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Open Mic Newsletter: Wood 'n' Lips Has a New Home

Once a week local musicians of all ages meet to play music and enjoy the night- and now they'll do it at Frubble!

Hi all,

Good news, at last! This week we will be at our new location for the open mic.  Mark and Caroline Baker, the owners of  in Santee, have juggled their scheduled events to make way for our usual Thursday Open Mic.  Frubble is a smoothie, , and tea house; they also have a deli for made-to-order sandwiches.  They have brewed coffee but not all of the usual blended lattes. (Note: read this to mean no obnoxious cappuccino machine screaming out during your set—their blender is far from the stage and reasonably quiet). 

Did I say stage?  Yes, they have probably the nicest stage we’ve encountered, and accommodations for lighting.

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Like most coffee or tea houses, they are struggling in this economy to make ends meet; they don’t allow people to bringin food from outside sources. I encourage everyone to check out their sandwiches.  Mark Baker, the owner, said he plans to have pulled pork sandwiches available this week—sounds delicious!  I’ve had their deli sandwiches; they were tasty, served with crisp chips, and generous enough in size that I asked for a box to bring the remainder of my sandwich home with me—I could have easily shared it with my wife.

Yes, we will be there this week; the original plan was to stay at the ; however, we’ve decided to make the change immediately. We appreciate all that the folks at the have done for us and wish them well. We will have the same format with sign-ups from 5:30, time slot drawing at 6:15, and music from 6:30 ‘til 9:30.

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We all crave a place to play our music and commune with our friends; let’s support Frubble so they can continue to host our musical family for years to come.

God bless, and see you soon,

Directions:

Frubble is just ½ mile further up Carlton Hills Boulevard from the Friendly Grounds at the corner of Mast; the address is 9628 Carlton Hills Boulevard.  If you’re familiar with the area, it’s on the left side of the street next to the Pathway Church.  From the 52 Freeway, take the Mast Exit and it’s 1.7 miles (you can only turn one way).

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