Dear Friends,
Happy Winter Solstice! Please scroll down to see a list of upcoming farming/music/movement-related events plus an update on the Farm Bill.
Be well,
Jessie
PS – Not sure what to give friends and family for the holidays? You can give a gift to the environment in their honor at http://www.earthshareca.org
Event Summary:
*12/21 TONIGHT Gnostic Holiday Showcase w/ Wymond & his Spirit Children, Family Trea, Conspiracy of Beards, Conspiracy of Venus, & Joseph Childress, 6:30pm doors, Noe Valley Ministry, $6-$10
*12/22 Saturday Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm Free
*12/22 Saturday Mission Greenbelt Sound-Scape Tour 1:00pm Free
*1/5 Saturday & 1/6 Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF, "Vertebration" w/ Kira, 11am-3:30pm fee info below
*1/5 Saturday WomenRock Benefit for GirlsRock Summer Camp w/ bernadette, Making Dinner, & Valerie Orth Band at Bottom of the Hill $5-$20
*2/1 Saturday & 2/2 Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF, "Secret Agents" w/ Kira Kirsch & "Time Curves" w/ Frey Faust, 11am-4:30pm, fee info below
PLUS (after event list details)
*Farm Bill Update from Organic Farming Resarch Foundation
Event Details:
*12/21 Friday (Winter Solstice!)
The Spirit Family Gnostic Holiday Showcase w/ Wymond & his Spirit Children, Family Trea, Conspiracy of Beards, Conspiracy of Venus, & Joseph Childress 6:30pm doors $6-$10
Come receive your Holy Sophic Communion from the Spirit Family. Protective crystals needn't be brought, all vibrations shall be warming, cathartic, and healing.
http://flavorpill.com/sanfrancisco/events/2007/12/21/gnostic-christmas-revue-w-wymond-and-his-spirit-children-family-trea-conspiracy-of-beards-conspiracy-of-venus-and-joseph-childress
Friday December 21st @ 7pm!!!
Wymond & his Spirit Children: http://myspace.com/spiritchildren
Family Trea: http://www.myspace.com/thisismybower
Conspiracy of Beards: http://www.conspiracyofbeards.com
Conspiracy of Venus: http://conspiracyofvenus.blogspot.com or http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=A3_lctFIkL8
Joseph Childress: http://www.myspace.com/josephchildress
Noe Valley Ministry: http://www.noevalleymusicseries.com/
1021 Sanchez St.
San Francisco CA 94114
Cover is $6 - $10 sliding scale
Door opens early at 6:30, show begins at 7:00pm!
Wine & Beer available by donation.
The thundering melodies and feverish dreams of Wymond and his Spirit Children will join with the lush acoustic nature hymns of Family Trea along with other very special guests for an intimate candlelit performance at the 110 year old Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco.
Through the diverse and unique voices of the artists, the evening promises a quiet release from our day to day consumer driven lives to offer a moment of rumination upon the inner solace each winter solstice brings. Sip a glass of warm mulled wine and let yourself be serenaded by the sweeping voices of the Conspiracy of Beards - a men's choir singing the songs of Leonard Cohen, and young folk troubadour Joseph Childress. The enchanting women's choir Conspiracy of Venus (singing songs from Leonard Cohen to Joni Mitchell) will also make a special appearance on this night not to be missed. More about the performers below:
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WYMOND & HIS SPIRIT CHILDREN:
Led by the deep, throaty voice of Wymond Miles (Rykarda Parasol, Skygreen Leopards) the Spirit Children are a dense 7 member ensemble (several of whom live together communally in San Francisco) interweaving delicate compositions with shamanic trance-invoking power. A few vague threads of musical contemporaries come to mind, the tonality of Wovenhand or 6 Organs of Admittance, the voice recalls Nick Cave with the savoir faire of Bowie/Scott Walker. The urgent communal singing resemble the youthful Arcade Fire but are more related to Hindu spiritual chants than modern pop. In less than one year together they've self-released 3 limited edition EP's, and played a handful of shows in S.F. and Big Sur with acts such as Akron/Family, Daevid Allen, Entrance, Wooden Shjips, and Faun Fables. They won't stay your secret gnostic-mystery group for long.
JOSEPH CHILDRESS:
Colorado via San Francisco singer-songwriter Joseph Childress writes intimate music that can render a noisy venue silent. His music draws inspiration from the mountains in which he grew up, the ranch on which he worked, his friends, family, and loves. Compared to Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, and many his peers in the current folk music movement, his voice carries stories of travels over guitar playing that ranges from sweet finger picking to furious strumming. He has played shows across the western United States with numerous acts including Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, Wooden Shjips, Becky Stark, Entrance, Diane Cluck, The Winter Flowers, Kind Of Like Spitting, the Moore Brothers, Sean Smith,Thanksgiving, Mount Eerie, and many more… He has toured with lovely acts including the Love Letter Band, Mariee Sioux, Messes, St. Ivy (of Mountain Home), and Trapeze and Carrots. To date, Joseph's music can be heard live, on one of his recently released split 7" records, or on his widely circulated 10-track self-release.
CONSPIRACY OF BEARDS:
The Conspiracy of Beards, based in San Francisco CA, are a 30 member male choir performing exclusively the songs of Leonard Cohen. Inspired by late artist Peter Kadyk and directed by Daryl Henline, the group performs gritty, uplifting renditions of Cohen's songs. Started in June 2003 by Henline and Patrick Kadyk the group has performed to enthusiastic audiences around the Bay Area including most recently, appearances at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Cafe Du Nord and on the national radio program, West Coast Live. Upcoming projects include a CD release and a US tour.
CONSPIRACY OF VENUS:
Conspiracy of Venus is a community women's choir dedicated to exploring the technique and art of singing in works by contemporary songwriters, from Hildegard to Bjork. Formed in early 2007, the group is an offshoot of The Conspiracy of Beards mens choir. We are directed by Joyce Todd McBride.
FAMILY TREA:
San Francisco's Family Trea (pronounced "tree") is a collaborative
music project between several California musicians. Formerly
Bowerbird, Family Trea features members of Wymond and his Spirit
Children, Sea Wolf, Chinatown Bakeries, Jean Marie, Messes, and
Randazzo Robinson, and will be joined on the 21st by Will Waghorn of (Sean Hayes band) on drums. Influenced by the natural world and human relationships, Family trea's songs layer ethereal vocals, cello, and dobro over a foundation of drums and intricate finger-style guitar. Their music is reminiscent of late 60's - early 70's folk (Nick Drake, Pentangle, Vashti Bunyan, Sibylle Baier) and evokes comparisons to contemporaries such as Espers, Six Organs of Admittance, and the Cocteau Twins. Rare to the stage, they have shared performances with artists as diverse as Mammatus, Aaron Ross, Bobby Birdman, and Nat Russell (Birds of America). Currently, Family Trea is working on a full length album at Wymond Miles's Garden Chamber analog recording studio that will feature an all star cast of guest performances including Otto Hauser (Vetiver, Espers, Devendra Banhart, Bert Jansch) on drums.
