The Monthly Spread : A Dinner Date with The Major Arcana

August 24th 2024 // 5PM-8PM at Café Joust (365 Main Street Catskill NY)

Admission: $111

Menu by: Lauren Tanchum (Café Joust)

Tarot Reading by: Derek Smith (Constellation Catskill)

Join us for a night of divination and elevated dining as we journey into the unknown where tarot, food, music and games of chance set the tone for this unique dining experience. Through out the evening, A four course meal featuring twenty two dishes inspired by the major arcana archetypes will be served while guests draw cards in a collective reading for the month ahead.

The Major Arcana consists of 22 archetypes in a progression of two cycles 0-10, and 11-21. We will be reading from the Thoth Deck which is rich and colorful painted deck associated with the ritual magic of Aleister Crowley.

Schedule for the evening:

5PM Cocktails (non alcoholic options available)

5:30PM Dinner begins.

Notes about the menu: menu is entirely plant-based. Plates and tarot readings will be organized in relation to the aspects of the elements.

Amuse Bouche

Fire / The Wands / Energy, passion, spirit of the matter, action

Air / The Swords / Intellect, structure and strategy, crafted

Earth / The Disks / Material manifestation

Water / The Cups / Emotional self, intuition, depth and meaning

Closing Statement

8PM/ Curtains up, time to see what the future’s about.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Hudson Valley Photo Collective presents...⁠

Work by four of its members at Joust Cafe in Catskill, NY. Members include: Colin Beattie, Sam Margevicius, Matt Moment and Alon Koppel.

The photographers will be present. Food and drinks will be available, courtesy of Café Joust.

Free and open to the public.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Our twice monthly comedy open mic, open to all styles: standup, improv, sketch, you name it.

We give you three minutes of stage time, you do the rest. If you’re not one for public speaking, you may write a joke and throw it in the joke bucket for a volunteer to read.

Snacks and beverages are available!

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Delicious vegan Brazilian food by Urugula Creative Cuisine and live music by Gil Olivera, Mariana Barcellos, and Timothy Hill.

Our twice monthly comedy open mic, open to all styles: standup, improv, sketch, you name it.

We give you three minutes of stage time, you do the rest. If you’re not one for public speaking, you may write a joke and throw it in the joke bucket for a volunteer to read.

Snacks and beverages are available!

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Our twice monthly comedy open mic, open to all styles: standup, improv, sketch, you name it.

We give you three minutes of stage time, you do the rest. If you’re not one for public speaking, you may write a joke and throw it in the joke bucket for a volunteer to read.

Snacks and beverages are available!

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Our twice monthly comedy open mic, open to all styles: standup, improv, sketch, you name it.

We give you three minutes of stage time, you do the rest. If you’re not one for public speaking, you may write a joke and throw it in the joke bucket for a volunteer to read.

Snacks and beverages are available!

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.

Improvised electronic and acoustic ambient music every Monday morning.