some top-notch talent for this benefitevening. Joining him will be Jeff Davis playing
fiddle and Martin Grosswendt, a blues guitarist, whocites John Bailey as one of his guitar heros. Howie isacclaimed as a true master of the frailed banjo, but hisguitar playing is pretty cool too. And on top of that, hecan sing! All proceeds will benefit the Northeast Con-necticut Food Bank.
Sunday - 23 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Alastair Moock - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Sunday - 30 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Joe’s Backyard Band - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Sunday - 16 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Aubrey Atwater - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate!
February EntertainmentFriday - 4 - Open Mic
Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Eric Paradine. Feature -Sarah Blacker will make you dance a jig in the streetwhile she stomps, claps, and cheers you on! She’ll treatyou like an old friend before a show and stop you dead inyour tracks once she starts to sing.
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Committed to maintaining the rural beauty and character of the Quiet Corner
Saturday - 12 - Delta Generators
Saturday - 5 - Becky ChaceBecky Chace believes that music should be used as a
tool to bring people together. Like her idols,Dylan, Springsteen, and Lucinda Williams, shehas always believed there is more than one way
to get her message across. Whether by rocking the houseplaying rock and blues or by playing in an intimate set-ting with just an acoustic guitar and her voice to commu-nicate her message, Chace proves genres and styles don’tmatter as long as the singer expresses herself with pas-sion. Having sold over 8,000 plus copies of her indepen-dently released CDs, it is obvious that her fans believethis passion comes across on CD as well. Chosen BestLocal Female Vocalist 5 times by the readers of the Prov-idence Phoenix Best Music Poll, Becky has been said tohave “the voice of an angel who just got her heart rippedout by the devil.” - The New Haven Advocate.
“Fear fades when facts are faced.” - Frank Tyger
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As their name implies, The Delta Generators combinethe urgency and soulfulness ofdelta blues with the power andenergy of early rock ‘n’ roll.While, in the broader sense, theycould be classified as a blues
band, there is room on that big blue canvas for brushstrokes of Memphis soul, LA funk, and classic rock ‘n’roll. The combination of clever songwriting and inspiredperformances on their new CD “Devil in the Rhythm”shows why critics and audiences are calling them thebest new blues band in New England. Taking top honorsat the Blues Challenge last summer was no smallachievement: The Delta Generators bested seven of themost popular bands in the region to earn the right to rep-resent the Hub in the Blues Foundation’s prestigious2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
Sunday - 13 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Sally Rogers - 4:00 pm Show$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Sunday - 6 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Vanessa Trien - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Friday - 18 - Songwriter SessionsCome in for dinner Wednesday - Sunday
February Entertainment
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Saturday - 19 - Mad Agnes
Big Jump is a local R&B neo-soul band who has beentearing up the crowds at Fred's BrickOven in Willimantic. Led by thecharismatic vocalist Perry Mandanis,the group also features the swampy
lead guitar of Mark Davis, the soulful bass of LouChatey and the rock-steady drumming of Frank Busse.From the classic hits of Aretha Franklin and WilsonPickett to the modern soul sounds of Duffy and Seal, thisband will have you on your feet and dancing your bluesaway! Especially for The Vanilla Bean, the band willpresent an unplugged performance of their music for afresh take on the R&B classics you know and love.
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Saturday - 26 - Big Jump
When one will not, two cannot quarrel. - Spanish proverb
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imita-tion.” - Herman Melville
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Mad Agnes is not one person, but three, and they’re madin only the most inventive way. Margo Hen-nebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders stirup elements of classical and folk, crosssinger/songwriter poignancy with street-theatresmarts and infuse it all with courageous har-
monies, complex counterpoint and rich storytelling in apowerful live performance. Their lyrics are intelligent,their delivery warm, and insightful. Not surprisingly,each has arrived at the trio from a long list of soloaccomplishments. Their lyrics, vocal intricacies andinstrument prowess make their music “music for think-ing people.” They’ve been called genre-bending - withclassical, rock and old-world backgrounds they playeverything from contemporary original to madrigals, toCeltic traditionals, to harmony-driven folk pop.
Sunday - 27- Cocoa Bean for Kids!Bob Bloom - 4:00 pm Show$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Sunday - 20 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Sandy Pliskin - 4:00 pm Show
$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
March Entertainment
Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Eric Paradine - Feature -Curtis Brand says, “My music is an effort to reach outto people I have not yet met and present some of what Ihave learned in my travels. I hope you find something ofvalue in what I have tried to share.”
Friday - 4 - Open Mic
“You are a potential genius; there is no problem you can-not solve, and no answer you cannot find somewhere.”
