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F R I D AY J U LY 9 — F R I D AY J U LY 1 6 Pacific Sun‘s Community Calendar
Highlights from our online community calendar— great things to do this week in Marin
Check out our Online Community Calendar for more listings, spanning more weeks with more important event information. ‘‘ pacificsun.com/sundial
Live music 07/06: J2K With Kit ‘n’Tenders Part of the Live Music Fridays series. 5:30-8:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart at Larkspur Landing, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 606-7435. www.marinorganic.com 07/09: Campbell’s Jazz Soup Part of the outdoor Summer Music Series. 6:30pm. Free. Pacheco Plaza, 366 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. www. pachecoplaza.com
07/09: Dave Gleason and the Golden Cadillacs CD Release Party. With Rosie Flores. 8:30pm. $15-20. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. www. ranchonicasio.com 07/09: Eric Martin Marinwood Music in the Park Series featuring live music, food, beer/wine and a bounce house kids area. Upcoming shows: July 23, Loralee Christensen Trio; Aug. 6, Jimmy Two Times; Aug. 20, The 85’s. 6-8pm. Marinwood Community Center, 775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael. 479-0775. www.marinwood.org 07/09: Friday Evening Jazz With lovely and talented local jazz pianist Judy Hall. 5:30-7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 07/09: Lauralee Brown Part of the Jazz and Blues By the Bay outdoor music series. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. Gabrielson Park, Anchor St. and Bridgeway, Sausalito. 289-4100. www.ci.sausalito.ca.us 07/09: Michael Bloch Singer/songwriter. 8-10:30pm. Free. Max’s Cafe, 60 Madera Blvd., Corte Madera. www.maxsworld.com 07/10: Audrey Moira Shimkas Jazz trio. 6:309:30pm. No cover. Horizons, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 847-8331. www.horizonssausalito.com 07/10: Cabaret d’Amour “Celebrating Bastille
Day.” With Moana Diamond singing music made popular by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and Josephine Baker. Also features Chez Kiki Dancers and others. 8-10pm. $20-35. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org 07/10: Doc Kraft Dance Band Swing, Latin, country, Rock and Zydeco dance music. 8:30pm-1am. $5. Saualito Seahorse, Harbor Drive off Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-0100. www.sausalitoseahorse.com 07/10: Ken Cook Trio With Lisa Kindred 8 p.m. No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1392. 07/10: Laurence Juber Fingerstyle acoustic guitar with the two time Grammy winning former “Wings” lead guitarist. 8-10:15pm. $35-40. Eric Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. www.om28.com 07/10: Namely Us Jazz Quintet Originals, jazz and blues standards. With vocalist Connie Ducey, Kurt Huget, guitar/vocals; Mike Klein, piano; Brian Jones, bass and Levi Hooks, drums. 7-10pm. No cover. Two Bird Cafe & Restaurant, 625 San Geronimo Valley Dr., San Geronimo. 488-0105. www. twobirdcafe.com
07/10: Osher Marin JCC Summer Nights African Music Night With the Nigerian Brothers and the West African Highlife Band. Pre-concert African dance lesson. 7-9pm. $5-25, under 6 free. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. www.marinjcc.org 07/10: Tin Hat Quartet Original Folk/roots/ Americana chamber music. 8 p.m. $10-20. Dance Palace Community Center, 5th and B Streets, Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1075. www.dancepalace.org. 07/11: Jazz Roots Part of the Corte Madera Town Center Summer Music Series. Jazz roots music. 2-4pm. Free. Town Center, Corte Madera. www. shoptowncenter.com
BEST BET Breaking away...Marin style! Get your chain grease ready, Marin... on Saturday, July 10, approximately 700 speedy cyclists will rev up and race through town in the SAN RAFAEL TWILIGHT CRITERIUM—the county’s premier two-wheel event of the year. Even if you aren’t ready to hit the saddle yourself, live music and a bike expo will have you grooving to the cycles of life in no time. And you’re never too young to join the circuit—kids can race, too, in their very The Twilight zone. own event “tour de tot” sponsored by the Pacific Sun. Races are from 2:30 to 9:15pm; they run clockwise on Fourth Street, from D Street to Fifth Avenue through A Street. Don’t miss the Expo and Pro Athlete Village on Fourth, between A and Cijos streets. Free. Info: http://clickenergi.com/carrera.—Jason Walsh
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Moana Diamond could use a throw pillow for her lower back this Saturday at 142 Throck.
