Blue Rabbit Friday at Hotel Utah, Autumnal Songs at the Yoga Loft Saturday with Michael Musika, Sleepy Todd, & Lauren Brown

hello,

i hope this finds you well. this is another edition of the seaweedsway events list, with announcements to begin:

first, happy belated national avocado day (it was yesterday). guacamole recommended to celebrate.

second, of note this weekend:

1) there's an interesting show happening at the hotel utah on friday. Blue Rabbit is headlining, and 3 of us from the choir are singing back-up vocals on a few songs, for fun. but perhaps more importantly, 3 touring bands are opening, and they were promised an audience, so please come out and hear their songs! this is the site of their tour: http://delusionsofgrandtour.com

2) this Saturday, a great & unusual show is occurring at the Yoga Loft, with three of my favorite yoga practicing songwriters: Michael Musika, Sleepy Todd, & Lauren Brown. it will be acoustic and in celebration of the Autumnal Equinox, which happens a few days later. this will be the first in a series of monthly music shows at the Yoga Loft, so please join us for this special event, in this historical cathedral-like room.

3) Sunday evening, the Slow Motion Cowboys will be recording for Chasing the Moon at Hyde St. Studio C. if you'd like to come and add to the audience, let me know, and I will send you more details. http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

4) Monday, come to the Commonwealth Club for this awesome event that Lea has organized. Here's the description: INFORUM presents...What's "The Economy" For, Anyway? panel with Annie Leonard, Colin Beaven, Chip Giller, and David Batker. 6.30pm. Commonwealth Club 595 Market/2nd $0-$18. Big green names, big fun reception with delish food, DIY workshops, voter registration, films, etc.

third, as usual, there are lots of events in this one message. the list is long, i know, but also scrollable, so don't be intimidated. i recommend skimming through and pausing on anything that catches your eye. if you have ideas on how to make this more readable, let me know.

*approximate color codes: red = music-oriented, green = movement (yoga & dance), orange = food/farm, blue = miscellaneous/mixture, purple = nature

*SEAWEEDSWAY EVENTS*

9-17 thursday.

*The Energetic Body/Research w Sara Shelton Mann 10-12 !!!till oct 8!!!

Thursdays at Dancemission San Francisco

The Energetic Body: Research/practice/mastery. Focus – chi cultivation as energy building/research - solo, partnering and improvisation - making maps through the territory /a conversation

Dancemission: 3316 24th St & Mission St. San Francisco

Single Class $15, Dance 5 class pass $60. registration@corpiliquidi.com Pre-registration not required but RSVP'ing helps teachers to plan the class.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147241603318
http://corpiliquidi.com

*INFORUM premiere: Michael Moore's Capitalism, A Love Story screens 3.30pm at Metreon Mission/4th, plus then Q&A with the man himself 6.15pm up in the (Commonwealth) Club 595 Market/2nd $5 member/$15 non-member/free if you join INFORUM. Join and get ready for the bestest event ever on 9/21. (from http://theweekintro.blogspot.com )

*David Starlight at Amoeba Books.

9-18 friday.

*Park(ing) Day. parking spots turned into parks for a day! ride your bike or take a walking tour. look on the website to see all the locations: http://www.parkingday.org

*Restorative Yoga at the Yoga Loft. 11-12:30. ongoing fridays. practice deep relaxation and mindful breathing while being supported by props and the earth. http://theloftsf.com

*Pirate Cat Radio w/ Lauren Brown. 4-6pm. Hear Lauren sing a couple of songs, sometime between 4 & 6pm, on Diamond Dave's Common Thread show: http://piratecatradio.com Streamable wherever you are, if you have a computer...

*"Fuel" Documentary premiers in SF.

here's the description they sent me:

FUEL Offers The Solution For America’s Energy Future

See FUEL in theaters this weekend

Sundance-winning documentary offers solution to America’s addiction to foreign oil

This weekend, in theaters across the country, a rousing and revolutionary film will show real steps everyday Americans can take to end our catastrophic dependence on fossil fuels. It’s important that you - and everyone you know - see this movie. It’s called FUEL, and it’s in a theater near you.

Winner of the Best Documentary award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, FUEL is an amazing, in-depth, personal journey of oil use and abuse as it examines wide-ranging energy solutions other than oil, the faltering US auto and petroleum industries, and the latest stirrings of the American mindset toward alternative energy.

