O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

Reflect, Discover, and Manifest: A Two-Part Art & Coaching Workshop Facilitated by Peggy Linden. Online
2025-04-26 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
A Creative Journey to Process the Past and Envision the Future.
Two Saturdays online – April 26 and May 3
2024 is over – what did you learn? Through guided art journaling and collage, we’ll reflect on the past year, uncover new insights, and set the stage for 2025. This unique workshop offers a creative and introspective process to help you gain perspective and move forward with intention. No artistic experience necessary – just an open mind and a willingness to explore.
Session 1: Reflecting on 2024
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00-3:00 Pacific Time
Gain deeper insights from the past year and discover what lessons you want to carry forward.
Session 2: Manifesting 2025
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:00-3:00 Pacific Time
Use insights from the first session to create a vision for what you’d like to manifest in the year ahead.
Location: Virtual
Cost $190 or $152 for OHCA members 2 Saturdays
10 participants max
Peggy will send registrants the zoom link before start of session
What to Expect

Guided journaling and reflection exercises
Collage creation using personal imagery and materials
A supportive space for sharing insights and personal growth
A creative process to help ease into the unknown and clarify direction.

Materials Needed

A large piece of paper (or two)
Your journal and a pen
Magazines, old calendars, printed images, photos, mementos, etc.
Your 2024 and 2025 calendars
Sissors and Tacky Glue
Paintbrushes, optional paints, oil pastels, containers for water
A smock or old clothes
Your water bottle and snacks.

MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Peggy has been leading art workshops since the age of 25, facilitating for organizations such as Montgomery College Community Services (Maryland), NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Coaching Community of practice (Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network), along with her private art workshops in her art studio. She has also been facilitating virtual art/coaching workshops for the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts since the pandemic began.
Her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute and mentorship from renowned artists like Josef Albers, Josep Grau-Garrriga, and Ann O’Hanlon have shaped her artistic journey. She has exhibited at the former Sight & Insight Gallery in San Francisco, Strathmore Center for the Arts in Maryland and Johns Hopkins University.
In addition to her work as an artist, she is a certified Life Coach and Resilient Leadership Coach and a CranioSacral Therapist, bringing a holistic approach to creativity and personal growth.

Forced to Flee: Vienna to Los Angeles 1938. Fascinating Stories, Fabulous Music. Opera
2025-04-26 15:00 - 16:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
College of Marin Emeritus professor Paul Smith and Music from Marin Chamber
Players present works by some of the greatest composers of the 20th century—from
late 19th century romanticism, jazz and cabaret infused compositions, to the most
modern musical thoughts of the day—the only common denominator being they
were able to flee Vienna as the Nazis consolidated their grip over Austria in 1938.
Having seen the German experience since 1933, these mostly Jewish, but also left
leaning politically, free thinkers knew what was in store for them if they stayed in
Vienna. Invited to Los Angeles by the major universities, and Hollywood, they found a
welcoming cultural and intellectual haven away from the insanity of Europe.
Fantastic stories and fabulous music including:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s lush Suite for Piano (left hand) and String Trio, as well
as stunningly gorgeous art songs.
Arnold Schoenberg’s compositions from early waltzes and polkas to cabaret songs,
and into the modernist revolution he promulgated.
Hanns Eisler’s Hollywood Songbook, composed in conjunction with Bertolt Brecht,
another escapee, as well as a string trio
Art songs by Alma Mahler, former wife of Gustav, and later married to novelist/
playwright Franz Werfel.
Suite for soprano and piano from Ernst Krenek’s 1920s jazz opera Jonny Spielt Auf
and smaller works by Eric Zeisl, Ernst Toch, and Herbert Zipper.
FREE admission/FREE parking

The FALL/OUT a staged reading with and by Margery Kreitman
2025-04-27 14:00 - 15:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Advanced ticket sales end at 11:30 am day of show. Tickets will be available at the door.

