This Week at Crazy Wisdom

at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

8:30 to 10:30 p.m. - No Cover Charge

Every Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes. Not a tea drinker? No problem! Crazy Wisdom offer a wide selection of coffee drinks. (while you're here, don't forget to try some of our tasty treats as well!)

Friday, January 13 -

Dr. Mike and the Sea Monkeys -

are a highly entertaining folk and acoustic blues trio consisting of Mike Ball, Scott Clauser, and noted advice columnist Dr. Mike. As Dr. Mike is a fictional character, he never really shows up for rehearsals or gigs, which means that they are actually a two-man trio - this makes them really energy efficient! They are occasionally joined by honorary Sea Monkey Peter "Madcat" Ruth, along with other friends such as Kitty Donohoe, Josh White, Jr. and Robert Jones. Most of their music is original, based on the nationally-syndicated column What I've Learned So Far... and the book What I've Learned So Far... Part 1: Bikes, Docks & Slush Nuggets by Erma Bombeck award-winning humorist Mike Ball. The Sea Monkeys are also deeply involved with Lost Voices, a group that develops and implements songwriting and performing workshops for incarcerated and at-risk kids. http://seamonkeyband.com.

Bobby Pennock
Saturday, January 14 -
Bobby Pennock/Kim Gnagey -
Bobby Pennock is an accomplished singer/songwriter whose style, albeit unique, is reminiscent of those celebrated folksingers of the 1960s and 70s like Paul Simon and Harry Chapin (with a heaping helping of The Beatles thrown in), crafting songs that catch you off guard. Listening to him play his music is like watching a good magician -- when it's over, you can't help but ask -- how did he do that? Bobby's first album, 10,000 Stories, is packed with such lyrical tricks - a blend of humor, caged emotion, suburban Zen - delivered innocently enough inside smooth vocals and fetching guitar work.

Kim Gnagey

Kim Gnagey is a singer/songwriter born and raised in the Midwest. Her indy-pop sound encompasses a variety of flavors, including jazz, folk, acoustic rock and R&B, combining fresh harmonic structure and poetic lyrics with simple, memorable melodies. Kim's musical beginnings were in the church as well as community musical theatre productions, and then continued with choral and classical music training as a vocal education major in college. Kim's voice has been compared to Adele and Norah Jones, and her songwriting to Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman.

New Music CDs at Crazy Wisdom

New Music for 2012:
Return of the Tiger cd
by James Asher
The encompassing power of drums with energy, celebration, dramatic visual scenarios, and mystic rites of passage.
$16.98

Upcoming Events

Healing With Meditation with Barry Lipscomb * Jan. 9 & 23, Feb. 6 & 20, March 5 & 19, April 2 & 16: 7:30-9 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Reduce stress, focus attention, keep you grounded, help maintain clarity of purpose, clear barriers to goals and connect you will a deeper awareness of your own being. Sessions include explanation before guiding you through an experience of your own energy body and followed by guided healing meditation. $10 per session. Pre-register at 917-587-3775; barry@barrylipscomb.com or barrylipscomb.com.

Healthy Living Series at Crazy Wisdom Community Room, sponsored by People's Food Co-op * 7-8:30 p.m. * Free. Call Caitlin Joseph at 994-4589; outreach@peoplesfood.coop or peoplesfood.coop.
Jan. 10 * Raw Foods: The Whole Truth about Whole Grains with Ellen Livingston * Find out the Raw Food perspective on whole grains in your diet and how you can be healthy without them.

Witches' Night Out at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room * Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 13, April 10; 7 p.m. * Come join us for tea and networking on Witches' Night Out. It is a chance to meet others of like mind, drink Witch Brew tea, and have a great time. No cover. $3.75 for a pot of tea with free refills. No meeting in October. For more information, call Carol at 665-2757; info@crazywisdom.net or www.crazywisdom.net.

