After an extensive renovation, Smiley’s Schooner Saloon opened its doors last month for the first time during the pandemic.

Before the weather turned wet, there were a few inaugural days of live music outside the local watering hole. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the West Marin Grateful Dead Appreciation Society played at a distance for residents of all ages who danced and celebrated, albeit in masks. 

It wasn’t the grand unveiling that owners Leila Monroe and…