CURRENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2019 REGISTER ONLINE www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com SUMMER 2019 Photo ©2019 Julie Myers a b COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Parks & Recreation Contents PARKS & RECREATION PAGES Department Special Events 2 Address: First floor of City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 Youth Programs Phone: 415-289-4152 Playland 6 Fax: 415-289-4189 Birthday Parties 7 Web: www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com Summer Camps 8 Sports 9 Facebook: @sausalitoparksandrecreation Dance 10 Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30am–5pm Adult Programs Health & Wellness 11 PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR Sports 14 Mike Langford • 415-289-4126 • [email protected] Art 15 RECREATION SUPERVISOR, PROGRAMS Dance 15 Linda Finch • 415-289-4140 • [email protected] Dog Handling 16 RECREATION SUPERVISOR, SPECIAL EVENTS Parks & Facilities 17 Julie Myers • 415-289-4198 • [email protected] COMMUNITY PAGES ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE Sausalito Public Library 19 Maria Hernandez • 415-289-4197 • [email protected] Sustainability Commission 23 Sausalito Police Department 23 Age Friendly Sausalito 24 Edgewater Seniors 26 Sausalito Sister Cities 27 Sausalito Historical Society 30 Sausalito / Marin City Schools 31 Bay Model Visitor’s Center 32 Sausalito Art Festival 33 Sausalito Woman’s Club 34 Sausalito Beautiful 35 National Park Service 36 Chamber of Commerce 37
City of Sausalito Quick Reference Sheet 38 ADVERTISERS Sausalito Yacht Club EZ Smile Family Dental Group Sausalito Art Festival Sausalito Chamber of Commerce – Explore Tuscany Joe Burns, Realtor – Vanguard Properties David Levinson, CPA, CPF Dan Hiddleson Tennis Camps Miriam Browne, Realtor – Engel & Volkers Saylor’s Restaurant & Bar Camara & Nadine – Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty
Sausalito Parks & Recreation Office Staff, R–L: Mike Langford, Julie Myers, Maria Hernandez, and Linda Finch
The Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department strives to provide quality programs to Sausalito and its community that enhance growth, expression, and recreation through people, parks, and programs. 1 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Jazz & Blues by the Bay Parks & Recreation Event Corporate Sponsors Calendar of Events DIAMOND SPONSORS
MAY Innisfree Companies • 5/11 Sausalito WAG Dog Festival • 5/31 Jazz & Blues By the Bay PLATINUM SPONSOR Undercurrent Vanguard Properties JUNE • 6/7 Jazz & Blues By the Bay GOLD SPONSORS • 6/14 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Zephyr/Linda + Lucinda Presidio Yacht Club • 6/21 Jazz & Blues By the Bay PwC Sausalito Lions Club • 6/28 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Poet and the Bench The Trident/Les Girls JULY Sausalito Yacht Club Councilmember Joan Cox • 7/4 4th of July Festivities Rotary Club of Sausalito All Paws on Deck • 7/5 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Sausalito Chamber of Commerce Engel & Volkers • 7/12 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 7/13 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park SILVER SPONSORS • 7/19 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Webb Construction theBoom.com • 7/26 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Eff’n Friends AHA Ferry Friends Precision GCC, Inc. AUGUST LLK, Inc. Fort Point Capital • 8/2 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Riedinger Consulting Bank of Marin • 8/5 Registration Opens for Chili Cook-Off Napa Valley Burger Company Heath Ceramics • 8/9 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Sausalito Cruising Club Hubba Hubba • 8/10 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park Kahn, Seidler, Gilheany, Rouda, Geisler Miller Family • 8/11 Arias in the Afternoon EZ Smile Family Dental Group • 8/12 City Wide Yard Sale Booth Sales for RESIDENTS • 8/16 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 8/23 Jazz & Blues By the Bay SPECIAL THANKS TO . . . SEPTEMBER • 9/4 City-Wide Yard Sale Booth Sales for ALL • 9/14 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park • 9/21 41st Annual Chili Cook-Off
OCTOBER • 10/5 City-Wide Yard Sale • 10/12 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park • 10/18 Outdoor Movie Night • 10/31 Halloween Festivities
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2 PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Jazz & Blues by the Bay at Gabrielson Park Enjoy good music, good food, and good friends every Friday night all summer long from 6:30pm–8pm at our city’s very own Jazz and Blues by the Bay. Presented by the Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department, this is a community favorite. Breathtaking views of Angel Island and San Francisco are the backdrop to this weekly musical celebration. Purchase food and refreshments each night from local non-profit groups, or bring your own picnic. With the help of our generous sponsors, we provide these concerts free of charge. If you’re meeting friends and family, why not reserve a nightly table for six? You may reserve a table for $60R/$70NR per night. Each table comes with six chairs and you may rent up to two additional chairs at $5 per chair. TABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS Call the Recreation Office at415-289-4152 to make your reservation or visit www.jazzandbluesbythebay.com. • Tables include a round table, six chairs, a linen tablecloth, and a table number Summer 2019 Band Lineup and Food Booth Sponsors • Tables cannot be resold to other parties. They can be gifted. • 5/31 Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band (blues) • Tables can be selected from the 2019 Jazz Table Map. Check out www.mariamuldaur.com www.jazzandbluesbythebay.com Sponsored by Cronkite Development Inc. • All table locations are approximate. There is no guarantee that tables • 6/7 Dennis Johnson & the Mississippi Ramblers (blues) will be placed at the exact same location each week. www.dennisjohnsonslide.com • Tables must be cleared by 8:15pm each night for breakdown. Sponsored by the Southern Marin Firefighters Association • Table holders must recycle/throw away all refuse from their table each • 6/14 Ralph Woodson Blues Band (blues) night. Trash receptacles/recycling bins are placed throughout the park Sponsored by Sausalito Sister Cities for your covenience. • 6/21 The Black Market Trust (jazz) • Please do not park on Spinnaker Way in the red zone for any reason, or www.theblackmarkettrust.com you will be cited and towed. Sponsored by the Volunteers in Public Safety • Items left on or around tables are not the responsibility of the City of • 6/28 Ron Thompson & his Resistors Sausalito, its officers or agents. Sponsored by the Friends of Sausalito Dog Park • Tables and table name plates may not be moved. • 7/5 The Hot Baked Goods (jazz/swing) • Up to two additional chairs are available per table per night for $5 each www.thehotbakedgoods.com for a maximum of eight chairs per table. Chairs may not be lent to other Sponsored by the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce tables. Do not take chairs from other tables. • 7/12 Blues Defenders (blues) • “Standing tables” (no chairs) must be approved prior to reserving table. www.bluesdefenders.com Sponsored by Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation FREE SEATING TERMS & CONDITIONS • 7/19 Tin Cup Serenade (jazz) Each year the free Jazz and Blues by the Bay concert series has become more http://tincupserenade.com/ popular attracting greater crowds. To ensure a positive experience for all we Sponsored by Mary Star of the Sea Church ask you to comply with the following: • 7/26 The Dylan Black Project (blues) www.thedylanblackproject.com/ • Chairs in free lawn seating area must not have seats taller Sponsored by Bay Cities Refuse than 8” from the ground and the backs of the chairs must not • 8/2 Johnny Rawls (blues) be taller than the shoulder height of the occupant. www.johnnyrawlsblues.com/ • Tables must not be taller than 18”. Sponsored Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation • Blankets between nightly tables are not allowed and will be removed. • 8/9 Gator Nation (zydeco) • Rocks used to hold blankets in place must be returned at the end www.gatornationband.com/ of the event. Sponsored by the Sausalito Lions Club • Please reserve and use only the space you need. • 8/16 Lost Dog Found (jazz/blues) • Please make room for others. Let’s all have a good time! www.lostdogfound.com/ • Do not park on Spinnaker Way in the red zone, or you will be cited and Sponsored by Rotary Club of Sausalito towed. • 8/23 Eugene Huggins and Friends (blues) Sponsored by Call of the Sea PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com 3 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS
July 4th in Sausalito – We Need Your Help! FIREWORKS DONATION DRIVE Do you ever wonder where the close-to $30,000 comes from to pay for the Fireworks Extravaganza? The Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department is able to absorb only a small portion of the cost. So where do the funds come from? Through the financial support of people like you! As a supporter of Sausalito, we know you enjoy and support this amazing event. Help us continue this extravaganza with a tax-deductible donation of $50 or more.
Donate online at www.sausalito4thofjuly.com or send your tax-deductible donations to: Fireworks C/O Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department 420 Litho Street Sausalito, CA 94965 Check payable to “City of Sausalito. For more information, visit www.sausalito4thofjuly.com
4TH OF JULY FESTIVITIES This three-part event starts with a patriotic parade of floats, bands, classic cars, local officials and community organizations. The parade starts at the south end of Sausalito at Second and Main Streets, travels along Bridgeway, jogs over to Caledonia. Due to the Dunphy renovation, this year’s parade will end at Robin Sweeny Park. Robin Sweeny will be alive with food, beverages, a jump house, and the Jimi James Band will be the musical entertainment for the day. Sausalito’s Fireworks Extravaganza caps off the day at Gabrielson Park with more live music and food trucks.
10am-12pm 4th of July Parade 12pm-4pm 12pm-4pm Picnic in Robin Sweeny Park—Jumpy House, Live Music by the Jimi James Band, Egg Toss. Food by Sausalito Rotary Club and Sausalito Community Boating Center, beverages by Rec’ers 6:30pm-9:30pm Live Music, Food Trucks, and Fireworks Extravaganza in Gabrielson Park *Dunphy Park is currently under renovation and may not be available for the July 4th picnic. Please follow www.sausalito4thofjuly.com for updates.
Parade Entries Sausalito’s 4th of July Parade is one for the ages. Enjoyed by revelers of all ages, it features a variety of floats, bands, clowns, classic cars, acrobats, flowers, balloons, and fun. Want to be part of the fun? Potential participants are encouraged to join us and be a part of this family favorite. Apply at www.sausalito4thofjuly.com.
July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza at Gabrielson Park—6:30pm to 9:30pm Live music and fireworks are the grande finale of a fun-filled Independence Day in Sausalito. Richardson Bay serves as a beautiful backdrop, and Gabrielson Park provides stunning front-row seating for this annual concert and fireworks display off Spinnaker Point. The event is presented by the Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department. Private, 6-seat viewing tables are available. For a table map and to make reservations, visit www.sausalito4thofjuly.com. $120 for residents, $130 for non-residents. To reserve a table visit www.sausalito4thofjuly.com, or call 415-289-4152. Reservations begin on Monday, June 3rd!
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4 PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Concert for Kids Saturdays: July 13, Aug 10, Sept 14, and Oct 12 10:30am–11:15am Robin Sweeny Park Sponsored by the Sausalito Lions Club This annual children’s entertainment event takes place on Saturday mornings once a month from July—October at Robin Sweeny Park. These summer and fall performances feature music, dancing, and fun for children of all ages. Bring your family, a blanket and enjoy these FREE concerts thanks to the Sausalito Lion’s Club. Entertainment begins at 10:30am.
7/13 Kenny Blacklock 8/10 Megan Schoenbohm 9/14 James K 10/12 Chloe Jarvis Tot Art in the Park Saturdays: July 13, Aug 10, Sept 14, and Oct 12 11:15am–Noon Robin Sweeny Park Join resident artists and friends for children’s art projects after each of the Concerts for Kids. Art Projects are designed for parents and children to engage together with a variety of mediums. Get creative alongside your child and enjoy making some Tot Art in the Park! 41st Annual Chili Cook-Off Saturday, Sept 21 11:30am–3:30pm WANTED: CHILI CHEFS! Megan Schoenbohn rocks Concert for Kids Here’s your chance to show off your favorite chili recipe! You must make at least 15 gallons of chili at the Cook-Off itself, but you may do your prep work City-Wide Yard Sale off-site prior to the event. This fun community event is FREE to enter! Saturday, Oct 5 Registration opens August 5. Tent and table rentals are limited, so they are 9am–2pm first come, first served. Register online atwww.sausalitochilicookoff.com MLK Parking Lot and Basketball Court by September 4 to have your team name printed on the free Chef’s Apron. BUYERS AND SELLERS WANTED! BUYERS – Come and see what awesome items you might find. Over 80 booths. Admission is free. SELLERS – Rent a space at Sausalito’s City-Wide Yard Sale where your old goodies become someone else’s treasures. Make some money selling what you no longer need. Please no craft vendors or food vendors. Only garage/ rummage sale items to be sold. The City reserves the right to refuse any items it does not view as appropriate for sale at this event. Booth spaces rent from $15- $31, depending on location. Space choice and table rentals are first come, first served. Check out the space map online: sausalitoyardsale.com Registration opens for RESIDENTS ONLY on August 12 at 9am, and registration opens for ALL September 4 at 9am. You can now register ONLINE at sausalitoyardsale.com or in person at the Sausalito Recreation Department, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito, or by calling 415-289-4152
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• Ages 7 and under ADMISSION • Playland features a full-sized gymnasium filled with inflatable bounce • Single Visit: $12 Sausalito resident, $14 non-resident (50% off after houses and plenty of toys and games including arcade style basketball 11:30am) hoops, cars, bouncy balls 12-Visit Pass (save 25%): $108 Sausalito resident, $126 non-resident • Children who want a more quiet setting can play in the train table room • Family Discount: First 2 children in the same family pay regular • All children receive a balloon animal admission. 3rd child in same family receives 50% discount • Complimentary coffee and tea is available for adults • No charge for children under 11 months • Playland is operated by Mt. Tam Adventures, LLC. • Maximum two adults per paid child admission • Playland accepts cash, checks and credit cards SUMMER SPECIALS! 14-Visit Summer Pass* RULES Purchase a summer pass and save! Receive 14 visits for the price of 12. • Please no shoes in the bounce house area Resident Rate: $108 (only $7.71 per visit) • Children only inside the bounce houses (no adults) Non-Resident Rate: $126 (only $9 per visit) • Adults must be accompanied by a child *Passes must be used between June 1 and October 1, 2019. • Please no strollers inside the building (covered stroller parking outside) • Please no food in the gym Family Rate (June 1 – October 1 only) Up to 3 children in the same household LOCATION Resident Rate: $20 MLK Gym, 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito Non-Resident Rate: $22 FOR MORE INFORMATION **Please note all extra activities (art and music classes, reptile shows) will Visit playlandsausalito.com or call 415-289-4152 (M–F) not be offered during the summer months. PHONE HOURS OF OPERATION (During Playland Hours): 415-339-9154 Monday 9am-12pm Tuesday 9am-12pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9am-12pm BOOK YOUR CHILD’S BIRTHDAY Friday 9am-12pm Saturday 9am-12pm PARTY WITH US! Sunday Closed See page 7 for details.
