TMS Jazz Band Plays Duke Ellington

The Marin School Jazz Band plays Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing" at the Annual Spring Concert held on May 26, 2011.

TMS Alumni in the News!

Jill Bischoff, TMS class of '04 (pictured on the left), is a counselor at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, Ms Ventura County 2009 and now a member of the Sugartown Rollergirls, a roller derby team based in Oxnard, CA.

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TMS Jazz Band Spring Concert - May 2011

The Marin School Jazz Band Spring Concert was held May 26, 2011 to a standing room only crowd. One of the featured songs was "Cliffs of Dover" written by Eric Johnson. This version features Gabe Jackman on Guitar along with Justin Herbert, Guitar; Sam Klitsner, Bass; John Alba, Trumpet; Annarose Leff, Flute; Bryan Nickerson, Saxophone/Clarinet; Jacob Solomon, Drums; and Luca Tedesco on Piano. The Jazz Band is led by Jimmy Sage. A CD of the concert will be available soon. For more information contact ehawley@themarinschool.org

The Marin School Annual Festival of the Arts was enjoyed by all!

The TMS community gathered at the school on May 26th for the Annual Festival of the Arts. On display were the students' work; ranging from clothing design, art, photography and film. The evening ended with the TMS Jazz Band concert - standing room only!

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Interview with Mojo Nixon

Students in Matt O'Donnell's History of Rock 'n Roll class along with several members of the faculty participated in an interview with musician/actor/DJ Mojo Nixon via Skype today. You can watch the very funny and entertaining interview below.

MOJO NIXON Interview from The Marin School on Vimeo.

The Marin School Students Win Honors at the Annual Marin High School Art Show

The 20th Annual Marin High School Art show, "Rising Stars", held May 8 - May 28, 2011 at the Marin Art & Garden Center Gallery in Ross, featured art work from 14 high schools, public and private, throughout the county.

Eleven works of art and photography created by TMS students were exhibited. Two TMS 11th grade students, Abby Smith ( 2nd photo from left) and Mandy Linares (1st photo from left), received Honorable Mention for their work.

Creative Writing Workshop for Teens

Visual Literacy & Creative Writing Workshop

Ever wondered how graphic novelists capture readers' attention with so few words? Looking for a way to better use your creative writing to capture powerful images? This fun, engaging workshop uses the visual arts to improve writing skills and help you learn creative approaches to the writing process, including editing and revision. The workshop will include use of multi-media, analysis of artistic images, short texts for discussion, and one-on-one feedback. The workshop is a great way to prepare for summer writing and refresh your skills for the next year.

Tuesday June 14 to Friday June 17

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Fee $195.00

Ages 13+

Register for workshop

Elizabeth Hawley

415 339-9336 ext. 102

ehawley@themarinschool.org

Instructor

Jonah Weaver

jweaver@themarinschool.org or

415 339-9336 ext. 110

The Marin School

100 Ebbtide Ave., #300

Sausalito, CA 94965