Marin Magazine - June 2009

Over 1,000 guests came out to support the Junior League of San Francisco at its 83rd annual fashion show, The Art of Fashion, at the Fairmont Hotel.

Almost 200 people attended the Luxury Marketing Council’s recent event in Tiburon, where Lewis Schiff, author of The Middle Class Millionaire was featured.

Leslie Mueller and Paul Costanzo were on hand at a local Oscar party to pour Mad Housewife wine, the name isn’t just catchy but the wine tastes good too! Buy a bottle and try for yourself at Cost Plus World Market, Whole Foods and Safeway.

The first NightLife event at the California Academy of Sciences was a success with more than 3,000 people in attendance. The Thursday night events feature music, science, food and cocktails and are open to those 21 and over.

San Anselmo’s newest culinary destination, Marinitas, celebrated its opening in grand style with a benefit for Adopt a Family of Marin. Chef Heidi Krahling's fame extends to her other restaurant San Anselmo's Insalata's.

Marin Arts Council hosted its annual Marin Arts Fund Brunch in San Rafael, where individuals and arts received grants totaling $45,000. The Marin Arts Fund provides direct monetary support to artists for assistance in advancing their careers and grants to artists and groups who partner for community based projects.

Local Shefali Razdan Duggal, who most recently was active in then-Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, posed with Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, at a DSCC reception in SF.