Terry's Serendipity Cafe

Small but excellent, and I think there a
2008-11-22 00:00 (America/New_York)
Small but excellent, and I think there are other things to add. Evan!

I missed Larry. A lot of things happened
2008-12-31 00:00
I missed Larry. A lot of things happened, the music was great, though.

Great stuff! A live painting thing. Dary
2009-01-31 00:00
Great stuff! A live painting thing. Daryl! Good music. Good turnout for cleanup. Even made some money this time!

Use of the Union Congregational Church,
2009-02-21 00:00
Use of the Union Congregational Church, Vincent Building, basement went well. The Arrow Committee did superbly & Emma’s choice of The Marionette Roulette was the most interesting. Our own “March to the Sea” was great. As was the film

Another small but dedicated audience. We
2009-03-21 00:00
Another small but dedicated audience. We must advertise. Excitement for the Awesome!! Is building. The whole town is gonna be there.

Same size, same dedication. Animal Scand
2009-05-30 00:00
Same size, same dedication. Animal Scandal turned out to be quite good. Too bad about the Awesome!! And the rain, we’ll try again in September. No Library this summer, I’m told, due to staffing problems. So we’ll try for the Amphitheater.

We had the Park House as a rain location
2009-06-20 00:00
We had the Park House as a rain location, and lucky we did. It rained. I think a lot of people missed this great event, because they thought it was too rainy. Congratulations to Larry Pope, this year’s Staff Scholarship Award winner and many thanks to the runners up, Ethan Cantor and Ross Hamilton for their years of dedicated service.

The parade was great, Elvis was in good
2009-07-18 00:00
The parade was great, Elvis was in good form, as were big bird, Elmo, The cookie monster and Abbie Kadabra. We will not be in the Amphi, due to other concerts and work, but hopefully the Union Congregational space will be available.

As of today’s meeting the entertainment
2009-07-22 00:00
As of today’s meeting the entertainment committee only had one band. So we decided not to put on an event that doesn’t meet our standards. We’re going to ask for the amphitheater.

Small staff, small audience, last night.
2009-08-29 00:00
Small staff, small audience, last night. The rain was real. The jams & open mic were good fun. Larry & Nick were awesome, Aiden, Anna, the staff: Nick, Anna, Kat. Thanks.

We’re up to 50, audience wise. Roger Roc
2009-09-28 00:00
We’re up to 50, audience wise. Roger Rockmore, The blue kids, Avaiary, Moravec, etc all well done. Thanks to those who stuck out the rain and made the ending a happy one.

Scarendipity had it’s points. Attendance
2009-10-31 00:00
Scarendipity had it’s points. Attendance over 70, for one. Face painting contest, good open mic, great bands. Los Huevos!

We’re back to small. Perhaps the number
2009-11-28 00:00
We’re back to small. Perhaps the number of days out of school effect? But good to see Evan & Daryl do their acoustic sets. Moravec was fine. How about those classical guitarists at open mic?

I have to say First Night was one of the
2010-01-02 00:00
I have to say First Night was one of the great ones. Large attendance, great job by the staff keeping things going, participation of newbies and alumni, having the Mayor in the audience, great help by parents. What a kick! Happy New Year!

We don’t know why the Pyramids disappear
2010-01-31 00:00
We don’t know why the Pyramids disappeared, but the rest of us had fun. A tad too many acoustic guitar/singer types for my liking. Good thing Thatcher and his gang brought their electrics.

The Valentine’s day “Carendipity”. Decen
2010-02-27 00:00
The Valentine’s day “Carendipity”. Decent size crowd, good bands, excellent open mic. Almost made some money. Love that dry ice seltzer!

The best ever Hip-Hop Serendipity, the “
2010-04-30 00:00
The best ever Hip-Hop Serendipity, the “Rap-Fest”. Good sized audience, interesting variety, a whole new bunch of people.

The Relay for Life was definitely an all
2010-06-05 00:00
The Relay for Life was definitely an all-nighter. We set a record for playing outdoor live music in Montclair, playing until 11:15PM without getting complained about! The relay was a great success in terms of money raised. Ken donated the generator rental fee. We could have used some more help at the end. And some better weather.

There is nothing like Festival Undergrou
2010-06-19 00:00
There is nothing like Festival Underground, when it doesn’t rain! There was a decent crowd of our usual audience, including some open mic performers, regulars, and so on. The weather was perfect. Ken was as tough as a circus roustabout, and the staff were very helpful, happy, relaxed. We put on 7 or eight bands, Had a jam at the end with Adam, Jeff, and Vin doing some tunes. Cell phone pix below. The bands were: The Porchistas, Hazmats, Tasm, A vs B, March to the Sea, Ten Sleep, Los Huevos, Slim Deer, Tense Deer. An the Alumi Trio. Alumni: Iris perrot, Adam, Jeff, Vin Demming, Kathryn Weller-Demming Charlee Swanson, Harry Wohl, Ethan Kantor, Max Kravitz, Max Mellman, Julia Berlin, Larry Pope did the recording, Ross Hamilton performed.

