Larkspur Community Foundation

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

TONITE! Join us 6-8pm at Piper Park for a dance-y good time with Funk Nugget! 💃🕺
05/22/2026

TONITE! Join us 6-8pm at Piper Park for a dance-y good time with Funk Nugget! 💃🕺

05/22/2026

TONITE! Join us 6-8pm at Piper Park for a dance-y good time with Funk Nugget! 💃🕺

Off-leash trial in Niven Park 🐶Larkspur city leaders responded to pleas from dog owners to allow one corner of Greenbrae...
05/21/2026

Off-leash trial in Niven Park 🐶

Larkspur city leaders responded to pleas from dog owners to allow one corner of Greenbrae’s Niven Park for off-leash play.

The area had been an unofficial gathering place for locals and their pups for years but recent complaints and an enforcement campaign had ticketed owners of off-leash dogs, cleared out the park and decimated the nightly neighborhood gathering.

Locals presented to the city council on both sides of the issue. In the end, the dog owners presented a petition with 60 signatures requesting an off-leash area for dogs and the city council voted 4-1 to approve a six month trial.

Read more in the IJ article in comments ⬇️

Transforming a dump into a Community Garden 🌼At the edge of the marsh in Piper Park, wedged between soccer and softball ...
05/20/2026

Transforming a dump into a Community Garden 🌼

At the edge of the marsh in Piper Park, wedged between soccer and softball fields, a sunny patch of garden shines. Cabbage and kale stand over tomato and bean. Bees rush between dahlias, roses and natives. Birds sing from bean poles and lizards scurry between beds.

A glimpse behind the gates and inside the workings of the Larkspur Community Garden reveals how a hive of neighbors have spent nearly 45 years transforming a former dump site into a thriving habitat.

Read our interview with volunteer coordinator Stephen Conner about the history of the garden, how it grows and why the waiting list for plots is years-long. See more photos and read our interview here: https://www.larkspurcommunityfoundation.org/2026/05/15/stephen-conner-reveals-how-the-larkspur-community-garden-grows/

LCF is proud to be an annual supporter of the Community Garden, most recently helping to spiff up its garden shed. 🌼

05/19/2026

Funk Nugget FREE this Friday! 🪩

Come out to Piper Park and groove with us this Friday!

Funk Nugget will play our first Music in the Park concert on Fri., May 22 from 6-8pm!

Pack a picnic or get beer, wine, drinks, snacks and Squared Pizza from the Larkspur Rec’Ing Crew.

See you on the dance floor! 🪩

Funk Nugget FREE this Friday! 🪩Come out to Piper Park and groove with us this Friday!Funk Nugget will play our first Mus...
05/19/2026

Funk Nugget FREE this Friday! 🪩

Come out to Piper Park and groove with us this Friday!

Funk Nugget will play our first Music in the Park concert on Fri., May 22 from 6-8pm!

Pack a picnic or get beer, wine, drinks, snacks and Squared Pizza from the Larkspur Rec'Ing Crew.

See you on the dance floor! 🪩

In grateful memory of Laura Lovett 🌼Refugia Marin held a memorial Saturday for local native plant advocate Laura Lovett....
05/18/2026

In grateful memory of Laura Lovett 🌼

Refugia Marin held a memorial Saturday for local native plant advocate Laura Lovett. As the Marin head of the California Native Plant Society, Laura helped establish several habitats around Marin. She created the garden in front of the Central Marin Police Station, which Refugia has committed to take over managing in her honor.

Surprisingly, Laura only took up native landscaping about 10 years ago. She had a significant career as a graphic designer, including many years at Chronicle Books where she helped produce more than 1,000 books.

Laura lent her artistic talents to all of the organizations she worked with, including LCF. Our board member and seven-time former mayor of Larkspur, Joan Lundstrom, remembers the impact of Laura’s service:

“Laura was one of Larkspur’s ‘unsung’ volunteers who made our city bloom. LCF granted her funds many times over the years to beautify our public spaces, including planting gardens near the police station and the Lark Theater. She also lent her expertise to LCF when we relandscaped the Downtown Parking Lot and most recently when we planted poppy seeds in the median by Mt. Tam Racquet Club last fall and helped us w**d all winter.

