Here’s a brief summary of Sausalito Center for the Arts‘ June-July events. For more information, please check their website’s events page.
Pride Not Prejudice Exhibition (June 12 – July 7, 2024, opening reception on June 15). SCA celebrates Pride Month with original artworks from nineteen leading LGBTQIA+ California artists, as curated by Joseph Abbati. The show features a wide range of two and three-dimensional art across multiple media from Arlene Diehl, Austin Boe, Paul Morin, Lucky Rapp, Michael McConnell, Randy Titchenal, Peter Howells, Nathan Foxton, Nathan Lomas, Richard Turtletaub, Alexander Hernandez, Don Hershman, Simon Malvael, Bill Samios, Joel Hernandez, Gary Miller, Joseph Abbati, Charles Stinson and Nate Mahoney.
Special performance by the Mill Valley Philharmonic (July 7, 2024, 5:00 PM) The intimate venue — which makes the audience feel like they’re at a private event — will host a concert of traditional Celtic, Scandinavian, and American tunes, along with pops arrangements of classic Beatles songs.
Standing in the Dust: A Photography Exhibition by Yalda Moaiery (July 10 to July 28, 2024) Yalda Moaiery is a renowned Iranian photojournalist whose work has documented two decades of historic moments. She has captured unique scenes from wars, domestic conflicts and natural disasters both in Iran and globally. Her photographs have been featured internationally in major publications, including Time, Newsweek, The San Francisco Chronicle, Le Monde and El Pais. Most recently she was arrested for covering the street protests in Tehran after the death of Mahsa Amini while detained the Iran’s “morality police,” but released on bail after protests by Iranian journalists.
Dancing with Hafez (July 28, 2024, 5:30 PM) A concise version of Dancing with Hafez by choreographer Parya Saberi will premiere on July 28th, 2024 at the Sausalito Center for the Arts. Inspired by the poetry of Hafez, one of the most famous Iranian poets of the 14th century, the program ties his words to modern day events. During the pandemic, Saberi’s mother was stranded in the U.S., while she remained in Iran. Saberi and her mother reinforced their bonds by reading Hafez’s poetry to each other daily to begin each morning during shelter-in-place. Each section of the program is named after a section of a poem.