The next salon will take place on Tuesday March 26th. We meet every month on the 4th Tuesday - drop in!
The Vagabond Café @ 7 Cornelia Street, 7pm to 9pm - feel free to arrive at any time.
What or Who Should I Bring?
I'm so glad you asked. There are three things you should bring with you to the salon:
1. Yourself. Because we love meeting new people and spending more time with artists we know.
2. Another creative/artistic person. Salons such as these thrive on diversity of skills, experience, ideas, and types. So far we have a lot of artists of the writer persuasion, but we long to cast our net wider. Where are the musicians and theater people and sculptors and dancers and filmmakers and artists who do some combination of those or something vastly different!
We know you're out there, and we also know that our regulars must know people of this awesome ilk. So, this month, your mission is to bring at least one new person to the salon who you find stimulating or brilliant. We're not barring the door to more writers -- everyone loves writers!
3. A visual representation of you/your art. Something small and card or postcard-sized. It can be a business card or calling card or postcard or something else that is small and wearable. We're going to do secret and awesome things with these, so don't forget it!
What is a Salon?
Literary and artistic salons started back in 17th century France, when inspiring hosts and hostesses gathered "stimulating people of quality" together to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation. Today there may be fewer wealthy patrons willing to host an event in their townhouses, but there is always a need for artists to meet other artists, to explore other circles of creative influence, to cross borders.
Our salon aims to bring together writers, visual artists, musicians, performance artists, crafters, academics and other people of quality in New York City for a relaxed evening of conversation.
IAF members will wear Host badges, so if you have any questions about the salon or the organization or you just need someone to safely begin a conversation with, you can find us easily.
About The Vagabond Cafe
Vagabond is the kind of café one would expect to find in the West Village, especially if you're a writer, student or musician, but rarely seen these days due to the proliferation of Starbucks-like entities. It's a cozy spot where one can find live music Wednesday - Saturday evenings, beer, wine and mead every evening, and a long list of excellent crepes at all times.