FUEL has been called “the unofficial sequel to An Inconvenient Truth.” But where Al Gore’s movie presented the dangers of the climate crisis, FUEL presents the solution. That’s why it’s also been called “the most hopeful movie of the year.” This is an important movie, not because it sets out to scare you; but because it inspires audiences to action.

In early screenings at Sundance and across the country, FUEL has left audiences energized and ready to make a difference; in their communities and in how they live their lives. Coming into theaters with the support of an unprecedented grassroots movement, FUEL has grown beyond the environmental community to a rallying point for people from all backgrounds and all corners of our country.

This is a movie that entertains, that changes minds, and that inspires action. Tell your friends. Take your family. Share the film with your coworkers, the people at your Church, or whoever you know that wants a safer, cleaner, more economically sound nation.

We all know the problems posed by climate change. We all know the risk that comes with relying on Middle Eastern oil to power our lives. See FUEL. Learn how things can be different; not years from now, but today.

Check for theaters near you and purchase tickets now at http://www.TheFuelFilm.com/Theaters.

*Dodos play at Amoeba in the Haight for free, 6pm. http://myspace.com/mericlong

*THE DELUSIONS OF GRAND TOUR at the Hotel Utah.

3 of us from conspiracy of venus will be singing back-up vocals on a few blue rabbit songs...

$8. 9pm-12am. The Hotel Utah Saloon. 500 4th St. SF, CA

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128749603923&ref=share

BANDS (in order, from opener to closer, beginning at 9pm):

The Hoof & The Heel (Montreal)
http://www.myspace.com/thehoofandtheheel

Gregg Tillery (LA)
http://www.myspace.com/greggtillery

Marcus Very Ordinary (LA)
http://www.myspace.com/marcusveryordinary

Blue Rabbit (SF Local!)
http://www.myspace.com/bluerabbitmusic

Additional info:
The Delusions of Grand Tour
http://delusionsofgrandtour.com/

A bit about the other touring bands:
Marcus Very Ordinary is a Los Angeles trio who's self-proclaimed style of "sad bastard music," manipulating the verge of macabre, caters to kindred spirits for whom soul-searching is a life-long journey. The band consists of, principal songwriter, Jon Lorentz who plays the guitar, piano and banjo; in addition to laying down the vocals. Barrick LaTona is on double bass and Veronica Scotto rounds out the group with the violin, adding rich textures from their training in jazz and classical music.

Gregg Tillery is a by-product of a mother who is a doctor of audiology and a father who is obsessed with James Brown. That union 27 years later would lead to music influenced by 60’s soul and 70’s funk wrapped in an electo-indie-acoustic package. A multi-instrumentalist, Gregg is self-taught in guitar, banjo, drums, piano and almost everything that makes noise.

The Hoof and The Heel weaves the lush vocals of Harris Shper and Christine Hale in a dreamy boy-girl duet. Farid Rener rounds out the trio with inspired drumbeats and keen musicality. Keyboards and guitar kick in, providing a strong foundation for heartfelt lyrics. Intelligent indie pop, The Hoof and The Heel bring both sentimental melodies and unpretentious enjoyment to their music.

To listen to their tracks and read more on each artist... http://delusionsofgrandtour.com/lineup

9-19 saturday.

*Categories of Asana and the Art of Sequencing. Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies / Teacher Training Series. drop-ins welcome.12:30-6pm. http://theloftsf.com

*Coastal Cleanup Day http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html

*Autumnal Songs at the Yoga Loft for a Late Summer Evening.

Michael Musika http://myspace.com/michaelmusika
Sleepy Todd http://myspace.com/sleepytodd

Lauren Brown http://myspace.com/laurenpresents

at The Yoga Loft
321 Divisadero St. @ Page
SF, CA

Doors 6:30pm.
Music 7-9pm.

description/event intentions:
shoes off....evening in an unusual space... quiet music without amplification....see music outside of bar/club setting...convene with friends/healthy people...

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145121137596&ref=ts

9-20 sunday.

Slow Motion Cowboys are being recorded for Chasing the Moon. Come be in the audience! http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com http://myspace.com/slowmovin 7pm. Hyde St. Studio C. Email for details & to RSVP.

9-21 monday.

