Sakes of the South
Dampen your palette with 39 sake labels from southern Japan and savory peruvian dishes of La Mar.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:00-8:00 pm
Registration is from 5:30pm and program begins promptly at 6:00pm
Doing my usual drive through random streets of San Francisco on thurs night I rumbled down 18th street and spied what looked like an event worth checking out.
There were bunches of people with drinks, two guys behind a card table , uum, doesn’t look like a bar, some sort of demo ?
And just then a parking space opened up, on 18th & Valencia ! !
I took it as a sign from the party gods.
Behold one of the hippest members of the support local movement.
THE MISSION STATEMENT was celebrating their second anniversary. They’re doing very well with their designer co-op.
Many of the co-op designers were in house for the party.
The tiny store is full of funky affordable fashions & products.
Mineral Makeup. Kid’s Ts.
Scarves, hats, vintage jackets, jewelry , art, even jam. All local.
Now ….back to that card table thing that caused me to stop the car.
Adam Bienvenu & Errol Davis of METAPHOR ORGANIC were demonstrating their amazing all natural, all local ingredients filled skin products.
The two are a great team, Adam, the web designer & Errol, the writer, somehow found themselves in the soap biz. You’re sure to find their products soon
in local boutique hotels, but for now it’s available at The Mission Statement.
I bought a small screw-top tin of peppermint lip balm for 4 bucks and i swear it was the equivalent of those tiny tins of shea butter L’Occitane sells for $9.
Being a sufferer of chronic chapped lips i was skeptical, but covered my lips last night in the peppermint concoction and praise the lord, i awoke with new supple, smooth, kissable lips. The stuff works as a cuticle cream as well.
How do these guys do it ?
To quote their website…
“Pour the scary chemicals and stir the bubbling cauldron”.
Actually, it was a crock pot. And all the ingredients were not only all natural but quite tasty. But we’re talking soap here. Really fascinating. And they’re really into
their craft and the locally made movement.
The demo was a soap they make with essential oils and orange peels.
The partners first product was a natural deodorant, but were told by their band of
women advisers that deodorant wasn’t sexy. The key to making marketable, appealing products
is great skin care products. And they went to town with a full line of arty, organic
winners.
YES!! FREE admission to the de Young and popular Tut exhibition for the weekend of Feb. 20-21
Free tickets to the special exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the de Young will be available to the general public on Saturday, February 20, and Sunday, February 21, as part of a generous sponsorship by Target.
Tickets will be available on site only, with a limit of four tickets per adult for that day. All tickets are first-come, first-served and timed and dated.
The permanent collections of the de Young will be free to the public all weekend and free programming will include children’s art making, fortune tellers, tarot card readers, belly and sword dancers and a dj spinning in Wilsey Court, as well as a festival of mummy movies screened from noon to 5 pm in the Koret Auditorium.
Admission Specifics:
There will be no advance ticketing. Tickets are first-come, first-served with a limit of four tickets per adult. Demand will be high and Tut tickets for the day will be claimed early in the day.
Visitors without Tut tickets can visit the de Young’s permanent collection free of charge on both days and the Museum Store, Museum Café and Tower will also be open.
The de Young box office will open at 8:30 am on February 20–21 with first exhibition entry at 9 am. Museum hours on February 20–21 will be from 9 am–5:15 pm with last entry to the Tut exhibition at 4 pm.
Free Programming and Mummy Film Festival:
The de Young will be filled with free activities during Target Tut Free Weekend. Families can enjoy a children’s art project in the Piazzoni Murals Room where kids learn to engrave ancient hieroglyphics into copper foil. Belly and sword dancers will entertain visitors waiting to enter the Tut exhibition, and tarot card and fortune tellers will be on hand to predict the future. Enjoy the sounds of contemporary Egyptian music spun by a dj in Wilsey Court.
A special mummy film festival for all ages will take place in the Koret Auditorium from noon to 5 pm each day screening a mix of light-hearted and serious mummy classics such as The Mummy (1932), Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955), King Tutankhamun: The Mystery Unsealed (2006), The Mummy: Hollywood’s Golden Age (2000) and Scooby-Doo in Where’s My Mummy? (2005). And what mummy festival would be complete without the Three Stooges classic, We Want Our Mummy?All films are free and open to the public.
Programming Schedule:
9:30am – 5pm Hands-on art making for all ages in Piazzoni Murals Room
11:30am – 3pm Fortune Teller and Tarot Reader in Wilsey Court
11am – 5pm Dj spinning Arab and Egyptian beats in Wilsey Court
11am – 5pm Mummy Movie Festival in Koret Auditorium
12pm – 5pm Sword dancers & belly dancers roving throughout the ground floor
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118 www.deyoungmuseum.org
415.750.3600
Angela Ritchie’s Ace Camps SABRINA WARD HARRISON: Make Your Life
Seattle, Washington, USA
April 23 – 26, 2010 – Seattle, Washington, USA
Sabrina Ward Harrison will be leading a workshop in Seattle, Washington on creating unique and very special visual journaling books. Join her as part of her True Living Project and let your creativity calmly burst. This workshop will be held at the Shuey House, Seattle, Washington. You will share meals, take outdoor nature walks, learn the true value of quiet, of listening, of writing and create freely with others.
Sabrina will offer demos on collaging techniques, lead you through free writing, and the art of journal making and more.
