Author Eileen Flanagan will be speaking at Creekside Books and Coffee in Skaneateles on March 14 at 2pm about her new book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a Change and When to Let Go. Praised by the Dalai Lama and other notable writers, the book explores how to apply the message of the Serenity Prayer, accepting the things we cannot change, and changing those we can.

Flanagan has been traveling widely since the book’s release by Tarcher/Penguin in September 2009. She is thrilled to return to Skaneateles, where she has visited friends on vacation for a number of years. She will also be leading a retreat at Stella Maris retreat center during the weekend of March 12-14.

My daughters have been attending the Skaneateles HS Talent Show for years, we have some very good talent right here in our own back yards. Thanks to John Buterbaugh we can sample some of that local talent below in a few videos he captured last night at the show. Visit John’s You Tube Channel to see more.

Ben Weirich, Trevor Hinman and Jared Mulcahy – I Don’t Need Know Doctor.

John Buterbaugh and Friends – Quicksand

Sydney Carfi – Love is Waiting

The Skaneateles Lions Club will be holding a health fair that is free and open to the public.

Community Health and Wellness Fair
March 20th, 2010 from 9am-3pm
Skaneateles Community Center

Activities include the following:

• Lions Glaucoma screening and Children’s vision screening (Lions Dr. Casimir Bobowski, O. D. & Dr. John J. Maurillo, O.D. and Lion Members)
• Oral Hygiene and Cancer Screening  (Dr. P. Gard Lorey, DDS )
• Posture Screening & Nutrition (Dr. David Petters, D.C.)
• Scoliosis Screening (Dr. Neil Vance, D.C. * Family Chiropractic)
• ACL Screening and Fitness Information: Victory Sports Medicine & Orthopedics  (Dr. Marc Pietropaoli, M.D.)
• Hearing Screening (Ear -Q: Lion Ed Keller)
• Healthy Lifestyle Management (Exercise Physiologists Debbie Bobbett & Eric Prager)
• Blood Pressure & Carbon monoxide levels & CPR Class (SAVES)
• CNY Healing Arts Wellness Center (Dr Robert Kiltz, MD, Maura Fitzgerald-Blackler, Esthetician)
• Cardiac Rehab Programs (David Lee, MED; Auburn Hospital)
• Anxiety & Depression Screening (Dr. Todd Marshall, PhD * Couple and Family Therapy)
• Foot Care (Dr. Smith & Dr. Farrell * Westside Podiatry Center)
• Peregrine Home Care Services Evaluations & Blood Pressure  (Trudy R. Scarr, R.N.)

Dr. Vance shares more details on what he will provide:
New Skaneateles Chiropractor, Dr. Neil Vance of Dr. Vance’s Family Chiropractic, will be participating in the Skaneateles Health & Wellness Fair at the Skaneateles Community Center on Saturday, March 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Dr. Vance will be focusing on a free children’s scoliosis screening and handing out free healthy living bags filled with free products and samples of healthy products to the first 50 people who stop by his booth.

“There has been an increase of children complaining of neck, shoulder and back pain in the last few years,” said Dr. Neil Vance.  “I suggest children ages 5 to 15 be screened for structural scoliosis/abnormal biomechanical problems that can be managed more easily the younger the problem is caught.”

In another life, I created a character called “Little Georgie”. A public persona to function as a suit… one that could be removed when going home to your private life.

I put that suit in mothballs in 1998, and when returning back to Skaneateles / Syracuse, I decided to pull the old suit out of the closet for one more try, just to see if I could still fit in it, and maybe to explore the possibility of wearing it as a career again in 2008.

In all honesty, I could, but after 10 years, it was a little tight around the middle, metaphorically speaking.

Going through the amount of work and financial resources to have that personal experiment was quite illuminating. It helped me to clarify what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, or better put, what I didn’t want to do. Juggling all those balls just isn’t intellectually, artistically, and more importantly, spiritually compelling enough to assume the role of “Ring Master” for me anymore. More than anything, it became painfully apparent that it was time for a third act. The “Little Georgie” Suit went back into mothballs, and probably for good this time.

