Feburary

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WEST MARIN DANCE PARTY
For grades 6, 7, and 8.
Friday, February 1, 7:30 p.m.

ALMOST FAMOUS: A JAZZ MUSICAL
Two touring singers, also best friends, meet in San Francisco at a lovely little bistro, complete with jazz duo, to catch up and play the "one up" game - who has the funniest story of life as a musician. Vocalists Shanna Carlson and Cathi Wickup are joined by pianist Benny Watson and bassist Fred Randolph for this romp through jazz standards and originals - 18 songs, classic standards, originals and straight ahead jazz, as well as some very silly jokes.
Saturday, February 2, 8 p.m. /$15; discounted and advance tickets from www.brownpapertickets.com/events/23732; Group sales of 6 or more $12; info 510-534-6163

RICHARD HEINBERG, PEAK OIL EDUCATOR: PEAK EVERYTHING: WAKING UP TO THE CENTURY OF DECLINES
Peak Everything addresses many of the cultural, psychological and practical changes we will have to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits. A commentary on subjects as diverse as farming and industrial design, Heinberg tells how we might make the transition from The Age of Excess to the Era of Modesty with grace and satisfaction. Slide presentation, with discussion to follow.
Friday, February 8, 7:30 p.m. / $5

KWMR PRESENTS THE 7TH ANNUAL SWEETHEARTS OF THE RADIO CONCERT OFACOUSTIC DUETS
Spend Valentine’s Day with KWMR and some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished acoustic musical duos. Previous years have featured David Grisman, Eric and Suzy Thompson, Mike Marshall and Kaila Flexer, Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin.
The 2008 lineup will be announced in January at www.kwmr.org.
Saturday, February 9, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. / $25; advance tickets at www.kwmr.org;
663-8068#3for information about pre-show reception

THE 70TH ANNUAL INVERNESS GARDEN CLUB PRIMROSE TEA
Please join the Inverness Garden Club for its 70th Annual Primrose Tea. Wear your party hat and plan to eat tea sandwiches, scones, and cookies, and enjoy pots of tea while sharing an afternoon with friends at gaily decorated tea tables. There will be a silent auction of specialties donated by the Inverness Garden Club members to benefit the scholarship fund. This is a not-to-be-missed community event!
Sunday, February 10, 3–5 p.m. / $15 by reservation only at 663-1488

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ARTIST RECEPTION: KEN ZIEDMAN
Saturday, February 16, 2–4 p.m.

OUT ON A LIMB: AN AFTERNOON’S IMPROVISATION
You are invited to join improvisational artists Deanna Anderson and Claire Peaslee for a mid-winter journey into the realm of surprise, hilarity and poetry. Both performers have life practices in Action Theater created entirely in the moment. Deanna is a movement artist, educator and therapist. Claire Peaslee is a West Marin naturalist, writer and radio voice whose "exploring improv" series celebrates the power of imagination.
Saturday, February 16, 4 p.m. /$8–18 sliding scale

MARDI GRAS PARTY & CAJUN DANCE WITH THE AUX CAJUNALS
Bay Area musicians Eric and Suzy Thompson (California Cajun Orchestra, Bluegrass Intentions) will be joined by fiddler Agi Ban for an evening of old-time Cajun and Creole dance music. Equally at home in a dance club, concert hall, or house party, The Aux Cajunals plays the kind of old-fashioned Cajun music that has been played at Cajun house parties in southwest Louisiana for more than 100 years.
Saturday, February 16, 8 p.m.; Cajun food on sale at 7 p.m.; dance lesson at 7:15 p.m.
Cajun food on sale at 7 p.m.; dance lesson at 7:15 p.m. /$16 general, $14 seniors, $5 teens and kids

DANCE PALACE PIANO CONCERT SERIES: MARILYN THOMPSON
Marilyn Thompson received her Bachelor’s Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of music, was awarded a Fulbright grant to the Vienna Academy of Music, and subsequently received her M.A. from Stanford University. She has given countless recitals in the U.S. and abroad, has performed virtually the entire standard chamber music repertoire, and performed with Chamber Soloists of San Francisco and the San Francisco Trio. Currently she performs with the Navarro Trio, and is on the faculty of Sonoma State University. She will be performing works by Scarlatti, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Debussy.
Sunday, February 17, 4 p.m./$16 general, $14 seniors, $5 teens and kids

THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND ART
Known for his lively lectures, San Francisco-based scholar Dr. Robert McDermott will present a talk on the evolution of consciousness and art. President Emeritus and professor of philosophy, cosmology, and consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, his books include The Essential Aurobindo, The Bhagavad Gita and the West, and The New Essential Steiner.
Saturday, February 23, 7:30 p.m. / $10–15 sliding scale; advance tickets at quest@lucidart.org

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