Axis Syllabus – First Partner/Floor Work w Kira Kirsch 9:30-11
The Energetic Body/Research w Sara Shelton Mann 11.15 – 12.45
Mondays at Studio Gracia San Francisco
Classes start September 7th and go till October 1st
http://corpiliquidi.com

Axis Syllabus
a precise system of orienting the body internally and externally. Applied anatomy, physics and biomechanics are considered in the creation of spiraling and undulating movement material. Safe falling reflexes, fluid transitions and kinetic efficiency are some of the characteristics of this approach. With dedication to detail and research this training aims to protect, prepare and empower the precious instrument of the dancer

The Energetic Body
Research/practice/mastery –
Focus – chi cultivation as energy building/research - solo, partnering and improvisation - making maps through the territory /a conversation

Studio Gracia
19 Heron Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
cross street: off 8th between Harrison and Folsom
BART civic center

Single Class $15, Rope $30, Dance 5 class pass $60, Rope 4 class pass $100. Special discount if you want to do it all!!! Please ask! registration@corpiliquidi.com You don’t have to pre-register for classes though we would certainly appreciate your feedback if you want to or will be attending any of the classes. So just drop us a line ☺

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147241603318

9-22 tuesday.

Axis Syllabus – Dynamic Anatomy w Kira Kirsch. 9.30-11.15 Tuesdays at Studio Gracia San Francisco Classes start September 7th and go till October 1st http://corpiliquidi.com Studio Gracia 19 Heron Street San Francisco, CA 94103 cross street: off 8th between Harrison and Folsom BART civic center Single Class $15, Dance 5 class pass $60, Rope 4 class pass $100. Special discount if you want to do it all!!! Please ask! registration@corpiliquidi.com You don’t have to pre-register for classes though we would certainly appreciate your feedback if you want to or will be attending any of the classes. So just drop us a line ☺ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147241603318

Caretakers House Yoga Community Class. ongoing Tuedays. 848 divisadero st. @ mccallister. 6:15-7:45pm. RSVP if you're new. http://caretakers-sf.org

bon iver @ the fillmore. w/ megafaun. http://www.boniver.org

9-23 wednesday.

Axis Syllabus meets Partnering w Kira Kirsch 9.30-11.30
Vertical Dances/Ariel-Rope w Kevin o'Connor 11.45 – 1.15

Wednesdays at Studio12 Berkeley
Classes start September 7th and go till October 1st

Studio 12
Sawtooth Building
2525 8th St & Dwight
Berkeley

Vertical Dances – Rope/Ariel
This class will focus on both new technical moves and finding ways to keep the flow on the rope. We will develop sequences that can be linked together into phrases. This unique approach transports principles of the Axis Syllabus into ariel disciplines.

Single Class $15, Rope $30, Dance 5 class pass $60, Rope 4 class pass $100. Special discount if you want to do it all!!! Please ask!registration@corpiliquidi.com You don’t have to pre-register for classes though we would certainly appreciate your feedback if you want to or will be attending any of the classes. So just drop us a line ☺

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147241603318
http://corpiliquidi.com

Free BellyDancing Class at the Caretakers House! http://caretakers-sf.org

silian rail @ El Rio w/ The Bronzed Chorus, Never Knows Best, By Sunlight. http://myspace.com/silianrailmusic

9-24 thursday.

bon iver @ the fox theatre. w/ megafaun. http://boniver.org

9-25 friday.

HappyFt presents

RIDE TOO!

a benefit for CELLspace and the Florida St. Mural Project

8pm to 2am

CELLspace

2050 Bryant St. (b/t 19th and 20th Sts.), SF, CA

http://www.cellspace.org/new/event/2009/09/25/day

$10 to $20 sliding scale

21+ (beer and wine for sale)

CELLspace needs a bit of velo-loving, so all are invited to stop by for a night of bikes, beer, and bands. Since 1996, the CELL has supported the arts as well as alternative transportation. For RIDE TOO!, we would like to also welcome back our old neighbors, the Bike Kitchen, to their new shop back on Florida Street. Proceeds from this event will go to cover rent for CELLspace as well as help fund the new Mural Project on 633 Florida St. (which will include a Bike Kitchen mural).

