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- August Slowing Down a Bit
From Vickisa:
My guest on Coastal Airwaves 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 20th is Evan Kahn he wrote“ I was born in Bolinas in 1981 to my amazing parents Lloyd Kahn and Lesley Creed. I attended Bolinas school and I graduated San Andreas HS in 1999. I went to Santa Barbara City College for 4 years Studying Computer science, Astronomy as well as computer animation. In 2003 I moved back to Marin county where I met my lovely wife Chelsea and in 2008 we moved back to bolinas where I worked for my fathers publishing company Shelter Publications , I also painted houses locally for Jim Vest for 12 years until I got a chance to apply for the BCPUD in 2021, I have been working as a shift operator until this year I got a chance to become the Chief Plant Operator (interim) working for the BCPUD is one of the most fulfilling job I’ve ever had. Every day I get home from work I know that I have helped the town of Bolinas making drinking water and running the wastewater system.” Gault is about people that love what they do and that’s how Evan fits in so well and I’ve known him since he was a kid and I love seeing all of these kids grow up and get into very great work and play and sometimes even in relationships.Tune in 89.9 ,90.5, 23.3 FM and streaming on KWMR.org
SPACES BETWEEN: GRO Artists’ Annual Members Exhibition, Till August 16, 2026.At Gallery Route One see what very one is talking about.
The BOX SHOW, GALLERY ROUTE ONE’s Annual BOX SHOWTM Opening Reception: Saturday, August 29, 3–5 PM,Closing Celebration: Friday, September 25, 5–7 PM,Bidding closes at 10 AM on September 26. Boxes available for pickup starting at 11 AM
Beyond and Within, An exhibition of paintings by Jeremy Morgan, at CONTINUUM Fine Art till September 27,Artists Talk: Saturday, August 15th “My work has been a form of visual research, manifesting through collage and paintings at various scales. The focus of the work has been the fusion of various trajectories: the direct experience of the phenomena of the natural world, but one that resists the notion of mimesis.” Jeremy quote. Jeremy uses exquisite language really about what he sees and how he sees and he was kind enough to come to GRO Route One and he agreed to give every artist member showing a talk and I tell you eight minutes of hearing about your work and what he thinks and it was just remarkable He just kept going on and going on a minute break to think he had it all and it just flowed. I just find him so amazing and it was very happy to hear what he had to say. It was just lovely and helpful and unique.
Join Slide Ranch on August 27 for Full Moon Evenings, an interwoven celebration of the moon and the night sky alongside the earth and all that grows from the soil. Begin with food and drink before diving into an evening of expert-led astronomy or astrology — your choice. Myla Marks, Executive Director at Slide, asked Me and Susie Washington Smyth to write about Remembering Earlier Days Slide Ranch. It was the 60s and Susie remembered a lot and Myla is a fine writer and pulled it together and I was there and we did it so if you are interested check it out. I learned stuff, for example when Susie, Eddy Washington (her then Husband),Doug, and Huey Johnson, Director of The Nature Conservancy went there for first time they were met by drug dealers with guns. Lots more to see. I enjoyed the revisit. You can to https://www.slideranch.org/ranchthymes/2026/5/14/remembering-earlier-days
Please enjoy! Also I saw good write up about on slideranch.org or get to https://www.slideranch.org/ranchthymes/2026/7/5/the-ranch-dance Lots of great stuff going on now.
Come see Inspired! by Ruth Aswawa – 32 pieces of art – botanical art inspired by Ruth AsawaThe Opening will be Saturday Aug 8 that the Stinson Beach Library from 3- 5pm with live cello music. Hope to see you there 💚 Molly Brown and by 32 artists
The shirt long sleeved and representing my show Coastal Airwaves finally has arrived and it looks so good I’m so proud of it and if this interests you support KWMR by buying and enjoy wearing around, go to https://radio.myshopify.com or KWMR.org Merch and see colors sizes (I think they are mens size #)
My hand specialist who I just like so much told me that my hand is gonna totally improve but it takes way more l time that I’m giving it but she says I’m doing great which really is amazing. I actually was drawing for three hours at a time which is surprising so it’s quite a leap. Lost a lot of time so I’m having to really get going for the Bart show which is tiny little things I’m making with my poor hands but they’re out of the cast and much better than could be.
Rosanne Lavoy just told me that First Valley Bistro will be at the Inverness Fair on Saturday the 8th. just hope that this gets to you. Many people have been telling me about the Inverness Fair that’s gonna be really great for a lot of people it’s always fun and full.Rosanne is the owner of the Coast Cafe in Bolinas. She is also a sommelier,Senior Program Operations Manager at Intel Corporation, The Reasturant surprises coming watch towards the soft opening at the end of August. I so wanna be there.
I miss Steven “When Colbert, 62, left CBS , so too did all of his viewers. The first episode of Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed to premiere at Colbert’s previous 11:35 pm time slot drew just 995,000 viewers, by LateNighter. By comparison, Colbert’s series finale attracted more than 6.7 million viewers via the same metric, meaning CBS saw an 85 percent downturn in viewership just one day after Colbert’s show went dark for good.85 percent stopped watching CBS after “ including me.
I miss friends too so SAY HEY IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. Or you might want me to stop sending these monthly, private list blurts to you just tell me and I will do my best.
