Aligned With Source: Empowering Workshop for Self Awareness
February 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
$10.
Annaita is away in India for a few weeks, so we are delighted to have Julie Hurlburt sitting in to facilitate this lovely group session for the next three weeks. Julie … Recently I read a story of a teacher who always asked her art students who are you…. one response that stayed with her… I am a child of God….. I like that response weather you call on God, The Universe or another Higher Power. I have always felt a connection to something bigger…
All The Write Ways: A Workshop for Self-Expression
February 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
|Recurring Event Saturdays until March 14, no class Feb 15
Join published writer and instructor Briana Una McGuckin for this eight-week workshop. Each week, you’ll explore a fresh form of writing (from found poetry and lyric essays to memoir and genre fiction). After reading an example piece of a type of writing, you’ll participate in a group discussion about the defining features and strengths of the work before writing something of your own.
Cathy Kreger and Caroline Doctorow “Songwriters in the Round”
February 1 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm $15.
Swapping songs & stories that are sure to fill your heart! Cathy Kreger “Her voice could make a bulldog break his leash to hug a hound!” says one fanatic fan. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and a voice as clear as cool water, Cathy Kreger delivers more pure music per minute than a bevy of roadhouse rockers. Her irresistible voice and guitar playing has earned her a place on stage opening for world-class acts, like Bonnie Raitt.
Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude – Hosted by the Terri and Rob Duo
February 3 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
|Recurring Event – MONDAYS Terri & Rob host 1st and 3rd weeks, JD Wiseman – 4th week, Kyla Pitruzello – 5th week, and Ashley Hamel on 2nd weeks (Sub to host in Feb and March while she’s away)
Sign up starts at 6:30pm. $5 for entry. Around 8:00pm, during the open mic, we host Moments of Gratitude. It’s a time for sharing our gratitude to build positive energy and encouragement! The Terri and Rob Duo is made up of Terri Lachance and Rob Desorbo.
Laughter Yoga with Mylene
February 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
|Recurring Event – First Tuesdays
$5
DE-STRESS WITH US! Hosted on the first Tuesday of the month by local laughter yoga leader, Mylene, Laughter Yoga is a class that enables you to practice laughing so that when life gets difficult, you can laugh and change your perspective and state of mind. It involves child-like play with meditation and breathing exercises and laughing (no yoga mats needed). Some benefits of laughter yoga include: Easy and fun exercise for health and happiness, reduces stress instantly.
Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta
February 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
|Recurring Event First Thursdays
$5
Join us for the oldest continually running Open Mic in the State of CT!! Hosted by the congenial Bob Gotta. Buttonwood offers a Steinway piano, full sound system, beverages and snacks and a friendly community.
Story City Troupe
February 7 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
|Recurring Event FIRST FRIDAYS
$10
The Buttonwood Tree is proud to host Story City Troupe for a recurring “Moth Style” storytelling event. The audience is invited to participate to share a story of their own, by entering their name in to the hat. Their story does not need to follow the theme, although it is encouraged. One or two names will be chosen randomly out of the hat after SCT tellers are done, depending on the time.
Aligned With Source: Empowering Workshop for Self Awareness
February 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
$10.
Explore simple concepts of living in awareness that: open you up to the wonders of life; discover who you are; let go of fear and all that keeps you stuck. You create your reality and as co-creator of this world, find out how you can bring to it and you, peace, harmony, health and abundance.
Led by Julie Hurlburt.
All The Write Ways: A Workshop for Self-Expression
February 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
|Recurring Event – Saturdays until March 14
Join published writer and instructor Briana Una McGuckin for this eight-week workshop. Each week, you’ll explore a fresh form of writing (from found poetry and lyric essays to memoir and genre fiction). After reading an example piece of a type of writing, you’ll participate in a group discussion about the defining features and strengths of the work before writing something of your own.
Redwood Hill
February 8 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Redwood Hill is a group of friends who have banded together to pay tribute to Bluegrass music’s legendary Country Gentlemen, a group highly acclaimed as one of the most important progressive bands for their unique blend of Folk and Bluegrass music.
Anything Goes Open Mic
February 10 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pmRecurring Event – Mondays
$5 (includes a slice of Cardinal Pizza)
AGOM, Every Monday night, is Hosted by Ashley Hamel, the Rob and Terri Duo, Bill Katz, or Kyla. Sign up starts at 6:30pm, the open mic at 7:00pm and goes to about 10:00pm. $5 for entry. (We are closed for major holidays) At 8:00pm, during the open mic, we host Moments of Gratitude from 8:00pm – 8:15pm. Sharing our gratitude to build positive energy and encouragement!
Waberi’s Valentine Birthday Special
February 14 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$12
The Buttonwood Tree is excited to welcome back Waberi Jordan for a special, Valentine’s Day/Birthday celebration, exploring the many and varied themes of Love. Together with special guest Shena Verrett and more surprises in store. As a songwriter, her lyrics are at once prosaic and deeply poetic in their simple truth. Her lyrical subtext is reflective of diverse story – masters like Marvin Gaye, Phoebe Snow or Sun Ra.
