CAYA; Mardi Gras' a Comin'

Dear Lost Souls,

With only 22 days to go, the Haberdashery annual grand Fête on 2/21 is eminent! . . . jam packed with good food, great company and outstanding music . . . including the return of the Horribles and DJ Mr. Fabulous. In the coming days you'll be receiving information about the shhhhedule for the day . . . but suffice it to say this is an all day affair and you should plan on bringing a healthy appetite, your musical talent, and a lot of positive energy . . . we'll provide the beads . . . and some lagnappe! Now! . . . in the mean time . . .

Yes, my Creole Courtesans, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm, so swing on by, leave your troubles at the bottom of the front stoop, and step into the comforting shade of The Haberdashery's low expectations. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening engagement . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to February 20th, 2002; CAYA; Dashing Hopes
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; Ramp up to the Haberdashery Mardi Gras Party! - 2/21/2015

Dear Lost Souls,

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The Haberdashery Board of Directors has selected Saturday February 21st as the sacred date for the 2015 Haberdashery Mardi Gras Party. Oh my! ... we only have 27 days to go . . . which means that you should be starting your taper right about now. We know that as good Haberdites, you have been training all year, and we promise that your dedication and zeal will not be for naught. While visions of Hurricanes and rich dark rouxs have been dancing in your heads all year long, we have been plotting and scheming on how best to fulfill all your expectations for another Bon-Ton-filled Mardi Gras adventure at our sacred hall . . . with a bit of lagnappe of course! We shall provide!

Yes, my Chaotic Cajuns, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm. Come help ramp up towards Mardi Gras as we prepare for hurricane season in style! As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening tropical storm . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 24th, 2002; CAYA; The Mardi Gras Season
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; Your Invitation to The Splendid City

Only with a burning patience can we conquer the splendid City which will give light, justice and dignity to all mankind. ~ Rimbaud

Dear Lost Souls,

2015 has been off to a violent and contentious start on the global and domestic cultural/political scene. There is much to fret about, and great fonts of sadness and injustice seem to be welling up ever more frequently from powerful dark forces in all quarters. As individuals we may feel powerless to affect change, but in the end the human organism is the sum of us all, and our collective consciousness is guided by the decisions each of us makes every moment of every hour of every day that we inhabit this fragile blue spaceship hurtling through an infinite vacuum of darkness. Let us resolve to each do our part to first do no harm, and then seek tirelessly to take each step in our journey with passion and good intention, patiently contributing to the betterment of our tribe, our nation, and our species. Now please join us as we ignite those passions this fine evening, gathering to share a handcrafted cocktail in the tinderbox of warm fellowship that we call the Haberdashery!

Yes, my Fiery Fanatics, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm. Come help spread the fire of love . . . and also hoist a birthday toast to one of the Haberdashery's own loyal sons! As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening aventure . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 9th, 2003; CAYA: Sendem' Down Under!
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; Back in the Sweet Baby's Arms

Dear Lost Souls,

2015 . . . another year of the usual toils and troubles is now in full swing! Warm ups are over and it is time for you to engage and get your proverbial shite together!! . . . But fret not! For along with the rigor and routine of your harrowing return to the coal mines and cubical farms comes the prospect of a comforting embrace in the eclectic shade of the Haberdashery's soggiorno of quality companionship, crafted cocktails, and lively conversation. The welcoming open arms of our weekly constitution awaits!

Yes, my Dilettante Drones, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening soiree du jour . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 24th, 2002; CAYA; Mardi Gras Season
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA 2015; Resolution Revolution Revisionism

Dear Lost Souls,

We stand at the dawn of a new era, washed clean of the myriad of passing sins that were born of the shortsightedness and folly that characterized the misguided judgements and poor decisions we made during 2014. Now, reborn in the fresh light of January optimism, we are invited to set a shining new course of excellence and virtue, free of every vice, immune to every temptation, and above all behaviors that so soiled the moral fabric of our souls over the last 12 months. On this, the second evening of our expansive new moral and temporal horizon, we Haberdites gather to celebrate what will surely be the purest, finest, and most exalted year in our oh-so brief passage across the terrestrial bridge of our ephemeral humanity.

Are you still with me? . . . Alternatively, we invite you come abandon those resolutions that you have not yet actually broken in the first 24 hours of 2015, kick up your heals, and enjoy one of our handcrafted cocktails . . . prepared by one of the Haberdashery's own highly trained Alchemical Savants . . . and mixed from the rare and delicate elixirs of vernacular vice and virtue that spring naturally forth from the innate spirit of your true self. We will provide an appropriate garnish that both compliments . . . and is also complimentary.

Yes, my Born-Again Brethren, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening fête di Anno Nuovo  . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 3rd, 2002; CAYA; 2002 Year of the Palindrome
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970