Playing rock ‘n’ roll in a quarry, it doesn’t get much better than that. The Craig Shaw Quartet is all set to do just that this Saturday at a unique benefit and sneak preview of Marin Rocks—a Marin History Museum original exhibition celebrating Marin’s musical history set to open in San Rafael this fall....
May 1: Music is happening at the Mill Valley Masonic Hall again as new venue producer, Ged Robertson, makes a go of trying to establish a regular schedule at the venue. His “In the Woods Productions” kicks things off with a benefit for the Richard de Lone Special Housing Project featuring Marin’s own Austin...
This California State Park has also been a Miwok settlement, the site of the bloody Bear Flag Revolt, a Victorian homestead, a hippie commune and even a house occupied by the Grateful Dead. Learn more about the diverse history of Rancho Olompali at a special Marin History Museum panel discussion featuring former residents and...
Celebrate the start of construction on the new Marin History Museum Music Center and Marin Rocks exhibit with a demolition party this Saturday (February 27, 5 p.m.–midnight). Enjoy live music by the Miles Schon Band, light shows, dancing to Marin DJ MC Yogi and DJ Dragon Fly, museum previews as well as drinks and...
The Marin History Museum formally took possession of a San Rafael building last week (850 Fourth Street) that will be home to the planned Marin Music Center featuring the Marin Rocks exhibition. Marin Rocks, which is opening this fall, will feature an interactive exhibition celebrating Marin’s music community through displays and programs creating a...
A violin painted and signed by The Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick and an electric guitar signed by four members of the Rolling Stones were donated to the Marin History Museum by John and Maria Pitcairn, who have lived in Ross since the mid ’60s, this week. “Maria and I have had a long term...
The Marin Community Foundation has donated $15,000 to help the Marin History Museum develop audiences for their arts and cultural exhibits. “We are honored to have received this grant,” Merry Alberigi, Executive Director of the Marin History Museum, said in a recent press release. “The Marin History Museum serves the community in many ways,...
Metallica’s first performance in Marin was a huge success and sold out in only three days. The rare concert appearance by the hard rockin’ band at the Veterans’ Auditorium September 11 benefited the Marin History Museum’s planned Marin Rocks exhibition scheduled to open in 2010. The event was a huge success, grossing about $375,000...
So I am doing something tonight I never thought I would be doing … seeing Metallica in concert right here in Marin! I am hoping they only bring half their gear because I am guessing they are going to be one of the loudest events ever heard at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium. So...
