This coming Saturday October 21st I will be making a cake for the intriguing CAKEWALK at Modern Times Bookstore in The Mission District, San Francisco. On that day Modern Times, like many of my favorite people, past and present lovers, will be a 35 years strong Libran.
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This is what their website has to say:
Not a Day Wasted
Saturday, October 21, 2:00 pm
COST:
$10 members, $15 non-members, $30 membership + admission (one sangria
included in price). No one turned away for lack of funds.
The
first and more raucous of our two days of events celebrating 35 years
worth of Modern Times. Soar to new heights of fun with musicians,
performers, and staff members as you remember your favorite parts of
the little bookstore that still thinks it can! Witness the unveiling of
our new and beautiful sponsors plaque commemorating some of the
lionhearted individuals who have helped keep the store open. Guests
include The Brass Liberation Orchestra, video artist Kirthi Nath, DJs
El Doctor from Los Angeles and Lady Selector from New Orleans, plus
dance performers from the Change of State Performance Project. There
will even be a cakewalk! A benefit for the bookstore.
This is what the delicious, delightful, sexy Annie Danger says:
the event is called "not a day wasted". it is our 35th anniversary party/benefit and the title is based on a charlie chaplin quote that "a day without laughter is a day wasted"...and our store's been full of enough grief and joy and everything else to say we pretty much haven't wasted a day since. not much of a cake-ready theme, so go wild. basically it's a fancy birthday party. we're 35.
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Cakes will be made by professionals, passionate sweets makers, the quirky, the kooky, and people you might not bring home to meet your parents but would sneak out of the window to find.
Come One, Come All. Come generous of spirit and open mind.
But above all....
Come Hungry!
But Shuna...what kind of cake are you baking? Enquiring minds want to know...
Posted by: Julie | 18 October 2006 at 07:01 AM
Sounds like fun. In New York we are up to our waists in apples and pears, so I am in pie mode again. Just started using your dough recipe. Naturally, it rocks my world.
xo,
Joe Fish
Posted by: Joe Fish | 18 October 2006 at 03:20 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmCake!
Well...I am thinking about caramel and gooeyness and a dash of chocolate, something crunchy, something buttery.
How does that sound?
Posted by: shuna fish lydon | 18 October 2006 at 09:21 PM
Ah, wish I were still in SF! I'd bake them a big ol' cake, for sure. I lived upstairs from Modern Times for 5 years, and was always happy they were there, even though the sales staff could be kind of PC-er than thou and a lil' snooty sometimes. But as a writer, I love that they are still there, and haven't turned into a furniture shop or trendy shoe store. Enjoy the cakes, and Viva Modern Times!
Posted by: dixieday | 19 October 2006 at 12:15 AM
crunchy, caramelly, dash o' choc? Sounds like a little bit of heaven, of course, and totally worthy of the wonderful Modern Times. Oh to be in SF...
Posted by: Julie | 19 October 2006 at 09:50 PM