The Recovery Café is a great place for a warm lunch from Tuesday to Friday, 12-2:00 pm. The lunches use many donated ingredients from local farms and the Food Bank gardens. One favorite recipe that uses a wide variety of vegetables from the gardens is the Any Vegetable Tart. (below) It’s good one to make if you need to use some of those vegetables you aren’t quite sure what to do with.
Karen King is the Recovery Café staff member who manages the kitchen. She works to build strong teams of volunteers for each day. Some of the volunteers are regulars, some are more ad hoc. Karen and the teams plan menus weekly, based on the donated produce from the Food Bank gardens as well as other contributions that Karen acquires from a wide variety of sources. One kitchen volunteer and professional baker, Carol, comes in on Mondays when the café is closed. She bakes bread, cookies, cupcakes, or muffins for the week’s meals. Often, as we cook a meal, we have brainstorm how to make a recipe taste even better, like adding ginger or more salt, or garlic, something to give it more zing. All the volunteers are talented and valued. The recipe below shows you the original recipe, which was written to serve eight people, but at the café we often serve 45 to 50 meals, so Karen has included instructions for how to increase the recipe from the original eight servings to as many as fifty. The Café is a program of the Dove House Advocacy Services. It is a full member of the Recovery Café Network, a nationwide model of recovery peer support. The Café welcomes anyone who is in recovery from something. Besides a meal there are Circles for members to join to get support, yoga, a monthly open mic and other community activities. Join us for a meal! More here www.foodbankgrowers.org/recovery-cafe-and-food-bank-growers
On Dec. 4 a special presentation of the Memory Café will provide a safe, welcoming place for those with early-stage memory loss or memory concerns and those who care for them to come together and share their memories of the holidays. The cafe will take place at an actual cafe--the Recovery Café at 939 Kearney St. from 2 to 3:30.
The mission of the Memory Café, says Laura Cepoi, executive director of the Olympic Area Agency on Aging (O3A), is to “provide a safe, comfortable, engaging environment where people with memory loss and their care partners can laugh, learn, and remain socially engaged with others traveling on the same journey.” She adds that it’s a space where people can come together without fear to share their concerns and questions while enjoying social time with others who understand. “As we face a rapidly aging population,” says Cepoi, “we know that the incidence of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia will increase, and we need to be proactive in creating spaces that are welcoming and supportive for those facing memory loss and those who love and care for them.” Cepoi added that O3A is in the process of creating a new position that will specialize in dementia awareness, including early diagnosis, as well as providing training for community partners. “It’s crucial that we get rid of the stigma around memory loss and dementia,” she said, “because it interferes with people getting the help they need as early as possible. There’s no shame in memory loss. We can all be better educated about how to notice the signs and what to do once a person is diagnosed and begins that journey.” Those interested in attending should RSVP to Jan at 360-344-3013. Coffee and tea will be provided. Guests are welcome to bring a light snack. Cepoi notes that the Memory Café is not appropriate for those with more advanced care needs, such as wandering, incontinence, a high degree of anxiety, significant mobility issues, or aggressive behavior.  Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts hosts Kozmopolis, a local folk music group. The performance at the church is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. for one set with no intermission. The performance will also be streamed live at https://trinityumcpt.org/concerts where you will find a link for the Candlelight Concerts Online and ways to donate. The concert will also be simulcast on KPTZ FM 91.9. Admission to the concert is free with a suggested donation of $15 per person. Half of the proceeds from will be donated to Recovery Café, a recovery community based on the belief that everyone deserves love and belonging and where a beautiful, safe, warm, drug-and-alcohol-free space exists. Kozmopolis brings poignant and joyful sounds of Eastern European folk music to the Candlelight Concert stage. Featuring Port Townsend couple Mark “Kozmo” Schlenz on violin and Jane Freeburg on accordion with Dan Harrison on bass, listeners can expect rousing dance beats, lyrical waltzes, and evocative melodies from Ukraine, Romania, medieval Spain, and originals continuing the tradition. https://www.ptleader.com/stories/kozmopolis-to-play-free-concert,147011
by Michael Schut, Communications Manager, Recovery Café Network  Recovery Café Jefferson County, located in the small town of Port Townsend, Washington, opened at noon. Community members gradually arrived, checked in with Maura at the front desk, and began to find their seats at the tables spread through the light-filled space.
At 12:30 Brian, the Café’s Program Manager, convened the 20 or so of us gathered there by asking, “What do you appreciate about this place?” Without hesitation a man sitting at the table next to me answered, “It’s kind of a sanctuary.” Another offered: “It’s a home away from home.” And a woman seated across from me said, “It’s a family.” Read more here: recoverycafenetwork.org/sanctuary-recovery-cafe-jefferson-county/
Recovery Cafe in Port Townsend holds ceremony to display new piece of Craig Rogers artwork3/16/2022
The painting, titled “The Artist’s Studio,” was created by local artist Craig Rogers. As an outsider artist — a self-taught creator with little influence from mainstream art and a unique personal vision — Rogers’ style of art beckons to past memories and experiences, infused with imaginative elements and bold creativity.
Read more at https://www.ptleader.com/stories/recovery-caf-in-port-townsend-holds-ceremony-to-display-new-piece-of-craig-rogers-artwork,81343
Whether it’s the smooth sounds of hard-bop jazz, the evocative craft of poetry, or the enticing appearance of paint on canvas, Komishane enjoys it all. In fact, he’s slowly added a substantial collection of works of art to his apartment over the years. Komishane has amassed around 80 or so paintings and art pieces, with the majority coming from local artists and artisans in the Olympic Peninsula. Read more here: www.ptleader.com/stories/local-art-collector-packs-big-talent-into-small-space,80261 Thank you to Kelli Parcher and Shannon Burns for facilitating this month's training! |
