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he Frequent Beaner is our new Customer Loy-alty card for our customerswho enjoy our coffee and tea

beverages. After your 8th coffeebeverage is purchased, the nextbeverage will be free. We havebeen using this program at DogLane Café for the past 2 years withmuch success and benefit to ourcustomers. Thank you for choosingto visit us for your hot or cold cof-fee and tea beverages.

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une 22nd will be the 12 year anniversary of our

sister restaurant in Putnam. Opening with style

twelve years ago, 85 Main featured

a Raw Bar and was described as a

New American Fusion restaurant.

In 2009, the bar area was expand-

ed, creating a space two times the size

of the original bar and large enough to

accommodate a growing number of

customers choosing to drink and dine in

the bar. The new area featured a sushi bar designed in

consultation with Chef Osaki who was our sushi chef

for a number of years. The 85 Main

sushi menu added a new dimension,

flavors and beautiful creations to

our existing menu offerings.

85 Main was the producer of the

Shuck-Off Oyster and Shellfish

event. Celebrated at 85 Main for the

first two years, the event grew in

popularity and was moved to Rotary

Park the third and fourth year. With attendance at

more than 3,000 people during the 4th annual celebra-

tion, the event highlighted our restaurant and the Put-

nam area to local and out of town customers.

The outside patio area, added in front of several

businesses including 85 Main, has brought atten-

tion to the restaurant and to the downtown area

and helped make Putnam a destination!

In 2014, 85 Main renovated the down-

stairs function room. This new room is

now a wine cellar function room with

stone walls and exposed wine storage and is

used for functions as well as for additional seating.

Some of the events that have been held in the new

space include, a chocolate and wine

pairing evening, Tapas nights, wine

dinners and chef’s tables.

A lot has changed since 2005 in

the town of Putnam and 85 Main is

proud to be a part of the revitaliza-

tion of this old mill town. Visit 85

Main in Putnam and see what they

have been up to to create a truly

exceptional dining experience in Put-

nam. Good things are happening in Putnam!

Our Sister Restaurant - 85 Main - Celebrating 12 Years in June

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~ Quality Since 1989 ~he Vanilla Bean Café has been operating forover 27 years with a focus on quality acrossthe board. This means that our menu items are

carefully and skillfully prepared with real, whole,minimally processed ingredients including fresh(locally sourced when available) produce, fresh fishand fresh meats. See the next page for a list of ourlocal and specialty vendors. Our emphasis on qualityreflects our philosophy of caring about the health ofour families in the communities we serve. We are afamily owned and operated restaurant; not a chain.

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The Vanilla Bean Caféwants you to know...

The Vanilla Bean Café opened in 1989 with 16 seats

The Vanilla Bean Café is owned by the Jessurun Family

We open 361 days a year. We close on:Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving,

Christmas Day

Business Hours:

Monday, Tuesday 7 am - 3 pmWednesday, Thursday 7 am - 8 pm

Friday 7 am - 9 pm*Saturday 8 am - 9 pm*†Sunday 8 am - 8 pm*

*We may close early during colder months.

†Entertainment night - we serve dessert, beer & wine until 10 pm

Web site: www.TheVanillaBeanCafe.com

E-mail: ask@thevanillabeancafe.com

Address: 450 Deerfield RoadPomfret Center, Connecticut 06259

Phone: 860-928-1562

Music Booking: Maria Sangiolo maria@thevanillabeancafe.com

Art Booking: Kayla Murphy kayla@thevanillabeancafe.com

Bean Soup Ads: Barry Jessurun barry@thevanillabeancafe.com

is an information and entertainment newsletter.

Compiled by Barry JessurunWritten by Barry Jessurun

Layout & Design - Barry Jessurun

© COPYRIGHT 2016 by Barry Jessurun, All rights reserved

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“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they

are doing.” - Dale Carnegie

“In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that

is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand

against it.” - Jane Smiley

Our Sister Restaurant

Accolades and Awards

The New York Times“The food...is freshly made, well seasoned and extremely tasty.”

The Boston Globe“...great food - homemade soups, sandwiches,burgers, and the best fish cakes around - in a

relaxed atmosphere.”

Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England“Editors’ Pick” 1997, 2003 & 2004

“One of the outstanding reasons to visit New England.”