*12/22 Saturday
Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm Free
Join us at the Alemany Farm for our volunteer work day this Saturday, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. All skill levels welcome to do as much or as little for any portion or the entirety of the day. We will be distributing harvested food at about 4:30pm. Hope to see you there!
Map, directions, and details at http://www.alemanyfarm.org
Questions? Email community.gardeners@gmail.com
*12/22 Saturday
Mission Greenbelt Sound-Scape Tour 1:00pm
Meet in Dolores Park (at 19th & Dolores)
Walk the route of the proposed Mission Greenbelt with artists Jeremy Dalmas and Amber Hasselbring. Installed at headquarters are three field recordings made during walks at sunrise, mid-day and sunset. During this tour we will participate in exercises that help us to hone our auditory sense to discover sounds we may have never heard before. This exercise will also help us to imagine what new sounds we'll hear once the Greenbelt is built. This tour is free. Donations accepted. *We'll go on this tour rain or shine, so bring appropriate weather gear. Email sfac.gallery@sfgov.org with any questions.
*1/5 Saturday & 1/6 Sunday
"Vertebration" Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop w/ Kira in SF 11am-3:30pm
AXIS SYLLABUS WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES
in San Francisco
@1345 A 17th Street (@Connecticut), SF Muni Bus 22
WORKSHOP I January 5th & 6th 11am – 3.30pm
w. Kira Kirsch
VERTEBRATION - a deeper look into spinal mechanics
Discover the spine as a major motor for locomotion. Find your curves and individual neutral alignment. Practice coordination of three-axial movements, side-bending, undulations and oscillations. Experience efficient shock absorption and proximal magic which are keys towards fluidity, precision and ease.
More details below.
*1/5 Saturday
WomenRock Benefit for GirlsRock Summer Camp w/ bernadette, Making Dinner, & Valerie Orth Band at Bottom of the Hill $5-$20
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5
WOMENROCK BENEFIT FOR GIRLS ROCK SUMMER CAMP
AT: BOTTOM OF THE HILL
- 1233 17th St, San Francisco
LIVE MUSIC BY:
9PM - Making Dinner ( www.makingdinnertheband.com)
9:30PM - Valerie Orth Band ( www.myspace.com/vlomusic)
11PM - bernadette ( www.myspace.com/bernadettemusic )
Doors open at 8PM.
TICKETS
: $5-$20 sliding scale. Buy tickets now at www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=schedule&venue=bottom&interface=both
BENEFIT
put on by local women's music collective, WomenROCK (which Abigail and I are part of). We'll be raising money for summer classes at Blue Bear School of Music that teaches girls musicianship, performance skills and team-building. More details on my latest blog at www.myspace.com/vlomusic.
And, by the way, if you're looking to do some sweatshop-free shopping these days of over-consumption, check out
www.sweatfree.org/shopping
*2/1 Saturday & 2/2 Sunday
"Secret Agents" w/ Kira Kirsch & "Time Curves" w/ Frey Faust, Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF, 11am-4:30pm
WORKHOP II February 1st & 2nd 11 – 4.30 pm
w. Kira Kirsch & Frey Faust
SECRET AGENTS - extremity assistance & navigation f. floor work (taught by Kira)
Study supportive angles for shoulder and hip joints as well as healthy motion pathways for arms & legs. Learn to generate and use centrifugal force to help you hover in, above and out of the floor. The proximal driven use of your periphery amplifies axial movements, permits you to expands into space and leaves the adventurous taste of flight.
TIME CURVES - rhythm for coordination (taught by Frey)
The length of our limbs and their mass provide us with intrinsic inertial values to use as guidelines for musicality. Practice keeping time without losing yourself. This class focuses on optimal choices for the use of time, while dancing; specifically the utility of curved ramps that accelerate at the third quarter.
pre-reg fees: jan WS I $65 / feb WS II $85 / both WS I+II $130
after jan 1st WS I $75 / after jan 28th WS II $ 95
kirakirsch@yahoo.com 415-724-6778
checks payable to Kira Kirsch 669 24th st. unit B, oakland, ca-94612
cancellation policies & info at: www.axissyllabus.com
lack of funds? please don't hesitate and call or write me!
click here for demo video of the axis syllabus and slide show or copy & paste this link http://www.axissyllabus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=2
WHAT IS THE AXIS SYLLABUS?
The Axis Syllabus is a method of teaching people how to move safely. It uses basic physics, applied anatomy and a spiraling, circular vocabulary that proposes smart use of built-in landing pads in the body, harnessing your own mass and momentum to get into and out of the floor and air. The Axis Syllabus heals by helping you harmonize your movements with universal physical principles and your own skeletal architecture. It reduces stress on the joints and organs by offering logical transitions for the transfer of weight through muscles and bones, helping to locate and restructure harmful habits. These principles are for everyone, from the office-worker to the break-dance.
PLUS
*Farm Bill Update from the Organic Farming Research Foundation ( http://www.ofrf.org ):
On December 14th, the Senate passed the 2007 Farm Bill by a vote of 79-14. The organic provisions of the bill remain largely intact and many of them are closely aligned with our goals. However, the Dorgan-Grassley Payment Limitations Amendment failed by a vote of 56-43 – it needed a super-majority of 60 votes in order to pass. You can read more details on this procedural move at the Environmental Working Group's Blog. ( http://www.mulchblog.com/2007/12/farm_bill_big_votes_thursday_d.php)
Thanks to all of you who contacted your Senators. Though the amendment failed, the close vote sent a strong message to Congress that people want change, and this will help to build more momentum for future efforts to pass agriculture policies that are fair and equitable. Moreover, the organic provisions in the bill so far, if passed, will be a tremendous boon to organic family farmers throughout the country.
To find out how your Senator voted, read the full Senate vote count for the Dorgan-Grassley Amendment. (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00424) Please take a moment to contact your Senators and express your thanks or disappointment on their votes.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
In Search of Good Food Film Benefit Events This Week
Dear friends:
After reading these announcements, please scroll down to see a list of upcoming food & farming, music, movement-related events!