How Sabrina’s workshops started…
Sabrina began offering, “The Art of Becoming Yourself Workshops” 10 years ago by posting handmade fliers around her neighborhood in Berkeley, California. Over the years she has enjoyed traveling the world to facilitate her workshops with women and men who desire to create the life they most want to live.
If you have a desire to restore, to get back to what is most real for you…join us.
If you are longing to make a mess on the floor, to be enveloped by the creative process and to create the thing you most want to find… You are so welcome.
Come, leave ripples with us.
Option One: $675.00
3 nights at the Shuey House
3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners
2 day workshop with Sabrina Ward Harrison
Art supplies (upon registration you will be sent a list of personal supplies you may want to bring.
Option Two: $425.00
2 day workshop with Sabrina Ward Harrison
Art supplies (upon registration you will be sent a list of personal supplies you may want to bring.
Having recently been named the nation’s “Top Medical Spa” by DaySpa Magazine, Epi Center MedSpa San Francisco is renown as a luxury retreat in the heart of San Francisco’s Union Square. While the center is proud to receive such prestigious acclaim, it takes even more pride in its support of the local community.
“We value the community and celebrate philanthropy in the Bay Area by supporting a wide range of charitable programs,” says Margaret Mitchell, president and founder of Epi Center MedSpa. “While many companies were cutting back on giving because of the economy, we actually increased our charitable efforts in 2009. It made for a rewarding year for the center and our staff and we believe 2010 will be even more exciting.”
In 2009, Epi Center MedSpa supported over 24 community groups, hosted events for 12 non-profit organizations and held six unique fundraising events. Beneficiaries included organizations that support women’s health issues, HIV/AIDS, children and families, animals, arts and culture as well as environmental causes. The center’s community partners include agencies such as: Global Green, Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, Academy of Friends, Edgewood Center for Families & Children, St. Anthony’s Foundation, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and the San Francisco Ballet.
The center kicks off its 2010 community giving campaign with a fundraising event on Feb. 16 benefitting Dress for Success, an organization that promotes independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
“Epi Center is the perfect partner for Dress for Success,” says Maria Barrios Ehmer, community philanthropist who raises funds and awareness for organizations including for Dress for Success. “While it’s their mission to help people look their personal best, it’s our mission to help underprivileged women in our community look professional, so that they have the confidence to thrive in today’s workforce.”
Brenda Zarate, Francein Freer, Maria Barrios Ehmer, Natalia Urrutia and (Beth is missing in this photo)
About the Event
Maria Barrios Ehmer, Brenda Zarate, Beth Schnitzer, Natalia Urrutia and Francein Freer Hansen invite you to share the love! Enjoy a lovely night of great friends and great conversation. Tour the award-winning Epi Center MedSpa and learn about treatments and services.
Event Details
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Epi Center MedSpa
450 Sutter Street Suite 800
San Francisco, CA
www.skinrejuv.com
Donate your accessories:
Purses, Briefcases, Jewelries, Belts and Scarves
Enjoy our raffle and fantastic prizes including a $50 Gift Certificate for attending!
Please RSVP to rsvp@epicentermedspa.com
About the Epi Center MedSpa
San Francisco’s Epi Center MedSpa is a Silver LEED® certified, professional environment where patients receive the highest quality skin rejuvenation treatments. By combining medical grade products and luxurious organic ingredients, the center’s custom treatment programs achieve affordable, lasting results in a soothing, healthy environment. Consultations are free, and the results are priceless. For more information; please log onto: www.skinrejuv.com.
Two weeks ago I jetted down to Barbados to attend a charity Polo event hosted by Prince Harry of Wales to raise money and awareness for an organization called Sentebale. The charity was started by the Prince along with Prince Sessio of Lesotho, a tiny country located within the country of South Africa, to help the orphaned children living there.
The charity Polo match was a spectacular event (watch video below), as is the island of Barbados. Enjoy the video and if you make it down to Barbados be sure to check out some of my local favorites hot spots!
Among a few of my favorites is Scarlet, a charming British bistro in the parish of St. James, is a brightly colored restaurant with pop art images of Marilyn, Jackie and even Che adorning its walls. With their signature house cocktails, the Scarlet Rocks and the Bajan Mojito, Scarlet proved to be the perfect spot to kick off the evening. Next up was dinner at Tides restaurant. Serving as both a restaurant and art gallery, we dined among paintings by local artists. One of my best meals during my stay was found at Champers. Set directly on the ocean, this Zagat rated menu rivals any upscale eatery in the Caribbean. My favorite, their Parmesan-crusted Barracuda is a gastronomical treat and the Bread Pudding is by far the best you’ll ever order.
Barbados is filled with many options when it comes to lodging but the The Sandpiper; Coral Reef, and The House are all fabulous spots to check out for a more boutique experience.
A glorious weekend on a stunning island with a handsome Prince playing Polo…Now that’s what I call a Royal Flush!
What would V-day be without indulging in our most pleasurable sin: chocolate.
New comer chocolateir Anand Chokkalingam handcrafts each of his spice-infused gourmet chocolates to create the most unique flavours you’ll ever taste, like Saffron Cardamom.
Or add a designer touch to show how you love thee with TCHO chocolates in limited edition packaging designed by Dutch artist Max Kisman.
Valentine’s Day Thi Makeup Studio Offer:
On Saturday, Feb.13, Book a makeup application ($55) OR purchase any products over $55 and receive a complimentary eyelash application.
