Thursday, April 25
A fundraising dinner for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine starts at 5:30 p.m. at Saltwater Oyster Depot, in Inverness. $95 includes a special Ukrainian dinner and a presentation by Betty Grinshtein about her volunteer work. View the menu at www.saltwateroysterdepot.com/betty and email [email protected] to purchase tickets.
Wendy Fitz plays at 6 p.m. at the Due West Tavern, in Olema. No cover.
Ira and June perform old-time rabble rousers and love songs from 6 to 8 p.m. at a songwriter speakeasy at Eleven, in Bolinas.
An open mic with So-Sé starts at 7 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. Free.
Blue Grass with Seselia plays at 8 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Friday, April 26
The Point Reyes Tracking School presents a core class with Richard Vacha from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow, meeting in Point Reyes Station. $75 per day. Register by emailing [email protected].
Tenfold Farmstand hosts a pop-up plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Union Elementary School (5300 Redhill Road). Organic vegetable starts include tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, herbs and flowers. The farmstand will be stocked and fresh bread will be on hand.
Crying Time plays straight-up honky-tonk, 1970s cross-over country and elegiac originals for a dinner show at 7:30 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $20. Reservations at www.ranchonicasio.com.
Money Troubles plays at 8 p.m. at the Old Western Saloon, in Point Reyes Station. $5.
Kelly McFarling + Big Dog play folk, rock, alt-country and more starts at 8:30 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $15 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
John Varn & Friends play at 8:30 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Saturday, April 27
A storytime for preschoolers takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Bolinas Library. Tea and refreshments served.
A volunteer workday takes place from 10 a.m. to noon at the West Marin School baseball field, working on the backstop fencing, dugouts, concession stand and wood piles. Sponsored by the West Marin Field Committee.
The Gan HaLev Jewish Congregation hosts a potluck Shabbat-Pesach brunch at 10:30 a.m. at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center.
Drink lemonade with a Marin County Parks ranger from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Roy’s Redwoods Open Space Preserve, in San Geronimo. Friendly dogs on leash are welcome; meet at the loop trailhead on Nicasio Valley Road. Rain cancels.
A Drakes Beach volunteer cleanup takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in celebration of National Park Week. Tools will be provided, but wear closed-toes shoes and bring water and snacks. For information, email [email protected].
West Marin Climate Action hosts an EV Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Toby’s Food Barn, in Point Reyes Station. Featuring electric cars, trucks, bicycles and tools with their owners, including Spanish-speaking residents and experts on federal and state rebates. Refreshments served. If you would like to talk about your electric vehicle, email www.westmarinclimateaction.org/contact-us.
The Bolinas Community Center’s “Driftwood Dragon: Art, Garden & Food Festival” takes place from noon to 6 p.m. at the center with local music, food and beverages, crafts, garden goods, a silent auction and more.
Essence & Friends play at 6:30 p.m. at Giaco’s Valley Roadhouse, in San Geronimo.
Press On Randy plays a record release party for “Albatross” at 8 p.m. at the Old Western Saloon, in Point Reyes Station. $5.
The Zydeco Flames play for a dinner show at 8 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $20. Reservations at www.ranchonicasio.com.
Swamp Thang plays at 8:30 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Annabelle’s Slime Hammock plays a blend of West Coast bass, hip hop, trap, dubstep and dancehall at 8:30 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
Sunday, April 28
The Marin Tracking Club meets at 8:30 a.m. on the last Sunday of the month on the front porch of Toby’s Feed Barn, in Point Reyes Station. Come prepared to explore sites in the Point Reyes National Seashore or other nearby locations. Free.
Celebrate Dîa de los Niños from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Toby’s Feed Barn, in Point Reyes Station. Featuring Afro-Peruvian Dance Troupe Cunamacue, food, face painting, book giveaways and crafts. Hosted by the Point Reyes Library and Papermill Creek Children’s Corner.
The Lodge at Marconi celebrates its recent opening and International Marconi Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with local farmers’ market fare, live music, guided tours and activities.
The Turf Cutters and friends play traditional Irish music from 1 to 4 p.m. in Toby’s Feed Barn, in Point Reyes Station. Free.
“The Burbank Family Story,” a lecture by Meg Burbank, a relative of Luther Burbank and a docent at the Burbank Garden, takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Tomales Regional History Center. Free.
Boyfriends plays classical rock, funk and folk-rock at 3 p.m. outdoors at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
Translator Patty Crane reads and discusses her translations of Nobel Prize-winning poet Tomas Tranströmer from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Dance Palace Church Space, in Point Reyes Station. Presented by Point Reyes Books.
Little Gems performs vocal harmonies and original songs at 4 p.m. at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center. $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students, children and those on fixed incomes. Tickets at https://events.humanitix.com/little-gems.
Todos Santos plays cantina Americana for a dinner show at 5 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. No cover. Reservations at www.ranchonicasio.com.
The Left Coast Syncopators play a raucous show of American roots and R&B from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Station House Café, in Point Reyes Station. No cover.
The Papermill All-Stars with Darren Nelson and Jeremy D’Antonio play at 6 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Monday, April 29
Deepa Patel and host Serena Bian speak about “What Does Love Have to Do with It? Bringing Mystery to Peacebuilding” from 9 to 10:30 a.m. online, presented by the New School at Commonweal, in Bolinas. $20 suggested donation. Register at https://tns.commonweal.org.
The West Marin Community Services food pantry is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m.