The Fall/Out
A staged reading by Margery Kreitman
Direction and Dramaturgy by Jayne Wenger
Cultural Resource: Vidhu Singh
“She makes me gourmet lunches, invites me to her time share in Nassau, and gently bathes me. I’ve never felt so vulnerable.”
Writer/Performer Margery Kreitman, in her new comedic solo work, The Fall/Out, explores what happens after she fractures her hip in a reckless bicycle accident, has surgery, and is compelled to hire a home health aide to care for her. Questions of identity and trust arise and the lines of propriety begin to blur.
Sunday April 27th, 2025 Tickets $20 – scroll down for ticket link
Doors open at 1:30 pm Show at 2:00 pm
Margery Kreitman is a Resident Playwright with 3Girls Theater in San Francisco. She is the author of the full length comedy, “Please Wait For The Beep” (Cable Car Award nominee), produced in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City; “Picture Me” (Jane Chambers’ Playwriting Award), produced by Theater Rhino in SF, “Digitally Yours” – a sketch comedy revue, created and performed with Karen Hirst, produced by Theater Rhino and The New Conservatory Theater. She also wrote the full-length comedy, “Sax and the Single Dyke”, co-produced by Sarah Heartburn Productions and Theater Rhinoceros.
Margery is also a solo performer and monologist. Her most recent solo piece, The Fall/Out was performed at 3Girls Theater in 2024. She also performed her comedic solo, “Retreat“ at 3Girls Theater and The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in 2023. Her solo piece, “Kicking Facebook”, a finalist in 3Girls Theatre’s New Works Festival was also performed at the Marsh, SF, The SF Fringe Festival, The Phoenix Theater, The Solo Mio Festival (Douglas Morrison Theater) and the United Solo Festival in NYC. Margery’s solo works include “Home Plates” (‘Dean Goodman Choice Awards), “Thirty Years Later”, “Phenomenal Dread of Intimacy”, “Mug Shots” “Payday at Pukalani” (A Maui Fringe Festival winner), “Bouncing”, “A Singular Story”, “The Boot,” and “Soul Stone,” She has performed her work at many Bay Area venues including The Marsh, The Exit, Counter Pulse, StageWerx, The New Conservatory Theater, The Magic Theater, Theater Rhino, Venue 9, The Garage, The Plush Room, The Tides and The Thick House. Her short stories have appeared in various journals including Pisgah, Rockhurst Review, Gargoyle, Dos Passos Review, and Clackamas. Her work also appears in the book, Scenes and Monologues for Young Actors, published by Smith and Kraus.

Jayne Wenger is a director and dramaturg whose exclusive focus is the development of new works for the theater. Her work is interdisciplinary, encompassing opera, dance, solo performance, new music and site-specific collaborations. She is the past Artistic Director of the Bay Area Playwrights Foundation and Women’s Ensemble of New York. From 2018 to 2022 she was the Director of Creative Process for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival.

Printing with the Press with Jackie La Lanne and Candis Cousins - Day 1
2025-04-28 10:30 - 14:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Experiment with different fun printmaking strategies
2 Mondays April 28 and May 5, 202510:30 am to 2:30 pm
Experience making art with a printing press.
Choose to try your hands at collagraphs, intaglio and chine colle. Carve into plexiglass from a drawing and make a one-of-a-kind print. Make a collage, ink and print a collagraph. Paint on plexiglass and add chine colle.
Experiment with different fun printmaking strategies and come up with surprising and wonderful prints.
$120 or $96 OHCA members$20 materials fee to facilitator
Maximum 6 participants
Deadline to register April 27 at 12am. Please register below.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Jackie La Lanne retired at the end of 2021 from over 30 years teaching art in the Mill Valley School district. She is currently Board President of of O’Hanlon. She graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art and a Masters Degree in Art Education. She loves teaching art and making photographs, which she says have a lot in common: discovering, making, envisioning, sharing, and having fun. La Lanne, who can often be found in the artroom wearing the earrings she made from her old bike lock keys, has been teaching elementary art curriculum in Mill Valley public schools for many years. She is an accomplished artist, teacher, and photographer and has created wonderful collaborative textile projects for her five grandchildren.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.
“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil - May 2
2025-05-02 09:30 - 10:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil
Friday, May 2, 9:30 – 10:30 am
8 consecutive Fridays
March 10 through May 16, 2025
Tap into the flow of breath and movement, creating space in mind and body.
Yoga offers a sense of freedom and ease that can fuel your creativity.
Sarah’s class is designed to support anyone seeking a steady, deeper practice.
All levels are welcome provided that you can move from a seated floor position to standing postures. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Other props such as blocks, blankets and straps are provided. The class location at O’Hanlon may shift weekly between the Loft, Gallery and possibly the outdoor deck.
Weekly Registration Required due to space limitations.
$15 members/$20 non-members
6 people max