An Evening of Poetry and Written Word hosted by Crazy Wisdom Tearoom and Phat Salmon * Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. * Join us for tea and creativity. Free. For information, call 734-665-2757 or crazywisdom.net.
Second Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. * Open Mic Poetry at Crazy Wisdom Tearoom hosted by David Mann and Phat Salmon. All writers welcome to share their poetry or short stories. Sing up begins at 6:45 p.m.
Fourth Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. * Open Mic Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop at Crazy Wisdom Tearoom hosted by David Mann and Phat Salmon. All writers welcome to share their poetry or short stories. Writing workshop to follow, where writers can learn from other writers and share their own writing skills. Sign up begins at 6:45 p.m.
Community HU Chant with Local Members of Eckankar · Fridays, 6:30-7:15 p.m. · All faiths (and agnostics!) are welcome to join this weekly, free get-together to sing one of the ancient names for God - HU. Popular in many cultures, the singing of HU is an undirected prayer to harmonize the consciousness with and open the heart to God's love. Free. Call John at 320-2010; john.zissis@sbcglobal.net or eckankar.org.

A3radio's Folk It! Live Broadcast in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room * 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Jan 08, 2012
Live broadcasting comes to Crazy Wisdom every Sunday evening starting at 6PM. The A3radio.com shows will be free to the public and will feature folk music every week. The Crazy Wisdom music series runs from 6:00PM to 7:30PM weekly. The audience is live and these shows are video streamed on www.a3radio.com and replayed during the week at the same station. For more information call 734-604-5347 or email tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
Allison Downey & John Austin
From West Michigan to New York Allison has dazzled fans with her music, poetry and stories. Her music is an extension of her dedication to performing in its many arcs and she is master of evoking memories. With John Austin, 6 string bass player extraordinaire

Great New Reads!

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January 16th, 2012

How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between) (Paperback)
By Mei-Ling Hopgood
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Here is a tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there 's more than one way to diaper a baby. Driven by a journalist's curiosity and a new mother's desperation for answers, Hopgood embarked on a journey to learn how other cultures approach the challenges all parents face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, teaching, and more. 20,000 print.

The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of "Enough" (Hardcover)
By Julia Cameron, Emma Lively
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A dynamic new creative-renewal program from the woman who has inspired millions to discover and recover their creative souls.

In The Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron presents a ten-week program for using your creative heart and soul to lead you to prosperity in all the areas of your life. With inspiring new daily tools and strategies that follow in the footsteps of Cameron's groundbreaking The Artist's Way, this book guides readers in developing a life that is as full and as satisfying as they ever thought possible.
Drawing on her decades of experience working with artists as an expert on the creative process, Cameron shines a clear light on the path to forging a direct relationship between the passion that ignites our creative work and the more practical aspects of living our lives (for example, how one can keep a roof over their head without losing track of their soul!) In this wise volume, Cameron gives readers the courage and permission to live their lives as they create their art: purposely and fully.

Vampires Through the Ages: Lore & Legends of the World's Most Notorious Blood Drinkers (Paperback)
By Brian Righi
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Interred in shadows no more, the vampire mythos is illuminated in this captivating exploration of one of the world's most sinister--and feared--creatures.
Join Brian Righi as he unearths the truth behind myths and beliefs, both ancient and modern. He traces the evolution of the vampire--from Dracula's mysteriously empty grave and the enduring legend it spawned to terrifying documented cases of the real-life blood drinkers of today. Sordid and sultry, the vampire's long and gruesome history is revealed:
--Various cultures' beliefs and superstitions surrounding bloodthirsty immortals--Chilling true accounts of the unquenchable bloodlust of historical figures such as Vlad the Impaler and Countess Bathory--Stories and lore from villagers, as recalled from the author's travels through Romania--Serial killers who suffered from delusions of vampirism--How the early Christian church inadvertently fed into the 18th-century Eastern European vampire scare.

Troubling Dreams: Unlocking the Door to Self-Awareness(Paperback)
By Sadie E. Strick
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A dream that terrifies is the internal gauge that should alert the dreamer to serious problems. This sort of dream can serve as a teacher/guide, revealing anxiety-filled areas in the dreamer's life and pointing the way to solutions through the use of symbols. The action in the dream is the clue or the "push" toward addressing the trouble spots. Dr. Strick reveals that through the use of dreams and their content, it is possible to access the unconscious for enlightenment and guidance. She shows how working through one's distressing dreams can lead to taking action to create a more fulfilling future.
Troubling Dreams: Unlocking the Door to Self-Awareness explores, through eight women's true-life stories, how to unlock the hidden meaning of troubling dreams. It documents the journey from powerlessness to healing and shows how to achieve personal empowerment through dream interpretation. Working through your dreams can alleviate depression, resolve anxiety and improve your self-esteem.

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