Thanks for opening Vickisa
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- Jewel Eye
My guest on Coastal Airwaves Thursday JULY 16TH, 4 pm is Erma Murphy. She started out in the music arts scene in 2000 in Mill Valley hosting First Friday jams at her home. She and her partner Daniel Patrick operated Murphy Productions and Publicity from 2004 to 2014 booking the listing room at the Old Larkspur Café theatre and dance shows around the bay area. publicizing cool arts organizations such as the Mill Valley Fall Arts festival and Marin Open studios. Her experience in publicity and booking helps in her current position as Now as Executive Director of O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley she happily serves the artist members and patrons brilliantly at this almost 60-year old nonprofit in Cascade Canyon. She is also a great dancer and music lover and friend. KWMR 90.5, 89.9, and 72.3 Streaming on KWMR.org Always on the third Thursday at 4 o’clock. I will be conversing with people that love what they do and that interest me.
My son just bought a house in Venice Beach in a really good area a block away from Abbot Kenny Street. He surfs every day almost at 5 o’clock in the morning anyway it’s quite a scene and he become quite the party person and he made a party for my being there and it was really a lovely event I had a great trip it was full of crazy fun and just family and my stepson showed up too so it was really fun. At Jimmys Restaurant Big Sur Grill wood fired Grill in Santa Monice. oh fun and great and it was wonderful food and just a great group of people to have dinner with. All Merlins friends were huggy huggy me cause I made him.
Merlin drove up here to get this piece of wood across the front of his entryway from the Bolinas water that he loved to surf so much
Small World OK why do I have a cast for my little finger and my ring finger you ask or you don’t know. I went to get coffee at Tobys before I did the first workshop for West Marin Senior Services. I took the paper coffee cup started walking towards the chair and realized that the paper on the cup was like card stock paper with nothing to hold it together and it was squeezing up and I was afraid it was gonna get on me or people that were around me so I went towards an open place, leaned down so it wouldn’t go up on me and I leaned over and fell on my pinky & ring finger. Angel man named Michael grab me around my waist and prevented me from the face plant. I went and did the class standing up to ours and drawing examples then I spent a bunch of time trying to get appointments at Kaiser which was under staffed etc.anyway days later I finally just went to the ER and amazing who is there but Dr. Toby Saltz he set up Vickisa I thought it was you and he tell me all about his family etc. it turns out he grew up in Bolinas and I knew him. he was so great sent me to the cast person who said I think I know you, I was in the western weekend parade with the dancing group I said I was with KWMR I had the big Radio and I have a Lotta pictures of your group because we finished before you and she ended up taking all the pictures off my phone and it was just amazing What are the chances of that. Well kind people it lifted me up (considering.) Quite a story
Gallery Route One Annual Members Exhibition, Opening July 11, 2026 with 3-5 Opening Reception for the Annual Members’ Exhibition Reception starts at 3:00 PM treats to eat by me.Music performance by Brian Foster (guitar, mandolin, harmonica)
Pages from my Book made in New Orleans.
The BOX SHOW Opening August 29,-Sept.26 the original BOX show not to be missed, More info https://galleryrouteone.org/boxshow/
My 8” Giclee framed print of Wavy Gravy and Groovy Judy’s bird is on sale at Gallery Route One all $ going to Camp Winnarainbow
I saw on TV how Artist of all kinds outlive other people. How about that?
Wavy just turned 90 with lots of celebration. Bully went and got at the kind of food that I like dim sum and stuff and brought it in he enjoyed it too.
I attended the Western weekend parade in Point Reyes Station I loved it so much. Horses, riders, dancers, musicians, all ages, all representing including KWMR where I was marching with the giant radio that Zim Caroselli and I made years ago. I was carrying its glittered up.
On Friday, July 31, Dark Star Orchestra invites Melvin Seals & JGB to open the show as special guests. Melvin Seals performed alongside Garcia for more than 15 years, helping define the soulful, gospel-infused sound that became a hallmark of JGB. The band will also be joined by the highly acclaimed Jazz Mafia Horn Section, featuring Mike Olmos on trumpet, Tommy Occhiuto on saxophone, and Adam Theis on trombone. Having played with many Grateful Dead-adjacent musicians, the Jazz Mafia is a great addition to pump up the funk that Jerry loved.
On Saturday, August 1, Dark Star Orchestra, well known for their show recreations, will perform a show from Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 1, 1973 (the first of three times the Grateful Dead performed on Jerry’s birthday). Peter Rowan with the Sam Grisman Project will open the show. Peter was a founding member of the seminal bluegrass collective “Old and In the Way,” alongside Jerry Garcia. The Sam Grisman Project, led by the son of legendary mandolinist David Grisman, continues their tradition by celebrating the timeless sound. We look forward to an incredible weekend at the Greek in appreciation of Bob and all he shared with us, celebrating our community, the music that brings us together, and the spirit of generosity that shows up whenever we gather!
Well before teaching my class Self reflective portrait in Frida Kahlo style on June 1. I wanted to get a cup of coffee and went to Tobys and got the cup of coffee and the cup was just paper and nothing holding it together so it started squishing up in my hand I went to get rid of it but they were people around me so I walked forward bent down and tried to throw it out because it would’ve been hot water all over my white blouse and me anyway I slipped and fell on my pinky and my ring finger but not on the rest of me because there was this lovely guy name Michael who grabbed me by my waist and stop me from a face plant. lucky they say.It was really difficult to get a Kaiser appointment with the doctor just to Get to a specialist but I got one on the phone never with a DR after I told him I saw all these medical people that I know he get me some x-rays.