Sarah McNeil is a mixed-media artist and yoga teacher living in Mill Valley. She began dancing at a young age and shifted to yoga over twenty years ago. After receiving a 500 hour credential with YogaWorks in 2013, Sarah began teaching as a continuation of her personal

Honing Your Personal Story Through Collage with Sarah McNeil and J'Amy Tarr
2025-05-02 11:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
DAY ONE

Two Consecutive Fridays: May 2nd and May 9thClass Hours: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Class Fee includes two classes: $150 Non-Members/$120 Members
Material Fee $20 each student covers our papers, glue and other various materials
(if space is available and you would like to come one day only, registration can be arranged privately)
To attend the workshop, please register below by May 1

Two-Day Collage Workshop at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore color, texture, magazine images, and personal or found papers to create a series of 4–6 collages that tell your unique story.
Day One:

Create custom papers using tea staining, crinkling, stamping, and more.
Incorporate your own photos (printed in advance) into your work.
Learn simple composition techniques and color theory to begin your layouts.

Day Two:

Refine and layer your collages, adding final touches with pencils, paint, or stitching.
Discuss tips for gluing and stabilizing your pieces.
End with a supportive group share at the “magic wall,” reflecting on each collage’s personal meaning.

All levels welcome. Come ready to rip, stain, and layer!

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Sarah McNeil is a mixed media collage artist whose pieces tend to focus on a familial historical narrative. She lives in Mill Valley and is an active board member at O’Hanlon. You can explore some of her work here https://www.sarahmcneilart.com/

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
J’Amy Tarr is an abstract artist fascinated by the interplay of feminine power, ancestry, and transformation. She lives in Mill Valley and is a huge fan of the O’Hanlon community. You can explore some of her work here https://www.jamytarr.com/

The San Francisco Haiku Anthology: Volume Two Reading
2025-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
The San Francisco Haiku Anthology: Volume Two Reading
OHCA Gallery May 4 at 3:00
FREE

Please join us on May 4 at 3 p.m. for a reading and celebration of The San Francisco Haiku Anthology: Volume Two at the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley (616 Throckmorton Ave). The book, featuring 94 Bay Area poets and 722 haiku, was published by Spare Poems Press in the fall of 2024. Guest Shakuhachi player to support some of the readings. There will be light refreshments, and books for sale (at a 35% discount for everyone). Space and parking at the gallery is limited, so carpooling is highly encouraged.
Please RSVP below by May 1 if you plan to attend. Please let us know the number of people in your party.
We look forward to seeing you on May 4!

Printing with the Press with Jackie La Lanne and Candis Cousins - Day 2
2025-05-05 10:30 - 14:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Experiment with different fun printmaking strategies
Experience making art with a printing press.
Choose to try your hands at collagraphs, intaglio and chine colle. Carve into plexiglass from a drawing and make a one-of-a-kind print. Make a collage, ink and print a collagraph. Paint on plexiglass and add chine colle.
Experiment with different fun printmaking strategies and come up with surprising and wonderful prints.
This is day 2 of a two day workshop
Deadline to register April 27 at 12am.
Please register here.
2 Mondays April 28 and May 5, 2025
10:30 am to 2:30 pm
$120 or $96 OHCA members
$20 materials fee to facilitator
Maximum 6 participants

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Jackie La Lanne retired at the end of 2021 from over 30 years teaching art in the Mill Valley School district. She is currently Board President of of O’Hanlon. She graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art and a Masters Degree in Art Education. She loves teaching art and making photographs, which she says have a lot in common: discovering, making, envisioning, sharing, and having fun. La Lanne, who can often be found in the artroom wearing the earrings she made from her old bike lock keys, has been teaching elementary art curriculum in Mill Valley public schools for many years. She is an accomplished artist, teacher, and photographer and has created wonderful collaborative textile projects for her five grandchildren.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.
“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Tuesday Art Talk: Go Figure. Art of the Human Form - Opening Reception
2025-05-06 16:00 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
GO FIGURE
ART OF THE HUMAN FORM
O’Hanlon Gallery Exhibition
April 24 – May 22, 2025
Juried by Kim Eagles-Smith
Opening reception:
– Art talk, 4:00 pm
– Reception, 5:30 pm – 7:00 p

Laura Jiménez Diecks: Opening Reception
2025-05-06 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Laura Jiménez Diecks
“ARTe+ViDA, Evocative Passages: México City, New York City, Mill Valley”
Opening reception 5:30 – 7 pm
Second reception: Saturday, May 17, 5:30 – 7 pm
Private viewings available.
Contact Laura at 415-246-8973 to schedule a time.

