music shows & a swap of stuff for the new year

hi everyone,
happy holidays!

if you're in town this month and are looking for things to do, you will find a list of recommended options below. as usual, there are music shows, w/ farm workdays, yoga classes, and a swap mixed in...

as you construct resolutions for the new year, perhaps you will even find a few of the events below to be in line w/ your 2009 intentions.

(i.e., support local music by going to shows, start/continue practicing yoga, learn how to and participate in growing your own food, get rid of things you no longer use, buy less by re-using others' hand-me-downs, & build community through all these things...!!!)

speaking of food:

*if you haven't done so yet, i encourage you to sign this petition for a sustainable US Department of Agriculture. http://www.fooddemocracynow.org once you've signed, please pass it on!

*also, if you live in or around SF and like to shop at Rainbow Grocery, you may want to locate a new yellow pages phone book and tear out the sheet of coupons in the back. (p. 31?) you can get 20% off every wednesday and thursday, every month of 2009!

happy new year. hope to see you soon!
jessie

EVENTS

newly added days are in the orange-ish color, event days from before are still in blue.

12-27 saturday

***really really free market at ART SF, 110 Capp & 16th st. 1-5pm

***slow motion cowboys & friends at simple pleasures. 3434 balboa st. betw. 35th & 36th ave. in the outer richmond. 8-10pm music. free!

*DU UY Quintet at Bollyhood in the Mission - w/ Ezra on drums! 10:30pm. 3372 19th St. (between Mission & Capp). http://myspace.com/duuyquintet http://bollyhoodcafe.com

*Chris Stroffolino with Utrillo, Colossal Yes, Ash Reiter, etc... at China Happiness Hotel House 1154 E. 12th St. Oakland. 8pm.

12-30 tuesday

***community yoga class at the caretakers' house. 848 divisadero. 6-7:30pm. send me a message to RSVP, so i can let you know of last minute updates... ongoing tuesdays...

12-31 wednesday NYE

**HAUL IN '09 w/ Grass Widow, Brilliant Colors, Nobzzz, Finally Punk, & Sex Vid. 290 Napoleon St. Studio H in SF. $5. All Ages. 9pm-1am.

**blackbird raum, la plebe, & lots of other bands @ bottom of the hill.

1-2 friday to 1-4 sunday

***liquid bodies - 3 day axis syllabus workshop in SF. @ ODC dance commons. 351 shotwell st. tel: 415/863-9830. www.corpiliquidi.com (from kira kirsch) update: this workshop is now *filled*, but you can contact ODC to get on the waiting list... or contact Kira to find out about future workshops/classes.

1-4 sunday

**alemany farm workday 12-5pm. help weed the herb garden & do other winter farm activities. greens galore! workdays are ongoing: 12-5pm 1st & 3rd sundays of the month & the saturdays in between, plus mondays from 1-5pm.

**A Sunday Night String Stampede at Cafe du Nord. Foxtails Brigade, Uni and the Ding String Trio (headlining), New Pantheon (extremely awesome string ensemble), The Definite Articles, and a guest appearance by Linda Robertson from the Trifles. (from laura weinbach)

1-5 monday

***swap your stuff! at the caretaker's raw/vegan friendly potluck. 848 divisadero. www.caretakers-sf.org ... bring things you want to get rid of and take others people things they no longer want/need... come even if you don't have anything to swap, since there is always plenty of extra stuff.

1-7 wednesday

***sean hayes & michael musika @ the rickshaw stop's 5th anniversary party!! tickets @
http://rickshawstop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=154

1-11 sunday

**the blank tapes (solo show) w/ my second surprise at edinburgh castle.

1-14 wednesday

**botticellis w/ mia riddle & geographer at cafe du nord.

1-15 thursday

**the blank tapes w/ big light & niki bluhm at cafe du nord.

1-16 friday

**solar tubing fundraiser show @ the caretakers house. w/ blackbird raum & other bands TBA.

1-16 friday - 1-19 sunday

**yoga journal conference in SF. check out the schedule for some free community classes.

1-17 saturday

**trainwreck riders w/ the meat puppets @ bottom of the hill. almost sold out!

2-1 sunday

***conspiracy of venus, jesse denatale, & 1 more band TBA at the make-out room!

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK EVENT INFO (click the links) BEFORE ATTENDING.