The independence day was a great success
2010-07-05 00:00
The independence day was a great success. Elvis lead our group, which included Patrick from Sponge Bob (Jeremy), Winnie the Pooh (Julia Z and Josh), Cookie Monster (Nick Levine) and Cat in the Hat (Aidan Feliciano). The angels, Emily and Lidia (and sometimes Julia) and the Banner makers and bearers, Anna, Johnny Q, Ethan, Thatcher, and everyone I left out really made it a hot one. By which I mean like 101 F. In the shade. You could of fried an egg on this parade! Consider revising.

The 8/6 event at the Library was smooth
2010-08-30 00:00
The 8/6 event at the Library was smooth and cool, despite the many changes in performers, & the competition with the Acres reunion performance. We got out on time, which helps our chances for doing Serendipity at the Library in the future. On 8/28 we had some difficulties at the Nishuane Park “Camp Serendipity”. Now, the s’mores were fine, and no one actually got hurt, but the electric power was awful, the street light was not turned on, and we had a problem with Lima being too loud. But, it didn’t cost that much and Father Earth was great listening.

The Alumni Reunion worked out pretty wel
2010-09-18 00:00
The Alumni Reunion worked out pretty well. We had some good music, some olde buddies, and some swirley cake. Not to mention ukuleles. Next year I want someone to be alumni invitor.

Scarendipity 2010 featured 10 Sleep, Thi
2010-10-29 00:00
Scarendipity 2010 featured 10 Sleep, Things Keep Happening, Werebears, Mannyfesto, a bit of that gameboy stuff at open mic, Josh on guitar, etc. 67 paid customers, and more than a dozen staff members. Pumpkin pie eating contest. Nick Levine, the winner. Should have had prizes for not being sick afterwards.

Serendipity Café at the First United Met
2010-11-22 00:00
Serendipity Café at the First United Methodist Church. This one was solid. Hip-Hop with harmony! Anna Berlin, Lotsa acoustic guitar players of many different styles. No Actual contests, and slightly OK for a November event. Had a talk with Vidal of the Parish Council and we are welcome there.

The old year was ended at Fletcher Hall
2010-12-31 00:00
The old year was ended at Fletcher Hall of the UUC with a good variety of music, recruited by Josh and Harris. Anna Berlin’s Mocha Coffee, Shirley Temples, Julia as MC, Emily on the sound board. We wish great 2011 to everyone. I hope for more new ideas and enthusiasm for the Montclair Student Café Project in 2011.

Nearly everything went as planned on thi
2011-01-28 00:00
Nearly everything went as planned on this first event of the year, and first time at St. James. There was plenty of music, Battle of the Band winners and runners-up, some spirited moshing. We’re promised some of the doors won’t be locked next time. And we will be back! We split the Snack Bar income with St. James, and they seemed happy with that. The critique at the following meeting was good, too. I happened to notice that the two singers from Stolen Jars performed in Passing Notes the next night at the Concert for Haiti.

Friday’s “Carendipity” went very well. E
2011-02-27 00:00
Friday’s “Carendipity” went very well. Extra help at the start meant a quick Load-In, So we got right to the music, which was quite tuneful, in spite of the complete lack of live drums. The “eat your heart out” jell-o contest was quick, and not too messy. It’s good on the videos uploaded to tumblr. So, to sum up, no one threw up over this one. Notes: Serendipity Café in the Star Ledger at (2/10/11). http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/teen-operated_montclair_cafe_w.html And then Pokey Men were in the Montclair time on 2/24/2011. Good stuff!

We collected some money for aid to Japan
2011-03-28 00:00
We collected some money for aid to Japan, tried out one of the bands that found us through the Star Ledger article, and tried to be good for our newest hosts, the Bnai Keshet Synagogue. It was pretty good, except for having to cancel Open Mic for lack of time. I will speak to the people at BK and see how they feel about us running over. Never had a guitar in the lost & found before, not to mention power supplies, cables, etc.

We taped an episode of “Arts Close Up” w
2011-04-14 00:00
We taped an episode of “Arts Close Up” with Meg Beatty Patrick on Channel 34 for broadcast in early May. Anna, Julia, Josh, Harris, Emily, Thatcher, Charlie and Ed were there. We did some interview-like stuff, some Josh/Harris guitar, some Anna B tunes, and Thatcher & Charlie improvised a Serendipity “commercial”. It will be on the schedule, and in the On Demand menu, I hear. Thanks to Sharon Collucci, and Michael Reitman, the blues photographer. Use the following link, and select category “Arts Up Close” Montclair TV34

show was loud and echo-ey. Good performa
2011-04-29 00:00
show was loud and echo-ey. Good performances all around especially the famous Pokey-Men, plenty of audience members. Staff was non-existent except for Emily and Anna at load-up time, though, and we are currently searching for our missing snare drum stand.
