events—The Perch Cafe—9.25 – 10.1—Brooklyn, NY

Serving dinner nightly from 5pm on with great cocktails!

Sunday, September 24
TBD Music starts at 7pm (2 sets)
Cover: Suggested Donation $5

Monday, September 25
Serving dinner 5pm on with great cocktails!

Tuesday, September 26
LITERARY TUESDAYS 7:30pm
Followed by open mic
JANICE EIDUS, twice winner of the O. Henry Prize for short stories, is the author of four books—the short story collections The Celibacy Club and Vito Loves Geraldine, and the novels Urban Bliss and Faithful Rebecca. She is co-editor of It’s Only Rock and Roll: an Anthology of Rock and Roll Short Stories. She teaches writing privately, as well as at Carlow University’s Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing. Her new novel, The War of the Rosens, is forthcoming.
Danielle Ofri, M.D., Ph.D., is the author of two collections of essays, Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue and Incidental Findings. Her writing has appeared in Best American Essays, Best American Science Writing, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and on National Public Radio. She is co-founder and editor in chief of the Bellevue Literary Review.
KELSEY JILLETTE
Music starts at 9pm (2 sets)
Cover: Suggested Donation $5
Featuring Kelsey Jillette vocals Tom Abbott, woodwinds Ila Cantor, guitar kAZU, keys Chris van Voorst van Beest, bass Born in Washington, D.C. in 1977, Jillette has spent the last six years performing in New York City with her own group. She studied theater arts at Brown University and Jazz Performance at the New School University under Janet Lawson, Richard Harper, David Glasser, and Reggie Workman. In August, 2005 she recorded her third jazz album, In New York, which stretches outwards from classic jazz into world music and more modern jazz realms. www.kelseyjillette.com

Wednesday, September 27
Five Star Day
Music starts at 8:30pm (2 sets)
Cover: 1 Drink MINIMUM, $5 suggested donation at the bar Featuring banjo, lap steel, guitars, snare drum and vocals, Five Star Day performs classics by Gram Parsons, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and others, as well as originals by outstanding vocalist U.V. Avnur. myspace.com/uvavnur

Thursday, September 28
Sonia Szajnberg and Dave Veslocki Duo
Music starts at 9pm (2 sets)
Cover: 1 Drink MINIMUM, $5 suggested donation at the bar Featuring Sonia Szajnberg – vocals Dave Veslocki - guitar Sonia Szajnberg and Dave Veslocki have maintained a musical collaboration and friendship since they started playing together in high school. Now that they have re-entered the scene as professional musicians, the duo will be performing a new, all-acoustic set of original compositions and jazz standards for voice and guitar.

Friday, September 29
TBD Music starts at 8:30pm (2 sets)
Cover: 1 Drink MINIMUM, $5 suggested donation at the bar

Saturday, September 30
Sten Hostfalt and Katt Hernan
Music starts at 8:30pm (2 sets)
Cover: 1 Drink MINIMUM, $5 suggested donation at the bar
Sten Hostfalt – guitar Katt Hernandez – violin
A highly original and creative duo with mentor and visionary composer Joe Maneri's music and celebrated 2006 performances duo performances in Philadelphia and NYC in common. Described by Jazz Giants Jimmy Giuffre and Joe Maneri as "Highly Exceptional" and "Virtuosic" and with recent work labeled "Groundbreaking" and recommended by leading press/media, NYC guitarist STEN HOSTFALT has actively and creatively contributed to the NYC / International scene since the early 1990's in collaborations with some of the world's most innovative musicians.
http://www.sonusrex.com

Sunday, October 1
TBD Music starts at 8:30pm (2 sets)
Cover: 1 Drink MINIMUM, $5 donation at the bar

THE PERCH CAFE
365 5th Ave Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

(between 5th and 6th Streets)
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street
718-788-2830