Picks of the Week: Family Nature Day, Marin Open Studios, ‘Men on Boats’

Tiburon’s Barbara Roberts (left) and Moy Rodriguez Sanchez in ‘Men on Boats,’ on stage at the College of Marin through May 17. (Handout photo)

Marin Open Studios runs this weekend, next across county

The annual Marin Open Studios countywide art event runs 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 2-3 and 9-10 at locations across Marin County, including more than 50 artists on the Tiburon Peninsula, with former Artist Laureate Jaleh Etemad opening her Tiburon studio. More than 200 artists will show work from painting and photography to jewelry, sculpture and furniture; locations are listed in the tour guide. Group shows will be at the Industrial Center Building in Sausalito and the O’Hanlon Center in Mill Valley, with a preview at the Sausalito Center for the Arts 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through May 10. The event is free. marinopenstudios.org.

‘Men on Boats’ takes jaded look at explorers

College of Marin presents the play “Men on Boats” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through May 17. Tiburon resident Barbara Roberts stars as John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran who led a team of explorers in 1869 along the Colorado River, dreaming of glory, bragging about their conquest of the land and, as happens on any long trip, getting on each others’ nerves. Then the whitewater rapids put it all to the test. The play will be at the Studio Theatre on the college’s Kentfield campus. Tickets are free, but registration is recommended in advance. 415-485-9385 or pa.marin.edu.

Family Nature Day at Audubon center

WildCare and the Richardson Bay Audubon Center will host Family Nature Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 2 at the center in Tiburon. The annual event celebrates Elizabeth Terwilliger, known as Mrs. T, who taught generations of local school kids to appreciate nature with hands-on learning. Activities include naturalist-led hikes, crafts, owl-pellet dissections, meeting animal ambassadors and bird-watching from the historic Lyford House. Other groups include Marin County Parks, Marin Humane, One Tam, International Bird Rescue, the Marine Mammal Center, Tree Frog Trek and Museum of the American Indian. The event is free. discoverwildcare.org/family-nature-day.