6 PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com YOUTH PROGRAMS PARTIES! LET US HOST YOUR CHILD’S NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY!
PRIVATE PARTY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Ages 7 and under • All parties include decorations and balloons. Your party has the entire facility, including a full-size gymnasium filled with • An extra hour may be added to the evening parties for $100, subject to inflatable bounce houses, and plenty of toys and games including arcade availability style basketball hoops, cars, and bouncy balls. • Alcohol may be served to adults at your private party when you submit a special event permit application and pay an additional $50 permit- Saturday 12:30-2:30pm processing fee 3pm–5pm • Playland Sausalito is operated by Mt. Tam Adventures 5:30pm–7:30pm Sunday 2:30pm–4:30pm BOOK A PARTY 5pm–7pm To book a party or check availability, visit playlandsausalito.com or contact Sausalito Parks & Recreation at 415-289-4152 Up to 25 kids $350R $360NR 26–50 kids $425R $435NR LOCATION MLK Campus, Building 6, 610 Coloma St, Sausalito, CA SEMI-PRIVATE PARTY Ages 7 and under Perfect for smaller groups. Your party shares the bounce house facility with the public, but you have a private indoor party room or outdoor patio. Includes table covers and balloon decorations. Seating available for up to 14 kids. Additional guests pay the Playland general admission fee.
Saturday 10am–12pm
Indoor Party (up to 14 kids) $250R $260NR Outdoor Party (up to 14 kids) $200R $210NR
NERF BLASTER PARTY Ages 10 and under Kids have a “blast” ducking, dodging and running through barricades and obstacles while playing Nerf Blaster tag. Limited to 24 kids.
Saturday 5:45pm–7:45pm Sunday 5:15pm–7:15pm
Up to 24 kids $500R $510NR
BOOK YOUR PARTY ONLINE! Check availability and book your party at playlandsausalito.com.
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Flag Football Camp (8-12yrs) Join us for fun exciting flag football camp. Bring your friends and meet new Summer Camps ones. These camps emphasize teamwork, strategy and sharing, and having This year, Sausalito Parks and Recreation is partnering fun! We run drills that challenge everyone’s abilities to develop healthy, with Mt. Tam Adventures, LLC to offer specialty Lego happy kids. Other activities will include Indoor Dodgeball, Capture the Flag, Creations and Flag Football camps. Our camps provide Water Balloon games, and more! Pizza lunch and snacks are provided on Fridays. Space is limited to 18 kids per week. All equipment is provided. action-packed fun and an ideal way to keep your kids active this summer. Extended care is available for an M-F 7/22-7/25 8:30am-3pm $325R $335NR additional fee. M-F 8/12-8/16 8:30am-3pm $325R $335NR *M-W 8/19-8/21 8:30am-3pm $195R $205NR *3-day camp NEW! Lego Creations (5-7 yrs) Our campers will explore STEM learning activities in our NEW Lego creation Extended care available from 3-4pm for $25R $27NR. Must register in stations! Projects will include basic foundations of building as well as using advance. their imagination to make their own exciting Lego creations. Kids will also Location: MLK Gym, 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito participate in fun games, jumpies, sports, art, and much more! This camp will surely be a blast! Afternoon water play when weather permits. BOOK ONLINE! M-F 6/17-6/21 8:30am-3pm $300R $310NR To register, call 415-289-4152 or visit M-F 6/24-6/28 8:30am-3pm $300R $310NR M-F 7/8-7/12 8:30am-3pm $300R $310NR sausalitocamps.com M-F 7/15-7/19 8:30am-3pm $300R $310NR M-F 8/12-8/16 8:30am-3pm $300R $310NR
Extended care available from 3-4pm for $25R $27NR. Must register in advance. Location: MLK Gym, 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito
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NEW! Super Soccer Stars Outdoors on Saturday Mornings at Marinship Park Free Demo Class 6/22
KICK & PLAY – 12-24 MONTHS CHILD AND CAREGIVER PRE-SOCCER MOVEMENT CLASS Kick & Play is a parent-child pre-soccer and movement program specifically designed for toddlers between 12-24 months. Our experienced instructors, along with our puppet friends, Mimi & Pepe, take you and your little one through a world of exciting physical activity. Individual attention, positive reinforcement, and engaging original music help to develop pre-soccer skills teach your toddler to balance, run, kick and play—all while having a blast! Parent participation required. Fee includes a t-shirt. Free demo class 6/22.
SA 6/29-7/20 9am-9:40am $95R $105NR SA 8/10-8/31 9am-9:40am $95R $105NR Marinship Park, Libertyship Way, Sausalito
2-3 YEARS Every Super Soccer Stars class includes an introduction to physical activities, rich language exposure, and movements such as running, hopping, jumping, 4-5 YEARS and changing directions. The focal point at this age group is to improve your This age group focuses on comfort with the ball by developing skills such as child’s natural development through our fun, physical learning experience dribbling, shooting, passing, and the introduction of teamwork and small allowing your child to improve their natural ability. Fee includes a t-shirt. sided games. Every 4-5 year old Super Soccer Stars class includes partner Free demo class 6/22. activities to promote sharing, listening, respect and cooperation. Activities include dynamic movements like running, skipping and jumping. Fee SA 6/29-7/20 9:45am-10:25am $95R $105NR includes a t-shirt. Free demo class 6/22. SA 8/10-8/31 9:45am-10:25am $95R $105NR Marinship Park, Libertyship Way, Sausalito SA 6/29-7/20 11:20am-12:10pm $95R $105NR SA 8/10-8/31 11:20am-12:10pm $95R $105NR 3-4 YEARS Marinship Park, Libertyship Way, Sausalito This age group focuses on comfort with the ball by developing soccer skills such as dribbling, shooting and the introduction of passing. Every 3-4 year 5-7 YEARS old Super Soccer Stars class includes partner activities to promote sharing The focal point at this age group is to improve your child’s elementary listening, respect and cooperating. Physical activities include dynamic capacity through fun games, technical skill development and group activities movements like running, skipping and jumping. Fee includes a t-shirt. Free like small-sided games to goals. Every Kindergarten-1st Grade Super Soccer demo class 6/22. Stars class emphasizes spatial awareness and teammates, encouraging teamwork. Repetitious ball skill activities promote muscle memory and build SA 6/29-7/20 10:30am-11:15am $95R $105NR confidence. Fee includes a t-shirt.Free demo class 6/22. SA 8/10-8/31 10:30am-11:15am $95R $105NR Marinship Park, Libertyship Way, Sausalito SA 6/29-7/20 12:15-1:15pm $95R $105NR SA 8/10-8/31 12:15-1:15pm $95R $105NR Marinship Park, Libertyship Way, Sausalito BOOK ONLINE! To register visit: http://la.supersoccerstars.com/bayarea/ Phone: 415-233-8277
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NEW! Mommy, Daddy & Me The “Mommy, Daddy and ME!” class is a toddler’s dance class designed to Ballet Classes give you and your toddler a creative, fun way to dance together in the studio Instructor Jacqueline Low has ignited the Joy of Dance teaching ballet and at home. This class is a wonderful introduction to creative movement, and creative dance for over 38 years to students aged two through improvisation, and rhythm. These wee ones will have a safe, fun, and adult. She has taught at many schools in San Francisco and Marin. exciting introduction to dance, and will develop basic comprehension of She has also started a ballet school in Westport Connecticut, taught movement choreographed to music. This class helps develop fine and gross Transformative Movement Workshops in NYC, Cologne, Rome and motor skills that are so important and also creates in your child a curiosity Belgium. In 2008, Jacqueline realized her lifelong dream of opening the and excitement for dance. Joy of Dance Ballet School. Low’s teaching style supports each child’s technical growth in W 9:30am-10:15am 7/24-8/28 $100R $110NR ballet while also taking care to preserve the child’s own special way No class 8/7 of moving. She believes that classical ballet must be taught with Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito discipline, focus, creativity, and FUN to sustain a child’s natural “Joy of Dance.” It is Jacqueline’s passion to support every child to their NEW! After School Programs fullest potential. Using her professional background as a modern/ Sausalito Parks and Recreation and Willow Creek Academy are pleased to ballet dancer, as well as a choreographer, she has choreographed many offer after school enrichment programs this fall. These programs are open to creative and beautiful recitals to showcase her children’s talents. all public, private and home school students in the community. All activities will take place at Willow Creek Academy campus. The goal is to develop and maintain well-rounded arts, educational and recreational programs that accommodate the needs and interests of students, parents and families of the Sausalito Marin City School District. For more information, contact Sausalito Parks and Recreation at 415-289-4152.
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Vinyasa Flow Vinyasa Flow Vinyasa Flow Vinyasa Flow 8am–9:30am 7:20am–8:20am 9:30am– 7:20am–8:20am Qigong* Thom Thom 10:45am Thom 12pm–12:45pm Thom Harold Rosen Method Silver Sneakers Rosen Method (See page 12) Movement Chair Yoga Movement Tai Chi* 8:30am–9:30am 12:30pm–1:15pm 8:30am–9:30am Vinyasa Flow 12:45pm–1pm Tina Sarah Tina 12:15pm– Harold 1:45pm Restorative (See page 12) Yin Yoga Being Yoga Thom Movement 5:30pm–6:45pm Belly Dance Hatha Flow Being Yoga 10am–11:30am Sarah Fusion Workout 5:30pm–7:30pm Hatha Flow Pat 7pm–8:15pm Trishna 5:30pm–7:30pm Robin Trishna Tai Chi Basics* 6:15pm–7:15pm Joe Yoga with Dr. Ehret 7:30pm–8:45pm * Registered class only. All classes subject to change or cancellation Vinyasa Flow NEW! Being Yoga – Hatha Flow Vinyasa class with music, chanting, and yoga philosophy. Moving through Instructor Trishna Horvath began teaching yoga in 1998. In the ten years Sun Salutations, we will explore the many facets of yoga. previous to that she traveled often in Asia, studying mask dance in Bali, Traditional Thai Massage with The Sunshine Network and Master Pichet M,TH 7:20am-8:20am Boonthume in Thailand, and Yoga with Saras Kumar Binjola in India. Her W 9:30am-10:45am approach to yoga is greatly inspired by her ongoing study of Sanskrit based SA 12:15pm-1:45pm philosophy. She enjoys incorporating esoteric information and practices into SU 8am-9:30am a Hatha Yoga format. Modern and ethnic dance, as well as years studying DROP-IN $15R $17NR physical theater technique also influence her teaching style. 10-Visit Pass $150R $170NR Trishna calls her practice “Being Yoga,” and has hosted yoga retreats Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito since 2002. She has taught classes, workshops and retreats in Thailand, Instructor: Thom Switzer Indonesia, India, Nepal, Turkey, Greece, and throughout California. Since 1998 she has provided classes, private sessions, and Thai Healing Massage NEW! Candlelight Yin Yoga with Essential Oils in Marin and San Francisco. Trishna is excited to share the opportunity that Yin yoga gently opens and benefits the tissues, ligaments, fascia, joints, and Hatha Yoga offers: to realize the self as Yoga. Union. Contingency. Wholeness bones. It also works on the energetic channels of the meridians, nerves, and which is nourished by and nourishing to the greater whole. blood system, opening up a potent meditative awareness of breath, deep listening and witnessing of sensation through longer, passive holds. 90% of DROP-IN the poses are on the floor. Using multiple props, we assume a position, find W,F 5:30pm–7:30pm $15R $17NR our edge, become still and hold for time, stilling the body and mind. Class Four or more classes paid in advance* $13R $15NR features soothing music, brief meditation, visualization, and the use of a Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito crystal bowl and essential oils. All levels welcome. Instructor: Trishna Horvath *Pre-purchased passes expire four months after purchase SU 5:30pm–6:45pm DROP-IN $18R $20NR 10-Visit Pass $150R $170NR Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito Instructor: Sarah Butler PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com 11 ADULT PROGRAMS
Yoga with Dr. Ehret NEW! Qigong for Vibrant Health Dr. Richard Ehret, Chiropractor, teaches a basic Hatha Yoga routine to Qigong builds your health gently with deep breathing and graceful move- increase flexibility, release tension and tone muscles. Join this drop-in class ment. Qi is the life force energy from your breath and blood. Learn one of the for an hour of development and relaxation for the mind, body and spirit. oldest, and most famous ancient therapeutic system called “Yijinjing.” The Yijinjing contains 24 different exercises which thoroughly stretch and open TH 7:30pm–8:45pm every tendon, muscle, and joint using gentle movements and deep breathing. DROP-IN $10R $12NR Some exercises focus on specific organs or meridians, others gather Qi and 10-VISIT PASS $80R $90NR store it, some stretch and open the entire body. The Yijinjing was originally Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito created by Tamo, or Bodhidharma, to prepare students for Zen or Chan meditation and build up strength and health for more vigorous exercise. Tai Chi Basics Register anytime. Fees will be pro-rated. Beginner and Intermediate Level Tai Chi is a gentle, complete aerobic exercise. Daily practice increases F 4/5–6/28 12pm–12:45pm $234R $244NR aerobic capacity and improves balance while developing a physical center F 7/12–9/27 12pm–12:45pm $216R $226NR and sense of mental well-being. Students learn the scientific principles Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito behind this mystical ancient Chinese art. Class emphasizes avoidance of knee pain and damage as well as breath control and footwork fundamentals. NEW! Tai Chi for Health and Happiness Instructor Joe Quinn is a retired firefighter, healing massage therapist, In this class you will learn Yang Style Tai Chi Long Form. This sequence of and currently a student of medical Qigong at the East West Academy of movements is beautiful to watch and enjoyable to practice. The Harvard Healing Arts with Dr. Effie Chow. Joe has been teaching Tai Chi for over ten Medical Journal reported that over 600 medical studies have proven the years. He currently teaches Yang style Tai Chi and Chow Qigong. For more health benefits of Tai Chi. It’s ALL GAIN and no pain. information, contact Joe at 415-602-4544 or [email protected]. F 4/5–6/28 12:45pm–1:30pm $234R $244NR TH 6:15pm–7:15pm F 7/12–9/27 12:45pm–1:30pm $216R $226NR DROP-IN $10R $12NR Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito NEW! Silver Sneakers – Chair Yoga Restorative Movement A 45-minute gentle chair yoga class with soothing music, incorporating Reduce chronic pain and stiffness, relieve stress, and restore freedom of breathing and a short meditation. No charge for Silver Sneakers members. movement. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and leave class with a series of For more information, call 415-289-4152 safe, gentle movements to practice at home. TU 12:30pm–1:15pm TH 10am–11:30am DROP-IN $10R $12NR DROP-IN $10R $12NR Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito Belly Dance Fusion Workout Rosen Method Movement This class will combine the basics of belly dance technique and a dance Rediscover integrity, clarity, authenticity, ease and grace within your body. workout. Class will be focused on learning Belly Dance choreographies for Rosen movements are fun and simple! Designed to improve alignment 4th of July parade. and flexibility, they free the diaphragm for more natural breathing. They engage the core and increase range of motion. They improve balance and M 5/6–5/27 7pm–8:15pm $40R $45NR coordination and relax chronic muscle tension. The class structure and M 6/3–7/1 7pm–8:15pm $50R $55NR the use of music to support the various moves creates an experience of Drop-in $12R $14NR relaxation and well-being in action. Rediscover the JOY of movement! Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street Instructor Tina Kelly Green is a licensed Rosen Movement teacher and certified Rosen Method and Transformational Bodywork practitioner.
