Bob and Paul play Kenny plays Bill while John and Brian and Mark... - $10

Art in the cafe...

Ruth Comfort


"The Metaphysical Affect"


January 2026



A diverse collection of mixed mediums, extensively encapsulating my heart and soul concerning the dreams of the human condition. ARTISAN RUTH COMFORT My given name is Ruth Comfort. Named after the amazing artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. I hail from a very long line of artisans and musicians. Even dating back to the great German philosopher...
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Tamara Lea Kaufman


"pretty ~ ugly"


February 2026



Artist Statement Tamara Lea Kaufman’s personal artwork ranges from serious to quirky, dark, adult-themed humor. She creates multimedia assemblage, collage, and dioramas made from HO-scale railroad hobby miniatures, preserved insects, paint, embroidery, found objects, and typically discarded materials such as candy wrappers and the overlooked debris of everyday life. Her work explores topics of consumption, waste, desire, relationships, psychology, politics, societal pressures and the levity of humor needed to survive it all. It gives her joy to repurpose materials into something new, useful, or...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Come down to Mother Fools on Friday, November 6th for a special evening of traditional bluegrass.

The performance will feature the Bob Black on banjo and Paul Kienitz on fiddle. Bob is a master of the five string banjo and a veteran of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. He has also performed with Ricky Skaggs, The Whites, Emmylou Harris, Norman Blake and Rhonda Vincent. Paul Kienitz is one of the finest traditional bluegrass fiddle players in the upper Midwest. He has been a long standing member of the award-winning Nob Hill Boys and Paul was also a featured performer with a reunion of Blue Grass Boys at the 2008 Sugar Maple Festival.

This evening, Bob and Paul will play all of the tunes from the classic "Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe" recording. (Bob was the banjo player on the original recording). The boys will also play a variety of songs as well in the second set.

Bob and Paul will be joined by Mark Hembree on bass (Blue Grass Boys, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Dreadful Snakes)Brian Ray on mandolin (This is the Squirrel Hunters) and John Fabke on guitar (Nob Hill Boys).