Terry's Serendipity Cafe

– We got rained out in July but the Augu
2006-08-22 00:00 (America/New_York)
– We got rained out in July but the August amphitheater café was lovely. The weather was fine and we even had electric power. There’s a bit in the Montlcair times about volunteering, for adults. September is recruitment month!

– There will be no library café’s this s
2006-05-24 00:00
– There will be no library café’s this summer due to shortness of staff. However, we will try for July 21 and Aug 18 at the Amphitheater.

– This café was the first one recorded w
2006-03-25 00:00
– This café was the first one recorded with our new Yamaha AW1600 digital recording workstation. We’ll know in a few days how good it sounds. Paid attendance was 70, Heroes and Villians didn’t show up, but we had Dogwater and Rocket Surgery to take up the slack.No Problem!

- A great party. Attendance was 117, eve
2006-02-25 00:00
– A great party. Attendance was 117, everyone approved highly. Tromboner was a big attraction. Got a tuner and a couple small cables in the lost and Found.

– The December 3 Serendipity was small b
2005-12-04 00:00
– The December 3 Serendipity was small but fun. We had a lot of competion from Showcase, Hockey and Football. The large group of helpers at the end, putting the equipment back at 277 Grove, was a really wonderful indication that Serendipity is doing fine. Annnnnd… Check the “myspace” page at http://www.myspace.com/serendipitycafe1 this is the myspace email address: se*********************@*****il.com Thanks to Max and Julian!!!

– The Scarendipty went well. Attendance
2005-11-02 00:00
– The Scarendipty went well. Attendance was up, the entertainment recovered well from a last minute change of bands, and the critique meeting tonight was energetic and pointed.

– The 9/23/05 Serendipity at the Amphith
2005-09-28 00:00
– The 9/23/05 Serendipity at the Amphitheater was rained into the Auditorium. The move was quick, and over $100 was raised for Katrina Hurrincane victims.

– The Aug 12th café was very lucky. We g
2005-08-21 00:00
– The Aug 12th café was very lucky. We got the entertainment booked at the last minute, we had a good turnout, lotta fun, and didn’t have to pay rent for the building, thanks to Phil Jones and Tom Flowers. It will be good to get everyone back to town & started up on the Scarenedipity and such.

- The July 19th event has been cancelled
2005-07-07 00:00
– The July 19th event has been cancelled due to lack of staff.

– The Festvial was (in my humble opinion
2005-06-27 00:00
– The Festvial was (in my humble opinion) excellent this year. The Acid Reign were the hit of the day, and we were lucky to have both the founders of Festival Underground at the event. Thanks to Ken Pasture for all the work, heavy lifting, and all day in the heat. Thanks to all the bands, all the parents, my mom and dad, and that kid over there.

– the 5/28 Café had a really surprising
2005-05-30 00:00
– the 5/28 Café had a really surprising number of Alumni in Attendance. And seeing Sara Bynum-Copeland, Terry’s mother, and Troy, Terry’s brother was wonderful. Among the old timers present were: Carleton Pote, Vin Demming, Isabel Chalek, Bill Farrell, Leigh Jones, Seth Orlofsky (with Heroes and Villains), Joel Kennedy and Mark Ludas in Rocket Surgery, and John Ludas & his brother in Fire in a Space Station, Justin Cody, Chris White (whom I missed, sorry, Chris), Rachel Watson, Dave Chaleck, Dylan Pasture, and others, I’ve probably forgotten. Thanks for David T. and Tim for the entertainment and waitering. Also thank Lucas who put in a hard day at work and then another one at TSC. The music was great, we ran late. You should have been there

– the 4/30 café was small but intimate.
2005-05-01 00:00
– the 4/30 café was small but intimate. The guitar piñata was pink, the cake was free and the music was in great variety. You should have been there.

– The 3/19 café was fine! Special thanks
2005-03-21 00:00
– The 3/19 café was fine! Special thanks to Pet Boy Sherman for filling in for the missing members of Cripple Fight. Solid performances by the Gray Escape (Dave), The Early, Princeton Review and Dogwater. Alex Gorlick was awesome. I liked them all.