M,TH 8:30am–9:30am DROP-IN $10R $12NR Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito
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Outdoor Recreation HIKING AND YOGA ADVENTURES LEISURE WALKS IN MARIN Join us for an inspiring hike and discover the magic of Marin’s hiking Do you find the rugged trails of Marin too challenging? Join us for easy and trails. Connect with nature to rejuvenate, replenish and nurture yourself fun walks in the flat lands and gentle slopes of Marin. We’ll take time to do and reawaken the elements of wilderness within. We will pause to do some bird watching, admire the wild flowers and meditate on the beautiful scenery simple yoga amidst the beauty of nature and then explore Marin’s most around us including waterfalls. This is a great opportunity to adventure magnificent hiking trails with abundant magical redwood forests, majestic outside, meet new people and enjoy the magic of nature. Length of walk is mountains, winding creeks and rolling hills. The hikes are moderately approximately two miles. Classes are coed. Enrollment is limited. challenging and average 4 to 6 miles. Directions to trailheads are given at Led by nature guide Donna Simonsen who also teaches Gentle Yoga time of registration. Enrollment is limited. Classes. Spend the day at home and you’ll never remember it; spend the day Led by Donna Simonsen, inspirational Nature Guide and Yoga Teacher. outdoors and you’ll never forget it. – Mrs. Terwilliger Touch the earth in mindfulness, with joy and concentration. The earth will heal you and you will heal the earth. —Thich Nhat Hahn F 5/3–5/24 2pm–3:30pm $70R/4 hikes $80NR/4 hikes F 6/7–6/28 2pm–3:30pm $70R/4 hikes $80NR/4 hikes F 5/3–5/24 9am–12pm $90R/4 hikes $100NR/4 hikes F 7/5–7/26 2pm–3:30pm $70R/4 hikes $80NR/4 hikes F 6/7–6/28 9am–12pm $90R/4 hikes $100NR/4 hikes F 8/2–8/23 2pm–3:30pm $70R/4 hikes $80NR/4 hikes F 7/5–7/26 9am–12pm $90R/4 hikes $100NR/4 hikes F 9/6–9/27 2pm–3:30pm $70R/4 hikes $80NR/4 hikes F 8/2–8/23 9am–12pm $90R/4 hikes $100NR/4 hikes *If you miss a hike, you can make it up the following month F 9/6–9/27 9am–12pm $90R/4 hikes $100NR/4 hikes **Individual Hike $20R $22NR *If you miss a hike, you can make it up the following month **Individual Hike $25R $27NR TEACH A CLASS WITH US! Do you have a skill you would like to share with the community? Sausalito Parks & Recreation is always seeking new course opportunities to offer. Proposals for all ages, levels, and classes or workshops are encouraged. For more information, contact Linda Finch at [email protected].
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8-WEEK COURSE TU 6/25–8/13 6:30pm–8pm $240R $250NR Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito
LEVEL 3.0-3.5: INTERMEDIATE TENNIS Further develop your strokes, strategy and match play through movement drills and play point situations.
8-WEEK COURSE W 6/26–8/14 6:30pm–8pm $240R $250NR Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito
LEVEL 3.0: SINGLES/DOUBLES STRATEGY Improve your play through drills and match play.
8-WEEK COURSE M 6/24–8/12 6:30pm–8pm $240R $250NR Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito
LEVEL 2.0-3.0: TUNE-UP CLINIC For level 2+ players who have been away from the game for a while. Marin Table Tennis Club The Marin Table Tennis Club provides a friendly atmosphere in which you 8-WEEK COURSE can improve your game, compete, or just have fun playing this great sport. SA 6/29–8/17 10:30am–12pm $240R $250NR Over the course of a typical evening from 15 to 25 players attend. Some Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito are rediscovering an activity they last enjoyed many years ago, others have been playing regularly for decades. All levels are welcome in an open play LEVEL 3.5+: ADVANCED LEVEL format. There are six tournament quality Butterfly tables. Balls and paddles Develop your game for competitive match play. provided.
8-WEEK COURSE TH Drop-in 6pm–10pm $4R $5NR TH 6/27–8/15 6:30pm–8pm $240R $250NR 10-VISIT PASS (no expiration date) $35R $40NR Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito MLK Gym, 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito
ROUND ROBIN DOUBLES NEW! Pickleball A great way to improve your doubles skills. Play and meet new friends. No Join us at MLK Gymnasium on Friday evenings from 7:30pm–10pm. All partner required. All ability levels accepted. Maximum 20 players. equipment provided.
DROP-IN F Drop-In 7:30pm–10pm $8R $10NR SA Ongoing 8am–10am $12R $14NR Marinship Park Tennis Courts, Sausalito What is Pickleball? For additional information, contact George Zahorsky Pickleball is a paddle sport (similar to a racquet sport) that combines [email protected], www.tennisinmarin.com elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a PRIVATE TENNIS LESSONS perforated polymer ball, similar to a Wiffle Ball, over a net. Sausalito Parks and Recreation is pleased to offer adult and youth private lessons. For more information or to schedule a lesson, call 415-289-4152.
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Painting with Diana Bradley Wooden Furniture Restoration Anyone interested in painting and art may take this class. The aim is simple: Learn fundamental and traditional techniques to professionally restore to inspire, to challenge and to grow in a friendly and fun setting. Get advice your own wooden furnishings. Students learn basic tool use and finishing on composition, drawing, perspective and learn new painting techniques. techniques including cabinet scrapers, chisel with sharpening, staining, Bring your own art supplies and medium, and Instructor Diana Bradley finishing, French polishing and advanced workshops including “Chinoiserie,” collaborates with you, offers her own insights and the class discusses pieces using gold and bronzing powder, spray guns and difficult repairs. as they progress. Diana is a signature member of the National Watercolor Students provide their own piece of furniture to restore. Please call the Society and teaches sketching as an artist in residence at Yosemite. instructor 415-331-1451 to ensure that a proposed piece will be finished within the scope of the class time-frame. TH 5/2-5/30 2pm–4:30pm $60R $65NR Instructor Richard Morton has been restoring antique furniture for the TH 6/6–6/27 2pm–4:30pm $48R $53NR past 30 years and has studied the art of furniture repair extensively at home TH 7/11–7/25 2pm–4:30pm $36R $41NR and abroad, including a three-year study in Japan. See some examples of TH 8/1-8/29 2pm–4:30pm $60R $65NR Richard’s work under the furniture restoration link on his website, www. Edgewater Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito rickproductions.com
NEW! Acrylic Landscape Painting F June* 1pm–4pm $195R $205NR Paint Marin landscapes with instructor Bernard Healey. Both beginners and F July* 1pm–4pm $195R $205NR experienced will learn the elements of acrylic painting including composition, F August* 1pm–4pm $195R $205NR color theory and perspective. Each session is fully demonstrated and Fine Antique Restoration, 610 Coloma Street, Suite 710, Sausalito supportively critiqued. Subjects covered will be trees and water scenes of areas such as Marin farmlands, Raccoon Strait, Mt. Tamalpais, Richardson *The full class meets three times a month. Students may choose which Bay, and Tennessee Valley. Bring any supplies that you have. A suggested Fridays during the month. Students may also work on their furnishing at supplies list will be provided at the first session. least once during the week while they are taking the classes.
W 5/1–5/29 10am–1pm $90R $100NR Swing Dance W 6/5-6/26 10am–1pm $72R $82NR Come learn one of the easiest most versatile, fun dance styles ever created. W 7/3-7/31 10am–1pm $90R $100NR Instructor Robin Leonard offers group, private, and semi-private lessons in a W 8/7-8/28 10am–1pm $72R $82NR relaxed, yet fully instructional environment. A great way to meet new people. Game Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito No partner is required. Robin has been teaching East Coast Swing for many years and has the ability to get even the most inexperienced people up and Taiko Drumming–Adult (Introduction) dancing within their first lesson. For more information or to book a lesson, Instructor: Kensuke Sumii contact Robin at 916-521-8364 or [email protected]. Taiko is the art of Japanese drumming, which develops self-expression and musical creativity. This course engages in uchikomi based practice. Those with a sense of rhythm and the stamina to keep up with the physically challenging drills are welcome. In each class, everyone will participate by playing on actual drums. Minimum age is 12 years old. PLEASE NOTE: Taiko is a physical activity requiring fitness and stamina. Taiko is a demanding and challenging endeavor. It requires peak physical conditioning and flexible joints and muscles. Individuals with physical impairments, past injuries or medical conditions should consult with a physician before signing up for this class. Instructor reserves right to request a doctor’s written permission and written waver of liability.
SU 4/28–6/30* 10am–12pm $60R** $70NR** SU 7/14–9/1** 10am–12pm $60R** $70NR** Exercise Room – City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito *No classes 6/9, 6/16, & 6/23 **No class 8/11 Additional $100 supply fee (to cover the cost of Taiko equipment and supplies) payable to instructor at first class.
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Small Dog 1 at 9:30am Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17, 31 & September 7, 14 (Skip August 24) Dog Handling Classes For dogs 4 months and older. A beginning level class teaching the Marin Humane offers its popular family dog training classes at fundamentals of good manners – sit, down, stay, come, polite greetings and Sausalito Parks and Recreation! walking, wait at doors, and leave it with fellow small-breed dogs only (30 Register online at marinhumane.org/oh-behave/dogs/ pounds and under). FIRST CLASS IS MANDATORY AND FOR PEOPLE ONLY, NO DOGS, PLEASE! $165 for 6 weeks. Family Dog 1 at 9:30am Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 July 13, 20 (Skip date July 6) Family Dog 1 at 10:45am For dogs 4 months and older. A beginning-level class teaching the Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17, 31 & September 7, 14 (Skip August 24) fundamentals of good manners - sit, down, stay, come, polite greetings and For dogs 4 months and older. A beginning level class teaching the walking, wait at doors, and leave it. FIRST CLASS IS MANDATORY AND FOR fundamentals of good manners – sit, down, stay, come, polite greetings and PEOPLE ONLY, NO DOGS, PLEASE! walking, wait at doors, and leave it. FIRST CLASS IS MANDATORY (combined $165 for 6 weeks. with Small Dog 1 first class at 9:30 a.m.) AND FOR PEOPLE ONLY, NO DOGS, PLEASE! Family Dog 2 at 10:45am $165 for 6 weeks. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 July 13, 20 (Skip date July 6) Only for graduates of Family dog 1 or dogs who pass a placement test ALL DOG HANDLING CLASSES HELD IN THE EXERCISE ROOM, (please call 415-506-6281 to schedule). In this class we will review and 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO refresh the skills learned in Family Dog 1 through a variety of exercises that solidify your dog’s good manners and focus on you in distracting situations. Dogs come to all classes. $165 for 6 weeks.
