Category Archives: Special Events

Tapas Specials / Victorian Stroll / The Nellies / Almond Crusted French Toast / Party Hearty at Carmen’s!

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Tapas Specials for Friday, December 6

Cuban Roast Beef
w/ roasted veggies & baby new potatoes

Braised Chicken Thighs
w/ cream sherry sauce over rice & beans

Pan Seared Salmon
w/ white wine lemon sauce over saffron rice

Vegeterian Flamenco
lentils, peppers & potatoes simmered in herbed tomato broth, topped with a froth of corn, served with a grilled roll

Flan

Lemon-Ginger Cheesecake

Victorians

Carmen’s Will Be Open From 9-7 For The Victorian Stroll—And the Trolley stops right outside!

This Sunday, Dec. 8, Victorian Stroll—The Nellies! Beautiful and tuneful, these ladies play the greatest Alt Country/ Americana in the area!
2-6 pm   —   no charge, no cover!
—And we’re serving free hot spiced cider to boot!

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Almond Crusted French Toast

Oh, My, it’s good! French Toast, crusted with chopped almonds, drizzled with our own caramel sauce, topped with our own fresh-whipped cream, and garnished with fresh red raspberries One taste and you’ll speak with an accent forever!

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Party Hearty at Carmen’s!

Reserve a Table for a small party and we’ll serve you family style.  Is it a birthday?  Let us know and we will give you a special gift! Pick A Time for your larger party and we’ll open just for you—  sit down or buffet, cash bar or open, with a special menu created just for you!

Holiday_Partyc6d7b6Remember, we make it ourselves:  Everything from the sangria and wine cocktails to the bacon and chorizo right on down to the ketchup.  We love to cook and we love fresh food!

Sensemaya Trio / Tapas / Meet Lynn Kopka / A Splash of Color

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Sensemaya Trio Hot Latin Jazz Friday, October 25
Shows at 6 & 8PM  $5 Cover Each

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Tapas Menu for Friday, October 25

Chicken Soup

Cumin-Coriander Crusted Filet Mignon
w/ Roasted Potatoes & Veggie

House-Made Seafood Sausage
over Masa Harina (cornmeal) Pasta w/ Tomato Chili Sauce

Arroz con Pollo
Chicken Stewed in Tomato Broth
w/ Rice, Olives, Capers, Peppers and Onions

Cuban Gnocchi, made w/ Yucca
served w/ Sauteed Veggies & Cream Sauce

Flan

Apple Cheesecake
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Meet and Greet The Candidate
Wednesday, October 30, 5 – 7 pm
Lynn Kopka
for Troy City Council
Tapas & Refreshments will be served
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Ongoing Art Exhibit
Willie Marlowe
A Splash of Color
Paintings and Collages

Mayday Spun Glass
Collage Dyptich # VII, acrylic mixed media, 15 3/4″ x 20″

Best Breakfasts / Friday Tapas! / Transport Troy / A Splash of Color

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The Best Breakfasts in Town!
Whatever else you get, ask for our home smoked bacon—    
No chemicals, no preservatives, just plenty of outtasite FLAVOR!

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Tapas Menu for Friday, October 18

Cuban Clam Chowder

Chicken Soup

Carne Guisada
Beef Stew in Tomato Broth
w/ Carrots & Potatoes

Roast Chicken
w/ Mashed Potatoes & Veggies

Sautéed Shrimp over Rice
w/ Garlic Wine Sauce & Veggie

Macaroni & Cheese
w/ Roasted Red Peppers & Avocado

Flan

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People who Walk and Bike in Troy:
Transport Troy Presents Ideas For Troy’s Future
Come To The Meeting
Next Tuesday, October 22, at 6:30
Independent Living Center
15 Third Street
Starts Promptly

Ongoing Art Exhibit
Willie Marlowe
A Splash of Color
Paintings and Collages-2
Collage Dyptich # VII, acrylic mixed media, 15 3/4″ x 20″

Carmen’s Café
CarmensCafe@nycap.rr.com

—open 5-10 Friday for Tapas & Music
9-4 Saturday & Sunday for Breakfast-Lunch

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy, NY 12180

(518) 326-2064

Carmen’s Artist is Honored

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Title Picture:  Willie Marlowe (L) and Charlene Newsom, president and owner of Gallery C in Raleigh.  Gallery C has represented Willie since 2002. Photo by Tom Speight

Women’s Roundtable Honorees

Women's Roundtable of East Carolina University Honorees 2013

Each year, THE WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE, A philanthropic organization of EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, selects ten past graduates in different fields to honor.  Pictured above are, far left, Valeria Lassiter, ECU alumna and chair of the Roundtable’s Board of Directors; far right, ECU Provost Marilyn Sheerer; and left to right, the 10 honorees Jo Allen, Sabrina Bengel, Cynthia Johnson, Luan Lawson, Dasha Little, Willie Marlowe, Angela Boss, Roytesa Savage, Tracy Tuten and Marianna Walker.   Photo by Women’s Roundtable

We love it when others recognize our peeps, and congratulate Willie on this honor.  Have you seen her show at Carmen’s Café yet?  It’s incredible!  It’s A Splash Of Color

Troy Night Out with Mundo Nuevo: Friday Sept. 27th, 2013

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Music

Troy Night Out: Friday September 27th, 2013 Mundo Nuevo: Two shows 6:00PM & 8:00PM $5 cover.

