Friday, March 9th: Taina Asili – World Music

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Friday, March 9th:  Taina Asili – World Music: Puerto Rican vocalist Taína Asili and Sicilian guitarist Gaetano Vaccaro come together as a captivating duo intertwining potent vocals and enchanting classical guitar, performing unique and unforgettable representations of some of Latin America’s best loved folkloric classics. They have studied music under some of the world’s finest flamenco musicians, and have toured nationally in various musical projects. As a duet, they traveled the world together from California to Mexico, and from Puerto Rico to Spain enchanting audiences with their música latina. Two Shows 6-7:30 & 8-9:30, $5 Cover

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Taína Asili and Sicilian guitarist Gaetano Vaccaro come together as a captivating duo intertwining potent vocals and enchanting classical guitar, performing unique and unforgettable representations of some of Latin America’s best loved folkloric classics.

Taína Asili and Sicilian guitarist Gaetano Vaccaro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner Specials
for Friday, March 9

Ropa Vieja
shredded beef
slow cooked in tomato broth & spices
served with yucca fries

Fried Chicken
served with garlic mashed potatoes

Tilapia
in a cilantro-garlic-white wine sauce
served with wild rice

Furnishings For Sacred Heart Church Edinburg, Texas Part II

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Eight artisans. Two designers. One week only.

Reception Saturday, March 3 from 3-7
ART Gallery, 200 First Street
Next Door To Carmen’s Café
¡and catered by Carmen!
Show closes March 11

Furnishings For Sacred Heart Church
Edinburg, Texas
Part II


Gift Table—  One of Six Pieces

Featuring The Designs Of
Jim Lewis and Christopher Lohr
of Springwood Studios
(Formerly Icarus Furniture)

And  The Work Of:
Leonard Bellanca-  Principal Cabinetmaker
Jon Harris-  Principal Cabinetmaker
Ryan McCabe-  Cabinetmaker
Dave Mobley-  CNC Carving
Charlie Orr-  Chip Carving
Richard Vogel-  Veneer
Ken Evans-  Woodturning
Rod Meagher-  Leatherwork

Gallery Info:
ART! Gallery 200
Mary Wheeler, Jeweler/Proprietor
200 First Street, Troy NT
(518) 326-3946

Mundo Nuevo Live Latin Jazz

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Mundo Nuevo return to Carmen’s Friday March 2nd.

Join us for an evening of – Mundo Nuevo ‘New World’ – Latin Music with a Cuban Emphasis. Like our own Buena Vista Social Club!

Tapas specials and homemade Sangria Wine.

Plenty of on-street parking.

Bring your friends – share the Carmen’s Experience! Good times is our specialty.

Reservations  (518) 326-2064

March 2nd: Carmen’s Cafe Returns

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Welcome Back!
We reopen
March 2nd with Mundo Nuevo and their smooth Cuban jazz!
Mundo Nuevo  —  March 2 at Carmen’s  —  Two Shows 6-7:30 & 8-9:30, $5 Cover

Dinner Specials for Friday, March 2

Carne Guisada
Beef Stewed With Carrots, Celery and Potatoes
Served With Grilled Dinner Roll

Cuban Bouillabaisse
Shrimp, Scallops, Clams and Mussels in a
garlic-wine broth, served Over Saffron Rice

Pernil
Marinated & Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder
Served With Yucca Fries

Carmen’s Annual Holiday Potluck

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Carmen’s Annual Holiday Potluck

Come back Friday, March 2 when we reopen with The Tequila Mockingbirds and their delightful Rock, Blues and Gypsy Swing.

It’s A Charlie Smith Christmas

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Friday December 16:  A Charlie Smith Christmas, Not Brown, Smith.
And no rollicking piano,
just good ol’ bluesey songs and singalongs
by Charlie and his wife Melody
This Friday, December 16

Open 5-10, Music 6:30-9:30, Cover $5

Get Your Carmen’s Fix Now!  We Close from Christmas to March 2
When We Reopen With The Tequila Mockingbirds

~ Tapas Specials for Friday, December 16 ~

Roast Ham with Orange Glaze
Served with Baked Sweet Potatoes

Pot Roast Stewed in Beef Sauce
with Carrots, Onions, Celery & Potatoes
Served with a Garlic Roll

Roast Chicken Au Jus
Served with Saffron Rice

Stuffed Portobella Mushroom
with Seasonal Veggies and Wild Rice

~ Breakfast Specials for Saturday & Sunday, Dec 17 & 18 ~

Cuban Grilled Kasha Grits
With Two Eggs Any Style
Coffee or Tea
Ham or Bacon Optional

