Hello to the Friends of Venus Sophia Tea Room,
On this lovely sunny afternoon, we all at Venus Sophia send you our greetings!
As I have just updated our mailing list which is growing and growing, I thought I would take this opportunity to send out a few updates from our last Tea Room News.
We are happy to tell you that the music is evolving and simply beautiful at the tea room. On Sundays, we have Satori Strings with Elizabeth, Catheryn and Zachary, playing violin, viola and cello. We also have Swing on By with Dick Pollard and fellow musicians, playing saxophone, bass and rhythm guitar. The new addition is Melody and Elizabeth from SheNanigan playing and singing beautiful harmonious celtic songs on Fridays. Below is the list of exact dates and times. Mark your calendars and plan to come for some refreshment and nourishment on many levels.
Friday, July 23, 2-4 p.m., Melody and Elizabeth, Celtic
Sunday, July 25, 2-4 p.m., Satori Strings, Classical
Sunday, July 25, 4-6 p.m., Swing on By, Swing
Sunday, August 1, 2-4 p.m., Satori Strings, Classical
Sunday, August 8, 2-4 p.m., Satori Strings, Classical
Sunday, August 15, 4-6 p.m., Swing on By, Swing
Sunday, August 22, 2-4 p.m., Satori Strings, Classical
Sunday, August 29, 6-4 p.m., Swing on By, Swing
Melody and Elizabeth will also be playing Fridays in August. Please check our home page at: www.VenusSophia.com for exact dates.
I believe I mentioned in our last newsletter that we are going to be babysitting a piano from the Conservatory of Music. It is still coming and when it does, we will be scheduling pianists to also play at the tea room. We are very much looking forward to offering opportunities to students from the Conservatory to come and play at Venus Sophia. And we are just downright delighted at this opportunity which will bring a sense of community to the tea room. More updates about that coming soon!
Summer in the tea room is delightful! It is light-filled, open and simply lovely. The fans are twirling overhead circulating the fresh air blown in from the sea……. The uplifting music, the organic teas and coffees, and artistic menu continue to bring joy to many. Now that summer has arrived we are also making our very own iced teas. We also offer matcha, mocha, strawberry and chai latte frappes, as well as all natural fruit smoothies: mango, peach, banana and raspberry. They are thirst-quenching and utterly refreshing. As usual we serve tea all day in our delightful tea pots and tea cups. And the baked goods are a pure delight to gaze upon and consume. We offer gluten-free options for lunch and for desserts. We have a few vegan options as well as some raw food options. The wonderful thing is that everyone can find something at Venus Sophia.
Our boutique is once again filled with Blue Sky Clothing. We have organic bamboo yoga and leisure wear, so smooth and natural for your skin. We have delightfully cool summer dresses and jackets, hand-painted tops and lots of summer purses. And the important news is that we can now order sizing if what you are looking for is missing. So please stop by, I’m sure you will enjoy the selection with all sizes available. One last note about the boutique is that we also have very sweet fairy dresses perfect for children and grandchildren….we often have little girls enter the tea room and leave as fairies…..incredibly cute!
If any of you are following us on our website or facebook page (Venus Sophia Tea Room Group Page), you will know that we have had another delightful article written about us in Monday Magazine. Many, many people have come and enjoyed the piece. Please check it out if you missed it. It is in the Canada Day edition, which you can find online.
http://mondaymag.com/articles/category-archive/category/food-and-life/ Check out the article about us called: A Touch of Class
Our Art Galleries continue to delight everyone. The Forests of Light series has begun to find a home. We are selling many paintings. The quality of light in the old growth and rain forests is simply stunning. Dianne Ostoich, who is the artist, has lowered her prices so that individuals who love her work, can now take them home. There are many happy art lovers grateful to her. Havana Angels, in our front gallery, has also captured the imagination of many. Many an individual has come and sat down to a nice pot of tea gazing and taking in the beauty and imagery of Laurie Baxter’s photography. We have decided to extend their stay in the galleries due to popular demand. We hope you will take a moment to stop by, find a moment of entering into the artistry and even consider supporting the artist while treating yourself to a lovely treat from the tea room.
Please keep us in mind when you are in the mood to buy some organic teas for home. We offer lovely, lovely choices in beautiful red tins and bags complete with beautiful rose labels. Our teas and tea sales have become quite popular for everyone–and we are happily offering you daily packaged fresh teas. We are also offering the exquisite Oso Negro organic beans shipped to us fresh after roasting……we are happy to be developing a hardcore following for those beans!
Our final happy announcement is that we are going to be launching our new website in the next few weeks. I am incredibly excited about it. I love our current one and I love the imagination to continue creating….so keep your eyes on our webpage and one day you will open it and experience pure joy I’m sure…..
That’s all for now. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us through our newsletter and we look forward to seeing you soon in Venus Sophia Tea Room….where beauty abounds, love of life radiates and living in wisdom is a way of life…..tea’s on…see you soon….
In peace and friendship,
Jill RoseMary
Venus Sophia Tea Room
540 Fisgard–In the heart of Chinatown
250-590-3953
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