SEP 25 Whistlestock
Barbecue and
Benefit Concert The
Unauthorized Rolling
Stones, Rick Stevens
(former lead singer for
Tower of Power) and
Lydia Pense and Cold
Blood are in Nicasio
for this 1960s-themed
celebration. Revel in a
tiny dose of Woodstock,
along with a raffle,
costume contest,
drinks and a feast
with gourmet barbecue. Rancho Nicasio
(Nicasio). 415.662.2219,
ranchonicasio.com
FILM
SEP 11–14 Saint Peter’s
and the Papal Basilicas
of Rome The movie
combines history, spiri-
tuality, architecture
and art as audiences
are taken inside the
four basilicas. Lark
Theater (Larkspur).
415.924.5111,
larktheater.net
SEP 21–25 Eugene
Onegin Stage Russia
HD brings the Russian
theater to a global
stage, kicking off this
season with a filmed
production of Eugene
Onegin, often referred
to as an encyclopedia of 19th-century
Russian life. Lark
Theater (Larkspur).
415.924.5111,
larktheater.net
SEP 29 The Threepenny
Opera Enjoy a perfor-
mance by London’s
National Theatre live
from the comfort of
your Larkspur theater
seat. This new rendi-
tion of Bertolt Brecht’s
“play with music”
features thievery, cor-
ruption and more. Lark
Theater (Larkspur).
415.924.5111,
larktheater.net
NATURE WALKS
& TALKS
ONGOING First
Tuesday Art Walk Join
the Mill Valley Arts
Commission’s monthly
stroll through town to
view exhibits by local
artists. Various locations (Mill Valley).
cityofmillvalley.org
ONGOING Free First
Wednesdays Visit the
Bay Area Discovery
Museum the first
Wednesday each month
for an outing full of
exploration and fun.
Bay Area Discovery
Museum (Sausalito).
415.339.3900,
baykidsmuseum.org
ONGOING Sunday
Hikes on Mount Tam
Cap off your weekend
with a three- to five-mile group hike up
Mount Tamalpais, led
by a Friends of Mount
Tam volunteer. Various
locations (Mill Valley).
415.258.2410, friends
ofmttam.org
SEP 3 History of the
Headlands Hike Explore
the natural and cultural history of the
Marin Headlands on
a naturalist-led hike.
Learn about the plants,
animals, minerals and
people that have inhabited this national park
while enjoying a morning in the headlands.
YMCA (Point Bonita).
415.331.9622,
ymcasf.org
SEP 10 Beyond the
Wishing Star: NASA’s
Search for Life Outside
Our Solar System
Invigorated by the
discovery of more than
2,000 exoplanets by
NASA’s Kepler space
telescope, mission scientist Natalie Batalha
talks about Kepler’s
important discoveries
and the prospects for
future missions. Walt
Disney Family Museum
(SF). 415.345.6800,
waltdisney.org
SEP 19 Jeffrey Toobin
The author and jour-
nalist discusses his
book American Heiress:
The Wild Saga of the
Kidnapping, Crimes and
Trial of Patty Hearst,
which centers on the
bizarre and extraordi-
nary circumstances of
Hearst’s 1974 kidnap-
ping and the frenzy that
followed. Nourse
Theater (SF).
415.392.4400,
cityarts.net
SEP 21 Ann Patchett
Award-winning author
Ann Patchett joins lawyer Roy Eisenhardt to
discuss Patchett’s new
novel Commonwealth,
a book about friendship, guilt and family.
Nourse Theater (SF).
415.392.4400,
cityarts.net
SEP 24 2016 Sausalito
Floating Homes Tour
Back for its 31st year,
the Sausalito tour offers
a medley of old and new
architectural design,
with 10 unique homes
open for observation.
Gate 6 Road (Sausalito).
floatinghomes.org