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On the mainland this week is the third annual TIBURON MUSIC FESTIVAL, which will delight attendees with local chamber music and opera at St. Hilary Church. Performances on June 19, 23 and 25 will feature Contemporary Opera Marin presenting two fascinating 40-minute works, including Albert Lortzing’s 1832 singspiel “The Life of Mozart� and “Anna’s Windows,� a dramatic cantata by St. Hilary music director Vincent Stadlin, which pays tribute to the church’s 10 magnificent stained glass windows. Tuesday, June 21, the Tiburon Chamber Players—San Francisco Symphony musicians with Marin County roots—return to perform works Paul Smith pays tribute to the benchmark moments in the careers by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. of Liszt, Mahler, Grainger and Rota. And next weekend’s highlights include a June 24 performance with festival director and pianist Paul Smith, who will offer works for piano and strings to honor significant anniversaries in the lives of composers Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Percy Grainger, Wallingford Riegger and Nino Rota. Performances are at 7:30pm. St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon. Adults $20 (or three for $45); 18 and under $5. For a complete schedule, visit www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/ organization-profiles/tiburon-music-festival.—Dani Burlison www.marinpoetrycenter.org 06/22: Jane Smiley Smiley talks about her novel “Private Life.� 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
06/23: Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad Kramer & Alstad discuss “The Passionate Mind Revisited.� 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 06/24: Gerald Fleming The author discusses his book of poems “Night of Pure Breathing.� 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
Film Events 06/17: Film Night in the Park A young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons ends up befriending a young mythical beast in “How to Train Your Dragon.� 8pm. Free. Old Mill Park, 300 block of Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 272-2756. www.filmnight.org 06/18: ‘Madama Butterfly Patricia Racette sings the title role in the Puccini opera. Performed by of the NY Metropolitan. 10am-1pm. $15. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia , Larkspur. 924-5111. www.larktheater.net/ 06/18: ‘The Vanishing of the Bees’ Marin Gray Panthers invite the public to view this important documentary about Colony Collapse Disorder. Introduction by environmental activist Valeri Hood with an information update about the bees. 1:30-3:30pm. Free. Activities Room, the Redwoods, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 453-1550. 06/20: Monday Night at the Movies “Some Like It Hot.� (1959). Starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon & Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Billy Wilder. 7:30-9 pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 389-4292. www.millvalleylibrary.org
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Louie Psihoyos and featuring a live performance by Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir. 7pm. $40. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael,. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org 06/23: ‘Coppelia’ Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow. Composer Leo Delibes’ witty version of the E.T.A. Hoffmann fable. (148 min) 7pm. $15-18. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael,. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org 06/24: Film Night in the Park The Brat Pack get more out of detention than anyone in history of high school ever has in “The Breakfast Club.� 8pm. Free. Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 272-2756. www.filmnight.org
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Community Events (Misc.) 06/18: Art Houses of Marin 2011 Gala Event Gourmet dinner, wine tasting, hosted
06/21: Benefit Screening of Academy Award-winning documentary ‘The Cove’
bar, live music and entertainment, live auction of six Art Houses, vacations to Bali and Italy, silent auction. Proceeds benefit Ritter Center. 5:30pm-12:30am. $125-150. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 892-5252. www.arthousesofmarin.org 06/18: Monthly Book Sale Cookbooks, children and young adults plus fiction in hard cover, soft cover and “trade� soft cover with great selections in many genres. Please come with extra bags with handles. 9am-4:30pm. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 382-9109. www.millvalleylibrary.org 06/18: Mt. Tam Habitat Restoration Help remove invasive panic veldt grass (Ehrharta erecta) from Gravity Car Fire Road. Meet at the MMWD parking lot below the Throckmorton Fire Station off Panoramic Hwy in Mill Valley 9am-noon. Free. Throckmorton Fire Station, Panoramic Hwy & Gravity Car Road, Mill Valley. 945-1128. www.marinwater.org
Benefiting Earth Island Institute/SaveJapanDolphins.org With filmmakers Ric O’Barry &
06/18: San Rafael History Walking Tour The Marin History Museum is offering
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