Magic Leaves on Pirate Cat Radio now (4-6pm), plus Magic Leaves, Blank Tapes, & Twain @ Make-Out Room this Sunday.

hello, friends of the bay area, and those who live elsewhere but still remain connected to these parts,

below is a list of recommended sf bay area MUSIC, YOGA, & FOOD/FARM events. read through it & mark your calendars if you get a chance!

first, a few reminders/announcements/highlights (a couple are recycled from last time):

*attached is a flyer for a great show this sunday, w/ Magic Leaves, the Blank Tapes, & Twain Sunday Sept. 13th at the Make-Out Room. it's their going away show before leaving for Europe for 6 weeks! come say goodbye & wish them safe travels! and celebrate Magic Leaves' CD Release! see below for details. also, if you're reading this right now, you can hear Magic Leaves on Pirate Cat Radio sometime between 4 & 6pm. (Michael Franti is also supposed to be on. :) http://piratecatradio.com !!

*save the date for another great & unusual show next Saturday September 19th, at the Yoga Loft, w/ Michael Musika, Sleepy Todd, & Lauren Brown. it will be acoustic and in celebration of the Autumnal Equinox. this will be the first in a series of monthly music shows at the Yoga Loft.

*if you are looking for housing in the sf bay area, sign up here to receive some announcements: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing likewise, if you hear of housing options, please send them my way.

*full moon equals new chasing the moon video podcast... check http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/ for the new Quinn Deveaux & the Blue Beat Review episode (& check out some of the past episodes while you're there!)

*this list is unfinished - i didn't have time (as usual) to add all the wonderful events that I wanted to, so please - if you think of it - check the links at the bottom of this message for updates between emails. thank you!

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

*SEAWEEDSWAY EVENTS*

9-11 friday.

*Magic Leaves on Pirate Cat Radio. Michael Franti too. between 4 & 6pm on Diamond Dave's Common Threads show. Listen at http://piratecatradio.com http://myspace.com/magicleaves

*Peace in the Panhandle. A wonderful little gathering of friends, family with yoga, live acoustic performances and community members coming together in the park.

There will be facepainting, hula hooping, SF vegan tamales available, Homemade Hustle sandwiches, local zines, art and more!

http://www.bernadettelovesyou.com

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145016658053

*Earth Days film opens in San Francisco. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113152317118&index=1

9-12 saturday.

Discussion of the 8 limbs of Patanjali's Yoga. Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies / Teacher Training Series. drop-ins welcome.12:30-6pm. http://theloftsf.com

Alemany Farm Workday. 12-5pm. bring water, a snack if you'd like, sunscreen and/or hat, and a bag in which you can carry home some produce at the end of the workday... more info under "get involved" athttp://alemanyfarm.org

silian rail & tartufi @ el rio for MadCat Film Festival. http://myspace.com/silianrail

Power to the Peaceful Festival. (sunday too) http://powertothepeaceful.org

9-13 sunday.

"getting in touch w/ your qi" feeling great w/ self-applied acupressure & Acu-Yoga. Vanessa Verlee will be leading a workshop teaching basic principles of Chinese medicine, qi gung routines, self-massage techniques, & AcuYoga (yoga asana w/ an emphasis on the acupressure meridians & points). Open to all levels, including beginners to yoga and/or acupressure. For more info or to register, go to: http://www.jccsf.or/content_main.aspx?catid=141#3240 Details also at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132939796874&index=1

magic leaves (CD release), the blank tapes, & twain

going-to-europe farewell show at the make-out room.

early night, starts at 7:30.

Flyer attached!

http://makeoutroom.com

http://myspace.com/magicleaves
http://myspace.com/theblanktapes
http://myspace.com/twain

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124394282361&ref=ts

9-14 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

9-15 tuesday.

chris garneau, emily jane white, & cristina courtin @ cafe du nord.

http://cafedunord.com

http://www.myspace.com/chrisgarneau

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

9-16 wednesday.

National Avocado Day. Celebrate w/ guacamole! :)

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

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.comYou 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

9-18 friday.

Park(ing) Day.

http://www.parkingday.org

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

Autumnal Songs For a Late Summer Evening.

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

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

9-22 tuesday.

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

9-23 wednesday.

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

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)

8pm to 10pm happy hour: Buy 1 drink, get 1 free

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 to 10-4 sunday.

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

10-4 sunday.

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

11-7 saturday.

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

http://www.hemlocktavern.com

11-12 thursday.

Michael Musika, Brass Menazerie, & Quinn Deveaux at the Rickshaw Stop. http://myspace.com/michaelmusika tix: http://rickshawstop.com

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jessie

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