Teen Open Mic
February 15 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
|Recurring Event – third Saturdays
$5
Teens, looking for a place to perform? A place to recite your latest poem? How about your newest original scene? Or, a time-tested monologue? If so, The Buttonwood Tree Teen Open Mic is FOR YOU! Be a part of Buttonwood’s first ever open mic specifically for teen performers ages 12-18. Perform any type of artwork: you can use our piano or bring a guitar, ukulele, or other instrument to play! Cover your favorite song or perform an original!
Interrupter Jones
February 15 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$10
Interrupter Jones is a pop/rock band from the Hartford area. Tom Sommerfield and Noah Miller are both veterans of the Connecticut scene; the two musicians started Interrupter Jones to explore influences from the ‘70s and ‘80s. With strong vocals, slide guitars, and more than a few hooks, the Jones is a fount of witty original songs. The band’s first album, Live from Madison Square Basement, was released in October of 2018. Their sophomore effort, Crazy Kids and Their Rock and Roll, followed quickly in February of 2019…
Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude – Hosted by the Terri and Rob Duo
February 17 @ 7:00 pm
Hosted by the Terri and Rob Duo. Sign up starts at 6:30pm, the open mic at 7:00pm and goes to about 10:00pm. $5 for entry. Around 8:00pm, during the open mic, we host Moments of Gratitude. It’s a time for sharing our gratitude to build positive energy and encouragement! Terri and Rob Duo The Terri and Rob Duo is made up of Terri Lachance and Rob Desorbo.
Laughter Yoga with Dawn
February 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
|Recurring Event – 3rd Tuesdays
Hosted and led by local healer, Dawn Tyson, Laughter Yoga is a class that enables you to practice laughing so that when life happens and it gets difficult, you can laugh and change your perspective and state of mind. It involves child-like play with meditation and breathing exercises and laughing (no yoga mats needed). Some benefits of laughter yoga include: Easy and fun exercise for health and happiness, reduces stress instantly, strengthens immune system and more!
Crystal Bowl Sound Healing w/ Lou Sorrentino
February 18 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
|Recurring Event – 3rd Tuesdays
Every third Tuesday, Crystal Bowl Sound Healing is held at 7:30pm! Hosted by Lou Sorrentino, sound healing combines psychological therapies with music to heal the body. With instruments such as Crystal Bowls crafted for perfect resonance, Lou restores energy flows to their proper states and bring peace to our bodies. Donations welcomed.
Shaking the Tree – Gong Bath and Sound Healing
February 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
$10 Recurring Event – 3rd Thursdays
Greetings and welcome all!! My name is Andrew and I would like to invite you to the soundship meditation that is Shaking The Tree! I do my practice with many different sound tools and percussion affects including but not limited to; Gongs, bells, ocarinas, drums, horns, Shakers, Singing bowls and many other meditation items to create a soundship for you to take off in and travel to and from meditation land. This will indeed be a night to remember!
Orice Jenkins presents Centennial Cole: 100 Years of Nat “King” Cole
February 21 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$20
Cuatro Puntos String Quartet Aaron Packard – violin Annie Trepanier – violin Kevin Bishop – viola Allan Ballinger – cello
“Randy Moses & House Of Moses 2020”
February 22 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$10
“Randy Moses & House Of Moses 2020” Award winning group, just chosen to be “Middletown Ambassadors”!!
Randy Moses is the founder, singer and songwriter for his band House Of Moses. Randy is the composer of dozens of original songs dating from the 1970s to today. Established in Middletown, CT in the 1970s with his brothers Freddie Moses and Thomas “Jakula” Moses, House Of Moses has been a Middletown mainstay, performing dozens of times and employing generations of local musicians from around the Middletown music scene. Crosses boundaries. R&B, Soul, Classic Rock, Jazz and Funk …
REIKI SHARE
February 23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
$20 / $15 for TBT Members
Join us for a Buttonwood Reiki Share – For those who are at Reiki 1 level or above. Cost $20. / TBT Members $15. (Members please call or email to sign up) Reiki share. Reiki share, also known as Reiki circle or exchange, is a gathering of Reiki believers who participate in group Reiki treatments on each other. The main purpose for the Reiki share is to give and receive Reiki in a casual atmosphere of friendship, honor, belief and positivity.
Middlesex Drum Circle
February 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
|Recurring Event – Fourth Thursdays
Come and Jam with Us at The Buttonwood Tree! A group of people that enjoy a good drum rhythm, especially when put into a circle. No reservations are necessary, extra percussion instruments will be available, though you are encouraged to bring your own. A $5 Donation is Suggested
An Evening Of Jazz And Classic Rock With The Modern Riffs
February 28 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$10 / $5 >16 yrs
The Modern Riffs is a high energy jazz and classic rock band where talented high school musicians perform alongside experienced musicians.The group features two singer backed by four horns and a powerhouse rhythm section. The group is celebrating its eleventh year, and has fielded about 40 young musicians, many of whom have made performing arts their career. The group is looking forward to performing at The Buttonwood Tree once again. More information on the group can be found at www.modernriffs.com
Dave Houston Poetry
February 29 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
$5
David Houston is a longtime friend of The Buttonwood Tree. He participated in the first poetry reading in the old space on Rapollo Ave. in 1989, and has since been featured four times, the last being 6-8-98. He will read original riddles in poetic from encouraging the audience to solve them. His friends, Barry Bicmore, Sam Connor, and Ben Ross will provide live music during the introduction, break, and after. Suggested Donation $5.00
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