1) THIS Thursday at El Rio 5-9pm: Please come to the benefit for film-in-the-making In Search of Good Food! Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, and Jeremy Dalmas will perform. A flyer is attached, and details are below.
2) Farm Bill Action Alert: (from the CA Coalition for Food & Farming)
THIS IS IT! The full Senate began debate on the Farm Bill December 7, and is expected to start voting on December 11. The full Senate's consideration and vote marks the farm bill's final stages and the last chance to institute real reform before the bill moves to the Conference Committee.
Please call or fax Senators Feinstein and Boxer NOW with this message: "I am a constituent and am calling to ask that Senator_________ vote YES on the Dorgan-Grassley payment limits amendment on the floor of the U.S. Senate during the Farm Bill deliberations. The amendment supports family farmers and also funds important beginning and minority farmer, rural development, conservation, nutrition, and anti-hunger priorities. How will the Senator vote on this defining amendment for the 2007 Farm Bill?" (Senator Dianne Feinstein Phone: 202-224-3841 Fax: 202-228-3954 and Senator Barbara Boxer Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-228-2382) Pass it on!
3) Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms Film Clip: Check it out at http://current.com/items
4) Free Pilates Reformer Demos: My friend Angeles is offering these demos for a limited time while she is training to teach on the reformer. If interested, please email her at riodelosoangeles@yahoo.com. She says: "Pilates is a great way to tone and stretch your body, while improving your posture. It is a non impact mind and body athletic exercise that will work your entire body. For the month of December and the first half of January, I will be looking for student volunteers to practice Pilates on the reformer."
See you Thursday or soon,
Jessie
Event Summary:
12/13 Thursday In Search of Good Food Benefit Show with Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$20
12/15 Saturday Mission Greenbelt Bike Tour 2:30pm free
12/15 Saturday In Search of Good Food Benefit Dinner by Chef Leif, Music by Diva De Los Muertos and Hannah & Raven 7-11pm, $40-$100
12/16 Sunday Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm with In Search of Good Food Sustainable Food System Q&A 2-4pm free
12/22 Saturday Mission Greenbelt Sound-Scape Tour 1:00pm free
First Weekend in January & February Axis Syllabus Dance Workshops in SF (Details to be announced)
Details:
12/13 Thursday
In Search of Good Food (film) Benefit Show with Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You at El Rio, 5-9pm :
The choir I'm in is performing! We will sing these songs to you: soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork, blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard von bingen. http://conspiracyofvenus
Also playing will be Cotillion, Psychadelic Folk with members from Botticellis and Anton from Bright Eyes. Hear their songs at http://myspace.com/yocotillion
Plus Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation) open, so get there on time! Hear songs at http://myspace.com/jeremydalmas
In Search of Good Food is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com or 415 571-6660, and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com . Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
12/15 Saturday
Mission Greenbelt Bike Tour with Rachel Kesel 2:30pm
Meet in Dolores Park (at 19th & Dolores)
Join Rachel Kesel and Amber Hasselbring on a bike ride along the proposed Mission Greenbelt. The goal of the Mission Greenbelt campaign is to build an urban earth artwork in the Mission District of continuous native plant sidewalk gardens. You can help!
The ride will end at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (401 Van Ness), where the campaign headquarters is currently installed. This ride is free. Donations accepted. All skill levels welcome. *If it's raining hard, this tour will be canceled. Email sfac.gallery@sfgov.org with any questions.
12/15 Saturday
In Search of Good Food Benefit Dinner by Chef Leif 7-11pm $40 and up
7:00-11:00pm
Million Fishes Art Collective
2501 Bryant St. @ 23rd in the Mission
5-course fully organic meal courtesy of celebrity chef Leif (pronounced "life")
BYOB
Sliding Scale Donation of $40 to $100 per person
Enjoy musical accompaniment by Hannah the Raven and Divas de Los Muertos while you chow down (slow food style) and digest happily while watching the trailer to the film.
Please RSVP to insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com promptly to reserve seats. Space will fill up quickly.
Menu:
saltbush-young golden beet-blossom bluff fuyu-pomegranate-cave aged marisa-filbert-pedro ximenez
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soup of dirty girl cannelini shelling beans, carola potato, golden turnip, celeriac, and baby mustard
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tahini/porcini cauliflower-rapini and rainbow chard with chanterelles and wild rice-brussel sprouts with knoll horseradish
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roasted delicata-shallot/apple/yam puree-chestnut-seed brittle
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maple/buckwheat gingerbread-spiced quince-quince/bourbon redux-cranberry creme fraiche-candied pecans
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mignardise
Chef: Leif Hedendal
This celebration of the local fall and winter harvest is a benefit for 'In Search of Good Food', a documentary series in the making, which explores the emerging "sustainable" food system in California by traveling the state, interviewing those who are working hardest to bring ecologically friendly, socially just, and straight up tasty food to your plate. Call 415 571 6660 or email insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com for more info.
12/16 Sunday
In Search of Good Food Sustainable Food System Q&A at Alemany Farm 2-4pm + Workday 12-5pm
Visit the film's director/producer Antonio Roman-Alcalá at San Francisco's largest farm, the Alemany Farm. Antonio will be presenting the concepts behind the film and conducting a tour of the farm to describe how his work at Alemany Farm inspired his quest to seek answers about who and what really is the "sustainable food system". This event is free, but donations will be graciously accepted. Call 415 571 6660 or email insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com for more info.
Workday Info: everyone is welcome! just show up. bring water, a snack, and sunscreen if you want. location: Alemany Farm in/near Bernal Heights, off highway 280, accessible by bus and bike as well. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org or email community.gardeners@gmail.com with any questions.
12/22 Saturday
Mission Greenbelt Sound-Scape Tour 1:00pm
Meet in Dolores Park (at 19th & Dolores)
Walk the route of the proposed Mission Greenbelt with artists Jeremy Dalmas and Amber Hasselbring. Installed at headquarters are three field recordings made during walks at sunrise, mid-day and sunset. During this tour we will participate in exercises that help us to hone our auditory sense to discover sounds we may have never heard before. This exercise will also help us to imagine what new sounds we'll hear once the Greenbelt is built. This tour is free. Donations accepted. *We'll go on this tour rain or shine, so bring appropriate weather gear. Email sfac.gallery@sfgov.org with any questions.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Dear fine folks:
A few items for your consideration:
1) December 13th: In Search of Good Food Benefit Show at El Rio, with Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You. Details are at the bottom of this message (flyer available upon request). Please spread the word!
2) Blog: Updates to this list (& other really exciting things) will one day (soon) be posted (HERE) at seaweedsway.blogspot.com. Bookmark it now!
