Slow is Fast Book Tour with Dan Malloy

In September 2012, Dan Malloy, Kanoa Zimmerman and Kellen Keene rode bikes down the California coast hoping to see their home state in a new slower-paced light -- surfing, camping, staying with friends and lending a hand wherever they could to earn their keep. The result of the trip is a beautifully crafted book and slide-show tour coming to a handful of west coast towns (tour dates below).

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Proof Lab Station - Friday, 8/2
254 Shoreline Hwy
Mill Valley CA 94941
Tel. (415) 888.2553
Event start time @ 6pm
Live music: The John Stewards

Mollusk - Saturday, 8/3
4500 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122
Tel. (415) 564-6300
Event start time @ 8pm
Live music: The John Stewards

Harmony House Yoga - Monday, 8/5
991 Price St
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Tel. 805-773-0380
Event start time @ 7pm
Live music: Occasional Mustache
Food + drink by Honeymoon Cafe

Full of Life Flatbread - Wednesday, 8/7**
225 West Bell St
Los Alamos, CA 93440
Tel. (805) 344-4400
Music – Todd Hannigan + Xoco Moraza
Event start time @ 7:30pm

Purchase tickets for $35. @ slowisfastatfulloflife.brownpapertickets.com
** A Full of Life Flatbread dinner will be included in the price and will
include local/seasonal ingredients + alcoholic beverage.

Mob Shop Ojai - Saturday, 8/10
110 W Ojai Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
Tel. (805) 272-8102
Event start time @ 7:00pm
Live music: Todd Hannigan, Xoco Moraza + Fernando Apodoca
Food by The Blue Owl

Patagonia Cardiff - Tuesday, 8/13
2185 San Elijo Ave
Cardiff, CA 92007
Tel (760) 634-9886
Event start time @ 7pm
Live music: Todd Hannigan, Xoco Moraza + Fernando Apodoca

Bird's Surf Shed - Wednesday, 8/14
1091 W Morena Blvd
San Diego Ca 92110
619-276-2473
Event start time @ 7pm
Live music: Todd Hannigan, Xoco Moraza + Fernando Apodoca

Patagonia Ventura - Tin Shed Courtyard – Friday, 9/13
235 W. Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001
805-643-6074
Event start time @ 7pm
Live music: Todd Hannigan and friends

Introducing “$20 Million & Change"

Patagonia has launched a 20 million dollar fund fund to invest in environmentally responsible startups focused on clothing, food, water, energy and waste.

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard explains how the company intends to help “like-minded, responsible start-up companies bring positive benefit to the environment.”

LINK (via: The Cleanest Line)

This SST has serious juju!

Bruce Hill's account of being reunited with his beloved SST jacket.

LINK (via: Worn Wear)

From Scratch

From Scratch host Jessica Harris speaks with Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia. From Scratch reviews the entrepreneurial life with leading pioneers from the business world, the social sector, entertainment, and the arts. From Scratch personalizes the lives of entrepreneurs by providing listeners with a candid, first-hand view of the launching process.

LINK (via: NPR)

The Dirt Bag Diaries - Making It

We've all day dreamed about it - becoming a pro. What would it be like? Well, besides getting to do the thing you love everyday, you'd probably get free gear, meet incredible people, get your photo taken, maybe travel the world. You might even get paid. We call it living the dream. And it's good work if you can get it. But, how do you get the gig? And is it really all that it's cracked up to be? Zack Giffin and Timmy O'Neil share their stories of finding the spotlight and moving beyond it.

LINK

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"Groundswell" is Headed Your Way

Photo: Dean Azim

From The Cleanest Line comes this update on the new Chris Malloy film Groundswell. 

Groundswell – a new film by Chris Malloy of Patagonia, Farm League Productions, and Woodshed Films in conjunction with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation – is setting out out on tour. It's a small film about making a big stand. 

Groundswell features world-class surfing of Patagonia’s Trevor Gordon, Dan Malloy and Chris Malloy. Canadian phenomenon Peter Devries also joins Raincoast aboard their 70-foot sailboat to discover what the remote coast of British Columbia, Canada, has to offer – and why it must be protected. Together with local indigenous leaders, this group gives voice to a coast in peril from a proposed Tar Sands pipeline and associated oil tanker traffic.

Groundswell Tour Dates 2012 - Presented by Patagonia and Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Bella Bella – Advance Community Screening
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Start time: TBA
Elders Building
Monday, October 29, 2012
Start time: TBA
Bella Bella Community School
Shelter Restaurant Tofino
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Start time: 7pm
601 Campbell St. Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0

University of Victoria David Lam Auditorium (3 showings)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Student show: 3:30 pm (For Students and University Staff, no advance booking, come early)
Afternoon show: 5:15 pm   Advance booking required at EventBrite (here)
Evening show: 7 pm   SOLD OUT
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, BC  V8P 5C

Science World Vancouver
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Start time: 7pm
1455 Quebec Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7
Reserve your tickets in advance here

Patagonia Seattle
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Start time: 7pm
2100 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

Patagonia Portland
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Start time: 7pm
907 Northwest Irving Street
Portland, OR 97209

Mill Valley – @ Proof Lab
Saturday, November 10, 2012
254 Shoreline Hwy
Mill Valley, CA  94941
Start time:   2pm – film @ 5pm

Patagonia Outlet Santa Cruz
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Start time: 7pm
415 River Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Patagonia Ventura – Tin Shed Courtyard (next to GPIW)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Start time: Music @ 6pm – Film @ 7pm
235 W. Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001

Patagonia Cardiff
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Start time:  7pm
2185 San Elijo Ave
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California 92007

Pender Island, BC
Saturday Dec 1, 2012
Start time: 7:00 pm
Pender Island Community Hall
4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd, North Pender Island

The film is also headlining at the Save the Waves Film Festival in Santa Barbara on November 02, and again in Santa Cruz (Nov. 9) and San Francisco (Nov. 16). Each event features the film, a short presentation and Q & A by film participants, beer and live music.