Larkspur Community Foundation

Larkspur Community Foundation A local nonprofit devoted to enhancing life in the extraordinary Marin County town of Larkspur, California

Get the latest Larkspur News! ✨Our September newsletter is out and chock full o’ updates around town:➡️ Details on the n...
09/02/2026

Get the latest Larkspur News! ✨

Our September newsletter is out and chock full o’ updates around town:

➡️ Details on the new permanent home for the Intergenerational Center from Carla Condon, including free programming - like stretching classes shown below - supported by a grant from LCF
➡️ Specifics on upcoming Candidate Forums - the first one is Sept. 9
➡️ Behind-the-scenes with our “Rose Bowl Chair, Extraordinaire” Molly Wuthrich

And - of course - everything you need to know about our 🌹ROSE BOWL DANCE 🌹coming up in just 2 weeks on Sept. 19!

Read the issue and be sure to sign up to get your very own edition in your inbox every month!
https://mailchi.mp/7b8cf3bf9ad8/rose-bowl-is-here-candidate-forums-new-intergenerational-center

And follow LCF here to get the latest news about Larkspur 💚

The Lark shows Larkspur on the Big Screen in 1949 🎥Did you know that a classic 1949 film noir was actually filmed right ...
08/31/2026

The Lark shows Larkspur on the Big Screen in 1949 🎥

Did you know that a classic 1949 film noir was actually filmed right here in Larkspur?

The Lark Theater will screen Impact this Wed., Sept. 2 at 6:30pm opening its Film Noir fest — and this is one movie where the local connection is almost as fun as the film itself.

Impact follows a wealthy SF businessman who survives an attempt on his life and eventually finds himself hiding out in a small town called Larkspur, Idaho. The twist? Those “Idaho” scenes were filmed in the REAL Larkspur.

The production began filming in San Francisco in September 1948 and used locations throughout the Bay Area. In Larkspur, the filmmakers made particularly good use of the Probert family property on Magnolia Avenue, including the family home and their working gas station - now the Lark Creek Shops and Perry’s. Larkspur City Hall, the Fire Station and shots on Madrone and Magnolia also appear in the movie — see if you can spot these locations in the stills below.

And the local fire department wasn't just scenery. The movie incorporated Larkspur's actual volunteer firefighters into a fire-call sequence, including scenes shot around the historic fire station.

It’s unclear why Larkspur was chosen as the setting for this film. But our volunteer fire department gained national prominence in 1947 when it appeared in a cover story in Collier's magazine because its operations were funded entirely by the town’s famous Rose Bowl dances!

So head over to the Lark this Wednesday at 6:30pm for IMPACT to see what Larkspur looked like 80 years ago — and join us for LCF’s revival of the ROSE BOWL DANCE on Sat. Sept. 19!

We’ll have Tainted Love, incredible food and wine and more than 600 of your friends and neighbors to raise funds for our volunteer nonprofit causes — like The Lark itself!

LCF is proud to have supported the Lark’s improvements over the years — we are so lucky to have this nationally-acclaimed independent theater downtown.

Get all the ROSE BOWL details in comments!

Another GORGEOUS Wine Stroll! ✨Huge thanks to the Chamber and its sponsors for a beautiful evening downtown. We caught u...
08/31/2026

Another GORGEOUS Wine Stroll! ✨

Huge thanks to the Chamber and its sponsors for a beautiful evening downtown. We caught up with tons of friends and neighbors - and enjoyed so many incredible samples of wine and cuisine.

We loved hanging out with Andi and Simone from Tavola Rustica - who sported the latest in Larkspur hats ✨

LCF is proud to support the Chamber to continue this community tradition!

Up next: The Rose Bowl on Sept. 19! Get your tickets now at link in comments for the next fabulous celebration of Larkspur!

🌹The Rose Bowl countdown is ON! 🌹Just 3 weeks ‘til we will dance under the stars as part of Larkspur’s most beloved trad...
08/28/2026

🌹The Rose Bowl countdown is ON! 🌹

Just 3 weeks ‘til we will dance under the stars as part of Larkspur’s most beloved tradition!

Join us Saturday, September 19 for the 2026 Rose Bowl Dance at the beautiful historic Escalle Winery. We’re bringing back the spirit of the legendary Rose Bowl dance that began in 1913 and ran for 50 years putting Larkspur on the map! ✨

Nearly 550 of your friends and neighbors already bought their tickets —so get yours before we sell out!

Thanks to our GENEROUS SPONSORS, here’s all the emojis you’ll get…

🎶 Live music by Tainted Love — the Bay Area’s most popular ’80s cover band

🍕 Delicious authentic Italian bites and a sparkling toast from Tavola Rustica

🍷Incredible wines from Honig and Copper Six

🍺Craft beer from Hidden Splendor

🍨Gelato from Fiorello’s

🌲A glorious late-summer night at Escalle - Larkspur’s oldest property

📸 A professionally-staffed photo booth to capture your evening

🚋 Complimentary trolley service from downtown Larkspur

❤️ The satisfaction of supporting our nonprofit Larkspur Community Foundation and our volunteer-powered projects, including the development of Arch Street Landing - a new pocket park on Magnolia Avenue.

🍭Even sweeter: show your Rose Bowl ticket at Tavola Rustica and you’ll get a free tiramisu through October!

Here's all the details ⬇️

Saturday, September 19 | 7–11 PM
📍 Escalle Winery, 771 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur
🎟️ $195/person — $80 of each ticket is tax deductible
🎩Get dressed up —or don’t— just DON’T MISS this party!