Mundo Nuevo is a musical quartet that is dedicated to preserving the classic repertoire of the Spanish speaking Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Lush vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars, bongo and flute deliver the music of Rafael Hernandez, Miguel Matamoros, Armando Manzanero, Antonio Carlos Jobim and many more of the composers that make up the Latin American Songbook.

Two shows @ 6 & 8 PM $5 cover

Mundo-Nuevo

Willie Marlowe / Friday Tapas / Pre(R)amble / Mundo Nuevo

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Thursday, September 19 from 5-8 pm
Reception for Willie Marlowe
A Splash Of Color
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Collage Dyptich # , 2008, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15 3/4 x 20″
Tapas & Sangria Will Be Served

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Tapas Specials for Friday, September 20

Fried Chicken Thighs
w/ Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Veggie

Sautéed Shrimp
in Creamy Coriander Sauce over Saffron Rice

Pork Tenderloin
w/ Butternut Purée & Collard Greens

Black Bean & Plantain Falafel
w/ Toasted Pita Side Salad

Chicken Soup

Puréed Squash Soup

Flan

Death By Chocolate Cake
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¡¡SPREAD THE WORD!!
September 28:  The Pre(R)amble
Tour the Collar City Ramble, now in design and partly constructed
Prizes For Costumes, Bike Flags & Decorated Helmets

Starts at the Farmer’s Market at Noon, Saturday September 28
Visits the Burden Iron Works Museum
Finishes at StoryHarvest at Freedom Square,
with Great Free Food and Wonderful Free Music
www.FreedomSquare.info

Bike Flag & Helmet Decorating Party
Tuesday, September 24 at 6 pm
Oakwood Community Center, 10th & Hoosick
Supplies on hand, bring more to share
Refreshments will be served
www.facebook.com/events/473728516059517/

For more info check out the website:  CollarCityRamble.com

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Friday September 27:
Mundo Nuevo

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Smooth Cuban Jazz

Tapas / A Splash of Color / The Collar City Ramble

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Tapas Menu for Friday, September 13

Pan Seared Rainbow Trout
over exotic Rice & Veggie

NY Strip Steak
w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Veggie

Roast Chicken
w/ Rice & Beans

Crispy Rice Cake
w/ Farm Fresh Grilled Veggies

Creme Brulée

Lemon-Ginger Cheesecake

Home Made Farm Fresh Peach Pie

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Next Thursday, September 19, from 5-8 pm—
Artist’s Reception for Willie Marlowe
A Splash of Color
Paintings and Collages
Collage Dyptich # VII, acrylic mixed media, 15 3/4″ x 20″
¡Meet the artist over Tapas and Sangria!

Yellow Track
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A taste of The Collar City Ramble
Troy’s new recreational trail—

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The Pre(R)amble
walk, bike, skate, wheel, jog
People enjoying a Ramble on big wheel bicycles
From the Farmer’s Market…
…to the Burden Iron Works Museum…
…to StoryHarvest at Freedom Square!
Saturday, September 28 from noon to 5
—prizes for costumes & decorated bikes, skateboards & wheelchairs!
(for help decorating, Troy Bike Rescue is holding a workshop on Tuesday Sept. 22)

Artists’ Reception Thursday Sept. 19th 5-8PM

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A Splash Of Color at Carmen’s Café

An Artist’s Reception will be held on Thursday, September 19th from 5-8 pm at Carmen’s Café. Tapas samples and sangria will be served.

A Splash Of Color can be seen at Carmen’s Café, 198 First Street, until November 25. For information call (518) 326-2064. Hours are Friday 5-10 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9-4.

Albany artist Willie Marlowe is displaying her work at Carmen’s Café, 198 First Street, Troy, through November 25.  The show, entitled “A Splash Of Color,” is curated by Jim Lewis.

Ms. Marlowe is a Professor Emerita, Sage College of Albany.  She is known for abstract canvases and collages with strong colors in interesting combinations.

“I always think of myself as an abstract painter, but travel has been a big influence, as well as archaeology, ancient and primitive art,” said Ms. Marlowe. “I love the idea that with each painting, I get to go somewhere I have never been before– each painting is a new adventure. I always want make the next painting, to live in it as it takes shape and to see it when it is finished.”

