The cafe is seeking a responsible, friendly, hardworking person or persons for the counter service/Barista position. Experience a plus but not required. Please apply in person at the cafe.

Oil paintings and drawings inspired by the natural environment.

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Elizabeth is a contemporary realist in that she uses traditional techniques to portray the world she inhabits. Her favorite subjects are portraits, figures and still lives which she paints from life in oils and pastels. Elizabeth’s work addresses connections: between air and light, fabric and skin, the expression of eyes and mouth, the personality and the gesture of body. Her still life paintings are frequently metaphors for family relationships and emotions. Her studio is on the second floor of the home she and her husband built in Florence, Massachusetts. To visit her website, click here.

Joanne is a professional illustrator who has been exhibiting watercolors for over 15 years. Her style of work is always well received by both children and adults and has hung at the Sunderland Library in 2006 and at Cooley Dickenson Hospital in 2004. Check out her most current body of work here.

John is the leader of a band of Dads called the POP Stars who sing original and funny songs about parenthood in an upbeat jugband folk rock style.  Join us for John’s encore cafe performance when he performs a mixture of parenthood songs, timeless TV song classics, and his own sing along children’s songs.  This guy is really funny and a good musician, too!

Thanks to all of you who celebrated with us on February 9th! It was a fun-filled and exhausting day. We can’t wait ’til the next anniversary party. In the meantime, please keep checking the upcoming performances tab to find out about other events. And if you want to be added to the events email list - please send us an email at cupandtop@hotmail.com

Leni Fried is an artist and activist who creates from her studio in Cummington, MA. Her whimsical and colorful monoprints, collagraphs and linocuts appeal to both children and adults. Join us at the cafe on Saturday, February 9th, 4-6pm as we celebrate her opening and unveil a special mural that she designed for the playspace! To see some of her other artwork, click here.

Welcome to our new website and blog. Our goal is to provide our regulars and first time visitors with an updated schedule of events at the Cafe. You can learn more about the Cafe by clicking any of the categories to the right. Or better yet, drop by and check it out in person!