Village Square Cafe

JOIN US FOR “ARTIST MEET & GREET” – THURSDAY, JULY 9th, 4:30-6:00 PM

Alice’s exhibit is back! Please stop in to see Alice Dvoskin’s colorful paintings now adorning the cafe’s walls. Back in March 2020, Alice installed this exhibit the day before all Maryland restaurant dining rooms were ordered to close due to COVID. At that time, Alice’s husband, Phil, filmed a video of Alice curating this show. We hope you’ll come in to see the exhibit in person, but if you can’t make it in, you can enjoy Alice’s art here: (https://youtu.be/FTYEZs37Puo). For more information, visit Alice’s website (http://www.alicedvoskin.com)

VSC hosts “Music Open Mic Nights” on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of every month. Sign ups start at 5:30 pm. Performances run 6-8 pm. Depending upon the number of participants signed up, each performer/group will get approximately 10 minutes; more, if time permits, for a second round.

Acoustic instruments are preferred, but electric guitars and keyboards will be permitted at low volumes. Sound levels must be kept to a reasonable level to respect the cafe’s diners. PA system will be provided by Rick Sambuco.

Please stop into the cafe to see our latest art exhibit featuring the colorful work of artist Myrna Poirier, now on display through March 15th.

Come see the colorful works of Shelley Amsel now on display at the cafe through Dec. 8th.

Shelley is a figurative painter with roots in the German Expressionist movement of the 20th century. Particularly, he has been influenced by the paintings of Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brukcke group. To gain emotion in his paintings, Shelley relies on his fantasy life and dreams to create figures and content. This results in distorted figures and very primitive content. The power from these personal paintings come from tapping into his most primitive self. Shelley humorously calls himself an “id painter”.