16 PARKS & RECREATION 415-289-4152 www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com PARKS & FACILITIES Facility & Park Rentals Planning a meeting, party or special event? We have several parks and facilities to provide the perfect venue for your If your meeting or event requires a larger area, we have the MLK Gymnasium event. Many of our parks are located on the waterfront with breathtaking and fields are perfect locations for sport activities, team-building sessions views. and conferences. If you need indoor space, we have rooms available in the historic City Reservations are required for all parks and facilities and bookings must Hall building. The Edgewater room is a perfect venue for meetings or social be made in advance. Call the Parks and Recreation Department at 415-289- gatherings. It’s equipped with tables and chairs and a full service kitchen. 4152 for more information or to book a space. We also have an exercise room and a games room for children’s parties.
Sausalito Parks and Facilities Rental Fees*
Sausalito Residents Non- Commercial Non-Profit Residents Groups PARKS Groups
Dunphy Park – CLOSED FOR RENOVATION Area 1 Main Area including Gazebo $26 per hour $37 per hour $47 per hour $58 per hour Area 2 Sand Volleyball Area $16 per hour $26 per hour $37 per hour $47 per hour Area 3 Bocce Court (Rates per court) $16 per hour $26 per hour $37 per hour $47 per hour
Marinship Field $21 per hour $26 per hour $32 per hour $42 per hour
Martin Luther King Field (#1 or #2) – CLOSED FOR RENOVATION (Hourly Rates Per Field) $21 per hour $26 per hour $32 per hour $42 per hour
Langendorf Park $16 per hour $28 per hour $42 per hour $58 per hour
Cloudview Park $16 per hour $28 per hour $42 per hour $58 per hour
Tennis Courts - Marinship & MLK* (Hourly Rates Per Court) $21 per hour $26 per hour $32 per hour $42 per hour *MLK COURTS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RESURFACING
Other Parks $16 per hour $28 per hour $42 per hour $58 per hour
FACILITIES
Edgewater Room Groups under 25 $21 per hour $32 per hour $42 per hour $58 per hour Groups over 25 $37 per hour $47 per hour $58 per hour $84 per hour
Exercise Room Groups under 25 $21 per hour $32 per hour $42 per hour $58 per hour Groups over 25 $37 per hour $47 per hour $58 per hour $84 per hour
Game Room Groups under 25 $21 per hour $26 per hour $37 per hour $47 per hour Groups over 25 $32 per hour $42 per hour $53 per hour $68 per hour
MLK Gymnasium $42 per hour $58 per hour $74 per hour $89 per hour
*Fees subject to change
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*NOTE! *A. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Gym (available for rentals) MLK Field and Gym. Five tennis courts, running track, lawn area, playground, two basketball courts, and softball field. Located at 610 Coloma Street. B. Remington Dog Park Dunphy Park One-acre dog park. Located at 100 Ebbtide Avenue. are currently C. Marinship Park (available for rentals) closed for Three lighted tennis courts, parking lot, large lawn area and bathrooms. Located at Marinship/Libertyship Way renovation. D. Langendorf Playground (available for rentals) Small children’s area, lawn, BBQ and picnic tables. At the intersection of Easterby Street and Woodward Avenue. E. Schoonmaker Beach N Shoreline Public Access. Adjacent to 85 Libertyship Way F. Robin Sweeny Park
W E Lighted basketball court, playground and grass area Located at Caledonia and Litho Street. B Remington G. Edgewater Room, Exercise Room Dog Park S Game Room, and City Hall (available for rentals)
Martin Bridgeway Edgewater Room has meeting space, Exercise Room has a large wooden floor Luther King Park & and Game Room has a variety of recreation activities for children and adults. A Gym All located at City Hall, corner of Caledonia and Bee Streets. *H. Dunphy Park Waterfront gazebo, sand volleyball court, bocce courts, and large lawn area. East of Bridgeway between Napa and Litho.
Marinship I. Cazneau Playground Park C Neighborhood park. J. Cloud View Park (available for rentals) E Children’s play area, bathrooms, small meeting Schoonmaker room, and an amazing view of the bay. Located Beach on Cloudview Road west of Booker Ave. Bridgeway Dunphy H Park Langendorf Playground Turney Street D K Ramp F,G Robin Sweeny Park, City Hall
Bridgeway
K. Turney Street Ramp Gabrielson Boat launch. L R Park I Harrison Viña Del Mar L. Mary Ann Sears Park Cazneau Playground Playground Q Plaza Children’s playground Opposite Star of the Sea Church Yee Tock Chee on Harrison Street. S Park M. Southview Park Basketball court, children’s play area, small lawn and sitting area. Entrance on North Street between Third and Fourth Streets. J N. Swede’s Beach Cloud View Sandy beach. East End of Valley Street. Park O. Tiffany Beach West Side of Bridgeway at east end of North Street. M O,P Tiffany Beach P. Tiffany Park Southview and Park Sitting and picnic area. West side of Bridgeway at east end of North Street. Park Q. Viña Del Mar Plaza A greenbelt area with fountain and landscaping. N Swede’s Street intersection of Bridgeway, Anchor, and El Portal. Beach R. Gabrielson Park Lawn area, benches, sculpture, picnic tables with views across Richardson’s Bay. Located between the downtown Ferry Landing and the Spinnaker Restaurant. S. Yee Tock Chee Park Passive park with landscaping, benches & water access. On the bay side of Bridgeway at Princess.
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Library News Unlimited Access to Lynda.com Sausalito residents have access to the vast collection of online training courses and video tutorials available from Lynda.com—and all you need is LIBRARY INFORMATION a library card. The courses and tutorials are taught by subject experts and Address: 420 Litho Street cover everything from using your iPhone, to online marketing, to playing the Phone: 415-289-4121 electric guitar. Look for the Lynda button in the Digital Collections area of Web: sausalitolibrary.org the Library homepage for a link to the Library’s special Lynda account, or go directly to: www.lynda.com/portal/patron?org=sausalitolibrary.org HOURS Monday–Thursday: 10am–9pm Get a Library Card Without Visiting the Library Friday–Saturday: 10am–5pm Online registration for a full-access library card is available for Marin County Sunday: Noon–5pm residents aged 16 years or older. When you apply online, you’ll get immediate access to popular digital services like online tutorials from Lynda.com, movies from Kanopy, and e-books from OverDrive. You’ll need a valid credit Library Services card with a Marin County billing address for address verification purposes only. Your credit card will not be charged. To obtain a library card, go to the Streaming Movies and More with Kanopy and Hoopla Sausalito Library webpage and look for “Get a Library Card” under About Us. The Sausalito Library offers two streaming video services that are free to Sausalito residents. Kanopy (sausalito.kanopystreaming.com) is a collection Home Delivery Program of thousands of independent, classic, documentary, and foreign films, The Sausalito Library offers a home delivery service of library materials including Paramount classics and films from the Criterion Collection of world using volunteer drivers from Call a Ride for Sausalito Seniors (CARSS). cinema. Think of it as a free version of Netflix. Hoopla www.hoopladigital.( Participation in this program is free and open to residents of Sausalito com) features an eclectic selection of Hollywood and independent movies, as and the floating home community who are 60 years of age or older, and well as comics, e-books, music, and e-audiobooks. Both Kanopy and Hoopla to younger adults with a disability. If you are interested in having books, can be accessed with your Sausalito library card via app, the Library website, movies, or audiobooks delivered to your door, you will need to fill out a short or the web addresses above. If you have any trouble using Kanopy, Hoopla, application and sign a liability waiver, in addition to being a library card or any of the other digital collections offered by the Sausalito Library, please holder. All CARSS drivers have been vetted by Verified Volunteers. The service contact City Librarian Abbot Chambers at [email protected] or is available Monday through Friday, 10am to 2pm. For more information, 415-289-4123. please contact program coordinator Augie Webb at 415-289-4121 or [email protected]. E-Books and E-Audiobooks The Sausalito Library offers a huge online collection of popular electronic High-Speed Internet books and e-audiobooks for adults and children through the OverDrive The Sausalito Library’s free public internet service went from slow to blazing service. If you’re not familiar with these resources, please look for the fast in 2017, when the Library connected to CalREN, the California Research OverDrive button in the Digital Collections area of the Library homepage or and Education Network. The change affects the public computers in the download OverDrive’s Libby app to your mobile device. A large collection of Library and the public Wi-Fi available in the Library and City Hall. At the popular audiobooks is also available on the Hoopla platform (see above). Library’s public internet stations, where download speeds had previously If you need extra assistance, we are available to help you get set up on been in the range of 5 to 10 megabits per second (Mbps), users now see your smartphone, tablet, laptop, iPad, Kindle, or e-reading device. For more speeds topping out at 500 Mbps. The Library’s free wireless network (called information, please contact City Librarian Abbot Chambers at 415-289-4123 “library”) has also gotten a big speed boost, to over 100 Mbps. Some mobile or [email protected]. devices may see slower speeds due to hardware limitations.
New York Times Online Library Email Newsletters Did you know that you can get free online access to the New York Times There’s a lot going on at the Sausalito Library! To help local residents stay on through the Library? By obtaining a special code from the Library website top of things, the Library has two email newsletters, one covering all Library and creating an account with the New York Times using your email address, programs and services, the other focused entirely on children’s services. Visit you can receive a 24-hour, unlimited-access pass. There is no limit to the the Library webpage to sign up for one or both newsletters, or send a “sign number of times you can generate a 24-hour pass. The service will work for me up!” email message to Augie Webb at [email protected]. Library smartphones and tablets, as well as laptop and desktop computers. Look e-newsletters are sent out once every two weeks. for the New York Times button in the Digital Collections area of the Library homepage to get started. If you have questions, or receive an error message when logging in, please contact Augie Webb at [email protected].
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Ancestry since 1971. The archive covers forty-five years and over 2,000 issues of The popular genealogy software tool Ancestry is available for use on the the Sausalito Marin Scope and is available free of charge on the public Library’s public computers. Ancestry features censuses, vital records, computers of the Sausalito Library. To access the Sausalito Marin Scope immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal digital archive, visit the Sausalito Library anytime during open hours. documents, directories, photos, maps, and more. If you have any questions about Ancestry, please contact the Reference Desk at 415-289-4121 or Programs for Adults [email protected]. The Sausalito Public Library offers a wide variety of free public programs for people of all ages. For the latest program schedule, please call the Library Museum Passes at 415-289-4121, visit sausalitolibrary.org, or sign up for the Library Discover & Go is an online service you can use to reserve and print free e-newsletter by emailing [email protected]. and discount passes to Bay Area museums and cultural institutions like the Asian Art Museum, the Exploratorium, and the California Academy of Friday Evening Programs Sciences. Look for the Discover & Go button in the Digital Collections area The room inhabited by the Sausalito Library was once the auditorium of of the Library homepage to access the service. Please note that tickets for Sausalito’s old Central School. To recapture its days as a theater space, the popular museums may not be available unless booked well in advance. If you Library holds regular after-hours Friday evening programs. For most Friday have any questions about Discover & Go, please contact the Reference Desk evening programs, we clear the Library “living room” and new-book display at 415-289-4121 or [email protected]. area of furniture, then set up rows of chairs facing our projection screen, which drops down in front of the Children’s Room. Free Admission Tickets to the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor In addition to the Discover & Go online service, the Library offers free general Speaker Series admission tickets to the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor in San The Library’s speaker series programs typically take place on Thursday Francisco. Every adult library card holder living in Sausalito is entitled to evenings in the City Hall Council Chambers. Programs range from author one ticket per year (each ticket admits two adults). Tickets are purchased readings to lectures on history or finance. If you or someone you know would through grants from the Friends of the Library and the Sausalito Art Festival be interested in presenting a speaker series event at the Library, please Foundation. contact Abbot Chambers at [email protected] or 415-289-4123.
