San Rafael
Ballet? Yes, Pliés
Hear ye, hear ye—entertainment awaits. And villagers so inclined may come and feast their senses upon modern ballet dancers, Renaissance-era choral music and more. In other words, RammDance’s modern ballet studio is joining forces with a live chorus from Areté Singers to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the West Coast Arts Foundation. One may come out to watch and maybe even join in as RammDance puts on a show to celebrate the West Coast Arts Foundation’s quarter-century anniversary in appropriate style, pomp and circumstance.
RammDance Company’s performance will take place at 2pm on April 26 at the West Coast Arts Foundation performance studio in San Rafael, located at 1554 Fourth St. To learn more, visit rammdance.org.
Petaluma
Join the Circus
Time to run away to the circus—Petaluma’s new Cider Circus, to be exact. One may pack a bag and brush up on their acrobatics, because everyone and their grandmother is running away for a day at Cider Circus to celebrate cider, beer and other beverages from more than two dozen natural Northern California producers. And they may join in on the music, games and food to match the beverages. If joining Cider Circus is wrong, then no one wants to be right. Cider Circus runaways may come via train, bike, tightrope or by paddling up the river—that is to say, no drinking and driving clown car shenanigans. Early bird tickets cost $45 each, and children are welcome to attend for free (as are dogs, provided they stay on their leashes).
Tickets are at bit.ly/cider-circus. Cider Circus will take place from 1 to 6pm on Saturday, April 26 along the banks of the Petaluma River at Steamer Landing Park, located at 6 Copeland St. in Petaluma.
Petaluma
Surfs Up in Petaluma
Some serious waves are about to hit Petaluma … and before y’all get worried, this is an announcement for an art exhibition (and definitely not a tsunami warning). Now that we’re on the same wavelength here, it’s time to get stoked for a local exhibition from water and surf landscape artist Robb Havassy. Those who love art, the ocean and/or artwork of the ocean may follow the current down to Usher Gallery, which is hosting Havassy and his expressive and aquatic collection of works entitled Into the Light. So, do not barrel roll gently into that good light, folks—instead, one may catch a wave and hang loose looking at some art.
The opening reception of ‘Into the Light’ will take place from 5 to 8pm on Saturday, May 3 in the Usher Gallery, located at 1 Petaluma Blvd. N. in Petaluma.
Sausalito
Local Treasures Meet Legal Heist
What if local art lovers could spend a night feeling like a bougie and legal version of Bonnie and Clyde? Well, no need to speculate when Marin Open Studios hosts their Local TreasuresBenefit for Art in a historic bank vault turned art room at the Sausalito Center for the Arts. The pièce de résistance of the evening is the “pick a treasure” game, which goes alongside a wine pull and a vacation auction (and art, obviously). One may grab their finest pinstripe suit and bowler hat, and not forget their getaway car—i.e., a sober designated driver—’cause the benefit is all set to have an open bar alongside gourmet catering from Insalata’s and other local restaurants.
The Marin Open Studios ‘Local Treasures Benefit for Art’ will take place from 6 to 9pm on Saturday, April 26 at the Sausalito Center for the Arts, located at 750 Bridgeway. To buy tickets, go to bit.ly/MarinOS25.
