Monthly coffee house features good sounds
The November 2nd edition of the monthly coffee house at the Dënäkär Zho (KIAC) Ballroom featured a selection of hot tunes on a mild autumn evening, with eight acts running the gamut from a six-piece wind band (doing show tunes), two solo singers on guitar and banjo, a piano and vocal duet in French, and a couple of solo piano pieces.
The Robert Service School staff group, calling themselves the Tuesdays, performed two songs and were joined by trombone player, Flo, for a rousing rendition of “St. James Infirmary”.
The latest incarnation of the River Bends, which is the usual house band for these events, closed out the evening, and then everybody pitched in and helped put the tables and chairs away. Admission collected for the evening will be given to the Humane Society.
It’s reported that all the coffee served that night was decaf. The audience, many of whom also performed, ran to about two dozen.
Coffee House/Open Mic nights occur monthly at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture ballroom, usually on the first Saturday evening of the month from September through to May.