Borrow a California State Parks Vehicle Day Pass Marin Master Gardener Series Thanks to a generous gift of the family and friends of Lisa Kimberly Nunn The Sausalito Library is pleased to present a monthly series of talks by York, the Library has two “Golden Poppy” California State Parks vehicle day Master Gardeners, in conjunction with local nonprofit Sausalito Beautiful and passes available to the public. The passes provide free vehicle admission the University of California Cooperative Extension Marin Master Gardeners. and parking at over one hundred state parks, beaches, and recreation areas, The talks typically take place in the City Hall Council Chambers on the last including area parks like Mount Tamalpais, China Camp, and Samuel P. Thursday of the month, in the evening. Past topics have included Gardening Taylor. To borrow a pass, look for one of the Golden Poppy cases in the central with California Natives, Backyard Birds, Succulents, and Pruning 101. display area of the Sausalito Public Library. Bring the case to the service desk with your library card, and you can check out a storage bag containing Coloring & Doodling Party for Adults the pass and information about California State Parks. Passes circulate for Come relax and join the coloring party! Coloring and doodling can help seven days and are not renewable. To ensure that a pass is available and improve focus and memory. The Library provides all coloring supplies, and save yourself a trip to the Library, call the Reference Desk at 415-289-4121. bookmarks and buttons made from your artwork. We provide a stress-free If a pass is available, we can set it aside for you for up to two hours. atmosphere, soothing music, and delicious refreshments so you can unleash your imagination. The Sausalito Library provides all coloring supplies, and we Sausalito News Archive can help you make bookmarks and buttons from your artwork. Programs are Thanks to grants from the Sausalito Library Foundation and the Sausalito typically held once a month on a weekday afternoon. For more information, Historical Society, the Library is able to offer online access to digital archives please contact Rebecca at [email protected] or 415-289-4121. of The Sausalito News from 1885 to 1966. The archive may be searched and browsed via the California Digital Newspaper Collection, maintained by the Museum Docent Lectures University of California, Riverside. You can find the collection on the web at The Library’s Museum Docent Lectures are matinee programs typically held cdnc.ucr.edu, or via the Services section of the Library website. in the City Hall Council Chambers on Thursday afternoons. Programs are presented by museum docents and cover a current or upcoming exhibit at the Sausalito Marin Scope Digital Archive de Young Museum, the Legion of Honor, or the Asian Art Museum. Lectures The Sausalito Public Library, the Sausalito Library Foundation, and are illustrated by slides from the exhibit. Marinscope Community Newspapers have partnered to provide access to a digital archive of the Sausalito Marin Scope, Sausalito’s weekly newspaper
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Metropolitan Opera Previews CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Met Opera previews are presented by Sausalito resident and opera aficionado Tom Wilhite. Tom’s previews provide an entertaining introduction to an Performances on the Patio upcoming performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Each preview Magicians, acrobats, bubbles, and more on the patio in Robin Sweeny Park. features background information about the opera and composer, followed Bring a blanket to sit on and be prepared for fun. by a plot synopsis including a selection of audio and video clips from past Tuesdays, 3:30pm performances. Tom’s previews typically take place on a Tuesday evening Patio in Robin Sweeny Park before the corresponding Saturday morning Live HD simulcast from the Met. All ages! iPhone and iPad Classes Afternoon Adventures The Library is now offering hands-on classes to help local residents with Hands-on, high-adventure programs. Bring your imagination and iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. Classes are taught by Jon Hartman, a enthusiasm, we’ll bring the supplies. computer consultant specializing in Apple devices, and take place monthly Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on a Tuesday or Thursday morning. Jon also teaches classes at the libraries Edgewater Room in Mill Valley and Tiburon. Attendees are requested to bring their mobile Perfect for kids 4-8, but everyone is welcome devices with them. Creativity Club Sausalito Writers’ Circle Duct tape, cupcakes, painted rocks, pizza, and more! Looking for a supportive group to share your writing with? Ready to tackle Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. that story, novel or poem? Interested in providing feedback to others? Join Exercise Room the Sausalito Writers’ Circle! Here’s how the Writers’ Circle works: members Just for kids ages 9-11 submit up to ten double-spaced, numbered pages (poets: two poems) in advance of each session, and the group’s time together is then spent in MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS offering productive, positive feedback to one another. The Sausalito Writers’ Circle typically meets twice a month, on Sundays from 3pm to 4:30pm. Bingo! Attendance is free. Your host is Sausalito resident, published author, and Kids 12-14 years old can sign up for the Summer Bingo. Bingo squares experienced workshop facilitator Cindy Knoebel. If interested in attending, include reading challenges and activities. Complete 5 squares in a row to please send email to [email protected]. make a Bingo and then come to the Library to get a raffle ticket for each Bingo. Middle schoolers must sign up for Bingo between June 8 and July 27, Art Exhibits and they have until August 31 to finish and collect their raffle tickets. Every six weeks, a new exhibit of artwork by a local artist is presented on the walls of the Sausalito Library. To be eligible, artists must either live, PROGRAMS work, or rent/own studio space in Sausalito. For information about exhibiting Mondays, 4pm-5pm (unless otherwise indicated) your work at the Library, please contact Abbot Chambers at achambers@ Edgewater Room sausalito.gov or 415-289-4123. June 10: Book Club If you’re in middle school and love to read, come to the Programs for Children and Middle Schoolers Sausalito Library’s Book Club! Read the book before the meeting and join We’re adding new programs all the time, so be sure to check our website or us for discussion, snacks, and a book-related activity. The June book will be call the Library for the most updated information. On the website, you can chosen in May. also sign up for a biweekly newsletter about children’s programs and books. June 17: Iron Chef! The Library’s version of the Iron Chef competition. June 24: Sock Monsters They’re cute, they’re silly, come make yours! SUMMER CELEBRATION! June 8 – July 27 July 1: Game Day The Game Room is yours for the afternoon: foosball, pool, Children and middle schoolers are invited to join us for a celebration of Scrabble, and more. summer, reading, and imagination. July 8: Book Club The July book will be chosen in June. July 15: Movie It’s your choice! Beginning in June, middle schoolers will have Children’s Summer Challenge a chance to vote on what movie to watch. We’ll have lots of popcorn to share. All kids 11 and under are eligible for the Summer Challenge. Challenge July 22: Wet Felted Soap Learn how to encase a bar of soap in a layer of felt participants sign up at the Sausalito Library between June 8 and July 27, using wool, warm water, and some elbow grease. At the end of the workshop, then visit the Library to get prizes for completing activities and reading. you’ll have at least one beautiful bar of felted soap to take home. Note the Prizes are given for signing up for the Challenge, reading for 12 hours, and special time: 4pm-5:30pm completing four activities: attend a Library program, go on a hike, paint or draw a picture, and send a postcard. Activities and reading can be finished through August 31, 2019.
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ONGOING LIBRARY PROGRAMS Friends of the Sausalito Library The Friends of the Sausalito Library provide “wish list” funding as requested Story Time with Molly by the City Librarian. This includes support for adult programs, children’s Mondays, 10am and 11am programs and story times, museum passes, and equipment such as the Stories, songs, and finger plays! projection and sound system in the Library. For kids 0-3 and their caregivers You’re invited to become a member of the Friends of the Sausalito Public Edgewater Room Library. Your membership will aid the Friends in their support of the Library. You can become a member of the Friends in person at the Library, online at Toddler Story Time friendsofthesausalitolibrary.org, or by email to [email protected]. Wednesdays, 9:40am & 10:40am In addition to becoming a member, you can support the Friends by Stories, songs, and finger plays! making a monetary contribution or by donating books and other media to the For kids 0-3 and their caregivers Friends Bookstore. Book and media donations may be used to replace worn Edgewater Room materials in the Library collection or sold to raise money for the Friends. The Friends Bookstore is located on the upper level of Sausalito City Hall. Open Building Club: Legos, Magna-Tiles and More hours are Mondays from 9am to 5pm and Wednesdays and Saturdays from 3rd Wednesday of every month 10am to 1pm. Please come in to browse our ever-changing collection and Edgewater Room find a wide range of materials at very reasonable prices! 3:30pm-4:30pm Donations of books and other materials may be dropped off at the collection box outside the bookstore on the second floor of City Hall or at the Afternoon Movie collection box inside the Library. A cart is available in the Friends Bookstore 4th Wednesday of every month for bringing books in from the parking lot. Donations of multiple boxes or Edgewater Room bags are best brought to the bookstore during open hours. If that is not 3pm possible, please call Libby Wilkinson at 415-332-0206 to arrange a time convenient for you. All donations are tax deductible. Middle School Book Club You are also invited to donate your time by volunteering in the bookstore. If you’re in Middle School and love to read, come to the Sausalito Library’s Contact Libby Wilkinson at 415-332-0206 or [email protected]. Book Club! Read the book before the meeting and join us for discussion, Volunteers also help at the Library by reshelving books and processing snacks, and a book-related activity. Please contact Erin Wilson at ewilson@ interlibrary loan materials. If you have an hour or two each week and would sausalito.gov for more information and the join the book club. like to become more closely involved with the Library, contact Jim Delano at 415-215-6538 or [email protected]. We welcome and appreciate your Dungeons & Dragons membership, your participation, and your ideas. The Library hosts an ongoing Dungeons and Dragons game for children 11- 14 years old. Please contact Tula Biederman at [email protected] Sausalito Library Foundation for more information and to join the game. The Sausalito Library Foundation provides long-term support for the Sausalito Public Library. Donations and bequests from the community are All programs and events are free and sponsored by the Friends of the used to maintain a revenue source to fund capital improvements and major Sausalito Public Library. purchases that make a long-term impact on the Library and its users. We If you have questions about the Summer Celebration, or any other work to ensure that our Library remains an essential community resource Children’s Programs or books, please contact Erin Wilson, Children’s & YA now and in the future. In light of remarkable shifts in technology and the Librarian, at 415-289-4100, ext. 504, or [email protected]. delivery of information, the Foundation will help the Sausalito Library evolve and adapt so that the Library’s physical space meets ever-changing needs. Our thanks go out to the many individuals and organizations whose generous contributions have helped build our financial resources. The income from and appreciation of these gifts have helped the Foundation Fund grow. With this growth, we’re helping to safeguard our Library’s future. For more information about the Library Foundation, please write to 420 Litho Street, Sausalito, 94965. Email messages may be directed to [email protected].
22 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES Sausalito Sustainability Sausalito Police Commission Department #OptUP To Deep Green 100% Renewable Energy HAVE A SAFE SUMMER The City of Sausalito has been part of California’s renewable energy The summer months are here which means travelers from near and abroad movement by opting up to MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy service. are frequently visiting the Bay Area and specifically our vacation destination Over 82% of Sausalito’s residents and businesses are MCE customers. That’s known as Sausalito. The police department has received an increase in amazing because MCE customers get 60% renewable energy compared reported car burglaries from victims that parked in our Municipal parking to PG&E’s 33%. But did you know that we can opt up to 100% renewable lots downtown. This recent rash of car burglaries is not isolated to Sausalito. energy?! Of those MCE customers, less than 5% have opted up to Deep Many neighboring law enforcement agencies are experiencing similar Green for 100% renewable energy service. Have you opted up? problems at locations that are frequently visited by large numbers of Whether you’re a resident or a business owner, you have the power to tourists. Similar crimes have been reported at the Larkspur Ferry Landing, change the amount of renewable energy that is put on the grid. With Deep Vista Points (north and south side of the Golden Gate Bridge), and public Green, all of the power you buy for your home or business comes from 100% parks and parking areas along the Marin Headlands. non-polluting, Green-e Energy certified, wind and solar power produced in In general, the crimes are occurring during daylight hours, on any the State of California. day of the week or weekend, and the criminal(s) modus operandi is to MCE’s Deep Green 100% California renewable energy service charges smash a window on the vehicle to access visible bags/backpacks inside a penny per kilowatt-hour premium for pollution-free wind and solar power the passenger compartment. The person(s) responsible for many of the produced in the State of California. For average residential customers, Deep car burglaries is mainly interested in locating electronic devices such as Green is only $2 more per month than PG&E’s 33% renewable service. laptops, iPads and digital cameras. But, as in any crime of opportunity, the Additionally half of the Deep Green premium goes toward the Deep Green criminals will steal anything of value. Renewable Development Fund, which helps to fund the build out of local The police department would like to remind residents and visitors renewable energy projects. Not only are you purchasing renewable energy, alike to take the necessary precautions to secure personal property such as you’re helping to get local renewable projects onto the grid like MCE Solar electronic devices and/or luggage when traveling. More specifically, if you or One, which is 10.5 megawatt (MW) solar project built by a local workforce on someone you know is planning to visit typical tourist sites and park in public a remediate brownfield site in Richmond, California. parking lots, please stow your belongings in the trunk of your vehicle or Opting up to Deep Green 100% renewable, pollution-free energy somewhere out of sight. Some helpful reminders are: service is a quick and easy way to eliminate your home’s electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions. Deep Green can also help businesses attain • Travel light. If you don’t need it, leave it at home or in your hotel room. LEED, Climate Registry, and Bay Area Green Business certification. • Keep your wallets, purses and personal identification items (passports, For those who don’t know, MCE is California’s first Community Choice etc.) with you at all times. Aggregation Program, a not-for-profit, public agency that began service • If you pack a bag, carry it with you and don’t leave it in the car. If you in 2010 with the goals of providing cleaner power at stable rates to its have to leave it, make sure it is secured in the trunk or out of sight. customers, reducing greenhouse emissions, and investing in targeted energy • Be aware of your surroundings. If something or someone looks out programs that support communities’ energy needs. of place or suspicious, contact the local law enforcement agency for #optUP to Deep Green today by visiting mcecleanenergy.org/100- assistance. Vigilant citizens are so important in catching criminals like renewable or calling 888-632-3674. these. If your instincts are sensing something is wrong, it probably is, so please make that phone call. In the City of Sausalito, for non-emergency public safety assistance, the phone number is 415-289-4170. For emergencies dial 911.
