BIRTHDAY BASH * BENEFIT CONCERT * LOTS OF MUSIC * Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter * Vol. 12 * March 25, 2011

CIRCLE APRIL 10th FOR

BILL'S BIRTHDAY BASH

Music, food, the "Bill" movie and a chat with Barry Morrow are planned Sunday, April 10 at Uptown Bill's It's all part of a birthday celebration for Bill Sackter, who would have been 98 this year. The birthday bash runs from 2 to 7 pm. The original "Bill" movie will be shown at 2:30 pm. A chat by phone with Barry Morrow, Bill's friend and the screenwriter, is planned following the film (approximately 4 pm). Please join us for a great afternoon.

LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS

COMING UP, TOO...

Here's a look at other events coming up in the next couple of weeks at Uptown Bill's:

Tuesday, March 29, 6-7 pm: Live broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show. Several guest musicians on this show. 

Thursday, March 31, 6-8 pm: Art & Music Night. Art starts at 6 pm; Music with Bevineau & the Heartmakers starts at 7 pm.

Friday, April 1, 7-9 pm: Open Mic. A great showcase of local musicians, plus poetry and more. 

Saturday, April 2: Dunlavin Green

Monday, April 4, 4:30 pm: UI World Music Ensemble

Tuesday, April 5, 6:30 pm: Amy Schmidt and Orion Walsh. Almost Circle opens. 

Thursday, April 7: Benefit concert for Uptown Bill's. Hosted by I-Envision, UI business student group.

Friday, April 8, 7 pm: Open Mic. Concert at 9 pm: Andina and Rich,  www.andinaandrich.com 

Saturday, April 9, 7-9 pm: Pigs and Clover

Sunday, April 10, 2-7 pm. Bill's Birthday Bash

Monday, April 11, 4:30 pm: UI World Music Ensemble

WE THOUGHT YOU'D BE

INTERESTED IN...

...David Berkeley's recent concert at Uptown Bill's is now online. You'll find a link at the Uptown Bill's page on Facebook.

...Hardcover mysteries are on sale for just $1 this week at Bill's Bookmark

...You can sign up now for Friday's Open Mic. You'll find a sign up sheet on the side of the pop cooler.

...Yogurt is now available at Uptown Bill's. What else would you like to see in our refrigerator? Let us know.

...Find out more about the original Wild Bill's Coffeeshop. Visit the Friends of Bill's Coffeeshop page on Facebook. 

BILL DOCUMENTARY

SHOWING SUNDAY

Two showings of "A Friend Indeed," the documentary about the life and legacy of Bill Sackter, are planned Sunday, March 26. The film will be shown at 6 pm and 8 pm in W10 of the business building on the University of Iowa campus. Free. 

HERE'S A SWITCH:

QUOTES ABOUT TEA

This week, we offer quotations about tea (instead of coffee). It's a gentle

reminder that Uptown Bill's offers more than a dozen different varieties

of tea.

Make tea, not war -- Monty Python's Flying Circus

I may seem like a strange cup of tea, but if it's all right with you, it's all

right with me -- Sister Hazel

Thank God for tea. I am glad I was not here before tea

  -- Sydney Smith

You never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me

  -- C.S. Lewis

I'm a little tea pot short and stout

Here's my handle, here's my spout

Do you want a cup of tea?

Tip me up and pour me out

  -- Children's nursery rhyme

Have a favorite saying about tea? Send it to us. We'll offer more tea quotes

in an upcoming issue. Quotes about coffee are welcome, too.

EIGHT YEARS AGO IN

BILL'S NEWSLETTER

Our lunchtime squirrel is missing. A regular visitor, he ate lunch while

sitting on a partially fallen tree limb outside the coffeeshop windows. Perhaps

he was scared away by the snow or is away for Spring Break (March 2003)

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Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter is a virtual extension of Wild Bill's Coffeeshop and Uptown Bill's Coffee House. Published since 2000, the Newsletter is written by Tom Gilsenan, a former manager of Wild Bill's and now director of Uptown Bill's. You can write to him at tomgilsenan@gmail.com

Wild Bill's Coffeeshop is a project of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa. It has been a part of campus life in Iowa City for more than 35 years. Located in North Hall, the coffeeshop is open weekdays from 8 am. For more information, check the Friends of Bill's Coffeeshop page on Facebook. You can call the coffeeshop at (319) 335-1281. Donations to support the work of the coffeeshop may be sent to: Bill's Coffeeshop Fund, University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Contributions are tax deductible.

Uptown Bill's is the crosstown cousin of Wild Bill's. Now in it 10th year, it includes a bookstore, performance venue and other businesses in addition to a coffeeshop. Located at 730 S. Dubuque, Uptown Bill's is open every day from 8 am. For more information, check the Uptown Bill's page on Facebook. You can call Uptown Bill's at(319) 339-0401. Donations to support the work of Uptown Bill's may be sent to: Extend the Dream Foundation, Uptown Bill's, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52240. Contributions are tax deductible.