Events

It seems that Tomo's astounding Japanese curry has outgrown its home kitchen environs. And if ever there was such a man doing curry, we are such a shop to do party!

Please join us on Saturday, April 17th for the 8th installment of Tomo's Kick-Ass Curry Spectacular.

BYOBeer, which seems to go best. And your $5 donation will be heartily appreciated.

Friday, March 19th
6 to 8pm
Suggested donation $20-40
Please RSVP to dig@gravelandgold.com

Back by popular demand! Two months later, we're holding a follow up workshop for Yosh's Vibrational Perfumery Workshop. Last time, attendees were introduced to the art of perfumery and to the particular scents that open up the 4th chakra. We all gathered up our favorite scents and began to concoct our own tailored blends. At this next workshop, former attendees will be able to continue to develop and shape their blends and to put together 5 ml bottle of perfume to take home for $50-$75, depending on the contents. New attendees are also welcome to a crash course on perfumery and may build their own blends right then and there.

Yosh Han is the creator of YOSH olfactory sense, a boutique fragrance company and consultancy specializing in artisanal perfumes combining the art of perfumery with aromachology. Based on moods, personalities and intuition, each perfume embraces spiritual connection and energetic alignment with a core message to bridge inner beauty and outer beauty together. YOSH perfumes can be found at the most exclusive boutiques around the world. Conceptual commissions include fragrances for the Bureau of Urban Secrets, Faith Popcorn's Brain Reserve and The Pirate Store. Other clients include SF Opera, Lemony Snicket and Alanis Morisette. Her work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Ready Made and distinguished publications. More info at www.eaudeyosh.com

 

GRAVEL & GOLD is delighted to present a collection of original OSBORN/WOODS prints from the 1960s.

Please join us for an opening reception with Charles Woods on Friday, February 19th from 6 to 9pm.

For over fifty years, David Osborn and Charles Woods have been an artistic force in Nevada City, CA. They landed in the old mining town in 1957 after meeting as graduate students at UC Berkeley and went on to run a design and print shop, found the American Victorian Museum, and begin broadcasting the community radio station KVMR. Their bright, enthusiastic lithographs are reminiscent of Sister Corita Kent and the best of 1960s design. Gravel & Gold has assembled 19 original prints from the Seasonal, Ocean, Natural Guide, Travel, and Apocalypse series. They have been framed by Oakland musician Elias Reitz of Gojogo.

 

This is a very special show for us. It's been a dream of ours to present such a collection since we first got started with the shop. And a special show takes special thanks. Praise be to Joe Meade for turning us on to Osborn/Woods and for being such a tremendous support to us and the shop.

 

Tonight we're throwing a Solstice Party in honor of our dear Makers. It's a SALE PARTY y'all.

 

7 to 8 pm : 10% discount 8 to 9 pm : 20% sale 9 to 10 pm : 30% OFF

 

Friends! Please join us tomorrow evening to celebrate the opening of Brook Schneider's installation at Gravel & Gold, TRUE GEOMANCE, featuring jars, drawings, assortments, shapes that inspire light, and otherworldly landscapes. We'll be here all day getting in real close to the window box, and especially so after 8 pm.

Grab a jar and your favorite vegetables and come hone your pickling skills.

Journalist and pickling expert Eric Smilie will be showing us how it's done.

Bring along a wide-mouth Mason jar + veggies. Or, for a mere ten dollars, we'll be happy provide you with a jar plus organic produce.

Please let us know if you plan to attend by Saturday, November 7th by emailing lisa@gravelandgold.com

Good Veggies (It takes all kinds.):
cucumbers
soft squashes and zucchinis
radishes
turnips
carrots
beets
burdock/gobo root
peppers
cabbage
bok choy or Nappa cabbage
brussels sprouts
other hardy leafy greens : mustard, kale, collards

Not So Good Veggies:
potatoes
yams
hard squashes

Regardless of whether you're able to join us, be sure to examine Awesome Pickle, Erica's fermentation chronicle.
Also, his sauerkraut will be featured at Y2Y Gallery's Non*Mart show, opening this Friday.

Ira Coyne, sign/car painter extraordinaire, has set up his station outside the shop. At present he's working on some beautiful Ouija boards that will soon be for sale here.

If you're in the market for some custom old school adornment, drop us a line and we'll set up an appointment for you.

Tuesday, October 20th from 8 to 10 pm

Andy Cabic of Vetiver and Britt Govea of _FolkYeah! will DJ at Gravel & Gold.

Come shake your groove thang to the finest selects of 70's lady records. Awe-some!

 

Our thanks to Alissa Anderson for the peace out Andy pic.

Gravel & Gold is will be serving as a Phase 3 (8:30-9:30) destination during the Litcrawl this coming Saturday night, October 17th. This is the tenth annual Litquake festival on record and incredible readings and events have been going on all week throughout the city. The crawl on Saturday will the culmination of all the literary happenings, with folks dashing between events at various Mission District locations until they settle at our house for their final face to face encounter with literary awesomeness.

Given all this ping-ponging about the neighborhood, we thought it only right to partner with the Henry Miller Library to present group of poets and writers from the Ping-Pong journal of art and literature. In just one short hour, you'll hear from the likes of James Maughn, Dan Linehan, Kimberly Jean Smith, Charlie Anders, and Maria Garcia Teutsch, the Editor-in-Chief of Ping-Pong.

We're really looking forward to participating in this landmark year of Litquake magic and look forward to seeing you Saturday night!

Join us on October 16th from 5 pm to 7 pm as we celebrate Food + Sex Magazine's end of tour foodie party and BYOB Happy Hour with Gallo Pinto from The Spotted Rooster, supreme Pesto from World Champion Pesto maker Danny Bowien, and Tartine Bread. Afterward, be sure to slither down to Amnesia to catch the Lemonade show with Rubies/Fleshtone/Dominant Legs/Neal Morgan at Amnesia from 9 pm to 2 am!!

Join us this Friday, October 9th at 7pm to hear Ed Masuga play, along with occasional collaborator, BKP.

Ed's been a part of the Gravel & Gold family since we first got started. His acoustic guitar playing and singing is always a treat to hear, and it's especially nice to have him back in the Bay, and back at the shop, after his sojourn East.

Do remember that music tends to sound even better with Serrano's pizza in hand, so leave time to order up a slice for yourself.