3) Clothing Swap: We just got rid of the extra clothes from our last swap, which means it's about time to have another. If you are interested in going, please let me know what weeknights or weekends this month you could attend. I'll let you know when we settle on a date to have it. Maybe we will combine it with a Tarot party?
4) Raw Food Potluck: There is talk of having one of these soon. It's been over a year! The bus stop co-op may be up for hosting, and their weekly potlucks are on Wednesday nights. I don't know when the raw themed one would be yet, but please reserve a few Wednesdays in December and January for an evening of yummy living foods and friends.
5) Yoga Classes: Do you have a space that is big enough to hold 5 or more yoga mats with slowly moving people on them? If so, would you be up for hosting a yoga class? I haven't taught any group classes in awhile and need to practice, plus it's good peaceful fun for the mind, body, and spirit! The classes I intend to teach will be a blend of Integral Yoga (basic beginner's hatha) and other yoga styles I have learned over the years.
6) Events!: Last but definitely not least, please scroll down to see a list of upcoming food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events!
Thanks for reading,
Jessie
Event Summary:
12/5 Wednesday The Garden, Dance & Audiovisual Performance, at Stanford 8pm free
12/6 Thursday Surprise Me Mr. Davis at the Independent $13/$15
12/8 Sat Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for In Search of Good Food, Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
First Weekend in January & February Axis Syllabus Dance Workshops in SF (Details to be announced)
Details:
12/5 Wednesday
The Garden: an audio-visual-kinetic performance, 8pm
by Erika Tsimbrovsky and Vadim Puyandaev, Stanford University, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Long-time collaborators Erika Tsimbrovsky (choreography/dance) and Vadim Puyandaev (visual art) come together with Albert Mathias (music/soundscape) and dancers Kira Kirsch and Suzanne Lappas for an evening-length improvisational performance. Come to the garden, full of old memories that cannot be expressed in words…
Public Transportation: Take Caltrain to the Palo Alto station. Walk, bike, or ride Marguerite Line B (free shuttle) to Lagunita Drive. Some resources: Caltrain Schedule, Bicycle/pedestrian campus map , Transit.511
From 280 North and South: Exit at Sand Hill Rd. and head east. Turn right onto Santa Cruz Ave. then immediately left onto Junipera Serra. Take the second left onto Campus Drive East (do not take Campus Drive West), turn left onto Mayfield Ave, which curves around to the left. Park in the large parking lot on the right.
From 101 North and South: Exit at Embarcadero Rd. and head west. Veer slightly left after El Camino Real, as Embarcadero turns into Galvez. Turn left onto Campus Drive. Turn right onto Mayfield, which curves around to the left. Park in the large parking lot on the right.
12/6 Thursday
Surprise Me Mr. Davis (The Slip + Nathan Moore) at The Independent, 8pm, $13/$15
hear songs here: myspace.com/surprisememrdavis
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Thursday December 06 2007 8 PM
The Independent 628 Divisadero St
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12/8 Sat... and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays , 12-5pm: everyone is welcome! just show up. bring water, a snack, and sunscreen if you want. location: Alemany Farm in/near Bernal Heights, off highway 280, accessible by bus and bike as well. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org/ or email community.gardeners@gmail.com with any questions.
12/11 Tuesday California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland, 3pm – 6pm:
Help guide our work to transform California's food system We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. Dec. 11th, 3pm – 6pm, 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and sustainable food system for all of us. Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and mentoring program. How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support groups like yours? Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state andfederal level for the next two to three years. What should we advocate for over the next two years? This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and the Eco Village Learning Center. The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice. Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the residents of California. We envision a California food system in which all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful, regenerative and community-driven. We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years. RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org , 510-704-0245.
12/13 ThursdayBenefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm:
The choir I'm in is performing! We will sing these songs to you: soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork, blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard von bingen.
Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. http://conspiracyofvenus.blogspot.com/ Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation) opens, so get there on time! http://myspace.com/jeremydalmas
In Search of Good Food is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com, and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
A few items for your consideration:
1) December 13th: In Search of Good Food Benefit Show at El Rio, with Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You. Details are at the bottom of this message (flyer available upon request). Please spread the word!
2) Blog: Updates to this list (& other really exciting things) will one day (soon) be posted (HERE) at seaweedsway.blogspot.com. Bookmark it now!
3) Clothing Swap: We just got rid of the extra clothes from our last swap, which means it's about time to have another. If you are interested in going, please let me know what weeknights or weekends this month you could attend. I'll let you know when we settle on a date to have it. Maybe we will combine it with a Tarot party?
4) Raw Food Potluck: There is talk of having one of these soon. It's been over a year! The bus stop co-op may be up for hosting, and their weekly potlucks are on Wednesday nights. I don't know when the raw themed one would be yet, but please reserve a few Wednesdays in December and January for an evening of yummy living foods and friends.
5) Yoga Classes: Do you have a space that is big enough to hold 5 or more yoga mats with slowly moving people on them? If so, would you be up for hosting a yoga class? I haven't taught any group classes in awhile and need to practice, plus it's good peaceful fun for the mind, body, and spirit! The classes I intend to teach will be a blend of Integral Yoga (basic beginner's hatha) and other yoga styles I have learned over the years.
6) Events!: Last but definitely not least, please scroll down to see a list of upcoming food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events!
Thanks for reading,
Jessie
Event Summary:
12/5 Wednesday The Garden, Dance & Audiovisual Performance, at Stanford 8pm free
12/6 Thursday Surprise Me Mr. Davis at the Independent $13/$15
12/8 Sat Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for In Search of Good Food, Cotillion, Conspiracy of Venus, Jeremy Dalmas & You at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
First Weekend in January & February Axis Syllabus Dance Workshops in SF (Details to be announced)
Details:
12/5 Wednesday
The Garden: an audio-visual-kinetic performance, 8pm
by Erika Tsimbrovsky and Vadim Puyandaev, Stanford University, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Long-time collaborators Erika Tsimbrovsky (choreography/dance) and Vadim Puyandaev (visual art) come together with Albert Mathias (music/soundscape) and dancers Kira Kirsch and Suzanne Lappas for an evening-length improvisational performance. Come to the garden, full of old memories that cannot be expressed in words…
Public Transportation: Take Caltrain to the Palo Alto station. Walk, bike, or ride Marguerite Line B (free shuttle) to Lagunita Drive. Some resources: Caltrain Schedule, Bicycle/pedestrian campus map , Transit.511
From 280 North and South: Exit at Sand Hill Rd. and head east. Turn right onto Santa Cruz Ave. then immediately left onto Junipera Serra. Take the second left onto Campus Drive East (do not take Campus Drive West), turn left onto Mayfield Ave, which curves around to the left. Park in the large parking lot on the right.
