ROSENDALE CAFE - somewhere in usa?

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Cmon Fraggle help me out, wheres this? NY - ish? 434 Main St., Rosendale658-9048 Mark Morganstern has two dominant passions, food and music. The laid-back co-owner of the Rosendale Cafe has found a fun and unique way of satiating both since September 1993, when he and wife Susan opened the cafe. Near to the picturesque Rondout Creek and an assortment of historical sites, including the Widow Jane Mine (old home of the strongest cement in the world) the 100-year-old-plus building, formerly a brothel back in the day, sports huge front windows and a quaint upper-level porch. Inside, apple-crisp hued walls, covered with monthly art exhibits, encompass 1,500 square feet. Filling the room are approximately 30 tables, complete with an array

of funky mismatched table linen decor. The front small service bar and equally diminutive but "very workable" kitchen serve up an all-vegan and vegetarian cuisine, consisting of such favorites as a brown rice burger, "fakin bakin" FLT, tempeh Reuben, mushroom tofu stroganoff and spinach goat cheese burrito. Take a few steps in from the front entrance, look to your right and you will see a small stage area that has been occupied by such high-profile musicians as

acoustic guitarist Lucy Kaplansky, American song master Richard Shindell, rocker Graham Parker, Cliff Eberhardt, Ray Bonneville, blues baritone Kelly Joe Phelps and the late Dave Van Ronk. Morganstern, a classically trained bass player, is responsible for the music bookings. Seeking out Mbira, jazz, folk, ethnic, bluegrass and Americana genres, the former professional freelance musician prefers substance over a certain type of music. Securing one or two musical bookings weekly at the cafe, Morganstern has had few problems getting that talent to come and oftentimes return on more than one occasion. "The musicians who have come here say it's a great place to play in; they are treated very well," says Morganstern, who is known for not only hiring the acts but also intently listening to and getting to know them on a personal basis. "We put in a sound treatment in order to calm the room down, allowing the music to come from the instruments as

opposed to bouncing off the walls, which has made a huge difference in the overall sound and allowing artists to really enjoy playing here." Morganstern has scheduled Celtic guitarist Tony McManus and Maeve Donnelly for April 1. On April 7, blues guitarist Eric Bibb visits the cafe's stage. With many connections in the music industry to his credit, Mark is constantly on the lookout for "high-level" music and is sure to quickly fill in the calendar for the first few months of 2007. THE TUSCAN CAFE 5 South St., Warwick987-2050 "We'll play anything and everything," says the Tuscan Cafe's co-owner, Kristin Ciliberti, when asked about the kind of music her business features. Catering to the musical appetites of teenagers to senior citizens, the

Tuscan cafe can easily have a punk rock band jamming to hard-core tunes one night and follow that up with mellow bluegrass melodies the next. Open for the past nine years, the Cafe took the music plunge three years ago when it changed location. Initially, Ciliberti, who teams with best friend Kristy Ranieri as owners of the cafe, followed a theme-night format for the music venue. Soon, "'80s Night" evolved into much more when small record label owner Brenden McManus joined the small, intimate cafe staff. Listening to each band beforehand, McManus has further been assisted with his bookings by the computer. So far, all involved in the music scene have been pleased with what has transpired on the small stage area in the Tuscan Cafe's larger room. "It's really been surprising to me how cooperative and flexible the bands are; thanks to the computer and MySpace, which all the bands have pages on, so many bands are

coming here asking to play," says Ciliberti, who is known to make special goodie bags of baked goods for musicians to take with them back on the road. "We have bands coming here from all over the country; word of mouth really helps, too." Ciliberti adds, "I also think the fact that we're such a small, close staff that are all good friends, people pick up on that and it makes a big difference." Adding to the music influence of the cafe have been

some big names, such as the metal band Psyopus and Grammy Award-winner Sharon Katz. But it's the local bands that have been known to fill up the 75-seat-capacity area just as quickly. "We really make an effort to tie in the out-of-town groups with the local ones," says Ciliberti. "We also like to have close ties with the community; it's important." Offering a vegetarian, vegan and meat menu, including a hummus wrap, vegan Reuben, vegan soy chicken burrito and guacamole sandwich, the Tuscan Cafe not only provides an eclectic music venue but also a culinary one. Beer and wine are available, and recently free Wednesday Theme Movie Night (November was music flicks) was added to the entertainment. Open mike takes place every Thursday evening. Whatever the show, one thing is for sure, there is bound to be something at the Tuscan Cafe that appeals to all age groups.Peter H

 

 

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peter VV Jan 20, 2007 8:15 AM Re: ROSENDALE CAFE - somewhere in usa?

