This Week At Rockhopper!

WooHoo! Tadpole here, Boss Frog is gone! She's taking a few well-deserved days off! (Can you believe she left me in charge?

Here's the news: Rockhopper is serving Corned Beef and Cabbage today only! Get it fresh while it lasts! Tadpole's own secret recipe! The corned beef should be ready , around 2pm for those of you who start early...

We have Open Mic this evening, Erik is hosting, and it should be lots of fun!

Rockhopper will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (Tadpole has a real job, too.) We'll be open again on Saturday, Rene will be back with a big smile and cooking up a storm for Saturday's Dinner! You won't want to miss her Roast Beef, or her Southern Comfort Cake!

Schedule at Rockhopper on Whidbey Island.

November Calendar

So here is November's events here at Rockhoppers.

October and month for Ghoulish fun!!!

For all of you who are foolish clever enough to want to follow my rants and reviews, and keep track of Rockhoppers events.... Here is Octobers calendar.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Fall Festival events on the last Sat. of October. I will confirm the events and advertise as soon as all is in place. You will also note the Halloween party. This event will be for adults and is pencilled in right now. I will also confirm this sometime within the next week or so.

Getting Ready for Halloween on Whidbey Island.

September's Calendar of Events at Rockhoppers

We are going to have some fun this next month. Don't forget Rockhoppers new schedule and our many events. Also we are looking for groups who play bridge, pinochle and other card games to come in and play at Rockhoppers. (I do not have a gambling license so poker and other gambling games are out.) We welcome bizarre games like Killer Bunnies or Kill Dr. Lucky and we love playing most games too so if you want to play and cant find someone to play with you come to Rockhoppers for some board game fun.

August at Rockhoppers

OK so it is time for a new calendar. This month is perpetually slow due to vacations before school starts so our calendar is missing a few nights of live music. If you want to see if we are having music on a particular Sat. please give us a call. I will also try and e-mail everyone for updates on the music.

As with most things there may be some unexpected changes this month. I have some things in the works and am not sure when they are going to pan out but am hoping it will be soon. I will keep you appraised of any further happenings.

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August on Whidbey Island.

What a wonderful Day!

I dont know if it is the idea that we are going to be going on vacation starting tomorrow, or if it is just the beautiful weather, or if it was just a wonderful day off yesterday, but I cant help but notice how beautiful it is today! So let's start off this blog with posting July's calendar.

Now let me point out a few special days for Rockhoppers this month! First... Rockhoppers will be closed July 3rd and 4th to celebrate the Fourth of July festivities. We will see you in Freeland for the fireworks! Also, The 5th of July we will close early at 8PM. We will resume regular business hours on Friday July 6th. Dan and I will be out of the shop on vacation the 5th through the 7th but the shop will but the shop will be well represented by Michael, Nikki and Mary.

The next thing (BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND) we will be holding a Breakfast! These breakfasts will become regular events to be served every 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings. Keep this in mind. Our menu is going to be the same since we are only serving it two times a month. The menu is: egg strata, fruit, yogurt, a muffin and juice or coffee. The cost for this breakfast is $10.00 per person.

Now to REALLY freak you out... Rockhoppers will also be serving a special dinner on July 18th. This dinner will be a regular event too. This month's menu is a Greek Salmon dinner with a ceasar salad, smoked salmon corn chowder, a mini loaf of bread, corn souffle, and dessert will be tirumisu. Cost for this dinner is $20.00 and it is by reservations only. Entertainment for this dinner will be provided by Alyssa Ingersol. You can check out her videos here on the blog. There will be limited dinners for this event so Reserve a seat early!

The other thing to note is the extraordinary music we are having at Rockhoppers! Not only is our Open Mic turning out to be an incredible evening of every kind of entertainment, but our Saturdays are getting booked for acts into September! This coming Saturday Rockhoppers is very Pleased to announce that SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES will be coming to entertain us. This is an incredible group with some awesome musicians. Swords into Plowshares features Keith Allen Bowers on guitar and mandolin; Ed Newkirk with bluesy slide resonator; David Schaal, rhythm guitar and lead vocals; and Kristi O'Donnell on stand-up bass and vocals. Kristi also shares her Whidbey inspired stories and poetry. Come on in for a toe-tappin' island good time.

Now, let me see... Oh yes, This month we will be the home to a wonderful Doll Art exhibit. We have 6 doll artists from all over the Puget Sound who will be displaying their work. Come check them out. The doll exhibit closes on July 30th.

Our "Gotta Act" group has started and we are exploring characters and personalities as well as settings under the excellent direction of L Bennett Nolen. L spent many years in live theater in New York and Seattle and has extensive experience in directing. She has some wonderful things planned for our small group. If you are interested there is still a few places open for you to join us. Just give us a call at Rockhoppers so we can get you signed up.

Events at Rockhoppers on Whidbey Island

June's events

So here are June's events. You may notice the acting classes and the altered book classes are being put on the schedule again. That is because the Parks and Rec department are sponsoring these classes, and they just sent out their fliers to everyone on the island. So hopefully these classes will actually (finally) start happening. I hope so, as I am really looking forward to them.

Come to Clinton WA. on beautiful Whidbey Island.

Rockhoppers will be Hoppin' in May!

So here we are entering May. I am so excited! To begin with.. On Wednesdays this month we have a comedian who is trying to put together a comedy night, Wednesdays here at Rockhoppers. The Park and Rec department is sponsoring an altered book group on Friday AM and on Thursdays they are sponsoring an acting class. We have live music every Saturday evening, Shawn Snyder who came and visited from Boston in January, is coming back to play the Rockhopper (he is scheduled on a Sunday!) and Clinton Days at the end of the month promises to be a HUGE event this year.I will post more on that closer to the date.

Closer to this date however is another VERY exciting event that has been scheduled at the Rockhopper. Thanks to Carolyn Tamler, we are hosting Justin Ruben from the National Organization of MoveOn.org. Justin Ruben is the Organizing Director at MoveOn.org, where he oversees MoveOn's campaign work day-to-day. In 2006 he ran Call for Change, MoveOn's successful get-out-the-vote program, where over 100,000 volunteers made 7 million phone calls to voters in swing congressional districts. He has worked for 11 years as an organizer on labor,environmental justice, toxics, fair trade, and other progressive issues. He grew up in New Haven, CT, where, before joining the MoveOn team, he worked as an organizer for what was then the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE). Justin earned a Masters of Environmental Management at Yale University, focused on the politics of environmental problems. He has written for Sierra Magazine, In These Times, Social Policy, and other publications.

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May is big on Whidbey Island

APRIL CALENDAR

So, for those of you who are just interested in the calendar.... Well, it was posted first. As you can see we have some wonderful music coming up this month. Come on in and enjoy yourselves. Don't forget Friday nights! We have some wonderful open mics. it only needs you!

March Calendar for Rockhoppers

Just click on the calendar and it will pop up to a size you can read.

Calendar

To See the Calandar click over the top of it and the image will blow up so you can read it.

Well so far so good. This is the second day of trying to do this blog and I find myself sitting here in front of the computer doing an entry. It is starting to pick up a little in the evening with some of our board games and desserts. We are hosting a lot of meetings, and our little coffeehouse is starting to be what we envisioned. I am doing this as an escape from doing my taxes but as with all escapes they do end. I need to get to work on taxes so I can start painting..... Time to go but I will try and talk to ya later.