Petaluma
Unruly Paintings
Daniel Potter’s new exhibition at IceHouse Gallery makes a case for painting as a form of active resistance—to polish, to certainty, to the notion that art should behave itself. “Keep Looking: Paintings That Refuse to Behave” gathers works made without loyalty to technique or finish, driven instead by attention, instinct and risk. For Potter, painting is less a profession than a daily practice, shaped by curiosity rather than outcome. After an early break with formal training, Potter gravitated toward the unfiltered logic of children’s art, favoring discovery over mastery. These paintings sidestep realism and easy reproduction, arriving at meaning only after they exist. The exhibition runs through Feb. 20, IceHouse Gallery, 405 East D St., Petaluma. digitalgrange.com/icehouse-gallery.
Tiburon
Women’s Hall of Fame
The YWCA Marin Women’s Hall of Fame returns with a new class of changemakers whose work has quietly—and not so quietly—shaped the civic, cultural and social fabric of Marin County. The Class of 2026 honors five women whose leadership spans housing advocacy, mental health, community wellness, dance and libraries: Loulie H. Sutro of Marin Villages, Lynn Murphy of the San Rafael Police Department, Nancy Johnson of Marin City Health and Wellness Centers, Nancy Thelen Rehkopf of Marin Ballet and Virginia Schultz of Friends of the Marin County Free Library. Since its founding in 1987, the Hall of Fame has served as a corrective to historical amnesia, formally recording and celebrating women’s contributions that once went largely undocumented. More than 160 women have been inducted over the years, creating a living archive of civic commitment, grit and vision. This year’s ceremony continues that tradition, gathering community members to recognize leadership rooted not in spotlight-seeking but in sustained, meaningful impact. 7pm, Wednesday, Jan. 28, Corinthian Yacht Club, 43 Main St., Tiburon. Ticket information via yourywca.org/honorees.
Tiburon
Queercore Shorts
Our Heroes Bleed Glitter brings a two-hour program of contemporary queer short films to Cinelounge Tiburon, drawing on the defiant, DIY lineage of queercore while firmly rooted in the present moment. The lineup spans the U.S. and abroad, moving between humor, confrontation, intimacy and spectacle, with films that keep emotional and creative risk front and center. Curated by Daniel Talbott, Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and Felix Mack, the evening treats queercore less as a style than as an ethic: work made without waiting for permission, often on microbudgets, driven by urgency and community rather than polish. The roster includes titles that engage art history, masculinity, ritual, aging, fandom and desire, unfolding in a structure that includes an intermission and room to breathe. It’s a reminder that queer cinema’s most durable tradition may be its refusal to settle down or smooth itself out. 6pm, Saturday, Feb. 7, Cinelounge Tiburon, 40 Main St. cineloungefilm.com.
Santa Rosa
Turf Rethink
As California moves toward a 2027 ban on irrigating nonfunctional lawns with potable water, the Russian River Watershed Association convenes a timely, half-day gathering aimed at the people who will have to make the change work. Turf’s Up! focuses on what the new rules mean in practice for commercial, institutional and HOA landscapes—especially the ornamental patches that exist for looks, not use. The program brings together local experts to unpack how nonfunctional turf is defined, how compliance timelines vary by property type and what strategies help protect existing trees during lawn conversions. Case studies from properties that have already made the shift ground the discussion, emphasizing planning, phased approaches, and long-term water and cost savings. Framed within RRWA’s Russian River-Friendly Landscaping program, the event positions landscape conversion as both a regulatory necessity and an environmental opportunity. 8am–12:30pm, Wednesday, Feb. 11, Finley Center, 2060 W College Ave., Santa Rosa. Free. rrwatershed.org/event/turfs-up/.
