Events

WHAT: Wine & Appetizers · FREE Admission. WHEN: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Thursdays in May (8, 15, 22, 29). WHERE: California Closets Showroom, 610 DuBois St., San Rafael.
The Salons feature some of Marin’s talented artists and performers and showcase their work in their respective mediums. Guests are treated to music, dance, and literary readings, while browsing walls filled with paintings, photography, and other forms of visual art. Brought to you by Marin Magazine, California Closets, and the Marin Arts Council (May 22 and 29). More information...

The Marin Arts Council in partnership with the Artisans Art Gallery presents "Art for Artisans Sake!". Voted “Best Art Gallery in Marin” for 2006 and 2007, Artisans is one of Northern California’s oldest (at age 30) and most innovative nonprofit art galleries.

Now showing at the Marin Civic Center Galleries (1st and 3rd floors, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael).

A Marin Arts Council exhibit of artwork by Patty Blau, Ellis Heyer and Antonia Lawson.

Enjoying life requires the accrual of colorful friends. In the art world, 'colorful' can be interpreted in many ways.

Now showing in the Redwood Foyer of the Marin Veteran's Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903. Box office: (415)499-6400. Art exhibits are usually only open to ticketholders during events in the Auditorium.

Father (Jeffrey Bihr) and daughter (Lindsay Benner) share a lazy Sunday at the beach in the first-ever stage adaptation of best-selling Bay Area author Anne Lamott’s work. Adapted from Lamott’s first novel, Hard Laughter opens April 25th, and runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7:30 p.m., until May 18th. Tickets $20-$25, onsale at www.altertheater.org or 415-454-2787.

The only annual art show and benefit that exclusively features the life and landscape of Marin is Marin/Scapes. Now in its 20th year, this exhibit and sale offers fine art by more than 50 prominent artists.

Activities around this event include Public Preview of Art Exhibit, Artists' Reception, Opening Night Gala and Art Exhibit & Sale.

www.marinscapes.org

Madeline Nieto Hope - Loss and Found
Betty Woolfolk - Mixed media, assemblage, installation
Steve Brock - Photography in The Project Space - Bicycles of Florence
Suzanne Parker in The Annex

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 11th, 3 to 5p.m.
G.R.O. is open everyday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. closed Tuesday
More information at www.galleryrouteone.org

Adventures of a desert Queen: A Meeting with Gertrude ,a one-woman show written and performed by Betsey Means, will be performed at the Dance Palace, corner of 5th and B Streets, Point Reyes Station, on Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m.

www.dancepalace.org

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris - With a cast of four actors and three musicians, the show celebrates Brel’s timeless relevance and enduring passions. Translated from the French by American poet Eric Blau and lyricist Mort Shuman the show is a diverse blend of ballads, tangos, boleros, rock and classics. With raw human emotion, each piece tells a story, examining themes of love, war and adventure but never forgetting that life, with all its tragedies and complexities shows us much humor.

www.marintheatre.org