– Collected $142 for Tsunami Relief. How
2005-02-28 00:00
– Collected $142 for Tsunami Relief. How many want Saturday’s silly story on the web site? Raise your hands, one at a time, please.

There just aren’t enough Saturdays. 2/29
2005-01-26 00:00
There just aren’t enough Saturdays. 2/29 not available 3/5 DT’s show, 3/12 Midsummer, 3/19 5 day weekend.

The First Night at the Library café went
2005-01-05 00:00
The First Night at the Library café went smoothly, and was well received. We have a project under way to record the café performances to put on CD’s and here. New staff members come to the meeting today. Here comes the thnickaman!

The Library café was fine once we got in
2004-11-27 00:00
The Library café was fine once we got in. There were some rough moments, waiting for the keymaster to let us in. After that, Kelsey was great on the café part, and Evan did OK at MC and ent. Head. The crowd seemed to be weighted toward the younger side and somewhat smaller than usual. But we decided to go with the Library for First Night.

Saturday’s café was mellow. Was that Man
2004-08-22 00:00
Saturday’s café was mellow. Was that Manny Smith I saw? Sam Paterson? Too bad we didn’t get any pictures. Anyone who has pix of the 8/21 café, please email them to se*************@*****il.com , but keep the size small. Use medium quality jpegs.

The festival Underground was a beautiful
2004-06-19 00:00
The festival Underground was a beautiful day, and a small group of the inner circle of Serendipity friends showed up for a really great day of music and sun and breezes and hackie-Frisbee.

The Mettenhiemer was awesome. Thanks to
2004-06-09 00:00
The Mettenhiemer was awesome. Thanks to Dylan, Jackie, Marty, Gail, Ken, Bruno, all the Staff members, especially the waiters, The Montclair Women’s Club, our advertisers, the bands, performers, lotta work, lotta good results. Evelyn! Not out of character for a millisecond. Cinema! Cinema!

The Hip Hop Serendipity didn’t quite wor
2004-04-19 00:00
The Hip Hop Serendipity didn’t quite work. Some of the music was good, some of it was medium, but mainly, hardly anyone showed up.

The March Serendipity started off a bit
2004-03-23 00:00
The March Serendipity started off a bit rainy, but that didn’t bother us much. The café went well, except for our poet who didn’t show until the next day. Maybe next time?

Since the Mettenheimer Ball is shaping u
2004-03-04 00:00
Since the Mettenheimer Ball is shaping up to be the most expensive endeavor that Terry’s Serendipity Cafe has ever run ( and the most serious undertaking) , we’re running a benefit to help with the catering and rent. It will be held on Saturday March 13th, 6PM to 9 PM at @ la Palais Du Goldman 72 Plymouth St. Montclair, The suggested donation is $2.00, more if you can afford it. The entertainment will be provided by Bulletisme, Forever Stark, and Remember Van Gogh. Also, our March event, on the 20th, will try to raise money for the Mettenheimer as well. You can direct inquiries to se*************@*****il.com.

The “Candle Light” Café included many ba
2004-02-23 00:00
The “Candle Light” Café included many bands never before seen at Serendipity. We were lucky to get Lucas’s camera working long enough to get the pictures off it. Holy Moley!

The “Battle of the Bands Redux” Produced
2004-02-03 00:00
The “Battle of the Bands Redux” Produced by Evan Hall,was a great success. It was too bad Forever Stark and Inevitable didn’t perform, but we had enough music anyhow. Send your comments to se*************@*****il.com

January’s event will be a re-run of the
2004-01-14 00:00
January’s event will be a re-run of the SVPA’s Battle of the Bands, which was won by Nemesis Enforcer. The complete list is: Inevetable, Forever Stark, Banana Slugs, Nemesis Enforcer, Dogwater Calamity, One Slim Chance and Pet Boy Sherman. It will be more show-like and less café –like, because that’s what the bands want. We need more adult advisors for this event.

We all really like the Lutheran Church s
2003-11-22 00:00
We all really like the Lutheran Church spot. We had an excellent café, with interesting music. The layout is comfy and we worked all the usual stuff in. The arrow committee truly excelled in navigational aids. David, you were marvelous More after the meeting.