When trying to sell recordings, along with putting large amounts of happy “fannies in the seats” on a consistent basis whilst attempting to lead them to a collective elevated ecstasy and along with the massive amount of work it takes to create the highest standard quality product (whether on stage or in the recorded medium), an exponentially much larger effort must be expended in the marketing arena to make that business model economically viable.

I am a media whore, freely admitted. I’m not giving away all my trade secrets, but I’ll give away one now. To be successful in the music racket, part of the marketing equation is that your legend must loom large. Gossip, Word of Mouth, and Whisper Campaigns are much more effective conduits then traditional advertising platforms. Whether accurate or not, my life story has been writ large on the walls of bathroom stalls. This, combined with the fact that to truly succeed on all levels, you have to spiritually, evangelically, and philosophically be an authentic and true believer in the product, or people just won’t buy it. And if you don’t believe in the product, it isn’t worth selling.

My track record in these matters, speaks for itself.

So in the act of subtracting the workload of creating the product to be marketed, I found myself left with a highly unique skill set. I thought that maybe employing that skill set for community rather than for self-serving goals just might be the third act that I had been searching for. Maybe it was time to subjugate ego and graft that skill set to a “Pay It Forward” life strategy.

And then the concept of Widespread, High Volume, Horizontal Hydrofracking, and all of its potential profound impact it was going to have on the residents of the towns and city I love (MY HOME) came across my personal radar screen.

The conundrum otherwise known horizontal hydraulic fracture drilling is a many-headed hydra.

Areas of study include Governmental Ethics, State’s Rights Issues, Law, Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Toxicology, Endocrinology, Physics, Engineering, Corporate Governance and Ethics, Economics, Philosophy and Sociology…to name but a few.

To get up to speed on this subject is, frankly, an overwhelming singular human task…. but I’m up to it. I never shirk from a challenge.

The problem? No one is even remotely aware that life as they know it is going to radically change, for better or worse. The objective? Get the word out, and at least give our community a choice for their own future.

At the behest, the passion for the issue, and inspiration of my good friend Laura Brazak, I decided to lend my skill set in the creation the facebook group YOU CAN’T DRINK MONEY to freely share some of those personal strengths with the people of the town of my birth, and with the people of the Greater Syracuse metro area that have been so supportive of my musical career endeavors throughout the years. This is my way of giving back, and paying it forward.

YOU CAN’T DRINK MONEY’s primary function is to do a little of the informational digging for you to provide a repository of reference, if you feel moved to dig for yourself, your family, your friends, your community, and future generations.

I can only lead by example. It’s that important to me… my hope is that it becomes that important to you. Dig your heels in by digging your brains in.

This is a game of four-dimensional holographic chess, and it’s rigged for you to lose. The only way to change that is to learn how to play the game. I want to teach to whoever wants, or needs, what little I know about the game that’s being played.

It’s hard, but it will be worth the effort.

We cannot succeed unless we band as one, in large numbers. Knowledge and Numbers are the weapons at our possible disposal, but we need to build the arsenal of know-how along with an army that knows the value of service to the greater good. A tribe must, and will be built.

Make no mistake, this is going to be a war, and the opposition’s assessment of the ability to mount an effective pushback from potential grass roots campaigns concerned about Fracking is, at this writing, correctly condescending.

This is Big Oil and all their available resources we’re talking about folks, and this war has been waged for close to ten years with the tacit compliance of our Federal and State Governments. Most of the populace in CNY doesn’t even know it’s been declared.

Every time I watched The Winter Olympics, there were repetitive ads for how wonderful natural gas exploration is.

Every time I log on to GMAIL, there are little prompts from Chesapeake Energy to go to various websites explaining how absolutely benign and harmless horizontal hydro-fracking truly is.