Then I got the information that wasn’t real helpful it was either arthritis or an injury as one of my students was a retired hand specialist amazing. After this and trying and trying I finally ended up at the emergency room.
So I go to the ER to get it to happen without driving into San Francisco which is the only appointment I could get from Kaiser but I knew if I had to drive back and had a cast which I suspected I would have it would be really murder anyway I go to the ER and the doctor there is a kid I knew in Bolinas growing up and he said Vickisa I thought it was you. well what a helpful person it was great to see Dr.Toby Saltz and how he developed and looks so fine.Moments of Happiness.
On to the Doctor Who immediately sent me to the cast maker and she happened to have been in the Western weekend parade which I also was in for KWMR. What are the chances of that? it lifted me up (considering.)
WILD STUFF
A sea otter actually walked across the street in front of my house from I guess the Bolinas Lagoon it was amazing. I was yelling at it and it was running past me and ran to my door and under a little table that was outside. I mean it was like 3 feet away from me. I didn’t eat my fish or mess with the cat I think it was scared when I got home from where I had to leave too it was gone. Rid of him. Recently there were three young skunk that showed up a couple of days but I yelled so hard and chased them
JULY 4th Bolinas Parade I got a giant one from the Coast café hanging at the ice cream spot. HAHA. There was some great food out there too.
The KWMR radio and me at Western Week parade
September 26, 2026 Slide Ranch is Celebrating all slide A farm to belly Supper their annual fundraiser for fall enjoy a beautifully crafted meal featuring local producers a silent auction great company and the beauty of the coast the evening will honor the magic of Slide Ranch and the meaning and impact of their mission.
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I appreciate you reading about me and everything else around that I can pull up. This was a big one. Thanks for getting here.
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- Summer is Here
My Guest on Coastal Airwaves Thursday, June 18th at 4pm is Jake Baker. He’s our new postal Clerk in Bolinas at our renewed post office. He has a history most notably with the Bolinas band ONE and the Jefferson airplane. Stu Art asked Jake to recount the good old days for the Hearsay news. I copied it from our own special Newspaper where everyone is a reporter. I read all about Jake, his card says independent Discount Broker on 1 side and The 7th Sons classic rock Dance Band on the other side and wanted to know more. KWMR 90.5, 89.9, and 72.3 Streaming om KWMR.org
Always on the third Thursday at 4 o’clock. I will be conversing with people that love what they do and that interest me.
I got to see Jake when I installed my painting in the Bolinas post office for people to see. This painting is like an admonition. “Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.” I have always worried and have to slow down, I was happy to show it here as I was the last artist to show in the P.O. Harriet Kossman kudos to her for getting art there again. Gone now and in my Kitchen were I try to listen to it every day.If you missed it…
Wavy is 90 !
Singing to Wavy Gravy so sincere beautiful music and he was leaning back for a minute I thought he was falling asleep, but he was just so happy and lovely humming along. Steve Earle, Rickie Lee Jones,Cat Power,Lebo, Peter Rowan,Maria Muldaur, Larry Cambell, Teresa Williams, Harper Simon, Te Moldy Peaches, Aloe Blacc and Wavy Gravy.
June 6th
Saturday 6th big time for me – Drawing group 9:30 to 12:30 – 1pm I will be part of a panel about figurative Drawing at Gallery Route One with ICB artists, Kelley Berg, Sharon Paster, and Rachel Davis for a panel chat centered on engaging with the figure. If you are interested, please join us! June 6, 1pm. Q&A, light refreshments. Now showing Kelley Berg: All the Time in the World and Q is for Love, Tanya Wilkinson: Ruling the Little Girls, and Zea Morvitz: Glyphs: Drawings on Paper on till July 5th.
Then… On to A family-friendly musical event in celebration of Sonoma County’s wildlands at the Somo Village Event Center in Rohnert Park! Featuring Elephant Revival, Sam Grisman Project, Mikaela Davis, Hot Buttered Rum, MaMuse, Danny Goldberg’s Sound Immersion Experience, and special guests!
June 7th
Sunday, 7th is Western weekend 12:00 parade in Point Reyes Station I love it so much. Horses, riders, dancers, Musicians, all ages, all representing including KWMR where I will be marching with the giant radio I will be carrying that Zim Caroselli and I made years ago. It’s glittered up.
June 12 and 13
I Just found out an old school friend Kenji Yamamoto is actually showing a movie THE DREAMERS AND I, Friday, June 12, Saturday, June 13, 6:00p at Lark Theater Due to popular demand, two encore screenings of at 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur. They will be there for the Q&A after each screening I’m definitely gonna go I’m gonna try for Saturday. He is so talented.
I recommend Summer Camps – Slide Ranch slideranch.org I wrote about it at length.
and… The Young Wild and Free Summer Camp Get ready for fun in the sun, plus field trips, arts and crafts, music and movement, nature exploration, slip, and slide, and so much more offers children aged 3 to 6 a wonderful summer of activities from June 15 to August 6.
Please email the summer Bolinas camp director Omar Rifkin at omarrifkin@gmail.com or call 415-747-1729 Towards the fun!!! I have known Omar forever and he is gifted in connection with kids.
