Monthly Archives: September 2011

Monthly Archives: September 2011

Swinging out of September

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Another Thursday well spend in the company of Nathan from Cat’s Corner showing us some classic moves and grooves! It was also a great time to pick up a mug or two from Jeff May’s Smokin Pottery to keep your cocoa in for those chilly Fall days. And we hope you all got a chance to check out Timebank, a community time exchange service where you give your time to a neighbor and they ‘pay’ you back with theirs. You …

Community Exchange Timebank

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The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank is like a barter system but better.  For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one hour from someone else in return. For example, you could help someone garden for an hour in return for an hour of guitar lessons from someone else.The more you help, the more you earn. Timebank is meeting up at this week’s MCM! Meet others in the Mission who want to exchange with …

Bring on the Plums!

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Ever hear the story about Little Jack Horner? Bet he’s never had plums like these before! The plums from Twin Girls Farm and Arata Farm are so ripe and juicy it’s hard to to see yourself walk away with more than a handful. But it doesn’t stop there! Twin Girls also has rich and delicious pluots, Thompson grapes, and nuts! Arata is wrapping up their fig crop and will soon have persimmons! So whether it be a pie, pastry, or …

A Swing in Your Step!

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Free Swing Dance lesson this week with Cat’s Corner from around the corner on Mission and 25th. Every fourth Thursday of the month. Join Nathan and co. Tomorrow at 6:00 pm!

Mural Clean. Love is Back

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The Mission Community Market’s mission is to improve the health, economic opportunity and safety of Mission families through a weekly market and a beautiful public space. Murals, like Jet Martinez‘s Amate Mission, that tell the story of the Mission District and its people are the first piece of achieving that mission. MCM supports artists, street art, and opportunity for new artists in all its forms. But the desecration of others’ work doesn’t help the Mission, the Mission’s community of artists …