“At a time when jazz piano prodigies are moving into the spotlight around the world…, Clayton is showing all the signs of becoming one of the most significant young jazz artists to emerge in the Southland in recent years.” – Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

http://www.geraldclayton.com
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
$35.  Tickets at the door. Reservations for members.
Doors Open at 3 PM, Music from 4:30 to 7:30 PM, with intermission.

Activated Storytellers, a multicultural folktale theater will be performing at Half Moon Bay Library on Friday evening April 18th at 7:00PM.  The Activated Storytellers offer “physical comedy, song and dance, American Sign Language, audience participation and a grown woman squeezing through a tennis racket”.

The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is offering excursions into our marine and land habitats this spring.

Sunday, April 20 – 2:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Coastal Flower Walk in Pescadero Marsh, San Mateo County. Local botanist and author Toni Corelli will lead a walk among the dazzling spring flowers of the Pescadero Coast. Learn how to identify both native and introduced species while exploring the dunes, coastal marsh and coastal scrub along the stunning sanctuary coastline. Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $10. For registration, contact Christy Walker at (650) 712-8948 or .

Saturday, May 31 - 8:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M.
Spotting the Nesting Seabirds of Alcatraz, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay.
Join Alcatraz Island Wildlife Intern Stephanie Bishop (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) on an up close and personal tour of nesting seabirds. Observe seabirds such as cormorants, guillemots, gulls, egrets, and night-herons nesting, courting, incubating their eggs and feeding their young. After tour, participants may choose to stay on Alcatraz and return on a later ferry.Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $20 (includes ferry). For registration, contact Justin Holl at (415) 561-6625 x308 or .

Saturday, June 14 - 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Paddling in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County.
Kayak to explore Pillar Point Harbor to view harbor seals, seabirds and other marine sanctuary wildlife. Pack a lunch for a relaxing picnic on the beach. First time paddlers as well as experienced kayakers are welcome on this fun sanctuary excursion. Minimum age is 14 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $49. For registration, contact California Canoe and Kayak at 1-800-366-9804 or http://www.calkayak.com and ask for the sanctuary excursion on June 14th.

Sunday, July 13 – 7:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Sanctuary Whale Watch, San Francisco Marina. Come join us on a day-long whale watching trip through the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Summer is a perfect time to experience the diverse & beautiful wildlife of the sanctuary. Thirty-six species of marine mammals can be found here including blue and humpback whales that come to feed in the summer, harbor porpoise, common dolphin, seals and sea lions. This is an excellent place to look for seabirds, including shearwaters, cormorants, and Common Murres. Weather permitting we’ll see the Farallon Islands up close. Our experienced naturalist will lead us in an exciting journey of wildlife exploration and discovery. Minimum age is 10 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $85. For registration, contact Adrian at: (415) 561-6625 x300 or .

Embedded within San Francisco’s program to retrofit our ailing Hetch Hetchy water system is a plan to divert up to 25 million more gallons of water per day from the Tuolumne River. The Tuolumne, with its headwaters in Yosemite National Park, is a federally- protected Wild and Scenic River and a California jewel. With the looming consequences of global warming, an ever-growing demand for water, and the need to sustain the health of our rivers, delta and ocean ecosystems, the conflict over water has taken center stage.

We invite Pacifica residents to learn how our community is connected to these problems and howe can be part of the solution. 

~ PowerPoint Presentation
~ What You Can Do
~ Food and Beverages Provided

City Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd Pacifica, CA 94044
Tuesday, April 15
7:00pm

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Invite your friends and family from 7 to 11pm Saturday at the new Harbor Village Mall to cruise through great auction items while eating Coastside foods, drinking your choice of margaritas, wine, beer or champagne and dancing to the sounds of Catie Chase and the Getaways. 

New auction items and some returning favorites include: 

• A week long summer vacation cabin near Bear Valley for family fun!


• A personal ride for 3 kids from home to school in a fire engine - complete with fire chief escort all the way into class!


• Be one of the first to stay at the new luxury hotel and spa, Oceana, in the Harbor Village.


• The ever popular behind the scenes visit to the SF 49ers Training Camp this summer.


• Plus fabulous creations from the kids’ classrooms and much, much more.


• WIN the $2,000 CASH raffle!

All monies raised support the Farallone View Education Fund.  Enjoy a great evening out and help support your local school.  The evening of fun, food, drinks, entertainment, wonderful auction items and dancing costs only $20/ticket available at Luna Memories, Bay Book, FV scrip table or at the door.  Raffle tickets are $10 each, 3 for $25, and 8 for $50.  You do not need to be present to win.

Mark your calendars now.  Dress cruise casual, put on your dancing shoes, bring your check book or credit card, and have a great time inside the new Harbor Village Mall at Princeton Harbor on Capistrano Road!

