thump-date

Today I got an email update from the good folks at thump!

If you haven't checked this place out yet... it's highly recommended. Things have really come together nicely. It's a great crew; the coffee is always piping hot and very tasty.

I am really excited for an upcoming art installation. For a while they have had pieces of cedar out, and have asked customers to write down their wishes. Coming up on May 1 & 2 they are going to hang the installation, which is based on a traditional Japanese art form. Should be pretty cool.

Anyhoo... there is a whole list of cool events coming up. They have been kind enough to let us post COWPU notices so it's only fair that I spread the word for them, right? It's kinda long, so click here to read the rest!

May @ Thump Events

Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday May 2

ART: Mark Bernahl, 6-8pm
Come watch (and help!) as Mark Bernahl hangs his “Wishes” installation.
Based on a Japanese tradition, customers have been writing their
heart’s fondest desire on pieces of cedar, which will be suspended from
the ceiling at Thump throughout May.

Bernahl has been showing his artwork in Oregon and New Mexico for nine
years: “I make art out of discarded objects of all sorts. I have
created eclectic work from discarded seconds and worn out firsts of
milled wood, metal, fabrics and now, books. It really excites me to
make something beautiful and interesting out of something someone has
thrown away.”

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First Friday, May 4

MUSIC: Always Hallways, 6-8pm
Sonic acrobats Matt McConnell and Jason Friedman perform an acoustical,
eclectic mix of ad lib jazz fusion blues. They said that we could play
around with the wording of this description, but we like it just the
way it is.

ART: Justyn Livingston & Mark Bernahl
Surround yourself with art this month at Thump. Bend-based mixed media
artist Justyn Livingston’s organic abstractions grace Thump’s walls.
Mark Bernahl’s “Wishes” kinetic sculpture, created from pieces of wood
inscribed with customers’ wishes, is suspended from the ceiling.
http://www.justynlivingstondesign.com

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Sunday, May 13

CUPPING: Mother’s Day, 1:30-3:00pm
Learn how to taste coffee like a pro at this special Mother’s Day
cupping of Stumptown Coffees from around the world. This is a fun way
to better appreciate all the hard work that goes into growing,
harvesting, processing, roasting and preparing the perfect cup. Slurp
away!

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Saturday, May 19

POLE PEDAL PADDLE: Team Thumpista (shop will be closed)
Come cheer for Team Thumpista at the Pole Pedal Paddle. The entire
Thump staff will be competing together as a team. Fueled by Thump
Coffee, of course.
http://www.mbsef.org/events/ppp/index.cfm?page=about_the_race

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THROUGHOUT MAY

ART: Justyn Livingston
Bend-based Livingston describes her process: “Most often I approach a
blank panel without any particular imagery in mind. However, there is a
particular emotion or impulse upon beginning, which may or may not be
carried forward. Through the movement and layering of colors, the
painting ‘comes to’ on its own (if I can keep myself from attaching to
an outcome). There is an underlying meditative quality; an unfettered
focus I experience in this process. It is this unexpected and cathartic
exploration which motivates me to paint.”
http://www.justynlivingstondesign.com

ART: Mark Bernahl
Bernahl has been showing his artwork in Oregon and New Mexico for nine
years: “I make art out of discarded objects of all sorts. I have
created eclectic work from discarded seconds and worn out firsts of
milled wood, metal, fabrics and now, books. It really excites me to
make something beautiful and interesting out of something someone has
thrown away.”

FEATURED COFFEE: Ethiopia Misty Valley Idido - Organic
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and if you saw the documentary
movie “Black Gold,” you’ll truly appreciate this farm-direct organic.
Roaster Stumptown Coffee describes this as “a very unique dry-processed
coffee from Yirgacheffe, with flavors of strawberry, lemon, starburst,
black licorice, and a thick syrupy mouthfeel. We almost thought we were
playing Candyland at the cupping table.”
http://stumptowncoffee.com/
http://blackgoldmovie.com/

Thump Coffee is located at 25 NW Minnesota in Bend (downtown next to
the old Fire Hall).
For information, call 388-0226 or visit http://www.thumpcoffee.com

Keep on Thumpin'