Monkeys Retreat -- Opening and Performance

Gallery Hop 2/7/09

Monkeys Retreat, 1202 N. High St. (294-9511), will celebrate the addition of Starfish Earth, the original clothing line of local artist and musician Michelle Ishida Lucey with an opening party from 7-10 pm for the February 7th Gallery Hop. Her son's group Crabfeather Quartet will provide live jazz for your shopping enjoyment. Crabfeather Quartet features Wes Perry on sax, Cole Ishida-Plavcan on bass, Hayden Huffman on drums and Eddie Loomis on guitar. The boys all attend Olentangy High School and are members of the Columbus Youth Jazz Programs. Check them out live on the web at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfo6AoKf9js or http://www.myspace.com/crabfeatherquartet

Hot Times Festival 2008 images update

Here are some of my favorite images of Hot Times Festival 2008.

To see my entire slide show of over 100 pics, clink on this link

Studio Stu Featured on new Cd, JASS

This was sent by my eccentric friend from Kingston New York, in the Hudson valley. Master of the Studivarious wash-tub bass, Stu and the Trio Loco play an amazing lounge/jazz evocative sound.
So, listen to their sample tunes. Check out their website, order the Cd from iTunes, or look into the MySpace link. _ charlie

Hello, my friends...I am thrilled to announce that the new TRIO LOCO CD, 'JASS' has been released and is now available to buy, both as a hard copy and as a digital download, from two of my favorite on-line music stores, CD Baby & iTunes.

Below are the links to CD Baby, and a direct link to iTunes, although, you can just go to the iTunes store and search for , 'Trio Loco Jass'. And, for those in the Hudson Valley who actually wanna go into a store and walk out with a copy, can go to Blue Byrd Hats & Blues, Uptown Kingston, or Rino Records in New Paltz.

I also invite you to go to our webpage or to our myspace page, and check out the music and the band...all the links are listed below.

And if you're gonna be near Albany this Wednesday Evening, November, 7, Trio Loco will be performing at Justin's.

So, now you can have us on CD, digitally on-line, walk-in and buy, or see us live...and stay tuned for our CD release parties in New York City, and Kingston, NY...hope to see you our there, and thank you for supporting independent musicians.

All ways, sTuDIo.
www.studiostu.biz

CD Baby http://cdbaby.com/cd/trioloco

Open iTunes and search for 'Trio Loco Jass'

iTunes Direct http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=265737010

Trio Loco Site www.studiostu.biz/trioloco

Trio Loco Myspace www.myspace.com/triolocojass

WEDNESDAY, NOV, 7 9-MIDNIGHT
TRIO LOCO; MARK DZIUBA, STUDIO STU, DEAN SHARP
JUSTIN'S ON LARK
301 LARK STREET
ALBANY, NY 518.436.7008
www.justinsonlark.com

New Chinese Shamanic and Tiger Qigong Classes, at Monkeys Retreat

Master Zhongxian Wu

Ro-z and Darryl Mendelson of Monkeys Retreat Tai

Chi and Chi Kung Center will be teaching Chinese Shamanic

Tiger Qigong on Saturdays from 11 am - 12:30 pm,

starting on November 3rd with a free introductory class.

Ro-z and Darryl learned this form directly from

Master Zhongxian Wu who provides detailed instruction

in his book and dvd, Vital Breath of the Dao: Chinese

Shamanic Tiger Qigong (Laohu Gong). Master Wu

(http://www.masterwu.net) has committed himself to the

life-long pursuit of the ancient arts of internal

cultivation.

Qi (Chi) can mean breath or Vital Energy. Qigong is

the science or practice of cultivating the bodies

internal energy and inner knowledge. It is a way to

help people return to the union of the Human Being

with the Universe and to understand the laws of the

universe and how they influence human life.

Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong is a uniquely potent

practice designed to bolster health and deepen the

spiritual connection to universal energy. It is a

powerful 24-movement Qigong form, which combines the

traditions of ancient shamanism, Confucianism, Daoism,

classical Chinese medicine, and the martial arts.

The form is easy to learn and can be shown in one

90 minute class.

Don't forget that Monkeys is also offering a Tai Chi class Monday evenings from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Free introductory class.

We invite and encourage all our friends and those

interested in the healing arts to participate.

Monkeys Retreat

1202 N. High St. (at 5th Ave.)

Columbus, Ohio

614-294-9511

monkeysretreat.com

TigerQigong@monkeysretreat.com