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(((folkYEAH!))) and Arthur Magazine presents
Saturday, July 19 @ 2pm -11pm Starts at 2 PM sharp. DJ inbetween live sets. Proceeds will benefit the Henry Miller Library - Thank You! (much needed after a grueling three weeks of firefight!)  9:20pm Beachwood Sparks John Doe. As a founding member of punk monoliths X, he seized his rightful place as one of the most influential musicians in American alternative music in the 1980 s, clearing a path for the revolution in that genre that would take place a decade later. Since launching his solo career in 1990 with the dusty road-poetry of Meet John Doe, John has produced six stunning roots rock albums of frightening honesty and vision. A Year in the Wilderness is no exception. Now with musicians and singers at Dave Way’s Way Station in the hills of Los Angeles he sings and plays, with hardly any “fixes,” over-dubs or auto-tune, everything is given to the moment of the song and its players. 
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CANCELLED/POSTPONED DUE TO FIRE Friday June 27th at 7.30 PM "Yeah, it is" and “Big Stan” Come party with Hollywood megastar Rob Schneider! Schneider will present his latest, not yet released, Comedy CD: “Yeah, it is” Exactly how he will do this remains to be seen – but we have a big stage!!! Mr. Schneider will also present a ‘sneak preview’ of his directorial debut feature film: There will be a unique event specific CD available with selected tracks from the upcoming “Yeah it is”. Limited quantity, first come first serve. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, June 28TH @ 3:00 PM CANCELLED/POSTPONED DUE TO FIRE “Where is Big Sur?” followed by "To Kindness." Organizations represented during the afternoon attempting to ‘answer’ above question; "Where is Big Sur?," in whatever way they see fit, are: Ventana Wilderness Alliance Ventana Wildlife Society Big Sur Powerdown Big Sur Arts Initiative Big Creek Reserve Pelican Network Garrapata Creek Watershed Council Big Sur Land Trust Big Sur Natural History Association Big Sur Chamber of Commerce HOPE All are welcome to join in this get-together of folks doing good work in Big Sur: the idea is for people to meet, exchange info, search for the 'autochthonous' voice, share stories, and have a picnic dinner (provided here), culminating in a concert and presentation @ 8:00 PM: "To Kindness!" A special BIG SUR celebratory concert: CANCELLED/POSTPONED DUE TO FIRE Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd w/ special guest: Author, musician and photographer Don Usner. (co-author of "The Natural History of Big Sur) Music, poetry and the exceptional Usner photography exhibited in the Library and, after dark, on our big screen. Food and drink served by Big Sur Coast foods..at reasonable prices. Don Usner will have his photos exhibited in the Library until July 10. Suggested donation for the concert and Usner slides and reading: $ 10 - 20.00 Read on below...  © Don Usner >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Kimball Hurd and Alisa Fineman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  © Don Usner (as well as the rest of the photos below in this announcement). Organizations represented during the afternoon attempting to ‘answer’ above question; "Where is Big Sur?," in whatever way they see fit, are: Ventana Wilderness Alliance Ventana Wildlife Society Big Sur Powerdown Big Sur Arts Initiative Big Creek Reserve Pelican Network Garrapata Creek Watershed Council Big Sur Land Trust Big Sur Natural History Association Big Sur Chamber of Commerce HOPE This event will, besides meeting people engaged in working with the ecology of Big Sur in mind, be an excellent opportunity to thank Alisa Fineman for her music and Don Usner for his tremendous work on “The Natural History of Big Sur.” A book surely almost everyone living in and around Big Sur owns, and probably have referred to more than once! Bring your copy for Don to sign. We will of course make sure to have copies available for sale here at the Library. The two photos below show Walter and Frank Trotter   About Alisa Fineman: “I could listen to Alisa and Kimball sing all night.” – Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina) "Fineman's sharp lyrics and soulful voice blend perfectly with Hurd's multi-instrumental talent," Santa Cruz Sentinel. Named “Best Folk Musician” four years in a row by Monterey Bay’s Coast Weekly, singer-songwriter and Kerrville New –Folk Winner Alisa Fineman is renowned for her “Earthy voice, dusky overtones and depth of emotion” (Moab Times). Alisa is beautifully complimented by gifted multi-instrumentalist, Bammy Award winning singer-songwriter Kimball Hurd. In addition to their own careers they have toured and performed with many nationally known musicians including