coding system, in case you'd like to coordinate :)

*** - i plan to go, ** - maybe i'm going, * - i'm probably not going but still want to spread the word

please pass this on &/or let me know if you'd like to be taken off this list at any point. this is a weekly-ish events list, w/ music, food/farm, yoga, dance, eco, and other SF Bay area events.

updates posted here at seaweedsway.blogspot.com ... if you want more event ideas, please check out lea's blog: http://theweekintro.blogspot.com

Conspiracy of Venus & Obo Martin @ House of Shields Tonight + EcoCraft Gift Sale Today & Tomorrow.

tonight, i'll be singing in a show, w/ 30 other women, as a part of the conspiracy of venus choir. we sing at 9:15pm. obo martin, folk-singer from SF who now lives by a river, will be coming to town to sing some songs solo as well. evening empire will close the night at the historic house of shields in downtown SF. please come to celebrate the month of december, wintertime, & music. i'll be in ohio all next week, so i'd love to see some friends before departing to the land of snow & family.

hope to some of you there!! happy full moon.
jessie

this message contains a list of upcoming events in the bay area that i hope you'll consider attending. i included the descriptions of events that other people wrote, which makes the list longer, but also more fun & complex...

EVENTS

12-13 saturday
**eco-craft-gift sale on my front stoop. now til 5pm at the latest. Everything will be made from re-used materials. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET YOUR GIFT ON! The Holiday Season has arrived! The Crafty_Crafters are: Mercedes Navarro, Matlenah Hourula, Letty Huerta, Isabelle Le, and Ronnie Bush. There will be an assortment of things: sweatshirts, purses, accessories, bowls, jewelry boxes, gift boxes, journals, eye covers, ornaments...and we're not even sure, so you'll have to come and see! 102 baker st. @ page st. (from Ronnie)

*alemany farm workday 12-5pm. greens galore!

***conspiracy of venus, obo martin, & evening empire at the house of shields!! 39 new montgomery in SF. 8:30/9pm. $5. rsvp/details here. i told you all about it above. flyer attached.

12-14 sunday

*EcoHolidaySF (www.ecoholidaysf.com) an EcoLocal Music, Art & Shopping event.

from melissa: We have creative Do-it-yourself workshops and have some time slots available. I was wondering if any of you would be interested in sharing some skills and ideas. And if you know other crafty do-it-yourselfers, please spread the word and send them my way. Participants would get in to the event free and served free organic yummy lunches.. not to mention knowing they are inspiring many people :) We could use other volunteers too, so let me know if you'd like to be part of this joyous celebration! contact Melissa for more info at (239) 450-1663 or melissa.plotkin@gmail.com

*50 shows in 50 states benefitting the Girls Rock Camp Alliance - promoting women in music & Girls Rock Camps around the world. @ El Rio. 3158 Mission St. 8pm.
http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/involved/50-shows-in-50-states (from Jamie Freedman)

*Conspiracy of Beards perform at ATA, 992 Valencia at 21st street, 9pm. 2PM-11PM $10. ATA Banquette Sauvage. 2008 Annual Year-End Fundraiser with Ash Reiter, Manicato, Los Fulanos, Eats Tapes, Moe! Staiano, the Downer Party, & Grimace & the Fakers.

*Obo Martin, Sonya Cotton, & Shake Your Peace. 7pm. secret caves by the sea, under the Cliff House. (follow Geary to the Ocean until you're swimming) FREE. bring firewood. dress warm. rain, fog, or starshine, moonshine, or darkness.

from gabe: If you're like me, then one of the main reasons you put up with the stress of city life is to be around when crazy concerts like this one come bobbing into the harbor, pirate pennant waving, folk-filled middle finger extended, freedom as far as the eye can see... A san francisco show that reminds you why you wanted to leave Utah (or your hometown equivalent) and be an urban bohemian adventurer in the first place!

It's all happening in the caves beneath the Cliff House, where the mythical Obo Martin (the greatest folk songwriter around - on a tour of the NW - and former resident of the caves - seriously), SHAKE YOUR PEACE!, and perhaps the Sonya Cotton Band, will play by campfire light, the pleasant glow of chaos, and the sound of starfish fractalizing.

12-17 wednesday
*Conspiracy of Beards, Sand Witches, & Three Leafs at Cafe Du Nord, 8 PM. $10.

12-19 friday
*scrap-soup: multi-media dance performance with evolving installation, live painting, 3D video, and an electronic and acoustic soundscape. It features dancers Erika Tsimbrovsky (director/choreographer), Kira Kirsch, Suzanne Lappas, Andrew Ward, and Daniel Bear Davis, in collaboration with visual artist Vadim Puyandaev, video artist Ruslan Belorusets, and musicians Sean Feit and Albert Mathias. Scrap-Soup investigates how technology has changed what is important to us in conveying information, generating a live audio-visual-kinetic text on stage. (from kira)

12-20 saturday
*trainwreck riders @ the music store in west portal. free!

*Antonio's birthday show w/ People People, Apache Thunderbolt, and special guests (Thrips? Extra Action Marching Band). 9pm-late, with People People performing on the latter end of that (midnight?). It takes place at 110 Capp St @ 16th, 5th floor. ArtSF is a community arts organization that is losing its space due to a large rent increase (in an economic downturn???).

Besides Antonio's birthday, this show will be a celebration of ART SF and a fundraiser for its continuation in another space. As such, the party-throwers will be asking a donation of $3 to $10, but no one will be turned down for lack of funds. (from antonio, obviously)

12-21 sunday *Super 8: Hub Hanukkah. @ 111 Minna. The Hub celebrates the 1st night of Hannukah w/ a party featuring a He-brew Beer tasting, fried foods, live performances by DeLeon & The Sway Machinery, DJs, & your very own Hanukkah survival kit! $8. More info here. (from Jamie Freedman)
12-23 tuesday
***community yoga class at the caretakers' house. 848 divisadero. 6-7:30pm. send me a message to RSVP & for details.

12-26 friday
**two gallants w/ crystal antlers & the tallest man on earth @ the fillmore. tickets here.
12-31 wednesday NYE
**blackbird raum, la plebe, & lots of other bands @ bottom of the hill.

what else is happening NYE???

1-2 friday to 1-4 sunday
***liquid bodies - 3 day axis syllabus workshop in SF. friday 12-4:30, saturday 12:30-5, sunday 12-4:30. @ ODC dance commons. 351 shotwell st. tel: 415/863-9830. early registration by december 15th: $125.00. dancers group member discount by december 15th: $100. after december 15th: $175.00. single day: $60. www.corpiliquidi.com (from kira kirsch)
1-4 sunday (small possibility could be switched to the 11th, stay tuned)
**A Sunday Night String Stampede at Cafe du Nord. Foxtails Brigade, Uni and the Ding String Trio (headlining), New Pantheon (extremely awesome string ensemble), The Definite Articles, and a guest appearance by Linda Robertson from the Trifles. (from laura weinbach)

1-7 wednesday
***sean hayes & michael musika @ the rickshaw stop's 5th anniversary party. tickets @
http://rickshawstop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=154

1-16 friday
**solar tubing fundraiser show @ the caretakers house. w/ blackbird raum & other bands TBA.

1-16 friday - 1-19 sunday
**yoga journal conference in SF.

1-17 saturday
**trainwreck riders w/ the meat puppets @ bottom of the hill.

2-1 sunday
***conspiracy of venus, jesse denatale, & 1 more band TBA at the make-out room!

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK EVENT INFO (click the links) BEFORE ATTENDING.

coding system, in case you'd like to coordinate :)

*** - i plan to go, ** - maybe i'm going, * - i'm probably not going but still want to spread the word

please pass this on. this is a weekly events list, w/ music, food/farm, yoga, dance, eco, and other SF Bay area events.

calendar of events december into january

dear friends,

here is a list of all the events that i've collected so far for december & january. hope you can come to some of them!

speaking of collections, an *anything swap* is in the works for early in the new year, so feel free to save some stuff to exchange w/ others.

thanks, and happy holidays. ~jessie

12-4 thursday
*honey.moon.tree., foxtails brigade, agent ribbons, & the mark growden quartet @ the hotel utah. 500 4th St. in SF. 9pm. $7. colorful description at the bottom of this list!

**slow motion cowboys, adam stephens (of two gallants), & the gilded rooks plus puppet shows by tanya and roadkill. ALL AGES. @ blue six. 3043 24th st. donations accepted. 8pm. (i think this is happening today/thursday, but there's a small chance it happened yesterday/wednesday. email me if you might go, & i'll let you know when i find out more.)

12-5 friday
***conspiracy of venus at oakland art murmur. we're singing outside around 7:30 at 23rd & Telegraph. event (art walk) starts around 6pm. free!! RSVP here.

12-6 saturday

**international day of action on climate change. greenpeace needs your help carrying a massive banner, among other things. please spread the word. more info at the bottom of this message!

**yoga loft workshop: about home practice & personal studies. w/ jason crandell. 12:30-6pm.

*solar tubing fundraiser music show at the caretaker's house w/ dead western, maggie morris, dirt porch, & perros con pistolas. i love the caretakers because they are awesome people, they let me teach yoga in their space, they have great potlucks, and they throw parties for a good cause. the event description is below. you should go! and bring friends! email 848caretakers@gmail.com to get on their email list & if more info is needed.

12-7 sunday
***alemany farm workday 12-5pm. help us weed & mulch the herb garden, & take home winter greens when you leave!

12-8 monday
**yummy raw/vegan friendly potluck at the caretakers' house. 848 divisadero. 7:30pm til bedtime.

12-9 tuesday
***community yoga class at the caretakers' house. 848 divisadero. 6-7:30pm. email me to RSVP & for details.

12-13 saturday
**eco-craft-gift sale on my front porch. w/ exciting things made from recycled materials by ronnie, letty, isabelle, mercedes, & more. email "Veronica Bush" <Spiltt@sbcglobal.net> for details.

**conspiracy of venus, obo martin, & evening empire at the house of shields. 39 new montgomery in SF. 8:30/9pm. rsvp/details here.

12-14 sunday
*50 shows in 50 states benefitting the Girls Rock Camp Alliance - promoting women in music & Girls Rock Camps around the world. @ El Rio. 3158 Mission St. 8pm. (Jamie Freedman's recommendation) http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/involved/50-shows-in-50-states

12-17 wednesday
*conspiracy of beards at cafe du nord. rsvp/details here.

12-19 friday
*scrap-soup: multi-media dance performance with evolving installation, live painting, 3D video, and an electronic and acoustic soundscape. It features dancers Erika Tsimbrovsky (director/choreographer), Kira Kirsch, Suzanne Lappas, Andrew Ward, and Daniel Bear Davis, in collaboration with visual artist Vadim Puyandaev, video artist Ruslan Belorusets, and musicians Sean Feit and Albert Mathias. Scrap-Soup investigates how technology has changed what is important to us in conveying information, generating a live audio-visual-kinetic text on stage.

12-20 saturday
*trainwreck riders @ the music store in west portal. free!

12-21 sunday
*Super 8: Hub Hanukkah. @ 111 Minna. The Hub celebrates the 1st night of Hannukah w/ a party featuring a He-brew Beer tasting, fried foods, live performances by DeLeon & The Sway Machinery, DJs, & your very own Hanukkah survival kit! $8. More info here. (Jamie Freedman's recommendation)

12-26 friday
**two gallants w/ crystal antlers & the tallest man on earth @ the fillmore. tickets here.

12-31 wednesday NYE
**blackbird raum, la plebe, & lots of other bands @ bottom of the hill.

