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Owen Grooms teaching private lessons at the Canteen
Owen Grooms, our Monday evening music host, is now providing private clawhammer banjo, mandolin, and beginning guitar lessons at the Canteen, during the hours we are closed.
Interested? Contact Owen at (828)242-1976 or owen.grooms@gmail.com.
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We are a listening room. What does that mean?
Three days a week (Friday, Saturday and Monday), we host 2 hours of music that is designed as a performance where we ask the community present to quiet themselves, relax and listen.
We have amazing artists who bless our space with their talents, from visual to performance art.
We often witness a …
A visitor brought us her food while preparing to leave. We distributed it. What a kind thing to do.
What happens to all the food visitors don’t eat when they stock their rental for their stay? I hadn’t thought about it until a kind soul brought in a cooler of unopened food from her visit and asked if we wanted it. Yes! we said. We quickly distributed it and …
Fundraiser for the Ecusta Rail Trail: Giant Jenga now at the Canteen
We now have a giant Jenga set at the Canteen. It was locally-made and is ready to go. We set it out for a trial run and it was instantly put in use and has been a lot of fun! We are …
Partners in eliminating waste in Cedar Mountain: AMAZING news from the Cedar Mountain Community Center!
Why do we waste anything? It is a question I ask myself a lot these days. Why did it become normal to waste something? Our neighbors at the Cedar Mountain Community Center have decided to stop wasting and have had huge success quickly! Wow, I mean wow! I wanted to …
DRAM Sparking Waters
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We love providing refreshments in our neighborhood. We have been making DRAM products available for a long time and they continue to be a favorite. They are natural non-alcoholic herbal sparkling seltzer waters are …
Wine list
Red Wine
8 per glass
8/25
California – Complex nose brimming with brambly blackberry, rhubarb pie, plum, orange peel and marjoram. Secondary notes of savory, ripe red berry, and cigar box. Finishes long with bright notes of red fruits, framed up nicely with lingering plum and a hint of tobacco.
Join us for our April beer tasting on the 22nd with Cicerone Mark
Join us for our April beer tasting on the 22nd with Cicerone Mark! Cost for tasting is $20. Mark has lots of experience leading tastings and owned a beer touring company. He is a hoot and we are excited to have him join our tasting program! Join him from 3 …
What a joy Richard Hardy’s new Song Circle is on Thursday evenings
Richard Hardy is an amazing music host and we are fortunate to have his presence at the Canteen. He hosted Thursday evening music nights and then shifted to hosting a song circle. I have to admit I didn’t really know what a song circle was but I do know and …
We are celebrating John’s 70th Birthday at the Canteen Monday!
My dear husband John turns 70 on Monday. When I asked what he wanted to do he said he would like to spend it at the Canteen with his friends. Please join us Monday for John’s 70th birthday celebration and potluck. Owen Grooms and Tim Gardner are scheduled to play …
Lillie Syracuse’s Music Series moves show time to 7-9pm each Saturday night
Lillie will be moving her music series show time to 7-9pm for the spring, summer, and fall months to support later arrivals and more time for adventures in and around our community. We look forward to seeing you this coming season!
Events
Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.
We strive to waste nothing. Want to help? Bring your own glass/cup. It is that simple.
We are pet friendly. Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome in our garden. We are a zero-waste, pack-it-in, pack-it-out public house. Please be prepared to take your waste with you.