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FREE Tea Tasting on Saturday, February 25th @ 1pm-5pm

kim — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:58:45 +0000

Come by on Saturday, February 25th at 1pm for our monthly free tea tasting. Sample 10 variety of teas and enjoy a 10% discount on all loose tea and teaware purchases. This is a fun and casual event that is perfect for the whole family.

Complimentary Matcha Tasting & Demonstration on Saturday, August 20th at 7pm – 8pm

kim — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:20:43 +0000

Join us on Saturday, August 20th at 7pm for tastes of authentic Japanese Matcha. Kaleisia’s tea specialist will be demonstrating whisking techniques, offer free samples of Matcha and answer your questions about matcha.

The demo and tasting is free and RSVP is required.

Live Music featuring Bill Johnston on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 @ 7pm

kim — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:21:27 +0000

Join us on Wednesday for some groovy tunes by Bill Johnston. For additional info on Bill, visit him at:

http://facebook.com/pages/Bill-Johnston/21072906197

http://reverbnation.com/billjohnston

Complimentary Oolong Tasting & Gongfu Cha Demonstration on Saturday, July 30th at 7pm

kim — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:57:26 +0000

Join us for tastes of Oolong teas and explore the art of the traditional Gongfu Cha Ceremony. A Kaleisia tea specialist will be on hand to answer questions on proper oolong brewing techniques and demonstrate the use of various Chinese teaware.

Have you ever enjoyed a 4th or 8th steeping of the Nantou Oolong? Ever wonder why gongfu tea pots contains only a few ounces of brewed tea? In addition we’ll be sampling NEW Lychee, Passionfruit and Yuzu flavored oolongs.

The demonstration is 1 hour long and will begin at 7pm. Please comment below if you’re planning on coming by or call 813.977.8266. This helps us better plan seating arrangements.

Live Music Featuring GAT SOUP on Saturday, July 16th at 3pm-6pm

kim — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:22:49 +0000

Join us at 3pm on July 16th for live music by “Gat Soup,” a group of USF music students who gather informally to perform. The music style of Gat Soup is a combination of folk/electronic with some modern rock and improvisation.

Tea Clinics Every Sunday from 12pm-1pm

kim — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:25:39 +0000

Are you having trouble brewing tea at home? Are your green and black teas just too bitter? Bored with the same old teas? We can help! Join us on either Sundays for free personalized help on tea brewing, blending, equipments and such. Tea Clinic hours are perfect for novices.

Upon arrival, please inform a staff that you are there for the clinic.

Kaleisia Celebrates 6th Anniversary on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30pm

kim — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:42:24 +0000

Can you believe it?!! Thank you for making it possible! Come out on Thursday, April 28th to celebrate with us.

There will be prizes, free cake, tea, a slide show of the last 6 years, and a photo booth with fun costumes and props.

Photo Booth awesomeness provided by Angel He Photography.

The talented Danielle Kurant, Ayana Wright, Mandy Nicole and Mayjj Pereyra will be performing live throughout the evening. These ladies wowed our guests at the Gifts of Love and are back to give us an encore performance.

Live Jazz Show with the Brett Alan Trio on March 7th, 2011 @ 7pm-10pm

kim — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:00:01 +0000

Join us for some live jazz on Monday, March 7th.

The Brett Alan Trio features Brett Alan Gardner on guitar, Richard Joseph Jimenez on bass and Paul Keesling on drums. They specialize in jazz, rock, funk, latin, pop and swing.

Here’s a link where you can download some of their songs: http://www.mediafire.com/?zzxkjqtemq2

Additional songs are available here: http://brettalantrio.bandcamp.com

NCECA “Teaism” Ceramic Exhibit from March 30th to April 2nd

kim — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:02:51 +0000

Kaleisia is proud to be an exhibit location for The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts community. From March 30th to April 2nd, there will be ceramic exhibitions throughout the community and we are hosting the “Teaism” exhibit.

The Teaism Exhibition will showcase unique teaware inspired from ancient times to contemporary styles. Each artist brings their personal twist to formal tea mugs, storage jars, pots and all things tea. As a whole, the ware on display tells the story of tea.

Participating artists are: Miguel Brito, Trevor Dunn, Sean Erwin, Adam Fields, Rafael Fonseca, David Kastner, Chuck McGee, Linda McGee, K. Smith, McKenzie Smith and John Tilton.

Photo credit (http://www.tiltonpottery.com/home.php)

Knitting Night Every Thursday @ 7pm – 10pm

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:25:58 +0000

Starting in June, Knitting Nights will be on THURSDAYS from 7pm until 10pm. Knitters and crocheters of all ages, gender and experience levels are welcome.

Please note that the change from Mondays to Thursdays mean that the group will no longer be meeting on Mondays but will be meeting on Thursdays, EVERY Thursday of each month.

Visit ravelry.com to see other members and projects. Questions about the group or future workshops? Please email kim(at)thetealounge.com