The first Black Cat Cafe had it all from storytelling to knowledge sharing, food, drinks and music - lots of music.
The cafe was the brainchild of Laurel Irons who with the help of volunteers put on the more than four-hour open stage night at the Cawston Hall on Saturday night.
“It’s been great, better than expected,” she said nearing the end of the inaugural event. “I didn’t even know if we would have enough people to entertain at the first one and so far we’ve gone two-and-a-half hours and we’re not even done yet,” she said.
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Entetertainers included Rachael Gurevitch who played several originals on her keyboard, Matthew Winlaw who also played originals but on the halls’ piano. Storyteller Madeline Terbasket took the stage and told a humourous original story of Coyote and Raven and then read out her story NDN Bar. Other performers included Jodel Music Woman, Morely Brooks, and Frank de Tremaudan and more.
Although lots of details need to be figured out, Irons said expects there will be more Black Cat Cafe nights at the Cawston Hall.
She spearheaded this past event but she hopes some community champions will come forward to ensure it becomes monthly, bi-monthly or even quarterly.
“I think it will definitely be an ongoing event, but it’s in the community’s hands. I’ll always help but it’s kind of a thing people who want to see it success will take on,” she said.
Anyone interested in helping out can contact Laurel through the Black Cat Cafe Facebook page or fill out the survey online.
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