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Ingram; Anna Case-Hofmeister, photography. 1-4pm. Free. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. www.bolinasmuseum.org
Through 08/18:‘Journey: Chronicles in Clay Exhibition’ Terra Linda Ceramic Artists chronicle
Hold that tiger Showbiz sources put the gross receipts for THE HUNTER, released last year and starring Willem Dafoe, at less than the cost of a Stockton condo. This is a great mystery to me because the film succeeds on so many levels— as taut corporate Martin earns his stripes. espionage thriller, as a drama of family and the ties that bind, and as a Hemingway-esque hunting allegory set in the wilds of Tasmania. Dafoe plays Martin, a shadowy sniper hired to bag and tag the elusive Tasmanian tiger, thought (for real) to be extinct since 1936 but now rumored to exist in relict numbers. (The tiger’s DNA contains a potent neurotoxin that a pharma company believes patentable.) Martin’s arrival in a remote logging town gets noticed—by the hostile locals, by demonstrating environmentalists and most significantly, by the bohemian family he settles in with, still reeling from the disappearance of their father/husband in the hills above. Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and two amazing kids round out a congenial supporting cast that makes vivid for Martin an alternative life that’s there for the taking. But it’s Dafoe’s craggy introspection—the guy was born for this part—that gives tension to the stretches of solitude and natural beauty. A welcome DVD bonus track backgrounds the film’s production, as well as the fabled tiger.—Richard Gould
production. A British officer in 1780s organizes a stage play with a cast of misfit and illiterate prisoners. Picnics welcome. 7:30pm. $15-30. Redwood Amphitheatre, Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross . 2511027. www.porchlight.net 08/17-09/23: ‘The Liar’ Marin Shakespeare Company presents the West Coast premiere of a new comedy set in the flamboyant cavalier period about a charming man who’s a pathological liar. Picnics welcome. 8pm. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave., Dominican University of California, San Rafael. 499-4488 . www.marinshakespeare.org
Through 08/12: Marin Shakespeare Company: ‘King John’ Rarely performed rousing story of battle for the English throne is an action packed history play. Picnic welcome. 8pm Fri.-Sun. Showtimes vary. Visit the website for detailed performance information. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave., Dominican University of California, San Rafael. 499-4488 . www.marinshakespeare.org
Through 08/26: Circle Mirror Transformation During a six-week adult Creative Drama class, four strangers and their teacher learn more about themselves than they do about acting. $36-57; under-30 $20, rush $15, senior discount available Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org
Through 09/30: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Marin Shakespeare resets its outdoor production of this dream like tale in Hawaii. Picnics welcome. Visit the website for specific performance dates, days and times and info on special ticket options. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave., Dominican University of California, San Rafael. 499-4488 . www.marinshakespeare.org
22 PACIFIC SUN AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16, 2012
Comedy 08/14: Mark Pitta Tuesday comedy night. With special guests. 8pm. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Downtown, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142ThrockmortonTheatre.com
Art 08/10-09/30: 14th Annual Box Show Opening reception 3-5pm. Aug. 12. Closing party/live auction 3-6pm. Sept. 30. 11am-5pm. Free. Gallery Route One , 11101 Highway One , Point Reyes Station. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org 08/11: China Camp Oil Paintings Four noted oil painters will offer 50% of sales proceeds to Friends of China Camp, in an exhibit of their artwork at “Heritage Day” event in the historic village at China Camp. 11:30am-4pm. Free. China Camp Historic Village, 899 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. 882-9795. www.dorallendavis.com
08/12-09/01: Marin Society of Artists ‘Summer Harvest Show’ Juried MSA member mixed media group exhibition. Reception 2-4pm. Aug. 12. 11am-4pm. No charge. MSA Summer Harvest Show, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., (Marin Art and Garden Center), Ross. 454-9561. www.marinsocietyofartists.org.
