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On the Scene
SNAPSHOTS FROM SPECIAL EVENTS IN MARIN AND SAN FRANCISCO EDITED BY DANIEL JEWETT
Zoë Elton, Justin Hurwitz, Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone and Mark Fishkin Christopher B. and Jeannie Smith
Amy Adams
• MVFF OPENING NIGHT GALA Actresses Emma Stone and Amy Adams were in attendance for the Mill Valley Film Festival’s opening night gala October 6 at Marin Country Mart.
Zara Babitzke, Chuck MacLellan, Frida Sakhi Javed and Kate MacLellan
• MOCA MUSEUM AND AHO MURAL RECEPTION This special event for AHO on August 8 celebrated homeless youth transformation through the creation of murals that give them the opportunity to share their stories. • ROCKERS BALL The first ever Do It For the Love ball was hosted by Michael Franti and raised more than $350,000 on September 21 at the Fairmont San Francisco.
Pat Monahan, Sara Agah and Michael Franti
Peter and Kim Popjevalo and Franko Salvatore Chris DeNike and Tor Stahl Deborah, Jonathan and Olivia Parker
Katie and Salde Ezzeddine Pamela Bleier and Gary Vanacker Lois Scheinberg and Cyd Gardner
• MVFF GUIDE PARTY Marin Magazine celebrated its third annual guide with drinks, appetizers and special guests October 13 at Mill Valley’s Seager Gray Gallery, followed by a screening of The Architect by director Jonathan Parker.
• BEYOND THE BOOK BASH The seventh annual event held September 30 at the Throckmorton Theatre raised more than $80,000 for library programs and featured luminaries such as Sammy Hagar, David Talbot and Michael Krasny.
Lynn Brinton, Michael Krasny and Eileen Hansen Debra Schwartz and Bill Hoppin
• MILL VALLEY FALL ARTS FESTIVAL Attendees enjoyed works from more than 130 local and national artists, as well as live music and children’s entertainment September 17–18 at Mill Valley’s Old Mill Park.
• DECKER BULLOCK SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY The Lark Theater played host to the real estate firm on October 3 as it increased brand awareness by screening 14 short films celebrating its agents.
Kevin Dwyer, Lydia Sarkissian, Bill Bullock and Magdalena Sarkissian Sammy and Kari Hagar, Deborah Goldman and Bill Lampl
• KIDDO! CONCERT Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Bob Weir and Vic Johnson played an acoustic concert benefiting the organization September 19 at the Sweetwater Music Hall.
Cindy Rome Sundberg, Haley Rome and Robert Sundberg
• STEPPING OUT FASHION SHOW More than 500 attended and more than $350,000 was raised September 24 at Marin Center, all benefiting To Celebrate Life’s cancer grants program.