From 101 North and South: Exit at Embarcadero Rd. and head west. Veer slightly left after El Camino Real, as Embarcadero turns into Galvez. Turn left onto Campus Drive. Turn right onto Mayfield, which curves around to the left. Park in the large parking lot on the right.
12/6 Thursday
Surprise Me Mr. Davis (The Slip + Nathan Moore) at The Independent, 8pm, $13/$15
hear songs here: myspace.com/surprisememrdavis
reapandsow presents:
Surprise Me Mr. Davis & Sensations!! View Details »
Thursday December 06 2007 8 PM
The Independent 628 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94117
Surprise Me Mr. Davisfeaturing The Slip + Nathan Moorew/ Sensations
presented by:reapandsow, Another Planet Entertainment & Sapporo technologies provided by Me.Dium
12/8 Sat... and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays , 12-5pm: everyone is welcome! just show up. bring water, a snack, and sunscreen if you want. location: Alemany Farm in/near Bernal Heights, off highway 280, accessible by bus and bike as well. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org/ or email community.gardeners@gmail.com with any questions.
12/11 Tuesday California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland, 3pm – 6pm:
Help guide our work to transform California's food system We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. Dec. 11th, 3pm – 6pm, 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and sustainable food system for all of us. Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and mentoring program. How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support groups like yours? Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state andfederal level for the next two to three years. What should we advocate for over the next two years? This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and the Eco Village Learning Center. The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice. Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the residents of California. We envision a California food system in which all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful, regenerative and community-driven. We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years. RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org , 510-704-0245.
12/13 ThursdayBenefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm:
The choir I'm in is performing! We will sing these songs to you: soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork, blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard von bingen.
Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. http://conspiracyofvenus.blogspot.com/ Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation) opens, so get there on time! http://myspace.com/jeremydalmas
In Search of Good Food is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com, and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
Monday, November 26, 2007
dec 1&2 axis syllabus dance workshop! dec 13 el rio food film benefit show!
Dear friends,
Please save the date for the NEXT "In Search of Good Food" benefit: DECEMBER 13th. It will be an EARLY show at El Rio (5-9pm), starring Cotillion (psychadelic folk, side project with members from Botticellis & Bright Eyes), Conspiracy of Venus (acapella unique women's choir), Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation). Details are below.
Also, as a reminder, please check out a blog I just wrote, called "The Farm Bill, The Food System, and What You Can Do To Make It Better": http://www.rocfund.org/michael-s-blog/the-farm-bill-the-food-system-and-what-you-can-do-to-make-it-b.html
Want to know about even MORE worth-your-time SF Bay Area events? Check out my friend Lea's blog here: www.theweekintro.blogspot.com. I am going to attempt to post updates to events at www.seaweedsway.blogspot.com .
Last but not least, please keep scrolling to see a short list of upcoming food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events!
See you soon,
Jessie
PS - Please pass this list onto people you know if you're in the Bay Area. I am sending this events list about once a week now, so if that's too much for you, just write me back to tell me to stop sending you so many emails.
Event Summary:
11/28 Wednesday Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome)
11/30 Friday Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse 8-10:30pm
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF 11-3:30 (w/ break), $65 or $50 for dancers
12/2 Sun Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for "In Search of Good Food", Cotillion & Conspiracy of Venus at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
Details:
11/28 Wednesday
Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse, 7:30pm: Free (donations welcome though), Description: Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Speakers: Amy Franceschini (Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island Journal).
11/30 Friday
Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse, 8-10:30pm: this will be our first performance of the new season. we have a couple of new songs (soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork), and a few old songs (blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard) to sing to you if you are able to join us.
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday
Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF:
12/2 Sun... and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays, 12-5pm: everyone is welcome! just show up. bring water, a snack, and sunscreen if you want. location: Alemany Farm in/near Bernal Heights, off highway 280, accessible by bus and bike as well. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org or email community.gardeners@gmail.com with any questions.
12/11 Tuesday
California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland, 3pm – 6pm:
12/13 Thursday
Benefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm:
Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. http://conspiracyofvenus.blogspot.com Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation) opens! http://myspace.com/jeremydalmas
"In Search of Good Food" is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com, and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
Please save the date for the NEXT "In Search of Good Food" benefit: DECEMBER 13th. It will be an EARLY show at El Rio (5-9pm), starring Cotillion (psychadelic folk, side project with members from Botticellis & Bright Eyes), Conspiracy of Venus (acapella unique women's choir), Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation). Details are below.
Also, as a reminder, please check out a blog I just wrote, called "The Farm Bill, The Food System, and What You Can Do To Make It Better": http://www.rocfund.org/michael-s-blog/the-farm-bill-the-food-system-and-what-you-can-do-to-make-it-b.html
Want to know about even MORE worth-your-time SF Bay Area events? Check out my friend Lea's blog here: www.theweekintro.blogspot.com. I am going to attempt to post updates to events at www.seaweedsway.blogspot.com .
Last but not least, please keep scrolling to see a short list of upcoming food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events!
See you soon,
Jessie
PS - Please pass this list onto people you know if you're in the Bay Area. I am sending this events list about once a week now, so if that's too much for you, just write me back to tell me to stop sending you so many emails.
Event Summary:
11/28 Wednesday Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome)
11/30 Friday Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse 8-10:30pm
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF 11-3:30 (w/ break), $65 or $50 for dancers
12/2 Sun Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for "In Search of Good Food", Cotillion & Conspiracy of Venus at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
Details:
11/28 Wednesday
Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse, 7:30pm: Free (donations welcome though), Description: Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Speakers: Amy Franceschini (Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island Journal).
11/30 Friday
Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse, 8-10:30pm: this will be our first performance of the new season. we have a couple of new songs (soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork), and a few old songs (blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard) to sing to you if you are able to join us.
more details:
Peter Foucault The Drawing Project
Veronica Van Gogh The Magari Project
a. Muse Art Gallery is pleased to welcome two outstanding
multimedia artists, Peter Foucault and Veronica Van Gogh.
Peter Foucault is a multi-media artist who creates
self-perpetuating systems responding to elements of chance.
In his current body of work Foucault has created a series
of "drawing-projects" that produce complex abstract
compositions, and videos that reference the act of drawing.
At the root of these projects is a constant tension between
control and the loss of control. His work is concept driven,
and often utilizes objects that reference printmaking and
the multiple.
