Welcome to the Dryden Community Center Cafe!
Upcoming Events
The Dryden Community Center Cafe will be hosting classes on gardening presented by the co-founder of the Dryden Community Garden:
Join us for the first of a new series of free classes at Dryden Community Center Cafe: Grow Your Own. A fresh topic on the third Tuesday of every month 5:30 - 6:30. Intended to be both a class and a discussion group, led by Kerra Quinn (Dryden Community Garden co-founder and Garden Question Answerer At-large), all levels of know-how are asked to attend; meaning - don't just come to learn, if you have garden knowledge please come to share.Bring your favorite seed catalogs.
January's topic:
Seed Selection or
Will I actually eat a rutabaga if I grow them? or
How to not produce more zucchini than anyone really needs.
* Choose your vegetables!
* Deciding that you want to grow your own food and need to have a garden is easy.
* Deciding what to grow and how much seed you'll need to buy and when and where and how to start planting can be daunting.
* A gardener's all time favorite January event - seed catalog perusal.
There will be nice pots of herbal teas from locally harvested plants and homegrown mint. Children are welcome. Be prepared to take notes.
Thursday Night Dinner Special
The Cafe is open late on Thursdays with a dinner special and often a community open house or other event. We have brought back our much requested Pasta Night, so come on in and try the best meatballs and sauce in town!
Service Organization Open Meeting Nights / Community Open Houses
Are you a member of a local service organization or interested in joining one? Members of local service organizations are holding open meetings at the Cafe. All are welcome to join in and learn about these important community organizations from those who know best. These events are held on Thursday evenings -- so be sure to come early for Spaghetti Night
Open Meeting Night is an opportunity for community service organizations to meet at DC3 and open their meetings up to the public. If any service organization would like to promote their mission to the community by hosting an open house at the Café, please contact Charlie Hart at: cwhartjr@gmail.com
CafeSpace Events
Events organized by local businesses or community groups being held at the Community Center Cafe.. Please contact the organizers for further information. To have your scheduled Cafe event listed, please email us..
Dryden Solutions Meeting, Tuesday 11 May, 7:00-9:00 pm. Dryden Solutions is an informal series of conversations about issues that are important to the Town of Dryden. There is a conversation at the Cafe the second Tuesday of every month from 7-9pm. Different people come each month depending on their interests. There are always refreshments. Good Talk. Good People.
This month: What’s GREEN about Dryden Schools? Dryden Schools are taking the lead in making Dryden the GREENEST town in the region. Come find out how it got started, the accomplishments of the schools (statewide awards!), and what’s in store for the future – in the schools and in our community. Danny Fairchild and Justin DiMatteo from the Dryden Green Team and representatives from TC Solid Waste will share what’s been going on, and then we will talk about the implications for the School District and the Town of Dryden . Recycling and composting can save lots of money on trash fees, and they are good strategies for re-using valuable resources. And that's only the beginning! Share YOUR ideas for an even GREENER Dryden, and help shape proposals for what we should try.
Kripalu Yoga NO LONGER at the Cafe. Brenda D'Angelo's Kripalu Yoga class has outgrown the Cafe space and will henceforth be held in the Dryden Town Hall. For schedules, costs, details and the like please visit http://www.pureandsimpleyoga.com, email Brenda, or call 607-835-6277. Congratulations, Brenda!
Volunteering
Like many not-for-profits, DC3 relies on the vital role played by dedicated volunteers to help promote a collaborative relationship that encourages and develops our important mission to enrich the well-being of our community. We can't do this without you! Please call the café at 844-1500 to volunteer.
Donations
No contribution is too small, and every bit helps! Send donations to: Dryden Community Center Café, P.O. Box 801, Dryden, NY 13053. Thank you for your continued and generous support!
Questions? Suggestions? Ideas? Contact us at drydencommunitycafe@yahoo.com.