Art Festival Postponed to 2023

On April 6 we ran an announcement that the Sausalito Art Festival would resume in late summer, scaled down to accommodate 4,500 visitors over three days. But, stuff happens, and last week the Art Festival Foundation stated: “unfortunately, Marinship Park, the traditional home of the Festival, is still not available...

Call for Artists at Bay Model

The Bay Model is planning a show of floating home artists from February 13 to April 3 next year, hopefully timed to coincide with the FHA’s annual meeting, depending on COVID restrictions in effect at that time. Curator Dan Cassidy points out that entry is free and 100% of any sale...

Board Meeting Notes — Aug 22

Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the August 9 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. Tracy Corbin of East Pier is moving to West Marin and will resign her position as FHA treasurer. FHA secretary Linda...

Striking New Sculpture on Issaquah

When MJ Willard & Alan Burman bought their home on Issaquah Dock eleven years ago, they named it Walden Three for a number of reasons. MJ had worked for behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner, author of a utopian novel by that name, and they felt that their neighbors were reflective of...

Farmers’ Market Returns to Marin City

The Marin City Community Services District (MCCSD) has resumed its weekly Market Day every Thursday afternoon, following a COVID hiatus. Vendors at the outdoor market, located at 640 Drake Avenue, will be selling fresh and affordable produce on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. MCCSD has partnered with The...

Reliving Day in the Park

Bonny Meyer splits time between Issaquah Dock and the Napa Valley, where she’s a principal at Meyer Family Enterprises. She’s also the author of Perfectly Paired, the story of the love affair behind Silver Oak Cellars. And on top of that, she’s also an avid videographer, and recently completed a...

A Full, Fun Day in the Park

On May 22, the weather cooperated and helped make the FHA’s free Day in the Park a resounding success. Event coordinator Pete Hudson reported that Davey Jones’ paella (4 varieties) was a smash: “I bought 200 compostable single–use food serving bowls and 200 compostable spoons and all were used,” he...

Tunnel Design Project Seeks Volunteers

Sausalito and Marin City are coming together this spring to brighten and enliven the pedestrian walkway under the Highway 101 tunnel that school children and other walkers and cyclists use every day. Raylene Gorum, an artist who lives in Sausalito, has designed a painting with rainbow colors that will stretch...