Every time I log onto the YOU CAN’T DRINK MONEY group page, there’s the King of Astroturf media manipulation campaigns Dick Armey, his face winking at me in the advertising section, shilling for Freedomworks.

The battle for your heart and your mind (and thus your health and safety) has begun, and currently, I don’t blame The Oil and Gas Industries for being derisively confident. They have a very well funded army, and we are in fact at present, going into battle with a plastic picnic spork.

Still, and very possibly delusionally, I like our chances in this epic. Like I said, I have a highly developed skill set that I am donating to the armory…. And so does everybody else. It’s time to start pooling resources. Just what are your strengths? Every able-bodied human has them.

So whether you love me, or despise me, and regardless of personal philosophical or ideological dogmas that we all hold dear, or the particular points in the vast range of economic strata that we personally occupy, the one thing that we have in common is that we all enjoy the abundant supply of clean, healthy water to be found in our community. We all breathe the same air.

So if the disruptions to environmental, public health, public infrastructure, and over all quality of life issues are of any concern to you, I pose this question:

Wouldn’t it be a smart idea to have the biggest Media Whore this town has ever seen stand on the side of Transparency, Truth, Justice, and The American Way?

As the great American philosopher Dizzy Dean once said: “It ain’t braggin’ if you can do it”.

I’ve done it before, and I can do it again.

I have vivid memories of September 11, 2001. As a third grader, I understood very little about the details of the situation, but I certainly knew enough to be afraid and saddened by the events. The losses were devastating, and to this day I grieve for the victims and their families.

However, we now find ourselves almost nine years into a war whose benefits remain questionable to me. The War in Afghanistan began when the United States stepped in to protect its citizens, to combat terrorism, and to capture bin Laden.

Read entire article here.

Skaneateles Library Announces Launch of a Series on Social Media

The Skaneateles Library Association is announcing today that it will be launching a series of presentations called What is This Social Media and Why Should I Care? on March 10th and 11th, 2010. They will be given by Patrick Blackburn, an interactive arts consultant.

Social Media is a catch all name for many different internet and mobile tools designed for sharing information with other people. The sheer number of people now involved in these various applications is astounding and growing by leaps and bounds each and every day.

The first talk, Social Media for Seniors, Homemakers and the Jobless: Twitter With a Purpose is aimed at the general public and will give an overview of social media and platforms like blogs, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. This will be held at the Skaneateles Library in the John D. Barrow Art Gallery at 49 East Genesee St., Skaneateles on Wednesday, March 10th at 12 noon. It’s part of the Lunch and Learn series and free coffee will be served.

The second talk, Social Media and Marketing: Everyone is connected. It’s Time to Connect Your Business to Everyone is geared specifically for business people and will cover the use of social networks and other online collaborative media for marketing, sales, public relations and customer service. This talk will be held at the Skaneateles Library Second Floor on Thursday, March 11th at 7:00 pm.

Both talks are free and open to the public. Go to http://skaneateleslibrary.org or http://www.kansointeractive.com for more information.

Patrick Blackburn is president and owner of KansoInteractive, an interactive media consulting firm. He provides social media consultancy services to the consumer and commercial markets, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 businesses.

Contact Information:
The Skaneateles Library Association
49 Genesee St.
Skaneateles, NY 13152
Phone: 315-685-5135
http://www.skaneateleslibrary.org

Skaneateles resident, motivational speaker, and artist, Dr. Rob Kiltz has created a new Facebook fan page to allow people to keep up to date with his latest productions and events. You can click the badge below to visit.

Dr. Rob Kiltz

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The Skaneateles High School drama department presents Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, adapted for the stage by Jon Jory.

