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A weekly look at what's happening and who's making it happen in Marin County
  Friday, 03 July, 2009        
 
 
Swinging like Sinatra at Throckmorton
 
 
Jonathan Poretz inhabits two worlds.
By day, the San Rafael resident works in public relations; he's a vice president at a San Francisco marketing firm that specializes in pr...
 
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Porchlight’s Chekhov gives summer gravity
 
 
Amid the redwoods at the Marin Art and Garden Center, a somber Russian drama is being performed through July 11, Thursday to Saturday, at 7 p.m.
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Softball king turns 70, keeps swinging
 
 
Last August, SportsScope chronicled the story of Lee Baxter, the unofficial king of San Rafael Adult League softball.
His story is so remarkable, and getting so much more unbe...
 
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Great American dishes at classic roadhouse
 
 
Some restaurants are the culinary equivalent of jazz standards. Just as I always find myself loving improvisations on Gershwin tunes, I appreciate restaurants that interpret tradit...
 
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Desperately Marin Housewife
Late-spring musings on love, sex, friendship
Author's note: As I am vacationing during the month of June, I've asked Bill to guest author this week's column.

Bill here, Jim's best friend, Elise's ex-husband, Vera's long time ... whatever. The author and her family took off on a whim for a birthday celebration in France, so her column will be on hiatus through June. In her absence, in the spirit of the beginnings and endings of late spring, the author asked me to sum up DMH's plotline and the status of her characters. Problem is,

 
Kids' Pics
‘Proposal’ amuses with awkward situations
You know a movie is good when the audience packed into the theater for opening night is having fits of laughter at each joke. That is exactly what happened when I saw "The Proposal." Not only was it one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while, but it managed to keep the audience entertained and laughing madly, despite the predictable plot.
 
Around The Bay
KID Pick Bonus -- Creators and Ed Asner reflect on making ‘Up’
On May 8, young reporters Eric and Sean Campbell attended a press junket at Pixar studios. There they sat down with the creators of Pixar's new animated film "Up": Pete Docter, Bob Peterson and Jonas Rivera, and veteran actor Ed Asner, the voice of main character Carl Fredricksen.

Eric Campbell: I was interested to see that award-winning screenwriter-director Tom McCarthy was involved with the story process. Can you talk a little bit about that?
Bob Peterson: One of Tom's legac

 
       
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