Saturday, October 25, 2008

Clarion Alley Block Party & Yoga Music Gathering Today


Hello,

Here are some upcoming events of note... w/ longer descriptions because I just copied them from other people's emails/flyers/etc. :) Flyer to the right is belatedly attached, but I really like it (& the show was good)...

10/25 Saturday: Yoga Music Gathering at Fort Mason! 6-7:30pm. Come take a gentle Hatha Yoga class while some of San Francisco's best songwriters provide you with a soothing musical backdrop. All levels welcome, no yoga experience necessary. Small donation at the door appreciated! Alan from Dirdy Birdy will be leading the class. Live ambient/meditational music by the blank tapes, magic leaves, indianna hale, sleepy todd....... At the Fort Mason Hostel Community Room, Building 240.

10/25 Saturday: Clarion Alley Block Party! noon to 9pm --free! on Clarion Alley (btwn 17th and 18th; Mission and Valencia)
All day long festival celebrating art, music, and alternative lifestyles in the mission, featuring many bands and acts, including: NRSZ (4pm), DiDi Mao, New Thrill Parade, Murder of Crows, Maxirad, Thrips, Flood, Conspiracy of Beards (7pm), the Floating Corpses, Trainwreck Riders, Black Rainbow, Kreamy Lectric Santa, and who knows what else.
10/30 Thursday: Communities for A Better Environment 30th Anniversary Gala. 6pm cocktail reception & silent auction. 8pm dinner & program. Thirty Years of Resistance, Hope and Vision for Environmental Justice. at the City Club of San Francisco. For 30 years, Communities for a Better Environment has reached, educated and mobilized hundreds of thousands for environmental health and justice in Northern and Southern California. CBE fought to both minimize pollution in low-income communities of color and mobilize these communities around the environmental issues that affect them. CBE's efforts resulted in policies that impacted an estimated 230 industrial facilities to change their manufacturing, transport or disposal that reduced pollution by millions of pounds per year. Tickets $50. To RSVP and purchase your tickets please contact Jennifer at jbowen@cbecal.org or 510-302-0430 x 14.

10/30 Thursday: "Local Foodies" Workshop for eater-activists. 6:00-8:30pm. Description: Workshop participants will be charged with a mission - a mission to support and advocate for more local food consumption. We'll outline the Bay Area's food system, get hands-on in determining the location of prime sources for local foods, discuss the criteria that businesses listed in our Bay Area Local Food Guide (the local foodie bible) must adhere to, and provide concrete actions for creating change in your diet and community. You'll receive membership in the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), access to a network of like-minded foodies, fun incentives to keep you active in the Alliance, and of course food & drink. Guest speaker Jason Mark, co-manager of Alemany Farm and co-author of Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots, will offer his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges of urban food production. Cost: $50 CAFF membership donation. In Oakland- Address TBD. To see more details and RSVP (if you have facebook), follow the link: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=31428582409 or email "Allyse Heartwell" <aheartwell@gmail.com>.

10/30 Thursday: Botticellis, Mumlers, & Crow Song at Bottom of the Hill! Night before Halloween celebration. Click on the links to hear some songs!!

11/2 Sunday: Alemany Farm Workday - with my Mom! Workday is from 12-5. My Mom will be in town on this day - come to the farm & meet her. :)

11/4 Tuesday: VOTE for Obama!!!!!!!!
& all the other important propositions. Remind your friends & family to do so too! If you're in CA: Yes on Prop 2. The purpose of this Proposition is to prohibit the cruel confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to tum around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs. Please take a moment to look at http://www.yesonprop2.com/ for information about how this measure will not only improve animal welfare but also: -improve health and food safety (Prop 2 has been endorsed by the Center for Food Safety), -support local family owned farms (by putting pressure on much larger factory farms), -protect California's air and water. No on Prop 8. Prop 8 eliminates the right of same sex couples to marry. Support equality for everyone & vote no on 8.

11/9 Sunday: Clothing Swap at the Mosaic House (East Bay)! 3:30-6pm. Description: It's true. There's nothing to wear in that closet of yours, but your friend's friend might just have the perfect thing. So clean out your ill-fitting wardrobe, toss that sweater your mom insisted on buying into a bag, and bring those shoes you'll never torture yourself with again - hopefully it'll all find a home with someone else, and you'll go home with a great haul. // We encourage you to bring clothes of all sizes. Also, feel free to bring accessories, small household items, beauty products that weren't quite right for you... really anything you think might be useful to someone else. Whatever's left over will be donated to charity. // If you're feeling spendy, bring your checkbook too. Jessica and Serena (of Ear to Ear jewelry) will be having a mini trunk show, so you can pick up some brand new jewelry if the mood suits you. // And please, bring a friend. The more, the merrier, the better the clothing swap. Email "Jamie Freedman" <jamiliya13@yahoo.com> for address & to RSVP.