Veronica Van Gogh's The Magari Project releases and
liberates hidden truths, passionate yearnings, secret
fears, and private confessions. Through thought-provoking
photographs with mysteriously charged texts, it is a
project that travels to surfaces like telephone booths,
bank machines, cars, and buildings. The Magari Project
expresses and exposes raw emotion and internal thoughts
in a public way – with the goal that people will recognize
their own emotions in some of the works.
You are invited to attend the opening Reception
Friday, November 30th
8 pm – 10:30 pm
614 Alabama Street at 18th
Second Floor
San Francisco, California
Info: (415) 279-6281
Musical guest, singer/songwriter Carrie Baum,
whose provoking punk lyrics set the perfect scene
for this rollicking night of mind-expanding sites
and sounds. The a cappela women's choir,"The Conspiracy
of Venus," sister group to the "Conspiracy of Beards,"
will also be playing a set at the reception.
Peter Foucault The Drawing Project
Veronica Van Gogh The Magari Project
a. Muse Art Gallery is pleased to welcome two outstanding
multimedia artists, Peter Foucault and Veronica Van Gogh.
Peter Foucault is a multi-media artist who creates
self-perpetuating systems responding to elements of chance.
In his current body of work Foucault has created a series
of "drawing-projects" that produce complex abstract
compositions, and videos that reference the act of drawing.
At the root of these projects is a constant tension between
control and the loss of control. His work is concept driven,
and often utilizes objects that reference printmaking and
the multiple.
Veronica Van Gogh's The Magari Project releases and
liberates hidden truths, passionate yearnings, secret
fears, and private confessions. Through thought-provoking
photographs with mysteriously charged texts, it is a
project that travels to surfaces like telephone booths,
bank machines, cars, and buildings. The Magari Project
expresses and exposes raw emotion and internal thoughts
in a public way – with the goal that people will recognize
their own emotions in some of the works.
You are invited to attend the opening Reception
Friday, November 30th
8 pm – 10:30 pm
614 Alabama Street at 18th
Second Floor
San Francisco, California
Info: (415) 279-6281
Musical guest, singer/songwriter Carrie Baum,
whose provoking punk lyrics set the perfect scene
for this rollicking night of mind-expanding sites
and sounds. The a cappela women's choir,"The Conspiracy
of Venus," sister group to the "Conspiracy of Beards,"
will also be playing a set at the reception.
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday
Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF:
DANCE DETAILS & FLOW STUDIES
a x i s s y l l a b u s - workshop with kira kirsch
dec 1st & 2nd in san francisco
"As a student of the Axis Syllabus I experience the A.S. classes as highly celebrated moments with potential for
deep physical and spiritual experience. I find the fusion between empowering physical dance training and dance class as a communal ritual itself extremely powerful and particular for the Axis Syllabus Teachings." Julia Caprez (dancer & clown)
Times: 11am - 3.30 pm (with 1/2 hr break)
Location: @1345 A 17th Street (@Conecticut), SF Muni Bus 22
Costs: $ 65 or $ 50 (for dancers and if you register before nov 15th)
I would like to offer three places for 25$ each. This is for those of you who really cannot efford the entire fee.
Please apply with short letter of motivation.
Pre-registration is highly recommended & deeply appreciated!!!
kirakirsch@yahoo.com
415-724-6778
Learn more about concept and philosophy
of the Axis SyllabusTM and see info video clip at
www.axissyllabus.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Focus of the first part is dedicated to dance/movement fundamentals. Theoretical examinations are directly blended into physical relevant applications. We will explore and analyze healthy parameters for joint and muscle function, logical falling and walking reflexes and kinetic efficiency regarding conditions imposed by gravitational, centrifugal, centripetal and coriolis forces.
Precise study of transitions, sequential moving or side-bending principles will stimulate your analytical mind and establish healthy ninja reflexes.
Recognizing our skeletal architecture and further the whole universe as non-linear entities we will encounter the sensation of flow, ease and liberation when moving in tri-axial and undulatory patterns proposed in floor and standing case-studies (phrases).
In the second part the practice is extended with more electric, dynamic challenges, You are invited to accelerate into spinning, upside downs, higher falls, breaks or jumping.
a x i s s y l l a b u s - workshop with kira kirsch
dec 1st & 2nd in san francisco
"As a student of the Axis Syllabus I experience the A.S. classes as highly celebrated moments with potential for
deep physical and spiritual experience. I find the fusion between empowering physical dance training and dance class as a communal ritual itself extremely powerful and particular for the Axis Syllabus Teachings." Julia Caprez (dancer & clown)
Times: 11am - 3.30 pm (with 1/2 hr break)
Location: @1345 A 17th Street (@Conecticut), SF Muni Bus 22
Costs: $ 65 or $ 50 (for dancers and if you register before nov 15th)
I would like to offer three places for 25$ each. This is for those of you who really cannot efford the entire fee.
Please apply with short letter of motivation.
Pre-registration is highly recommended & deeply appreciated!!!
kirakirsch@yahoo.com
415-724-6778
Learn more about concept and philosophy
of the Axis SyllabusTM and see info video clip at
www.axissyllabus.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Focus of the first part is dedicated to dance/movement fundamentals. Theoretical examinations are directly blended into physical relevant applications. We will explore and analyze healthy parameters for joint and muscle function, logical falling and walking reflexes and kinetic efficiency regarding conditions imposed by gravitational, centrifugal, centripetal and coriolis forces.
Precise study of transitions, sequential moving or side-bending principles will stimulate your analytical mind and establish healthy ninja reflexes.
Recognizing our skeletal architecture and further the whole universe as non-linear entities we will encounter the sensation of flow, ease and liberation when moving in tri-axial and undulatory patterns proposed in floor and standing case-studies (phrases).
In the second part the practice is extended with more electric, dynamic challenges, You are invited to accelerate into spinning, upside downs, higher falls, breaks or jumping.
12/2 Sun... and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays, 12-5pm: everyone is welcome! just show up. bring water, a snack, and sunscreen if you want. location: Alemany Farm in/near Bernal Heights, off highway 280, accessible by bus and bike as well. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org or email community.gardeners@gmail.com with any questions.
12/11 Tuesday
California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland, 3pm – 6pm:
Help guide our work to transform California's food system
We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. Dec. 11th, 3pm – 6pm,
1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about
and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more
powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and
sustainable food system for all of us.
Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and
mentoring program.
How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support
groups like yours?
Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state and
federal level for the next two to three years.
What should we advocate for over the next two years?
This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will
be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to
answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany
Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and
the Eco Village Learning Center.
The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership
coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while
advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice.
Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with
community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the
residents of California. We envision a California food system in which
all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful,
regenerative and community-driven.