When: March 4 (Thursday), March 5 (Friday),
and March 6 (Saturday) at 7:30 pm
Where: in the Skaneateles High School Auditorium
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens

For reservations call 291-2296
(all seats are general admission)

I am a woman of a “certain age”. I’m pushing 50 but feeling pretty good. Getting to a point in my life where I can really start working on my “self”, my career, my relationships and my house. I joined a gym last year, I’m in a relationship with an actual “nice guy”, getting excited about my city-we even have a woman mayor! I can finally afford to buy some expensive products for my skin and hair, can afford to shop for a new bag now and then (not COACH…yet!), was looking forward to working on my house and yard, maybe finally paint the kitchen after living here for 8 years.

I was really feeling good about things until I started learning about widespread, high volume, horizontal hydrofracking drilling operations, that are coming to a watershed near you.

I think part of it is that I’m a photographer by trade, “I see” for a living. Sometimes I see something so clearly that I can get frustrated with those who fail to see what I see. And here is kind of how I saw things shaking out…

What is the point of being able to afford the whole Kiehl’s line of facial products if there are chemicals in my water that give me a rash? Why workout like a fiend to fit into my size 6 jeans when the toxins in the air corrode my lungs? What difference does it make what color I paint the kitchen if the water that comes out of my tap is bad? What is the point of eating well if my endocrine system is being disrupted? Why should I get all excited about “Say Yes to Education” when there are a multitude of gas wells, flaming “burn offs”, and diesel burning machinery to the southwest of me poisoning the air over my fair city? Why should I keep playing at improving my quality of life when my efforts are doomed to fail?

I don’t like games where it is designed that I lose. Where no matter how hard I try, I can’t win the game.

Now I like being a girl. I want to feel sexy, be healthy and I aspire to look as good as Helen Mirren when I’m 63 (she is …stunning!). Believe me, I understand that hydrofracking is about the most unglamorous subject on earth. It’s not “cute” and there are no movie stars and no musical numbers. But if you are a woman (or a person in general) who is struggling to improve your self and your life, you have got to jump on this bandwagon with me because this is a game changer. I don’t want to think that maybe 5 or 10 years down the road, that everything I’ve been working so hard for could mean nothing- and it won’t even be my fault.

I understand that you’re busy leading a very full life. My sister has 3 kids under the age of 6, but she’s getting involved. She resents me for bringing this to her attention, but she understands. My mom is retired and just wanted to enjoy what was left of her life, but now she is getting involved, becoming political and environmental at age 70.

Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day. You can’t afford to waste time learning about gas drilling when there are dishes in the sink and laundry stacking up. And you have to be somewhere and you haven’t been to the gym yet and your kid needs a ride. But I feel compelled to tell again that you must pay attention to this. It matters.

If you want to do something else that matters, there something that you can do right now that will help. Go to “YOU CAN’T DRINK MONEY” and click on “invite friends”. It’s right to the left under the picture. Then spend 20 minutes of your life you will never get back and click on all the little pictures. If you’re feeling it, write a little message too asking them to educate themselves and invite their friends to join as well. While you are there on the page, go to the links portion and choose an article to read. Educate yourself. This is time well spent. The dishes and the laundry won’t matter, watching another episode of “Law and Order” won’t matter but this little act of self improvement might make a big difference. Trust me when I say I never wanted to defile your personal bowl of cornflakes and I’m hoping you don’t kill the messenger, but believe me when I say that indifference is not an option. This act of self improvement is one that will definitely improve the quality of your life. It will be time well spent. I’ll do my best to keep you informed so keeping checking in as I’m going to be posting frequently. And after I update you all, I’m definitely going to the gym!

One last suggestion before I go. You might want to make plans to be at the Dewitt Town Hall on Monday night at 7:30pm. The town board is set to vote on a six-month moratorium which would give them time for further study. Hope to see you there!

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Learn more about Laura Brazak here.

This is a photo showing Skaneateles resident and postive thinker, Dr. Rob Kiltz, in his “world.” That is to say, he’s in his beloved ceramics studio in Skaneateles.  Dr. Rob writes and video tapes a daily intention each weekday. Read it, or watch Dr. Rob read it, at http://robertkiltz.com.

