herbs, outside lands, self-acupressure, slow food nation, art of walking

hello out there*

i tried to make this update short, but it didn't really work. even so, i hope you'll look below to find out about upcoming events, for which i hope you'll save (some of) the dates. the list below is a quick summary, believe it or not, which is why i hope you'll check out other sections of this blog (seaweedsway.blogspot.com) to see a few more!

farm, music, & movement updates to follow:

*8/23 saturday
today saturday august 23rd is a workday at alemany farm. we are continuing to plant & maintain the medicinal herb garden (maintain = watering & weeding & mulching), and we could use your help. please stop by anytime between noon and 5pm. besides herbs, there are a lot of other fruits and veggies that will also need your help -- cucumbers, dry farmed tomatoes, beans, strawberries, kale, chard, squash, basil, and more -- as many of the summer crops are peaking. also, if you have any cardboard to spare, please bring it, as we can use it in the herb beds to prevent weeds from growing.

if you are lucky enough to be going to the outside lands music & arts festival tomorrow, i recommend that you go hear/see sean hayes (3-3:35pm at the presidio - lindley meadow stage) & the two gallants (6 at the same stage). lots of other amazing bands will also be playing at golden gate park too, as you probably know by now.

*8/24 sunday! 1:30-4pm

vanessa verlee is leading an interactive self-acupressure workshop, and i will be assisting. learn self-massage routines and ways to incorporate acupressure points for pain relief and healing into your every day life and yoga postures. the workshop will be held at the Jewish Community Center. to register go to: http://www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?catid=79 or call the JCC at 415-292-1200.

*8/26 tuesday
i am continuing to teach a community yoga class at the caretakers house on tuesdays. check the blog for details on the class. please email me to RSVP if you have not done so yet, as space is limited, but there is still room in this week's class. all levels are welcome.

*8/29 friday - 9/1 monday

Slow Food Nation '08 (slowfoodnation.org) is happening in SF next weekend. As part of this, Alemany Farm is co-hosting a Slow Dinner at the San Francisco restaurant Laiola. We invite you to join us either Sunday, August 31 or Monday, September 1 for dinner at Laiola. Some of the meal's produce will be coming from the Farm, and ten percent of the restaurant's earnings from the night will be donated to us for our food security and youth training programs. You can make a reservation by calling 415.346.5641. Please mention "Alemany Farm dinner" when you make your reservation. You can see the menu by visiting www.laiola.com. Please spread the word to help make these dinners a success!

*9/4 thursday, 7-9pm
conspiracy of venus choir practice resumes & is open to new members. if you're interested in joining, please come to this practice or the next one the following thursday to find out more. at a.muse gallery in the mission.

*9/7 sunday, 12-5pm
organic gardening magazine will be hosting a barbeque & dedication of the new herb garden & water catchment system. you'll get a chance to meet some of the Alemany community as well as other farm volunteers. there will even be a ribbon cutting ceremony. we just have to get the herb garden ready by then! please save the date.

*9/11 thursday evening
perranosperous, the 10-piece latin-political-rock (or is it world fusion?) band that i sing in & play some hand percussion in, is playing a benefit for the coalition on homelessness... at SOMA gallery. we hope you will join us.

*9/13 saturday - 9/14 sunday
the art of walking axis syllabus workshop w/ kira kirsch. email registration@corpiliquidi.com if you want to join... i love these workshops & hope to participate in this one (walking is complex when you break it down.) ...detailed description of this & other workshops at www.corpiliquidi.com

*9/13 saturday - 2/23 saturday
also, if you've ever thought about becoming a yoga teacher, there is a yoga teacher training starting in september at the yoga loft on page and divisadero. i am going to be participating in some of the classes and encourage you to attend as well. it is a 6-month program from september 13th 2008 - february 23rd 2009. they are now accepting applications. for more info, go to theloftsf.com

*9/27 saturday
perranosperous is playing

a benefit for el salvador with cutumay camones at the women's building on 18th st.

