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Apr 07, 2022 |

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Marin Filmmaker Shares Stories of Chinese Arrivals at Angel Island

Marin resident and filmmaker Felicia Lowe shares the stories of Chinese who passed through the island during the Chinese Exclusion Act period

Tags: angel island, diverse_voices, documentary filmmaking, film

Mar 23, 2022 |

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How Are Local Night Spots Supporting Emerging Musicians?

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

Musicians suffered during the pandemic when music venues were shuttered and stage experiences were in short supply. Luckily, even though some of Marin’s great establishments closed their doors, others like Smileys, Mac’s and Sweetwater took time to reinvent themselves in ways that will support emerging talent even more.

Tags: _2022-Q1-Winter, bolinas, covid-19, fairfax, live performance, mill valley, music

Mar 10, 2022 |

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Ceramic Artist Zoe Dering in Conversation with Jennifer Wechsler

BY UPTAKE Staff

Zoe Dering is a former pastry chef who took five years off and emerged on the other side as a celebrated ceramic artist. Based in the rural western part of the county, Dering is part of Marin's current and long tradition of ceramic creators.

Tags: _2022-Q1-Winter, art, blunk space, ceramics, galleries, inverness

Jan 26, 2022 |

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Launching a Music Career During a Pandemic

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

Making a full-time living as a musician has always been difficult. The shrinking availability of performance spaces makes it even more challenging in Marin’s post-COVID economy.

Tags: _2022-Q1-Winter, covid-19, fairfax, live performance, mill valley, music, novato

Jan 12, 2022 |

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Q&A with Painter/Photographer David Maisel

BY Jennifer Wechsler

Before the holidays in December, I visited David Maisel in his new studio at Headlands Center for the Arts when he was in his third month of being engrossed in his new practice. I witnessed his artistic transition from photographs to paintings in person.

Tags: _2022-Q1-Winter, art, headlands center, photography, sausalito, visual arts

Sep 28, 2021 |

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Students Reaching for Their Dreams Thanks to Equity in Arts Education

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

High school seniors start college applications this Fall. One from San Rafael's Canal neighborhood is reaching for some top colleges. Jane Kramer, of Enriching Lives Through Music, thinks she'll succeed at her dreams.  Like ELM, Youth in Arts has seen students blossom from the arts when any subject integrates visual arts, drama, dance, and music.

Tags: _2021-Q3-Summer, art, art education, diverse_voices, music, san rafael, visual arts

May 11, 2021 |

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Work in Progress: Street Painters Create Floor Mural, Inspire Students Who Will Create Augmented Reality

BY Pamela Coddington

The New Media Learning Center has partnered with local artists from Marin's Italian Street Painting Festival to create a courtyard floor mural that celebrates the theme of STREAM —science, technology, reading, art, and math.

Tags: _2021-Q2-Spring, art, novato, visual arts

Mar 30, 2021 |

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Where Have All the Musicians Gone…Gigging for Bread & Roses!

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt Jaffe admits it's been hard not being able to practice with his band, The Distractions, through Covid. Throughs all of this, Jaffe has continued volunteering with Bread & Roses Presents (B&R), the well-loved Marin treasure that provides entertainment for isolated audiences.

Tags: _2021-Q1-Winter, bread & roses, covid-19, live performance, mill valley, music, ross, san rafael

Oct 13, 2020 |

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Dance in COVID: How Julia Adam Dance and Alonzo King LINES Pivot

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

Marin’s dance companies like Julia Adam Dance and Alonzo King LINES are exploring as they find creative ways to stay viable in a pandemic.

Tags: _2020-Q4-Fall, covid-19, dance, film, live performance

Jul 06, 2020 |

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Art Education at the Crossroads

BY Kate Fitzsimmons

Typically, the Miller Creek School District ends the school year with an art show. This year, everything shifted when Covid-19 sent students home to learn. Education is adapting to change, going back to basics, at the same time that it is embracing new technology.

Tags: _2020-Q3-Summer, art education, covid-19, galleries, headlands center, san rafael, visual arts, youth in arts

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Launching a Music Career During a Pandemic

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Launching a Music Career During a Pandemic

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