Check out the 2024 Harmony Summer Series, a series of weekends where local makers and food trucks are coming to sell their items with the community. All visitors are welcome!
Dates:
July 4
July 7
July 13-14
August 2-3
August 10-11
Local Art Vendors
1. Carrie’s Caballero Candy: Pickled jalapeño grown in her garden at Villa Creek Farms! Her famous appetizer: Carrie’s Sweet & Spicy Peppers, with dried cranberries, cream cheese and crackers. Her jam is made with a sweet and spicy blend of jalapeños, Fresno chili, 5 spices, sugar, and apple cider vinegar. It’s a delicious additive that will spice up almost any dish! Her spread is made with natural, high-quality ingredients straight from her farm: Villa Creek Farm. It has the perfect balance of heat and sweetness. Her homemade spread can be drizzled on your favorite appetizer or used as a stocking stuffer for your foodie friends and family. Carrie’s Sweet & Savory Peppers have elevated the jalapeño game.
Instagram: @villacreekfarm
**In Harmony: July 4, July 7, July 13-14, August 2-3, and August 10-11
2. Crafty Frys: a husband and wife craft collaborative owned and operated by Michael and Carla Fry, both proud Army veterans. This creative duo established Crafty Frys as a hobby in 2019 with a Cricut and a desire to do something different from their full time jobs. A little about this power couple…During their 18 years of service with the California National Guard, they were deployed both overseas and with several state activations. Throughout the years, their little hobby has blossomed into a small business. Their crafts range from serving boards to wood and leather earrings, tumblers, bottle openers, wireless charges, squirrel feeders, and much more. Everything in their shop is customizable.
Instagram: @craftyfrys
**In Harmony: July 4, July 7, July 13-14, and August 2-3
3. Surf Gems: handcrafted with love in Morro Bay, CA by Abby Ahlgrim, a surfer with a passion for surfboard production and vibrant colors. This combined with her background is in sustainability studies is what birthed Surf Gems! She noticed the waste that went into making boards and took it upon herself to recycle the beautiful colors of resin into her handmade earrings. Her mission is to transform waste into creations that captivate ocean lovers, both in the ocean and on land.
Instagram: @surfgems
**In Harmony: July 13-14, August 10-11
4. Coop On The Hill: Maker Claudia Guzman creates artisan soy candles and self-care products. All of her products are made with organic, holistic ingredients. Made with 100% soy, the wax is poured into recycled vintage, glass-painted mason jars. They are then thoughtfully embellished with hand-crafted designs and organic botanicals grown at her home. Coop on the Hill also crafts bath and body products made with natural ingredients that nourish your skin.
Instagram: @cooponthehill
**In Harmony: July 7, July 14, and August 11
5. Vincent Folk Art: Vincent Folk Artist, Vincent Bernardy, is a creative soul who specializes in folk art. He designs unique 3-dimensional pieces, repurposed and crafted from a curated collection of eclectic treasures. In addition, he has a collection of vintage type-writers he brings to Harmony for visitors, specifically kids, to type out stories and let their creative thoughts flow.
**In Harmony: July 4 and July 7
Food Trucks
1. Bear City Social: Bear City Social, owned by Chef Shaun and Meghan Behrens, is an innovative and eco-friendly farm-to-street mobile kitchen based in Los Osos, CA. where every bite tells a story of locally sourced ingredients, comfort-driven recipes, and socially inspired flavors. Their comfort-driven recipes include a variety of their famous smashburgers, their Gaucho Bowl, Smoked Brisket Pozole, Shrimp Coctele, and Cuban Pork Tacos.
Instagram: @bearcitysocial
**In Harmony: July 4, July 7, July 13-14, and August 10-11
2. Hungry Mother: Hungry Mother Truck is owned by Chef Tommy and Ali Stein. Their tagline is “against the grain”, as they’ve created their own unique spin on traditional southern comfort food, all made with local ingredients. Their menus honor the ingredients, heritage and cooking method of cultures all over the world! Their popular dishes include their crispy and juicy Yardbird fried chicken sandwich, their nation famous Disco Fries, and their 14 hr. smoked shoulder, andouille sausage, baked beans, Texas toast, apple cider slaw, house b+b pickles, and homemade bbq sauce.
Instagram: @hungrymothertruck
**In Harmony: August 2-3
Musicians
1. Bob Benjamin: Bob is a prior Town of Harmony Assistant Manager who built a lot of the Town’s architecture, including the famous wooden stage below our eucalyptus tree. He designed this stage so he could play his music! He also got married in our tiny Town. Having him back to share his craft at our market is such a treat and we can’t wait for him to relive his Harmony history.
**In Harmony: July 4
2. David Talmage: David is a Cambria local who plays six and twelve string guitar, putting him in the singer/songwriter category. He plays originals all day long if that’s what the audience wants, but has found that people often like to hear something that triggers a memory or two, so he also has saddlebags full of covers from some of the songwriters whom he most admires like Jimmy Buffett, John Prine, Steve Goodman, Cat Stevens, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor and Paul Simon.
**In Harmony: July 13
3. Spanky Anderson Music: Spanky Paul Anderson plays Retro Rock & Blue with an “Acoustical Modern Spirit.” He manages Spanky Paul Band, located on the Central Coast of California. Their energy ignites The Town of Harmony just as it’s ignited other venues like the Los Osos Olde Alehouse, Ragged Point Inn in Big Sur, Barrelhouse Brewery, Mulligans, and multiple wineries along the coast.
Instagram: @spankyandersonmusic + @spankypaulband
**In Harmony: August 10
4. Ken Warrick: Ken Warrick, founder of Music 4 All Occasions and The Ken Show, is a multi-talented musician with 40 years of experience in the entertainment and hospitality industry. Ken is a versatile Singer-Guitarist who creatively combines acoustic and electric guitar melodies with dynamic backing tracks. He has been an active performing musician on the Central Coast for decades and plays classics to the abstract, sizzling torch tunes, ballads, and an eclectic repertoire of classic rock musical cocktails.
Instagram: @thekenshowmusic
**In Harmony: August 11
Questions:
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