The Sausalito Historical Society presents an evening of jazz, Libations, food, & poetry to celebrate its new exhibit:

A Sausalito Renaissance

Dust off your beret & join the Sausalito Historical Society for an evening of Jazz, wine, beer, bongos, coffee & poetry to celebrate the opening of its latest exhibit November 20th, at the Bay Model:

The Sausalito Renaissance & the Birth of Mid-Century Modern in Sausalito. 
The Artists, Poets & Impresarios of the Late 1940s

One drink and all food is included with your ticket. Additional drinks will be available for purchase.Drinks will include wine, beer, Irish coffees, and Firehouse coffee drinks.

We will have a "word jazz" poetry reading beginning at 7:30, and music scattered through the evening.

Be Hip, put on your black turtleneck, trim that goatee, and be cool. It’s time for a beatnik party. Word Jazz! Poetry! Wine! Eats! Split your pad, fire up your lead sled and come to the Firehouse. Lets have a swinging time. You Dig?

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

You must be 21 or older to attend.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Lot #4 on the bay side of Bridgeway between Johnson and Ensign St, is FREE after 6pm

Parking is free between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. at a metered space

Opening Reception Saturday 12/1/2018 1pm to 3pm

WWII ended in 1945, the upheaval that transformed the sleepy town of Sausalito to an industrial factory for the war effort was winding down.  It was after the war when men, especially, were out of fulfill some of their dreams and regain lost time. The men and women who had fought to overcome tyranny abroad now sought to created lives with renewed purpose.

Aspiring artists, writers and musicians began returning home and enrolled in schools with the help of the G.I. Bill.  Sausalito was having a Renaissance in the late 1940's. This exhibit focuses on those local poets, artists, impresarios, and makers.

Exhibit is open

Tuesday-Saturday

9 am - 4 pm

Exhibit runs from

November, 20

To

January, 27

Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) was a Hollywood actor, author, and sailor. Sausalito became Sterling's part-time home beginning in the early 1960s. In his later years, Sterling was a common sight in downtown Sausalito and along the waterfront with his long beard and walking stick.

Sterling’s film credits include Doctor Strangelove, The Killing, The Asphalt Jungle, and The Godfather. His memoir “Wanderer” is still in print, fifty-five years after it was first published.

Please join the Sausalito Library and the Sausalito Historical Society as we celebrate a unique Sausalito character with film clips, readings, and reminiscences from some of the local people who knew him. Friday, October 26,2018 at the Sausalito Library, 420 Litho Street.

The SHS Exhibit Room in Sausalito’s City Hall now features: “The Sausalito That Never Was”.  

Of course the still-born Marincello will be a big part of the story, but we’d like to tell you some things that maybe you don’t know about what might have happened here.  Scroll below for some examples.

The exhibit opened on September 20, 2018, celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Sausalito in 1893 as part of the monthly Sausalito Chamber of Commerce Mixer Meetings.

Here are some of the things that "Never Were":

A Library on the Bay?

A BART Station on the north side of Sausalito?

A Castle in the Hills

Sausalito in Antioch ?

Yes, it is true.  The beautiful ferry Sausalito, launched in 1894, was retired from active duty in 1932.  After the “walking-beam” engine and boilers were removed, she was rescued from further degradation by the Sportsmen Yacht Club in Antioch.  She was towed into the marsh in Antioch where she was converted to a clubhouse, and lovingly maintained through the years. 

On a foggy night, November 30 1901, the Sausalito struck the San Rafael off of Alcatraz.  Jack London may have witnessed the accident from a boarding house in Sausalito, or, since it was foggy, he probably got the details from the crew members; and he may have used the incident as an inspiration for the opening Chapters in his famous 1904 novel “The Sea Wolf”.  Amazon’s pitch for the book quotes Ambrose Bierce!  But, I digress. 

Join the SHS on a field trip to Antioch this summer.  You can learn more about the real “life or death” story from 1901.  You can “experience” travel from the gilded age on into the railroad-ferry commute from Marin to San Francisco before the Golden Gate Bridge. What a great way to celebrate Sausalito’s 125th Birthday..

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No Name Bar Stories. The Sausalito Historical Society invites you to a special program at the Sausalito Library celebrating the "wonder years" of the No Name Bar from 1959-1975. The event on Friday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. will feature a welcome from Neil Davis, former owner of the No Name Bar, and stories from bar patrons and staff. Speakers will include Greg Baker, Margo St. James, George McDonald, Steve McNamara, Michael Stepanian, Ian Swift, and Dana Upton. The program will be followed by the grand opening of "No Name Bar: The Wonder Years 1959-1974" in the Exhibit Room of the Sausalito Historical Society. The exhibit will feature photos and memorabilia from the No Name Bar.

"I how inherited the no name" by Neil Davis:

Neil Davis in March 2018 documented the how he inherited the "No Name" bar in Sausalito.

Please join us for the annual General Membership meeting on Wednesday, May 2 in the Edgewater Room at 420 Litho Street at 7PM.

Topics will include reports of previous year's activities and election of directors.