For you who are familiar with the coffeehouse experience of a few decades back, no explanation is necessary. For those who missed this amazing experience, let me give you a first-hand view of what it was like and how the coffeehouse experience has resurfaced.
In the 1970’s I performed on the National Coffeehouse Circuit as part of a duo called, “Hull and Roche.” After my daughters birth, I quit traveling to manage the coffeehouse at Cayuga Community College, in Auburn, NY.
As a performer I have had the privilege of meeting many talented musicians, and some of them will be performing at The Stained Glass Coffeehouse that begins September 16, 2006 and continues monthly through May, 19, 2007.
While visiting Ireland last January, I went to hear “Sliabh Notes” (pronounced sleeve notes) perform in a church no bigger than ours, and I thought, “We could do this!”
Since then I’ve learned that coffeehouses are thriving in churches everywhere, and that there is a renewed interest in the quality experience a coffeehouse provides.
Many thanks to: Dave Humphreys, “Two Way Street Coffeehouse”; Rich Warren, WFMT “Midnight Special”; Michael Jerling, and Andrew Calhoun, amazing songwriters; my longtime friend and coffeehouse founder Donna Dorl-Adams, and her husband Tom, all of whom have been instrumental in getting this project off the ground.
For updated information please check our website regularly, at www.uccdeerfield.org. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the performances and I guarantee you’ll be glad you did!
The purpose of The Stained Glass Coffeehouse is to provide extraordinary entertainment as well as to raise money for Heifer International-Ecuador, a non-profit organization whose goal is to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance and sustainability.
We offer an informal environment, and serve specialty coffees, teas, soda, cider, hot chocolate and snacks. No alcohol or meals are served, and we are a non-smoking coffee house. All ages are welcome and we have a requested donation of $15.00.
The Stained Glass Coffeehouse is a community project of the Congregational Church in Deerfield, a 501-c-3 non-profit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Blair Hull,
Pastor & Coffeehouse Founder