08/17-09/13: Pacific Sun Photo Contest Winners Exhibition View the winning entries for our 2012 Photography Contest. Photos will be on display in the back dining room. 11:30am-9pm. Cafe Arrivederci, 11 G St., San Rafael. 485-6700 ext. 306. www.pacificsun.com
Through 05/17/2013: Wind Art Exhibition Lyman Whitaker, sculpture. Free. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 455-5260 ext. 1. www.magc.org Through 08/12: July Exhibtions Works by Don Ed Hardy; “Trees Dreaming,” Una Hayes
08/11: Guided Tour of St Patrick’s Larkspur Tour of the historic Larkspur Church. Learn the history back to the late 1890s. 4-5pm. Free. St Patrick’s Church, 114 King St., Larkspur. www.stpatricksparish.com
their personal journey working in clay. Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. www. falkirkculturalcenter.org or www.terralindaceramics. com Through 08/19:‘Horizons’ Artwork by MarinMOCA artist members will be featured in the main gallery exhibition. Works by Richmond artist Jeffrey Sully will be in the Hamilton Gallery. 11am-4pm. Free. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 637-9730. www.marinmoca.org
08/13: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Fall Open House Dr. Henry Shreibman, Direc-
Through 08/22:‘Duende: Junkyard Melodies’ Solo exhibition of new paintings and mixed
08/10: Andrew McCarthy Special Book Passage
media assemblages by Marin County artist Tim Weldon. During the opening reception of his solo show the artist will share his creating process. Reception 4-6pm. Aug. 4. 11am-4pm. Free. Gallery Bergelli, 483 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 945-9454. www.bergelli.com
Through 08/26: Mary Harden’s ‘Master Artist’s Treasures From The Garden’ Botanical art that is not often seen; one that exalts plant matter as it exists within an ecosystem, with all its holes, rips, insect bites, dried leaves, withered seed blossoms, and empty seed pods.. 9am-4pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalto. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/
Through 08/29: Andrew Spalding:‘Have a Look-See’ Solo exhibit of photography by Andrew Spalding. In the Valley Room of the Maurice Del Mue Galleries. Reception 4-7pm Aug. 12. 10:30am-5pm. Free. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francs Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888 ext. 252. www.sgvcc.org Through 08/30:‘Realm of Dreams’ Barbara Andino-Stevenson and Phyllis Thelen will present their own individual and collaborative works. Free. Alemany Library, Dominican University of California, Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. 482-2453. www.dominican.edu
Through 08/30: West Marin iPhoneography Show: A New Generation of Image Making Photography. Free. Toby’s Gallery, 11250 Highway One, Point Reyes Station. ww.tobysfeedbarn.com Through 09/28:‘Organic Intentions’ Mari Andrews, annealed steel wire sculpture; Mary Button Durrell, works made solely from tracing paper and wheat paste and Patricia Lyons Stroud, sculptural works from wood, cement and beeswax. Reception 5-8pm. Aug. 10. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St. , San Rafael. www.artworksdowntown.org
tor of Academic Development in the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, will be the host. 10am-noon. Free. Angelico Hall, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 458-3763. www.dominican.edu
Readings Travel Writers Conference event. In conversation with fellow editor Don George. Actor, director, and travel writer Andrew McCarthy discusses “Lights, Camera ... Travel.” 8:30pm. $10. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 08/11: Oksana Marafioti A Travel Writers and Photographers Conference special event. Oksana talks about “American Gypsy.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 08/11: Susan Orlean Special Event of the Book Passage Travel Writers Conference. In conversation with Don George. Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief) presents “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.” 8:30pm. $10. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com/conferences 08/14: Jennie Fields Fields reads from “The Age of Desire,” which provides a glimpse into the life of Edith Wharton and the scandalous love affair that threatened her closest friendship. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
08/14: Marin Poetry Center Sixteenth Traveling Show Reading of the season hosted by Mark Meierding and featuring Ella Eytan, Patricia Garfield, Heidi Joseph, Melanie Maier, Yvonne Postelle and Charlotte Schmid. 7-9pm. Free. BelvedereTiburon Library , 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 889-5295.
08/15: From the Left Bank to the Left Coast Celebrate the release of just published anthology “Vignettes & Postcards, Writings From the Evening Workshop at Shakespeare and Company, Paris.” With three of the contributing authors. Refreshments provided. 7-9pm. Free. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St., San Rafael. 482-0550. www.reboundbookstore.com
Through 10/05:‘Puzzled:Image, Art, & Metaphor by Brain Injury Survivors’ Presented by
08/16: Marin Poetry Center Seventeenth Traveling Show Hosted by Sandra Cross featur-
the Brain Injury Network. Gallery is open weekdays. Closed weekends and holidays. The Gail Van Dyke Atrium Gallery 8am-7pm. Free. Marin Cancer Institute, 1350 South Eliseo Dr. at Bon Air, Greenbrae. 461-9000.
ing David Beckman, Kathryn V Gronke, Jodi L. Hottel, Mark Meierding, Paul Watsky and Terri Glass. 7-9pm. Free. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes. 889-5295. www.dancepalace.org 08/17: Laura Lippman The author reads from her new novel “And When She Was Good.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
Talks/Lectures 07/10: Lecture Health Cavallo Point Lodge Hosted by Dr Brad Jacobs, nationally recognized integrative medicine expert, author, and speaker. Every second Tuesday of the month. Topics vary, lectures are complimentary. Beverages and light snack 5:30-6:30pm. Free. Cavallo Point Lodge , Healing Arts Center & Spa 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito. 624-5217. www.cavallopoint.com/drbrad.html
08/10: Peace Activist Reports on Ecuador Task Force on the Americas President Camilla Schneider will report on a recent delegation to Ecuador and meeting with President Correa. Nationalization of extractive resources will also be discussed. 7:309:30pm. $5-10 donation. First United Methodist Church, 9 Ross Valley Dr., San Rafael. 924-3227. www.mitfamericas.org
Film Events 08/10: ‘Film Night in the Park: The Artist’ This winner of five Academy Awards, follows a silent film star and young actress as they find love in the time of “talkies.” 8pm. Free. Donations appreciated. Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 272-2756. www.filmnight.org
08/11: ‘Film Night in the Park: The Muppet Movie’ (1979). A host of characters befriend Kermit and Fozzie as they head for Hollywood in the original classic film. 8pm. Free. Donations appreciated. Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 272-2756. www.filmnight.org