08/28/2026
See this week's Editor's Picks! Here is a curated selection of things to do in Marin:
OPEN SPACE VISIONS
August 28 | reception
August 28—30 | exhibition dates
BayWood Artists + Dominican University of CA | San Rafael
Featuring 100+ original paintings by BayWood Artists celebrating Marin’s open spaces. Half of all sales will benefit Marin Open Space Trust and its work to preserve unprotected lands throughout Marin County.
THE WHITE CHIP
August 27—September 20 | performances
Marin Theatre | Mill Valley
The White Chip by Sean Daniels is a hilarious and heartbreaking “recovery comedy” following one man’s journey through addiction and toward sobriety. Told with candid humor, it’s a powerful story of reckoning, resilience, and beginning again.
CLUB 90 — HOT AMPHITHEATER NIGHTS
August 29
City of Novato | Novato
Club 90 brings high-energy dance music from the 1960s to today to Novato’s Hot Amphitheater Nights Concert. Get ready to groove to decades of crowd-pleasing hits at this free outdoor concert!
QUEERLY SPOKEN
August 29
Marin Poetry Center + The Marin LGBTQ Center | San Rafael
Celebrate LGBTQ+ poetry and community with featured poets Ezra Buell, Frances Sveinson, Shelley Wong, and Karen Poppy, who will also honor the late Marin County Poet Laureate Joseph Zaccardi. The evening includes an open mic welcoming LGBTQ+ poets and allies to share their voices.
THE BOX SHOW AT GRO
August 29 | reception
August 29—September 25 | exhibition dates
September 26 | silent auction bidding ends
Gallery Route One | Point Reyes Station
Gallery Route One’s annual Box Show™ features 150 Bay Area artists transforming identical wooden boxes into imaginative, unexpected works of art. Now in its 27th year, the exhibition and auction supports GRO’s community arts programs and celebrates creativity in all its forms.
ENCAUSTIC SCULPUTE WORKSHOP
August 29 & 30
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts | Mil Valley
Explore three-dimensional sculpture and encaustic techniques with award-winning Chicago artist Helen Dannelly. Learn to create sculptural forms using wire mesh, plaster gauze, and encaustic medium in this hands-on workshop for all skill levels.
FIRST TUESDAY ARTWALK
September 1
Mill Valley Arts Commission | Mill Valley
Enjoy Mill Valley’s First Tuesday ArtWalk, featuring a vibrant mix of Bay Area artists at galleries and venues throughout town. Stroll, discover local art, and enjoy works that remain on view throughout the month.
BRAIN AGING MAY BE MORE MALLEABLE THAN WE THOUGHT — BUCK INSTITUTE'S LIVING BETTER LONGER COMMUNITY SEMINAR SERIES
September 2
The Buck Institute | Novato
Explore how blood, inflammation, and aging affect brain health with Stanford professor Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD. Discover groundbreaking research suggesting brain aging, memory, and cognitive decline may be more modifiable than once thought.
EVERY VOICE EVERY VISION — BENEFIT
September 3 | benefit
September 2—7 | exhibition dates
P.A.I.N.T Art Collective + Sausalito Center for the Arts | Sausalito
Celebrate inclusive creativity at P.A.I.N.T Art Collective’s Every Voice, Every Vision Benefit Evening, featuring artists of all abilities, live music, food, wine, and community. Proceeds support opportunities for artists with disabilities to exhibit, earn income, and share their creativity.
DESIGN THINKING THROUGH ART & ARCHITECTURE
September 4 | closing reception
thru September 4 | exhibition dates
Youth in Arts | San Rafael
Discover creative work by Laurel Dell Elementary’s 4th grade students as they share their visions for the future through art and architecture.
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Marin Theatre Enjoy Mill Valley BayWood Artists Dominican University of California Marin Poetry Center Marin LGBTQ Center O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Mill Valley Arts Commission Contemporary Artist & Teacher Gallery Route One Buck Institute for Research on Aging PAINT Art Collective Sausalito Center For The Arts Visit Sausalito Youth In Arts