Learn more about Dr. Rob here.

I am almost 47 years old and have lived in Syracuse for approximately 20 years but today was my first time seeing my County Legislature in action. I guess my days of allowing my government to decide my fate are over. Thanks to the spectre of hydrofracking, I am now more than ever, a fully functioning member of society who takes my civic responsibilities seriously. And it only took me being scared out of my wits to get involved.

It was pretty much as I had expected; pomp and circumstance; protocols and procedures. I was duly impressed by the grandeur of my surroundings, although I could have enjoyed the experience more had the reason I was there been less dire. It looked like I wasn’t the only one who seemed new to the process. This issue has pulled a lot of us usually compliant citizens off of the sidelines and into the debate. As we filed up to the podium to have our say, I was relieved that we all seemed to be on the same side. The side of recommending a county wide ban of hydrofracking to the NYS Legislature. 17 of the 19 legislators were also on the right side of history with only 2 voting against the ban. Please bear in mind that this was only a resolution, a signal that was sent. It is not a law, more like a suggestion or position, an opening salvo in what promises to be long campaign. But it was a victory.

When it was my turn at the podium, I tried to stress to our county representatives that we here in Upstate New York have won the “geological lottery”. We have an embarrassment of riches, a staggering amount of not only beauty but of many resources that are capable of sustaining us far into the future. We don’t have to rush. The gas that is trapped in the shale will wait; it’s not going anywhere. There is no pressing need to exploit a high risk, finite fossil fuel that could wreck everything for a poorly planned, short term money grab. It’s a quick fix strategy; the deep field vision is obscured and the planning logic flawed by the allure of pulsating dollar signs. Let’s try to take the long view. We can afford to wait. There is far more that needs to be discussed before I feel comfortable with moving ahead. All I’m asking for is more time and more information.

But the one thing that was most encouraging was this: I had it on pretty good authority the day before that the Legislators were pretty split on this resolution. Before the meeting started, I was introduced to a few Legislators, and they all commented on the volume of phone calls and letters they received on Monday. Getting involved, and taking a coordinated action as a group, does work. We were heard, and the vote ended 17-2. Taking a collective stand for Truth, Justice, and The American Way has it’s rewards!

Which brings me to next Monday’s meeting at the Dewitt Town Hall. We need to keep showing up and making sure we’re being heard by the people who have the power to decide our fate, the fate of our air and water, and ultimately nothing less than the quality of our lives. This is important! So let’s keep up the good work and plan to keep being involved and informed. Maybe we can keep the wolves from the door for a while longer.

I have often been asked why I stay here; “You’re so talented…why don’t you move away?” The simple answer is that I like it here. This is my home. And I feel like it’s worth fighting for. I am of the opinion that a lot of what I love may be compromised by allowing NYS to rush into lifting the ban until we have more regulations in place. I hope we take our time. I hope we do it right. Because if it goes bad, we all pay the price. Not the landowners, and not the oil companies. Us. You and me.

So I’ll see you all on Monday at Dewitt Town Hall at 7:30pm. I am extending a personal invitation to everybody who drinks water.

Boring as it may seem, Modern Fracking technology probably isn’t as evil as some may think, nor as safe as others may want to lead you to believe…and it probably falls somewhere in the middle.

That said, there are major red flags associated with the process and methods, the industry, and the legislative agendas that remove oversight attached to that industry, that have caused me to take a more pro-active stance… because very few people in our area even know this is coming, let alone have access to enough information to make an informed judgment about the issue of Hydrofracking in watersheds that service a high density population.

I’ll give you a tiny example of why this is on my radar: I saw the Oil and Gas Industry’s spokesperson speak at a presentation at Skaneateles High School. He opened his powerpoint demonstration with a finished 40 year old well in a school yard, children playing in the background, in Eden, New York, his rhetorical point: “See? You have nothing to worry about”. The rest of his presentation followed suit.

