Arts & Entertainment

Get Out: Patch's Weekend Planner July 29-31

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Check out what's going on in the San Anselmo-Fairfax calendar.

Friday and Saturday:

San Domenico alumna Ariel Henry-Warren ('10) has written and directed a comedic play that will be performed on campus. A king's throne is usurped by an evil dictator and it is up to a group of nobles-turned-servants to find a solution to this frought situation. Join friends for this free show and support local talent.

If you go: Admission is free, but donations are always accepted and help support the San Domenico theatre department. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. at , 1500 Butterfield Rd. in San Anselmo. For more information contact: arielelizabethproductions@aol.com.

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Friday:

Bring a picnic or get your meal to-go at one of the great restaurants around town and enjoy the company of friends and neighbors on the Town Hall lawn. Friday's art is brought to you by the San Anselmo Arts Commission, enjoy!

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If you go: The weekly picnic is from 5 to 8 p.m. on the Lawn, 525 San Anselmo Ave.

Friday and Saturday: Film Night in the Park: and

Friday night’s film is Dirty Dancing, a coming of age drama that follows a teenage girl's rebellion against her father by starting a relationship with a dance instructor during the family's summer vacation. Saturday night’s film is Casablanca, a 1942 American film starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her Czech Resistance leader husband escape from the Moroccan city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. A true classic.

If you go: The free films begin at dusk, so get to Creek Park by 8 p.m. and set up your low chair or blanket. is at Sir Francis Drake and Center Boulevards in San Anselmo. Visit filmnight.org for more information.

Saturday:

Bay Area pianists Dondrup Jennifer Grant, Shofen Lee, and Jeanette Tietze will present a recital of music written for two pianos. The program will include works by Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Piazzolla.

If you go: This free event is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Carol Franc Buck Hall of the Arts at Hall of the Arts, 1500 Butterfield Rd. in San Anselmo.

Sunday:

Al Milburn is a well known luthier, working in Kensington, CA. He has been repairing musical instruments in the Bay Area since 1983. He is also a talented musician and songwriter. Al has had several serious medical problems in the last few years, resulting in five major surgeries. He is a Vietnam War vet, and the VA has done a good job helping him with the actual medical procedures. However, Al is in need of one more surgery, which will prevent him working for a period of six to eight weeks. After the last few years, he simply does not have the financial resources to take the required break. Al needs our help. The live music includes George "The Crooner" Cole - Direct From Carnegie Hall, The RaveUps with Chris Solberg (Eddie Money, Santana), The Fibrilators, Amalgamation with Robin Lovejoy,The SkillBillies with Al Milburn and The Sheets. There will also be a mid-afternoon auction of musical equipment, including instruments!

If you go: Tickets are $10 at the door and the event is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at  in Fairfax.

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