Friday June 2nd
FILM OPENING
Al Gore's critically-acclaimed new film "An Inconvenient Truth" offers
the best opportunity we've ever had to capture the immediate attention
of all Americans and move this country forward quickly to stop global
warming. While the problem is urgent, the solutions are clear, and with
American ingenuity and leadership, we can avert disaster and restore
the world's confidence in our values. Let's work together to make this
movie a success, and turn the audience interest into action.
This is a must see film.
SHOWTIMES: http://www.climatecrisis.net/findatheater
INFO: http://www.climatecrisis.net/
PLAYING AT: Embarcadero Cinema
TIMES: 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 9:30pm
Saturday, May 27, 2006
An Inconvenient Truth
Sketches of Frank Gehry
from organicARCHITECT -- events@organicarchitect.com
FILM OPENING
(Note: it is playing in San Rafael, at the Smith Rafael.)
Friday May 26
Sketches of Frank Gehry
"Acclaimed film director Sydney Pollack took a five-year break from the
realms of fiction to assemble a lovingly crafted tribute to longtime
friend and acclaimed architect Frank Gehry in this documentary born from
the sketches of its talented subject. A notoriously shy craftsman whose
impressive body of work includes the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los
Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Ghery is shown working in his
studio unobstructed as Pollack attempts to capture the very essence of
the artist's bold works through use of film and digital video. "
TRAILER:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/sketchesoffrankgehry/trailer/
INFO: http://movies.aol.com/movie/sketches-of-frank-gehry/25640/main
PLAYING AT: Embarcadero Cinema
TIMES: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:20pm
STARTING JUNE 3rd
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
MARIN COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION (MCBC)
WEEKLY BULLETIN (digest only)
May 25, 2006
from Bob Trigg--email him if you want to receive the weekly -- bulletin@marinbike.org
1. BIKE TO WORK DAY 2006 WAS A BIG SUCCESS!
1,669 morning cyclists commuted on Marin's streets
2. TAM PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MEASURE A STRATEGIC PLAN
Thursday, May 25, 7:30 PM, Civic Center, 3rd floor, Supervisors'
Chambers
3. TWO MONTHS LEFT FOR DUAL MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Join (or renew) MCBC AND Bicycle Trails Council Marin for only $35
4. FAIRFAX FESTIVAL BIKE PARKING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Shifts available Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11
5. LOVE KIDS AND CYCLING? WORK FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS!
Position starts Fall 2006; training in Spring 2006
6. TRIPS FOR KIDS VOLUNTEER TO RIDE FROM SEATTLE TO SF
To raise money for Trips for Kids and Bay Area Wilderness Training
7. BE PART OF THE SPARE THE AIR NETWORK
Receive AirAlerts from BAAQMD on Spare the Air days
8. NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE CLEAN AIR CHAMPION
Nominations due by May 31; winners will be announced in July
WEEKLY BULLETIN (digest only)
May 25, 2006
from Bob Trigg--email him if you want to receive the weekly -- bulletin@marinbike.org
1. BIKE TO WORK DAY 2006 WAS A BIG SUCCESS!
1,669 morning cyclists commuted on Marin's streets
2. TAM PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MEASURE A STRATEGIC PLAN
Thursday, May 25, 7:30 PM, Civic Center, 3rd floor, Supervisors'
Chambers
3. TWO MONTHS LEFT FOR DUAL MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Join (or renew) MCBC AND Bicycle Trails Council Marin for only $35
4. FAIRFAX FESTIVAL BIKE PARKING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Shifts available Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11
5. LOVE KIDS AND CYCLING? WORK FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS!
Position starts Fall 2006; training in Spring 2006
6. TRIPS FOR KIDS VOLUNTEER TO RIDE FROM SEATTLE TO SF
To raise money for Trips for Kids and Bay Area Wilderness Training
7. BE PART OF THE SPARE THE AIR NETWORK
Receive AirAlerts from BAAQMD on Spare the Air days
8. NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE CLEAN AIR CHAMPION
Nominations due by May 31; winners will be announced in July
Built Green TV
This Friday, 7:30pm, Built Green TV will replay the first episode of our Special Series with Randy Croxton.
Friday, 7:30pm
go to www.mnn.org, then click channel 34
Built Green TV is a half-hour show that brings together leaders, educators, thinkers, designers, architects, engineers, policy makers and investors for conversations about the ever-growing green world. At a time of incredible growth, this series tackles topics within the industry including: architecture, investment, media, design, policy, education and emerging talent.
Support Built Green TV. Your contributions help provide the rich dialogue about environmental issues. Donate TODAY. For more information, go to www.builtgreentv.com
Built Green TV is a project of Green Ground Zero.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Supes Race
Is the race for Supervisor heating up, or just blowing smoke!?! Where there's fire, there's Fahrenheit 451*. Instead of burning books, however let's hope that Novatans will be buying--and reading them--with news that Lalanne Group is negotiating to bring Book Passage to the old decrepit train station next to where the Whole Foods store will be. Lots of traffic, lots of lattes, chickens, moisturizers, pound for pound, livre for libre. . .what will become of SMART in all this?
It is a farrago, a veritable pig's stew--and how sustainable is it without some plan to put the cars away, somewhere far. More than just into a new parking garage.