*9/28 sunday
raw food luck hosted by therese (momo) & myself. nutritional info from ellen goodenow. i wanted to have a party last year on my "5 years raw" anniversary, but i didn't -- so this is a belated celebration in a way... email us for details.

after that, you can perhaps head over to the independent for the entrance band + new bands little joy (featuring fab moretti from the strokes) & megapuss (featuring devendra banhart & greg rogove).

*10/9 thursday
sean hayes returns to the independent! tickets on sale monday.

*10/15 wednesday
jolie holland at bimbo's 365 in north beach. her new album, the living and the dead, will be released worldwide the week of october 6th. come and hear some new & old songs! tickets on sale now, might be a good idea to get one before it sells out.

*10/25 saturday (tentative date)

alemany harvest fest. come celebrate our 4th season of growing food! with pedal-powered music, food, & fun for all ages.

more descriptions are up on this blog - www.seaweedsway.blogspot.com

if you got this far, thanks for scrolling/skimming/reading/remembering these events!
jessie

cotillion sunday, self-acupressure wkshp, slow dinners

dear friends,

happy full moon & lunar eclipse! i just updated this blog to list all of the food/farm, music, movement, & other neat events that i had time to post. please check the list here for details on what is mentioned below.

where to start?

(if you get bored w/ one topic, scroll down to hopefully find something else of interest.)

music updates...

} this sunday i hope you will join me at cafe du nord. a flyer is attached. cotillion, judgement day, and geographer are playing. cotillion is a psych-folk collective comprised of members of the botticellis & judgement day/bright eyes. on-timeness is encouraged, as cotillion plays first. (i will be singing on a few of their songs as well!) additionally, at this show, you can celebrate geographer's cd release, and the homecoming of judgement day who have been on tour.

} perranosperous, the latin-political-rock (or is it world fusion?) band that i sing in & play some hand percussion in, is playing a benefit on september 11th for the coalition on homelessness... and another benefit on september 27th for el salvador. we hope you will join us.

} trainwreck riders & pine hill haints play a free show at the matador on wednesday the 20th!

} outside lands music & arts festival is next weekend. go see sean hayes & the two gallants (& lots of other bands) on saturday at golden gate park! or go the whole weekend.

} other shows: blank tapes, honey.moon.tree, & honeybody moonbee at the tempest next saturday. sean hayes at the crepe place in santa cruz on october 10th. benefit festival in big sur on september 26 & 27 w/ little wings, silver jews, citay, the entrance band, port o'brien & more put on by folk yeah.

} wondering what happened to the choir (aka Conspiracy of Venus)? we are on a summer break but will be starting back up again in september. if you are interested in joining, please come to one of practices during the first two thursdays of september at a.Muse gallery. details are at http://myspace.com/conspiracyofvenus in the blog section. (note: we are an all-women's choir. if you're interested in joining a men's choir, check out the Conspiracy of Beards.) also, we would love to play any shows in october and beyond, so please email me if you have any ideas.

movement/miscellaneous updates...

} blythe's vocal & physical awareness & release workshop for women started this wednesday and will continue for the next two weeks. the first class was great, and i encourage anyone interested to email blythefoster@yahoo.com if you want to see what it's all about.

} vanessa verlee is leading an interactive self-acupressure workshop next sunday, august 24th. learn self-massage routines and ways to incorporate acupressure points for pain relief and healing into your every day life and yoga postures. i am going to be assisting - making sure you have props and are (hopefully) feeling comfortable. the workshop will be held at the Jewish Community Center. the description is up on the blog. to register go to: http://www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?catid=79 or call the JCC at 415-292-1200.

} also, if you've ever thought about becoming a yoga teacher, there is a yoga teacher training starting in september at the yoga loft on page and divisadero. i am going to be participating in some of the classes and encourage you to attend as well. it is a 6-month program from september 13th 2008 - february 23rd 2009. they are now accepting applications. for more info, go to theloftsf.com

} i am continuing to teach a community yoga class at the caretakers house on tuesdays. check the blog for details & email me to RSVP.

} the art of walking axis syllabus workshop w/ kira kirsch on september 13th & 14th. email registration@corpiliquidi.com i love these workshops & hope to participate in this one (walking is complex when you break it down.) ...detailed description of this & other workshops at www.corpiliquidi.com

food/farm updates...