- May Days
My guest on Coastal Airwaves THURSDAY MAY 21 at 4 PM is Rosanne LaVoy.
She is the owner of the Coast Cafe in Bolinas. She is also a sommelier and Senior Program Operations Manager at Intel Corporation, but wait there is more with surprises coming.89.9 ,90.5, 23.3 FM and streaming on KWMR.org
Giving up and getting out of March was tough, a lot of difficult things happened. The hardest part was when I whined at people they often had an even way worse experience than I was talking about.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT BOLINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT Mothers day, May 10th 8-11AM
It’s a really nice community, family, friends, experience, lots of meet ups. Always fun. I crack hundreds of eggs and always have a good time there. It’s so nice to eat and see everybody there.
I am back from New Orleans French Quarter Festival, and it was really uplifting. There was so much great music, people of all kinds and all were kind and Happy. the only thing that was a drag is that it’s hard to pick what to go to as it was sooo full. I was so happy and everybody I saw was happy and nice and it was huge and so well presented I couldn’t believe it. I am making a book about it. The only problem was there was so much happening it was hard to decide who to go see and hear. I walked 6 to 7 miles a day just going from stages to stages and it was amazing. I had to see John Boutte he’s so talented and nice and he was being replayed on the radio on my show while I was seeing him in person.
Here I am with the Grand Marshall and the painted drawing of him from my last years book. I also go to Jamnola Museum and this time I got boiled in the crawdad boil.
I AM OUT but I am Trying to catch up in so many ways NOW I HAVE 2000 EMAILS and I HAVE TO GO THRU 2000 in my junk pile MOSTLY SPAM BUT …I went out to the Dead Night benefit and I just loved the way the Grateful Dead Appreciation band got it. such talent. Lots of music dancing fun and a little tears with Ripple
So happy to be able to have a painting at the Bolinas post office for people to see. This painting is like an admonition. “Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.” I have always worried and have to slow down, I am happy to show it here I was the last artist to show in the P.O. before closure and am so glad to have the P.O. back and open. Photo by Harriet Kossman and kudos to her for getting art there
Gallery Route One is now showing center gallery
EA ZAPPA In the Land’s Memory“some places remember us”, ARMINÉE CHABAZIAN Biggest Little Worlds JENNY-LYNN HALL i’m(permanence)
Slide Ranch
I went to their event this year and it was an amazing experience with people that I was introduced to and really comfortable with. Everybody was so happy,nice and interesting. I am happy with the way that they do their summer camp. I can see that if I had a grand child, which I don’t (in case somebody has an extra) kidding, anyway I would love to reccomand that camp. It is the kind of camp I had when I worked being a camp director for many years.
They offer week long summer camp for ages 5-12 AND still have a few spaces left.You better hurry cause I know it fill up. The summer camp program is amazing, mission-aligned, kids and parents love it,and it supports the sustainability of the Ranch. Planting Kids in Nature Since 1970
Here is the Link to find out more: https://www.slideranch.org/summer-camp
Earth Day Marin
so much fun I had great kids come in and do their drawing of the house that they want to have and how they are going to get electricity and how they’re going to keep it from burning up because I have to put the trees and plants a certain amount away etc. etc. I have to tell you even the young ones did great. But I’ll tell you who was really great is Fabrice Florin who is the leader of Green Change, Earth Day Marin (for his last time)a great friend, and more. He did a remarkable job with all the people that he got to volunteer there and work there little hearts out. It was amazing as it is here I was so impressed and honored to get to do my art project there I loved it and him. And IT WAS GREAT FUN !
My Safe Earth Island Home Project artists and me & The House with the Banana Hammock
I am wearing my new KWMR Coastal Airwaves shirt. It is on sale now and supports KWMR when bought. You can order the shirt here: https://kwmr-radio.myshopify.com/collections/kwmr-program-merch/products/coastal-airwaves-with-vickisa-dragon-shirt
Fabrice Florin, producer of Earth Day Marin with spouse Phyliss, Son & grandson dancing to Zydeco Music
Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo, I went to 2 exhibitions O’ Hanlon Center for the Arts Open Studio with beautiful works by many. And lovely food with Latino twist and Elizabeth Addison with the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce. About kids and Art – yesterday I went to two shows one was Intermediate drawing and painting students of Tam high school.Students Chose a portrait of community member,friends and family. Lila chose me and did this portrait. It was so amazing to see it on the wall with all these other people. Very advanced and fun. 87 Throckmorton The proud Mom, Artist and Me.
Last thing Lewellyn Ludlow beautiful paintings at the Bolinas Gallery to Opening Reception May 9 Saturday 2-5
I am sure there’s more
- April is here 2026 FINALLY!
Last Year’s book cover 
Book in flight 
Pages of Mardi Gras Museum I will be in New Orleans at the French Quarter Festival when my show Coastal Airwaves airs April 16 at 4 PM on KWMR. I will be back on the 22nd. But, you can listen to a previous show with my guest John Boutte. He is a great singer/songwriter, a kind, loving, real person, and art appreciator. He is the Voice of the French Quarter Festival in the air and more. An award winner and beloved by all that know him and his music like Treme and many other hits. I’ve drawn him more than anybody at the French Quarter -fest. I’ve made several books there and hope to make another one this year.
The French Quarter Festival is at the top of my list of not to be missed music events. There is music that you won’t see and hear here. There’s so many stages and food, drinks and fun, nice, all kinds of people. It goes throughout New Orleans.
