TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE MAY, 2017 BOARD MEETING: Sausalito Councilperson Jill Hoffman explained the history and current position the City of Sausalito holds with the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency (RBRA). Sausalito is planning to withdraw...
It’s time to wipe the algae off of your floating craft and get it ready for the movies. This Saturday night, July 1st will be another edition of the Float-In Movie. The movie screen and sound system will face the water from whence you will be undulating, watching and listening...
Friday evening, June 2, was a perfect kickoff to the new season of jazz and blues on the Sausalito waterfront at Gabrielson Park. This had to be the best opening night weather I’ve experienced in the more than 20 years I’ve been enjoying these free concerts. It was Commodore Marina’s...
TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE APRIL, 2017 BOARD MEETING: President Katherine Boschetto is meeting with a floating homes resident who is a marketing person to review and revise the website text and other marketing materials. After...
Summer of Love Event Launches Campaign to Restore Sausalito’s Jean Varda Mosaic The famed Sausalito artist Jean Varda would have been right at home in Marinship Park last Sunday, as he and the Summer of Love were both celebrated with music of the ‘60s, dancing in the sunshine, art, libations,...
The Floating Homes Association has purchased a table for the upcoming Jazz & Blues by the Bay season at Gabrielson Park on the Sausalito waterfront. The table has been set aside for each dock on a specific Friday evening but everyone is welcome! Seats at the table will be organized...
In addition to 2017 being the 75th anniversary of Marinship, this is also the 50th anniversary of San Francisco’s fabled Summer of Love. The kickoff of that months-long celebration was the KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival on June 10 and 11, 1967 at the Amphitheatre on Mount Tam....
This short 3-minute film—aired midway through the awards presentations the night of the Oscars, February 26—is now available to view (for free). It was commissioned by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences and produced and filmed by our own East Pier filmmakers Will Parrinello and John Antonelli (Mill Valley Film Group). Enjoy! Movies Around...
Sausalito is a thriving community, with never a dull moment. You need look no further than the No Name Bar, where you can hear music every night. From The Hippie Voices to Friday Night Jazz, the No Name features a wide variety of music. Another venue is the Seahorse, where...
On the recent Oscar telecast, one of the things that went right was a showing of the short film “Movies Around the World,” which was made by two filmmakers whose studio is on East Pier. Here’s how Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik described their contribution to the telecast: “Every year, documentarians...