1-2 friday to 1-4 sunday
***liquid bodies - 3 day axis syllabus workshop in SF. friday 12-4:30, saturday 12:30-5, sunday 12-4:30. @ ODC dance commons. 351 shotwell st. tel: 415/863-9830. early registration by december 15th: $125.00. dancers group member discount by december 15th: $100. after december 15th: $175.00. single day: $60. www.corpiliquidi.com

1-7 wednesday
***sean hayes & michael musika @ the rickshaw stop's 5th anniversary party. tickets @
http://rickshawstop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=154

1-16 friday
**old-time/folk/bluegrass type night @ the caretakers house. w/ stitchcraft & blackbird raum (i think). great description from courtney: "We could light candles and pretend we're sophisticated and then rock out."

1-17 saturday
**trainwreck riders w/ the meat puppets @ bottom of the hill.

that's all i can remember for now. :)

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK EVENT INFO BEFORE ATTENDING. (that's what the links are for.)

coding system just for fun/ridiculousness & to make it easier to coordinate plans for meeting up.

*** - i plan to go
** - maybe i'm going
* - i'm probably not going but still want to spread the word

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bigger descriptions & more details about a few events:

1)

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 FOXTAILS BRIGADE W/ THE MARK GROWDEN QUARTET AGENT RIBBONS & HONEYMOON TREE at THE HOTEL UTAH 500 4th Street San Francisco, CA 9pm $7 for more: www.foxtailsbrigade.com www.myspace.com/markgrowden www.myspace.com/agentribbons www.myspace.com/honeymoontree

2) DECEMBER 6TH DAY OF ACTION FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Hey fellow activists!

Please join me for the Day of Action for Climate Solutions on Dec 6th,
12noon at Crissy Fields.

I am organizing a rally and march as part of the International Day of
Action for Climate Solutions on Saturday, Dec 6th, 12:00PM, Crissy
Fields, San Francisco.
We're holding a 30 by 50 foot banner with a message to our world
leaders: We are Ready to Save the Climate! Yes We Can! I need you
and 10 friends! We need at least 300 people to be able to hold up
this massive banner. We'll have a helicopter flying overhead so we
can get a powerful shot to send to Poland for crucial climate
negotiations going on at the same time.

Please join me! RSVP now! http://www.projecthotseat.org/sanfrancisco
Saturday, Dec 6th 12:00PM
Crissy Fields, San Francisco, 94129
Meet in the parking lot of Planet Granite:
http://www.planetgranite.com/locations/sanfrancisco/sf_hoursanddirections.php

*PLEASE forward widely! RSVP and invite facebook friends!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35620206379

Cheers,
Carling

MORE INFO: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS!
http://www.projecthotseat.org/sanfrancisco

This December, world leaders will be meeting in Poznan, Poland for the
UN Climate Change Conference to decide the next steps on tackling
global warming. It's a perfect opportunity for President-elect Obama
to send a clear message to the rest of the world that the U.S. is
ready to be part of the solution. That's why on December 6th
Greenpeace members will be joining people throughout the world for an
International Day of Action for Climate Solutions. In the U.S., we'll
be holding rallies and taking photos at iconic locations in over 30
cities to send a message to the President-elect that the American
people support strong action on global warming.

What better way to send that message than with a massive 30 by 50 foot
postcard -- letting our world leaders know that here in San Francisco
we're ready for climate solutions! And, they'll know it's from us
because we're posing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.

We'll have a few speakers, we'll take a massive group photo with our
custom made 30 x 50 ft. banner, and we'll march across the Golden Gate
Bridge. The very next day, our Greenpeace activists in Poland will
deliver the photos of YOUR rally to climate negotiators, sending the
message that Americans are ready for climate solutions.

Show President-elect Obama you're serious about global warming and
RSVP for the day of action in San Francisco today.

If you have any questions, you can contact Anna Wagner at
anna.wagner@sfo.greenpeace.org

3) DECEMBER 6TH FUNDRAISER MUSIC SHOW FOR SOLAR TUBING @ THE CARETAKER'S HOUSE.

DEAD WESTERN
MAGGIE MORRIS
DIRT PORCH
and PERROS CON PISTOLAS

$5-$100 (or more if you've got it!)
Starts at 8, doors at 7:30
Party? Always happening!

It promises to be an awesome night of fun and fancy. There will be drinks and people you love. Bring some money cause its a fundraiser!!!