I was told to tell everyone to go to my website, vickisa.com– then look at the Menu for COASTAL AIRWAYS then click it. It will tell you how to listen to the upcoming show. And info.
Lots going on locally I will miss much but…
KWMR As usual I tortured myself to get this picture from KWMR. Email sent to everyone on my lurch but I really wanted you to see how happy I am there and everybody else it was great. KWMR, this is our first drive since Congress cut public media funding by defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in July of 2025. This was a big blow to KWMR, eliminating 26% of our budgeted funding in the blink of an eye.
Save the Date! KWMR Day is on May 2nd every
year and this year it falls on a Saturday. KWMR has reserved the Dance Palace’s beautiful outdoor area and will be hosting a family friendly event in the afternoon that will include food, fun, and a “No Talent Show” on the fancy new stage. We are still working out the details, but suffice it to say it will be fun, so pencil us in! I hope to be there KWMR has been a real blessing for me I was actually having a really bad March and this party help me a lot rise above it specially when other hosts of shows told me they listen to mine and liked it you know I’m a Leo and we need that we want it.From Amanda our fearless leader- hope that you are feeling the great vibes and enthusiasm from KWMR as much as I am. After spending six months mourning the loss of public media’s federal support – losing the money is just as heartbreaking as the lack of respect for what all these media outlets provide, I am encouraged by our volunteers and the amazing staff at KWMR. Was encouraged alsoDr. Anna O’ Malley is doing Opening the Channels: the Medicine of Nature at Commonweal Garden.
tns.cmmonweal.org.
this is right email addressDead Night Aprl 24th at the Bolinas Community Center is a fundraiser for the Hearsay Legal Defense Fund and a local family, West Marin Grateful Dead Appreciation Association with Thai dinner.
THE DORIAN MODE DUO,
Robby Elfman on keys and clarinet, April 12 , 5 – 7pm AT Tony’s Seafood, 18863 Shoreline Highway, Marshall, CA, “Under the ownership of Hog Island Oyster Co it is a really fun place to go hear music I enjoy this duo and the food.
415.663.1107 This will sell out I bet.Bolinas Gallery has a new show, IT IS WHAT IT IS with PETER DI GRAZIA, SHARI FAYE DELL, TERRY DONOHUE, HEIDI SANDVOLL at 52 WHARF RD, Bolinas-Gallery.com,(415) 868-0782,
THE Pow Wow at College of Marin was so great to see. I love that some of the people that I told about it came and it was great to see them Randall were delighted. it was just great. I’m so glad I went.
Bolinas Post Office has art too. The last day of closing the post office included one of my paintings in it and now I’m gonna be in one of the first months with a painting called RELAX. I was the last piece and now I am one of the first, I think it’s great angers ago Harriet Kossman put that all together.
First Time at the Bioneers yearly conference. It was so big, so many folks speaking good thoughts and helpful ideas and information, people of all ages, ideas, kindness and free coffee all over. It is an amazing organization with respect, kindness, and so much more. I like getting their free, informative, thoughtful emails I get since joining up with this hopeful group of Bioneers. I found out what it is about.
Earth Day Marin, Sunday, April 26th, 12 to 3, at the Mill Valley community center Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA. Green booths, fun activities, art, music, dancing, games, and talks in a beautiful outdoor setting. You can learn about clean energy, electric vehicles, green homes, healthy foods, resilient communities, climate justice, and democracy. produced by Green Change
I will be leading Earth Island – an art activity for kids of all ages. Kids can imagine and design a safe, sustainable paradise, earth-friendly home in harmony with nature. is a fun and creative art activity where Hosted by artist Vi©kisa .Kids will draw their dream island home, learning about sustainability along the way. What kind of place will you create? your friends, and the Earth as you create your own sustainable paradise. Picture a better future for yourself, All Materials needed will be provided.
Would you like to volunteer to help me with this pleasant event please call me at 415-250.5298
This really cracked me up: Here’s the full report — and quarreling videos — fromthe Daily Show: Afroman for President! I would love to have this guy on my show. Not for kids.
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- March… Whoaaa…
From Vickisa:My guest Thursday March 19th, at 4pm on Coastal Airwaves is Sky Road Webb
a descendent of the Tamal’ko – Tomales Bay Miwok, of present days. West Marin resident. He is President of the Marin American Indian Alliance. Sky has composed and performed original Miwok songs with many organizations including The Museum of the American and Common Voice Choir. Sky Road conducts music, Dances tribal tradition. especiallyhe’s very involved in the upcoming POW WOW FREE at College of Marin Sunday, March 22 Kentfield campus gymnasium 11 to 7 general public welcome to the Free family event A lot to unpack but totally worth it. I have to say that when I went to the pow wow it was just because Sky was going to be there honestly it was amazing as is he. I have never seen more people so together and talented and wonderful in so many ways.I went there last year, and I felt a real change when I left I have to say I wasn’t expecting it and it was wonderful. There are at least 10 different kinds of dancers, people making and selling beautiful things, Art, fabric, traditional etc..See you there.
