19th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Potluck and Celebration of the Arts

• Every Memorial Day since 1994, Pompanuck Farm has hosted an “open house” event - a tribute to this day of remembrance and to the people of our greater community. The public is invited to enjoy a day-long arts festival and tour Pompanuck’s buildings and grounds. To celebrate the 20^th anniversary ground breaking for the Roundhouse, there will be a special event to raise money for life skills retreats for young adults and to replace our greenhouse. Each $250 raised will provide one young adult the opportunity to attend a 3-day/2-night retreat.

There will be a raffle drawing with a chance to win three fabulous prizes: 1) an overnight at Pompanuck with dinner, wine, live music, and sumptuous breakfast prepared by Pompanuck chefs valued at $1,000. 2) A Spa Day at Pompanuck for four people, with hike, gourmet picnic lunch, therapeutic massage, sauna and swim for three couples valued at $700. 3) Two tickets and back stage passes to the Broadway musical, Chicago, at the Ambassador Theater in New York City valued at $300.

Raffle tickets are being sold for $5 each or five for $20.

There will be a silent auction throughout the day with an opportunity to bid on a variety of items including a painting by Arleen Targan, two Hubbard Hall subscriptions, each good for 3 plays, and a gift package from Over the Moon Beads and Gifts.

Over the years the Memorial Day Picnic at Pompanuck has become an annual festival of community building; play, meal sharing and a performance showcase for musicians and artists in varied media whose offerings often reflect the spirit of peace. Some of this year’s performers are: The Red Lions, Swear and Shake, Bruce Williamson and Friends and numerous local regional musicians.

This event is free and open to the public. Bring a dish and family and friends. This year, Pompanuck will hold its Memorial Day gathering on SUNDAY, MAY 29 –12:00 noon until dark. Rain or shine!

Pompanuck Farm is located at 494 Chestnut Hill Road in Cambridge NY. Call 518-677-5552 or email: info@pompanuck.org for info and visit www.pompanuck.org and www.pompanuckfarm.blogspot.com

...2011 News of A New Season at Pompanuck...

With the beginning of 2010 Lisa and Scott began a new project at Pompanuck: the Round House Bakery at Pompanuck Farm. What began as a fulfillment of a request by the Cambridge Coop to bake breads and cookies for sale, the bakery project grew last year, by request, to bring bakery goods to other local stores and then to local farmers markets. The requests for goods rapidly outgrew the facilities in the Roundhouse and so Lisa and Scott transformed the former wood shop into a full-scale commercial bakery.

Lisa and Scott have been long time, passionate bakers, (for many years, Lisa has been well known for her amazing, large-scale, sculptural cakes for weddings and celebrations). Round House Bakery began this year as a natural extension of their explorations in sustainable living and right livelihood. Please find us at the following stores and farmers markets:

Since January of this year, the Round House Bakery has been supplying artisan breads, cookies, muffins, cakes, granolas, frozen pizza doughs and many other baked goods to Cambridge Coop (Wed., Fri.) Spice n' Nice in Bennington VT (Wed.), Wayside General Store in Arlington VT (Fri.) , Hiland Hall School (Wed.) and Shaftsbury General Store (occasionally) in Shaftsbury, VT and at Farmers Markets in Cambridge (Sundays 10-2) and Glens Falls (Saturdays 8-noon).

In an effort to establish the Bakery on solid footing and to take time to reassess Pompanuck's programs, the Board of Directors of Pompanuck Farm has established a year of sabbatical from programs and concerts. We are halfway through this sabbatical year and the assessment continues to provide us with the time and energy to look at our programs in an effort to create a Pompanuck that is more effective, efficient and sustaining for our local, regional community. During 2011 we are offering only test programs and a few longtime retreats to make sure our assessment is clear and our small budget for the year is met.

Please Join us on Sunday, May 29 (noon-dark) for our annual Memorial Day Potluck and Celebration of the Arts. See the above listing...

On Saturday, June 4th during the Cambridge Balloon Festival Weekend, the Bakery is hosting an open house from 3-5pm. Come by and take visit the Bakery, sample delicious baked goods and tour Pompanuck's grounds.

There is Still Time to "Join In"...

Dear Friends, We send you warm winter wishes for an inspiring New Year. This last minute appeal is to remind folks that there is still time to Join In and make a contribution to Pompanuck Farm's Programs. 2010 was a year of learning at Pompanuck, from Enrichment Programs, Living Skills Workshops for Alternative Sentencing, Camping Journeys with St. John's Home for Boys, Our work with Mt. Anthony High School students and the mentoring of young adults and teens in working with younger children.

Our gardens produced most of the healthy ingredients for the meals we offered our retreatants. We welcomed a number of schools and colleges to tour and talk about our programs and environmentally sound buildings and grounds.

2010 was hard on our budget as we were under-enrolled in our children's programs due to the wiltering economy that we have all been affected by. We ran these programs while underenrolled because of our commitments to our young staff and to the children we serve. As a result, 2011 will be a year of discovery at Pompanuck when we will be reassessing all of our activities and programs, in an effort to ensure that Pompanuck evolves into a more effective, efficient and vital organization. Please consider donating to Pompanuck to support us in our work. You can click on the link below or to the right to donate on line or send your donation to the address below. Thanks for your generosity and thoughtfulness...

http://www.nycharities.org/donate/c_donate.asp?CharityCode=2951

The Mission of Pompanuck Farm Institute is to foster individual growth by cultivating community and sustainable living though education in the creative, environmental and healing arts.