FOR WHAT?, You ask. WELL... The fundraiser is for us! If you've been in the space, you know that we have a 1500sf living room that has no windows or skylights. This can be very depressing, not to mention energy sucking. A few months ago a group of bicycle riders on a tour called "Ride Green, Build Green" stayed at our house for a few days. During that time I sat down with one of the riders while he explained to me that what we really needed was Solar Tubing in our livingroom. Solar tubes are basically tubes that run from the roof of the house to the ceiling of the livingroom all the while reflecting light so that natural daylight gets directed into the livingroom. We would be saving so much energy and making improvements to our lives through light (a very powerful change, I've notice). Additionally, we can put plants in the livingroom and make it a much more serene place for Jessie's Woletz's weekly Yoga class. This was a very exciting idea, unfortunately each solar tube costs in the area of $400. We will need three (two for the livingroom and one for our poor dear housemate Emily who also has no windows in her bedroom).

SO PLEASE PLEASE COME and bring all your friends. We're trying to keep the world a happy green healthy place with the power of the rock show. Show the world it can be done!!!!

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list over.

thanks for reading!!

please pass this on.

thanksgiving potluck & yoga retreat, conspiracy of venus shows, farm workdays

dear friends,

in this events update, i'm including an especially big collection of things to do. the list starts w/ today (thursday) & goes into december! don't be intimidated by it though, it's not really that long, & december is not that far away...

so please scroll down & mark your calendars as you go.

also, please sign this petition to request Michael Pollan for US Secretary of Agriculture & pass it on! http://www.petitiononline.com/MPoll4Ag

and, of note: meditation sessions at the yoga loft & axis syllabus dance classes at ODC are happening more frequently, so i didn't add them into the schedule below. i would love it if you emailed me to get details on either.

events!!

11-20 thursday
***conspiracy of venus at adobe books for big bell magazine release party. 3166 16th st. between guerrero & valencia streets. around 8:45. readings by bill berkson, leigh gallagher, and sunnylyn thibodeaux. songs will alternate w/ readings. we will sing 3 songs (2 by tom waits + our debut of "aint no sunshine" by bill withers). not sure what time the actual event will start; feel free to arrive earlier. (rsvp here if you have facebook) how are we going to fit? i have no idea.

before &/or after the above event -
**magic leaves cd release, kacey johansing, & jeff manson (i think) at amnesia in the mission. 853 valencia st. between 19th & 20th streets.

11-21 friday
**trainwreck riders w/ Dead Westerners and the Millbrae Bros. at irelands 32. 3rd & geary streets. $5. welcome twr back from their tour!!

11-22 saturday
*raw thanksgiving holiday feast class & dinner w/ living foods chef elaina love at the caretaker's house. 3-9pm. mmmmmm.

*alemany farm workday 12-5pm.

*soup & lectures. 552 capp street (between 20 & 21). 7pm. their description: come, eat, and learn as your friends assume a mini-expertise on topics that excite them. lecture 1: "THE LIMITS OF COMPUTATION" presented by paul./ lecture 2: "STELLAR NUCLEOSYNTHESIS TO SIBERIAN DISASTERS" presented by wu li. / lecture 3: "CELESTIAL NAVIGATION" presented by lauren. we'll prepare a wintry soup for you. one dollar donation suggested. attendees leave with handmade booklets, full bellies, and new knowledge. email soupandlectures@gmail.com for more info & to be put on their email list. january's possible topics include giraffes' digestion, tidal patterns, & staining glass. (see attachment)

11-23 sunday
**the entrance band / rodriguez & other folkyeah people at the great american music hall. 8pm. tickets: $17 adv/$19 door.

11-24 monday
*potluck at the caretaker's house. 848 divisadero. 7:30pm - bedtime. weekly.

11-25 tuesday
***community yoga class at the caretaker's house. 848 divisadero. 5:45pm. write to me if you can make it and/or want more details.

11-26 wednesday
**the romane event comedy show at the make-out room. 7-10pm. 225 22nd ST (near the 24th ST BART). this is my neighbor's event!

