CURRENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2016 REGISTER ONLINE www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com SUMMER 2016 Photo ©2016 Gary Ferber Photography a Community Pages PARKS & RECREATION Sausalito Parks & Recreation Department Calendar of Events 1 420 Litho Street Special Events 2 Sausalito, CA 94965 Parks & Recreation Commission 5 415-289-4152 • 415-289-4189 (Fax) www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com Community Announcements 6 Sustainability Commission 9 Sausalito Sister Cities 10 Sausalito Historical Society 12 Library News 14 Police News 19 The Senior Section 20 Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–5pm Parks & Recreation Friday 8:30am–12 noon, 1pm–5pm Registration 25 Childrens’s Classes PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR Playland, Enrichment 26 Mike Langford • 415-289-4126 • [email protected] PAGEDance, HEADER Sports 27 RECREATION SUPERVISOR Summer Camps 28 Jeff Dybdal • 415-289-4140 • [email protected] Adult Classes Enrichment 30 RECREATION SUPERVISOR Dance, Fitness 32 Julie Myers • 415-289-4198 • [email protected] Sports 34 ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE 37 Facilities, Parks & Rentals Bryan Valle • 415-289-4197 • [email protected] City of Sausalito Quick Reference Sheet 39 b COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER PAGE HEADER Parks & Recreation Calendar of Events Message from the JUNE Parks and • 6/3 Jazz & Blues by the Bay • 6/10 Jazz & Blues by the Bay Recreation • 6/17 Jazz & Blues by the Bay Director • 6/24 Jazz & Blues by the Bay SUMMER 2016 JULY • 7/1 Jazz & Blues by the Bay Dear Sausalito, • 7/4 4th of July Festivities • 7/8 Jazz & Blues by the Bay I’m here in my office writing this on a Friday in early Spring. I’m • 7/15 Jazz & Blues by the Bay tapping my toes along to some demo music from Jazz and Blues by the • 7/22 Jazz & Blues by the Bay Bay band applicants. I’m thinking about how much fun we all have • 7/29 Jazz & Blues by the Bay together in Summer and just can’t wait until the real thing starts on Friday, June 3. And now, with this grin growing across my face, I’m AUGUST thinking it’s going to be great. • 8/5 Jazz & Blues by the Bay As great as it’s going to be, Jazz and Blues by the Bay is just • 8/8 Registration Opens for Chili Cook-Off Chefs how your Parks and Recreation department finishes out the work • 8/12 Jazz & Blues by the Bay week during Summer. Throughout the week, it’s a whirl of activity • 8/19 Jazz & Blues by the Bay with bocce leagues, big time special events, lots of park use from • 8/26 Jazz & Blues by the Bay organized camps and sports to family picnics and many special • 8/26 Early Registration Closes for Chil Cook-Off Chefs events—the focal point being our July 4th Morning Parade, Afternoon Park Games, Picnic and Concert, and Evening Fireworks Extravaganza. SEPTEMBER In the midst of all that, we’re still undertaking a huge multi-park • 9/6 Registration Opens for the Fall City-Wide Yard Sale improvement project. There’s too much to detail in this letter, but we • 9/24 38th Annual Chili Cook-Off invite anyone interested in our many undertakings to find out more at Parks and Recreation Commission Meetings regularly held on the third OCTOBER Wednesday of the month. You may also ask the Parks and Recreation • 10/8 Fall City-Wide Yard Sale department any questions you might have regarding Measure F funded projects or other capital improvements to our Parks and Facilities. In Like us on Facebook at Sausalito Parks and Recreation to stay a short list, the City of Sausalito is currently at work on Robin Sweeny up to date with all events and activities. Park and Playground—quickly moving towards completion, Dunphy All events sponsored by the Sausalito Parks & Recreation Park—construction timeline will be gearing up in late Summer/early Department. Fall, Marinship Park field improvements—scheduled for June and July, MLK Property Facility—improvements are ongoing, and Southview Park safety improvements—soon to be scheduled. We work hard, we play hard, and we hope that you’ll join us in some of the fun this Summer. If you have any questions about these parks, or parks in general, please contact me at either [email protected] or 415-289-4126. Sincerely, Mike Langford 415-289-4126 [email protected] www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 1 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Jazz & Blues by the Bay Event Corporate Sponsors PRODUCER LEVEL SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS Rotary Club of Sausalito Ferry Friends Bradley Real Estate All Paws On Deck Bank of Marin theBoom.com New Leaf Financial Advisory DIAMOND SPONSOR Kahn, Zuch, Seidler, Gilheany AWG Friends Eff’n Friends PRANDI Property Management The Innisfree Companies Suparna Vohra, DDS Sausalito Cruising Club Seafood Peddler Restaurant and Fish Market PLATINUM SPONSOR JodyNRusSellHomes.com BRONZE SPONSOR Tides of the Bay GOLD SPONSORS PwC gr.dano Boutique The Bob Zadek Show Sausalito Lions Club SPECIAL THANKS TO . Cavallo Point Lodge Undercurrent Les Girls/The Trident Sausalito Mermaid Sausalito Yacht Club CJ Spady, CPA Napa Valley Burger Company Betz Family The Jinks Sisters L&L Property Management Presidio Yacht Club Camara and Nadine, Realtors Selling Sausalito! 2 www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS Jazz & Blues by the Bay at Gabrielson Park Come and enjoy good music, good food, and good friends every Friday night 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. Food and refreshments are available for purchase each night from local non-profit groups, or bring your own picnic. With the help of our generous sponsors, we’re able to provide these concerts free of charge. If you are meeting friends and family, why not reserve a nightly table for six? You may reserve a table for your party at the cost of $50 per night. Each table comes with six chairs and you may rent additional chairs at $5 per chair. Call the Recreation Office at415-289-4152 to make your reservation. Summer 2016 Band Lineup and Food Booth Sponsors • 6/3 SECOND STREET BAND – blues – www.secondstreetband.net Sponsored by Southern Marin Firefighters Association • 6/10 TIFFANY AUSTIN – jazz – www.tiffanyaustinmusic.com Sponsored by Sausalito Sister Cities • 6/17 GATOR NATION BAND – zydeco – www.gatornationband.com Sponsored by the Volunteers in Public Safety • 6/24 DUCHESS – jazz – www.duchesstrio.com • 7/1 BOBBIE “SPIDER” WEBB –blues – www.bobbiewebb.com Sponsored by Sausalito On the Waterfront • 7/8 LARA PRICE BAND – blues – www.laraprice.com Sponsored by Southern Marin Firefighters Association • 7/15 THE AGUILAR PROJECT – blues Sponsored by Friends of the Sausalito Dog Park • 7/22 LOST DOG FOUND – jazz – www.lostdogfound.com Sponsored by Bay Cities Refuse Free Lawn Area and Chair • 7/29 FOUR AND MORE – jazz - www.fourandmorecombo.com Rules and Regulations Sponsored by the Sausalito Lions Club Each year the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay concert series becomes more • 8/5 JUNIUS COURTNEY BIG BAND – jazz – and more popular attracting greater crowds. In order to ensure that it www.juniuscourtneybigband.com is a positive experience for all, the following rules and regulations have Sponsored by Volunteers in Public Safety been adopted for the free lawn seating area: • 8/12 DAVE MATTHEWS BLUES BAND – blues – www.davematthewsbluesband.com • Chair seats may be no taller than 8” from the ground Sponsored by the Sausalito Rotary Club • Chair backs may be no taller than the shoulder height of the occupant (no exceptions) • 8/19 LITTLE JONNY AND THE GIANTS with AKI KUMAR on harmonica – • Tables may be no taller than 18” blues – www.littlejonny.net, www.akikumar.com • Rocks used to hold blankets in place must be returned Sponsored by Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation • Please use only the space you need • 8/26 EUGENE HUGGINS & FRIENDS – blues – eblues.webs.com • Areas between reserved tables are off limits for blankets. Any Sponsored by Educational Tall Ship blankets placed in these areas will be removed • Please make space for others. Let’s all have a good time! • Please do not park on Spinnaker Way in the red zone, or you will be cited and towed. www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 3 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS July 4th This three-part event begins with a patriotic parade of floats, bands, classic July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza cars, local officials, and community organizations. The parade starts at the at Gabrielson Park—6:30pm to 9:30pm south end of Sausalito at Second and Main Streets, travels along Bridgeway, Live music and fireworks are the grande finale of a fun-filled Independence jogs over to Caledonia, then ends at Dunphy Park with food, beverages, Day in Sausalito. Richardson Bay serves as a beautiful backdrop and jump house, tug of war, an egg toss, live music, and dancing. Sausalito’s Gabrielson Park provides stunning front-row seating for this annual fireworks legendary Fireworks Extravaganza caps off the day at Gabrielson Park with display off Spinnaker Point. The event is presented by the Sausalito Parks & more live music as well as food trucks. Recreation Department. Private viewing tables that seat six are available. For a table map, visit www.sausalito4thofjuly.com. $120 for residents, $130 10am-12pm 4th of July Parade for non-residents. To reserve a table, call 415-289-4152. Reservations begin on Tuesday, May 31st! 12pm-4pm Picnic in Dunphy Park—Jumpy House, Live Music, Tug of War and Egg Toss.