January 2008-->
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Saturday |
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5 4 p.m. Synchrony in Motion Dancers |
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| 6 3-5 p.m. Artist's reception for Sean Sullivan |
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11 8 p.m. Staro Vino: Music from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia |
12 8 p.m. Wake the Dead listen to Wake the Dead |
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17 1:15 p.m. Bread and Roses performance |
18 |
19 3 p.m. Tim Cain Sing-along concert listen to Tim Cain 7:30 p.m. An evening with Anne Lemott |
| 20 4 p.m. Dance Palace Piano Concert Series: Thomas Schultz |
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24 |
25 6 p.m. An evening with Joe Salatin |
26 7:30 p.m. Smyrna Time Machine: A musical mixture of east and west Noon Lunch with Joel Salatin (see 1/25 info) |
| 27 4 p.m. The Story of the Violin listen to sample |
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SYNCHRONY IN MOTION DANCERS
Synchrony in Motion Dancers delight in introducing people to the many styles and variations of Ballroom and Latin Dance. They have performed throughout the Bay Area at fairs, festivals, and community events including Cal Expo, Alameda County Fair, and the Lodi Grape Festival.
Saturday, January 5; Swing dance lesson/demonstration at 3 p.m., performance at 4 p.m. /free
ARTIST RECEPTION: SEAN SULLIVAN
Sunday, January 6, 3–5 p.m. / free
STARO VINO: MUSIC FROM BULGARIA, MACEDONIA, AND SERBIA
Staro Vino plays the vibrant, rhythmic music of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Macedonia and features Ellyn Bush on accordion and vocals, Greg Jenkins on Clarinet and vocals, and Mark Jenkins on tapan, darabuka, and vocals. Come to listen, or to dance.
Friday, January 11, 8 p.m.; instruction 7–8 p.m., dancing 8–10 p.m. / $10
WAKE THE DEAD
Wake the Dead, the world’s only Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band, is a sizzling acoustic Bay Area ensemble that blasts away the boundaries between Celtic music and the songs of the Grateful Dead. The members of Wake the Dead are all among the best-known and most respected players in Northern California: Danny Carnahan on fiddle, octave mando
and vocals; Sylvia Herold on guitar and vocals; Paul Kotapish on mandolin and vocals; Maureen Brennan on Irish harp; Joe Craven on percussion; Cindy Browne on bass, Bobbi Nikles on fiddle, and Brian Rice on percussion.
Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m. / $18 general, $16 seniors, $5 teens and kids
BREAD & ROSES PERFORMANCE: SY PERKOFF
Join us for this performance presented in collaboration with Bread & Roses and West Marin Senior Services,
providing periodic fun and entertaining 45-minute concerts immediately following the weekly Thursday Senior Luncheon! Pianist Sy Perkoff plays jazz and boogie-woogie.
Thursday, January 17, 1:15 p.m./ free
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TIM CAIN SING-ALONG CONCERT
Guitar in hand, Tim Cain’s sing-along concerts provide children and their parents a chance to experience the joy of singing and moving. The spontaneity and humor of his performances are engaging to people of all ages. A former rock musician, Dawn Yun of the San Francisco Chronicle has dubbed Tim
“the Mick Jagger of the milk-and-cookies set.”
Saturday, January 19, 3 p.m. / $8 general, $5 teens, $4 kids
AN EVENING WITH ANNE LAMOTT
Ann Lamott is the author of six novels and four books of non-fiction. This is a benefit for the Bolinas Community Firehouseand Clinic Project. Co-sponsored by Point Reyes Books.
Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $25 sliding scale
DANCE PALACE PIANO CONCERT SERIES: THOMAS SCHULTZ
Thomas Schultz has established a reputation both as an interpreter of music from the classical tradition and as one of leading exponents of the music of our time. Among his recent engagements are solo recitals in New York, Berlin, and Kyoto, as well as at the Schoenberg Festival in Vienna, Korea’s Tonyoung Festival, and the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco. He has been a member of the piano faculty at Stanford University since 1994. “His performance combines grace, improvisatory gusto and
vigorous physical energy in splendid measure.” Joshua Kosman, S.F. Chronicle.
He will be performing works by Webern, Busoni, and Brahms.
Sunday, January 20, 4 p.m. / $16 general, $14 seniors, $5 teens and kids
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AN EVENING WITH JOEL SALATIN
Joel Salatin is a fulltime farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. A third generation alternative farmer, he returned to the farm fulltime in 1982 and continues refining and adding to his parents’ ideas. He was featured in Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. This event is sponsored by Marin Sun Farms.
Friday, January 25, 6 p.m. Local Food Tasting /$25; 7 p.m. Presentation /$25; also Saturday, January 26, noon; to benefit Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association;
reservations at david@marinsunfarms.com
SMYRNA TIME MACHINE: A MUSICAL MIXTURE OF EAST AND WEST
The Smyrna Time Machine plays the old timey music of Greece - Rebetika as well as the light-hearted and
lilting dance music of the Aegean islands, heart-wrenching zembekika,
sensuous tsiftetelia, sizzling karsilamades, and more. They sing and play
bouzouki, kanun, violin, laouto, oud, baglamas, clarinet, and dumbek.
Saturday, January 26, 7:30 p.m.; dance lesson at 7 p.m. / $15
THE STORY OF THE VIOLIN
Acclaimed concert violinist Donna Lerew and pianist Skye Atman will present a unique concert of music for violin and piano, interspersed with entertaining commentary tracing the history of the violin and its most famous composers from Vivaldi to the present day, you will hear the world’s greatest music and fascinating stories from behind the scenes – a thoroughly engaging experience.
Sunday, January 27, 4 p.m. / $16 general, $12 seniors and kids
SYNCHRONY IN MOTION DANCERS
Synchrony in Motion Dancers delight in introducing people to the many styles and variations of Ballroom and Latin Dance. They have performed throughout the Bay Area at fairs, festivals, and community events including Cal Expo, Alameda County Fair, and the Lodi Grape Festival.
Saturday, January 5; Swing dance lesson/demonstration at 3 p.m., performance at 4 p.m. /free
ARTIST RECEPTION: SEAN SULLIVAN
Sunday, January 6, 3–5 p.m. / free
STARO VINO: MUSIC FROM BULGARIA, MACEDONIA, AND SERBIA
Staro Vino plays the vibrant, rhythmic music of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Macedonia and features Ellyn Bush on accordion and vocals, Greg Jenkins on Clarinet and vocals, and Mark Jenkins on tapan, darabuka, and vocals. Come to listen, or to dance.
Friday, January 11, 8 p.m.; instruction 7–8 p.m., dancing 8–10 p.m. / $10
WAKE THE DEAD
Wake the Dead, the world’s only Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band, is a sizzling acoustic Bay Area ensemble that blasts away the boundaries between Celtic music and the songs of the Grateful Dead. The members of Wake the Dead are all among the best-known and most respected players in Northern California: Danny Carnahan on fiddle, octave mando
and vocals; Sylvia Herold on guitar and vocals; Paul Kotapish on mandolin and vocals; Maureen Brennan on Irish harp; Joe Craven on percussion; Cindy Browne on bass, Bobbi Nikles on fiddle, and Brian Rice on percussion.
Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m. / $18 general, $16 seniors, $5 teens and kids
BREAD & ROSES PERFORMANCE: SY PERKOFF
Join us for this performance presented in collaboration with Bread & Roses and West Marin Senior Services,
providing periodic fun and entertaining 45-minute concerts immediately following the weekly Thursday Senior Luncheon! Pianist Sy Perkoff plays jazz and boogie-woogie.
Thursday, January 17, 1:15 p.m./ free
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TIM CAIN SING-ALONG CONCERT
Guitar in hand, Tim Cain’s sing-along concerts provide children and their parents a chance to experience the joy of singing and moving. The spontaneity and humor of his performances are engaging to people of all ages. A former rock musician, Dawn Yun of the San Francisco Chronicle has dubbed Tim
“the Mick Jagger of the milk-and-cookies set.”
Saturday, January 19, 3 p.m. / $8 general, $5 teens, $4 kids
AN EVENING WITH ANNE LAMOTT
Ann Lamott is the author of six novels and four books of non-fiction. This is a benefit for the Bolinas Community Firehouseand Clinic Project. Co-sponsored by Point Reyes Books.
Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $25 sliding scale
DANCE PALACE PIANO CONCERT SERIES: THOMAS SCHULTZ
Thomas Schultz has established a reputation both as an interpreter of music from the classical tradition and as one of leading exponents of the music of our time. Among his recent engagements are solo recitals in New York, Berlin, and Kyoto, as well as at the Schoenberg Festival in Vienna, Korea’s Tonyoung Festival, and the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco. He has been a member of the piano faculty at Stanford University since 1994. “His performance combines grace, improvisatory gusto and
vigorous physical energy in splendid measure.” Joshua Kosman, S.F. Chronicle.
He will be performing works by Webern, Busoni, and Brahms.
Sunday, January 20, 4 p.m. / $16 general, $14 seniors, $5 teens and kids
back to top
AN EVENING WITH JOEL SALATIN
Joel Salatin is a fulltime farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. A third generation alternative farmer, he returned to the farm fulltime in 1982 and continues refining and adding to his parents’ ideas. He was featured in Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. This event is sponsored by Marin Sun Farms.
Friday, January 25, 6 p.m. Local Food Tasting /$25; 7 p.m. Presentation /$25; also Saturday, January 26, noon; to benefit Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association;
reservations at david@marinsunfarms.com
SMYRNA TIME MACHINE: A MUSICAL MIXTURE OF EAST AND WEST
The Smyrna Time Machine plays the old timey music of Greece - Rebetika as well as the light-hearted and
lilting dance music of the Aegean islands, heart-wrenching zembekika,
sensuous tsiftetelia, sizzling karsilamades, and more. They sing and play
bouzouki, kanun, violin, laouto, oud, baglamas, clarinet, and dumbek.
Saturday, January 26, 7:30 p.m.; dance lesson at 7 p.m. / $15
THE STORY OF THE VIOLIN
Acclaimed concert violinist Donna Lerew and pianist Skye Atman will present a unique concert of music for violin and piano, interspersed with entertaining commentary tracing the history of the violin and its most famous composers from Vivaldi to the present day, you will hear the world’s greatest music and fascinating stories from behind the scenes – a thoroughly engaging experience.
Sunday, January 27, 4 p.m. / $16 general, $12 seniors and kids