Memorial Services for Don Brown

As we started to try to figure out arrangements for a memorial for Don, it became clear that a succession of memorials in several locations, during several time periods, hosted by different people/groups would be the only way to accomodate the hundreds of people that are mourning for Don Brown. Here is a listing of memorial services that we are aware of so far. Please contact us (teahouse@mullahsteahouse.com, or 949-331-5550) if you are hosting a memorial for Don Brown that you would like posted here. THANK YOU!!!!

We will be providing a basic Coffeehouse set up at Don Brown's memorials, serving Mullah's Blend Coffee and Mullah's Special Chai free of charge. Currently our whole bean coffee sales, and chai single serving tea bags sales , are raising money to fund this endeavor. Mullah's Blend whole bean coffee and Mullah's Special Chai single serving size packages will be for available for purchase at the memorials. Funds raised at the memorials will go into the Don Brown Memorial Fund that will go towards the Don Brown Scholarship at Mullah's Presents: The Golden Toad Music and Dance Camp; and towards funding a sustainable, natural crop producing property that will host many types of future music and dance events, and be a retirement home for musicians and dancers.

Don Brown memorial pin, now available at Fair,

at the Pale Moon booth (Heidi B.):

Memorial Pin

cost is $20.00, with $5.00 from each pin going into the Don Brown Memorial Fund that will go towards the "Don Brown Scholarship" at Mullah's Presents: The Golden Toad Music and Dance Camp; and towards funding a sustainable, natural crop producing property that will host many types of future music and dance events, and be a retirement home for musicians and dancers.

For a donation directly to the Don Brown Memorial Fund:

Mullah's Presents: The Golden Toad Music and Dance Camp:

2136 Bohemian Highway, Occidental, CA 95465

Thursday, June 24, 2010. For registered campers and crew only. Mushkil Gusha story to be told, and Mullah Nasrudin stories, with lots of live music.

Memorials that have already taken place:

Southern California concert with song "Mullah Rising" written for Don Brown
Performance by Evo Bluestein:
Note from Evo Bluestein: I have a new banjo piece in Don Brown's honor called Mullah Rising. I
will be playing it this weekend in two Southern California concerts.

Concert, Evo Bluestein, Coffee Gallery Backstage, 4 pm matinee, Sat.
June 13, 2009
2029 Lake St. Altadena , CA 91001, ph.( 626) 398-7917

Concert & banjo workshop, Evo Bluestein, Claremont Folk Center, Sun.
June 14, 2009
Claremont, CA 91711, ph.(909) 624-2928

4th of July, 2009:

"MULLAH RISING- A Celebration in Honor of Don Brown"
Hosted by Lucia and Trevor Paxton
Starts: 10:00am Saturday, July 4, 2009.
Ends: 10:00am Monday, July 6, 2009.
Location: 129 Redwood Street, Santa Cruz, CA
Description: “A PARTY. No time like the present. It's time to celebrate Don's amazing life. Come have fun ,dance, sing, play music. We all are sharing his love and his life. ALL are welcome. Bring drinks if you do, food , fun laughter stories. A weekend Celebration. There is limited camping, please let us know if you want to stay. There are motel and hotels in walking distance. RSVP with you plans. KIDS WELCOME!!”
Questions: (831) 334-7378, or email: luciasciarpa@yahoo.com
For more information, including a real-time guest list and map, see the Facebook event page.

Northern California Renaissance Faire:

10021 Pacheco Pass Highway, Hollister, CA 95023

4th weekend: Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 7pm to 10pm on the Amethyst Arbour stage. This will be a pot luck event with a small coffeehouse set-up where we will be providing Mullah's Blend coffee and Mullah's Special Chai for free to memorial guests. Special performances by Newcastle English Country Dancers, Bruno, and the Silk Road Caravan. (more entertainment possible, Don's wishes were for music and dancing).

Jason Sarrow will also be showing his movie about the Renaissance Faire that same night on the Port-O-Call stage.

Don Brown Northern Faire After-Hours Memorial Gate List:

Weekend Participant Pass is $20/person - good from Friday night through Sunday night and includes a camping pass. This covers the insurance Faire is required to have.

Please send full names to: heidibmoon@mac.com by Thursday, October 1, 5PM.

Minors must be accompanied by their Parents, NOT guardians.

Motor Home camping at the Faire is an additional $34/per vehicle and there are only a few spots.

First Come, First Served, no reservations.

For those RVs who want to reserve space, Casa de RV Park is walking distance to the site (or bring your bike!). Phone: (831) 637-7775 for reservations. Their prices are reasonable and they have hook-ups, a weekend pass would still be needed to get into the Faire site.

Folks who have regular tickets to the Faire (through the front gate) will be unable to attend the after-hours Memorial.

There will be a Celtic Rock Concert in the Horse Tourney Saturday 6-8, Sunday 6-7. Admission to the Celtic Rock Concert is included in the Weekend Pass or Ticket to the Faire. Wicked Tinkers will be the band that weekend: http://www.wickedtinkers.com/

For further information on the Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta, please see the website:

http://norcalrenfaire.org.

Please send your Gate List names to: heidibmoon@mac.com

Dickens Christmas Fair:

Cow Palace

2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014

Date: (2nd weekend) Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:00pm at Mr. Brown's Fine Coffee and Tea in "Golden Square." Free Mullah's Blend coffee and Mullah's Special Chai served hot. Pot luck dinner, please bring a dish! Thank you!

Further details from Carol Goodman (Food and Beverage Coordinator from the Dickens Fair):

Those folks who aren't working the Dickens Christmas Fair may obtain a gate pass good for the day (while we are open to the public until 7PM) and the evening (until the festivities end at 10PM).

The Cow Palace charges $10 for parking in their lot (parking on the street is free, but limited). The Pass House registration fee is $10.00.

Each person who needs a gate pass must RSVP to: beverage@redbarnproductions.org with their name. I will put their name on a gate list that is titled: Don Brown Memorial.

When they come through the Participant Entrance, they will be directed to the Pass House to obtain their gate pass. The Pass House will ask them to fill out a Registration Form and pay the $10.00 registration fee. They will then receive their gate pass. The gate pass will allow them to remain in the building when Security sweeps the last customers out of the building at 7PM.

Carol Goodman
Beverage & Catering Coordinator
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
and Victorian Holiday Party
www.dickensfair.com

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