Tom Paxton, John Gorka and Martin Simpson. Their well-crafted songs speak of the joys and struggles that shape our lives and what it means to care well for each other and the places we live. Their repertoire includes world music as well with the release of Alisa’s new CD, Closing the Distance, produced by Alex de Grassi. "Two of my favorite performers, Alisa and Kimball's music sends shivers through me with the rise and fall of sweetly paired voices and compelling lyrics.” (Betty Lenz, Good Times). About Don Usner: Born in 1957 in Embudo, near Taos, New Mexico, Don spent his youth in Los Alamos and Chimayo. Growing up in these places fostered in him a love for the natural landscape and a deep appreciation of his cultural roots in the Rio Grande valley - subjects that have remained a focus of his work throughout his life. Don completed an undergraduate degree at the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to manage Big Creek reserve here in Big Sur. There he and co-author Paul Henson completed The Natural History of Big Sur, which includes dozens of Don's photographs. Don returned to New Mexico in 1988 to complete a Masters degree in cultural geography and soon after completed his second book, Sabino's Map: Life in Chimayo's Old Plaza, also illustrated with his photographs.
Touring with Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love, his first collection of new material in three years. The album features thirteen openhearted, lovingly crafted songs (fifteen if you count the two unlisted bonus tracks), delivered in spare but often imaginative arrangements built around Jonathan's distinctive voice and guitar. The resulting album captures much of the warmth of Jonathan's exuberant, spontaneous and often hilarious live performances. (from vaporrecords)
Get dinner and drinks @ the show! 
http://www.bluerubymusic.com/mp3/Carnival_SB.MP3 http://www.bluerubymusic.com/mp3/Highway_Kind_SB.MP3 By the age of 33, he had become the first person to walk to both the North and South poles. His 900-mile journey "In the Footsteps of Scott," across the treacherous Antarctic ice cap to the South Pole, stands as the longest unassisted walk ever made. The successful completion of his North and South Pole expeditions marked the beginning of a new phase in his life. He has dedicated his life to promote recycling, renewable energy and sustainability to combat global warming, and to the preservation of Antarctica. He will recount his epic journeys to the North and South Poles and outline his passion to motivate, engage and educate industry, business and youth on environmental protection. See the artwork for the show here. A limited amount of these will be available at the show. SCHEDULE: 4 PM: Ex Reverie 5 PM: Matt Baldwin Electric Band 6 PM: Fern Knight 7 PM: Mariee Sioux 8 PM: Winter Flowers
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Saturday, Feb 2 @ 8 PM (door opens 7.30 PM)
Performing songwriters from Denmark, England, Ireland, Mexico, Sweden and the US in a special presentation of the Listening Room Concert Series. At the Lodge at Pfeiffer State Park in Big Sur. (The concert will be by the fireplace in the new lobby). Join us - it'll be fun and inspiring to listen to a group of good song writers from all over the world. (if you are a song writer yourself you will probably learn something too!) This event features participants from the 3rd Annual Big Sur Listening Room International Songwriters Retreat, held Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 at the Lodge in Pfeiffer State Park, produced in conjunction with Henry Miller Library, and includes LA Music Award winner Judith de los Santos (Mexico), Los Angeles based songwriter Mark Davis, who's most recent album was ranked among the Top 10 Independent Albums of the Decade by the Orange County L.A. Times. Doors open at 7:30pm, with an 8:00pm show time. There will be a wine and beer available, free parking and a donation requested. Further info. at: www.listeningroomconcerts.com and by calling 831-667- 2574 ( The Library phone). This special event is being hosted by Listening Room Concert Serires founder Brett Perkins, who moved to Denmark in 2004 and has since established the series as a monthly event in Copenhagen and Stockholm. Perkins has a long history in the US music scene since the early 80's, from four years as lead vocalist of 80's power pop band The Sneaks, to his later position as C.E.O. of the now defunct National Academy of Songwriters from 1995-96 (Hollywood, CA). The Listening Room concert series ran from 1993 to 2005 in various venues throughout California. Over 1000 artists have appeared on the Listening Room Concert Series since it's inception, with several going on to greater recognition, including Jonatha Brooke, Lisa Loeb, Ron Sexsmith, Teitur and Dar Williams.
