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February 2020
Marin Arts and Crafts Show
Marin Arts & Crafts Show returns to the Marin Center on Feb 28-Mar 1. For 3 days, Friday through Sunday, the Center will become an Arts & Crafts Market, with its gathering of artists and artisans displaying 25,000 sq ft of decorative arts that are both beautiful and useful. The show aspires to offer an imaginative range of handcraft design --from splendid jewelry pieces to beautiful housewares, handcrafted by independent artisans and studio artists, utilizing sustainable materials. Each exhibitor --jewelry…
Find out more »Marin Arts and Crafts Show
Marin Arts & Crafts Show returns to the Marin Center on Feb 28-Mar 1. For 3 days, Friday through Sunday, the Center will become an Arts & Crafts Market, with its gathering of artists and artisans displaying 25,000 sq ft of decorative arts that are both beautiful and useful. The show aspires to offer an imaginative range of handcraft design --from splendid jewelry pieces to beautiful housewares, handcrafted by independent artisans and studio artists, utilizing sustainable materials. Each exhibitor --jewelry…
Find out more »Marin Arts and Crafts Show
Marin Arts & Crafts Show returns to the Marin Center on Feb 28-Mar 1. For 3 days, Friday through Sunday, the Center will become an Arts & Crafts Market, with its gathering of artists and artisans displaying 25,000 sq ft of decorative arts that are both beautiful and useful. The show aspires to offer an imaginative range of handcraft design --from splendid jewelry pieces to beautiful housewares, handcrafted by independent artisans and studio artists, utilizing sustainable materials. Each exhibitor --jewelry…
Find out more »Portrait Photography Workshop
During this five-class location and studio portrait photography workshop, you will develop your eye for creative portraiture and expand your portrait photography techniques. Capturing people’s personality in portrait photography settings can be a real challenge because there is a lot going on. You must engage with your subject, make them feel comfortable, remain aware of light, and consider your background, all at the same time! If you’re looking to learn some new portrait photography tips, as well as how to…
Find out more »Jazz&Soul at the Fairfix with Lady D, Alex Markels, and Jack Prendergast
Come enjoy a captivating performance of jazz and soul at the Fairfix Cafe from 6-9pm on Friday the 28th. The performers will be Lady D on vocals, Alex Markels on guitar, and Jack Prendergast on bass. Lady D, with natural talent and a soulful voice, has been entertaining in the Bay Area for years. Her ability to create a mood and capture and audience makes her an amazing performer. Alex has been accompanying well known jazz vocalists and playing in…
Find out more »Home Landscaping in a Changing Climate: Fire Smart, Water Wise, Biodiverse
As the climate warms and the weather gets less predictable, Bay Area home gardeners find themselves facing contradictory directives from public agencies that are each trying to address one part of the looming problem. It seems as though we may be facing a lot of hard choices. Or can we find a way to work with nature to have home landscapes that are resilient to fire and drought, yet still thrive and offer beauty and habitat both for us and…
Find out more »Turtle Observer Training
Become a trained Turtle Observer and you will monitor and record behavior of the native Western Pond Turtle on Mt Tamalpais. The required orientation includes observation techniques, a discussion on turtle biology, methods for engaging the public, and a walk to a lake. Volunteers will monitor turtles from February through June on their own schedule. Volunteers can be as young as 8 years old if accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration required as space is limited: RSVP by sending email to…
Find out more »Become a WildCare Hospital Volunteer (For Ages 15 and Over)!