While it may seem at first glance that her works are dashed off quickly, Ms. Marlowe says they are built up slowly over time. Speaking from her Albany studio, she said, “I usually begin with a sgraffito (scratched) line, and work by subtracting paint, then by scraping through and sometimes building up layers of translucent glazes. I work on an intimate scale because it feels more direct from hand to paper.”

She notes that many pieces fail along the way, but that nothing is wasted.  “Sometimes there are parts that might work. I cut them out and keep them in a box in my studio— a box of future collage elements that might find their way into other paintings.”  Some collages are in this show, along with her paintings and digital art. More information can be found at www.WillieMarlowe.com

Ms. Marlowe is currently in invitational exhibitions in Venice, Finland, and at the Opalka Gallery in Albany. She has a solo show in Sacramento, California opening in mid September and has been in a group show at Ceres Gallery in NYC over the summer

Yellow Track

Yellow Track, Acrylic and Collage on Paper, 14″ x 16″

Mayday Spun Glass
Mayday Spun Glass, Acrylic on Paper, 13 1/2″ x13 1/2″

Green Triangle
Green Triangle, Acrylic and Collage, 11″ x 24″
(triangular)

Century Plays Benefit for Collar City Ramble at Carmen’s

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Friday, August 30
Benefit for The Collar City Ramble

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Michael Century
with Kimberly Dolanski, vocals
and James Hanford, violin
Shows at 6 & 8  $5 Cover each
—donations will be collected for The Collar City Ramble,
and all-access path connecting fun sites through and around Troy
Read All About It At www.CollarCityRamble.com

Tapas Specials for Friday, August 30

Cuban Bouillabaisse
Shrimp, Mussels, Clams & Scallops
 in a tomato broth over saffron rice

Chorizo Stuffed Chicken Breast
w/ Creamy Coriander Sauce over Saffron Rice & Plantains

Short Ribs w/ Beef-Chili jus
w/ Roasted Red Potatoes & Veggie

Beet & Sweet Potato Stack
w/ House-Made Ricotta, topped w/ Swiss Chard & Walnut Pesto

Flan

Fresh Peach Miracle Dessert

Now Showing:
Willie Marlowe

Yellow Track
A Splash Of Color
Open Window and Spiral Light, acrylic on paper, 14 1/4″ x 16″
Through November 25

Carmen’s Café
CarmensCafe@nycap.rr.com

—open 5-10 Friday for Tapas & Music
9-4 Saturday & Sunday for Breakfast-Lunch

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy, NY 12180

(518) 326-2064

A Splash Of Color: Paintings by Willie Marlowe, Reception Sept. 19th 2013

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A Splash Of Color at Carmen’s Café

Albany artist Willie Marlowe is displaying her work at Carmen’s Café, 198 First Street, Troy, through November 25.  The show, entitled “A Splash Of Color,” is curated by Jim Lewis.

Ms. Marlowe is a Professor Emerita, Sage College of Albany.  She is known for abstract canvases and collages with strong colors in interesting combinations.

“I always think of myself as an abstract painter, but travel has been a big influence, as well as archaeology, ancient and primitive art,” said Ms. Marlowe. “I love the idea that with each painting, I get to go somewhere I have never been before– each painting is a new adventure. I always want make the next painting, to live in it as it takes shape and to see it when it is finished.”

While it may seem at first glance that her works are dashed off quickly, Ms. Marlowe says they are built up slowly over time. Speaking from her Albany studio, she said, “I usually begin with a sgraffito (scratched) line, and work by subtracting paint, then by scraping through and sometimes building up layers of translucent glazes. I work on an intimate scale because it feels more direct from hand to paper.”

She notes that many pieces fail along the way, but that nothing is wasted.  “Sometimes there are parts that might work. I cut them out and keep them in a box in my studio— a box of future collage elements that might find their way into other paintings.”  Some collages are in this show, along with her paintings and digital art. More information can be found at www.WillieMarlowe.com

Ms. Marlowe is currently in invitational exhibitions in Venice, Finland, and at the Opalka Gallery in Albany. She has a solo show in Sacramento, California opening in mid September and has been in a group show at Ceres Gallery in NYC over the summer

An Artist’s Reception will be held on Thursday, September 19th from 5-8 pm at Carmen’s Café. Tapas samples and sangria will be served.

A Splash Of Color can be seen at Carmen’s Café, 198 First Street, until November 25. For information call (518) 326-2064. Hours are Friday 5-10 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9-4.

Yellow Track

Yellow Track, Acrylic and Collage on Paper, 14″ x 16″

Mayday Spun Glass
Mayday Spun Glass, Acrylic on Paper, 13 1/2″ x13 1/2″Green Triangle
Green Triangle, Acrylic and Collage, 11″ x 24″
(triangular)