It’s time to save 142 Throckmorton, and through December, the theater has a secret donor who is matching up to $50,000 in donations! The theater has been around for almost 100 years, opening with Charlie Chaplin movies and live vaudeville shows. If you’ve ever taken advantage of Mark Pitta’s Tuesday Night Comedy or rocked...
Stroll the holiday storefronts, starting with Shreve & Co.’s windows, just off Union Square. San Anselmo artist Kat Soto’s original marionettes are on display throughout December. Soto, a professional model-maker and doll artist for 25 years, has collaborated with Shreve’s creative director Jim Cardosa for the last four seasons. This year’s collection, “Christmas Night...
San Francisco’s Academy of Art University has a known track record for churning out students with successful careers in the fashion industry. Graduates have shown their collections at New York Fashion Week, been hired by Ralph Rucci, Missoni and Zac Posen and now have had a celebrity wearing their designs to a big name...
I’ve met countless hundreds of people in my many years of journalism and photography, but few possessed the uncomplicated goodness and sweet soulfulness of Barbara Meislin, the Tiburon writer and singer best known as the Purple Lady. Following the death of her young daughter, Meislin dedicated her life to bringing happiness to children. Her...
The Mill Valley Film Festival wrapped up another solid year with an 11-day Marin theater run! Hopefully you were lucky enough to make it out to the event and catch some amazing movies and get a look at (or get to meet) Emily Blunt, Clive Owen, Uma Thurman, Woody Harrelson, Bonnie Raitt or John...
A four-alarm fire Wednesday morning destroyed the Tiburon home of Barbara Meislin, the author widely known as the Purple Lady for her choice of color in her clothing and her house. Firefighters from five Marin stations responded to the blaze at 116 Lyford Drive. The 44-year-old home, which had expansive views of the bay...