Art as Refuge Zoom Art Talk
2025-05-07 16:00 - 17:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
If you would like an invite to the online art talk for Art as Refuge, please email the office by 2 pm today: office@ohanloncenter.org
The talk will start at 4 pm.

Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil - May 9
2025-05-09 09:30 - 10:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil
Friday, May 9, 9:30 – 10:30 am
8 consecutive Fridays
March 10 through May 16, 2025
Tap into the flow of breath and movement, creating space in mind and body.
Yoga offers a sense of freedom and ease that can fuel your creativity.
Sarah’s class is designed to support anyone seeking a steady, deeper practice.
All levels are welcome provided that you can move from a seated floor position to standing postures. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Other props such as blocks, blankets and straps are provided. The class location at O’Hanlon may shift weekly between the Loft, Gallery and possibly the outdoor deck.
Weekly Registration Required due to space limitations.
$15 members/$20 non-members
6 people max

Sarah McNeil is a mixed-media artist and yoga teacher living in Mill Valley. She began dancing at a young age and shifted to yoga over twenty years ago. After receiving a 500 hour credential with YogaWorks in 2013, Sarah began teaching as a continuation of her personal

Honing Your Personal Story Through Collage with Sarah McNeil and J'Amy Tarr - Day Two
2025-05-09 11:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
DAY TWO

Two Consecutive Fridays: May 2nd and May 9thClass Hours: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Class Fee includes two classes: $150 Non-Members/$120 Members
Material Fee $20 each student covers our papers, glue and other various materials
(if space is available and you would like to come one day only, registration can be arranged privately)
To attend the workshop, please register here by May 1

Two-Day Collage Workshop at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore color, texture, magazine images, and personal or found papers to create a series of 4–6 collages that tell your unique story.
Day One:

Create custom papers using tea staining, crinkling, stamping, and more.
Incorporate your own photos (printed in advance) into your work.
Learn simple composition techniques and color theory to begin your layouts.

Day Two:

Refine and layer your collages, adding final touches with pencils, paint, or stitching.
Discuss tips for gluing and stabilizing your pieces.
End with a supportive group share at the “magic wall,” reflecting on each collage’s personal meaning.

All levels welcome. Come ready to rip, stain, and layer!

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Sarah McNeil is a mixed media collage artist whose pieces tend to focus on a familial historical narrative. She lives in Mill Valley and is an active board member at O’Hanlon. You can explore some of her work here https://www.sarahmcneilart.com/

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
J’Amy Tarr is an abstract artist fascinated by the interplay of feminine power, ancestry, and transformation. She lives in Mill Valley and is a huge fan of the O’Hanlon community. You can explore some of her work here https://www.jamytarr.com/

Test Event1
2025-05-14 08:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil - May 16
2025-05-16 09:30 - 10:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil
Friday, May 16, 9:30 – 10:30 am
8 consecutive Fridays
March 10 through May 16, 2025
Tap into the flow of breath and movement, creating space in mind and body.
Yoga offers a sense of freedom and ease that can fuel your creativity.
Sarah’s class is designed to support anyone seeking a steady, deeper practice.
All levels are welcome provided that you can move from a seated floor position to standing postures. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Other props such as blocks, blankets and straps are provided. The class location at O’Hanlon may shift weekly between the Loft, Gallery and possibly the outdoor deck.
Weekly Registration Required due to space limitations.
$15 members/$20 non-members
6 people max

Sarah McNeil is a mixed-media artist and yoga teacher living in Mill Valley. She began dancing at a young age and shifted to yoga over twenty years ago. After receiving a 500 hour credential with YogaWorks in 2013, Sarah began teaching as a continuation of her personal

Laura Jiménez Diecks: Opening Reception No. 2
2025-05-17 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Laura Jiménez Diecks
“ARTe+ViDA, Evocative Passages: México City, New York City, Mill Valley”
Opening reception 5:30 – 7 pm
Private viewings available.
Contact Laura at 415-246-8973 to schedule a time.