We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your
opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years.
RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org, 510-704-0245.
We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. Dec. 11th, 3pm – 6pm,
1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about
and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more
powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and
sustainable food system for all of us.
Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and
mentoring program.
How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support
groups like yours?
Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state and
federal level for the next two to three years.
What should we advocate for over the next two years?
This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will
be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to
answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany
Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and
the Eco Village Learning Center.
The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership
coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while
advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice.
Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with
community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the
residents of California. We envision a California food system in which
all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful,
regenerative and community-driven.
We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your
opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years.
RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org, 510-704-0245.
12/13 Thursday
Benefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm:
Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. http://conspiracyofvenus.blogspot.com Jeremy Dalmas and You (interactive musical experimentation) opens! http://myspace.com/jeremydalmas
"In Search of Good Food" is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com, and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Dear friends, relatives, neighbors, and colleagues,
Thanks to everyone who came to the benefit for "In Search of Good Food" on Saturday. It was a great success! Please please save the date for the NEXT benefit, on DECEMBER 13th, which will be an EARLY show at El Rio (5-9pm), starring Cotillion (psychadelic folk, side project with members from Botticellis & Bright Eyes) and Conspiracy of Venus (acapella unique women's choir). Details are below and forthcoming.
Farm Bill Update: The Farm Bill has been "killed" by the Republicans in the Senate, so decisions around it have been stalled. Therefore, you still have time to contact your Senators to tell them you support the Dorgan-Grassley Amendment to the Farm Bill. If you need their #s, I got em, just ask. Please check out a blog I wrote called "The Farm Bill, The Food System, and What You Can Do To Make It Better" on the Roots of Change website: http://www.rocfund.org/news/index.php
Want to know about even MORE worth-your-time SF Bay Area events? Check out my friend Lea's blog here: www.theweekintro.blogspot.com Maybe one day I will get a blogsite (when I get a cell phone); but for now, when I can, I will post updates to this little events list here: http://myspace.com/jessyjeanine
Please pass this list onto people you know if you're in the Bay Area. Keep scrolling to see more food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events.
See you Saturday at the farm or sooner!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jessie
EVENT SUMMARY (new!), for added convenience:
11/24 Sat Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
11/24 Saturday Devil Makes Three & Trainwreck Riders @ the Independent 8:30 doors, 9pm show $15
11/28 Wednesday Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome)
11/30 Friday Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse 9pm
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF 11-3:30 (w/ break), $65
12/2 Sun Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for "In Search of Good Food", Cotillion & Conspiracy of Venus at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
DETAILS:
11/24 Sat, 12/2 Sun... and on and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays: 12-5pm, at Alemany Farm near Bernal Heights. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. everyone is welcome! just show up. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org
11/24 Saturday
Devil Makes Three & Trainwreck Riders @ the Independent: album release for Devil Makes Three. Tickets are $15. Doors @ 8:30, Show @ 9. http://www.thedevilmakesthree.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/thetrainwreckriders and http://www.independentsf.com/nov2007.htm have more info
11/28 Wednesday
Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse: 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome though), Description: Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Speakers: Amy Franceschini (Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island Journal).
11/30 Friday
Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse, 9pm: this will be our first performance of the new season. we have a couple of new songs (soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork), and a few old songs (blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard) to sing to you if you are able to join us.
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday
Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF:
DANCE DETAILS & FLOW STUDIES
a x i s s y l l a b u s - workshop with kira kirsch
dec 1st & 2nd in san francisco
"As a student of the Axis Syllabus I experience the A.S. classes as highly celebrated moments with potential for
deep physical and spiritual experience. I find the fusion between empowering physical dance training and dance class
as a communal ritual itself extremely powerful and particular for the Axis Syllabus Teachings." Julia Caprez (dancer & clown)
Times: 11am - 3.30 pm (with 1/2 hr break)
Location: @1345 A 17th Street (@Conecticut), SF Muni Bus 22
Costs: $ 65 or $ 50 (for dancers and if you register before nov 15th)
I would like to offer three places for 25$ each. This is for those of you who really cannot efford the entire fee.
Please apply with short letter of motivation.
Pre-registration is highly recommended & deeply appreciated!!!
kirakirsch@yahoo.com
415-724-6778
Learn more about concept and philosophy
of the Axis SyllabusTM and see info video clip at
www.axissyllabus.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Focus of the first part is dedicated to dance/movement fundamentals. Theoretical examinations are directly blended into physical relevant applications. We will explore and analyze healthy parameters for joint and muscle function, logical falling and walking reflexes and kinetic efficiency regarding conditions imposed by gravitational, centrifugal, centripetal and coriolis forces.
Precise study of transitions, sequential moving or side-bending principles will stimulate your analytical mind and establish healthy ninja reflexes.
Recognizing our skeletal architecture and further the whole universe as non-linear entities we will encounter the sensation of flow, ease and liberation when moving in tri-axial and undulatory patterns proposed in floor and standing case-studies (phrases).
In the second part the practice is extended with more electric, dynamic challenges, You are invited to accelerate into spinning, upside downs, higher falls, breaks or jumping.
12/11 Tuesday
California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland: 3pm – 6pm
Help guide our work to transform California's food system
--------------------------------
We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. ..h, 3pm – 6pm,
1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about
and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more
powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and
sustainable food system for all of us.
Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and
mentoring program.
How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support
groups like yours?
Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state and
federal level for the next two to three years.
What should we advocate for over the next two years?
This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will
be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to
answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany
Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and
the Eco Village Learning Center.
The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership
coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while
advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice.
Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with
community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the
residents of California. We envision a California food system in which
all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful,
regenerative and community-driven.
We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your
opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years.
RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org , 510-704-0245.
Believe in our mission? Join the Coalition:
http://www.foodsecurity.org/california/CA_Join.html
12/13 Thursday
Benefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm: Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. Plus one more band to be announced. "In Search of Good Food" is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com , and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
Thanks to everyone who came to the benefit for "In Search of Good Food" on Saturday. It was a great success! Please please save the date for the NEXT benefit, on DECEMBER 13th, which will be an EARLY show at El Rio (5-9pm), starring Cotillion (psychadelic folk, side project with members from Botticellis & Bright Eyes) and Conspiracy of Venus (acapella unique women's choir). Details are below and forthcoming.