} first of all, it's august, which means it's 20% off coupon month at rainbow grocery. if you found a coupon in the back of the yellow pages, now's the time to use it!

} secondly, you can join the locavore challenge by trying to eat w/in your foodshed (100-miles from your home) for the month of august... email debjanes2003@yahoo.com for more info... if you want a second chance, you can also try eating all local foods during october. there will be a kick-off event at alemany farm as part of the Community Alliance with Family Farmer's Eat Local campaign on wed. oct. 1st. the mayor is rumored to be attending as well.

} lots of other cool alemany farm events are coming up. as part of slow food nation, the alemany farm is co-hosting 2 "slow dinners". they will be held on sunday august 31st & monday september 1 at laiola restaurant, and 10% of the proceeds will benefit our programs. details are on the blog. on september 7th, come to the farm to celebrate the new medicinal herb garden and water catchment system. organic gardening magazine generously paid for these things and is providing refreshments on the 7th, plus will be doing a photo shoot. we'd love to have you there! also, there will be a bee workshop (september 20th). our 4th annual harvest festival w/ pedal-powered music & yummy food will probably be on saturday october 25th.

} you can also join us at alemany farm THIS sunday at our regular workday! at the end of the day, there will be plenty of cucumbers, basil, peppers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and dry farmed tomatoes to share. speaking of harvest: Check out the latest 7x7 magazine, which features a photo of our squash, carrots and beans on the cover.

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oh my - i think that's it... for those of you who are new to this list, it is a weekly-ish update of sf bay area events usually related to food & farming, music, & movement. again, please continue check this blog for updates.

thanks for supporting all of these endeavors!

jessie

music parties, homemade fashion show, everything swap snackluck

main events for this week:

8-6-08 (wednesday!)
langhorne slim & the war eagles show at the independent. their live show is not to be missed... a little bit of folk with lots of soul. as well as ample dancing and occasional hand-clapping. guitar, upright bass, drums, singing, and quality banter. dusty rhodes and the river band and sean garvey open. show's at 8. tickets here. i hope to see you there.

8-7-08 (thursday)
"Apature Runway Show II" - see clothes that isabelle designed & made! 7:30-10pm. at the Gray Area Gallery. To see more details and RSVP, click here or email "Isabelle Le" <brassthimbles@gmail.com>.

8-8-08 (friday!)
jeremy's album release AND going away party at the bus stop house- theme is Zombie-Zoo-Prom Vs. Post-Soviet-Buffy. come before 10 for a free live performance of the album. decorate a copy to take home w/ you. email "Jeremy Dalmas" <jdalmas@gmail.com> for details.
and - US air guitar national finals (seriously). at the Grand Ballroom. tickets here . no guitars allowed.

8-9-08 (saturday)
alemany farm workday!! see what's growing, and take some home w/ you at the end of the day. herb garden planting continues... 12-5pm
music store's 10th anniversary party featuring trainwreck riders & kemo sabe. free music & food & 25% off all used buyable items. all day (twr on at 9).

8-10-08 (sunday!)
everything swap plus snackluck (vegetarian) at vanessa's house - 1-4pm - details here
then botticellis old home movies vinyl release - w/ blythe performing too! and ryan now on bass! flyer attached. tickets here

8-11-08 (monday)
raw & vegan friendly potluck at the caretakers house (848 divisadero).

8-12-08 (tuesday)
yoga class at the caretakers house - email me to RSVP.

8-13-08 (wednesday!)
women's vocal and physical release workshop - finding the freedom to say what you want to say - w/ blythe at the caretakers house (3 week series) - email blythefoster@yahoo.com for more info. i'm taking this and encourage other women to attend. blythe is trained in theatre and is currently in 3 musical projects (botticellis, cotillion, kuma/kosha). i trust her to lead us into a safe space where creative expression can be explored.

more events are in the list below these blog postings... scroll down to find it. (i'll update it soon, like tomorrow, i swear.)

love,
jessie