Taylor Ray of Liberty Dock is organizing a bike-to-brew ride on Sunday, August 3. Participants will meet at the Van Damme parking lot on Sunday at 3pm for a leisurely ride to the Depot in Mill Valley. Says Taylor, “It’s just a bike ride where we end at a place...
Maritime Day at Galilee Harbor will take place on Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is an annual admission-free celebration of Sausalito’s rich maritime heritage and waterfront community. This year marks the 45th anniversary of host Galilee Harbor. Organizers promise that this year’s event will be...
Just over a year ago we reported that Peter Romanowsky, the self-proclaimed pirate chaplin (sic) of San Francisco Bay, who anchored out for six decades, had accepted a housing voucher from the Richardson Bay Regional Agency and moved to an apartment in Larkspur. Recently, Romanowsky told the Marin IJ: “After...
On the evening of Friday, July 25, Sausalito Books by the Bay will present an author event for a new book by Martin Porter and David Goggin: BUZZ ME IN: Inside the Record Plant Studios. The book, written by two seasoned music journalists, tells the inside story of Record Plant...
While visiting the recently-opened Counterculture Museum, near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury, I stumbled across a new book on the life and art of Sausalito’s favorite bohemian: Jean Varda: The Renaissance Man. The lavishly-illustrated 208-page book was lovingly compiled by John Natsoulas and Sarah Poisner, who operate a gallery...
From the early 1960s thru today, folk, rock ’n roll, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and heavy metal music have been happening in Sausalito with venues as diverse as the historic houseboat community, the Sausalito Woman’s Club and the storied Record Plant. On Tuesday, July 15, the Sausalito Historical Society...
The Sausalito Center For The Arts (SCA) invites artists from throughout the Bay Area to apply now to participate in a show that celebrates diverse artistic expression for the benefit of all. This will be the SCA’s first juried art exhibition that reflects its mission: to enrich our cultural experience...
Thanks to the Pacific Sun for shining a light on a new satirical website called Marin Lately. Marin Lately describes itself as a unserious publication with a provincial focus and limited ambitions. The site proclaims, “We are controlled by shadowy interests and thus unable to disclose any additional information.” Pacific...
Sally Champe of A Dock encourages folks with teaching skills to volunteer for Tamalpais College at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center: Before and during the pandemic I volunteered as an English instructor and tutor at San Quentin’s Mount Tamalpais College. It was the most rewarding volunteer experience I have ever had....
The Marin City Juneteenth Festival at Rocky Graham Park will be held on Saturday, June 21. The all-ages, free festival begins at 11:00 a.m. with an Opening Ceremony. Before the festival begins, there will be a Prayer Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Center at 640 Drake Avenue in...