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Book Release Party The book release party for “These Are My Flowers: Raising a Family on the Big Sur Coast --- Letters of Nancy Hopkins” is set for Sunday, November 11, 7 pm at the Grange Hall in Big Sur. The evening will feature a short slide show of 1950s-era photos from the Hopkins Family Collection and a reading and book-signing by Heidi Hopkins, the book’s editor and contributor. Coffee, tea and dessert will be served. Proceeds from the sale of the books will benefit the Henry Miller Memorial Library, which Nancy helped establish in 1981. For information about the event call 831-667-2574.  “These Are My Flowers” is based on letters Nancy wrote to her parents in Berkeley after she married Sam Hopkins and moved into their new home on Partington Ridge in 1948. As such, it offers a “slice of life” view of living in Big Sur in the 1950s, one woman’s view of her world and her time. Henry Miller and his wife Lepska, the children, Valentine and Tony, and later Henry's fourth wife Eve, were close neigbors of whom Nancy writes. Following is an excerpt from the book: Here Nancy Hopkins is talking about her neigbor Henry Miller: "And also, very Henry-like, he describes his horror when someone...some progressive school teacher friend of his...approached him to purchase for Val* a book on sex-instruction for six-and-seven-year-olds and this book had "all the scientific terms for EVERYTHING... no euphemisms...just SCIENTIFIC WORDS! I WAS APPALED!! Teaching those words to children!!! The rest of us had to chuckle gently, remembering that after all Henry has written books any paragraph of which would be enough to curl your hair, and yet he cannot bear the thought that his daughter should even be able to call the parts of the body by their correct names!" * Henry's daughter Valentine. Photo on the right by Sam Hopkins 1957 Buy the book! Please include a note if you like a signed copy. Books will ship asap after Nov. 11. Thank you! (Thanks to a very generous arrangement w/ the publisher/editor we are able to sell this for only $ 24.95. The book is very well put together, high quality paper, photos etc.) Domestic customers here: International address (outside continental US) please add $ 9.00 shipping: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Philip DeGruy in concert! $ 5 - 20.00 donation Read about Philip here.
