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The Sad Café launches newly donated web site
Site donated to nonprofit organization offering After School Youth Music Programs & Entertainment

March 11, 2005

Plaistow, NH - Soul Oyster Web Studios (http://www.souloyster.com), a web design and development firm located in Portsmouth New Hampshire recently launched a new website for The Sad Café, a nonprofit organization offering after school youth music programs and entertainment located in Plaistow, NH.

The Sad Café, named for an Eagles song, was founded in 1997 as a safe, drug-free venue for young amateur musicians to gather and play before an audience. Since then, The Sad Café has remained open as a nonprofit, increasing their innovative, after school programming to seven days a week, with after school programs, weekend evening entertainment featuring teen bands, teen dances, music lessons and education, parenting programs and other events. Additionally, The Sad Café has become a lead agency for the Sanborn, NH/Timberlane School District Safe and Drug Free Community.

But the organization is in danger of closing its doors permanently if funds are not raised quickly.

Teens from all over southeastern New Hampshire flood to the Sad Café to hear bands in an environment among their peers that they know to be safe and substance-free. Over the course of the past year more than four hundred teen bands and single artists have played at the Sad Café drawing over 10,000 area youth, 75% of whom are teens 14-18 years of age.

The Sad Café is an all ages, non-profit, family friendly, music and theatre venue. It is located at 148 Plaistow Road/Rte. 125 in Plaistow NH. In addition to the daily after-school programs, they have weekend performances showcasing local amateur musicians and actors, plus an extended summer “camp” schedule. For more information, please call 603-382-8893 or visit their website at http://www.thesadcafe.com

Soul Oyster Web Studios is a full service web design and development company located in Portsmouth, NH. In addition to web design and development services, they also offer graphic design, flash development, internet marketing, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) & web promotion services. As part of their company philosophy, web design and development services were donated to the Sad Café as well as other deserving nonprofit organizations that they feel contribute in unique and interesting ways to the arts community. Visit http://www.souloyster.com for more information.

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