But only 15% of space is left so GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY ‼️

Let's celebrate our Larkspur community, dance the night away, and help LCF keep its initiatives going!

👉 Get details and tickets at link in comments and we’ll see you on Sept. 19!

Flashback ⚡️Larkspur’s First King Everyone’s excited to hear that our King Mountain’s summit has been opened to the publ...
08/27/2026

Flashback ⚡️Larkspur’s First King

Everyone’s excited to hear that our King Mountain’s summit has been opened to the public. But did you ever wonder which “King” the mountain was named after?

The answer is Patrick King, one of Larkspur’s first European settlers and namesake of the mountain, King Street and maybe even St. Patrick Church.

“Paddy” King and William Murray paid the Ross family $4,500 in “U.S. gold coin” for 1,233 acres of the southern Ross Valley in 1869. Murray took the northern section—today’s Murray Park and Kentfield—while King took the southern section, which encompassed all of downtown Larkspur as well as Little King and Big King Mountains.

Born in County Galway in 1825, King ran a dairy in the area from 1866 and built a farmhouse that stood near King St. and Magnolia Ave. After selling the dairy to the Burtchaell family in 1888, the new owners constructed the landmark Queen Anne home at 105 King Street that still stands today.

King leased the land that eventually became Escalle Winery before selling it a few years later. He sold most of the rest of his property to the founder of the American Land & Trust Company, who subdivided it into lots for sale as the “Town of Larkspur” in 1887. He later bought back a few lots before he died in 1896.

His wife donated the land for Larkspur’s first Catholic church in honor of King’s three children who died from tuberculosis in the 1880s. The church’s leaders christened it, “St. Patrick.” ☘️

📸 Larkspur Heritage Preservation Board Archives
1 - Original King farm at Magnolia & King
2 - 1869 Deed of Sale
3 - New Costello home at 105 King Street in 1900

NEW Larkspur hats for fall! ☀️We’ve now got WHITE caps and NAVY trucker hats ready for you to show your Larkspur pride. ...
08/24/2026

NEW Larkspur hats for fall! ☀️

We’ve now got WHITE caps and NAVY trucker hats ready for you to show your Larkspur pride.

And we’ve still got a few DARK GREEN caps and GRAY trucker hats in stock too!

Each hat is just $25!

All proceeds benefit our volunteer-powered projects at the Larkspur Community Foundation.

Drop by our booth at the Downtown Larkspur Wine Stroll next Saturday Aug. 29 to get your very own.

Or DM us here or email us at [email protected] with your order and we’ll deliver the hats to your Larkspur door for FREE! ☀️

You don’t want to miss this party! 🌹The good news?? More than 500 tickets have already been sold for the Rose Bowl Dance...
08/23/2026

You don’t want to miss this party! 🌹

The good news??

More than 500 tickets have already been sold for the Rose Bowl Dance! 😃

That means all your friends and neighbors will be dancing under the stars to Tainted Love at Escalle on Sept. 19.

The bad news??

We only have about 150 tickets left before the event sells out. 😫

Avoid a dreadful case of FOMO and get your tickets TODAY at QR code attached.

Don’t forget - there’ll be incredible food and drink from Tavola Rustica, Honig Wines, Hidden Splendor Copper Six and the Silver Peso too! Get all the details here: bit.ly/rose-bowl-dance

And it’s all for a great cause: Supporting LCF’s mission to make Larkspur a more beautiful and connected small town. 🌹

Meet your City Council candidates 🤝Larkspur will field its largest ever field of candidates on November 3 to fill three ...
08/21/2026

Meet your City Council candidates 🤝

Larkspur will field its largest ever field of candidates on November 3 to fill three seats on its city council.

LCF, the Larkspur Chamber, The Lark and the Marin League of Women Voters will present two moderated forums for candidates to meet residents and share their priorities for our town.

Bring your questions and plan join us at one of the following forums:

✅ Wed. Sept. 9, 5:30pm
Lark Theatre (RSVP at link in comments)

✅ Thurs. Oct. 1, 5:30pm
Drake’s Landing Community Room, Greenbrae

LCF is proud to help sponsor these forums and help our citizens vote informed in November. ✅

08/20/2026

Stroll with us!!! 🍷🍷

Get your glasses ready: Downtown Larkspur’s biggest event of the year happens in less than 2 weeks!

The Larkspur Chamber’s Downtown Wine Stroll takes place on Sat. Aug. 29 from 4-7pm.

It’s a perfect start to a date night with friends - or head to the Kids Zone for a whole bunch of family fun.

There’s tons of food and wine to taste and live music all evening long. You can explore local businesses, soak up some gorgeous late summer vibes and catch up with just about everyone you know.

Buy your tickets NOW to save: Only $65 in advance or $80 at the door - plus kids are free! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/14th-annual-downtown-larkspur-wine-stroll-tickets-1991591020354?aff=oddtdtcreator

Take it up a notch after the stroll at The Silver Peso's after-party featuring Funk Nugget!🕺

LCF is proud to help the Chamber’s bring the Wine Stroll to downtown Larkspur. Cheers to our fabulous community! 🍷🍷

🍎 Heads up: school starts tomorrow! 🍎Class starts bright and early Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, for Redwood, Larkspur-Cor...
08/19/2026

🍎 Heads up: school starts tomorrow! 🍎

Class starts bright and early Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, for Redwood, Larkspur-Corte Madera and Kentfield schools.

Watch for students on their way to/from school and plan for busy streets again around pick-up and drop-off times.

LCF sends best wishes for a great school year to all our local families! 🍎

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