Writers Night Out 2025
2025-05-20 18:30 - 20:00
Readings by Abby Wasserman’s Creative Writing Class at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Confirmed presenters:
Jenny Jedeikin
Jackie La Lanne
Jonathan Erb
Jade Justice
Laurie Hong
Natalie McCullough
Potter Wickware
Tuesday May 20
6:30 – 8:00 pm
in the O’Hanlon Gallery

FREE but $10 suggested donation gladly accepted.
Refreshments will be served after the presentation.

Please RSVP – capacity 40
(see form below to RSVP)

Writer's Night Out
Marti Sousanis

Writer's Night Out
Abby Wasserman

O'Hanlon Center Closed: Memorial Day.
2025-05-26 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Canceled Monoprint w/ Candis Cousins - June 1
2025-06-01 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
NO MONOPRINT JUNE 1
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$55 | $44 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Bits & Pieces Gallery show art talk and reception
2025-06-03 16:00 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Everyone is invited to the art talk at 4pm and reception 5:30 – 7.
See 71 works of collage and assemblage. Meet the artists. Celebrate creativity!

Wet Paint: Peller Marion June Loft Show Opening
2025-06-03 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Meet Peller and see her works in the Loft during this opening reception 5:30 – 7:00.

Writing with Pride - with Margery Kreitman
2025-06-08 11:30 - 14:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
3Girls Theater Company Presents

WRITING WITH PRIDEMargery Kreitman’s Queer Writing Class

FREE writing class for LBTQ+ Writers

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Margery’s class is free for all participants, and includes meditation and writing prompts designed to spark imagination and creativity.
At this time when queer folk are under attack, come together during Pride Month to celebrate and support creativity and freedom.

We highly encourage LBTQ+ women of color, nonbinary writers, women-identifying writers over 60, and people with disabilities to register. 3GT cannot guarantee a space in the class to all who register. We will have a waitlist and will notify writers if space becomes available.

The class is offered through 3GT’s LezWritesBTQ program and is open to LBTQ+

Come for the class and stay for the Joy Alive concert at 3pm

Maximum Class Size: 8 writers

Deadline to register for class: Thursday May 29, 2025

To register, email Pamela Hollings at pamela@3girlstheatre.org

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Margery Kreitman – Writer, Performer, Producer

Margery’s award-winning one act and full-length plays have been produced in SF, LA and NYC. She is also a solo performer and monologist. Many of her solo pieces including Home Plate, Payday in Pukalani and Bouncing were produced and performed in the Bay Area. Her creative non-fiction stories and monologues have been published in various journals and anthologies. Her solo comedy, KICKING FACEBOOK, was produced and performed at The Exit SF Fringe, The Phoenix Theatre, The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, The Marsh Rising, The Solo Mio Festival, and United Solo in NYC. Margery created and performed the sketch comedy revue, “Digitally Yours” with Karen Hirst produced by Theatre Rhinoceros and The New Conservatory Theatre Center. Her solo piece Retreat was co-produced by 3GT and Brava Theater and her monologue The Fall was part of the 2023 LezWrites Monologue Night at Z Below. Margery is a 3Girls Theatre Legacy Playwright who has been with the Company since its founding in 2011. She created 3GT’s pioneering LezWrites! program in 2014 and served as curator/producer through 2018

ABOUT LezWritesBTQ

LezWritesBTQ is 3Girls Theatre Company’s unique development and performance program for emerging lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and nonbinary AFAB theatre-makers. Our LBTQI+/nonbinary playwrights and solo performers create work that speaks directly to their own experiences. LezWritesBTQ program provides opportunities for diverse queer women+ artists with an emphasis on outreaching to women of color, people with disabilities, and other communities traditionally underrepresented in the theatre.

ABOUT 3GIRLS THEATRE COMPANY

3Girls Theatre Company develops, promotes and presents new plays by Bay Area women+ playwrights over 40. For more information on our programs and our mission, visit us at 3girlstheatre.org

Joy Alive in Concert
2025-06-08 15:00 - 16:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Monoprint w/ Candis Cousins - June 15
2025-06-15 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
WE ARE OFFERING THIS WORKSHOP TWICE A MONTH
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$55 | $44 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Summer Salon - June 22 Tickets available at door 4 pm
2025-06-22 17:00 - 18:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Artists Performing:
Zan Adu
Shady Ladies
Stonefox
Judy Nee and Chris Alexander
Christopher Smith and Daniel Patrick
Mark Olson
Ruth Gendler
Potter Wickware
Dana Kelly

Advanced tickets end at 1 p.m. on the day of the Show. Tickets will be available at 4 pm at the door. Please carpool if you can!

