CURRENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2018 REGISTER ONLINE www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com SUMMER 2018 Photo ©2018 Bryan Valle a Rotary Club of Sausalito Charitable Foundation presents Saturday, May 12, 2018 | 6:30pm | Spinnaker Restaurant BENEFITTING Sausalito Beautiful | Rotary Senior Housing | Rotary Educational Trust | Rotary International Humanitarian Efforts CELEBRATE AND BECOME A SPONSOR! Call: 415-331-6466 | Buy: www.sausalitorotarygala.org | Tickets: $150 per person Rotary Club of Sausalito Charitable Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C)3 public benefit corporation. b COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Contents Message from the Parks and Recreation PARKS & RECREATION PAGES Director Special Events 2 After two winters of rain I am sure you are looking forward to the Childrens’s Programs summer as much as I am. Another exciting season of events is Playland 6 planned, including Jazz and Blues by the Bay, Kids concerts at Robin Birthday Parties 7 Sweeny Park, the Sausalito Art Festival, and of course the 4th of July. Day Off Camps 8 In addition to all the summer events, be sure to check out the classes Dance 9 and other programs listed in the Magazine. Music 10 This summer will also be the beginning of a busy year of park Sports 10 renovations. In spring or early summer, the tennis courts at MLK Park are slated to be renovated with a new surface, accessible pathways Adult Programs and entrances, and an accessible parking space. Southview Park will Enrichment 11 also have extensive work done with the replacement of the failing Music 13 retaining walls, the installation of a new playground, and renovations Dance 13 to the terrace area. This project could begin as soon as August. Health & Wellness 14 In addition, City Staff is working on plans to renovate Dunphy Sports 16 Park and the field and basketball courts at MLK Park. Timelines for Parks & Facilities 19 these two projects have not been set, but we hope that at least some of COMMUNITY PAGES the work can be started this summer or fall. The renovation work is being funded by Certificates of Sausalito Public Library 20 Participation funds approved by residents with the passage of Measure Sausalito Police Department 24 F in 2015. Project plans and timelines may be adjusted to fit cost Sausalito Village 25 estimates within a final project budget. Age Friendly Sausalito 26 Have a great summer and I hope to see you around town! Edgewater Seniors 28 Sausalito Sister Cities 29 Mike Langford Sausalito Historical Society 32 Sausalito Art Festival 35 Sausalito / Marin City Schools 36 Sausalito Beautiful 37 Parks & Recreation Department Sausalito Sustainability Commission 37 Address: First floor of City Hall, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 Chamber of Commerce 38 Phone: 415-289-4152 Fax: 415-289-4189 City of Sausalito Quick Reference Sheet 39 Web: www.sausalitoparksandrecreation.com Facebook: @sausalitoparksandrecreation Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30am–5pm PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR Mike Langford • 415-289-4126 • [email protected] Stay up to date on public issues, meeting notices, and events with the RECREATION SUPERVISOR, PROGRAMS Sausalito Currents email newsletter—your source for weekly news from Linda Finch • 415-289-4140 • [email protected] the City of Sausalito. You’ll also receive occasional news flashes on RECREATION SUPERVISOR, SPECIAL EVENTS important issues affecting Sausalito, like road closures and weather Julie Myers • 415-289-4198 • [email protected] alerts. ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE If you have questions or would like to submit a community event Bryan Valle • 415-289-4197 • [email protected] to the What’s Happening section of Currents, please send email to [email protected] 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 PRODUCER LEVEL SPONSOR MAY • 5/12 Sausalito WAG Dog Festival JUNE • 6/1 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 6/8 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 6/15 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 6/22 Jazz & Blues By the Bay DIAMOND SPONSORS • 6/29 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Innisfree Companies JULY • 7/4 4th of July Festivities PLATINUM SPONSORS • 7/6 Jazz & Blues By the Bay • 7/7 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park Undercurrent • 