Now as someone who knows about drilling, we BOTH know that a traditional drilled vertical fracked well is quite a different animal than a Horizontal frack job done within a five acre pad parameter to avoid EPA oversight with up to sixteen laterals, in terms of time, water resources used, the amount of tonnage of chemicals used, waste produced, air and noise pollution, and stress applied on infrastructure and our environment. Let alone what the aggregate result of multiple well pads on over 250 lots around the watersheds that serve the City of Syracuse would produce.

In other words, the level of pure unadulterated bull this guy was shoveling at the concerned citizens of Skaneateles was epic in nature. And of course, no one was allowed to ask questions. Remember: He was “The OIl and Gas Industry’s” PAID representative. The only accurate and truthful part of his schpiel was about the money to be made: The big fat worm that Oil and Gas loves to dangle in front of everyone’s face (oh, and what you don’t know about the consequences or short term gain vs. long term effects won’t hurt you…trust me.)

Believe me, I would have loved to ask this guy some questions, but fortunately for him, he was shielded from the unpleasantry commonly known as…me. I would have atomized him, frankly. I don’t walk into a gunfight with a spork.

And there within lies the problem… the very real risks and liabilities associated with this industry is being forced upon an unknowing, unrepresented, and unempowered populace…and the few who actually DO want to know can’t get a straight answer out of the people that want to pursue an agenda of harvesting natural gas, and are being denied a voice.

My aim is not to mislead. My aim is to give people a chance to get up to speed on this, and make sure that the red flags are addressed before fracking commences. My aim is to actually get some kind of balance into the equation over drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

Let’s learn from the lessons taught where widespread drilling occurs. Pennsylvania is currently shipping it’s waste water into NYS municipal treatment facilities that aren’t equipped to treat it. How can this be? One reason is that the NY DEC has delusionally exempted that waste water has being quantified as “hazardous waste” even though wastewater in fracking meets or exceeds EPA guidelines to qualify as hazardous material. NYS has decided to rename it “General Industrial Waste”. Why? Because it’s inconvenient, that’s why!

If we called that duck a duck, then the industry is screwed, and we don’t get the big fat, short term worm. It’s Regulatory Kabuki theater. This discussion is just as much about Politics as it is about Science.

The first treatment facility built in PA to accommodate the volume of waste water generated in fracking operations won’t be online until 2013, and then it is only equipped to handle 4% of the volume of wastewater generated in its current fracking operations, statewide.

Does NY have a plan in place? According to the spokesperson aforementioned, the answer to that question was: “Trust me, they’ll build them if widespread fracking is allowed” (The argumentative equivalent of a three year old child covering his eyes with his hands and exclaiming “Look, Mama! I’m Invisible!”)

Well folks, I’m here to tell you… that ain’t what’s happening in PA. That isn’t “anecdotal”. That’s a fact, Jack.

Let’s do it smarter. Let’s inject some kind of real world, common sense pragmatism into the harvesting of organic compounds that reside deep in that shale. Let’s actually have a plan in place for it’s side effects, and byproducts. Let’s discuss this, before we cram it down everyone’s collective throat before they even know they’re about to be crammed.

But we can’t. The result is that it would be less cost effective to have transparency and oversight grafted onto an Industry that feels entitled to act like a kid in a candy store who will then vomit all over his friends and expects them to clean themselves up…and if we ponder that for a second, what are the real costs, because real big amounts of money are involved here.

The perceived “battle ground” isn’t a well pad…that’s just misdirection and sleight of hand.

If we can answer those questions, then maybe we all can act like responsible adults here.

Back by popular demand Skaneateles Artisans is proud to be invited to participated at the CNY Blooms Show at On Center from March 3rd through March 7th. Our Gallery will be closed during this time. We will be celebrating Frist Friday March 5th at On Center. Our gallery will reopen for business on March 15th.

