As we mentioned, San Francisco and all the cultural amenities it has to offer are just a quick trip across the bridge. The City offers everything you would expect to find in a leading metropolis. That said, you don’t really have to make the trip across the Bay to celebrate the arts: there are plenty of options right here in the North Bay that even draw folks from SF to our side of the bridge.

One such draw is the Marin Shakespeare Company, a local institution bringing the drama, poetry, tragedy and comedy of Shakespeare to Marin each summer through an enchanting festival under the stars. Three programs are on the schedule this summer. We can’t wait for The Taming of the Shrew which opens July 24 and is set to a Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Check out this sneak peak of the costumes and you’ll see why we’re excited.

The Marin Theatre Company (MTC), (the Bay Area’s “premiere mid-sized theater and the leading professional theater in the North Bay”), is doing something brand new this season: collaborating with Magic Theatre and American Conservatory Theatre for a Bay Area-wide production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy, The Brother/Sister Plays. The first installment, In the Red and Brown Water, runs at MTC starting September 14 and opens their 2010-2011 season.

If your interest lies in the performing arts, both the Marin Center and the Marin JCC put on compelling programs featuring performers from all over the world. The upcoming lineup at the Marin Center in San Rafael includes the Peking Acrobats, Pilobolus Dance Company (remember their incredible shape-shifting interpretations of the top-nominated films at the 2007 Academy Awards?), the Russian National Ballet Theatre, and even Bill Cosby who will grace the stage this February. Over at the JCC, also in San Rafael, the performing arts program includes an amazing annual lineup of world-class musicians, actors, humorists, writers and more, with some events held outside under the stars. Performances range from classical and world music to cabaret and even author conversations.










Farther north, the non-profit Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is the Sonoma County destination for world-class performances in music, dance, theater, and comedy, with many shows geared for little ones.

With a variety of high quality performing arts programs and inviting and accessible venues, Marin and Sonoma County provide patrons of the arts an eclectic and thriving cultural scene.

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