CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA · JAZZ ON THE TERRACE · SLO FARMER’S MARKET · SPLASH CAFE SEAFOOD & GRILL · OPEN AIR FLOWERS · · SAL’S PARADISE · OUT OF POCKET · IAN SAUDE GALLERY VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 · SPRING, 2013
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HELLO, SLO The San Luis Obispo Collection brings together world class shopping, the city’s finest restaurants, upscale retail, museums and theatre, and sits adjacent to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. San Luis Obispo, named the Happiest City in America, is the cultural hub of the Central Coast, which embodies the California Lifestyle and offers locals and visitors alike historic architecture, sweeping vineyards, pristine beaches, charming beach towns and mountain ranges and is home to Cal Poly University. Now we introduce the SLO Merchant, our new community newsletter.
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2013 CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA SLO’S favorite annual concert series is back and better than ever.
JAZZ ON THE TERRACE The San Luis Obispo Collection presents featuring a 9 week venue with the SLO Jazz Festival. All performances take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visit facebook.com/slocollection for more information.
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Seafood, Fish Out Of Water, Bare Feet,
kicks off Friday June 14th at Mission
Blues Band. Concerts In The Plaza is
06/22: The Tipsy Gypsies
Downtown Association (DowntownSLO.
07/13: Mark Pietri Trio
ring your family, friends and lawn chairs and get ready to dance the
night away! Concerts In The Plaza
Plaza and continues every Friday night through September 6th. This year’s
stellar lineup features local favorites and a few new faces including Nada Rasta, Burning James, TROPO, Cuesta Ridge, Rusted Stone, Wild Blue, Truth About
Guy Budd, Resination, Neon Russel, JD
Project, Damon Castillo and Big Daddy’s sponsored by The San Luis Obispo
com). Beer is provided by Firestone Brewery and wine by Edna Valley Vineyards.
06/29: Cuesta Jazz Collective 07/27: Choro de Ouro
08/10: Black Market Trio
08/17: Dylan Johnson Trio
08/24: Damon Castillo, Joe Duran and James Conver 09/07: Darrell Voss Trio 09/21: Larry Arone Latin Jazz Featuring Maite
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LEGENDARY FARMERS MARKET San Luis Obispo farmer’s market—the city’s favorite place to be and to be seen!
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here’s no party like a Central Coast
the farmer’s market mascot and much
San Luis Obispo, the party has kicked
each week. The crowd is a mixture of
party, and for the past 30 years in
off every Thursday night from 6pm to
9pm with the city’s legendary farmers market.
more. Thousands flock to the market
laid-back locals, energetic students and
visitors from far and wide. It’s the perfect place to be and to be seen!
Each week, the SLO Downtown Asso-
The farmers market blends right into
Higuera into a colorful street fair with
lection—the better to grab the kitchen
ciation transforms several blocks of more than 120 vendors selling locally
grown produce, fresh flowers, artisan sweets, the best in regional barbecuing,
handmade crafts and more. The farmer’s market is full of family fun with local art-
the core of The San Luis Obispo Colaccessories, cookbooks and adorable
aprons you’ll need to cook all those deli-
cious spring veggies you’ve just selected! Learn more at downtownSLO.com.
ists, musicians, face painting, jugglers,
THE BEST IN REGIONAL BARBECUING
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amazing barbecue, Downtown Brown,
FARM-FRESH, SEASONAL, LOCALLY-GROWN VEGGIES
FULL OF FAMILY FUN
THE COLLECTED The Collected profiles news, events and new faces from the San Luis Obispo Collection. This quarter, we feature Splash Cafe Seafood & Grill, Open Air Flowers, Sal’s Paradise and Ian Saude Gallery.
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WELCOME SPLASH CAFE!
Serving up its world-renown, award-winning clam chowder and fresh grilled seafood specialties for more than 20 years.
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n 1991, Ross and Joanne Currie pur-
ner, including appetizers, entrées &
world-renowned blend, which became
meetings. Their signature clam chow-
chased Splash Cafe and replaced
it’s chowder recipe with their own,
so popular that the cafe now sells
more than 40,000 gallons of chowder per year. In 1995, Splash Cafe expanded, with a location on Monterey in San
Luis Obispo. They added an artisan
bakery, offering fresh-baked artisan
pastries, breads, croissants, scones, muffins, cupcakes and cakes as well as specialty and event creations.