Artisan’s Garden Art Garden by the Skaneateles Artisans will return for “The 2010 Show”! Featuring garden, flower, and nature paintings, photographs, jewelry, stained glass, pottery, wood sculpting, faux painting, glass blowing, dried and fresh flowers. All items will be for sale on the show floor and live demonstrations will take place in the garden.

Skaneateles Artisans, displaying fine art and fine craft at the CNY Blooms Show at the OnCenter, would like to acknowledge the creators of our garden display.  The display is being provided by the Skaneateles Town Center located at 61 Fennell Street in Skaneateles.  Their display will develop the feel of a French flower market with garden accessories such as: tables, chairs, benches, arbors and trellises that will be incorporated with their flowers to enhance the displayed art work.  All items on display from the Town Square are for sale.

Skaneateles Ace Town Square
61 Fennell Street
Skaneateles, NY  13152
Phone: 315-685-5748

For more info visit web site

More info on featured artists click here

First Friday- March 5th at On Center
After a long work week gather your friends and family to unwind at CNY Blooms from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday night. An eclectic band, Z-Bones will perform a variety of music. The Oncenter will have a cash bar available and many creative food options. Sit at linen draped tables and relax, stroll through the large landscaped gardens, watch the Skaneateles Artisans crate and discuss their art, and shop the many exhibit booths. Entrance to this event is the regular show ticket and coupons can be used. Free parking in the Oncenter garage. Food and beverage expenses are additional.

Where: Stella Maris Retreat & Renewal Center, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities
When: Wednesday, March 17th

The Sister of St. Francis celebrate 150 Years in the diocese of Syracuse, 1860-2010

Help us celebrate this special “wearin’ of the green” Feast!  Join us for dinner and some beautiful Celtic Harp music.  Back by popular demand will be professional harpist Gail Lyons to entertain.  Chef Brian will provide our guests with an authentic Irish dinner, served at 6:00 PM, followed by the music of Gail Lyons in our chapel.

Menu: corned beef, ham, cabbage, carrots and potatoes, Irish soda bread, assorted beverages, and a very special Irish dessert!

We hope you can join us!  Reservation are required; an offering of $20 per person is requested.

-The Sisters and Staff of Stella Maris Retreat & Renewal Center

March “Live Music” Line-Up

Friday and Saturday “Live at Creekside” 7:30-9:30 PM

Coffeehouse is open until 11:00 PM on “Live” Nights

Thursday “Live at Creekside” 7:00-8:30 PM

Thursday, March 4th — Doolittle & Bone ““ There were here for “WinterFest” and are back by for another great night of music!

Friday, March 5th — Dave “Marchiano” Ball. Celebrate Art & Music during First Friday!

March 6th — Joanne Perry & Unstoppable Gentlemen- New songs and covers for an unstoppable night of music!

Thursday, March 11th — Kelly McDonald & Jared Mulcahy – from elementary school through high school, they have won awards and the hearts of the community!

Friday, March 12th — Jane Murlin- Back by popular demand for a second show!

Saturday, March 13th — Jon Peterson’s Song Writers Night- Jon always brings musicians with thought-provoking lyrics!

Sunday, March 14th — Loren Barrigar & Dan Bliss. Special night at Coffeehouse with Loren and good friend, Dan Bliss, who is back in town for one night!

Thursday, March 18th “Open Mic Night” Hosted by Joanne Perry ““- Come listed to new music by up and coming musicians!

Friday, March 19th “The Barrigar Brothers”- Join us for one of the best nights every month at “Live at Creekside!”

Saturday, March 20th “The Collective“ There is a lot of talent at our high school. Come see why!

Thursday, March 25th — Domicolo Barlow Band First time at “Live” and they promise to entertain as well as play music we all want to hear!

Friday, March 26th — Sarah Horner & Greg Carroll. Beautiful voice and expert guitar play means a great night at “Live!”

Saturday, March 27 — Sloppy Joes Rock the Coffeehouse with Syracuse Band!

Note: March 14 & 19 “Live” $8 per person, $15 for two