- Brian Tracy
“Begin challengingyour own assump-tions. Your assump-tions are your win-dows on the world.Scrub them off everyonce and a while, orthe light won't comein.” - Alan Alda
“Achieving your vision doesn’t mean you’ve reached theend of the line. It simply means that you’ve come to a newstarting place.” - Nido Qubein
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Saturday - 5 -Atwater-Donnelly Trio
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Friday - 11 - Songwriter Sessions
The highly acclaimed husband-wife duo, Aubrey Atwaterand Elwood Donnelly, presentdelightful programs of traditionalAmerican and Celtic folk songs, acapella pieces, old-time gospel
songs, dance tunes, and original works. Elwood andAubrey blend gorgeous and unusual harmonies and playguitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tinwhistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks,and other surprises including Appalachian clog dancing,French Canadian footwork, and Tap. Their performance isappealing to all ages, and with humor, audience participa-tion, and a relaxed stage presence, Aubrey and Elwoodexplain song origins to create a deeper understanding ofthe music and its cultural history. The trio is formedwhen Aubrey and Elwood are joined by Cathy Clasper-Torch. Cathy adds a deeply rich third dimension with fid-dle, cello and vocals. The Atwater-Donnelly Trio hasbecome extremely popular in Southern New England.
Sunday - 6 - Steve Songs2:00 pm show @ Hyde Cultural Centercosponsored by Cocoa Bean for Kids!
Saturday - 12 - Dan StevensTermed “CT’s hardest working bluesman” by the New
York Times in 2002, Dan Stevens plays over 200engagements a year, including concerts, clubs,festivals, coffeehouses, community and privateevents and educational programs. He has
appeared at Long Island’s Riverhead Blues Festival, theBerlin Blues Festival in CT and was the closer in theacoustic section of the Fleet Blues Festival in Albany, NY.Dan was a finalist at the International Blues Challenge ‘08on Beale Street in Memphis TN with partner Chris D’Am-ato and has been chosen to be included on the roster of theMusic Under New York program enabling him to performin prime locations throughout the MTA system such asTimes Square and Grand Central Station. He lives in OldLyme, CT with his wife Gail and daughter, Haley.
“All glory comes from daring to begin.” - Eugene Ware
March Entertainment
“Winning in life is more than just money... it’s about win-ning on the inside...and knowing that you have played thegame of life with all you had... and then some.”
- Doug Firebaugh
“Shame arises from the fear of man; conscience from thefear of God.” - Samuel Johnson“The greatest ability is dependability.” - Curt Bergwall
Saturday - 26 -Cece Borjeson & Ruth George
The Birch Creek BandCece Borjeson & Ruth George joinThe Birch Creek Band for an evening
of Celtic Enchant-ment. If you’re notIrish, this double-bill will make you wish you were.The Birch Creek Band, based in CT
produces an eclectic repertoire of instrumental pieces ina delicate blend of the sweet sound of the mountain dul-cimer, bouzouki, mandolin & guitar and of coarse thesignature sound of Alexs, their incredible flutist. Theyperform everything from age old Celtic instrumentalsfrom the Isles to a handful of smoky backwoods tunes.Cece & Ruth bring you songs of love, of war & peace,hearth & home, and of the people from the AmericanWest to the Celtic Isles. Milk maids and their youngswains, cowboys, kings & paupers, sailors, witches, sea-sprites and monks inhabit these ballads.
Saturday - 19 - Cashel RockCashel Rock is a fluid configuration of friends and
musicians from CT.’s north-east corner who lead a greatevening of singalongs andIrish tunes. According toVictor Infante of the Worces-ter Telegram + Gazette, “If
you want straight-ahead trad music with a vibrant feel,then it’s hard to do better than Cashel Rock. There’s agreat spirit about this band, a joyous energy that makeslistening to them a great occasion.”
Sunday - 13 - Cocoa Bean for Kids!Maria Sangiolo
CD Release- 4:00 pm Show$7.00 per child - Includes Hot Chocolate
Weekend Breakfastfull breakfast menu is served Saturday and Sundayfrom 8:00 am - 12:00 noon. We offer a variety of
specials including Brie Benedict, Ham and JalapeñoBurrito, and Apple Cranberry Pancakes. We use only100% maple syrup and top-quality bacon.
Entertainmenthe Café is on the National Folk Music Circuit andattracts talent from all over the United States while
featuring mainly New England performers. The majorityof the shows are on Saturday night and start at 8:00 PM.Our Open Mic night is on the first Friday of each month.During shows, a theatre curtain separates the listeningroom from the tiled dining room and kitchen in an effort tokeep the music in and the kitchen noise out.
The Artwork Galleryhe Café displays artwork by local artists year round.. Some shows have openings and some do not. Most
of the artwork displayed is for sale and often prices arelisted with the piece or on a list located in the room. Onehundred percent of the sale price goes to the artist.
January - Seely Brown Village ArtistsFebruary - Laura Bernier March - Lynita Shimizu
Dinner at The Beane are open for dinner Wednesday - Sunday nights.Each night we run four or five dinner specials.
