and human perception
(SF). 415.397.5673,
exploratorium.edu
Legion of Honor
Casanova: The
Seduction of Europe A
look at 18th-century
Europe as seen through
the eyes of Giacomo
Casanova, featuring
around 90 works centering on the perspective of
the international man
of letters, through May
28 (SF). 415.750.3600,
legionofhonor.famsf.org
Museum of Craft and
Design Tom Loeser:
Please Please Please
Unconventional invitation furniture from
the Madison-based
designer, through May
20 (SF). 415.773.0303,
sfmcd.org
Oakland Museum of
California Respect: Hip-Hop Style and Wisdom
Discover how hip-hop
changed the world with
rap, break dancing,
street art and more,
March 24–August 12
(Oakland). 510.318.8400,
museumca.org
SFMOMA Robert
Rauschenberg: Erasing
the Rules A major retrospective featuring
an array of works from
the artist’s six-decade
career, through March
25 (SF). 415.357.4000,
sfmoma.org
Sonoma Valley Museum
of Art An Eye for
Adventure: Photographs
by Jack London An
exhibition of photographs taken by the
novelist and short story
writer, through April 15
(Sonoma). svma.org
The Walt Disney Family
Museum Make Believe:
The World of Glen
Keane An exhibition
of works by renowned
Disney animator Glen
Keane, responsible for
the creation of Ariel
in The Little Mermaid,
Rapunzel in Tangled
and Pocahontas in
Pocahontas, March
8–September 3 (SF).
415.345.6800,
waltdisney.org
Yerba Buena Center
for the Arts Yishai
Jusidman: Prussian
Blue A series of paintings created nearly
exclusively with one of
the earliest artificially
developed pigments
used by European
painters: Prussian blue,
through March 25 (SF).
415.978.2787, ybca.org
EVENTS
MAR 2– 11 Wine Road
Barrel Tasting Enjoy a
weekend of wine tasting made memorable
with samples siphoned
directly from the barrel,
along with opportunities to chat with
winemakers. Various
Out & About / CALENDAR
locations (Sonoma
County). 707.433.4335,
wineroad.com
MAR 3 Brain, Art and
Music Gala Schurig
Center for Brain Injury
Recovery invites you to
an evening of food and
wine, original art, live
music, guest speakers,
silent and live auctions
and more. Osher Marin
JCC (San Rafael).
415.461.6771,
schurigcenter.org
MAR 3 Luau and
Auction for the
Children’s Cottage
Cooperative Partake in
a luau for a cause, with
a Hawaiian barbecue,
hula dancing, auctions
and ohana vibes benefiting the Children’s
Cottage Cooperative.
The American Legion
Post 313 (Larkspur).
415.461.0822,
cccmarin.com
MAR 4 Awards
Night Gala Celebrate
Holly wood’s most
glamorous evening in
a red carpet event at
The Lark, with hors
d’oeuvres, a gourmet
dinner and drinks and a
live auction. Costumes
are encouraged: come
dressed as your favorite
actor, actress or movie
character. The Lark
Theater (Larkspur).
415.924.5111,
larktheater.net
MAR 4 Smuin’s Annual
Gala An opportunity
to mingle with the
ballet company’s
renowned dancers and
San Francisco arts
and business leaders.
The event includes a
cocktail reception,
a gourmet dinner, a
live auction and a performance by Smuin’s
dancers. The Galleria
(SF). smuinballet.org
MAR 9 Y for Youth
Luncheon Bay Area
leaders assemble for
a daytime celebration of YMCA youth
who have succeeded
despite adversity and
are making an impact
in their communities.
The luncheon will raise
money for YMCA of San
Francisco’s programs,
which serve 10,000 Bay
Area children in S. F.,
Marin and San Mateo
each day. Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts (SF).
415.281.6780,
ymcasf.org
MAR 10 Community
Awards Banquet Join
Point Reyes’ Dance
Palace in honoring Pam
and Jim Campe and
Linda and Barry Linder
for their extraordinary
service and leadership.
The evening includes
a reception and dinner
with local sustain-
able cuisine. Dance
Palace Community
Center (Point
Reyes). 415.663.1075,
dancepalace.org
MAR 10 Marin Humane
Gala Animal lovers from all over the
Bay Area are invited
to this elegant affair
featuring silent and
live auctions, gourmet dining and visits
from animal ambassadors. The Clubhouse
at Peacock Gap (San
Rafael). 415.506.6231,
marinhumane.org
MAR 12 Bouquets to
Art Opening Night
Gala Be the first to view
this year’s blossoming
exhibits and partake
in an evening of optical
and culinary intrigue.
de Young Museum
(SF). 415.750.3600,
deyoungfamsf.org
MAR 13 Marin
Charitable Presents
Springtime in Paris
This annual spring
event offers boutique
shopping, a decadent
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Expedition Reef is
a unique, all-dig-
ital planetarium
show that explores the
world of coral reefs, one
of our planet’s most bio-
diverse — and critically
threatened — ecosys-
tems. California Academy
of Sciences (SF). Opens
March 16, calacademy.org
Groove to some progressive bluegrass with the
Yonder Mountain String Band, who share the bill
with Old Salt Union. Terrapin Crossroads (San
Rafael). March 28, terrapincrossroads.net
The
California
Artisan
Cheese
Festival
offers a chance to learn,
tour, and (of course)
sample alongside experts,
chefs and more. Various
locations (Sonoma
County). March 23–25,
artisancheesefestival.com
Celebrate the 90th
Academy Awards with
a casual red-carpet-
replete evening filled
with champagne,
popcorn, trivia and
big-screen viewing of
the big event. Smith
Rafael Film Center
(San Rafael). March 4,
rafaelfilm.cafilm.org
Maestro Alasdair Neale and the Marin Symphony present Family Concert,
an afternoon featuring kid-friendly favorites like Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and
The Wolf,” plus performances by Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra soloists.
Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). March 25, marinsymphony.org
THE FINE ARTS GALLERY at the
College of Marin’s Kentfield campus
presents Marin Collects, an inaugural
showcase of art and design borrowed from the
personal collections of Marin residents. The
first iteration’s lenders include film writer and
director Jonathan Parker, Mariah Nielson,
curator and daughter of artist J. B. Blunk, and
Kentfield resident L. J. Cella, the creator of
this art-minded series. March 5–April 5,
marin.edu/fineartsgallery
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