Pompanuck Farm is a 501c3 non-profit located at 494 Chestnut Hill Road in Cambridge NY. All donations are tax-deductable to the full extent of the law. Call 518-677-5552 or email: info@pompanuck.org for reservations, directions and/or information. Please visit www.pompanuck.org

Special Pizza Jazz Big Night! Benefit for Bobby and Stella Bowen

Please join us for this special evening. The proceeds of this concert will benefit a special fund set up for Bobby and Stella Bowen, children of Bob Bowen, our long time Pizza/Jazz House Bassist and our dear friend, who passed away on August 30, 2010 after a hit and run accident while riding his bicycle in Manhattan.

This one is for you Bob!

Musicians for PizzaJazz:

Evita Cobo, Vocalist

Bruce Williamson (saxes, woodwinds, piano)

Johannes Weidenmuller (bass):

Ron Vincent (drums)

Khabu Doug Young (guitar)

Barry Sanders (saxophone)

and many other special invited guests ...

ADDIE & OLIN UNLEASHED !

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND

7:30 pm

Advance Tickets: $12
Door Purchase: $15


Get ready for somewhoopee jazz, funky folk, soulful klezmer, hot Irish instrumentals and hipster originals with a stage presence that is unleashed, unbridled, uncut and unglued!

Addie and Olin’s wild warbling is accompanied by Olin’s intricate fingerpicking jazz guitar, sonorous 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars and mandolin; and Addie’s cotton pickin’ piccolo, “cool school” sax, ethereal flute, crazy concertina and, the instrument of love, the button accordion, with her hipper than thou shades to the squarest of saddle shoes, all highlighted by madcap visual performances and vaudevillian humor. And they are snappy dressers too!

Fine desserts, including gourmet chocolate desserts, will be available for purchase.


This program is sponsored by Pompanuck Farm Institute, a not‑for‑profit eco-educational center dedicated to sustainable community and individual potential through the visual, musical, movement, environmental, and healing arts.

The Lottery

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th

4 pm

Suggested Donation: $10



The Lottery is a live performance piece, based on the short story by Shirley Jackson. Working with local actors and performers, Producer/Director Wendy Bordwell is bringing this production to Hubbard Hall as well as to the Georgi Museum, SalemArtWorks, Bennington College, Pompanuck Farm and other stops in our area.

Join in while the townsfolk gather, as they have for years, to attend the traditional lottery. A bake sale, live music, and classic fair games are all part of the experience. Inevitably, things take a dark turn...

The production features musicians Barry Hyman and Nathan Knowles, providing live music that accompanies The Lottery. Bluegrass style music is timeless, and is present in our history, yet still present in our present. It also gives a festive, organic sound to our production. Musician Barry Hyman is also the son of Shirley Jackson and Laurence Hyman.

Pompanuck Farm is located at 494 Chestnut Hill Road Cambridge, NY.

Visit www.pompanuck.org for directions.

To purchase tickets online click here.

Please call 518.677.5552 to confirm that we are not rained out.

Material may not be suitable for children under 11.

More information: The Lottery on Facebook


About the production, Wendy writes:

"I was in the ninth grade when “The Lottery“, by Shirley Jackson, struck me like lightening . I had just moved from a busy suburban area of Connecticut, to a more rural farm town near the shoreline. Adjusting wasn’t easy, and the short story spoke volumes to me.

This outdoor production is touring the region during the Fall of 2010. The set is the town itself, with the feel of a County Fair: festive, light, and busy. Amidst the commotion of the crowd (our audience) is talk of the pending Lottery, a longstanding tradition in town. Some folks hustle to finish projects, submit a pie in the bake-off, or gather the children for a picnic dinner. Bluegrass music is accompanying the commotion. A strong sense of community and energy radiates as the townsfolk gather for the climactic lottery."

Khann in Concert!

Special ONE NIGHT Only Performance

KHANN

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH

7 pm

Suggested Donation: $5


Hello folks! Pompanuck Farm is excited to be hosting a special event next weekend! On Sunday, August 29, national touring band and recording artists, Khann will be doing a special one night only performance here in Cambridge.

Khann is of the Metal/Hardcore/Screamo/Southern genre and you can check out their music here http://www.myspace.com/khannn . If you are a fan of this genre, or have ever been curious about it, this will be a great opportunity to experience this band in the beautiful setting that Pompanuck has to offer. Lead guitarist, Jake Smith is the son of local musician, Deena Chappell. This night promises to fun and exciting!

Khann’s show will last about 45 minutes and we are hoping to have a small acoustic music jam afterward so bring your instruments and hang out with the band.

Pompanuck is asking a $5 donation. The proceeds will be divided between Pompanuck Educational programs and Khann’s travel fund.

Because we are encouraging music lovers of all ages to come and enjoy this unique show, this will be an alcohol free event. The show starts at 7pm! See you there!

For directions to Pompanuck Farm, you can visit the website at www.pompanuck.org or call 518 677-5552