7/13 Jazz & Blues By the Bay FREDERICKSON PROPERTIES, INC. • 7/20 Jazz & Blues By the Bay M. Rhye • 7/27 Jazz & Blues By the Bay The Heritage Company AUGUST • 8/3 Jazz & Blues By the Bay GOLD SPONSORS • 8/6 Registration Opens for Chili Cook-Off The Bob Zadek Show Presidio Yacht Club • 8/10 Jazz & Blues By the Bay PwC Sausalito Lions Club • 8/11 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park Friends of Freedom The Trident/Les Girls • 8/17 Jazz & Blues By the Bay Sausalito Yacht Club Betz Family • 8/20 Tables and Tents on sale for Chili Cook-Off Rotary Club of Sausalito Camara & Nadine Selling Sausalito • 8/24 Jazz & Blues By the Bay gr.dano Boutique CJ Spady Driver’s Market and Deli SEPTEMBER • 9/5 Registration opens for fall City-Wide Yard Sale SILVER SPONSORS • 9/8 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park Lumina Financial Jazz & Booze • 9/15 Sausalito’s 125th Birthday Celebration Sausalito Chamber of Commerce theBoom.com • 9/22 40th Annual Chili Cook-Off Eff’n Friends AWG OCTOBER Ferry Friends Precision GCC, Inc. • 10/6 City-Wide Yard Sale LKK, Inc. Fort Point Capital • 10/13 Concert for Kids & Tot Art in the Park Riedinger Consulting Bank of Marin • 10/19 Outdoor Movie Night Napa Valley Burger Company All Paws on Deck • 10/31 Halloween Festivities Sausalito Cruising Club Reserve Analysis Consulting Kahn, Seidler, Gilheany, Rouda, Geisler, Rouda & Dorsey All events produced by Sausalito Parks & Recreation Seafood Peddler Restaurant and Fish Market Sponsorship opportunities available Like us on Facebook at Sausalito Parks and Recreation to stay SPECIAL THANKS TO . up to date with all events and activities. 2 www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 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 at the cost of $60R/$70NR 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 2018 Band Lineup and Food Booth Sponsors • 6/1 US NAVY 32ND STREET BRASS BAND (jazz) Sponsored by the Southern Marin Firefighters Association • 6/8 MZ. HONEY AND THE BEES (blues) Sponsored by the Sausalito Lions Club • 6/15 MITCH WOODS AND THE ROCKET 88S (blues) http://mitchwoods.com/ Sponsored by the Volunteers In Public Safety • 6/22 Band name to be released at a later date Sponsored by Star of the Sea Church • 6/29 BLAIR CRIMMINS AND THE HOOKERS (Dixieland/ragtime) http://www.blaircrimminsandthehookers.com/ Sponsored by Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation Free Lawn Area and Chair • 7/6 MEDICINE BALL BAND (blues) Rules and Regulations http://www.medicineballband.com/ Each year the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay concert series becomes more Sponsored by Cronkite Development, Inc. and more popular attracting greater crowds. In order to ensure that it • 7/13 LaTiDo (latin jazz) is a positive experience for all, the following rules and regulations have http://www.latidoson.com/ been adopted for the free lawn seating area: Sponsored by the Friends of Sausalito Dog Park • 7/20 INFERNO CLUB (blues) • Chair seats may be no taller than 8” from the ground Sponsored by Bay Cities Refuse • Chair backs may be no taller than the shoulder height of the • 7/27 HELLA FITZGERALD (jazz) occupant (no exceptions) https://www.hellafitzgerald.com/ • Tables may be no taller than 18” Sponsored by Cronkite Development, Inc. • Rocks used to hold blankets in place must be returned • 8/3 LYDIA PENSE AND COLD BLOOD (blues) • Please use only the space you need http://www.lydiapense.com/ • Areas between reserved tables are off limits for blankets. Any Sponsored Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation blankets placed in these areas will be removed • 8/10 HONEY B AND THE POLLINATORS (jazz) • Please make space for others. Let’s all have a good time! http://honeybjazz.com/ • Please do not park on Spinnaker Way in the red zone, or you Sponsored by Call of the Sea will be cited and towed. • 8/17 RANDY MCALLISTER (blues) • Chairs at the tables are already reserved and may not be used http://www.randymcallister.com/ on the lawn. Please do not take the chairs. Sponsored by Sausalito Sister Cities • 8/24 EUGENE HUGGINS AND FRIENDS (blues) Sponsored by Sausalito Rotary www.cityofsausalitospecialevents.com 415-289-4152 3 PARKS & RECREATION: SPECIAL EVENTS July 4th in Sausalito! This 3-part event begins 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, then ends at Dunphy Park with food, beverages, jump house, tug of war, egg toss, live music, and dancing.