February 25, 2010
Happy 1st Birthday Selma Café: February 19, 2010
Selma’s 1st birthday was the perfect occasion for me to treat myself, after missing this breakfast goodness for many, many months. (Naturally, I brought my trusty Nikon along.) It was a sweet reunion, and I was delighted to see so many of my favorite familiar faces. I was also amazed by how many new people have jumped in to keep Selma strong and vibrant. The house was packed. I believe it was a record-breaking week of — wait for it… — 135 guests!
If you haven’t yet experienced Friday Morning @ Selma, you’re missing out on a warm and inviting, uniquely homegrown, real-deal Ann Arbor experience. Everyone is welcome! Hopefully, we’ll see you there one Friday morning very soon.
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Indeed! Where R U? Birthday cake this good, you don’t want to miss. (This photo was, miraculously, not staged — talk about serendipity!)
Remi Holden celebrated Selma’s “first b” with ink. | Waffles up!
Selma raises lots o’ “bacon” ($50,000 in donations to date) for
local food-related causes. | Lisa brings home the bacon, fries it up in a pan, and — well, you know.
Some of the many extremely cool Selma volunteers (l-r): Arthur (well, his torso anyway), Nate (in the doorway), Shawna, Courtney, Susie, Garin, and Claire.
Lisa greets guests at the “big table.”
Two of the youngest and cutest party guests: one, having finished her meal, has her hat and is ready to split; the other, sitting in a wash of sun, is just getting started.
In the living room: Nate folds napkins while diners wait for a seat.
Selma takes place at Lisa Gottlieb and Jeff McCabe’s home. | Nevon Clark (Lisa’s son) is a frequent presence at Selma, washing dishes and helping in myriad other ways. Thanks Nevon!
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I was so happy to get an invitation to come to SELMA. March 5th was my first one and i subsequently came Thursday night on the 11th to help prep. What you have going on is so cool. Creating community is just what we need right now what with such hard economic times and difficulties all over. We need things like SELMA to let us all know that things will be OK, and there are people who care about the future – you are the phoenix. I came with my neighbors from what we call the UPPER lowertown Heights. The three of us see Breakfast at SELMA as a model for what we want to do in our neighborhood. Excellent work, see ya on Thursday for prep. =)
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