From carlsson.chris at gmail.com Tue Oct 9 14:40:30 2007 From: carlsson.chris at gmail.com (Chris Carlsson) Date: Tue Oct 9 18:34:42 2007 Subject: Talks and Bike Tour! Message-ID: <234837310710091440j5d5fde9elfc3252aa77ab092e@mail.gmail.com> Hi everyone! Tomorrow night is the next "Towering Ideas" Fall/Winter Talk on the topic of "The Trouble with Voting"... and given the empty rituals underway municipally and nationally, what better time to discuss it? This Saturday I'm conducting the Ecological History Bicycle Tour, 12-4 from Counterpulse (1310 Mission at 9th)... and next week Wed Oct. 17 is the next installment of Art & Politics featuring Hugh D'Andrade,... The Trouble With Voting October 10, 7:30 pm Does voting matter? Do you urge everyone around you to vote? What kinds of power do we gain or lose by participating in elections? What else can we do? We'll hear from folks who believe in representative democracy, those who propose reforms, and those who reject it outright. Michael Med-o Whitson, Natasha Marsh (Calif League of Independent Voters), James Rucker (Ruckus Society)... free. Bicycle History Tour: Ecological History October 13: 12-4 p.m.Chris Carlsson leads another of his popular tours, skirting the landfills, creeks, sand dunes lying beneath the concrete, discussing how popular political efforts have preserved open space, pioneered community gardens, mobilized against freeways and for bicycles, and much much more... $15-50 sliding scale donation to benefit Shaping San Francisco Art & Politics: Hugh D'Andrade October 17: 7:30 p.m. Hugh will present a slideshow of his diverse body of work, ranging from rock posters to anti-war flyers to original paintings, and talk about the ways his politics have informed his art?and vice versa.... free. -- www.chriscarlsson.com Fall-Winter Talks 2007-08: www.counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml My blog: blogs.mediapicks.org/ccarlsson/ www.shapingsf.org www.processedworld.com www.fullenjoymentbooks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/shapingsf-talks/attachments/20071009/33943eb6/attachment.html From carlsson.chris at gmail.com Wed Oct 10 01:29:11 2007 From: carlsson.chris at gmail.com (Chris Carlsson) Date: Wed Oct 10 01:32:54 2007 Subject: Sunday, October 21 Slow Food Feast of Fools and Friends Message-ID: <234837310710100129v6efcc13g4f44ddcd49ac2d55@mail.gmail.com> Slow Food Feast of Fools and Friends a benefit for CounterPULSE and Shaping San Francisco... Sunday, October 21, 6:30 p.m. until late... Autumn Feast: Moving Foods (how our cuisine came to be here and who brought it) Nothing moves us like a great meal with good friends, and this Fall Slow Food Feast of Fools and Friends will certainly do that... but we're going beyond the convivial pleasure of this great dinner to explore where the ingredients came from, not just the local farms, but where did these delightful foods originate? Who brought them to California and when, and how were those people treated? How has the migration of foods and peoples shaped our much-beloved California cuisine? Our Feast will nourish you while stimulating your palate, regale you with stories and introduce you to farmers both local and from our historic past... We are delighted to announce that performance artists Guillermo Gomez-Pe?a and Violeta Luna will be on hand to enhance our dining experience with their profound and sometimes uproarious talents. We also have Willow Rosenthal of Oakland's City Slicker Farms lined up to speak, and much more still in the pipeline. We're working on a menu that emerges from amazing Mexican ideas combined with our locally harvested fresh foods to bring you a hybrid cultural feast you will never forget! The working menu (subject to change and additions) is here: - San Francisco's own Anchor Steam beer (if you want wine feel free to byob) - Corn Pizzettas with cilantro dazzle, cherry tomatoes, chipotle black beans, cotija cheese. - Arugula salad with roasted delicata squash wheels with roasted spiced pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds with a pomegranate dressing. - Roasted heirloom tomato soup with crispy tortilla strips and cotija cheese. - (meat) Short ribs with a chili guajillo sauce or - (vegetarian) Chiles Rellenos with chili guajillo sauce - Organic, locally grown Apple pie with local organic whipped cream. - Plum wine or Hard cider. The three previous Feasts have all sold out and tickets are selling fast so... Make your reservations now! $50-100 sliding scale per person. Held at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street (at 9th) in San Francisco. -- www.chriscarlsson.com Fall-Winter Talks 2007-08: www.counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml My blog: blogs.mediapicks.org/ccarlsson/ www.shapingsf.org www.processedworld.com www.fullenjoymentbooks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/shapingsf-talks/attachments/20071010/33a82305/attachment.html From carlsson.chris at gmail.com Mon Oct 22 22:35:18 2007 From: carlsson.chris at gmail.com (Chris Carlsson) Date: Mon Oct 22 22:44:03 2007 Subject: This Wed Oct. 24 Talk: New Green City Politics Message-ID: <234837310710222235k6ba5ba81s8761992cf5bb6ab7@mail.gmail.com> Hope you can join us this Wed. 7:30 at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission at 9th for an exciting discussion of the "New Green City Politics" that is emerging beneath the radar and from the cracks of the sidewalks... New Green City Politics October 24 What are the historic roots of our current ecological politics, how have they shaped today's environment and the questions we face now? Open space, biodiversity, global warming, fresh water, street design and transit choices, urban farming... local historian Dick Walker ("The City in the Country"), Kearstin Krehbiel (SF Parks Trust), Peter Brastow (Nature in the City), Keirstin Dischinger (Bike Kitchen)... and YOU! -- www.chriscarlsson.com Fall-Winter Talks 2007-08: www.counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml My blog: blogs.mediapicks.org/ccarlsson/ www.shapingsf.org www.processedworld.com www.fullenjoymentbooks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/shapingsf-talks/attachments/20071022/c9efe66c/attachment.html