In 2009, the Curries opened a casual gourmet catering operation. Splash
Cafe Gourmet Catering offers meals
for breakfast, brunch, lunch and din-
desserts. Box lunches and sandwich
buffets are also available for business der is available at any time, for any occasion.
Now, the Curries are please to open
their third café, Splash Café Seafood & Grill. Located in the Downtown
Centre, this café will feature all of the signature menu items Splash is known for as well as many new items. Daily
fresh seafood specials and healthy grilled sandwiches and salads will be
featured at this newest location. Learn more at splashcafe.com.
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OPEN AIR FLOWERS
Best in SLO for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions.
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pen Air Flowers, created by Vance and Leslie Weber, is an iconic flow-
er shop located at Court Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. From humble be-
ginnings selling bouquets from corner bucket stands, the Webers’ signature style and modern approach to floral design makes them love being florists. They share a passion for premium fresh-cut
flowers, interesting foliages, shapes and endless textures that nature provides.
Flowers are a great way to celebrate
SAL’S PARADISE
San Luis Obispo’s “best new business” offers online ordering and bulked baked goods.
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ecently voted “best new business”
by Newtimes readers, Sal’s Paradise
is San Luis Obispo’s newest hot spot for sandwiches, craft beer, rustic focaccia, fresh-baked pastries and espresso.
Started in 2012 by the creators of
Kreuzberg & Sidecar, owners James and Chris—both long time locals and gradu-
ates of Cal Poly—are known for their cre-
ative thinking, out-of-the-box concepts
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and entrepreneurial ideas.
Sal’s is located at 1028 Chorro Street
across from Mission Plaza. In addition
to their dine-in services, Sal’s also offers online ordering from both their restau-
rant and bakery menus. Bulk baked good orders should be placed no later than
3pm the day before pickup. Learn more at slosals.com.
budding friendships, new love, old love,
get-togethers, thank yous, birthdays, anniversaries, births, graduations, events, weddings or the simple love of flowers.
Leslie, who runs Open Air Flowers day to day, is particularly honored to be a part
of so many lives. She has made many
friends over the years and helped clients
create the perfect arrangements for their special occasions. Learn more at openairflowersslo.com.
PICKIN’ + STRUMMIN’ Man-about-town George Krauth dishes on the fashions, flavors, designs and décor he discovers as he travels the globe tracking trends as Jametown’s VP of Creative & Marketing.
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have an unconventional playlist for
It’s a thrill to host talented musicians
Nelson’s cover of “City of New Orleans.”
together like a live band. This summer
running—a lot of folk. Nothing lights
a fire under my feet more than Willie
Recently, I was on my usual jaunt down the
Hudson
River
Park
Greenway
listening to one of my favorite string bands, Old Crow Medicine Show, a group
introduced to me by Billy Reid’s Sarah Trapp in Nashville a few years ago. Billy
Reid has a rich history in promoting musicians, and it got me thinking about
the partnerships that Jamestown shares with its local music communities.
at Jamestown’s properties, and nothing enlivens a space or brings a community
in San Luis Obispo, California, we’ve planned a nine-week jazz series, Court Street’s Concerts on the Terrace, as a
teaser to the first-ever SLO Jazz Festival, which will be held in Mission Plaza on
September 29th. In New York, where
rehearsal space is at a premium, our events coordinator Michael Ginsberg
often loans the use of Chelsea Market’s 400-foot concourse to local musicians for
public rehearsals.
Music is also an essential component for fundraising. Ponce City Market in Atlanta
kicked off its groundbreaking in October
2011 with a huge block-party–style
concert, headlined by The Indigo Girls. Party at Ponce helped Jamestown raise
more than $80,000 for local charities.
Nothing gets people, places or “people places” going like live music. I hope to see
you at a concert on a Jamestown property soon.