Recent items include: Sweet & Sour Beef Skewers, Shep-herd’s Pie, Baked Eggplant, and Maple Glazed Scallops.We offer a truly quality dinner at a great price, in a warmand friendly atmosphere. If you haven’t tried us for dinneryet, it’s time you did.
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On-Site WiFie provide complimentary wireless internet service.Bring your lap top to the Café, search for available
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“Life’s uncertain, eat dessert first.”
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“Those who face that which is actually before them,unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, theseare they who live, who make the best use of their lives;these are those who have found the secret of content-ment.” - Alban Goodier
Recording Studio in Pomfret, ConnecticutSpecializing in Acoustic Contemporary,
Jazz & Classical
Mark Thayer Producer/Engine Ear
Phone [email protected]
www.signaturesounds.com
The Café Cash Cardhe first Café Cash Card was introduced in 1997.The appearance of the card has changed sincethen, but our card still works like the gift cards
available in most stores today. Café Cash Cards may bepurchased in any amount at the restaurant or online and
are reloadable -add to the cardbalance at anytime! Cards maybe used to pur-chase any menuitem at VanillaBean Cafe. Abonus of 10% is
added to the card balance when you purchase a card for$100 or more. The card must be presented to redeem itat the time of purchase. The Café Cash Card makes agreat gift for friends and family members and is ideal forstudents at the local schools. Café Cash Cards have noexpiration date.
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Our Pricing Practices1. Sales Tax Included - Our prices include the
6% Connecticut Sales Tax. The prices listed on themenu are exactly what you pay. Our prices may seem tobe inflated; however, a $8.50 menu item is actually$8.02 + $.48 sales tax. Furthermore, this practice makesit easier for the customer, especially if that customer isa child who has exact change for a cookie. What yousee is exactly what you pay - what could be simpler?
2. Not Market Standard Pricing - We are nottrying to fool the customer into thinking that $7.95 isless expensive than $8.00. We find this type of pricinginsulting to our customers. However, the reason it isused so extensively around the nation is that it workseffectively. We don’t like that practice, and we also liketo believe that our clientele is not so easily fooled.
3. No Pennies, Dimes or Nickels - Because ourprices include tax and we do not price in the standardway, we do not have to use pennies, dimes or nickels.This is a service to both the customer and to us. Wedon’t give you lots of change, and we only have to usequarters and fifty-cent pieces. This also helps our staff tobe more efficient performing transactions, which savestime and money. An added bonus is that we don’t haveto count change at the end of the business day.
“This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.”- Henry David Thoreau
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lFriday January 7th - $7.00Open Mic - Shawn Taylor
lSaturday January 8th - $20.00Chris Smither
²Sunday January 9th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Keith Munslow
lFriday January 14th - $5.00Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin
lSaturday January 15th - $15.00Claudia Schmidt
²Sunday January 16th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Aubrey Atwater
lSaturday January 22nd - $20.00Garnet Rogers
²Sunday January 23rd - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Alastair Moock
lSaturday January 29th - $20.00Howie Bursen & Friends - Benefit
²Sunday January 30th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Joe’s Backyard Band
lFriday February 4th - $7.00Open Mic - Sarah Blacker
lSaturday February 5th - $12.00Becky Chace
²Sunday February 6th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Vanessa Trien
lSaturday February 12th - $12.00Delta Generators
²Sunday February 13th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Sally Rogers
lFriday February 18th - $5.00Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin
lSaturday February 19th - $18.00Mad Agnes
²Sunday February 20th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Sandy Pliskin
lSaturday February 26th - $10.00Big Jump
²Sunday February 27th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Bob Bloom
lFriday March 4th - $7.00Open Mic - Curtis Brand
lSaturday March 5th - $15.00Atwater-Donnelly Trio
²Sunday March 6th - $7.00Steve Songs @ Hyde Cultural Centercosponsored by Cocoa Bean for Kids!
lFriday March 11th - $5.00Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin
lSaturday March 12th - $12.00Dan Stevens
²Sunday March 13th - $7.00Cocoa Bean for Kids! - Maria SangioloCD Release
lSaturday March 19th - $10.00Cashel Rock
lSaturday March 26th - $12.00Cece Borjeson & Ruth GeorgeThe Birch Creek Band
What’s Happening at The Bean...2011... What’s Happening at The Bean ... 2011
2011 Calendar listingsJanuary, February & March
Cocoa Bean for Kids! -Sunday Afternoons @ 4:00 pm**Sunday, March 6th - Steve Songs@ Hyde Cultural Center - 2:00 pm
“To Bean or not to Bean...?”
...is it really a question?
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The Vanilla Bean Café w Corners of Routes 44, 169 & 97 w Pomfret, Connecticut 06258 w 860-928-1562
All shows start at 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted ¾
P O Box 206Pomfret CT 06258
WiFi available in Dining Room
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Open New Year’s Day11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Now Serving Sushi During Lunch!
