MUSIC ON THURSDAY NIGHT, TOO * NEW CHESS CLUB * FALLING LEAVES MOON * Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter * Vol. 12 * October 10, 2011

THIS IS THE MONTH OF

FALLING LEAVES MOON

OCTOBER is the month of the Falling Leaves Moon (Binaakwe-giizis) according to the Ojibwe calendar. (You can find the calendar on the wall in the meeting room at Uptown Bill's.) Perhaps most noticeable is the shortening of the days. Each day, the daylight shrinks lengthens by a few minutes. Perhaps you have noticed this as you come and go around town. In the coffee HOUSE, the mornings come a little later and the evenings a little sooner.

MORE quickly now, autumn is nudging aside the summer. The days have still been warm, but the nights are much cooler. This past week, the harvest moon has been shining over us each evening. In the early morning, it is still there, though it has shifted from the east to the west side of the sky.

Outside the coffeeshop windows, the leaves continue to turn and fall. We recently collected some of those leaves and wrote messages on them as part of an Art & Music Night. We'll probably do that again this week. Why not join us on Thursday evening. Art Night starts at 6 pm.

OPEN MIC & MORE

THIS THURSDAY

A special performance by Mutiny in the Parlor follows Open Mic this Thursday, Oct. 12. Open Mic is at 7 pm; music at 7:30 pm. Come early for Art Night at 6 pm.

CONCERTS EVERY

SATURDAY NIGHT

Live music continues every Saturday night at the coffee house. 7 pm. Here's a schedule of upcoming performers:

October 15:  Slewgrass

October 22:  Patrick Bloom & Ghosts of Radio

October 29:  Dave Moore

November 5:  Kol Shira

November 12:  (To be announced)

November 19:  Benj & Nicole Upchurch with Stacy Webster

November 26:  (To be announced)

December 3:  The Mayflies

December 10:  Pigs & Clover

December 17:  Bree Nettie & Marty Lentz

CHESS CLUB

ON FRIDAYS

Like to play chess? Come to Uptown Bill's this Friday, Oct. 14 at 4 pm for the first meeting of a new chess club. Bring a friend.

WE THOUGHT YOU'D

BE INTERESTED IN...

...Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, begins Wednesday, Oct. 12 at sundown. For more details, visit the Judaism 101website: www.jewfaq.org/holiday5.htm.

...Friday, Oct. 14 is National Dessert Day. Stop in and have one of our treats. 

...Monday, Oct. 24 is United Nations Day, the anniversary of the day in 1948 the UN charter was ratified. (www.un.org)

...Circle Friday, Dec. 2 on your calendar. That's the date for the annual Uptown Bill's Fall Fundraiser, a project coordinated by I-Envsion. 

...Have you checked out the Facebook page for Bill's Bookmart? Lots of information about books and publishing. Recently added: An interview with Maurice Sendak and a list of "Sports books that matter."

...Looking for something special in soda pop? Uptown Bill's has lots of varieties, including Spring Grove Soda from Spring Grove, Minnesota. 

HOW ABOUT A FEW
HALLOWEEN TUNES

Have you found a sincere pumpkin patch where you can wait for the Great
Pumpkin this year? While you're waiting for him to appear, you can sing
pumpkin carols. These were originally published in a Peanuts greeting card
shaped like a pumpkin. Excerpts from some of the carols appear below. 

I'm dreaming of the great pumpkin
I'm dreaming of the great pumpkin
with every pumpkin card I write
May your jack-o-lanterns burn bright
when the Great Pumpkin visits tonight

Pumpkin Wonderland
Screech owls hoot, are you listen'in
Beneath the moon, all is glistenin--
A real scary sight, we're happy tonight
Waitin' in a pumpkin wonderland

Pumpkin Bells
Dashing through the streets, in our costumes bright and gay
To each house we go, laughing all the way
Halloween is here, making spirits bright
What fun it is trick or treat
And sing pumpkin carols tonight

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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 its 11th 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 Monday through Saturday from 7 am. For more information, check the Uptown Bill's website or Facebook page. 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.

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In the spirit of Bill Sackter, Uptown Bill's strives to nurture and encourage a gathering place where people of all abilities are welcome. Find us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Watch us on You Tube: www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PLEE41220297F8D82C

Visit our web page: www.uptownbills.org