Saturday, July 21, 2012

Harbor Village Half Moon Bay, Ca

Harbor Village Half Moon Bay, Ca


This is a video describing Harbor Village in Half Moon Bay, California. Harbor Village encompasses a world class shopping center, hotel, restaurant, and holds events year round. The events include a farmers market, pumpkin farm, and christmas tree farm. Located in the Harbor it is one of the most premier locations on the coast. Visit it today!

Haunted Barn Rises from Davey Jones' Locker

One of the highlights at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival is a haunted barn featuring young actors from the Coastside Young Actors Workshop. All money raised from the event went towards funding the organization's year-end play.

Once a year, the Coastside Young Actors Workshop transforms the historic Johnston Barn into a haunted house and raise funds to benefit the non-profit children's theater group.

Pirates have captured the haunted barn and they permitted Half Moon Bay Patch a virtual tour of their ghostly life.

Handcrafted in Half Moon Bay

Local couple collaborates on craft of jewelry making.



Half Moon Bay resident Thomas Goodson has been creating sterling silver jewelry for the last ten years. Thom studied ironwork at Salem College in West Virginia in the late '70s and worked as the Village Smithy at Fort New Salem from 1977 to 1980. With a degree in chemistry, Thom laid his hammer down and went to work in the pharmaceutical industry, but the love of working with metal never left him. Thom met his wife, Jane Lewis, and moved to San Diego, California, in 1996. There he taught himself jewelry making, using the old blacksmithing skills, and seeking new skills through books and mentors.

In 2008, Thom joined an emerging pharmaceutical company, Pearl Therapeutics, in Redwood City. He chose Half Moon Bay as his new home, and Jane joined him in 2009, after retiring from a teaching career in San Diego City Schools. When Thom decided to participate in the Pumpkin Festival, Jane began designing beaded pieces to fill out their selection of jewelry art.

Thom often designs his jewelry pieces while chatting with Jane over dinner. He then disappears into his shop and brings the design sketch to life. In addition to her collaboration with beadwork, Jane photographs their creations, and maintains the Goodson Silver website. She has also become acquainted with other local artists and maintains the Coastside Artists web page to provide a directory of local artists and promote their showings and events.

Thom and Jane have presented their work at the Pumpkin Festival, the Project Knew Groove Art and Music festivals, and at the Coastal Arts League Gallery. They will be participating in the Land & Sea Farmers Market at Harbor Village on April 22, and will also participate, for a second year, in the Colony of Coastside Artists (CoCA) Open Studios event on May 5 and 6.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Pumpkins by the Pier at Harbor Village

270 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Pumpkins by the Pier at Harbor Village

Starting in October Harbor Village will have pumpkins, family events, fundraisers, and much much more going on at Harbor Village mall located in Princeton by the sea off of Capistrano road. The month of October Harbor Village plans to sell pumpkins 7 days a week, and have festive weekends that include Jumpers for Kids, face painting, kite flying, costume contests, coloring, food, sales, specials by the merchants, music, and much more. Also look for updates on pie eating competitions and pumpkin carving competitions. The area itself is a destination and this will just add to a great day in the Harbor of Half Moon Bay.