Become a WildCare Hospital Volunteer (For Ages 15 and Over)! Just 4 hours a week can make all the difference. . . All training provided -- learn to feed, medicate and care for injured, ill and orphaned wild animals brought to WildCare's Wildlife Hospital. Spring and summer are our busiest seasons - thousands of orphaned wild babies and injured adult animals will need your help! The next orientations for hospital volunteers will be held February 29 and March 1, 2020…
Find out more »Elmer Bischoff: A Survey of Paintings and Drawings
“Elmer Bischoff: A Survey of Paintings and Drawings, 1937 – 1972,” is an exhibit that includes 38 expressive works that illustrate Bischoff’s visual journey from abstraction to figuration, and back again, over the course of four decades. Bischoff was a Bay Area painter deeply engaged in the practice of putting paint on canvas in a way that kept him constantly searching for something just out of his reach. His paintings are sensual and lyrical, with marks and compositions influenced by…
Find out more »Legal Aid Justice Gala 2020
Legal Aid’s annual Justice Gala will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, Santa Rosa. This year's theme is "Leap for Justice" as the Gala will be held on Leap Day. The Gala is one of our most important fundraisers of the year. Join us for a glamorous evening featuring a hosted bar, dinner, a Live and Silent Auction, music, and DJ dancing after dinner! For more information on Sponsorship Opportunities or Event…
Find out more »Evening Jazz at the Fairfix with Noel Jewkes, Alex Markels, and Jack Prendergast
Join us at the Fairfix Cafe for great music and a good atmosphere on Saturday, February 29th from 6-9pm. There's some great jazz to be heard at this show, a collaboration between Noel Jewkes on sax/clarinet, Jack Prendergast on bass, and Alex Markels on guitar. Noel Jewkes is a legendary Bay Area performer on the saxophone and clarinet. “Noel Jewkes is the best mainstream reedman in the Bay Area…. I don’t know of a better contemporary modern saxman anywhere.” —…
Find out more »LEAP Presents – Vetiver (solo) – A Fundraiser for Lagunitas School District
LEAP Presents - Vetiver (solo) - Andy Cabic is a singer-songwriter and bandleader of Vetiver. He moved to San Francisco in 1998 and has since released multiple albums where Cabic’s talent as a songwriter and musician take center stage. Cabic will provide the unique chance for our guests to hear Vetiver songs the way they Cabic first developed them on guitar. He is also a longtime collaborator of Devendra Banhart, having co-written songs and produced Banhart’s album Cripple Crow. He…
Find out more »The End of the American Dream
The End of the American Dream? Eyewitness Accounts of the Humanitarian Crisis at the Border and in our Own Backyard, will be presented on Saturday February 29 at 7pm at a free community event about the humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexican border as well as current immigration issues in Sonoma county. The event will be held at Congregation Shomrei Torah 2600 Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa. Local activist, Padi Selwyn, recently returned from 10 days at the Matamoros. Mexico…
Find out more »The End of the American Dream
The End of the American Dream? Eyewitness Accounts of the Humanitarian Crisis at the Border and in our Own Backyard, will be presented on Saturday February 29 at 7pm at a free community event about the humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexican border as well as current immigration issues in Sonoma county. The event will be held at Congregation Shomrei Torah 2600 Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa. Local activist, Padi Selwyn, recently returned from 10 days at the Matamoros. Mexico…
Find out more »March 2020
Family Breathing Day
This is the foundation class for an activity-based program for school-age kids and their grown-ups to transition from mouth breathing to full-time nasal breathing. The registration cost includes up to a family of four. If your family is larger and you want to come, please contact us. Mouth breathing can be associated with anatomical abnormalities such as enlarged tonsils and adenoids, blockage of the sinuses or nose from polyps, a deviated septum, congestion, crooked teeth, skewed facial growth and poor…
Find out more »Pop-Up Show and Reception for Jeff Keys: Life Vessels – Wood Sculpture
Join us to celebrate the Gallery's 30th Anniversary on March 1st with a Reception for the Artist and a one-day only Pop-Up show of floor, pedestal and wall works by Oakland artist Jeff Key. At first approach, Jeff Key's sculptures seem to be mere assemblages of found wood elements, objects nature created for the artist to play with. But on further contemplation, the human manipulation is revealed in layers: interrogation, reaction and a need to express deeply felt observation of…
Find out more »Losar Party: Celebrate the Year of the Golden Rat
Come join us at Sukhasiddhi to celebrate Losar and welcome in the Tibetan New Year with acts of cleansing and sharing a potluck meal together. Schedule of Activities 4:00 – 5:30 pm – Shrine Cleaning 5:30 – 7:00 pm – Potluck & Bhutan slideshow Please bring food to share: cheese and nuts, veggies or salad, desserts or sides. Meat provided. The Year of the Golden Rat is very auspicious for our center. The Rat is the first sign in the…
Find out more »Battling Adolescent Substance Addiction: Learn the Signs and Know What to Do
Third Annual “Raising Healthy Families” Community Education Series - Experts discuss risky behaviors, coping techniques, and strategies for encouraging healthy growth in today’s youth The Community Institute for Psychotherapy and co-host Marin County Office of Education announced today the topics and dates for the second annual “Raising Health Families,” a free community educational series being held this March, examining important issues facing many Marin families. Battling Adolescent Substance Addiction: Learn the Signs and Know What to Do Presented by Kenneth…
Find out more »Get to know Marin TV
Would you like to produce videos that will reach 70,000 households on Marin TV? If you’re a Marin resident, you are invited to attend a free Orientation at the Community Media Center of Marin to learn how you can join our creative community of video producers. Register at www.cmcm.tv/orientation. For more info, call (415) 721-0636.
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