Connecticut Magazine Readers’ PollWindham County - Various years

Best Family Dining - Best Sandwiches Best Desserts - Best Business Lunch

Best Vegetarian - Best Outdoor Dining

Yankee MagazineEditors’ Choice - Best of New EnglandConnecticut’s Best Country Café - 2011

The Hartford Courant“This is a place that serves excellent food andbrings in some of the better performers on the

New England coffee house circuit...”

“The Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret is one of thoserare places that truly has something for everyone...

Oh, yes - the food is truly delicious, too.”

The New London Day«««

“The soups are homemade and delicious, the sandwiches unusual and served on breads that

are positively delicious...”

www.VisitingNewEngland.com“the Vanilla Bean Café is one of those places you

simply don’t want to leave.”

www.HiddenBoston.com “This impossibly funky Connecticut restaurant is full of character (and characters), and is truly

in a class by itself.”

Recipient University of Connecticut’sNozko Family Business Leadership Award

Check the hallway by the restrooms - our Hall ofFame - for more articles, letters and awards.

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in

never making the same one a second time.”

- George Bernard Shaw

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“Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a

boss says “Go!” - a leader says “Let’s go!” - E.M. Kelly

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach

your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the

door to personal excellence.” - Confucius

The event will be open to all Woodstock Academystudents performing music or poetry. Regular admis-sion is $7 and participating admission will be $5.FRESH is a student-run nonprofit organization at WAproviding camperships and scholarships to children inthe community, sponsoring a mentoring programbetween Academy students and local middle schools,striving to better the lives of people in the community.

Thursday - 6 - Open Mic

Woodstock Academy FRESH

April Entertainment

Friday - 7 - Open Mic

Saturday - 8 - The Johnson GirlsWidely acclaimed for their powerhouse perfor-mances of rousing work songs, haunting ballads andlaments, and hair-raising harmonies, The JohnsonGirls have performed at major festivals, clubs, cof-feehouses, and more across the United States, Cana-da, the UK, Ireland, and Europe, have performed live

Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Kala Farnham -Feature - Jon McAuliffe - Jon began performingsemi-professionally in 1965 at various coffee housesin the Norfolk and Virginia Beach area. The folkrevival of the 1960s introduced Jon to ethnic folkmusic, urban and rural blues and the singer/song-writers who rose up out of that era, inspiring him topick up a guitar for the first time and attempt hisown songwriting.

Saturday - 1 - Donna Dufresne

Gypsy Romantique’Gypsy Romantique’, whose slogan is: a littleDjango, a little Tango, a little Swing, A LOT OF

FUN!, is just all that. Whimsi-cal and romantic with a lot ofthe humor infused inDufresne’s lyrics, the bandtakes the audience on a magical

tour through the jazz and swing era in a brightlywrapped package of new and original material. Youmight think you’ve heard the songs in an old blackand white film. Melding the gypsy inspired Paris hotclub jazz of the 1930’s and American western swingof the same era, with their Latin influences and atouch of unabashed schmaltz, Gypsy Romantique’ isable to carry you away to the magic of the silverscreen when it really was silver and not Technicolor.What you end up with is an entertaining cabaret ofmusic that spans multiple generations.

“You’ve got to

get up every

morning with

determination

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going to go to

bed with sat-

isfaction.”

- George

Lorimer

Violet Maeve is an acoustic rock band located inwestern MA’s Pioneer Valley. They have been per-

forming in Western and CentralMA under the name TakingBack Eden since 2014. Currentmembers include CarolynWalker (vocals, guitar, violin),

Jen Spingla (vocals, guitar, bass), Christine Horn(drum set and percussion), and occasionally HeatherSommerlad (violin) and Jason Duda on bass. Maeveis working on a new album, anticipated for 2017.

April Entertainment April Entertainment

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in

order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater

vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You

are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself

if you forget the errand.” - Woodrow Wilson

Saturday - 22 - Violet Maeve

~Poetry, Spoken Word, Short Prose & Art~This Open mic is open to all who experience orhave used services for Mental/ Behavioral Health,Addiction, Substance Use or Substance Abuse. Asalways providers, loved ones and the general publicare welcome to come and listen. A note on perform-ing: Please be mindful that Vanilla Bean Café is afamily-friendly venue. Each piece should last nolonger than 5 minutes, if time permits you are wel-come to offer more than one selection. This eventwas organized by Ripple. 6:30 pm Show Time

Friday - 28 - Mental Health &

Addiction Open Mic Night

The Johnson Girls (cont.)

