this is why it's hard to stay home

dear friends,

as usual, there's a lot of fun happening this weekend & beyond- see above listing for details.

today:
source to sea environmental film festival at counterpulse (friday-saturday)
music show birthday party psychic consultations at the caretakers house
wheat harvest and barn dance at pie ranch
tour de fat celebration at golden gate park

sunday:
alemany farm workday & herb planting
vanessa verlee at velo rouge cafe
cyclecide junkyard party with bands and bikes
zinefest at golden gate park

upcoming save-the-dates (some require travel!):

-raw/vegan friendly potluck (ongoing mondays) & community hatha yoga class (tuesdays) at the caretakers house

-american river conservancy benefit show w/ sean hayes at david girard vineyards in placerville - fri july 25

-summer pruning for fruit trees workshop at garden for the environment - sat july 26

-old fashioned ghost cartoon movie night at the yoga loft w/ michael musika, ramon and jessica, indianna hale, & sleepy todd - sat july 26

-po' girl show benefitting organic farming research foundation in santa cruz - wed july 30

-in search of good food movie benefit show w/ trainwreck riders, apple pie hopes, the drums, and more at eagle tavern - thurs july 31

-pickathon roots music festival at pendarvis farms in portland, oregon - featuring langhorne slim, sean hayes, & jolie holland - fri - sun august 1-3

-bike!bike! benefit show at the caretakers house w/ stitchcraft and more - sat aug 2

-women's vocal release workshop series w/ blythe foster at the caretakers house - wednesdays in august

-anything swap / snackluck at vanessa's casa in the inner richmond - sun aug 10

again, please check the list above for details & updates.

hope to see you soon!
jessie

victory gardens, voice wkshp, perranosperous, pickathon, anythingswap

dear friends:

i hope you all are doing well and enjoyed your independence days. here are some announcements, events, & recommendations i've compiled for this week. a lot more events & details are compiled above this message. please take a look & spread the word!

~ civic center victory garden community planting on saturday ~ support local food production and the revival of victory gardens in sf! tell your friends & show up, ready to dig in the dirt! hope to see you there.

~ women's vocal & physical awareness & release workshop, led by blythe foster! ~ wednesdays in august at the caretakers space ~ see flyer above! and email blythefoster@yahoo.com for details or to sign up. i'm excited this workshop is happening and request you pass on the flyer to anyone who may be interested.

~ perranosperous, the world-fusion / latin-political-rock band i'm in, now has a myspace page, with songs! please listen, add us as a friend if you want, & tell us what you think: http://myspace.com/perranosperous

~ the next anything swap (clothes, books, kitchenware, anything that goodwill would take if other people don't) will {most likely} be on sunday august 10th, held in the inner richmond. save the date, and your stuff... email me for the address if you want to go, since this one will be at an exciting new location!

~ pickathon - this roots music festival at pendarvis farm, near portland oregon, is august 1, 2, & 3. langhorne slim, sean hayes, & jolie holland (some of my favorites) are performing, among other amazing artists, plus there are workshops and camping possibilities. do you want to go too? if so, let's coordinate travel plans soon!

~next yoga class i'm teaching is this tuesday july 15th at the caretakers space. email me to RSVP. the schedule is now up at http://myspace.com/caretakerssf so feel free to RSVP for future classes as well.

again, details for all these things & MORE events (can you believe it?) are up above ... please bookmark this page and check for updates! & send me recommendations anytime.

thank you
jessie

((cafe du nord tonight)) + music, farm, & yoga in july

hello out there!

a few reminders:

music - please come to the show tonight at cafe du nord! (thursday july 3rd) i'll be singing in conspiracy of venus & on a few songs in cotillion & would love to see you there. we'll see how many people we can fit on stage throughout the night. conspiracy of venus is a women's choir w/ 20+ members, covering songs of leonard cohen, tom waits, joni mitchell, bjork, & rufus wainwright. cotillion is an 8+ person collaboration featuring members of the botticellis, bright eyes, & judgment day. still flyin', with 16+ people, will perform as well! tickets are $10 & can be purchased at ticketweb.com or at the door. doors open at 8:30, and since the choir sings first, i encourage you to arrive extra-early.

farm - you are invited to alemany farm this sunday. workday activities include helping us plant medicinal herbs; watering watering watering; adding manure to the compost (fun!); harvesting some green, yellow, and purple beans; and as usual, pulling some weeds.

yoga - i will be teaching class again on tuesday july 15th at the caretakers house. let me know if you can go, & i'll save you a spot. i'm skipping next week due to a choir show in the east bay - last one of the season! thanks to everyone who has attended class so far; it's been really fun to learn together.

other july happenings -
red, white, & bluegrass at the music store on saturday july 5th
civic center victory garden community planting day july 12th
theater of the oppressed workshops starting july 13th
raw/vegan friendly potlucks on monday at the caretakers house
old fashioned ghost cartoon movie night at the yoga loft july 26th
music benefit with po' girl for the organic farming research foundation on july 30th

the clothing/anything swap will probably happen on one of the first weekends in august... possibly at a new location; let me know if you're interested in going.

please check the list above for details/updates.

thanks, and hope to see you tonight/soon!
jessie