SCA Calls For Artists

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...

At Marin Lately, the Laugh’s On Us

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...

Volunteering at San Quentin

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....

Juneteenth Festival June 21

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...

The Houseboat Summit of 1967

In February 1967, a short-lived underground newspaper published a discussion between four 60s icons, recorded aboard the ferry Vallejo at the time Alan Watts owned it. Here’s how Watts introduced his companions: “I’m this evening, on my ferry boat, the host to a fascinating party sponsored by the San Francisco...

A Trio’s Youthful Take on Chamber Music

On Saturday, May 31, the Sausalito Center for the Arts will present a performance of chamber music by trio of teenage virtuosos. The award-winning Onde Trio infuses classical melodies with passion, precision, and a touch of humor. Their name, inspired by the Italian word onde (wave), reflects the waves of...

Water and Wood at Bolinas Gallery

Issaquah Dock artisan Tomas Ludlam will present his woodturning pieces at the Bolinas Gallery from June 5—29 along with photographer Joshua Klein. Klein, the nephew of ex-FHA secretary Candice Gold, met Ludlam on Issaquah, and their joint exhibition will allow a unique dialogue of form and texture. A third generation...

Boats on Streets

Visitors to our community frequently notice what appear to be vacant berths on the docks. They’re always amazed to discover that these openings are actually underwater streets, vestiges of unrealized plans to fill in Richardson’s Bay back when California first became a state. According to a paper by Michael Wilmar,...

Requiem for a Way of Life

Journalist Joe Kloc first learned about the anchor-outs of Richardson’s Bay while on assignment for Harper’s Magazine. His new book, Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America, grew out of his Harper’s feature on the alternative society of boaters. As early as 2010, Kloc began...

Alan Watts after the Vallejo

Zen philosopher Alan Watts is fondly remembered for the days he spent aboard the beached ferry Vallejo, along with flambouyant artist Jean Varda. But he moved off the waterfront in the mid-50s and eventually found another unconventional home, at Druid Heights on the southeast flank of Mount Tam in the...