Cafe Carpe

Round robin song circle led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer, poet, healer, “with a voice, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally, not from the stage, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers, songwriters, musicians and music appreciators, poets, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the last Thursday of each month, though this […]

We all have stories worth telling. Pick one and think about how to make it compelling for others. Basic rules, at least for now. Five minute limit ( so all can have a chance and no one falls asleep) First person (It's all about you, and something you experienced.) Truth to tell (It should be […]

Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and let us know if you will dine here that night.  Cover charge is $12. MICHAEL HECHT will read excerpts from speeches or literature, and BILL CAMPLIN will sing a song between each excerpt. They have done this collaboration many times with different readings, and really enjoy the concept. This […]

This is the solo Lamplighter of the year, (although you should check out Saturday's show and consider it as in the tradition, without Mulvey.)

MIKE MANGIONE will come as a sextet- drums, bass, violin, keyboard, and electric and acoustic guitar. That's called a band- NINETEEN THIRTEEN (bio below) will begin the show. About Mike's new record: "Blood & Water"- "You can sense the sweat and tears singer-songwriter Mangione put in his latest album, produced by Larry Campbell, the late […]

First show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN   Just the 3 of them for the Thursday and Friday shows. RANDY SABIEN has a prior commitment but will become the 4th beetle for the Saturday and Sunday shows.

Second show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER cannot make it tonight.  His pinch hitter will be KATIE DAHL. WILLY PORTER- can't make it    PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN   Just the 3 of them for the Thursday and Friday shows. RANDY SABIEN has a prior commitment but will become the 4th beetle for the […]

3rd show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER    PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN   BILL CAMPLIN  

Final show of a 4 day run. Trying a late afternoon show so y'all can get home early. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN   BILL CAMPLIN

Ticket link below bio.  You may sing up on the waiting list there. “Americana singer/songwriter/guitarist ERNIE HENDRICKSON delivers a dose of soft-spoken genius to the world with his latest album Roll On. Released on September 24th, 2019 on LoHi Records, Roll On is a set of original roots-inflected songs that aim to address some very […]

You may sign up on a waiting list below. Bio will follow. Alligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter OSCAR WILSON and  songwriter, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Wilson’s huge, gritty vocals and Nosek’s powerhouse harmonica fuel their […]

Buy tickets below.  Bio will follow ticket link. A DRIFTLESS REVELERS show will lure you in with their joy–keep you dancing with their search for the cosmic groove in the confines of stringed instruments–and will send you on your way with flashbacks of the Driftless Revelry found only in the essence of the intangible reaches […]

We are doing our annual New Year's Eve music and dinner package with a twist- an afternoon meal followed by a 5:30 show to get everyone home early. (Don't have lunch so you will be good and hungry by mid-afternoon.) The meal will be a spinach cream soup, salad, and beef carbonnade (served over pasta). […]