Traveling to new and exciting places enriches our lives and helps give us perspective. Traveling can also be a chore and to do it safely means to plan ahead and be prepared. Please take the extra time to secure personal property so you can have the peace of mind to thoroughly enjoy your vacation experience. Don’t let a smashed window and stolen property ruin a great vacation! Thank you, Steve Veveiros, Sergeant Sausalito Police Department
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Age Friendly Sausalito Age Friendly Sausalito Age Friendly Sausalito’s Mission is to engage and encourage all sectors of our Community – Volunteers, Community and Faith Organizations, Comittee Businesses and City Government -- to work together to continually The Age Friendly Sausalito Task Force was appointed by the City improve, enhance, and maintain an environment that is inclusive, Council, and it has morphed into an open and inclusive Committee accessible, and supportive for healthy active living for residents at with multiple volunteers who choose to work on different aspects and every age of life. actions to help create an ever more Age Friendly Community in which to Sausalito was the first City in Marin to join the World Health grow up and grow old. Come join the fun of helping to make Sausalito Organization (WHO) in 2014 and joined AARP Livable Communities an All Age Friendly Community with something to interest or serve in 2017. Dozens of volunteers helped create a City-Wide survey everyone. and develop an Age Friendly Community Action Plan that includes After all, when you think about aging—everybody’s doing it! innovations and actions in each of the 8 Domains of Livability proposed Many parts of our first-ever Age Friendly Community Action Plan by the WHO’s Global Network of Age Friendly Communities. have been successfully implemented, and new ideas and innovations Age Friendly Programs depend on partnerships and collaborations will keep us moving forward. Your ideas, and contributions for the next in every sector and participation of many committed community stages are always needed and will be welcomed with enthusiasm. Stay volunteers. The results of all our contributions are tangible expressions tuned-in and make your voices heard as we begin to evaluate what’s of Sausalito’s warm and inclusive community spirit. been done so far, identify the gaps and plan the next steps. These are some of the programs begun by the volunteers of Age www.agefriendlysausalito.org Friendly Sausalito, listed by the Domains of Livability:
• Transportation: Call-a-Ride-Sausalito-Seniors: CARSS • Housing: Age Friendly Home Adaptation Building Permit Fee Waiver • Open Space/Environment: Age Friendly features in MLK Park • Social Engagement: Speakers/Activities with Library & Sausalito Village • Civic Participation: Participation in City’s General Plan • Respect and Social Inclusion: Age Friendly Lens applied to new City Policies • Communication: Websites, Social Media, Meet-ups Sausalito Currents, • Health and Safety: R-U-OK and Emergency Planning with Police & Fire Depts.
See us on Facebook at Age Friendly Sausalito Age Friendly Sausalito volunteers worked with Sausalito Rotary for a successful Chore Day, including helping seniors with smoke detector battery changes Email [email protected]
AGE FRIENDLY MLK PARK The Age Friendly Features in MLK Park are taking shape now that the winter rains have subsided. The circular cement pad which is the platform for the AGE FRIENDLY FITNESS ZONE is in place, and the WALKING PATH and PICKLEBALL COURTS are beginning to come alive.
VOLUNTEER TO INTRODUCE NEW AGE FRIENDLY FEATURES AT MLK PARK: Volunteer to be an Exercise Docent to share best practices for older adults using the Age Friendly outdoor fitness equipment; or give walkability hints on how to get the most benefits out of a walking regimen along the new path; We’ll provide volunteers with training by experts. Come help plan the Grand Opening of the all-new Intergenerational Age Friendly MLK Park. Workers installing foundation for Age Friendly Fitness Zone in MLK Park Call 415-331-1393 or email [email protected]
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CARSS Call A Ride For Sausalito Seniors ABOUT CARSS (Call A Ride for Sausalito Seniors) • CARSS is a City of Sausalito age friendly program managed by Sausalito Village • CARSS provides rides around Sausalito and Gateway Shopping Center to residents of Sausalito and the Floating Homes Community 60 and older or younger with a disability • Rides are available weekdays between 10am and 2pm • Rides can be requested up to one week ahead or the same day • Rides are provided by trained and vetted volunteers using their own automobiles • Rides are free of charge For information, call 415-944-5474 or visit www.carssinfo4you.org
Would you like to join the CARSS team? Contact us at 415-944-5474 or download an application online at www.carss4you.org
Driving for CARSS is fun and easy. I get What’s New? to drive around beautiful Sausalito for a CARSS CELEBRATES FOUR YEARS! few hours a couple of times a month. I CARSS (Call A Ride for Sausalito Seniors) is happy to report that May get to pick up and drop off folks who 2019 marks the 4th anniversary of this very successful City of Sausalito call for a ride, so that they can go do Age Friendly program! Each month an average of 170 door to door rides some errands. Fun!!! I’m really grateful are provided to Sausalito seniors to keep them engaged in our wonderful to CARSS for giving me the opportunity community. Rides happen during the hours that allow for lunch with friends, to make a simple contribution to some a cup of coffee at a local cafe, a trip to the hair or nail salon or a walk along wonderful residents of our town. the waterfront. —David Benjamin There are several important ingredients to the success of this program Volunteer for CARSS since it started that include first and foremost the VOLUNTEERS! CARSS Volunteer Drivers are undeniably the best. We have retired attorneys, school administrators, accountants, and more—all with one common goal to make a difference in someone’s life. Most of our drivers have been with CARSS since day one, they are an incredibly dedicated group. All of our drivers volunteer to drive a minimum of one shift for CARSS per month, although many drive more. The miles of smiles of our riders is priceless. If you would like to join the CARSS team of volunteer drivers, contact the Program Manager at 415-944-5474 or email [email protected].
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Sausalito Village Edgewater Seniors ABOUT SAUSALITO VILLAGE ABOUT EDGEWATER SENIORS • Sausalito Village (SV) is a non profit membership organization that • The Edgewater Seniors Club provides opportunities for seniors to provides support services for seniors gather at special events, share experiences, and create friendships • SV mission is to keep residents engaged in the community as they • Members meet for a variety of trips, social gatherings, and friendly age in their home conversation • Volunteers provide thousands of hours of service annually • The Club has been meeting for over 40 years and many of members • Over 600 rides per year provided to members for medical are longtime residents of Sausalito appointments • Sausalito Parks and Recreation supports the Edgewater Seniors by • Over 30 events on the calendar each month for members and providing meeting space, organizing monthly activities and van trips, volunteers and publishing monthly newsletters • Monthly group trips for shopping, museum and local sights • Members receive 25% discount on monthly trips • Monthly educational workshops, lunches and supper clubs • To be eligible for membership, one must be at least 55 years of age • Healthcare advocacy for members and pay annual membership dues of $15 at the beginning of each For information, call 415-944-5474 or visit www.sausalitovillage.org year • Luncheon meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of every Interested in volunteering for Sausalito Village? Call 415-332-3325 or month; the first meeting of the month is a business meeting; the download an application online at www.sausalitovillage.org second is a social meeting that offers activities, presentations and birthday celebrations • Meetings begin at 11am in the Edgewater Room located in the lower level of City Hall
What’s New? For more information about the Edgewater Seniors Club or upcoming BREAKING BREAD AT THE SUPPER CLUBS! trips, contact Sausalito Parks and Recreation at 415-289-4152. Sausalito Village has added a second Supper Club each month, providing affordable, all-inclusive dinners for Sausalito seniors, shared in a communal atmosphere. Special thanks to the Sausalito Presbyterian Church and St. Mary’s Star of the Sea for hosting these lively, non-denominational events. At $15 per meal, they’re not a fundraisers, but “friend’raisers!” Chef Joey prepares the meals at the Presbyterian Church, generally on the fourth Wednesday of the month. ITK Catering prepares the meals at Star of the Sea Church on the second Tuesday of the month. Both begin at 5pm and require sign-ups in advance. Please check the event calendar at www.sausalitovillage.org for more information and to RSVP and pay online. If you do not have a computer, contact the Village at 415-332-3325.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once asked, “What are you doing for others?” Simply put, driving for Sausalito Village and CARSS and enjoying every trip! I can’t think of a better way to give back to my community and get so much in return. I’m either meeting people for the first time or reconnecting with those I haven’t seen in years, usually reminiscing about the “good old days.” This is a remarkable town with a treasure trove of fascinating people. Sign up for the program and you’ll find out for yourself! —Carol Keller Volunteer since 2015 26 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES
they were newly adopted members of families from across Marin county. By the end of their short 10 day stay, they were clinging to their host parents Sausalito Sister Cities and crying, not ready to say goodbye so soon. This program has touched the Dear Community, Members of The City Council, Local Business Owners hearts and minds of dozens and dozens of students over its 31 year history. and to all of you who have supported our non-profit for numerous years None of this would be possible without the dedicated efforts of our we wish you a very healthy and happy 2019. passionate volunteers, supporters, and benefactors in Sausalito and Marin You will read articles from the Operation Councils representing county. Some of us have gone through the program ourselves and know Vina del Mar, Chile, Sakaide, Japan and Cascias, Portugal. We had a how important and life changing it can be for young minds, others have very robust 2018 and 2019 promises to be even bigger and better. We been host-parents and have witnessed its effects vicariously through are mobilizing our volunteers and already in the pre-planning stages their host-children, and others have been generous supporters and donors as this year we receive our Youth Sailors from Portugal and our Women because they believe in the Sister Cities mission and vision of peace through in Business from Vina del Mar. We are outbound for Japan student understanding, friendship across cultures, and wisdom through experience. exchange so you can image the heroic work and tireless effort our We believe opening these young minds to the beauty of cultural volunteers out in to make these program exchanges educational, social awareness is the key to a future world full of peace, prosperity, and under- and life changing. standing. Being exposed to people whose lives are so different to our own, This is my way of thanking all of you and recognizing the yet so familiar, too, helps these students go forth in the world with a deep volunteers who, without them, we could not exist. understanding of the universal humanity shared by all people on Earth. It Best to you in 2019, get involved I encourage and invite you to helps to think of our program like a small-batch vaccine against intolerance. attend one of our monthly meetings. www.sausalitosistercities.org It’s hard to dehumanize people when you’ve spent time with them and under- stood that their lives are just as rich and meaningful as ours at home. Susan Roe We have chosen 12 delegates from across Marin county to represent President, Sausalito Sister Cities, Inc. us in Sakaide and we hope they will make us all proud. We are a 100% 415-637-7716 volunteer driven non-profit, if you’d like to support our mission or get involved yourself, please visit our website for more information: SausalitoSisterCities.org SAKAIDE, JAPAN Summer is finally here, which means Sausalito Sister Cities is gearing up to send another delegation of Marin’s finest student-ambassadors to Sakaide, Japan where they will represent all of us in our 31 year old official international friendship. We are beyond excited to see what our young delegates will do with this world class cultural experience. In past years, students have participated in workshops focusing on traditional, sophisticated Japanese art forms like ikebana (flower arranging) and tea ceremony as well as hands-on martial arts like Judo in the Sakaide City Police Dojo. In addition, the students meet local politicians, business figures, and artists as well as tour local industries and culturally significant landmarks like Sakaide’s salt fields, temples, and nearby castles. Each of their 10 days in Japan is packed with activities that will leave them exhausted, yet satisfied enlightened when they arrive home to their Japanese homestay families. Of course, the learning does not stop at the end of their days as living with their host families provides a window into Japanese family life that would otherwise be impossible to experience for an outsider. Traditionally, the student program ends with Sakaide’s annual “Taikodai” summer drum-tower festival, where traditional taiko drums are raised into the air inside ornately decorated towers carried on the shoulders of 150 men, preceded by thousands of local dancers and revelers. This is a sight only seen in Sausalito’s Sister City of Sakaide, Japan. Last year, 14 Japanese student delegates from Sakaide visited us in Sausalito, where they participated in morning English lessons, American- style dance classes, pizza making, American fashion workshops, nature walks, a San Francisco Giants game, and much more. They lived as though
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Praca de Cascais Plaza CASCAIS, PORTUGAL Praca de Cascais Landscaping & Donor Recognition The 5th Annual Youth Sailing Exchange, July 1-8 The new Praca de Cascais plaza on Bridgeway in downtown Sausalito is In July, student sailors from Clube Naval in Cascais, Portugal will travel to starting to bloom! The landscape is complete and the plaza is already Sausalito to sail with their counterparts at the Sausalito Yacht Club. One of attracting locals and visitors alike. The Pistache tree leaves are budding, the their first “public” appearances on land will be in the Sausalito Fourth of July ground cover foliage is bursting forth with color and another bench has been Day parade, so come cheer them on. Our Sausalito Junior sailors are already constructed under the lovely olive tree. The landscape plan was designed practicing in anticipation of racing on the bay and reclaiming the trophy! by the prestigious SWA firm in Sausalito and includes familiar plants that are already found elsewhere in town. SWA’s goal was to reflect and therefore unify other landscape scenarios in town for continuity.
June 14 Jazz by the Bay Join us for a delicious Portuguese sausage sandwich with carmelized onion relish and Portuguese wines and beer at the Jazz by the Bay concert, June 14th. Music will be provided by the Ralph Woodson Blues Band that evening and we’ll provide the food and beverage. So join us on the scenic waterfront that evening. All proceeds from our sister city food booth will benefit our Youth Sailing Exchange program.