Friday - 21 - Sing:

Quiet Corner Song Swap

Saturday - 15 - Delta GeneratorsThe Delta Generators have accomplished a lotsince forming in 2008. They won the Boston Blues

Society’s Blues chal-lenge in 2008, whichearned them a spot inthe International Blues

Challenge held in Memphis in 2009. The band fin-ished as a Top 10 Finalist out of over a hundredbands. The Delta Generators also won an Indepen-dent Music Award for Best Blues Album categoryfor their debut album, Devil in the Rhythm in 2009.In 2009 they won Best Blues Band in WorcesterMagazine and were nominated for Best R&B Act inthe Boston Phoenix in 2010.The DG’s 2nd albumHard River to Row was selected by the Blues Foun-dation as a Top 5 Finalist (out of entries worldwide)in the Best Self-Produced CD competition at theInternational Blues Challenge in 2011. The DG’swere nominated for Best Blues Act 2011 by TheBoston Music Awards, and Best Blues Band 2013by Worcester Magazine Music Awards.

on Oscar Brand’s radio show, France Bleu radio andappeared on French TV. The Johnson Girls is an

energetic all-woman a cap-pella ensemble, performingtraditional and contempo-rary music with an emphasison songs of the sea andshore. With a sound that has

been called “exciting,” “haunting,” and “uplifting,”the Johnson Girls give performances that bring audi-ences to their feet wherever they go.

Saturday - 29 - Cosy Sheridan

Cosy Sheridan first caught the attention of nationalfolk audiences in 1992 when she won the songwrit-

ing contests at both The KerrvilleFolk Festival and The TellurideBluegrass Festival. When shereleased her critically acclaimed CDQuietly Led on Waterbug Records,The Boston Globe wrote “She is now

being called one of the best new singer/songwrit-ers.” She has been on the road ever since playingclubs, concert halls and coffeehouses from Seattle toBerkeley and across I-80 to Omaha, Chicago andthen to Boston where she now makes her home. Shehas played house concerts in Iowa and to a fullhouse at Carnegie Hall. On her new CD she writesof these years on the road in the song WoodyGuthrie Watch Over Me.

After the death of Pete Seeger in 2014, a small groupof his admirers joined together to celebrate his lifewith a sing-along concert at the Hampton Grange.The event was a huge success and gave birth toSING:The Quiet Corner Song Swap. There is nocharge and lyrics are available for most songs. Theyfrequently use the folk “hymnal”, Rise Up Singingand its sequel, Rise Again for song lyrics. Participantsare encouraged to lead their favorite songs or suggestthem to the song leaders of the evening. Bring yourvoices, your instruments and your ears. This is specif-ically a night for singing, so please, no fiddle tunes orsongs without a place to join in.

“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but

great minds rise above it.” - Washington Irving

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can

do.” - John R. Wooden

Dr. Kristen Groves, Dr. Roger MItterling

Dr. Kelly Hackett Coderre

Open 7 days a week including Sunday’s

May Entertainment

Friday - 5 - Open Mic

Saturday - 6 - Andrew McKnight

Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Kala Farnham -Feature - Folkapotamus - is a Boston area based folkduo consisting of Penni Hart and Tony Trites. Theyhave been performing together since 2011 at variousvenues throughout New England, such as the leg-endary Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. Theirthoughtful lyrics and flowing melodies draw listenersin as they are taken on a journey of life and love.

“Helping

Clients to

Mind Their

Business.”

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it

well enough.” - Albert Einstein

Since permanently leaving his corporate environmen-tal engineering career in 1996, award-winning

folk/Americana artist Andrew McK-night’s musical journey has traced nearlya million miles of blue highways, andearned him a wealth of critical acclaimand enthusiastic fans for his captivatingperformances and seven recordings.

Andrew’s powerful and entertaining show is like oneman theatre, delivered with warmth and down-homecomfort. His finely crafted songs are woven togetherwith humorous stories and poetic drama, while themusical soundscape traverses influences fromAppalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feistyanthems, rustic folk, and even a little fancy flatpick-ing on a Carter Family tune. While his skillful guitarwork provides a tasteful foundation, the touches ofnative American cedar flute, resonator guitar, djembe(African hand drum) and even mandolin add delight-ful and mesmerizing embellishments to the show.

