We have some great things happening at The Village this Fall.

Remember every Thursday is Singer/Songwriter night from 9-12.  Come out and enjoy hearing some of our very own talented staff show you their musical talents as well as many other songwriters around the Brazos Valley.

This Friday morning at 7am we will kickoff Village Yoga, taught by our very own Kellie Wilcox-Moore.  Village Yoga will be a vinasaflow class for all levels.

The class will be donation based, so free, but students are encouraged to make a donation of any size.

All of the donationswill be given to a different local charity each month.
The class will start at 7am and run about an hour. We will try it for the next four weeks and we’ll see how it goes from there.

Be sure to bring your own mat.
You should come to the class and spread the word

Friday Evening we will be hosting a brand new band to the Downtown Bryan scene.  Come out and be the first to see Raspa, they are a Reggae Jam Band made up of wonderful local people.  Joining them will be our very own DJ Vegenaut to keep up inspired as the night goes on.  Come out and support NEW LIVE MUSIC!

Saturday afternoon we will have live music over lunch time as well as our all day Brunch every has grown to love.
Come get a farm fresh burrito.  We open at 8am everyday

Saturday evening you should join us for an evening of great music w/ R.G. Watkins & Friends.  A mixture of Folk, Rock, Groove sound with a touch of Jazz.
From 6:30-9:30 ish

Featuring: Joey Mc Gee-Guitar/vocals, Richard Kent-Horns, and Randy (R.G.) Watkins-Percussion

Make sure and make it down for Mimosa Brunch this Sunday from 8am – 6pm.

Come out this Friday and enjoy the talent and silliness inspired by hours of showtunes played by the incomparable Mr. Mark Bendiksen.  This event will be encouraged by Miss Molly Gasbarrini, as she leads singalongs and allows for solos (if you are so inclined).  We will have the pizza kitchen open, so definitely save room for that if you
haven’t tried it yet! Bring your own sheet music if you’d like!

This Friday (TOMORROW) from 8- midnight we are having Girls Night @ The Village!

Come out and enjoy some wonderful women filling up the Village with their beautiful voices.

We have two Austin S/S’s, Aimee Bobruk and Jenifer Jackson coming in to check out Downtown Bryan
followed by our very own Sarah Wise.

Starts at 8pm complete with the pizza kitchen opened until 9pm and $3.00 Sangrias!

No Cover. This is a show you won’t want to miss.

…MORE INFO ON THE ARTISTS:

www.myspace.com/aimeebobruk

www.myspace.com/jeniferjackson

Special plans for a fourth of July Locavore BBQ at the cafe coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled

Jenna Harbert, sophmore at Texas A&M will be our featured artist for the month of May.  Here is her artist statement:

My paint work is in acrylic, oil, collage, pastel, or marker. I love using my hands, creating a direct, cathartic experience.
Each work heavily reflects whatever music I am listening to. I’m inspired by the beauty and fundamentals of nature.
In my photographs, I focus primarily on motion, physics of nature, light, and color contrast. My vision is abstract, and impulsive, that invloves taking several hundred pictures each shoot.
My work is entirely intuitive stroke or thought, creating a visually aesthetic experience.

*If you’re interested in commissioning a painting or have other ideas
please contact me via email JennaHarbert@neo.tamu.edu, or HarbertJenna@gmail.com

Opening Music by Chris Puente from 6-8pm
Kathy Ross in the alley outside from 8-11pm

Sat is a huge day in local food growth in the Brazos Valley.
The Brazos Valley Farmers’ Market, in partnership with The Village and Go Texan, will show consumers how to transform fresh local veggies from the market into delicious meals, as part of the Market to Menu event Saturday.
The event ─ free and open to the public ─ will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the farmers’ market on the corner of William J. Bryan Parkway and Texas Avenue and at The Village Cafe, 210 W. 26th Street in Downtown Bryan.
Rachel Fogle of The Village will kick off a Breakfast with the Farmers from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the market, offering cooking demonstrations and free omelette samples.
Fogle, who has worked in area kitchens for 10 years, will also serve a Locavore Lunch 1 p.m. at The Village Cafe, made from her finds at the farmers’ market. The lunch, available for a flat rate at the cafe, will be open to the general public.
Special guests Pam Walker, Brad Stufflebeam and Patrick Lillard will appear for a book signing at 10 a.m. to noon at the farmers market and at the 1 p.m. Locavore Lunch.
Walker will sign copies of her book, Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas: Profiles of Organic Farmers and Ranchers across the State (Texas A&M University Press, 2009) at both venues.

Saturday evening will feature a couple of Austin Singer/Songwriters David Ramirez and Brian Douglas Phillips from 8pm-Midnight.  Make sure you come out and enjoy this special concert.

Saturday evening is our weekly salsa night from 10:00pm-2am.  Free lessons at 10!  $5 cover starting at 11pm.

Sunday we have a special Mother’s Day Menu starting at 8am.

Brunch

Baked French Toast
classic cinnamon French toast casserole with
candied pecans and pure maple syrup

Southwest Eggs Benedict
with a poached egg, cheddar cheese, chipotle
hollandaise on a crispy corn tortilla
Special Sides

Fresh Fruit and Mint Salad
with fresh strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, oranges,
grapes, blueberries tossed in a Grand Marnier mint syrup

Green Chile Roasted Potatoes

Lunch

Salad Trio
your choice of chicken salad, tuna salad, three-bean
salad, pasta salad, potato salad, and fruit salad on a bed of lettuce

Downtown Turkey Burger
with Applewood smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce,
tomato, red onion, chipotle mayo on a homemade wheat bun

Roasted Portabella Burger
With provolone cheese, arugula, tomato, avocado,
and Dijon mustard on a homemade wheat bun

Special Drinks:  Champagne Lemonade & Poinsettia

Special Desserts:  Key Lime Pie & Pecan Pie

We are gonna have a great weekend.  Make sure you come out and spend some of it with us   Please forward this onto your friends.