LIVE MUSIC :::

The Ferocious Few

http://www.myspace.com/ferociousfew

Fossil Fool

http://www.fossilfool.com/bike-rapper/bike-rapper.php

OONA

http://www.myspace.com/oonamusic

Parker Frost & Eddie F. Funny

http://www.myspace.com/parkerfrost

the Rabbles

http://www.myspace.com/therabbles

Spaceblaster

http://www.myspace.com/spaceblaster2000

ALSO :::

Pedal Powered Stage by Rock the Bike ::: http://rockthebike.com/pedalpoweredstage

VJ Homecut with bike videos from Tino (Toronto) ::: http://tino.ca/

Repair station compliments of the Bike Kitchen :::http://www.bikekitchen.org/

Free comics compliments of Al's Comics ::: http://www.alscomicssf.com/

Make your own bike button station

DIY tabling, bike faire, etc. (free with entry, while space lasts)

Support provided by RootMusic ::: http://rootmusic.com/

Promotional help by SonicLiving ::: http://sonicliving.com/

9-26 saturday.

Sean Hayes @ Tour de Fat. Golden Gate Park in SF. Sean plays at 12:30pm. http://seanhayesmusic.com Event Info: http://www.newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat

Standing Poses / Connecting to the Earth w/ Karl Erb. Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies / Teacher Training Series. drop-ins welcome. 12:30-6pm. http://theloftsf.com

10-2 friday.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. http://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

10-3 saturday.

Seated Poses & Forward Bending. Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies / Teacher Training Series. drop-ins welcome. 12:30-6pm. http://theloftsf.com

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. http://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

10-4 sunday.

Learning the Ropes: Yoga Loft Workshop
2 - 5 pm
Cost is $65

Workshop is at The Yoga Loft, 321 Divisadero St., San Francisco

Rope work, or yoga korunta, is a very dynamic and playful part of the Iyengar tradition of yoga. Ropes help tremendously in building agility and strength of body and mind. In this workshop we will focus on learning how to incorporate the ropes in your yoga practice. By transforming our relationship with gravity, the ropes assist us in focusing on specific parts of the body, refining the dynamics within a pose, and going beyond our habitual limits. We will explore standing postures, forward bends, backbends, twists, and inversions. Be prepared to enjoy and be challenged. This workshop is open to all levels and teachers who may want to teach rope work.

Optional: bring cycling or weight lifting gloves.

Pre-registration required
To register call Betty at 415-861-3055 or email
No Refund with less than 48 hours cancellation

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. http://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

Jolie Holland & Michael Hurley at the Independent. http://jolieholland.com tix: http://theindependentsf.com

10/12 monday - 10/17 friday.

The Big Rumble: 20th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake City and Community Event for Disaster Preparedness.

The Big Rumble is a week-long series of events designed to connect the Bay Area with preparedness resources while commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Through local events, social networking, resource tools, and a website that is both informative and easy to follow, we hope to create a feeling of empowerment and unity amongst the Bay Area community. Residents can access informative and engaging resources and tools; learn and practice new skills; and become more involved and connected members of our community.

http://www.thebigrumble.org

10-26 Wednesday.

Sean Hayes at the Independent! 628 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA. Tickets $16: http://www.ticketweb.com Venue: http://theindependentsf.com

10-27 Thursday.

Sean Hayes at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. inside, intimate show. tickets are limited so get them in advance online for $15 http://ticketweb.com or you can buy them in person at the Crepe Place.

10-30 Sunday.

Jeremy Rourke's CD Release at Li Po Lounge in Chinatown w/ Vanessa VerLee & friends. I'll be playing a few songs at this show too - for the very first time! come if you can! details to come.

11-6 friday - 11-8 sunday.

Yoga Retreat w/ Geoffrey Roniger @ Oz Farm. my mom is coming into town for this, so i'm going for sure. come hang out w/ us, practice yoga, & eat good food in a beautiful setting! alignment - breath - consciousness. http://geoffreyroniger.com

11-7 saturday.

Little Wings, The Finches, & The Mantles @ the Hemlock.

http://www.hemlocktavern.com

11-12 thursday.

Michael Musika's next Seance in the Series... w/ Loyd Family Players + Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Review, at the Rickshaw Stop. http://myspace.com/michaelmusika tix: http://rickshawstop.com see/hear Quinn DeVeaux & Michael Musika on Chasing the Moon: http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

11-13 friday.

They Might Be Giants @ the Fillmore. http://theymightbegiants.com

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thanks for reading!
jessie

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