Join us for an updated version of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” on Saturday December 3rd at 10:30AM. It will be fun for the entire family.

Kenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer whose prolific compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world and influence an entire generation of musicians and artists. “a pianist who tempers fearsome technique with a questing spiritualism” –Nate Chinen, NY Times.

Kenny was recently awarded the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award for his seminal work, No Beginning No End, a profound tribute to his 16-year-old daughter killed in a 2006 car crash, that is on the level of such other extended jazz composers as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. As a teacher, Kenny’s groundbreaking work on Improvisation, Effortless Mastery – Liberating the Master Musician Within, touched off a revolution of inspiring musicians to create music conscious of its spiritual intent and essence. “Kenny Werner is a total musician. He feeds my heart and my brain and pushes me into fresh territories.”- Toots Thielemans.

Sunday, December 4, 2011, 4:30 Tickets, $35: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/198956 Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach 307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 650 726-4143, www.bachddsoc.org

The National Weather Service predicts high winds beginning Wednesday morning, through Thursday evening.

The forecast is for sustained northeast winds from 20 to 35 mph with frequent gusts 45 to 55 mph. Strong winds will blow through passes and canyons of the coastal range and towards the coastline. Highway 1 will experience strong and gusty winds with difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles. Power outages from downed trees and branches will be possible.

Not a creature was stirring over the Thanksgiving week. Except a barking dog and a license plate thief.

Three individual performances by competition winners and touring artists Thomas Tobing from Paris and Sandra Write Shen of the Brevard Institute in North Carolina chosen by Mack McCray of the SF Conservatory who will also perform on the Bach Society’s 9 ft. Steinway – a true chamber experience at the oceanfront Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay.

Sunday, November 27, 2011, 4:30
Tickets, $35/$30 for students
Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650 726-4143, www.bachddsoc.org

Seasoned Greetings Marketeers!

For you fresh fanatics ( or last minute maniacs) I thought a little reminder that the Market is open in Pacifica on Wednesday from 2:30 to 6:00 would be timely. So here it is. Swing on by for the freshest possible flowers, seasonal fruits and perfect veggies that you can find anywhere on this planet.

Just in case you are on your way to a communal feast and stuck for an idea, do you have a notion of how great Sukhi’s jalapeño chutney tastes on cornbread, or how lovely La Von’s Lavender infused cranberry sauce can transform a tradition? Want to boast that your Sweet Potato dish ( no, you rascal, not your new sweetheart! I mean the side dish, and NO, not the one the new sweetheart does not know about, sheesh) is made from Farmer Johns Grown-on-the-Coast sweet potatoes ( and they said it couldn’t be done!) and topped with homemade in Half Moon Bay Marshmallows (for the traditionalist Localvore), or with a sauté of shallots, toasted cumin and spiked with tangerine for the daring? Well swing on by then. WE have the basics a-plenty, and a few choice unusuals to perk up the table, though you are on your own when it comes to Auntie Mac, sister.

We are also open on Saturday in Half Moon Bay, because believe it or not, folks do need to eat pretty much every day, we’ve discovered! Plus, there’s some great stuff you can not get anywhere else so you can get a leg up on the job of stuffing your stockings.

We are just plain full of the Thanksgiving Spirit and grateful to you, our Market faithful, to our sponsors and hosts in both locations, and encourage y’all to consider the wonderful impact on the quality of your own life you are making every time you invest in and spend your money with the members of your community. It makes a huge difference, and one for which we are all deeply grateful.

Thanks a bushel and a bunch,

Erin Tormey Founder, Manager Coastside Farmers Markets

Warrant arrests at a traffic stop in San Gregorio and on Johnson Pier in Princeton, public intoxication in La Honda, and a stolen vehicle in Pescadero.

Sunday evening, we began an upgrade of Coastsider’s software.

The upgrade is nearly complete. We’re still working on getting Unclassifieds up and running, but otherwise things are working well.

If you have any problems with the site, you can report them in a comment on this page.

Have you tried to live a “car free lifestyle on the Coastside? Or have you tried a short term project such as “No driving for a month.” Have you described your experience with a journal or notes?

I would like to talk to you if you have tried a lifestyle transportation experiment that involves not using a personal car.

Here is how to contact me: Email is leemck (at) gmail (dot) com.

The reason is, I write a blog about the public bus system and its problems as a general purpose transportation solution. I think the bus system should be rechartered with a wide open commitment to serving human transportation needs.

Here is the blog url:

http://lessco2essay.blogspot.com/