Gallery Route One is now showing Airiel Mulvaney: Listening to Light, KALA Printmakers, Forces of Nature, Quinn Keck, Margaret Murray, Mike O’Shea, Nora Pauwels, & Leah Koransky: Rainey Straus: Spinning Time into Form. On till
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, PLASTIC
Featuring Tess Felix , Lucia Dillman, Yolanda Felix, and Becca Sterlin. BOLINAS GALLERY, ON till March 31. 52 Wharf Rd. Fri, Sat, Sun.I went to the opening friend Tess Felix and Yolanda at the Bolinas Gallery. They showed some wonderful art, enjoyed by all that came. I can really say you will be delighted, surprised and impressed.
Remember BIONEERS REVOLUTION FROM THE HEART OF NATURE,MARCH 26-28, 2026 BERKELEY, CA. 37TH ANNUAL Conference.
Join Bioneers 2026 (I did for great info +) with Indigenous leaders and conversations throughout the event including on the main stage, in the world renowned Indigenous Forum and in panels, films and conversations across the conference.At this pivotal moment, Bioneers is that space — a gathering of the spirit where changemakers come together to channel their vibrance in the face of injustice. Together, we’ll experience films, artwork, and hands-on workshops that expand perspective and rekindle creativity. In community, we’ll draw on our collective resilience and nature’s timeless wisdom to meet this moment with clarity, courage, and imagination. I ‘ll Be there Sat.hopefully.To registeer https://register.bioneers.org/2026conference/begin?reg_type_id=1020657
Hoping all goes well for me in April as I am planning to go to New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival a phenomenal place to see free music with musicians from there with zydeco, creole and more that you won’t hear here. There are 55 stages and all through the city of New Orleans it is not to be missed. I have been making a book there every year and have just enjoyed it so much. Join me you wont be sorry.
Page from book with Charmain Neville band
Please remember to check out my website if you need any of this information, WANT A LINK TO MY MOST RECENT RADIO SHOW IT IS THERE or wish to send it to anybody. If you want to see a lot of my art it’s available at Vickisa.com
I really hate AT&T TREATMENT to end with this but it has been a very retroactive time for me and others reverting to an earlier and inferior condition: to go back on the progress that has been made would be ( a retrograde step.) I can only say that AT&T has really contributed to my misery. I am retrograded. I have been a customer for over 30 years.and keep my land line but… Their phones dropped so much that I finally had to drop it and get Verizon which has been really good for me and they’re very good for first responders giving a discount which is really nice. AT&T modem was always a little weak but I stuck till Feb. when it just stopped and I couldn’t figure it out I finally caught one of the guys that works on the crew fix stuff and he said that something was blocking the same thing and they couldn’t fix it so I was out for several weeks in February and then I finally went and got a new Internet, Muir Beach Land. The 2 guys that installed were great and musicians YAY. IT WORKS. I got a bill saying that I owed more money when I didn’t have the Internet. Called three days and had an hour to wait each day it isa phone CO! talk then it closed, my battery gave out .Horrible AI talking about what I should buy over and over. to Billing and it never happened once they finally I guess the offered me $16 for pain and suffering but charged me $5 to talk to Billing nadwhen I was paying a lot more for their Internet
From retrograded, exhausted, scrambled, Vickisa
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- Upcoming… Love & More
February 19th, 4pm My guest on Coastal Airwaves will be Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons
Her book, Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership, won a gold Nautilus Award in the categories of Women in the 21st Century and Racial Justice. In it, she offers inspiration through essays, poems and practices for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership with resilience and joy. Nina also co-edited (with Anneke Campbell) Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and contributed to the anthology Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices. Nina has collaborated to lead Bioneers since its founding in 1990, leads many gatherings, and does so many things it’s somewhat hard to name them all. She loves revealing the interconnectedness, or whole-system nature, of the many challenges we face, and creating the conditions for transformative learning in beloved community. KWMR.org streaming, 89.9 ,90.5, 92.3 FM.
January was exhausting It is hard to be a Person now. I am trying to slow down but lots going on. Work & Play on art, and yard and house clean up. Mowing weeding constant, grass is high again, 2 exhibitions, and my ATT internet failed for a lot of Jan. Muir Beach Land dug in literally after I could not finish the long trench. It is working good and the guys were sooooo nice and knowledgeable. As January started I went out once to see Monroe Grisman and Petty Theft in Rancho Nicasio. Music was great to Dance to and I got surprised and excited when several of the younger women I was dancing with told me how good I was dancing that was very sweet. I didn’t like when I arrived and they had put on eight dollars more on the ticket that was advertised as $32. I’m not used to that. I got over it with the dance.
FEB 1 I went to Evie Ladens program MoToR/dance, PEOPLE ARE YOU READY in the Bolinas Community Center. I think a lot of people really weren’t ready and just came and found a sold out whole room just buzzing and being communal and we all joined in with some singing and body language with the group of women performing. In Bolinas style people just came and bought their tickets so we didn’t know it was going to be sold out and it was so nice it made me happy since Evie was my guest on my radio show in January. I really enjoyed it and her.
Gallery Route One’s Annual Juried Exhibition 2026, THE EDGE OF POSSIBLE On till Saturday, February 28, 2026. I will be at the reception desk at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station 11 to 5, Sun.15, Fri 20, Sun. 22
Sun.15, Fri 20, Sun. 22 I. would love to see you at Seeing Music at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley. On till the 26th.
I am glad to tell you that I was juried into this show.