Front Stage Thursday, September 20 at 7.30 PM A Special Screening of the Feature Film: THE CALM AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA 7.30 Music by Mike West 8.00 The Film Pop Corn, Coffee and Tea - FREE! Welcome! Synopsis The Calm at the Edge of the Sea follows the course of Travis, a young man who leaves a troubled life in Los Angeles to live with an uncle and family he has not seen in years. Using raw and unforgettable imagery, the film delivers a turbulent wave of emotions and life-like situations, from the most intense love to the darkest of temptations; the film is a melancholy drama that faces difficult moral and social issues with modern relationship problems. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday, August 23: 10th night of our twelve night Short Film Screening Series. Always starting when it gets dark.(Approx. 8.30 at this time) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, August 25 at 3 PM Ramblin' Jack Elliott. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> August 19 at 3 PM John Doe and Peter Case John Doe new CD: A Year In The Wilderness Peter Case new CD: Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John Buy ticktes at the door! $ 16.00 (Gate opens at 2.30 PM) John Doe goes to the Venice poetry workshop and meets Exene. X band starts, records a single, gets popular, signs to Slash Records but soon the L.A. “punk-rock explosion” is all but over. X’s first two records have poetry and hard rock, X signs to Elektra, make five more LPs, some videos, tour the U.S. and Europe, appear on network TV, make a film (The Unheard Music), abuse body and soul, write about it, connect with more and more varied audiences and the critics move on to someone new. Now with musicians and singers at Dave Way’s Way Station in the hills of Los Angeles he sings and plays, with hardly any “fixes,” over-dubs or auto-tune, everything is given to the moment of the song and its players. "This is the Muddy Waters record he always wanted to make. This is a record I think Bob Dylan would like. This is a record of songs that have the style of the blues and country w/out the self-conscious modernisms, show-off solos or purist traps." John Doe As the leader of L.A.'s Plimsouls, Peter Case seemed like just another West Coast hook recycler whose band got signed to a major label during the post-Knack power-pop blitz. But even back then there was reason to believe that Case was capable of more; the most notable evidence of this was "A Million Miles Away," a melodic, romantic rocker of heartbreaking urgency. But Peter Case delivers far more than even the Plimsouls' finest moment ever promised. This album is not just an unusually strong solo debut, it's a pull-out-the-stops masterpiece, an Americanized Imperial Bedroom. Backed by an eccentric cast of California players, including Roger McGuinn, Van Dyke Parks, John Hiatt, Mike Campbell and Jim Keltner, Case has crafted a stunning song cycle about (as he puts it in his stream-of-consciousness liner notes) "sin and salvation." Like the best work of the Band and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Case's artfully constructed back-roads narratives have a mysterious, timeless quality. Rolling Stone Mag. regarding Peter Case's CD "Peter Case." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BOHEMIA FEST w/ Mike Beck August 11 at 2 PM Emith Sex Farm Mike Beck and The Bohemian Saints Coast Ridge Boys. $ 15.00 at the door Emith - Recent press "Emith... singer/songwriter/guitaristCarol Ann Ives and Stevie Gurr, Cowboy Junkies atmosphere with the pop sensibilities of Fleetwood Mac and Aimee Mann, the up-and-coming duo Emith have created a winning sound and style that is equally thought-provoking and catchy. Building from a folk, pop and blues foundation, the versatile twosome wander easily from melodic, rootsy, organic creations to more ethereal, darkly cast ballads that dig into deeper emotional terrain." "The group’s forthcoming full-length debut, 13 Seasons, offers a mixture of electric and acoustic soundscapes, with Gurr’s tasteful guitar and harmonica work never overpowering the subtler vocal dynamics of Ives." "Gurr, who has toured with Elvin Bishop and Dr. John, plays guitar with the understated grace of Leo Kottke, infusing each selection with his own individuality while still working in service of the song. It’s not hard to see why Gurr and Ives have built a strong word-of-mouth buzz, particularly here in Southern California." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Panda now lives in New Zealand . He is in the USA for a tour w/ a new CD release in the works...so stay tuned! CIRCUS CONTRAPTION COMING BACK!! "Chances to see shows this fun come along rarely at best" - nytheatre.com TWO SHOWS!! (and one with the Orchestra) Tuesday July 24 @ 7PM, $20 adults, $10 children, all ages show. Tickets available at the door or by calling 831-667-2574 Wednesday July 25 @ 8:30 PM, $20 adults, bring a date! Conspiracy of Beards are a 30 member acapella male choir performing exclusively the songs of Leonard Cohen, their gritty, uplifting renditions of Cohen songs have been performed in front of enthusiastic audiences around the Bay Area including recently at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Café duNord and on West Coast Live radio program. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Mickey Newbury is one of the great American songwriters. Right up there with Stephen Foster. Of all the heroes and peers I admired and worked to emulate in my education as an artist, his music had the most profound and positive effect on my songwriting. We shared a mutual feeling for the sound of the language, the love of alliteration -- even when it broke the rules of normal sentence structure (e.g. "a merchant mad marine"). But the most significant thing I learned from Mickey was the importance of the melody in the attack on the emotions that is songwriting. It's a weapon poetry doesn't have and it goes straight to the heart. I can't hear "What Will I Do" without tears coming to my eyes. I'm leery of tribute albums, but this is a good one. It's nice to see an artist who understands and appreciates the soul of his songs honoring him like this. Thanks, Kacey. ---Kris Kristofferson Kacey Jones has adopted the songs of Mickey Newbury and made them her own and the results are amazing. ---Delbert McClinton Newbury’s lush lyrical talents lend themselves to Jones’ lush musical interpretations. I’m not calling either of them a lush – just a union made in heaven. ---Kinky Friedman “Anyone who pays tribute to the great Mickey Newbury is a friend of mine. One of the most prolific songwriters ever, his music will continue to touch the emotions of generations to come. Thank you, Kacey." ---Brenda Lee Mickey Newbury was the wild card in the songwriter revolution in Nashville in the late 1960s and early 70s. Newbury always wrote the lyric you didn’t expect, the one that hit you straight in the heart, the one that stopped you dead in your tracks. I’m gratified that Kacey Jones is paying splendid tribute to some of Mickey’s best songs and keeping them alive and kicking. ---Chet Flippo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> August 25 @ 3 PM "Twisted Folk Festival " From San Francisco Bay Area, CA: Vermillion Lies Myles Boisen's - Past, Present, Future DeatHat Peter Whitehead From Santa Cruz, CA: Drunken Boat From Los Angeles, CA: The Peculiar Pretzelmen Kris Angelis From Olympia, WA: June Madrona Onyx of Olympia Son Friday Agust 25th 3pm - 12am $10 in advance/ $15 at the door. Buy tickets here!Tickets will not be shipped - you'll be on will call at the gate. An e-mail will be sent to you confirming your purchase. Started in 2005 by sisters Kim and Zoe Vermillion of the band Vermillion Lies, the Twisted Folk Festival is a musical event to celebrate the art of people whose music could, but doesn't quite, fit into the genres of folk, blues, americana, and jazz. Mainly: genres that are/or were traditionally made by people without money or training.Most of the bands featured play 'found objects.' That is: objects that were never meant to be musical instruments but found themselves in the hands of musicians anyway. New CD "Separated by Birth" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> August 26 @ 3 PM Lisa Teasley and Friends. A reading, music, and film event with Jason Luckett and Austin Young. Lisa Teasley is the critically acclaimed author of : Glow in the Dark  , Heat Signature : A Novel and Dive : A Novel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sunday, August 27 @ 1.30 PM “Henry Miller’s Battle with the Censors” The Monterey County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California and The Henry Miller LibraryPresent “Henry Miller’s Battle with the Censors” a talk given by Magnus Torén, Executive Director, Henry Miller Library. Free admission >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> August 20 @ 3 PM Greg Graffin Latest recording: Cold As The Clay Tickets will not be shipped - you'll be on will call at the gate. An e-mail will be sent to you confirming your purchase. "Even though I am known as a punk rock singer and songwriter, a world apart from old-time music, the roots of my singing go back to my Wisconsin childhood and family gatherings in Indiana. For most of my life, the old-time music of rural America has served as one of the soundtracks to my life...cont." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sunday, Aug 13 @ 4PM - 10PM; Live Auction at 6PM J.Rocke Productions w/Bob Deford and Sofanya’s Gallery Presents: “Falling Into Perfection”..an art installation performance film event. Performances by Janice Rocke, Deanna Ross, Kim Chandler, Sahra, Chuck Lessler, Brap and you (?)... Experience a multi-sensory walk through an art installation of assemblages built with recycled wood and other materials imbued with “earth magic”. Some of these pieces are made to contain monitors upon which the artist/filmmaker has created short films reflecting various aspects of Life’s experiences related to the piece of art. These pieces together create a surreal movie set patina. The audience will become the extras as camera men follow roaming actors, performance artists and musicians. Footage will later be edited for a feature film. A live auction of these art pieces will begin at 6 PM. Some proceeds go to Henry Miller Library. Sahra will perform at 5:00 and again at 7:30. When night falls the short films are to be shown on the big screen on the lawn. The roaming performance artists will be led throughout the event in experimental movement and dance by This is NOW! founder Deanna Ross. Kim Candler, long time Pennisula actress/diector and one of the co-founders of The Big Sur Players directs two actors engaged in an extended improvisation game. Ambient music performed by local favorite drummer Chuck Iessler and electronic and experimental music of Brap. Please see the following additional info re the performers. Janice Rocke is an artist-filmmaker, playwright & producer…and a single parent raising her two beautiful children. Her style is a multi-dimensional multi media palette which while engaging many senses at once, also delivers profound messages and Inspiration. Sofanya is a favorite local artist whose work explores the subconscious dimensions of the mind and soul of humanity with surreal and beautiful imagery. Her exuberant love of Life is a constant inspiration to us all. Our beloved co-producer, Robert Deford, has created numerous hours of programming at local Access Monterey Peninsula. You can usually find Robert wherever something interesting is going on. His documentary work explores anything and everything from eclectic artists to conspiracy theorists to spiritual and religious controversy. Deanna Ross, who is a dancer, choreographer and teacher at Monterey Peninsula College where she has recently created a monthly arts exhibition called, “This is NOW!” Performance Salon. She brings with her dancers, Joseph Gilman Pikalek and Kerstin Stuart. Kim Candler is one of the cofounders of “The Big Sur Players” and longtime actress/director will co-ordinate the improvisation and coach the actors. Robert Patterson has been a professional auctioneer for over 20 years, selling everything from art to real estate with 250+ auctions to his experience. He will be conducting the live auction at 6PM. Sahra, a local songwriter described by KPFA radio as "quirky, penetrating, a pleasant surprise for even the most jaded listener" has written and performed music for numerous political and philanthropic projects. Her music has also been featured in numerous films. Laurel Thumpson will accompany her on violin. Chuck Lessler has been playing drums for many years in Big Sur. He has studied African, Middle Eastern and Brazilian drumming. He currently teaches East African Drumming weekly in Big Sur. Brap has been making electronic music of various sorts for almost two decades. Sample based music allows a lot of room for experimentation..... from ambient to drum-n-bass to whosawhatsis-- sonic playgrounds are fun. For More Info, Contact: Janice Rocke and/or Sofanya Call: 831-667-2130 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, August 12 @ 3 PM 1st. Annual Bohemia Fest Original Coast Ridge Boys Dark Town Rounders Mike Beck and The Bohemian Saints Oldspice Girls featuring Tom Ayres Music starts at 3pm $ 15.00, get your ticket NOW! Click here:Tickets will not be shipped - you'll be on will call at the gate. An e-mail will be sent to you confirming your purchase. Please Carpool Friday, August 11, starting at 4 PM The Henry Miller Library and ((((folkYEAH!)))) presents: Quiet, Quiet Forest Spectrum... A song sharing ceremony curated by Nabob Shineywater of BrightBlack Monring Light. SUNROOF! (4:20 - 5:00) United Kingdom experimental sound scapes GRASS (5:20 - 6:00) Members of Feathers & Espers RAMBLIN' SECRET COWBOY SURPRISE (6:20 - 7:40) HUAYLLIPACHA (8:00 - 9:30) 30 MINUTES INTERMISSION BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT (10:00 - 10:45) Matador Records. LAVENDER DIAMOND (11:10 - 12:00) DANIEL ARCUS INCUS ULULAT HIGGS (12:15 - 12:45) (of Lungfish) FOOD AND DRINK WILL BE AVAILABLE COURTESY BIG SUR COAST FOODS. GET YOUR at the door! $ 25.00: (((folkYEAH!))) presents a very special evening with: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy plus very special guest Faun Fables and Shary Boyle . Saturday, October 28th Click here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tuesday August 8th 6:00 PM Big Sur Powerdown presents Richard Heinberg, award winning author of six books including The Party's Over: War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. Heinberg, widely regarded as America's foremost Peak Oil educator, will discuss the most recent evidence regarding the timing of global production peak, its likely consequences, and what can be done at both the international and local levels to prepare for the event and mitigate the impacts. Free to the public, donations are gladly accepted for the Henry Miller Library, Refreshments will be served. This is an out doors event please dress warmly. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Friday, July 28 @ 7 PM Join Big Sur Big Sur Powerdown! Guest speakers series for Big Sur Powerdown. Our guest will be Brian Weller , co-founder of WELL (Willits Economic Localization)will share how Willits, a small town in Northern CA, is preparing its community for energy independence in the face of the inevitable Peak Oil realities. Brian will discuss the following key areas: Peak Oil, Climate Change, the Willits 'grass roots' emerging "adhocracy," creating economic localization in a community. This is a 60 minute PowerPoint presentation and will be highly interactive, including visuals and Q&A with the audience. Free to the public. Pot luck, call Linda Parker for more info 831-656-0664 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sunday, July 30 @ 5 PM Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective! This will be one of the best! Join the party. "They call themselves Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective. Their name hails every bit of their style. “It’s all over the place,” says lead singer/songwriter Derric Oliver. And he’s right. The music’s everywhere and so is the Collective. Their intricate appreciation for jazz, country, classical, art-rock and pop keeps fans on their feet everywhere from their hometown in Cali to Colorado. The San Diego-based duo combines multi-instrumental talents of Derric Oliver (singer, songwriter, guitar, trumpet, tuba, piano) and Louis Caverly (singer, songwriter, violin, keyboard) to create an eclectic countrified indie pop that takes the listener on an unexpected adventure of optimism every time." Flagstaff Live (Leah Scharns) | March 9th, 2006 $ 10.00 donation at the door. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> July 15 and 16 - The 9th Annual West Coast Championship Poetry Slam w/ host Jerry Quickley Get Tickets here: Tickets/Registrations/Info This is probably the most talked about event at the Henry Miller Library. If you've never been to a SLAM now's the time. Teams from Seattle in the North to San Diego in the South duke it out in a two day extravaganza on the lawn. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday July 8 @ 7.30 PM CJ Boyd Sexxxtet The CJ Boyd Sexxxtet pound out experimental chamber music for bass and celli. Primal and searching, they take minimalism back to the screen memory of all origins. They incorporate the full dynamic range of superb sex with all its adagios and allegros, pianos and fortes, staccatos and legatos, arias and cadenzas. This is Id-music for your super-ego. $ 10.00 at the door or by calling 831-667-2574. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday July 1 st 7 PM Enoch Emery 8 PM Garrett Pierce 9 PM Diane Cluck Diane Cluck has partnered with Bianca Cassidy (Coco Rosie), to release her most recent album, Countless Times. Cluck has created a world wide stir with her quiet, yet powerful sound, and has recently gained acclaim for her work on The Enlightened Family Album, which includes Devendra Banhart, and Antony & The Johnsons, and Vashti Bunyan. Press: "I'm so happy to be alive at the same time she is because I get to see her perform" - Devendra Banhart |
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harmonies and humorous story telling... Grumbling Ginger features lead singer and songwriter 
washboard, vocals) joined forces as Gillen & Turk (www.gillenandturk.com) a year ago and have quickly made a name for themselves as fearless folk-rockers who mean what they sing.
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