Cmon Fraggle help me out, wheres this? NY - ish?

 

434 Main St., Rosendale658-9048

Mark Morganstern has two dominant passions, food and music. The laid-back co-owner of the Rosendale Cafe has found a fun and unique way of satiating both since September 1993, when he and wife Susan opened the cafe.

Near to the picturesque Rondout Creek and an assortment of historical sites, including the Widow Jane Mine (old home of the strongest cement in the world) the 100-year-old-plus building, formerly a brothel back in the day, sports huge front windows and a quaint upper-level porch. Inside, apple-crisp hued walls, covered with monthly art exhibits, encompass 1,500 square feet. Filling the room are approximately 30 tables, complete with an array of funky mismatched table linen decor.

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The front small service bar and equally diminutive but "very workable" kitchen serve up an all-vegan and vegetarian cuisine, consisting of such favorites as a brown rice burger, "fakin bakin" FLT, tempeh Reuben, mushroom tofu stroganoff and spinach goat cheese burrito.

Take a few steps in from the front entrance, look to your right and you will see a small stage area that has been occupied by such high-profile musicians as acoustic guitarist Lucy Kaplansky, American song master Richard Shindell, rocker Graham Parker, Cliff Eberhardt, Ray Bonneville, blues baritone Kelly Joe Phelps and the late Dave Van Ronk. Morganstern, a classically trained bass player, is responsible for the music bookings. Seeking out Mbira, jazz, folk, ethnic, bluegrass and Americana genres, the former professional freelance musician prefers substance over a certain type of music. Securing one or two musical bookings weekly at the cafe, Morganstern has had few problems getting that talent to come and oftentimes return on more than one occasion.

"The musicians who have come here say it's a great place to play in; they are treated very well," says Morganstern, who is known for not only hiring the acts but also intently listening to and getting to know them on a personal basis. "We put in a sound treatment in order to calm the room down, allowing the music to come from the instruments as opposed to bouncing off the walls, which has made a huge difference in the overall sound and allowing artists to really enjoy playing here."

Morganstern has scheduled Celtic guitarist Tony McManus and Maeve Donnelly for April 1. On April 7, blues guitarist Eric Bibb visits the cafe's stage. With many connections in the music industry to his credit, Mark is constantly on the lookout for "high-level" music and is sure to quickly fill in the calendar for the first few months of 2007.

THE TUSCAN CAFE

5 South St., Warwick987-2050

"We'll play anything and everything," says the Tuscan Cafe's co-owner, Kristin Ciliberti, when asked about the kind of music her business features. Catering to the musical appetites of teenagers to senior citizens, the Tuscan cafe can easily have a punk rock band jamming to hard-core tunes one night and follow that up with mellow bluegrass melodies the next.

Open for the past nine years, the Cafe took the music plunge three years ago when it changed location. Initially, Ciliberti, who teams with best friend Kristy Ranieri as owners of the cafe, followed a theme-night format for the music venue. Soon, "'80s Night" evolved into much more when small record label owner Brenden McManus joined the small, intimate cafe staff. Listening to each band beforehand, McManus has further been assisted with his bookings by the computer. So far, all involved in the music scene have been pleased with what has transpired on the small stage area in the Tuscan Cafe's larger room.

"It's really been surprising to me how cooperative and flexible the bands are; thanks to the computer and MySpace, which all the bands have pages on, so many bands are coming here asking to play," says Ciliberti, who is known to make special goodie bags of baked goods for musicians to take with them back on the road. "We have bands coming here from all over the country; word of mouth really helps, too."

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Ciliberti adds, "I also think the fact that we're such a small, close staff that are all good friends, people pick up on that and it makes a big difference."

Adding to the music influence of the cafe have been some big names, such as the metal band Psyopus and Grammy Award-winner Sharon Katz. But it's the local bands that have been known to fill up the 75-seat-capacity area just as quickly.

"We really make an effort to tie in the out-of-town groups with the local ones," says Ciliberti. "We also like to have close ties with the community; it's important."

Offering a vegetarian, vegan and meat menu, including a hummus wrap, vegan Reuben, vegan soy chicken burrito and guacamole sandwich, the Tuscan Cafe not only provides an eclectic music venue but also a culinary one. Beer and wine are available, and recently free Wednesday Theme Movie Night (November was music flicks) was added to the entertainment. Open mike takes place every Thursday evening. Whatever the show, one thing is for sure, there is bound to be something at the Tuscan Cafe that appeals to all age groups.

Peter H

 

 

 

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by order of nationality The Valley Vegan............fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: how did i become yer geographic champion?? mid hudson valley NY peter VV Jan 20, 2007 8:15 AM Re: ROSENDALE CAFE - somewhere in usa?