Thanks to the following supporters for their donations of food and beverages: Picchi Brothers Winery, Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., La Nebbia Winery, Mezza Luna, Café Gibraltar, Half Moon Bay Coffee Co., Trader Joe’s, Safeway and Event Savvy.  For more information and auction booklet, please visit http://www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/faralloneview/edfund/Auction_2008.htm.

At 7:30pm on Saturday April 12th, local viewers will be treated to a screening of The Real Dirt on Farmer John at the Johnson House Depot., hosted by The Visionary Edge.

This is a true story of farming life based on John Peterson, an eccentric writer and artist, yet a traditional farmer trying to keep the family farm going.

This film is truly an original; an award-winning documentary yet creative in every way, a heartbreaking and heartwarming saga all rolled into one unique, interesting and often hilarious tale.

John Peterson inherited the farm while a very young man when his father died at an early age.  John works hard, struggles, has to sell parts of the farm to pay debts, yet ultimately triumphs in bringing the farm successfully into the 90’s by selling seasonal shares in his farm’s production in what is known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).  His farm now supports many families, prospers as a business, and provides a place where locals can join in the farm work, reconnecting with the earth and the cycle of life.  It nurtures all who are a part of it, providing organic, local food, building community and educating the CSA members about farming through hands-on experience.

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As part of the effort to create the new General Management Plan for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, we invite you to join members of the National Park Service planning team on a couple of short walks to help develop ideas for the future of key sites in San Mateo County. Two walks are scheduled at Rancho Corral de Tierra — 4,200 acres of open space on the slopes of Montara Mountain managed by Peninsula Open Space Trust which will soon become part of the park. The group will observe the conditions and resources in these areas and share ideas about what they might become in the future. These are excellent opportunities to have your ideas shape the emerging plan. Call (415) 561-4930 to RSVP and get meeting locations.

Rancho Corral de Tierra: North – Saturday March 29 , 10:00am to Noon
Meet representatives from the GGNRA and Peninsula Open Space Trust and explore the area along Martini Creek, between McNee Ranch State Park and the town of Montara. Talk about the area’s future as the southern gateway to the park.

Rancho Corral de Tierra: South – Saturday April 5 , 10:00am to Noon
Similar to the walk scheduled for March 29, but this walk will focus on lower San Vicente and Denniston Creeks between the towns of Moss Beach and El Granada.

Opportunities to discuss the park’s future will also be part of two other popular spring hikes: the “Redwood Ramble” at the Phleger Estate (March 8, led by NPS Ranger George Durgerian), and “Sweeney Ridge Saunter” (March 16, led by Nike veteran David Bridgman). Call (415) 561-4323 for information about these longer hikes.

The park’s website is GGNRA website.

The Coastside Mothers’ Club will host “Chinese Medicine and Women’s Health”, a presentation by Lisa Mandelbaum, licensed acupuncturist and Diplomate of Oriental Medicine who will discuss fundamentals of Chinese pattern diagnosis.

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
The Bell Building, 565 Kelly Street, Half Moon Bay

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It’s a movie and it’s a movement and it’s an evening not to miss. Please join us at the I.D.E.S. Hall (735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay) on March 31st for a special screening of the film, “Two Angry Moms,” an inspiring movie that’s as much about life as it is about lunch. Two extraordinary moms skillfully channel their frustration into a positive, motivating message that’s downright infectious. Ultimately, the film is about how schools and communities together can combat the health challenges facing children today. It’s hard to imagine better timing or an area with more potential than our own backyard given its rich agricultural heritage and committed citizenry.

Early birds get first dibs on farm fresh produce which will be available at 5pm under the telltale white tents of the Coastside Farmers Market. At 6:30pm, sit back and enjoy the show which will be introduced by former Coastside resident, Chef Ann Cooper, (the Renegade Lunch Lady and current Director of the Berkeley Unified School District Food Service Program.) After the film, stay tuned for a panel discussion and Chef Ann’s signing of her latest book, Lunch Lessons. (Admission is free and childcare is available during the film.)

This event is brought to you by the generous support of the Half Moon Bay branch of the American Association of University Women and the Health and Wellness Convening which includes the following partners: CUSD Food and Nutrition Department, the Coastside Health Committee, Coastside Farmers Markets, the HEAL Project, Cunha Community Schools, Seton Coastside, Movin’ on the Coast, and the Coastside Family Medical Center.

For more information, please visit http://twoangrymoms.bravenewtheaters.com/

Questions: contact Sonja Myhre at

Who says there’s no nightlife in Montara? The will be an open mike at Caffe Lucca, in the heart of Montara’s entertainment district, this Friday night from 7 to 9:30pm.  In April, open mikes will take place on the second and fourth Fridays, April 11 and 25.

Caffe Lucca
Hwy 1 @ 8th St.
Montara
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