A mending circle meets from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the Jack Mason Museum room of the Inverness Library. Bring your project and any bobbles and notions to share.
Dinner and Movie Mondays feature a free movie screening at 7 p.m. each week except the first Monday of the month at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas.
A free monthly osteopathic clinic takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Tomales Town Hall. Email [email protected] to sign up for an hour-long treatment.
Tuesday, April 30
Elder Woman Soul Fusion, a weekly ritual meditation, movement and music class with Amber Hines, takes place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Bolinas Community Center. $10 to $20 sliding-scale donations.
An aikido class with Bruce Fox takes place from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Dance Palace Community Center. For ages 10 and up. $5 mat fee. Email [email protected] for information.
A beginning ESL class takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Point Reyes Library. Registration required by contacting Annemarie at (415) 663.1849 or [email protected].
Wednesday, May 1
Toni Littlejohn, board president of Gallery Route One, speaks about the Artists in the Schools program and the Adopt an Artist campaign during the regular meeting of the West Marin Rotary Club at 8:30 a.m. in person at Toby’s Feed Barn and online. For a link, email [email protected].
A coffee klatch starts at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Inverness Library.
Family Wednesdays take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Bolinas Community Center plaza with arts and crafts, books, exploration and snacks. Hosted by the Bolinas Library.
The Tomales Town Hall board meets upstairs in the hall at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.
Thursday, May 2
Indivisible West Marin writes postcards to get out the vote every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Community Room of the West Marin Multi-Services Center (100 Sixth Street), in Point Reyes Station. For information, email [email protected].
KWMR celebrates its 25th birthday from 4:30 to 10 p.m. at the Dance Palace Community Center. Featuring talks, refreshments, classes, live and DJ music. For a complete schedule, go to www.kwmr.org.
The Nicasio School board meets at 5 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month in the school library.
West Marin School’s Spring Fiesta takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. with games, music, face painting, crafts, horchata, fresh corn and a tostada bar. Proceeds will benefit the school’s P.T.S.A.
“Thomas Merton in California: Contemplative Christianity and the Transformation of the Self,” a lecture and conversation with David Odorisio, starts at 7 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, in Inverness. Free. More information at www.stcolumbasinverness.org/iona-lecture-series-david-odorisio.
Matt Axton plays at 8 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls, with Badmoon with Essence & Gold Country opening.
Friday, May 3
Marin County Parks rangers lead volunteers in restoration activities at Kent Island from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Bolinas. Registration required at www.marincountyparks.org.
Darren Nelson and Jeremy D’Antonio play at 6 p.m. at Giaco’s Valley Roadhouse, in San Geronimo.
Pardon the Interruption plays a dinner show at 7:30 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $20. Reservations at www.ranchonicasio.com.
Sunhunter plays at 8:30 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Tribute band George-Ish Jones-Like plays at 8:30 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
Saturday, May 4
A snowy plover docent training takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Red Barn Classroom at Bear Valley, in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Advance registration not required. For more information, contact ranger Fiona at fiona_o’[email protected].
The Stinson Beach Village Association meets at 10 a.m. in the chapel and virtually by Zoom on the first Saturday of the month. Email Leslie at [email protected] for information.
A spring garden party hosted by the Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Commonweal Garden (480 Mesa Rd.) in Bolinas, with an opening circle at 11:30 a.m. Featuring music by Los Padres, dancing, children’s activities, a sound bath in the redwood grove and nourishing food. For information and tickets, visit www.naturainstitute.org/spring-garden-party.
A brief talk about gray whales as they migrate past Point Reyes takes place at 11:30 a.m. on weekends on the observation deck above the Point Reyes Lighthouse. Then, a park ranger speaks inside the lighthouse from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
“Assorted works” by West Marin sculptor and stonemason Rick Springer show from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends in May at the Bolinas Gallery.
An opening reception for recent paintings by Wendy Schwartz takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery at Toby’s Feed Barn, in Point Reyes Station. The exhibit shows through May 30.
Loralee Christensen plays at 6:30 p.m. at Giaco’s Valley Roadhouse, in San Geronimo.
Funk Nugget plays at 8:30 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.
Coffey Park plays classic rock at 8 p.m. at the Western, in Point Reyes Station. $5.
Go By Ocean plays at 8:30 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
Sunday, May 5
Marin County Parks leads an Upton Beach cleanup from 10 a.m. to noon, meeting at the north parking lot of Stinson Beach. Sign up at www.marincountyparks.org.
A West Marin contact improvisation jam takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every first Sunday of the month at the Dance Palace Community Center. $15 to $20 sliding-scale donations. For information, email Maica at [email protected].
A walk for peace in Gaza starts at noon every Sunday in Bolinas, meeting at the cemetery at St. Mary Magdalene Church to walk from Pine Gulch Creek to the sea.
The Dale Polissar Trio plays at 3 p.m. outdoors at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. Free tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
Celtic musicians Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter perform on Celtic harps and rare instruments and tell stories at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, in Inverness. $30 tickets, or $25 for seniors, available at www.stcolumbasinverness.org/lisa-lynne-aryeh-frankfurter.
San Geronimo plays a Cinco de Mayo bash at 5 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $20. Reservations at www.ranchonicasio.com.
Hannah Jern-Miller serves up acoustic folk from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tony’s Seafood, in Marshall. No cover.
Jon Otis & Blue Beatz plays an Americana grab bag and Afro-Caribbean from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Station House Café. No cover.
The Papermill All-Stars play at 6 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls.