Contributors
John Briscoe has
published several books
on history, law, and
of poetry. His poetry
and legal, literary and
historical essays have
been widely published
in literary and scholarly journals.
Art & Arias ~ A Family Affair
BY JOHN KRAFT (Draft v3.0)
John Kraft is a full-time
artist who lives in the
San Francisco Bay Area.
His work can be found
in both private and
corporate collections
worldwide.
Mitchell Marriott is
a full-time financial
advisor and part-time
photographer. Most
of all, he’s a loving
husband and father, as
expressed in his theme
song submission.
Moving to San Francisco in 1969, she
studied writing and became a book
and commercial illustrator. In 2010 she
won a Silver Finalist Medal in the INDIE
Book Awards for her book “Tree Spirits:
Tales and Encounters” excerpted for
this issue. Heather won the California
Supreme Court case: Preston v. State
Board of Equalization,, countering
unjust taxation of royalties, benefiting
all California artists and publishers.
Katharine Browning is
the owner of Verbena
Kitchen in Healdsburg
and Tiburon—a food
Peter Robinson is the editor of
and wine pairing
San Francisco Books & Travel and a
service working with
regular contributing broadcaster to
wineries to create
KALW 91.7 FM.
menus supporting wine sales at private
Lily O’Brien
is a Bay
The richest guy
in town…
A throwback to the
phrase began
from the clas
Ed Schwartz
and public events. Katharine can be
Area
writer
whose
his
career
in
wine
Wonderful Life, but also a line I sometimes use to describe the goo
contacted at verbenakitchen@hotmail.
appeared
at New
in my own life. articles
I’m have
a Marin-based
artist and promotion
my wife,
Nikki Einfeld
com
in the San Francisco
York’s “21” Club. As his
lyric coloratura
soprano.
We met back in the interests
Summer
2003 whil
Angela Colombo
Chronicle,
the Marin
in wine of
grew,
participating in
San Francisco
Opera’s Merola
Program.
Heckler focuses her
Independent
Journal,
he moved
West to be She wa
career on supporting participate in the
Pacific
Sun,
the
San
closer
to
the
grapes. Ed Progra
the company’s prestigious Adler Fellowship
projects that build
Francisco Classical Voice and Strings
has written more than 500 published
great opportunity to ask for a second date. After considering the di
community and increase Magazine. Passionate about music and
articles on wine, food and travel.
temperature
between Winnipeg and
San Francisco, she accepted
opportunities for
the arts, she has performed as a folk,
Mostly recently, Ed was the wine editor
2005
the opera
Two
years later we reloc
the arts and those in were
jazz married
and classical in
singer,
and at
currently
for house.
The Nob Hill
Gazette.
need to have access to enriching and we’ve
sings with
the
Marin
Symphony
Chorus.
continued to build a life infused with both
art Wilson
and is music
- oh
Judith M.
a
impactful experiences. She is currently
Alejandro
Palacios
is
daughters Sienna
(age
9) and
Kira (age 6) feature
are already
spreading t
writer who
Director of Development for Marin
a
media
artist
who
enjoys
telling
a
wide
and making us proud.
Theatre Company.
works in responsive
variety of stories
Noah Griffin is a former
installations and
reflecting life in the
I admit that while
I appreciated
opera before
Nikki
I met, I did
weekly syndicated
interactive
media
North
Bay, and
from art
of the
extraordinary music and
storytelling
columnist for the San understanding
design.
He uses
to agriculture
to the associate
Francisco Examiner
video, photography,
mysteries of sparkling wine. She is a
and a winner of the
installation, and mixed media to
regular contributor to NorthBay Biz,
prestigious Eugene
explore the complexity of human
and her work has appeared in North
Block Award for
experiences such as immigration
Bay Woman and Marin Independent
excellence in journalism. He has been
and identity. Alejandro is the
Journal’s special sections. She also
published in the Boston Globe and
Communications & Development
writes theater reviews for telli.com.
San Francisco Magazine. He currently
Manager for Community Media Center
Previously, she worked as a newspaper
writes a monthly column for the Marin
of Marin.
reporter and editor in the educational
IJ and is the Founder of The Cole Porter
book publishing industry.
Heather Preston
Society.
graduated with honors
Michelle Kaufman is the Executive
Director of the Marin History Museum.
Founded in 1935, the Marin History
Museum celebrates the traditions of
innovation and creativity of the people
of Marin.
and distinction from
The Art Institute of
Chicago, and was
named one of Chicago’s
outstanding fine artists.
She has taught fine art and studied
throughout Europe and the world.
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&
arts culture
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