“THIS YEAR, WE’RE PLANNING A NINE-WEEK JAZZ SERIES, COURT STREET CONCERTS ON THE TERRACE, AS A TEASER TO THE FIRST-EVER SLO JAZZ FESTIVAL” 6
NUTS & BOLTS: A NEW COLLECTION BY IAN SAUDE Just in time for Father’s Day and graduation season, jewelry designer Ian Saude debuts his latest designs for men.
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his month, just in time for Father’s Day
are kind of intimidated by the idea. They don’t
clients. It’s a return to an interest in the art of
from his newest foray in contemporary fine
dued and masculine but they still make you
made, but on a deeper level it’s about realizing
and graduation season, local designer
Ian Saude began to release the first pieces
jewelry — a line of 18K men’s rings and other pieces inspired by machine parts and
elements from high-tech performance
know what to wear and are afraid of getting
negative attention. Black diamonds are sublook like you have something going on, espe-
been sexying up their image a bit to ap-
explains, “I am always looking for cool
peal to an new generation of collectors.
men’s jewelry to wear, but I have a hard
time finding things that appeal to me—
Ranging in price upwards from $600,
pieces that are versatile and sporty, that
rings from the Nuts & Bolt collection
have fine jewelry details but that are
can be customized in various metal
not overdone.”
colors and finishes, with or without
Saude shows off a group of rings with
stones. New custom shapes are also
available upon request. Saude plans to
black diamonds set into the edge of the
introduce new styles every few months,
band. Some designs have wide shanks,
as well as adding necklaces, bracelets
others have facets (like a hex-bolt) and
and cuff links. Saude also carries alter-
are made of sandblasted white gold.
native metal rings from other designers
The tiny pin-stripe of pavéd stones on
and moving around, the diamonds start to
cially if they are set stealthily into the sides of
of men would like to wear a little bling, but
the new crop of Millennials but also in older
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ing things that really mean something.”
conservative brands like Rolex have
gance with unexpected detailing. Saude
brilliant display. Saude explains, “I think a lot
er to accumulate stuff, it’s worth collect-
more daring in the past few years. Even
trademark combination of simple ele-
flash, attracting the eye with their subtle yet
that life is going by and if we are going to both-
high-end timepieces have been getting
ly termed “Nuts & Bolts,” features his
first glance, but when wearing the ring
building a wardrobe of things that are well
He cites this desire as one reason why
cars. The collection, which he has loose-
the edge of the band are not evident at
dressing but also the art of living. It’s about
the band rather than on top.”
Saude continues, “I see a desire, especially in
and even hybrid pieces that combine various precious and alternative metals
with exotic materials like meteorite or futuris-
tic ones, like carbon fiber. Prices start around $100. Visit iansaude.com to learn more.
FASHION & HOME GOODS Abercrombie & Fitch abercrombie.com Banana Republic bananarepublic.com Chico’s chicos.com
Express express.com GAP gap.com
Ian Saude Gallery iansaude.com
Moondoggies Surf Shop moondoggies.com Pottery Barn potterybarn.com
Solstice Sunglass Boutique solsticesunglasses.com Sunglass Hut sunglasshut.com
Urban Outfitters urbanoutfitters.com Victoria’s Secret victoriassecret.com
White House Black Market whitehouseblackmarket.com
FOOD
Bali’s Yogurt 805-594-1172
Bull’s Tavern facebook.com/bullstavernslo Chinos Rock & Tacos chinorocks.com
California Pizza Kitchen cpk.com Jamba Juice jambajuice.com
Palazzo Giuseppe palazzogiuseppe.com Pizza Solo pizzasolo.com Sal’s Paradise slosals.com
SloCo Pasty Co. slocopastyco.com
Splash Cafe Seafood & Grill splashcafe.com Starbucks starbucks.com
SERVICES Sephora sephora.com
Salon Lux-Aveda salonlux.com
SPECIALTY The Apple Store apple.com
Barnes and Noble barnesandnoble.com Cal Poly Downtown calpoly.edu
The Movie Experience themovieexperience.com Open Air Flowers openairflowersslo.com Papyrus papyrusonline.com
Powell’s Sweet Shoppe powellsss.com
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