Cmon Fraggle help me out, wheres this? NY - ish? 434 Main St., Rosendale658-9048 Mark Morganstern has two dominant passions, food and music. The laid-back co-owner of the Rosendale Cafe has found a fun and unique way of satiating both since September 1993, when he and wife Susan opened the cafe. Near to the picturesque Rondout Creek and an assortment of historical sites, including the Widow Jane Mine (old home of the strongest cement in the world) the 100-year-old-plus building, formerly a brothel back in the day, sports huge front windows and a quaint upper-level porch. Inside, apple-crisp hued walls, covered with monthly art exhibits, encompass 1,500 square feet. Filling the room are approximately 30 tables, complete with an array of funky mismatched table linen decor.

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high-profile musicians as acoustic guitarist Lucy Kaplansky, American song master Richard Shindell, rocker Graham Parker, Cliff Eberhardt, Ray Bonneville, blues baritone Kelly Joe Phelps and the late Dave Van Ronk. Morganstern, a classically trained bass player, is responsible for the music bookings. Seeking out Mbira, jazz, folk, ethnic, bluegrass and Americana genres, the former professional freelance musician prefers substance over a certain type of music. Securing one or two musical bookings weekly at the cafe, Morganstern has had few problems getting that talent to come and oftentimes return on more than one occasion. "The musicians who have come here say it's a great place to play in; they are treated very well," says Morganstern, who is known for not only hiring the acts but also intently listening to and getting to know them on a personal basis. "We put in a sound treatment in order to calm the room down, allowing the music to come

from the instruments as opposed to bouncing off the walls, which has made a huge difference in the overall sound and allowing artists to really enjoy playing here." Morganstern has scheduled Celtic guitarist Tony McManus and Maeve Donnelly for April 1. On April 7, blues guitarist Eric Bibb visits the cafe's stage. With many connections in the music industry to his credit, Mark is constantly on the lookout for "high-level" music and is sure to quickly fill in the calendar for the first few months of 2007. THE TUSCAN CAFE 5 South St., Warwick987-2050 "We'll play anything and everything," says the Tuscan Cafe's co-owner, Kristin Ciliberti, when asked about the kind of music her business features. Catering to the musical appetites of teenagers to senior citizens, the Tuscan cafe can easily have a punk rock band jamming to

hard-core tunes one night and follow that up with mellow bluegrass melodies the next. Open for the past nine years, the Cafe took the music plunge three years ago when it changed location. Initially, Ciliberti, who teams with best friend Kristy Ranieri as owners of the cafe, followed a theme-night format for the music venue. Soon, "'80s Night" evolved into much more when small record label owner Brenden McManus joined the small, intimate cafe staff. Listening to each band beforehand, McManus has further been assisted with his bookings by the computer. So far, all involved in the music scene have been pleased with what has transpired on the small stage area in the Tuscan Cafe's larger room. "It's really been surprising to me how cooperative and flexible the bands are; thanks to the computer and MySpace, which all the bands have pages on, so many bands are coming here asking to play," says Ciliberti, who is known to

make special goodie bags of baked goods for musicians to take with them back on the road. "We have bands coming here from all over the country; word of mouth really helps, too." imgCounter += 1; aryImgs[imgCounter] = "http://images.recordonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=TH & Date=20070119 & Category=ENTERTAIN & ArtNo=701190310 & Ref=V6 & MaxW=200 & MaxH=180 & title=1 & border=0"; aryCaps[imgCounter] = ; aryZooms[imgCounter] = "javascript: NewWindow(780,600,window.document.location+' & Template=photos & img="+imgCounter+"')"; Ciliberti adds, "I also think the fact that we're such a small, close staff that are all good friends, people pick up on that and it makes a big difference." Adding to the music influence of the cafe

have been some big names, such as the metal band Psyopus and Grammy Award-winner Sharon Katz. But it's the local bands that have been known to fill up the 75-seat-capacity area just as quickly. "We really make an effort to tie in the out-of-town groups with the local ones," says Ciliberti. "We also like to have close ties with the community; it's important." Offering a vegetarian, vegan and meat menu, including a hummus wrap, vegan Reuben, vegan soy chicken burrito and guacamole sandwich, the Tuscan Cafe not only provides an eclectic music venue but also a culinary one. Beer and wine are available, and recently free Wednesday Theme Movie Night (November was music flicks) was added to the entertainment. Open mike takes place every Thursday evening. Whatever the show, one thing is for sure, there is bound to be something at the Tuscan Cafe that appeals to all age groups. Peter

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