One note about the blog & adding to it (www.seaweedsway.blogspot.com):

I have not been updating the blog as much lately w/ events - even though there are still so many I want to put up there. If you have an event that you think would be good to list, please send me a short condensed description (paragraph or less) w/ all of the details (links, address, time, etc), as that will make it much easier to post.

Thanks! Hope to see you at some of these events!
Jessie

Monday, October 13, 2008

RawFoodLuck Today, Yoga Tues, Jolie Holland Show Wed, Harvest Festival Sunday, + Voter Registration!

Dear friends,

I'm just listing a few things for this week, but I'm going to elaborate on all of them to help you decide whether you'd like to attend.

In summary:
raw food luck Monday!
community yoga class Tuesday!
music show w/ Jolie Holland and Herman Dune on Wednesday!
4th Annual Harvest Festival at Alemany Farm on Sunday!


It's going to be another busy week, but it should be fun - as these events pretty much cover the spectrum of my (& maybe your) favorite things to do. I hope you will join me at some or all of them!


details:::

*Monday (10/13), Raw Food Luck*
at the Caretakers House. 848 Divisadero. 7pm and on.

This will be a belated birthday celebration for Lea! + my 6 year raw-niversary celebration! (After 6 years, you have to start using words w/ "raw" in them as much as possible - "rawsome", "rawk" on, "rawvioli", etc.) Anyway, no matter what percentage of raw foods you eat, whether or not you know Lea, we hope to see you there!!! Raw vegan food of any kind is welcome. Labeling what you brought is encouraged, so that people w/ allergies or special food needs can easily decide what to eat. Ellen Goodenow will be saying a few words on raw nutrition, just don't ask her what she thinks about the enzyme theory. :) If you're not sure what to bring, you can find some recipe ideas here: http://living-foods.com/recipes. It's gonna be yummy! (& if you're still hungry after, the Caretakers House is right next to Little Star Pizza and Green Earth Market. ;)
*Tuesday (10/14): Community Hatha Yoga Class*
at the Caretakers House.
848 Divisadero. 5:45pm-7:30pm.

This class is ongoing on Tuesdays. The class is open to everyone - whether you've taken 0
yoga classes or you practice everyday. Just email me to RSVP if you can make it. I think this week we will do a review of the chakras and continue working with them by bringing awareness of their qualities into the poses we practice. Classes include asanas (poses), pranayama (breathing), and meditation. The style I teach pulls from Integral, Jivamukti, & Yin yoga philosophies, as well as whatever I happen to be learning at the Yoga Loft Continuing Studies program each week (i.e. embodied psychology this week!).
*Wednesday (10/15): Music Show ~ Jolie Holland & Herman Dune
at Bimbo's. 1025 Columbus Ave (at Chestnut St.) in North Beach. doors at 7pm. show at 8pm.

I've been looking forward to this show for awhile, as Jolie is one of my favorite musicians and hasn't played a show in SF in awhile. Herman Dune are quickly becoming a favorite as well. Tickets are available at www.ticketweb.com. Since I'm not very good at describing music, I encourage you to listen for yourself. You can hear a couple of songs from Jolie's new album, "The Living & the Dead", at http://myspace.com/jolieholland and you can hear Herman Dune's wonderful quirky songs at http://myspace.com/therealhermandune

*Sunday (10/19): Alemany Farm's 4th Annual Harvest Fest!
12-5pm at Alemany Farm.

We made it through 4 seasons of growing organic food on SF's only farm - come celebrate with us! There will be Music , Food, and Garden Activities. The music will be amplified via the Bike-Powered PA
thanks to Gabe. Shake Your Peace!, Sonya Cotton, Slow Motion Cowboys, and possibly more will be playing... Kids Activities will include face painting, sack races, and bicycle hay-rides. Food will be potluck-style; organic and vegetarian fare is encouraged. Garden activities will include planting, weeding (the herb garden!), and maybe you'll even get to turn the compost. The event is free; all are welcome. Find out more about the farm & where to go at www.alemanyfarm.org

*Reminder: Register to Vote! and Pass it on!*

Last but definitely not least, please register to vote if you have not done so yet! Let me know if you want a copy of the National Voter Registration Application. It is usable in almost every state. If you are already registered, please take some time to make sure that family members, friends, roommates and coworkers are. Deadline is soon - Monday October 20th. This is our chance! (Thanks to geoffreyrosepetal for the reminder.)
Thanks~
Jessie