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Poets at Large
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesThe first of this special fall series of spoken word and poetry readings from the Poets at Large group. Poets at Large is a regional group of poets who read in Connecticut and Massachusetts and are now in their fourth year. The group’s coordinator Karen Warinsky will MC the events. This month’s featured poets are…
Quiet Corner Song Swap
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesAfter the death of Pete Seeger in 2014, a small group of his admirers joined together to celebrate his life with a sing-along concert at the Hampton Grange. The event was a huge success and gave birth to SING:The Quiet Corner Song Swap. There is no charge and lyrics are available for most songs. They…
Andrew McKnight
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesSinger/songwriter, guitarist, and now author Andrew McKnight has spent the past quarter century as a full-time performing artist at festivals and intimate concert venues across the U.S. Hailing from the historic village of Lincoln, Virginia, Andrew also teaches guitar and songwriting, offers a variety of school and adult programs and workshops, and is a consultant…
Poets at Large
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesThe second of this special fall series of spoken word and poetry readings from the Poets at Large group. The group’s coordinator Karen Warinsky will MC the events. This month will feature UCONN English Professor Julie Choffel and distinguished poet Doug Anderson. Choffel is the author of The Hello Delay, The Chicories, and most recently…
Quiet Corner Song Swap
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesAfter the death of Pete Seeger in 2014, a small group of his admirers joined together to celebrate his life with a sing-along concert at the Hampton Grange. The event was a huge success and gave birth to SING:The Quiet Corner Song Swap. There is no charge and lyrics are available for most songs. They…
Garnet Rogers
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesGarnet Rogers has established himself as ‘One of the major talents of our time”. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. With his “smooth, dark baritone” (Washington Post) his…
Poets at Large
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesThe second of this special fall series of spoken word and poetry readings from the Poets at Large group. The group’s coordinator Karen Warinsky will MC the events. This month will feature UCONN English Professor Julie Choffel and distinguished poet Doug Anderson. Choffel is the author of The Hello Delay, The Chicories, and most recently…
Quiet Corner Song Swap
The Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 West Road, Pomfret, CT, United StatesAfter the death of Pete Seeger in 2014, a small group of his admirers joined together to celebrate his life with a sing-along concert at the Hampton Grange. The event was a huge success and gave birth to SING:The Quiet Corner Song Swap. There is no charge and lyrics are available for most songs. They…