Vickisa, French Quarter Festival, We’re All In It Together, Photo Nelson Hee
It was on the day of Chris Kelley’s memorial. It was so deep and beautiful in every way and everybody was deeply in it. People talked about him for so long unlike me I was short and sweet (Surprize.) He was so loved. I have a special soft spot for him. There were at least 400 friends but it looked like 1000. My son Merlin came from Venice Beach for 2 days, all friends of Chris and Merlin’s were there and all grown up. They knew who I was but ….
Sweethearts of the Radio returns to The Dance Palace, Saturday, February 14
with a KWMR favorite ,Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore plus the Coastal Scrubbers offering their acoustic country heartbreak songs. Mingle with fellow KWMR listeners and programmers, enjoy delightful snacks and KWMbaR drinks together. This is a fun way to support KWMR For years I have been volunteering as hostess to the musicians who I always respect so much. I will definitely be there.
Feb. 14 – Maria Muldaur – Music for Lovers at Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley, CA https://bit.ly/MariaMuldaurFeb14 Feb. 19 – A Conversation with Maria at Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley, CA
Free but please reserve your spot here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-maria-muldaur-tickets-
I’ve had a long, meaningful relationship with SLIDE RANCH— and I can honestly say it’s one of the most special places on the California coast.There for Connecting people of all ages to the outdoors through hands-on learning. It’s about building real relationships — with the land, with food, with animals, and with each other. Slide Ranch’s Summer Camp. Camp— it’s a deep dive into what it means to live in relationship with nature. Kids spend their days exploring tidepools, caring for goats and chickens, harvesting from organic gardens, cooking what they grow, and learning how ecosystems — and communities — actually work.Slide Ranch is open to the public for free every day of the week, sunrise to sunset. So stop by! You will not forget it.
Rising Appalachia Duet at Slide Ranch Saturday, Feb 28 I 3:00 – 8:00pm. Spend an enchanted evening with Rising Appalachia. Wander the Ranch, enjoy a garden dinner, then settle in for a serenade at sunset overlooking the Pacific. $165 for adults, $40 for kids 14 and under. Carpooling is a must. Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA 94965, 415.381.6155
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- January is here…
My guest on Coastal Airwaves January 15th at 4 PM will be Evie Ladin.
She is a Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer and square-dance caller, Oakland, CA-based grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance on the East Coast, and brings a contemporary vision to her compositions and choreography while holding fast to the roots. Her performances, recordings and teaching She reconnects Appalachian music/dance with other African-Diaspora traditions,
She has been every where and does everything including A Prairie Home Companion, Lincoln Center, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Freight & Salvage to Celtic Connections, Brazil to Bali. Evie currently tours internationally with her Evie Ladin Band, as a duo with Keith Terry and others. WE WILL CONVERSE about her presenting and acting in MoToR/dance in The Bolinas Community Center February. 1st at, 7pm. There in her role as Artistic Director of MoToR/dance – a phenomenal body music dancing choir – bringing a new immersive Body Music show titled PEOPLE ARE YOU READY to the Bolinas Community Center on Feb 1
This date is also the International Day of Body Music. In their 4th season of deeply moving performances, the group is bringing this new concert to Davis, Berkeley, and out here to the coast. It is a performance, of a solid ensemble of female identifying artists capable of sonic and rhythmically intricate performance, committed to developing Artistic Director Evie Ladin’s vision of a self-scored moving choir. With vocal and rhythmic arrangements, and layered movement choreography. KWMR.org streaming, 89.9 ,90.5, 92.3 FM.
The Bolinas Drawing Group show is at Toby’s Gallery in Point Reyes Station We are having a Reception January 11th, 2 to 4PM it is on till February 1st
Dieter Tremp quoted and wrote: “Drawing is the Root of Everything”
In this statement Vincent van Gogh expressed the commonly held concept of the centrality of the diligent practice of drawing for almost all of visual art. His friend Paul Gauguin added poetically, “Draw out of nature by dreaming in her presence.” Best described as an eclectic art foundry, the Bolinas Drawing Group has existed for well over thirty years. At present, its veteran member is Vickisa, and the newest addition has been Ann Vuille. The group’s size is largely determined by the studio space available. For a few years now, the group has met twice a month at the Bolinas studio of Harriet Heyman. While all artist members practice drawing together from live models as their muses, it is the only truly common denominator for their art. Highly diverse in style, materials, media, and size, the work produced by each artist in their own studio varies greatly, while still containing somewhere the commonality of drawing together.
Vi©kisa, Detail of 7ft. wide book, Hardly strictly Bluegrass 2025 
Members of the Bolinas Drawing Group are also having shows in January. Dennis Dierks at the Stinson Beach Library, see adjacent graphic.
And Chris Whitefield at the Jack Fischer Gallery, at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is having OCHA Members show. Reception on Saturday, Januaray 10 at 4:00pm artists’ talk. 101 works installed and I will be there.
Sweethearts of the Radio returns to The Dance Palace with a KWMR favorite, Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore plus the Coastal Scrubbers offering their acoustic country heartbreak songs. Mingle with fellow KWMR listeners and enjoy delightful snacks and KWMbaR drinks together.
About This Event
Sweethearts of the Radio returns to The Dance Palace with a KWMR favorite, Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore plus the Coastal Scrubbers offering their acoustic country heartbreak songs. Mingle with fellow KWMR listeners and enjoy delightful snacks and KWMbaR drinks together.
