Because those are the nights we’ve booked The Jitterbug Vipers, arguably the best jazz and swing band from McAllen to Kansas City.

The Jitterbug Vipers play Hyde Park Bar & Grill South, last Sundays, Mar - Oct

What do they sound like?   Imagine a dimly lit nightclub in 1940′s Chicago. Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown are jamming with Count Basie.   They meet up with Jerry Garcia in a dark alley. Then things get really smokin’ hot….you might say they get…SWINGADELIC. Vintage jazz, swing, it’s hot, sultry, and danceable, influenced by Billie Holliday, Charlie Christian and Count Basie’s rhythm section and the 30s & 40s Viper scene.

Check out the Jitterbug Vipers on the last Sunday of each month starting in March through Oct;  Sarah Sharp, vocals (Berklee grad — think Billie Holiday, Ricky Lee Jones, Nina Simone); Slim Richey, guitar (Austin’s most dangerous guitarist); Francie Meaux Jeaux, upright bass (ever-colorful and entertaining, she loves Ray Brown); and drummer Masumi Jones, (Berklee grad aka Geisha Girl Gone Wild)

You, however, will not be in a smokey bar.  You’ll be on our pretty patio, under the stars and party lights, dining and dancing in the fresh air as the Vipers strut their stuff.

Hyde Park Bar & Grill (South at Westgate)

The Jitterbug Vipers

Last Sunday of Each Month, Mar – Oct

(note time changes)

3/25/2012    7 – 9pm

3/25/2012    7 – 9pm

4/29/2012    7:30 – 9:30pm

5/27/2012    7:30 – 9:30pm

6/24/2012    7:30 – 9:30pm

7/29/2012    7:30 – 9:30pm

8/26/2012    7:30 – 9:30pm

9/23/2012     7 – 9pm

10/28/2012   7 – 9pm

11/18/2012   7 – 9pm*

* encore performance

No formal cover.  $5 suggested donation.  Tables reserved for dining customers.

Scottish artist Grant Reid draws inspiration from his adopted hometown

Come meet the talented Grant Reid at our Art Party! The gallery display will be open from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. on Jan 18th. We look forward to seeing you there!

GRANT REID is originally from Glasgow, Scotland, now happily transplanted to South Austin.  His background is in fashion from which he attained a Masters in Fashion from Domus Academy in Milan, Italy.

Natural, candid and relaxed define Grant’s style of photography. He says “I aim to capture moments and memories for my clients through my photography and express the story and character of the subject. My personal passions are travel and people.  Photography to me is about capturing a moment in time, a split second, barely visible to the naked eye. Only when the image is captured at the touch of a button are we both dazzled and amazed by the findings.”

Hyde Park Bar & Grill (Central at Duval)

Jan 18, 2012, 5-7 p.m.

Meet the artist,

enjoy complementary appetizer buffet

and happy hour drink prices

Check out the Facebook Event!

We serve up turkey and all the trimmings, you come in with your family, friends, loved ones, not-so-loved ones, whomever …eat and enjoy.  No dishes to wash, no fretting over a turkey, no getting the fancy tablecloth off the top shelf of the closet — just great food in a relaxed atmosphere.

Thanksgiving Day Feast

Both Locations

11am to 7pm

$16.95 regular, $12.95 vegetarian, special price for the lil’ darlings who are 10 and under!

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Facts about men’s health:

• The average life expectancy for men is five years less than women (presently 77 years old compared to 82).
• 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 3 women will be.
• Evidence suggests that about a third of the 571,950 cancer deaths expected to occur will be related to obesity, physical inactivity, poor nutrition and thus could be prevented.
• 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
• 240,890 new cases of the disease will be diagnosed and 33,720 men will die.
• Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34.
• 8,290 men will be diagnosed with the disease and 350 will die.
• Smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths
• An estimated 115,060 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 85,600 men will die from the disease.
• While not as common, men can get breast cancer. About 2,140 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men and about 450 men will die from the disease
• The most common cancer in the US, skin cancer strikes 1 in 5 Americans.
• An estimated 43,890 men will be diagnosed with skin cancer and 8,080 men will die from the disease.
• An estimated 13 million adult men over the age of 20 in the US have diabetes- and a third do not know it.
• Approximately 50 million men and women in the US have high blood pressure- almost 30 per cent of them do not know it.
• About 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure, and blood pressure tends to rise with age.
• 1 in 8 men who suffer from mental illness actually seek help (inspire.org)
• Four times as many men commit suicide compared with women
• 24% of men are less likely to go to the doctor compared to women

11/6 Sun – STRETCH DAWRSON & THE MENDING HEARTS

11/8 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & GUEST – CANCELLED

11/13 Sun – NATALIE ZOE

11/15 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & GUEST

11/20 Sun – JITTERBUG VIPERS

11/22 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & GUEST

11/27 Sun – THREE CHORD RODEO – CANCELLED

11/29 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & GUEST – CANCELLED

*All shows are 7-9pm, unless otherwise noted. No cover, please pay what you can to the band!

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11/13 – 12/18 March Mattingly, Robbin Poulter, & Neema Art Show

9/4 – 11/19 Laura Caffrey Rubbish Revival Art Show

10/3 – 11/11 Ruth Meaders & Christina Fajardo Art Show

11/21 Art Party for Robbin Robertson Polter & March Mattingly (5-7 pm)

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We honor the life and loves of Greg Park, a member of the Hyde Park family.

Gregory Joseph Park, 48, passed away suddenly in his home in Austin, Texas on Sunday, October 9, 2011 of a heart attack…. after a 5 year battle with brain cancer. Greg was born January 30, 1963, lived in Lorain, and graduated from Marion L. Steele High School with the Class of 1981. He moved to Austin, Texas, and graduated from the University of North Texas in 1990. Greg was the manager of Hyde Park Bar & Grill in Austin, Texas from 1996 until 2006. Greg was full of spirit, loved life, had a great sense of humor, and an amazing attitude in the face of adversity. He had many friends and loved to share long stories with a great laugh. He enjoyed gardening, music, fishing, sports, and he especially loved to cook.

Greg was a devoted husband and father. Survivors include his wife and soul mate, Carole (nee Reynolds), his son Zephrym (14 yrs), his brothers and their wives, Jim & Carla Park of Amherst, Michael & Kellea Park of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ron & Mary Park of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Jeffrey Park of Atlanta, Georgia; his sisters and their husbands, Denise and David Nail of Elyria, and Janine & Tom Myers of Oberlin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and close friends. Greg was preceded in death by his parents, James and Joan Park of Lorain, and his niece Michaela.

A celebration of life was held in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Hyde Park Bar and Grill – Westgate at 2:00 p.m.  Friends, family, gathered with food — just what Greg would have wanted.  Another event is planned for Saturday November 5th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. “On The Avenue” at Rebman Recreation Center, 5300 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain, OH 44053.

Memorial Contributions may be made in Greg’s name to Buckeye Community Bank, 105 Sheffield Center, Lorain, OH 44055.

Remember to Live, Love, Laugh every day.

ALL SHOWS 7-9pm, NO COVER*

10/2 Sun – PAPER MACHE

10/4 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & DALE SPALDING

10/9 Sun – SARAH PIERCE BAND

10/11 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & RICK McRAE

10/16 Sun – CALICO JAZZ TRIO

10/18 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & DAVID PERKOFF

10/23 Sun – ASH- BLAIZE

10/25 Tue – BLUESDAY TUESDAY: JIMI LEE & ULRICH ELLISON

10/30 Sun – JITTERBUG VIPERS

*All shows are 7-9pm, unless otherwise noted. No cover, please pay what you can to the band!

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9/25 – 10/29 DANA HOUSE

9/25 – 10/29 FELICE YOUNGER

10/30 – 12/10 ANNE DUCOTE

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