Laura was a dedicated gardener who worked continuously to keep our town’s gardens growing. Let’s keep on w**ding in her memory.”

So when you pass the beautiful beds of blooms around town this spring, remember Laura and her inspiring dedication and service. And feel free to grab a w**d or two in her honor. 🌼

A brilliant day at the Bon Air Fair! ☀️Big thanks to Bon Air for hosting such a fabulous community celebration Saturday!...
05/17/2026

A brilliant day at the Bon Air Fair! ☀️

Big thanks to Bon Air for hosting such a fabulous community celebration Saturday!

Hundreds of locals flocked to the promenade to hear music by local students, taste treats from all kinds of local food producers for Molly Stone’s 40th birthday, and meet a wide variety of organizations that serve our community, including LCF!

We had fun passing out roses—our Rose Bowl Dance fundraiser is coming up Sept. 19. Tickets go on sale June 2! 🌹
A brilliant day at the Bon Air Fair! ☀️

Big thanks to Bon Air for hosting such a fabulous community celebration Saturday!

Hundreds of locals flocked to the promenade to hear music by local students, taste treats from all kinds of local food producers for Molly Stone’s 40th birthday, and meet a wide variety of organizations that serve our community, including LCF!

We had fun passing out roses—our Rose Bowl Dance fundraiser is coming up Sept. 19. Tickets go on sale June 2! 🌹 https://bit.ly/rose-bowl-dance

Get the Larkspur News ✨It’s kinda crazy how much can happen in just 4 weeks in such a small town!Stay up to date with ou...
05/15/2026

Get the Larkspur News ✨

It’s kinda crazy how much can happen in just 4 weeks in such a small town!

Stay up to date with our Larkspur News newsletter. ✨

LCF publishes a monthly email edition with the latest news on the people, places and projects that make this town an extraordinary place to live!

Our May issue just came out with the inside scoop on …
➡️ upcoming events like free Music in the Park concerts and Battle of the Bands
➡️ the Larkspur Community Garden
➡️the latest local news headlines

✅ Read the May issue here: https://mailchi.mp/ff57d315e21a/larkspur-news-inside-our-community-garden-free-concerts-in-piper-park

✅ Sign up for monthly delivery here … https://www.larkspurcommunityfoundation.org/news-2/

✅ And come say hi to us at the Bon Air Fair on Saturday from 11am-2pm!

Have a fabulous weekend! ✨

05/14/2026

Free concerts start next Friday! ☀️

Grab your dancing sandals: Larkspur’s Music in the Park is back!

Gather your friends, your kids, your dogs and your lawnchairs and join us for Golden Hour at Piper Park every Friday from May 22 to June 19 from 6-8pm.

Larkspur Community Foundation is excited to sponsor this concert series again—check out these scenes from last year and you’ll see it’s a dance-y, happy, neighborly way to kick off your summer!

Huge thanks to the City of Larkspur Parks & Rec for organizing an incredible lineup of bands for 2026:

🎸 May 22 – Funk Nugget⁠
🎸 May 29 – The Papermill Gang⁠
🎸 June 5 – Bubba’s Taxi⁠
🎸 June 12 – The Dogw**ds⁠
🎸 June 19 – The Happy’s⁠

And you don’t even need to pack a picnic: the Larkspur Rec'Ing Crew will be selling beer, wine, drinks, snacks and Squared Pizza every week!

See you at Piper next Friday! ☀️

Bon Air Festival this Saturday! 😀Meet the smiling faces of LCF and more than 120 other community organizations at the Bo...
05/13/2026

Bon Air Festival this Saturday! 😀

Meet the smiling faces of LCF and more than 120 other community organizations at the Bon Air Community Festival on Saturday from 11am-2pm!

And the gathering will serve as the kickoff for Mollie Stone’s 40th anniversary!

Enjoy performances by local students as you stroll along the promenade to meet local nonprofits, farms, food producers and vendors as part of this community tradition brought to you by Bon Air Center, Mollie Stones and the Greenbrae-Kentfield Historical Society.

See you Saturday! 😀

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