Sunday June 4 was overcast and breezy, but dispositions were sunny for the many folks who turned out for the Floating Homes Association’s Day in the Park. A major innovation this year was to add some exciting fundraising opportunities to the list of activities. A bake sale brought in...
Kids, Dogs, Art, Munchies, Magic, Music and Politicians—who could ask for more? Probably none of the folks who joined the FHA’s Day in the Park on Sunday, June 4. Under blue skies and bracing bay breezes, people gathered from all over the community to enjoy Davey Jones’ paella, music by...
The day after the Floating Times announced the production of Qaddafi’s Cook, a play by Lance Belville, the Marin IJ ran a major feature on the production. The article tells the story of a chance encounter between the late Lance of West Pier, and a young hotelier in Todos Santos...
Q: When and Where is the Day in the Park? A: It’s on Sunday, June 4 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. in Van Damme Park at Waldo Point Harbor, located between Issaquah Dock and Charles Van Damme Dock. Q: Who sponsors Day in the Park and why? A:...
“Murder on the Dock of the Bay” is the fourth and final mystery novel by Sausalito native Rick Seymour, who passed away in January. It’s set in the contemporary floating homes community and is chock full of timely references to the people and places of Sausalito. With his wife Sharon,...
The Floating Homes Association is getting ready for its next Day in the Park event on Sunday, June 4 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. at Van Damme Park. Come enjoy great food, live music, art, and more, plus a performance by our own master magician, mentalist, and comic, Jay Alexander....
Felecia Gaston, who founded Performing Stars of Marin and The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society, has brought out a new book about the history of Marin City, titled A Brand New Start . . . This is Home. In the following excerpt, Felecia recounts the story of the local flea...
The Tam Valley Players will present Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, an original play inspired by true events, with performances on March 3, 4, 10, and 11. The show was written by local author John Byrne Barry and features appearances by Louis Shireman and Denise Kendall from the floating homes...
This fall, Georgia students participated in the annual Reading Bowl challenge, which invites students statewide to read all the Georgia Children’s Book Award Finalists. I was lucky to zoom into Media Specialist Abby Shapiro’s library to meet her reading club members and talk to them about my children’s novel, Muffled....
Looking for holiday gifts that reflect our lifestyle? Check out the Boatload of Books section of this newsletter. You’ll find notices of publications by current and former residents as well as select books about our floating homes. Categories include fiction, non-fiction, history, memoirs, poetry and children’s books, so you’re sure to find...