Sunday - 6 - Catie CurtisThere are two things the audience attending a CatieCurtis concert seem to learn: (1) Catie is an incredi-

ble storyteller whose powerful anduplifting lyrics can likely seduce asmile out of anyone; and (2) there wasa little magic in the air that night.Catie Curtis, an award-winningsinger/songwriter, wife, mom, philan-

thropist and female “folk-rock goddess”, has anuncanny ability to radiate a positive and authenticglow felt by everyone in her presence. While she’sbeen to Bend a handful of times throughout the pastdecade, her credits include performing at the WhiteHouse, and sharing the stage with Mary Chapin Car-penter, Dar Williams, Patty Griffin and Melissa Fer-rick, among others. “Have you ever been to a showwhere you feel an invisible wall between you andthe performer? Catie Curtis pulls the walls down.”-Mary Chapin Carpenter. 7:00 pm Show Time

Did you know...

We are open 361 days a year.

We serve breakfast all week long.

85 Main in Putnam is our sister restaurant.

We have many Gluten free items available.

The Café offers a variety of vegetarian specials.

You can view our Daily Specials on our website.

Dog Lane Café in Storrs is our newest restaurant.

All of our menu prices include 6.35% CT Sales Tax.

May Entertainment

“There is nothing permanent except change.” - HeraclitusSaturday - 20 - Joel CageJoel Cage is an award winning veteran singer/song-writer from Boston. Once a member of the interna-

tionally acclaimed rock & roll groupSouthside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes,Joel has been performing regionallyand nationally as a soloist for the past 2decades. He has performed at some of

the most prestigious folk & acoustic venues & festi-vals in the country, including the Kerrville Folk Fes-tival in Texas where he was awarded top prize in theKerrville New Folk Competition. A virtuoso gui-tarist and an impassioned vocalist, Joel Cage’smusic is both evocative and raucous. He spans thegamut from sounding like a full rock band to ‘hearyour own heartbeat’ intimacy.

Saturday - 27 - Mark ErelliMark Erelli finished up a graduate degree in evolu-tionary biology shortly after his eponymous debut

was released on Signature Sounds in1999. He has won several prestigiousawards, including the Kerrville NewFolk contest and the International SongContest, where a song he co-wrote with

Catie Curtis (“People Look Around”) bested 15,000entries to win the grand prize. For the past 17 years,he has maintained a rigorous touring schedule,appearing onstage everywhere from coffeehouses andmajor folk festival stages (Newport, Philadelphia) toFenway Park, where he once sang the nationalanthem before a Red Sox game. In recent years, Erel-li has gained notoriety as a multi-instrumentalist side-man and producer, accompanying GRAMMY-win-ning artists such as Lori McKenna, Paula Cole andJosh Ritter everywhere from Nashville’s Grand OleOpry to London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday - 13 -

Atwater~DonnellyEvery performance is surprisingly different and alwaysentertaining, exciting and educational with the award-

winning duo Atwater~Donnelly,who provide a unique andthrilling blend of traditionalAmerican and Celtic folk musicand dance, along with original

songs and poetry. The highly praised husband-wifeduo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding arrayof instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica,limberjacks, feet and more. Their performance isappealing to all ages with humor, audience participa-tion, and a relaxed stage presence.

Friday - 19 - Sing:

Quiet Corner Song Swap

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

- William Shakespeare

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Vanilla Bean

Café

Connecticut’s

Best Country Café

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imita-

tion.” - Herman Melville

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not

enough; we must do.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

June Entertainment

Friday - 2 - Open Mic

Saturday - 3 - Minor SwingPatterned after Django’s famous Quintette du HotClub de France, Minor Swing has been bringing jazz

manouche or ‘Gypsy Jazz’ to the NewEngland area for over five years, mak-ing ‘hot-clubs’ at venues for both sea-soned and new djangophiles. Theirall-string music creates a very dance-

able, toe-tapping ambience. Originating in Provi-dence, RI, Minor Swing is a quartet consisting ofgypsy guitars, violin, and contrabass, with just theright blend of romantic energy and gypsy panache.

Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Kala Farnham - Fea-ture - Greg Hall - Somewhere between the classiccountry tradition of Johnny Cash, and the modernbreed of singer-songwriters like Josh Ritter, lies GregHall & The Barnhouse Band. Their latest release,Mountain Glow, shows off the bands ability to writeupbeat country tunes as well as thoughtful folk tunes.

Saturday - 10 - The Hot FlashesThe Hot Flashes are an exciting and eclectic groupfronted by three female vocalists who have made a

name for themselves on the NewEngland music scene showcasingtheir tight vocal harmonies and jazzyacoustic stylings. The Flashes areAmy Gallatin, who with her expres-sive soulful singing has made a name

for herself both in North America and overseas,award-winning singer-songwriter/guitarist GailWade, and multi-instrumentalist Peggy Harvey,founding member of the legendary bluegrass groupTraver Hollow.

Sunday - 11 - David WilcoxCleveland-born David Wilcox is a father, a hus-band, a citizen and a songwriter. First inspired to

play guitar after hearing a fellow collegestudent playing in a stairwell, Wilcox isnow 18 records into a career marked bypersonal revelation and wildly loyalfans. His lyrical insight is matched by asmooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar

chops, and creative open tunings, giving him arange and tenderness rare in folk music. Considereda ‘songwriter’s songwriter’, his songs have beencovered by artists such as k.d. lang and many others.In addition to his writing prowess, his skills as aperformer and storyteller are unmatched. He holds

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June Entertainment

Saturday - 17 - Cliff Eberhardt

David Wilcox (cont.)

Friday - 16 - Sing:

Quiet Corner Song Swap

Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he wasgoing to be a singer and songwriter. Growing up in

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, he and hisbrothers sang together and their par-ents played instruments. His dad intro-duced him to the guitar and he quicklytaught himself to play. Fortunateenough to live close to the Main Point

(one of the best folk clubs on the East Coast), he cuthis teeth listening to the likes of James Taylor, JoniMitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Howlin’ Wolf, MuddyWaters, Bonnie Raitt, and Mississippi John Hurt —receiving an early and impressive tutorial inacoustic music. At the same time, he was also listen-ing to great pop songwriters like Cole Porter, theGershwins, and Rodgers and Hart, which explain hispenchant for great melodies and clever lyricaltwists. “Eberhardt is as welcome as iced tea inAugust.” - People.

Saturday - 24 -

The Rusty String BandThe Rusty String Band presents a foot tappingblend of traditional bluegrass, modern folk andengaging original music. The group really connects

with the audience. Themembers of The RustyString Band are fromCentral Massachusettsand Northeastern Con-necticut. Art plays a dri-

ving bass and is also well known in the area for histasteful classical guitar. Ed has played in numerouslocal bands and is a multi-instrumentalist - playingmandolin, banjo and harmonica. Bob plays guitarand composes the bands original songs.

audiences rapt with nothing more than a single gui-tar, thoroughly written songs, a fearless ability tomine the depths of human emotions of joy, sorrowand everything in between, and all tempered by aquick and wry wit. 7:00 pm Show Time

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- Margaret Thatcher

“Where words fail, music speaks.”

- Hans Christian Andersen

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I

lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of

it as well.” - Diane Ackerman

“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have

a better tomorrow.” - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Weekend Breakfastfull breakfast menu is served Saturday and Sunday from

8:00 am - 12:00 noon. We offer a variety of specials

including recent items like Tasso Ham & Quinoa Burrito,

Roasted Mushroom Omelet, and Pumpkin Pancakes. We

use only 100% maple syrup and top-quality Hormel bacon.

Entertainmenthe Café is on the National Folk Music Circuit and

attracts talent from all over the United States while

featuring mainly New England performers. The majority

of the shows are on Saturday night and start at 8:00 pm.

Our Open Mic night is on the first Friday of each month.

During shows, a theatre curtain separates the listening

room from the tiled dining room and kitchen in an effort to

keep the music in and the kitchen noise out.

The Artwork Galleryhe Café displays artwork by local artists year round.

Some shows have openings and some do not. Most

of the artwork displayed is for sale and often prices are

listed with the piece or on a list located in the room. One

hundred percent of the sale price goes to the artist.