Farm Bill Update: The Farm Bill has been "killed" by the Republicans in the Senate, so decisions around it have been stalled. Therefore, you still have time to contact your Senators to tell them you support the Dorgan-Grassley Amendment to the Farm Bill. If you need their #s, I got em, just ask. Please check out a blog I wrote called "The Farm Bill, The Food System, and What You Can Do To Make It Better" on the Roots of Change website: http://www.rocfund.org/news/index.php
Want to know about even MORE worth-your-time SF Bay Area events? Check out my friend Lea's blog here: www.theweekintro.blogspot.com Maybe one day I will get a blogsite (when I get a cell phone); but for now, when I can, I will post updates to this little events list here: http://myspace.com/jessyjeanine
Please pass this list onto people you know if you're in the Bay Area. Keep scrolling to see more food & farming, music, dance, and miscellaneously themed events.
See you Saturday at the farm or sooner!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jessie
EVENT SUMMARY (new!), for added convenience:
11/24 Sat Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
11/24 Saturday Devil Makes Three & Trainwreck Riders @ the Independent 8:30 doors, 9pm show $15
11/28 Wednesday Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome)
11/30 Friday Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse 9pm
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF 11-3:30 (w/ break), $65
12/2 Sun Alemany Farm Workday 12-5pm free
12/11 Tues California Food & Justice Coalition Meet-Up 3-6pm free
12/13 Thursday Benefit Show for "In Search of Good Food", Cotillion & Conspiracy of Venus at El Rio, 5-9pm, $5-$1000
DETAILS:
11/24 Sat, 12/2 Sun... and on and on every first & third Sunday of the month, plus Saturdays in between
Alemany Farm Workdays: 12-5pm, at Alemany Farm near Bernal Heights. harvest distribution at 4:30 for volunteers. everyone is welcome! just show up. calendar, map, and details are here: http://www.alemanyfarm.org
11/24 Saturday
Devil Makes Three & Trainwreck Riders @ the Independent: album release for Devil Makes Three. Tickets are $15. Doors @ 8:30, Show @ 9. http://www.thedevilmakesthree.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/thetrainwreckriders and http://www.independentsf.com/nov2007.htm have more info
11/28 Wednesday
Food Security & Urban Agriculture Talk @ Counterpulse: 7:30pm, Free (donations welcome though), Description: Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Speakers: Amy Franceschini (Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island Journal).
11/30 Friday
Conspiracy of Venus Women's Choir, Singing at A.Muse, 9pm: this will be our first performance of the new season. we have a couple of new songs (soldier's things by tom waits, venus as a boy by bjork), and a few old songs (blue by joni mitchell, i'm your man and who by fire by leonard cohen, and karitas habundat by hildegard) to sing to you if you are able to join us.
12/1 & 12/2 Saturday & Sunday
Axis Syllabus Dance Workshop in SF:
DANCE DETAILS & FLOW STUDIES
a x i s s y l l a b u s - workshop with kira kirsch
dec 1st & 2nd in san francisco
"As a student of the Axis Syllabus I experience the A.S. classes as highly celebrated moments with potential for
deep physical and spiritual experience. I find the fusion between empowering physical dance training and dance class
as a communal ritual itself extremely powerful and particular for the Axis Syllabus Teachings." Julia Caprez (dancer & clown)
Times: 11am - 3.30 pm (with 1/2 hr break)
Location: @1345 A 17th Street (@Conecticut), SF Muni Bus 22
Costs: $ 65 or $ 50 (for dancers and if you register before nov 15th)
I would like to offer three places for 25$ each. This is for those of you who really cannot efford the entire fee.
Please apply with short letter of motivation.
Pre-registration is highly recommended & deeply appreciated!!!
kirakirsch@yahoo.com
415-724-6778
Learn more about concept and philosophy
of the Axis SyllabusTM and see info video clip at
www.axissyllabus.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Focus of the first part is dedicated to dance/movement fundamentals. Theoretical examinations are directly blended into physical relevant applications. We will explore and analyze healthy parameters for joint and muscle function, logical falling and walking reflexes and kinetic efficiency regarding conditions imposed by gravitational, centrifugal, centripetal and coriolis forces.
Precise study of transitions, sequential moving or side-bending principles will stimulate your analytical mind and establish healthy ninja reflexes.
Recognizing our skeletal architecture and further the whole universe as non-linear entities we will encounter the sensation of flow, ease and liberation when moving in tri-axial and undulatory patterns proposed in floor and standing case-studies (phrases).
In the second part the practice is extended with more electric, dynamic challenges, You are invited to accelerate into spinning, upside downs, higher falls, breaks or jumping.
12/11 Tuesday
California Food & Justice Coalition Member Meet Up in Oakland: 3pm – 6pm
Help guide our work to transform California's food system
--------------------------------
We invite you to attend the California Food and Justice Coalition's
San Francisco Bay Area Member Meet Up on Tue. ..h, 3pm – 6pm,
1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland. (BART Stop: 12th Street, Oakland)
This meeting is for YOU – our members and allies - to learn about
and help guide our coalition in its path towards becoming a more
powerful political force and creating an equitable, just and
sustainable food system for all of us.
Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's new training and
mentoring program.
How can our emerging training and mentorship program best support
groups like yours?
Determine our campaign and policy priorities on a local, state and
federal level for the next two to three years.
What should we advocate for over the next two years?
This meeting is one of up to a dozen member meetings that CFJC will
be hosting around the state over the coming two months in order to
answer these two questions. This event is co-hosted by Alemany
Farm, Food First, University of California Cooperative Extension and
the Eco Village Learning Center.
The California Food and Justice Coalition is a statewide membership
coalition committed to the basic human right to healthy food while
advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice.
Through advocacy, organizing and education, we collaborate with
community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply for the
residents of California. We envision a California food system in which
all activities, from farm to table, are equitable, healthful,
regenerative and community-driven.
We encourage you to contact us prior to the meeting and give us your
opinion on what our policy programs should be over the coming years.
RSVP to jessicabell@foodsecurity.org , 510-704-0245.
Believe in our mission? Join the Coalition:
http://www.foodsecurity.org/california/CA_Join.html
12/13 Thursday
Benefit Show (part 2) for "In Search of Good Food" (the film), at El Rio, 5-9pm: Cotillion will be playing Psychadelic Folk (side project with members from Botticellis and Bright Eyes) http://myspace.com/yocotillion & Conspiracy of Venus (unique women's choir, see above) will be performing too. Plus one more band to be announced. "In Search of Good Food" is a film-in-the-making about CA's emerging sustainable food system For details or if you want to help, contact Good Food Productions (Antonio & Jesse) at insearchofgoodfood@gmail.com , and check out their official webblogsite insearchofgoodfood.blogspot.com. Come early to this one (starts at 5); you may even have time to go to your next event afterwards (ends at 9 for Brazilian dance band)!
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