"Book Passage confirms Novato plans" http://www.marinij.com/fastsearchresults//ci_3859288
You may aver, here's what the Marin Bike Coalition had to say about politics in the County in General--
"Despite Marin's wealth, high levels of education and sophistication, rarely are the actions of Marin local government held up as national examples of high achievement. . . .**"
The latest controversy about who said what, when and where about Whole Foods--see "Supervisor's race heats up: Arnold, Eklund trade accusations" in the IJ is so, so, so dumb. . . just look at the comic strip called Grant Avenue, and tell me if we're not in "Doonesbury," by way of Main Street.***
The latest poll results at the Novato Advance website--
Who would you favor in the June primary election for Marin County Supervisor?
Barry Buckley
(16 Votes, 4%)
Pat Eklund
(234 Votes, 60%)
Judy Arnold
(138 Votes, 36%)
http://novatoadvance.com/?poll=4
*I mean he got mad at Roger Moore for coopting the title of his most famous novel, but please forgive Ray Bradbury.Now what if Godard had made the movie instead of Truffaut? What if Copperfield's instead of Book Passage?
**http://www.marinbike.org/News/Articles/CyclingSavvy.shtml
***I mean Upton Sinclair's version, although I would take "Our Town," (by Thornton Wilder), slice it, dice it, thrown it a blender with Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Book Passage, and then drink it on the patio at Moylan's.
It is a farrago, a veritable pig's stew--and how sustainable is it without some plan to put the cars away, somewhere far. More than just into a new parking garage.
"Book Passage confirms Novato plans" http://www.marinij.com/fastsearchresults//ci_3859288
You may aver, here's what the Marin Bike Coalition had to say about politics in the County in General--
"Despite Marin's wealth, high levels of education and sophistication, rarely are the actions of Marin local government held up as national examples of high achievement. . . .**"
The latest controversy about who said what, when and where about Whole Foods--see "Supervisor's race heats up: Arnold, Eklund trade accusations" in the IJ is so, so, so dumb. . . just look at the comic strip called Grant Avenue, and tell me if we're not in "Doonesbury," by way of Main Street.***
The latest poll results at the Novato Advance website--
Who would you favor in the June primary election for Marin County Supervisor?
Barry Buckley
(16 Votes, 4%)
Pat Eklund
(234 Votes, 60%)
Judy Arnold
(138 Votes, 36%)
http://novatoadvance.com/?poll=4
*I mean he got mad at Roger Moore for coopting the title of his most famous novel, but please forgive Ray Bradbury.Now what if Godard had made the movie instead of Truffaut? What if Copperfield's instead of Book Passage?
**http://www.marinbike.org/News/Articles/CyclingSavvy.shtml
***I mean Upton Sinclair's version, although I would take "Our Town," (by Thornton Wilder), slice it, dice it, thrown it a blender with Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Book Passage, and then drink it on the patio at Moylan's.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Novato: Sic Transit, Temper, Tempus
I recently participated in one of the Public Comment sessions for the revised Marin County Transit Plan. and here are some of my light reflections over the changes
--We still don't know how to decide how many residents of Sonoma County we want to attract to Marin via bus, do we? We sure don't need more of them to come by car, though. That's why the route that serves to bring them to, and through here – the glorious workhorse the 80 -- should increase its frequency to every half hour during the main part of the day. Once an hour is just not convenient to be a viable alternative to the automobile.
--Turning the free County Shuttle Bus route that runs from the San Rafael Transit Center to the Offices on Redwood Drive off of Smith Ranch Road into a full fledged route may be an excellent idea, particularly if it can link Kaiser with the Sutter satellite facility on the east side of 101 in Terra Linda. However, I have some reservations. What about extending it to Novato--at least Hamilton--and how are the least affluent in our community going to handle to additional burden of paying for each trip.
--Maybe the Transit District should consider being more generous in passing out passes to patrons of the Social Services in Terra Linda, or let them ride for free.
--Tactile directional or warning tiles for the blind and disabled on the pavement at the transit stops should be extensively explored. This is important especially along the stops lining the freeway.
--When oh whenever will the MCTD come out with a ‘fast pass’ card for adults and the disabled for travel in the County. Not only would it increase ridership, it would also speed up entry of and exit from the buses. Believe it, and they will come.
All this being said, I want to congratulate Amy Van Doren and her staff in working with the present limitations to produce some positive directions and new, necessary routes and additional service.
Sincerely,
Carl Macki
'Green Novato' blog
sustainnovato.blogspot.com
--Turning the free County Shuttle Bus route that runs from the San Rafael Transit Center to the Offices on Redwood Drive off of Smith Ranch Road into a full fledged route may be an excellent idea, particularly if it can link Kaiser with the Sutter satellite facility on the east side of 101 in Terra Linda. However, I have some reservations. What about extending it to Novato--at least Hamilton--and how are the least affluent in our community going to handle to additional burden of paying for each trip.
--Maybe the Transit District should consider being more generous in passing out passes to patrons of the Social Services in Terra Linda, or let them ride for free.
--Tactile directional or warning tiles for the blind and disabled on the pavement at the transit stops should be extensively explored. This is important especially along the stops lining the freeway.
--When oh whenever will the MCTD come out with a ‘fast pass’ card for adults and the disabled for travel in the County. Not only would it increase ridership, it would also speed up entry of and exit from the buses. Believe it, and they will come.
All this being said, I want to congratulate Amy Van Doren and her staff in working with the present limitations to produce some positive directions and new, necessary routes and additional service.
Sincerely,
Carl Macki
'Green Novato' blog
sustainnovato.blogspot.com
1811 Novato Blvd., #69
Novato, CA 94947
415 596 5264
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