Marin Magazine - January 2008
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Dan Hicks
For the past two decades, Dan Hicks and the Christmas Jug Band have been a fixture at Mill Valley’s Sweetwater, where they cheered and jeered the crowd into the Christmas season. With the closure of that venue last fall, Hicks…
Calistoga
Calistoga, that classic wine country town up north.
Belvedere
Beautiful homes and views.
New Digs in Town
Marin's new restaurant openings.
Beyond Opera
Tiburon's Ron McFarland goes beyond opera.
A Literary Life
Michael Krasny's Off Mike
What's new on Kaua'i
There's a lot developing on Kauai.
Weekend Wanderings
Romantic Getaways in the 50th State
Hardy Eric Harr
Local fitnuess guru Eric Harr and his CARE challange.
The Loneliest Hybrid
Going the distance in a hybrid.
Wedding Day Beauty Secrets
Preparing for the big day.
The Incredible Laser
Lasers have become the ultimate tool for beauty and science.
Helping Women Help Themselves
Women's Initiative comes to Marin
Hansuke Yamamoto and Alexandra McCullagh
Hansuke Yamamoto and Alexandra McCullagh share their personal style.
A Perennial Fascination...
Engagement rings from local and national jewelers.
Readers Respond
Marin Magazine Readers Weigh In.
A Glance Back, a Look Ahead
A Glance Back, a Look Ahead.
Best Wishes
Creating a personal, authentic, perfect wedding day.
Another Trek in the Wall
To Afghanistan and back, with some help from Pink Floyd
My Fair Modern
Looking at a house designed by Jean Fair.
Slide Ranch
In Mill Valley, the Slide Ranch Silver Trowel Award dinner was a success, with more than $85,000 raised for the environmental education and sustainable agriculture program at the ranch.
di Rosa Preserve
Recently, the di Rosa Preserve held the sixth annual benefit art auction "Moon Proof Madness." The event's 230 guests raised a record-setting $311,000 for the preserve's cultural and educational programs.
ARCS Foundation
At the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco, the Northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation held its annual scholarship awards luncheon. Since its founding in 1970, the chapter's 202 members have raised over $12.6 million for 1,970 scholars attending six Northern California universities.
Milley Awards
At the Mill Valley Community Center a sold-out crowd for the Milley Awards recognized those who have made major contributions to the creative life of Mill Valley and who were born, lived or worked in the town. Milley recipients included Lonnie Barbach, Austin deLone, Suki Hill, Ivan Poutiatine, Kathleen Quinlan and Mary Turnbull.
NH2 Salon
In Novato NH2 Salon held an "Evening of Beauty" benefit for local breast cancer patients and survivors. Novato Mayor Jeanne MacLeamy and representatives from Bumble and Bumble were in attendance.
San Francisco Antiques Show
In San Francisco, the preview party for the San Francisco Antiques Show was a fundraising success and supports honorary chair Nancy Pelosi's Enterprise for High School Students. The organization provides job referral services to students.
Anthropologie
At Anthropologie in Corte Madera guests indulged in a night of eating, drinking, socializing and shopping, with a special sneak peek at the must-have pieces for the holiday season. Ten percent of the evening's proceeds were donated to Zero Breast Cancer.