Right now I just have to admit that everything is broken. My computer isn’t acting right. My Internet is intermittent, and I hope that you get this and can come to have some fun and see some wonderful art.
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- December… finally
Thursday December 18th, 4pm My guest on Coastal Airwaves is Sharron Drake.
She is a musician. actor, singer and now impresario that aims to put the arts front and center in people’s lives. Born to a musical family – from her dad playing and putting together an electric organ from a kit that has sat in her parents’ living room all her life, to her mother playing the double bass, she grew up with classical music all around her. She took up the violin as a child and despite all of the squeaks she managed to stick with it. After realizing that the requirements for a career in the professional classical music world involve at least six hours a day of practice, she conveniently caught the acting bug in high school to switch over and try for an even more daunting vocation! Upon producing a number of local plays in West Marin, she became inspired and realized that people need more opportunities for creativity and artistic expression in their lives. In fact, she firmly believes that a robust art environment can solve all of society’s ills.
O’HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Also
Annual In-Person Members’ Show 2026 in the O’Hanlon Gallery January 10, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, through January 2026,Artist Talk & Reception, Saturday 10th, 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley .I found this to be an amazing bunch of the kind of art I love to see and do. I wish I had sent in but….GO FIGURE – art of the human form. Juried by Jen Tough find it, open it, on ohanloncenter.org
The Bolinas Drawing Group January 7 through February 1 at Tobys Gallery
The Bolinas Drawing Group which I am a member of will be having a show January 7 through February 1 at Tobys Gallery with Artists Reception date to be agreed upon https://www.tobysfeedbarn.com for info. 11250 HWY One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Monday- Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
That’s me in the hat…
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- November You Turkeys!
Thursday November 20th,4pm, Nic Sheff is my guest…
on Coastal Airwaves. He is the author of the NYTimes bestselling memoirs TWEAK and WE ALL FALL DOWN about his struggles with mental health and substance use disorder. His memoirs were combined with his dad’s book and adapted into the movie Beautiful Boy with Timothee Chalamet as Nic and Steve Carrell as his dad, David. Nic currently writes for TV and film. His original screenplay, Street Smart, co-written with Twilight and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke, completed filming in the Spring. Nic grew up in Inverness and lives closeby.
On Coastal Airwaves, KWMR.org streaming, 89.9 ,90.5, 23.3 FM
Keystone Canyon Tonight Nov. 8 will be playing country, bluegrass, pop and more at The Depot Cafe in downtown Mill Valley tonight, November 8th, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. We got rained out two weeks ago, so we are really looking forward to playing this one. The first set has been completely overhauled, and we will be debuting four new songs as well as featuring some other ones that have been added to our list in the last month or two.
Come on by for a drink, a coffee or a light dinner. No cover and tips are welcome.
She is Back from Blues Cruise as special guest w/ Taj Mahal & his Savoy Band🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶.
Maria Muldaur & her Red Hot Bluesiana Band Upcoming
🎄~Saturday November 15: 2 SHOWS!: 6:30pm & 9:00pm,🎄~
Biscuits and Blues, San Francisco,🎄🎄~ Sunday, December 7 at 2:30 PM~🎄🎄
HOLIDAY SWING Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley,
🎄🎄~ Saturday, December 13 ~ 7 PM~🎄🎄
HOLIDAY SWING PARTY Tomales Town Hall, Tomales, CA
I am so excited for her, I want to let you know Maria just got nominated for a Grammy award for the 7th time. 7 my fav. #More later for sure.
I had to use this poster for NO KINGS I made 6 years ago again as I am STILL WAITING. But I feel we are doing something like the old days. So here it is again.
Fundraising
On Saturday November 15th…Griffo Distillery in Petaluma is hosting a fundraiser for KWMR, featuring Space Orchestra. Go to KWMR.org
Then on December 4, a fundraiser for KWMR at the Station House Cafe
My fave dance partner who was at the KWMR Parachute benefit event, I took a break from volunteering and…It was great fun had by all and we got some $ and A LOT OF LOVE. KWMR R ROCKS and supports me in my impairment with tech. world
With any luck I am so looking forward to seeing my son Merlin, November 14th quick visit. No Thanksgiving plans but I have lots of Art to work & play on and desperately CLEAN & CLEAN sort etc.
This just in DONNA SEAGER NEW DREAM CAME THRU…
SHE WROTE – When we closed our large-scale gallery in Mill Valley, my dream was to continue in the arts, presenting works to our extensive client list and maintaining valued relationships with artists and the art-loving community. I also wanted to pursue curation as the creative outlet that it is by putting together works that speak to each other in all kinds of interesting and informative ways. The small gallery space in front of Art Brokers at 425 Irwin Street, San Rafael was the perfect solution.
I just have to say that I had the best time and just went there after a miserable time at Kaiser just getting the wrong place the from them and racing around from for my appointment which turned out to be pleasant because I like my physical therapist but… Anyway I just by chance called up Helen and she said hey come to the new Gallery that Donna Seager put up and I did and honestly it was lovely the people I met and saw were great at a lot of friends even people I had business to do with her there and it was just it was delightful and the wine was good and the company was good and I got to meet just by chance someone that I had been communicating with over promo stuff for years and it was so fun honestly I just ended my night with that and then a little stop over at MJ Sushi almost on the way home GOOD reasonable, and to go or stay good anyway and reasonable for Sushi.
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