Carolyn's Coffee Connection

BeExposed! No. 6 – Friday August 20th 6:00pm

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The Kenosha Art association student’s work will be on display, Terri Gilliland, author of In A Moment, will be signing books from 6-7 pm. Her story of three challenging moments in time – going blind, her husband’s debilitating motorcycle accident, and her son’s brain tumor – offers an inspirational message of courage and the ability to rise above the challenges life gives us. At 7:00 Terri, who is an in-demand public speaker, will give a live presentation. After Terri’s speech, J&H Crossing (Jason Kent and Heather Montague) and Blue Edge of the Prairie (Kerry Spitzer and Janice Swartz) will both be performing. These bands have often jammed together in the past and though they are performing independently, it would not be a surprise to see them blending their work together for even more fun!

Songs of Hope in Hard Times – “The Reclaimers” Wednesday August 4th @4:00pm

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Songs of Hope in Hard Times

The Reclaimers
When: August 4, 2010, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Carolyn’s Coffee Connection

The Reclaimers began performing their brand of bluegrass/folk music together in 2008 for local church services. The fine musicians members of this group (Curtis Bewley, Phil Davis, Laura Goetz, Elliott Nott & Catherine Webb) each bring a wealth of musical experience, knowledge and style. They take turns singing lead while the others masterfully create harmony lines. In addition to the five wonderful voices, their concerts are filled with the traditional sounds of the Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Bass and Percussion.

“I’m able to kind of do more over here and focus more on growing my business,” …

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Carolyn Kirkby, owner of Carolyn’s Coffee Connection, 1351 52nd St., said surviving difficult economic times means being able to adapt.

For her, that meant opening up in an unlikely location, in a newly renovated building on a traditionally gritty urban stretch just west of the Union Pacific Railroad viaduct.

“I’m able to kind of do more over here and focus more on growing my business,” Kirkby said.

A drive-through window provides early-morning service to users of the nearby Metra station, and the coffee shop recently began selling train station parking passes.

Kirkby said she’s also marketing her business for parties and other group events — Carolyn’s hosted its first baby shower last weekend, she said. Beginning this weekend, she will close the shop earlier, at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, to devote her staff to private events.

Click HERE to read the article at the Kenosha News

Kenoshans love Carolyn’s Coffee Connection …

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Monday – Friday, 5:30AM – 6PM. And while they certainly have made our Intelligentsia coffee a part of their weekend mornings, on weekend afternoons there is just too much to do around town. So rather than sit around admiring our beautiful space and drinking our fabulous coffee, we have decided to join them; and will be adjusting our hours. DO NOT PANIC! No one will be deprived of caffeine or a delicious breakfast sandwich or scone with this new schedule.

Effective Saturday, July 31, weekend hours will be Saturday, 5:30AM – 2PM and Sunday, 7AM – 1PM.

This will give us more time and energy to devote to dazzling our customers during normal business hours and it will let us provide the best in food, drink and service as we host additional arts and cultural events (BeExposed!, individual artist performances), business meetings and private functions (showers, parties) in our spacious new event space.

“Art Matters” July 22nd, from 6-8pm

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Wisconsin Art Board is coming to Kenosha to hear what matters to artists in Racine/Kenosha. This month energizing discussion about the arts is hosted by ExposeKenosha.com and Wisconsin Arts Board

When: July 22, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Visit Carolyn’s Coffee Connection, 1351 52nd St., Kenosha, on Thursday, July 22 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. as Racine and Kenosha visual and performing artists, writers, and supporters of the arts come together for discussion and developing direction toward building a better network for the arts in SW Wisconsin.

Carolyn’s Coffee Connection
1351 52nd Street
Kenosha, WI 53140

Jerome Hunter at Carolyn’s Coffee Connection . . .

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Jerome Hunter Live

When: Sunday July 18th
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Where: Carolyn’s Coffee Connection
1351-52nd Street
Kenosha, WI 53140

See you there!!!

BeExposed! 5.1 – It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again! . . .

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Thanks to all of you who came to BeExposed No. 5 last month – we all enjoyed a great jamming session and thanks to crazy weather and power outages, we took “acoustic” music to a whole new level.

As a matter of fact, we had such a great time we’re going to do it again! BeExposed! 5.1 (most of the same great people, but this time hopefully WITH power) will happen on July 16th at 6pm.

The “Hairless Potter” will bring his pottery wheel, Rebecca Lauren Miller will share her poetry and her “Wizard of Oz” series of visual art, and “The Bakers” and Raymond K. Roberts will be back.
Julianne and Allysin, our violin duet, have other commitments, but we’ll be presenting some exciting new artists: Zachary Scot Johnson from Minneapolis will make BeExposed! a stop on his 2010 tour and J&H Crossing(Jason Kent and Heather Montague) will be performing during the reception (6-7pm).

And just in case the weather works against us (who knew Carolyn couldn’t control the weather?!) we’ve contracted with the local pet shop for hamsters and wheels to power the espresso machine.

BeExposed! 5.1 Friday, July 16th at Carolyn’s Coffee Connection. The evening begins at 6:00 and the entertainment goes till around 9:00. Drinks of all kinds are available for purchase, as is food. Community, conversation, and entertainment are on the house!

Cuban Soda

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Frosted Mint & Lime

Citrus Cooler

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Orange, Lemon and Lime – Italian Soda

An Italian soda is a soft drink made from carbonated water, half and half, and simple syrup—usually flavored
In spite of its name, Italian sodas originated in the United States, not Italy. One claimant to the introduction and increased popularity of Italian sodas is Torani: Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre brought recipes for flavored syrups from Lucca, Italy and in 1925 introduced what become known as an Italian soda to the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California

BeExposed! No. 5

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The “BeExposed!” performance series is a free monthly event at Carolyn’s Coffee Connection, spotlighting artists of all disciplines and celebrating the power of creativity. The next show is on Friday, June 18th and features:

Tom Bushery - Pottery
Julianne Gantar and Allysin Ruttle – Violin
Lauren Miller – Poetry
Tammy Peacy and Jim Pendleton – Music
Raymond K. Roberts – Music

Live music by Julianne and Allisyn begins at 6 p.m., followed by the show at 7 p.m.

The series is free and open to the public.

Carolyn’s Coffee Connection
1351 52nd Street
Kenosha, WI 53140