sausalito

It may surprise you to learn that there is still one commercial fishery left on the Bay. Even more surprising is that the fish in question are herrings, which migrate by the millions each year to Richardson Bay. Come celebrate these tiny, briney treats at the Annual Sausalito Herring Festival in Garbrielson Park this Sunday […]

The big drawback to ice skating is the ice. The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito has solved that problem. Their rink, up through January 8, is synthetic. Your grandkids can still glide, slip and tumble but without any frigid falls. Any child who can walk can try. Skates are provided. Children $13.95. Seniors $12.95.

Bay seniors looking for leading edge art will find it on the north coast of the Golden Gate hiding in plain sight at the former Fort Barry military installation now renamed the Headlands Center for the Arts. Perched above Rodeo Beach it offers an ongoing program of experimental creativity in art, music, artist guided walks and performances. […]

Bay seniors looking for a corner of Sausalito that has not been overrun by battalions of tourists should drive into Marinship, an industrial area best known for housing the Bay Model. Head out closer to the Bay and you’ll find a Marina with kayak rentals, the indoor/outdoor Provencal Le Garage restaurant and, most surprising of […]

Bay seniors who wonder whatever happened to EST, Transcendental Meditation, etc might want to register for the Emotional Brain Training day-long retreats this weekend at Cavallo Point in Sausalito. EBT is a program that aspires to move you forward in your emotional evolution, wrestling down stress and depression with their latest techniques such as Spiral […]

Bay seniors who gave Sausalito up to the tourists years ago can re-discover the town’s quirky soul every Saturday and Sunday on the Wooden Boat Tour. From 12:30 to 3:30 you’ll stroll through the whimsical houseboat community, guided by authoress Victoria Coiella, visiting historical vessels, WWII shipyards and artist studios. $50 per person.

I keep my mouth shut wary of sounding condescending but have always been convinced that the music, politics, art, etc of our youth were massively more interesting than anything that’s occurred since then. Until now. I admit to an eager envy over the -popping activities of the recent Burning Man (http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/pictures/burning-man-2012-20120905) though there’s not even […]