Time once again for the Lark Theater Name-That-Thing Quiz:
“It’s thin-skinned, temperamental…. Only when someone has taken the time to truly understand its potential can [it] be coaxed into its fullest expression. And when that happens, its flavors are the most haunting and brilliant and subtle and thrilling and ancient on the planet.”
Sounds like so many of us, no? Once the flush of self-recognition has cleared from your cheeks, you might remember this from Paul Giamatti’s soaring paean to Pinot in the wonderful film Sideways. Pinot sales went up 16% in the Western US when this movie came out. See it again with the haunting and thrilling flavors of locally-produced Pinot Noir still on your tongue at our Pinot Days at the Lark Theater event on 5/14. We’ll host three local producers (Ketcham Estate, Eno Wines, and Suacci Carciere), followed by a screening of Sideways. Tasting at 7:00pm, film at 8:00pm. Tickets are only $15. A fantastic date night and surely a memorable celebration of life, love and the noble grape. A co-production between the Lark Theater and Pinot Days.
Everyone and their mother will find something to enjoy during the first week of May, as we wind up to Mom’s special day. Gone With the Wind, Sing-along Mamma Mia, Joy Luck Club (a special celebration of mothers and daughters, sponsored by neighbors the Magnolia Avenue Salon and DJ’s Chinese Cuisine), a tribute to Mary Pickford (lots more on our Mary Pickford festival here), and – if she’s not one for the chick-flicks – Goodbye Solo are ALL playing during the first week of May. See our website for showtimes.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Lark Theater! Try not to eat too many green things that aren’t green on any other day of the year.
Unless you’re tapped into it, you might not know that there’s a huge bluegrass/new grass/roots/acoustic music scene going on all over the greater Bay Area – and the Lark is a frequent stop on the circuit for some very exciting local musicians. Coming up we’ve got the Waybacks, with special guests the Wronglers, on Friday 3/27; and the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on Thursday, 4/16. (As ever, details are on our site: www.larktheater.net.)
We do a lot of live music at the Lark. The bluegrass folks are right at home here; but with lush velvet curtains, tasteful art deco murals and cushy reclining seats – not to mention cup-holders for your wine! – we’re also an elegant and intimate concert setting for such local vocal legends as Maria Muldaur and Jon Hendricks, both of whom have recently graced our stage.
And for those of you who like your music served up with a little crime fiction: on Friday, 4/3, Harlan Coben (Hold Tight, Tell No One) presents his new book Long Lost, together with the sensational Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins. See, this is just the kind of eclectic, free-associative thing we like around here. A co-presentation with Book Passage. (They don’t know either just how these two talented people from disparate fields got themselves paired up together. Hopefully all will be revealed on the night!)
We continue to be excited about our association with Book Passage. They’re a book store and much more, offering an amazing array of classes and workshops and luring some very influential thinkers and doers to speak at their Corte Madera store. (We remember their great beginnings, as a little travel bookstore just up the other end of Magnolia Avenue. Heck, we remember when the lovely Ward Street Cafe was Dexter’s T.V. Repair!). In a similar spirit, the Lark is a place not just for film but for experiencing culture in a variety of ways, and for the vibrant exchange of ideas.
And so, a St. Patrick’s Day toast: To the arts in Marin! To our local independent businesses! And to the good people who value and support us. Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!
