March

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13TH ANNUAL DANCE PALACE TRIVIA BEE
Test your knowledge of the significant to the mundane, in this 13th annual evening of wildly entertaining trivia.
Topics for the Trivia Bee will include sports, television shows, movies, popular and classic literature, science, music, history, geography, and totally frivolous facts. Refreshments on sale.
Saturday, March 1, 7 p.m. / spectators $12 general, $10 seniors, $5 teens and kids to benefit the Dance Palace

ALL IN THIS TEA
A new documentary about tea in China produced and directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht. The film captures tea importer David Lee Hoffman's boundless enthusiasm for the herbal essnce as he sniffs large bags ful of leaves, samples various fllavors, and discusses his love of superb tea. Les Blank wil be present to answer questions and discuss the film. Sponsored by Marin County Free Library
and the Dance Palace.
Sunday, March 2, 3 p.m. / free

BREAD & ROSES PERFORMANCE
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!
Thursday, March 6, 1:15 p.m./ free

GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE 2008: A CONFERENCE CELEBRATING WALLACE STEGNER
This weekend-long conference celebrating the writing life, teaching, and environmental legacy of Wallace Stegner will take place from March 7–9 with a series of literary conversations, presentations, and events, including this Saturday luncheon at the Dance Palace.
Saturday, March 8, noon / for information and registration call 663-1542 or www.ptreyesbooks.com

GLENN HARTMAN & THE KLEZMER PLAYBOYS
Glenn Hartman, front man for the internationally acclaimed New Orleans Klezmer Allstars - a group heralded by the Village Voice as, “easily the funniest and wildest of the klezmer new wave” - brings the animated energy of his new group, the Klezmer Playboys to the JCC. The band infuses traditional klezmer melodies with a plus-sized dose of funk and rock ‘n roll, creating a potent musical concoction sure to leave you reeling! Presented in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Jewish Music Festival. "This extraordinary group has absolutely captivated my imagination, knocked my socks off - what more can I say?" - Michael Tilson Thomas.
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org or call 1-800-838-3006Sunday, March 9, 4 p.m. / $18 general, $16 Dance Palace members and seniors, $5 teens/kids

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WORD FOR WORD PRESENTS SONNY’S BLUES
Word for Word returns with a performance of James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, a story of brotherhood from one of the great American storytellers. Baldwin’s depiction of Sonny’s terrible, joyful struggle to find the soul of life is a stunning portrayal of a man. Seating is limited for this special event; tickets are available in advance at www.dancepalace.org, at the Dance Palace office,
or through the mail to The Dance Palace, Box 217, Point Reyes 94956.
Friday, March 14, 8 p.m. / $30 (Dance Palace members $27)

ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL AND BARBECUE
The Annual Festival and Barbecue is held indoors, rain or shine. The famous barbecued chicken dinner includes a half chicken for adults, a quarter chicken for children, pasta, salad, roll, ice cream, and milk or coffee. Tickets for the dinner and the famous “cash” raffle (first prize $2,000, second prize $1,000, third prize $500) are available at the door. There are games, booths, homemade baked goodies, wine, beer, other refreshments, and lots of family fun. Come enjoy a great afternoon of good food and fun.
It’s a West Marin tradition - don’t miss it! Sponsored by Sacred Heart Church.
Sunday, March 16, noon–4 p.m. / barbecue $10, kids $5

CREATIVE VOICES: INVOLVEMENT AND PRAYER
Creative Voices’ soul-searching continues with this winter concert entitled Involvement and Prayer. Arnold Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden and sacred music by Felix Mendelssohn and Max Reger underscore everyone's search for life's deepest meanings and our commitment to peace on earth. Enjoy Schoenberg and Reger's complex harmonies, and feel the inner balance of Mendelssohn's joyful motets.
Saturday, March 22, 8 p.m. $18 general admission / $15 students, seniors and members of other choirs; advance tickets at www.creativevoices.org

DIANE WILSON, ACTIVIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF CODEPINK
Diane Wilson is the author of, An Unreasonable Woman, a lyrical and gripping narrative about her life as a fifth generation shrimper fighting toxic pollution on Texas’ Gulf Coast. Molly Ivins called her “the most extraordinary woman.” This event is a fundraiser for the Chicken Ranch Beach Restoration Project, co-sponsored by Point Reyes Books and the Tomales Bay Watershed Council.
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. / $10-20 suggested donation

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