Flan French Toast
drizzled with Caramel Sauce

~ Saturday December 24 ~ 
Come to Carmen’s Annual Holiday Potluck
and Feel The Love

We’ll put out the basics—  Picadillo, Rice & Black Beans, Fried Yucca, Plantains, Salad,
Sangria and Spiced Cider, plus Flan for dessert.
You bring a drink or dish to share, friends if you have them, plus your good heart and a happy appetite

If you don’t have a party to visit, come here instead.  If you do, stop in on the way.
Take a moment to thank the world for all we have received the past year.
We’ll be open from 5-10, or until the energy tapers off
No cover, no charge, no entertainment but what we make ourselves

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The Last Time Charlie Smith appeared we got a video clip, check it out:

Graham Tichy Trio with John Tichy and Don Dworkin

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The Tichy Boys—Father, Son, and Holy Crow, that’s Doc Scanlon on Bass!

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!

And the Graham Tichy Trio is gonna rock and swing the night away. Let’s warm up the December night with some good friends, some great tapas, homemade sangria, and the rockin beat of Graham Tichy, the legendary John Tichy of Commander Cody fame and the amazing globe-trotting – swing-master Don “Doc Scanlon” Dworkin.

This Friday December 9, Open 5-10, Music 6:30-9:30, $5 Cover

Tapas Specials for Friday, December 9:

Pan Seared Chicken Breast
With Tomato Onion Jam
Served With Fried Yucca

Pan Seared Salmon
With Rum-Honey Glaze
Served With Saffron Rice

Cuban Beef Stew With Grilled Roll

Vegetarian Pot Pie With Grilled Roll

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Breakfast Specials for Saturday & Sunday December 10 & 11

Flan French Toast
Drizzled With Carmel Sauce

Life By Chocolate Pancakes
Topped With Homemade Raspberry-Pear Compote
and Creme Fraiche

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Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24—
Carmen’s Annual Holiday Potluck

We’ll put out the basics:  Picadillo, Rice & Black Beans, Fried Yucca,
Plantains and Flan Along With Mulled Cider and Sangria

You bring a Dish or Drink to share and an Open Heart

No charge, no cover, just an evening of conviviality & conversation
with the Carmen’s community

Victorian Stroll with Mundo Nuevo

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Sunday, December 4, 2011: Victorian Stroll with Mundo Nuevo 3-6PM See the stroll uptown, then warm up with Carmen’s Spiced Cider, Tapas Tastes and Sangria Samplers.

Charlie Smith Blues Phenom

Charlie Smith & Bob Aronstein: The Blues Men are Back

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Get rhythm when you get the blues. These guys have the stuff to get your feet happy again despite the drop in temperatures, the longer nights, and the chill winds coming over the ice floes. You can put it all away as you start tapping your toes, bopping to the beat these cats lay down as they have for decades. Masters of facilitating good times is what they do best. Charlie can evoke that sophisticated big city Chicago blues in the vein of Otis Rush, or just as handily, take you on a river cruise of the Delta. Bob is going to tickle those ivories in a perfect weave to Charlie’s guitar licks. It’s a killer combination, it’s a blues sensation.

If these words could only conjure the experience. Perhaps the best way is to experience this yourself, live and in person. What could be better than to gather your best friends to this small out-of-the way cafe to enjoy some delicious tapas and homemade sangria wine? Get the picture? Get rhythm! Get on down! Friday December 2nd. Cafe is open 5-10PM. Music 6:30 – 9:30. Only 5 bucks cover and plenty of on-street parking. If it’s your first time, click on these good directions wherever you’re coming from

~ Tapas Specials for Friday December 2nd ~

Crab cakes w/ lemon dill sauce served with arroz con gandules
Beef tamale w/ cumin scented demi glace served yucca fries
Vegetarian Stew w/ grilled roll
Braised Chicken Thighs in spicy tomato sauce served with arroz con gandules

Mundo Nuevo

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Mundo Nuevo: Latin Jazz Quartet Mundo Nuevo return to Carmen’s Friday. Join us for an evening of – Mundo Nuevo ‘New World’ – Latin Music with a Cuban Emphasis. Friday, November 18 · 6:30 – 9:30 $5 cover. Cafe open 5PM – 10PM. Enjoy Tapas specials and homemade Sangria Wine. Plenty of on-street parking. Bring your friends – share the Carmen’s Experience! Good times is our specialty.