Graze the Roof Garden Party @ Glide + Slow Motion Cowboys House Show Tonight

Dear friends,

If you need a break from the debates tonight, there is plenty going on locally (if you're in SF) to help balance out the focus on national politics, or to provide a forum for discussion. The events (music shows, food & farming workdays & workshops, & other community happenings) continue into the weekend, and into October. Please scan the list below & mark your calendars & (if you haven't done so yet) register to vote! :)

*9/26 Friday, 4:30-7:30, Graze the Roof Garden Opening at Glide Memorial Church.

*9/26 Friday, 8pm & on, House Show @ Turk & Steiner w/ Slow Motion Cowboys (Pete from Trainwreck Riders & housemate Dan), Emily Jane White, & Adam Stephens (from 2 Gallants) - email for address

*9/26 also today, Critical Mass, Bike!Bike! Workshops (all weekend), & BBQ at Dolores Park. Lea's blog has more entertaining details on events this weekend (happy birthday to her!).

*9/26 Friday, if you're in the South Bay - Botticellis, Man/Miracle, & Vox Jaguar @ the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz

*9/27 Saturday, 10am-noon, Medicinal Tea workshop at Garden for the Environment. To pre-register, call 415 731-5627 or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org

*9/27 Saturday, 12-5pm Workday at Alemany Farm

*9/27 Saturday, Music in Marin Headlands w/ Magic Leaves, Blank Tapes, Indianna Hale, Sleepy Todd, & more. Send them a message to find out where to go.

*9/27 Saturday, 7:30, Benefit for El Salvador w/ Perranosperous at the Women's Building on 18th St.

*9/28 Sunday, the Entrance Band, Megapuss (w/ Devendra Banhart), & Little Joy (w/ drummer Fabio from the Strokes) at the Independent

*9/30 Tuesday, Community Hatha Yoga Class at the Caretakers House (ongoing Tuesdays - email me to RSVP)

*10/2 Thursday, Second Attention & the Power of Dreaming Discussion (Paratheatre) at Fields Bookstore

*10/3 Friday - 10/5 Sunday, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival at Golden Gate Park with MC HAMMER!!, Iron & Wine, Greg Brown, Gogol Bordello, Hazel Dickens, and more

*10/4 Saturday, 10am-12Noon. Urban Composting workshop at at Garden for the Environment. To pre-register, call 415 731-5627 or email info@gardenfortheenvironment.org

*10/5 Sunday, Dreaming Ritual Public Demonstration (Paratheatre) in Berkeley

*10/5 Sunday, Iron & Wine solo show (& benefit) at Bimbo's

*10/8 Wednesday, Community Alliance for Family Farmer's Eat Local Month Kickoff at Alemany Farm

*10/8 Wednesday, Indianna Hale, Sleepy Todd, & Obo Martin at Hotel Utah

*10/9 Thursday, 7:30 doors, Sean Hayes w/ Trainwreck Riders! at the Independent (flyer by Ronnie attached - please pass it on!)

*10/10 Friday, 8:30, WomenRock Benefit Show for Gina-Missing Persons at the Starry Plough in Berkeley. Kate Gaffney, Melissa Rapp, Aoede, Grace Woods Trio, & Kristin Hathaway.

*10/10 Friday, Sean Hayes w/ Obo Martin at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz

*10/11 Saturday, Slide Ranch's Harvest Fest. Email anniem@slideranch.org if you'd like to volunteer.

*10/13-10/19 Monday-Sunday Chain Reaction Moving Arts Intensive in Berkeley

*10/15 Wednesday, Jolie Holland & Herman Dune at Bimbo's

*10/19 Sunday, Alemany Farm's 4th Annual Harvest Fest! Music, Kids Activities, Potluck

*10/25 Saturday, Clarion Alley Block Party - music, art, fun times, & more. details on the way

More info (usually) at www.seaweedsway.blogspot.com

Thanks!

Jessie

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Herb Garden Event & Free Music Show Sunday

Hello ~

To start, there are 2 things on Sunday, which I encourage you to attend:

First, there's a workday at Alemany Farm from 12-5pm. Within that workday (3-5pm) - we are celebrating the installation of our new medicinal herb garden and water catchment system. Organic Gardening magazine is providing refreshments - BBQ style - and they are doing a photo shoot. There will even be a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Later that day... there is a FREE music show at Grant & Green, starting at 8pm. There will be a medley of songs from Indianna Hale, The Blank Tapes, Sleepy Todd, Honey.Moon.Tree, and Your 33 Black Angels (touring from NY)... maybe some Slow Motion Cowboys (w/ Pete from Trainwreck Riders) if there's time. This place is in North Beach, which I know is a trek, but it should be worth it. Hope to see you there.

Beyond this Sunday, a non-uniform summary of upcoming events:

Farm - Alemany Farm's community workdays continue to be the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month, and the Saturdays in between... Special upcoming events include Park(ing) Day (9/19), a Bee Workshop (9/21), Community Alliance for Family Farmer's Eat Local Month Kick-off (10/1), & our 4th Annual Harvest Fest (10/19). Look around this blog for details on these events, as well as info on Slide Ranch's Harvest Fest (10/11), Garden for the Environment workshops, & In Search of Good Food film events.

Music - In addition to the grand Grant & Green show this Sunday (above), some other music events:
Hornucopia w/ the Brass Liberation Orchestra at the 24th St. BART (also this Sun. 9/7)
Botticellis (7" release) & Citay at the Knockout (Wed. 9/10)
Perranosperous & Pale Hoarse at a Benefit for the Coalition on Homelessness at SOMA Gallery (Thurs. 9/11) & Benefit for El Salvador at the Women's Building on 18th St. (9/25)
Vanessa Verlee at Caffe Trieste (9/13)
Cave Concert featuring Kirtan w/ Jai Uttal & Alan Tower. (9/13)
Conspiracy of Venus choir welcomes new members at a.Muse gallery (Thurs. 9/18 & 9/25)
Stitchcraft @ Cafe du Nord (9/18)
KC Turner @ Sweetwater Station (also 9/18)
Adam Stephens (of Two Gallants) at Cafe Du Nord (9/25)
the Entrance Band, Megapuss, & Little Joy at the Independent (9/28)
Sean Hayes at the Independent (10/9) & Crepe Place in Santa Cruz (10/10)
Jolie Holland at Bimbo's (10/15)
Two Gallants at the Fillmore (12/26).

Also, check out Spooonful, a new project to introduce people to new music.

Yoga / Movement / Miscellaneous - a variety of interactive events to keep you moving & to keep things interesting...
Kirtan at the Integral Yoga Institute (9/12)
Axis Syllabus Walking Workshop at Danceground Keriac (9/13 & 9/14)
Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies/ Teacher Training Program (9/13-2/23)
Community Hatha Yoga Classes at the Caretakers House (ongoing Tuesdays - email me to RSVP)
Second Attention & the Power of Dreaming Discussion (Paratheatre) at Fields Bookstore (10/2)
Dreaming Ritual Public Demonstration (Paratheatre) in Berkeley (10/5)
Chain Reaction Moving Arts Intensive in Berkeley (10/13-10/19)

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Again, please check back here for details & updates...

Thanks!
Jessie