28 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES VINA DEL MAR, CHILE Sister City October 2018 Exchange People-to-people people diplomacy Twelve Sausalito and Marin County business leaders traveled to Vina Del Mar This program is clearly the poster child for accomplishing people to people October 2018 for the seventh exchange of our Women in Business mentoring outreach and a helping hand for growth within that sister city/country. The program.We have been meeting both here in Sausalito and every other year sharing of our Sausalito/USA practices with our workshops and presentations in Vina Del Mar with government and business leaders, local community are clearly providing broader thinking for these business women. We visited members, banking and other funding sources in support of our program 9 businesses and with each story saw their levels of improvement and for the Asociacion Gremial de Empresarias y Profesionales, Association of could also offer our ideas for the next step. It is a rewarding and learning Business women and Professionals of the Valparaiso Region (AGEP) (www. experience for both sides. Our workshop presenters included Aness Pogni agepv.cl) (Soxilito), Lorna Newlin (Sausalito Pottery), Deana Kardel (Executive Coach), Cathy Stierhoff (CPA), Brenda DeBruyn (Professional/Marketing Coach and Impact of VDM Program translator), Lizzie Jeremi (teacher and translator) Karen Aiken (Marketing The AGEP women have grown exponentially since our first meeting seven Consultant) Jan Swanberg (Marketing Consultant) Susan Roe (Executive years ago. Their production this year of the First Congress of Latin American Management) Aria Pogni (2018 Loyola Graduate Entrepreneurial Program) Business women is evidence of the acceptance by many in the governmental Monica Finnegan (Investor/Real Estate and VDM Chair). agencies, local community members, banks and funding sources of their unique presence and contributions to the Chilean society. Over 200 women 2019 Events business owners and leaders were in attendance including local Chilean Watch for September dates for Mayor Reginato visit, along with another business women from the south of Chile and other nearby cities surrounding group of AGEP business women. We have been in collaboration with NAWBO Vina Del Mar. Special guests from Dominican Republic, members from the US to attend the 2019 Global Women’s Conference in Lima Peru. The VDM Embassy in Chile, University executives, banking and economic leaders all operations council is also working on a potential 2020 citizen’s tour to the exhibited AGEPv growing prominence in the region.The team of 10 Uruguay region. business women who attended pledged in writing to continue to share best To become involved in this women’s empowerment program in Vina Del practices. They will meet again throughout the coming year with AGEP and Mar, or for more information on our 2019/2020 plans, please contact Monica all hope to attend the 2019 Global Women’s conference in Lima Peru. A Finnegan at [email protected] similar written agreement was executed with Dominican Republicans.The speakers from financial and political arenas expressed the impact of Chile globally, and commented on trade agreements with China being #1—USA being #2 trade partners.Some AGEP women are beginning to partner with Chinese manufactures who are importing to Chile.
Importance of our Continued Involvement Our Sausalito/VDM connection is a very important global link for AGEP. Time and time again it was expressed how important the 7/7/7 women mentoring program is to open the eyes of these business women, to show them expanded ways of thinking, business insights and to experience life in the USA. The women who have experienced this USA exchange are returning to Chile and raising the bar for other AGEP members—sharing the concepts of women empowerment and self-sufficiency. Each AGEP member truly helps Delegation Visiting AGEP member businesses the other - in business advice, partnering and brainstorming for improving or problem solving. It is clear that life is not easy in Chile. These women have two and three businesses and also manage the family and household in most situations. Mayor Joan Cox was part of this 2018 delegation and imparted strong words to the group about the importance of civic involvement and being a part of the change for improving policies and job development. Her presence and participationin meetings with VDMcity council members and tourism executives fostered an invitation from Mayor Cox to Mayor Reginato for a visit to Sausalito in 2019 – the goal to further exchange ideas on our similarities and best practices for addressing earthquake preparedness, fire dangers, rising sea levels, and more. Both municipalities could learn from each other—another step towards deeper connections. Mayor Cox, AGEP Past President Carolina Arroyo, Susan Roe and Karen Aiken
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Society Exhibit on Enid Foster will open on March 29th and run through the end of September. The exhibit is on the third floor of the Sausalito City Hall The Sausalito in the Sausalito Historical Society’s exhibit room. The exhibit room is open Historical Society Wednesday’s and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. We are a group of friends, neighbors, colleagues, local merchants, EXHIBIT LOCATIONS scholars, writers, artists, historians, history buffs and enthusiasts The Society staffs and manages the Ice House Visitor Center and Museum, who’ve been keeping Sausalito’s past alive since 1975. The SHS is featuring a permanent display of local history, a gift area featuring works an entirely volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that collects of by local artists, and a selection of gift items relating to Sausalito and its and preserves art, artifacts, photographs and printed materials that history. The Ice House is open from 11:30am–4pm Tuesday through Sunday, document Sausalito’s history. We provide access to the collection for and is located at 780 Bridgeway (across from Casa Madrona). 415-332-0505 public and academic research and develop publications and outreach Visit the Historical Society’s Exhibit Room and the Phil Frank History and programs to inspire local interest in Sausalito’s history. As a result, Research Room on the top floor of City Hall. A team of dedicated Docents are we are able to educate the visiting public and enrich the community. available to assist and guide you. Check out exhibits such as ‘The Sausalito Annual membership dues, donations, and funds raised are used for that Never Was,’ (see above for details), or utilize our Archives to explore new acquisitions, maintenance of the collection and public outreach your home’s history, the Marinship during WWII, and other moments in through exhibits and publications. Find out how to get involved by Sausalito’s history. The Exhibit and Research Rooms are open from 10am1pm visiting our website at SausalitoHistoricalSociety.com on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are located at 420 Litho Street. (The entrance is on the right side of the City Hall parking lot). 415-289-4117 Step back to a dramatic time in Sausalito history by touring the Historic World War Join the Sausalito Historical Society for our annual meeting on Monday, May II Marinship Exhibit at the Bay Model. This display of photographs, paintings 13th, at Christ Church’s Campbell Hall, located at 70 Santa Rosa Avenue in and actual artifacts from the WWII ships and yard was developed by the staff Sausalito. The meeting will feature a look at Christ Church’s recent historical of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the SHS. The Marinship Exhibit is restorations, including the renovation of the church’s 1891 Bergstrom organ. open from 9am–4pm on Tuesday through Saturday and is located in the Bay Model Visitors Center at 2100 Bridgeway. 415-332-3871
THE ICE HOUSE PLAZA We broke ground on the Ice House Plaza project in January, but it’s not too late to get involved. Funded entirely with donations from the Sausalito community, the plaza will create a new and inviting outdoor space along Bridgeway, and serve as an outdoor classroom for SHS’s local history curricula for Sausalito/Marin City School District students and others interested in Sausalito’s rich history. The plaza was the brainchild of beloved historian and cartoonist Phil Frank and is the product of overwhelming support from the donors and volunteers who have worked to bring this vision to life. Tax-deductible donations can be made through the Sausalito Historical Society website.
This is Enid (self portrait) c. 1960, Enid Foster
ENID FOSTER: HEARTBEAT OF THE 1950s SAUSALITO ART SCENE Our City Hall Exhibit Room is now featuring a show on Enid Foster and her art. In the 1950s, Enid Foster stood at the center of Sausalito’s art colony, a magic world of poetry, performance and visual wonder that owed as much to her powerful personality as it did to her brilliant art. In another time, that magic might have brought her fame, but in the 1950s, her art was too far beyond the mainstream. The curators, critics and gallery owners who had recognized her as an internationally important sculptor thirty years before now only saw Sausalito’s town character: a white-haired, 60-year-old in frayed blue jeans, beat-up tennis shoes and a railroad man’s work shirt walking an old dog through town on her way to the bookstore. She was an amusing eccentric who made irrelevant art. The Sausalito Historical
30 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES Sausalito/Marin City Schools TWO BAYSIDE MLK GRADUATES OFFER ADVICE TO THOSE FOLLOWING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Both Natalie Nong and Jeremiah Moultrie attended Bayside Martin Luther King Jr. Academy from kindergarten through eighth grade. Natalie, a talented artist, is a freshman at Tamalpais. Jeremiah says math is his thing. He is a freshman at Marin Catholic. Asked for their advice to those following in their footsteps, here’s what they had to say:
Natalie: “Try and be prepared. Learn as much as you can at MLK. There are times you will feel behind in class… Feel comfortable asking for help. And develop a good relationship with your teacher. Try your hardest.”
Jeremiah: “Stay focused. Nothing happens on its own. You can’t just sign up for something and expect to get it… Act well in class. Don’t make the teacher’s job any harder than it has to be. Be willing to learn. If you feel like school is something you have to do because your mom or dad say so, they will eat you alive at Marin Catholic because the work load is so much. You have to be willing to learn.”
“The work load has been more difficult for me,” says Natalie. “I have two hours of homework a night. It’s very fast-paced. I’ve had to work harder, but I still have a 4.0 GPA.” She does her homework at Bridge the Gap on the high school campus. Natalie Nong, Tam High Student
“Marin Catholic is great,” says Jeremiah. “It’s a wonderful opportunity. When and I wanted to go there.” He received a full 4-year scholarship. “I’m doing I toured the campus back in September 2017, I thought it was a great school great, but there’s always room for improvement.”
An accomplished, self-taught portrait artist, Natalie explained that when she was little her mother took her to her art classes at College of Marin. “I bugged my mom to help me learn more.” Natalie soared in art classes at MLK and is now taking art as an elective. She is looking at further studies in graphic design or animation, perhaps at University of Southern California. But in the meantime she is enjoying English and has gotten involved in poetry. Her midterm exam was a debate combining English and Social Studies. “I did really well. I’ve gotten a lot better at public speaking.” In fact, she will be participating in a Poetry Slam in San Francisco soon.
For Jeremiah, English has been a little difficult, but he’s starting to get the hang of it. “We read The Book Thief. It’s pretty sad, but a good read.” Jeremiah says, “For the longest time now, my dream school has been Stanford University. I really hope to go there. If not, to go to college at all would be great for me.” He is going to keep himself busy this summer, either working or being on the MC football team, which he will try out for in June. “MC has a good football program, but I enrolled for the academics.” “I just ran for Vice President of my class. I gave my speech today. I’ll learn tomorrow or Friday if I won,” he says.
Natalie and Jeremiah are already winners, both of them: kind, humble, focused and headed for more success. Bayside MLK is proud! Jeremiah Moultrie, Marin Catholic Student
COMMUNITY PAGES 31 COMMUNITY PAGES Bay Model Visitor Center MASTER PLAN A master plan is a strategic land use management document that guides the comprehensive management and development of recreation, natural and cultural resources at Corps projects and provides a vision for the future development of the project. In February the Bay Model kicked off its own Master Plan process. Two meetings were held that invited members of the community to come in and let the representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers know what they would like to see in the future at the Bay Model. All comments were and are still welcome. The process is ongoing and comments are encouraged for the next few months. The Corps is using the online tool “Crowdsource” to collect those comments. Please feel free to use the instructions provided below to submit any comments you would like.
• Visit the following website to access a direct link to Crowdsource Bay Model Visitor Center Master Planners Reporter: https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/masterplans/ • Enter the following link into your computer browser: https://usace.maps.arcgis.com/apps/CrowdsourceReporter/index. html?appid=a23582aac7f84132a308c1ca75e9f3fa • Email us at [email protected] to request a link and to ask any questions.
Once on the site, follow the guiding instructions. In general, click on where you desire to place a comment, type the comment and submit.
NATIVE PLANT GARDEN On March 15, the Bay Model had a ribbon cutting for their new native plant garden. LTC Travis Rayfield, San Francisco District Commander, had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon along with Chris Gallagher, Park Manager of the Bay Model, along with representatives from the Marin Chapter of the Native Plant Garden. The Bay Model partnered with the Marin Chapter of the Native Plant Society in developing the garden after it was decided their native plant exhibit would be featured in the gallery in April and May. The Native Plant Society has provided all the expertise in regards to species of plant, irrigation and rock features. Visitors interested in planting native plants at home can read signage and printed material for easy instructions. The garden will be a permanent Bay Model feature and hopefully bring lots of butterflies and hummingbirds to the area for all to enjoy for many years to come. We welcome you to come by and check it out.
Ribbon Cutters, Bay Model Native Plant Garden
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biggest art bash party of the year in Marin County. One night. All 260 artists. Lots of amazing food and wine. Ways to experience art like never before. Students at the Academy of Art in San Francisco are renovating the art festival logo, graphics and marketing assets. Giving a new, fresh look to the festival branding but one that still embraces the character of the original, familiar design concepts. Other changes include the layout and design of the festival grounds. Look for “Hangouts”—a lot more space to sit and sip in the shade. A cool waterfront VIP area. More live performance art on site, as well as “artainment”—a fusion of technology and art. And still, the music you love and a wide array of fine art. Local non-profits will still be operating the food booths, but with an assist from local restaurants and food service professionals bringing the culinary level of the festival to a new level as well. “We are preserving the cherished character of the festival while bringing it into the modern day with a fresh look and feel that we think will resonate with all involved,” said Briones. “After 67 years, maybe it’s time to make a few changes,” he said. “We don’t think anyone will be disappointed.” Want to get involved? Volunteer at www.sausalitoartfestival.org For more information: follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our regular e-newsletter
So save the Date: Labor Day Weekend 2019. August 31st–September 2. Photo ©2019 Amy Hart www.sausalitoartfestival.org New Sausalito Art Festival Executive Director Louis Briones & wife Keri Sausalito Art Festival – Taking It to the Next Level The Sausalito Art Festival turns 67th this year. Wow. It is the longest, continuously running open-air art show in the country. Not a bad track record, right? But maybe not such a big deal either. Except wait. You may be surprised. While some things aren’t changing—a lot of things are. It’s still Labor Day Weekend. (August 31-September 2). It will still be an incomparable weekend of entertainment with fine art, great music and wine. But this year’s festival promises to surpass anything you’ve come to expect.
For starters: • Louis Briones is the festival’s new Executive Director • Preview Night is back (!) • All of the art festival branding is getting a face lift
Louis Briones has lived in Sausalito for 18 years. He has served on the Art Festival Foundation Board for 5 years, so he knows the landscape. He brings a wealth of marketing and business development experience to the festival. “Many elements are being refined and/or reinvented to make for a more innovative, high caliber, and provocative festival experience,” said Briones. The Gala is gone, having lived a long, good life. Preview Night is back, emphasizing art and experiential art entertainment. Visitors can actively participate in the creation of art, both real and digital. It promises to be the
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Sausalito Woman’s Club One hundred years ago this April, the Sausalito Woman’s Club was enjoying SAUSALITO WOMAN’S CLUB JULIA MORGAN TOUR its first year in their brand new clubhouse overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The clubhouse of the Sausalito Woman’s Club, architect Julia Morgan’s The founders had incorporated as a Woman’s Club five years earlier, and crowning jewel in Marin, sits atop a steep lot overlooking the San Francisco had been using a variety of Sausalito’s meeting spaces for their gatherings. Bay at 120 Central Avenue. This historical landmark is now open to the Frederick Robins, husband of founding member, Grace McGregor Robbins, public for tours by appointment on the third Wednesday and fourth Sunday of donated the property at 120 Central Avenue in memory of his late wife. the month. To arrange a tour, please email [email protected]. The founding circle interviewed architects and raised funds to build what became their beautiful Clubhouse. They chose the up-and-coming Julia SAUSALITO WOMAN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND Morgan, California’s first licensed female architect, to design the building. Please join the Sausalito Woman’s Club Scholarship Recognition Fund on That first September the local newspaper invited the town to the Grand June 2 when the recipients of this years’ scholarships will be honored at Opening, which included hors d’oeuvres, dancing and music. The Club has the annual awards ceremony and reception—an inspiring event you don’t been active in the Sausalito community and beyond ever since. want to miss. All honorees are residents of Sausalito and Marin City who Early on, members donated funds to help purchase the land for Mount are attending colleges and universities throughout the US and abroad. Tamalpias State Park, to support Save the Redwoods League, and they even The scholarships are made possible through local support—donations, helped a young member return to Europe to serve the Red Cross. memorial gifts and fundraisers in which the community participates. Total Over the last 62 years, the Club’s Scholarship Recognition Fund has Scholarships funds in excess of $1,000,000 have been awarded in the 60+ distributed more than $1,000,000 in scholarships to young people living in years since the fund was established. the 94965 zip code to help them reach their educational and personal goals. As President of the Sausalito Woman’s Club, I have dedicated my year Sausalito Woman’s Club to raising funds—just as they did 100 years ago—to keep Sausalito’s #1 June 2, 2:30-5pm Historical Site and National Register of Historical Places in good repair. Thanks to our generous supporters, we have reached our goal of $100,000 to commemorate 100 years on Central Avenue! Alice Merrill SWC President, 2018-2019 www.sausalitowomansclub.org
34 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES Sausalito Beautiful Volunteers keeping our public green spaces looking their best! Sausalito Beautiful is a volunteer organization that mobilizes the community to ensure that our public green spaces are healthy, sustainable and resilient. Working with the City of Sausalito, we strive to make certain that our parks, medians, streetscapes, and public staircases are maintained to the high standard you expect. Ensuring attractive landscapes is not our only aim—sustainability, resilience and adapting to climate change also drive our vision. You may notice new trees planted on Caledonia Street and Downtown Bridgeway, new succulents at the Post Office, and weed-free beds at Tiffany Park—all due to your neighbors and Sausalito Beautiful.
Join Green Thumbs One of the easiest ways to get involved is through Green Thumbs. Whether it’s weeding, mulching, planting or pruning, you are sure to enjoy both working alongside your neighbors and having the satisfaction of making our city shine! Join Scriba, our fearless leader, from 9am-12am one Saturday a month (April-Oct). No long-term commitment, just come when you can. Upcoming dates are June 1, July 6, August 3, Sept 7. Exact sites are to be determined, but so much is happening with the parks this year: We recently helped re-landscape several Bridgeway medians. Beforehand, these planting strips were an eye sore with the trees struggling to stay • Dunphy Park will need some planting alive or already dead. At the persistent urging of Sausalito Beautiful’s Meg • Southview Park is scheduled to be completed Fawcett and horticulturist Tom Wilhite, the dead plants and trees were taken • Ice House Plaza will need some planting out, while beautiful natives and succulents were replanted. The short median between Olive Street and Spring Street is especially gorgeous. In total, 2,301 Tune in for Sausalito Beautiful updates and sign up for Green Thumbs linear feet of medians were revitalized along the main traffic corridor through at www.SausalitoBeautiful.org. Sausalito. We hope you appreciate this beauty in your everyday life.
We want YOU! Together we make Sausalito Beautiful! We all share the responsibility, so let’s work together to make our city shine. With Sausalito Beautiful, no amount of time, talent, or donation is too small.
Visit our website: www.sausalitobeautiful.org
• Tell us you care by signing up for our Newsletter • Join our marketing or development team for short-term projects to amplify your impact • Donate money to help us do more great work • Collaborate with us on a beautification project in your neighborhood
COMMUNITY PAGES 35 COMMUNITY PAGES National Park Service Programs and Announcements How much do you know about local history? WANT MORE? Summer is a great time to visit your local National Park sites to learn about Search for links about our other park partners, the Bay Area Discovery different periods of our history represented at Point Bonita Lighthouse, Museum, the Marine Mammal Center and the Headlands Center for the Arts. Battery Townsley or Nike Missile Site in Marin Headlands or Muir Woods These park partners each offering unique experiences and ways to engage in National Monument. the park’s landscape and history!
Points of interest you might want to investigate during your visit: PARTNER HIGHLIGHT Visit the Marine Mammal Center on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month for Marine Science Sunday - a FREE engaging ocean- POINT BONITA LIGHTHOUSE Open every Sunday and Monday, 12:30pm to inspired classroom series from our education experts! We also invite you to 3:30pm. Since 1855 Point Bonita Lighthouse has guided travelers through our Behind-the-Scenes Experiences on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each the treacherous Golden Gate. See breathtaking views, look for wildlife and month. Visit the website for more info: www.marinemammalcenter.org explore what life was like living on the cliff edge of the West Coast. The half- mile Point Bonita Trail from parking lot is steep in places. GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY— PARK STEWARDSHIP MARIN BATTERY TOWNSLEY Open first Sunday of each month, 12 Noon to 4pm. WHEN: Wednesdays 1-4pm and Saturdays 10am–1pm Once a top secret asset of the U.S. Army’s sea coast defense system, Battery WHERE: Meeting locations vary by date. Townsley is now open for public tours. The two 16-inch caliber guns, each See our online list of events for dates and locations. capable of shooting a 2,100 pound projectile 25 miles out to sea, were once From Muir Beach to Oakwood Valley, the Park Stewardship Marin Team works located at Fort Cronkhite in the Marin Headlands. A refurbished gun is on to restore critical habitat for a several endangered species, including the display and can be reached via a moderately strenuous hike up the Coastal Coho salmon and Mission blue butterfly. The park relies on the support of Trail approximately one-half mile north of the Rodeo Beach parking lot. local community members, from individuals and families to school groups, to help us in this effort to ensure that these local rare species and unique NIKE MISSILE SITE Open Memorial Day until Labor Day, every Friday and ecological communities will be here for generations to come. Saturday, 12 Noon to 4 pm. The only fully restored Nike missile site in the For more information and to sign up, please visit country represents the tense Cold War history from 1953-1979. On the first www.parksconservancy.org/programs/park-stewardship-marin Saturday of each month, meet Nike Veterans at the Open House and get a first-hand account of their experience at Nike Missile Sites across the United States. Learn about the Oozlefinch, a historic mascot of the Coast Artillery Corps. The Oozlefinch is a mythical featherless bird that can see long distances with their oversized eyes and fly backwards at amazing speed.
MUIR WOODS Muir Woods has been a National Monument protecting the magnificent old-growth coastal redwood forest since 1908. Come hike the trails among the tall trees, listen to the babbling water in Redwood Creek and experience the interconnected and diverse community of plants and animals that the old-growth forest has to offer. Muir Woods always requires reservations. Visit GoMuirWoods.com or call 1-800-410-2419 to learn more and reserve your shuttle seat or parking reservation.
MARIN HEADLANDS VISITOR CENTER Visit with a ranger to get maps, view informational displays and see a replica of a Miwok shelter located in the historic Fort Barry Chapel at the intersection of Field and Bunker Roads in Fort Barry, Building 948, in Sausalito. For more information contact visitor center staff at 415-331-1540 or visit our website to plan your trip: www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/ placestogo.htm Battery Townsley, Fort Cronkhite, just after construction, c.1939
36 COMMUNITY PAGES COMMUNITY PAGES Chamber of Commerce CHAMBER SPEARHEADS MERCHANT AND BUSINESS OWNER MEETINGS The Sausalito Chamber of Commerce is a 501 (c) 6 nonprofit organization. We promote, sustain and grow our community. We are not a civic organization or an arm of the City of Sausalito. The chamber is funded by members that pay dues; typically a business, organization, association, club, or individual that supports our mission statement and recognizes the benefits of being a member. The Sausalito Chamber is an integral part of keeping Sausalito running on a daily basis while supporting our members and the entire community.
Merchant Meetings Recognizing each area of Sausalito businesses face different challenges, whether they are located on Bridgeway, Caledonia Street or another part of the City, the chamber has organized several merchant/business meetings. Beginning with the Caledonia businesses, the Chamber facilitated the © Gary Ferber Photography first in a series of Merchant Meetings. Short-term and long-term goals were discussed which lead to the formation of sub-committees for Caledonia Street Signage, Parking and Outdoor Festival/Event Ordinance Review. Distribution areas will also include the Visitor Kiosk, regional hotels and Meetings were also held with Princess Street and Bridgeway businesses other high traffic locations. to see where everyone could work together over the next six months. Follow The goal is to print 30,000 or more depending on advertising support. the progress or join one of the meetings to be sure your business has the The industry average for Business/Visitor Guides is each guide will be read most current information and has a say in what happens in your area. You do four times, which translates into 120,000+ readers. It will also be available not need to be a member of the Chamber to get involved. on-line, mobile friendly and available for 12 months. Visit www.sausalito.org for Sausalito Chamber Membership Investment Visitors’ Kiosk Visitor season is upon us, the Sausalito Chamber of and our Event Calendar. Also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Nextdoor. Commerce will once again staff the Visitors Kiosk with Chamber Investment Partners sponsoring over $22,000 of the cost. As sponsors these members SAVE THE DATE – September 14, 2019 are referred first to visitors looking for retail shops, restaurants and things to The Sausalito Floating Home Tour Returns! do in Sausalito. On September 14, 2019 from 11am to 4pm, after a one year hiatus, the Floating Homes Association of Sausalito will provide an inside peek into one Kiosk Investment Partners as of April 1st, include: Aquarium of the Bay, of America’s unique communities. Bay City Bike Rentals, Big Bus Tour of San Francisco, Cavallo Point, Gallery Visitors are invited to explore a dozen homes ranging in style from the Sausalito, Lappert’s Ice Cream, Madrigal Family Winery, Salito’s Crab House funky to the palatial. Residents will be available to answer questions and & Prime Rib, Seafood Peddler, Sports & History Gallery, Studio 333. The Inn share aspects of life on the water on San Francisco Bay. Above Tide, The Spinnaker. Details ranging from ticket information, parking, sponsors and specific homes on the tour will be announced shortly. Community is an important component of our local businesses survival. The Floating Homes Association (FHA) is a non-profit volunteer The chamber will be hosting special resident mini events, including Bingo, organization representing the owners and residents of floating homes within Mingle & Wine gatherings and Pop-Up Events during the Spring & Summer five marinas on Richardson Bay. Proceeds from the tour benefit the FHA and months. We hope our residents participate in these events, spending time in its nonprofit partners. town with friends, enjoying the special variety of shops and places to eat. Sausalito Floating Home Tour The Guide This year the chamber is investing the time to bring back a new Contact Bruce Thomas Business/Visitor Directory, “The Guide.” Sales for marketing & advertising Phone: 203-921-6389 opportunities have already begun and the goal is to have the Sausalito Guide Email: [email protected] printed by July 1st, so we can generate business during the slow months. For a larger outreach “The Guide” will be available at airports including John Wayne, Portland International, San Jose International, Seattle-Tacoma and Vancouver International which represents 86 million annual passengers.
COMMUNITY PAGES 37 CITY OF SAUSALITO QUICK REFERENCE SHEET
City of Sausalito Quick Reference Sheet I WOULD LIKE TO . . .
STAY IN THE LOOP Visit the City’s Website sausalito.gov
Sign Up for the Sausalito Currents sausalito.gov/currents
CONTACT SOMEONE City Council sausalito.gov/citycouncil
City Manager, Adam Politzer [email protected] 415-289-4166
Administration Department 415-289-4199
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Fire Department 415-289-4155 For an emergency, 911
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City Department Directory sausalito.gov/directory
FIND INFORMATION ABOUT. . . City Governmnt sausalito.gov
Emergency Advisory Alerts local.nixle.com/city/ca/sausalito
Sausalito Municipal Codes codepublishing.com/ca/sausalito
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Street Sweeping Schedule sausalito.gov/sweeping
Parking Citations 800-989-2058
Public Records 415-289-4134
REPORT AN ISSUE Sewage System Overflow (During Business Hours) 415-289-4192 (After Hours/Holidays) 415-289-4170; 415-850-0200; 415-726-1653; 415-332-0244
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