11-27 thursday! thanksgiving

(i'm leaving their description cuz it's so great -- awesome flyer attached -- worth examining closely)

**CARETAKERS THANKSGIVING POTLUCK SHEBANG!
4pm til whenever!!!!
848 Divisadero @ McAllister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pie contest! Savory dish contest!!
Music! Antics! Hopscotch! Limbo!
BEST THANKSGIVING EVER!!!

11-28 friday to 11-30 sunday
***thanksgiving weekend yoga retreat w/ tony briggs & geoffrey roniger @ westerbake ranch in sonoma.

december!!!

12-3 wednesday
**people people at the hemlock tavern.

**botticellis at bottom of the hill.

12-5 friday
***conspiracy of venus at oakland art murmur. we're singing outside around 7:30 at 23rd & Telegraph. event (art walk) starts around 6pm.

12-6 saturday
**yoga loft workshop: home practice & personal studies w/ jason crandell. 12:30-6pm.

**international day of action on climate change

*fundraiser music show at the caretaker's house. to raise $ for solar tubing. bands/details to be determined.

12-7 sunday
***alemany farm workday 12-5pm.

12-13 saturday
**eco-craft-gift sale on my front porch. w/ exciting things made by ronnie, letty, & isabelle. details on the way.

**conspiracy of venus opens for evening empire at the house of shields in sf. around 9pm.

PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK EVENT INFO BEFORE ATTENDING. (that's what the links are for.)

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a couple more things:

1) i'm trying a new (ridiculous) coding system just for fun & to make it easier to coordinate plans for meeting up.

*** - i plan to go
** - maybe i'm going
* - i'm probably not going but still want to spread the word

2) if you're on facebook, suggestions of pages to look at and possibly befriend:
conspiracy of venus
alemany farm
earth share of california

thanks, & happy thanksgiving!!

jessie

ps - please pass this list on

events! & petition to re-open proposition 8

hello everyone,

some updates & events...

things to do as a result of the election:
sign this petition to re-open prop 8 for CA then pass it on. every CA resident signature counts.
check out change.gov !!!!! yay Obama !!!!!

also:

please check out this article (featuring Alemany Farm!) that was just published in the SF Bay Guardian: Just Food Nation by Christopher Cook

and, as always, events:

friday 11/7

prop 8 protest (starting at Market and Seventh - Civic Center - to Dolores Park) 5:30pm.

restorative yoga class w/ kate! at bernal yoga 7:30-9:30pm.

people people, La Plebe, Shotwell, & Black Rainbow play music in celebration of the birth of Diamond Dave... free! at a flowershop (992 Peralta) 8pm.

botticellis, Minipop, Birds & Batteries, & DJ Vin Sol. also free! at the independent on divisadero. recession proof party! 9pm.

saturday 11/8

yoga workshop - twisting: releasing the spine, accessing the organs w/ tony briggs at the yoga loft. (321 divisadero @ page) 12:30-6pm

sunday 11/9

in search of good food bike ride #2!!!! (16th & mission BART station) 11am-3pm.

alemany farm workday & special event in collaboration w/ greenfest. medicinal herb garden tour & hands-on workshop. practicing using herbs for first-aid remedies & DIY herbal health care w/ herbalist Cara Saunders of Bear Wallow Herbs. Free Event! Donations are welcome. All participants will get a FREE ticket to the San Francisco Green Festival. Contact: Cara Saunders, Bear Wallow Herbs cara@bearwallowherbs.com to RSVP

clothing swap in the east bay around 3:30. details here (if you have a facebook page) or email "Jamie Freedman" <jamiliya13@yahoo.com>.

stitchcraft & biastape (& maybe honey.moon.tree) @ the makeout room

monday 11/10

raw/vegan friendly potluck at the caretakers house (848 divisadero) 7:30pm - bedtime.

tuesday 11/11

community yoga at the caretakers house (848 divisadero) 5:45 arrive. class is 6-7:30.

next weekend friday 11/14- saturday 11/16

greenfest!

let me know if you want more details for any of these events, since i didn't elaborate as much as usual!
hope to see you soon,
jessie

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

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