C4W (Costumes for Woodrow) “I’ll NEVER use this in life!” I can hear myself saying in 9th grade in Algebra, but recently the day arrived where I needed to utilize these skills for practical purposes. I had a 48″ wide board that I needed to cut into three pieces to create a triangular receptacle that […]
Nature beckons patrons to the lowest recesses of the Raven Café, where the ever-changing chalkboard art of Mar Page enhances the lavatory. Admiring the unique sounds of low music and bands like Harley Poe, Horror Funk Punk, they display an unexpectedly upbeat, “almost comic style” in their own words as an artist, despite their frequent […]
HOURS PER WEEK: 6 (9 once a month) PAY RATE: $8.90 per hour APPLICANT: High School or College Student RESPONSIBLITIES: 1. Manage Library Check in new books Organize and clean bookshelves as needed Research old books, list on Amazon / process and ship orders 2. Manage Kid’s Table & Games Check in new children’s books Organize […]
In 2015 I joined Team Unmentionables to compete in the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (aka GISHWHES). For the uninitiated, it was created by TV star Misha Collins (Castiel of Supernatural) to spread kindness, weirdness and creativity, which are all ideas the Raven actively supports. It’s common to have profound epiphanies […]
Feature shelves are relatively new here to the Raven and most people don’t know much about them, so we are always trying to find fun and creative ways to grab our customers’ attention. You can tell whether a shelf is a feature shelf if they have a colorful backboard (as opposed to the exposed brick […]
The Raven Café has added a new beast to its collection, and it will furiously protect your bicycle while you’re inside. Crafted by Detroit-born, Algonac-raised Port Huron native Warren Doss, this bike rack is a mixed-media piece that combines re-purposed metal, butter knives, a motorcycle tank, copper tubing, sheet metal mig-welded, silver-soldered and braised together. […]
If you’ve been paying attention (or haven’t been, but have ventured into the Raven on a Wednesday night) you know we show films upstairs weekly. They vary in theme and genre depending on the current season, upcoming holidays, reboots in production, anniversaries, etc. This summer we’re doing things a little differently. To account for the […]