April - Nancy Barrett

May - NECT Art Guild

June - Eran Fraenkel

Dinner at The Beane are open for dinner Wednesday - Sunday. Each

night we run four or five dinner specials. Recent

items include: Creole Fried Shrimp, Ancho Chili Rubbed

Steak, Butternut Ravioli and Orange & Molasses Braised

Pork Shank. We offer a truly quality dinner at a great

price, in a warm and friendly atmosphere. If you haven’t

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“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeed-

ing at things in life that don’t really matter.”

- Francis Chan

VBC Review Quotables...

“Extremely Tasty” Food - New York Times

“Relaxed” Atmosphere - Boston Globe

“Truly Bizarre” Service - New London Day

“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” - Leo Tolstoy

The Café Cash Cardhe first Café Cash Card was introduced in 1997.The appearance of the card has changed sincethen, but our card still works like the gift cards

available in most stores today. Café Cash Cards can bepurchased in any amount at the restaurant or online and

are reloadable -add to the cardbalance at anytime! Cards canbe used to pur-chase any menuitem at VanillaBean Cafe. Note:

A bonus of 10%

is added to the card balance when you purchase a

card for $200 or more. The card must be presented toredeem it at the time of purchase. The Café Cash Cardmakes a great gift for friends and family members andis ideal for students at the local schools. Café CashCards have no expiration date.

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- George Washington

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the

great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand

miles must begin with a single step.” - Lao Tzu

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1. Sales Tax Included - Our prices include the

6.35% Connecticut Sales Tax. The prices listed on the

menu are exactly what you pay. Our prices may seem to

be inflated; however, a $10.00 menu item is actually

$9.40 + $.60 sales tax. Furthermore, this practice makes it

easier for the customer, especially if that customer is a

child who has exact change for a cookie. What you see is

exactly what you pay - what could be simpler?

2. Not Market Standard Pricing - We are not

trying to fool the customer into thinking that $9.95 is

less expensive than $10.00. We find this type of pricing

insulting to our customers. However, the reason it is

used so extensively around the nation is that it works

effectively. We don’t like that practice, and we also like

to believe that our clientele is not so easily fooled.

3. No Pennies, Dimes or Nickels - Because our

prices include tax and we do not price in the standard

way, we do not have to use pennies, dimes or nickels.

This is a service to both the customer and to us. We

don’t give you lots of change, and we only have to use

quarters and fifty-cent pieces. This also helps our staff to

be more efficient performing transactions, which saves

time and money. An added bonus is that we don’t have

to count change at the end of the business day. c

“A greenhouse that makes you go Wow!” - Eileen Jessurun

�Saturday April 1st - 12.00 Donna Dufresne Gypsy Romantique’�Thursday April 6th - 5.00 Woodstock Academy Open Mic FRESH Benefit�Friday April 7th - 5.00 Open Mic - Jon McAuliffe�Saturday April 8th - 12.00 The Johnson Girls�Saturday April 15th - 20.00 Delta Generators�Friday April 21st - SING: The Quiet Corner Song Swap�Saturday April 22nd - 12.00 Violet Maeve�Friday April 28th - 5.00 Eastern Region Mental Health Open Mic Night�Saturday April 29th - 15.00 Cosy Sheridan�Friday May 5th - 5.00 Open Mic - Folkapotamus�Saturday May 6th - 15.00 Andrew Mcknight

�Sunday May 7th - 15.00 Catie Curtis�Saturday May 13th - 15.00 Atwater-Donnelly�Friday May 19th - SING: The Quiet Corner Song Swap�Saturday May 20th - 15.00 Joel Cage�Saturday May 27th - 15.00 Mark Erelli�Friday June 2nd - 5.00 Open Mic - Greg Hall�Saturday June 3rd - 10.00 Minor Swing�Saturday June 10th - 20.00 The Hot Flashes�Sunday June 11th - 20.00 David Wilcox�Friday June 16th - SING: The Quiet Corner Song Swap�Saturday June 17th - 15.00 Cliff Eberhart�Saturday June 24th - 10.00 The Rusty String Band

What’s Happening at The Bean...

2017 ... What’s Happening at The Bean ... 2017~ April, May & June ~

**Saturday - April 15th - Delta Generators**

**Sunday - May 7th - Catie Curtis**

**Sunday - June 11th - David Wilcox**

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The Vanilla Bean Café w 450 Deerfield Road w Pomfret, Connecticut 06259 w 860-928-1562

All shows start at 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted¾

P O Box 206

Pomfret CT 06258

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