07/11: Sunday Open Mic With the New Moon Players. 8pm. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. 07/11: The Sun Kings Beatles cover band. Barbecue on the Lawn. 4pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com 07/13: Kurt Huget Acoustic singer/songwriter. With percussionist Julia Harrell. 7-10pm. Panama Hotel, San Rafael. 637-2496. www.panamahotel. com 07/14: Blue Light River Americana/rock. 8pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1005. www.ironspringspub.com 07/14: Summer Karaoke Night With Mark Powers. 9:30pm-midnight. Free. Finnegan’s Marin, 877 Grant Ave., Novato. 899-1516. www.finnegansmarin.com 07/15: Eldon Brown Band Blues and boogiewoogie. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www. panamahotel.com 07/15: Perla Batalla Grammy nominated vocalist and composer. Latin music. 8pm. $20-23. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA, 94941. 383-9600. www.142ThrockmortonTheatre.org 07/16: Bautista Part of the Jazz and Blues By the Bay outdoor summer music series. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. Gabrielson Park, Anchor St. and Bridgeway, Sausalito. 289-4100. www.ci.sausalito.ca.us 07/16: Dave Ogden Part of the Live Music Friday Series. 5:30-8:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart at Larkspur Landing, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 606-7435. www.marinorganic.com 07/16: John Bjerke Acoustic music. 8-10:30pm. Free. Max’s Cafe, 60 Madera Blvd., Corte Madera. www.maxsworld.com 07/16: Tim Cain with Tate Cross Section Pop/ rock. Part of the outdoor Summer Music Series. 6:30pm. Free. Pacheco Plaza, 366 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. www.pachecoplaza.com
Dance 07/09: Kusun Ensemble An extraordinary group of musicians and dancers based in Ghana, West Africa. If you need to have your spirits picked
up, here is an event to check out. 8-10pm. $20-23. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org
Concerts 07/12: SingersMarin Les Etoiles Group The youth choir presents a Pre-African tour performance. 7 p.m. Free. Call 383-3712 or visit www.singersmarin.org. Mt. Tamalpais Church, 410 Sycamore, Mill Valley
Theater/Auditions 07/09-11: ‘Pennies from Heaven’ Original production about the Great Depression features music from the ’30s. Sunday matinee at 3pm. 8pm. $12-22. Novato Theater Company Playhouse, 484 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. 883-4498. www.novatotheatercompany.org 07/16-08/15: ‘The Middle Ages’ Set in the trophy room of a men's club from World War II through the late 1970s, Gurney illustrates the conflict between longstanding traditions and the need for change. 8pm. $15-25. Ross Valley Players’ Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. www. rossvalleyplayers.com
07/16-09/26: ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Cast off with Marin Shakespeare for a swashbuckling romp for all ages with a “Pirates of the Caribbean” setting. Visit website for more showtime information. 8pm. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 1475 Grand Ave., San Rafael. 4994488 . www.marinshakespeare.org
Through 07/10: ‘Les Liaisons Dangeruses’ Stage adaptation by award-winning playwright Christopher Hampton presented by the Porchlight Theatre Company. The July 19 performance will be followed by a champagne reception. 7:30pm. $15-30. Marin Art and Garden Center’s Redwood Amphitheatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake, Ross. 251-1027. www.porchlight.net Through 07/11: ‘Chicago’ Presented by Marin Summer Theater. 8pm. $10-15. Emily