Ruth Gendler “Emotional Geography” Loft Opening
2025-07-01 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Opening Reception for the July Loft Gallery Show ““Emotional Geography” monotypes by J. Ruth Gender.
Meet the artist and see her works. Show runs through the month of July.
Artist’s Talk and Reading: The Town of Qualities on Sunday July 13 at 2 pm. All welcome!
Find out more about the Artist.

Wabi Sabi Photography Workshop with Jackie La Lanne and Naomi Tamura
2025-07-10 13:00 - 16:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Slow down, look closer, and discover the beauty in impermanence and imperfection. In this one-day photography workshop inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, students will explore how to capture the quiet poetry of the world around them through a contemplative photographic lens.
We’ll begin with a brief introduction to the principles of wabi-sabi, followed by a guided photo walk on the grounds of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts. The class emphasizes mindful seeing, intuitive framing, and embracing the imperfect or unexpected. Towards the end of class, we will gather for an informal group discussion and photo review. Students are encouraged to bring previously taken images to explore whether they reflect wabi-sabi qualities.
This class is open to photographers of all levels. Whether you’re new to photography or seeking a deeper, more meditative creative approach, you’ll leave with a refreshed eye and a deeper appreciation for the imperfect beauty of the world around us.
Date: Thursday, July 10
Time 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Min 4 max 8
$65 or $50 OHCA members

What to Bring:

Any camera you’re comfortable with — DSLR, mirrorless, point-and-shoot, or smartphone
Previously taken photos (digital or printed) for group review
Fully charged battery and memory card, or phone storage
Notebook or sketchbook and pen for reflections
Weather-appropriate clothing, walking shoes, and some water to drink.

About the Facilitators

Jackie La Lanne retired at the end of 2021 from over 30 years teaching art in the Mill Valley School district. She is currently Board President of of O’Hanlon. She graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art and a Masters Degree in Art Education. She loves teaching art and making photographs, which she says have a lot in common: discovering, making, envisioning, sharing, and having fun. La Lanne, who can often be found in the artroom wearing the earrings she made from her old bike lock keys, has been teaching elementary art curriculum in Mill Valley public schools for many years. She is an accomplished artist, teacher, and photographer and has created wonderful collaborative textile projects for her five grandchildren.

Naomi Tamura is a visual artist based in Mill Valley, California, working in acrylic paint, drawing media, and photography. Her work blends representation with intuition, exploring themes of memory, emotion, and atmosphere through expressive mark-making and the lens of a camera. A lifelong artist, Tamura studied Studio Art at Scripps College and graphic design at ArtCenter College of Design, leading to a 20-year career as a designer and art director. After stepping away from commercial work in 2011, she returned to fine art with a renewed focus. Tamura’s creative practice reflects a range of influences—from the Bay Area Figurative Movement to Post-Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism. She has exhibited at the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, where she served as a former board chair, and remains active in the local arts community. Photography plays a vital role in her process, serving as both inspiration and a form of artistic expression.

Marin Poetry Center - Taveling Show
2025-07-12 14:30 - 15:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
This summer, members of MPM will be sharing their work at venues throughout the Bay Area.
Join us at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts on Friday, July 12, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm for a special poetry reading featuring MPM poets.
The event will be hosted by Francesca Bell, with readings by:Abby Caplin, Margaret Stawowy, Simona Carini, Steve Maxwell, and Arlene Wohl.
Max 50 people.
Please rsvp below to save your spot!

Dreams & Visions Art Talk and Reception
2025-07-12 16:30 - 18:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
YES, this is a SATURDAY art show reception. Come one and all and be inspired by the art of Dream & Visions!
Juried by Toni Littlejohn.

J. Ruth Gendler Artist's Talk and Reading: The Town of Qualities
2025-07-13 14:00 - 16:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Artist’s Talk and Reading: The Town of Qualities

You are warmly invited to an artist talk and reading where Ruth will read the texts that accompany these monotypes, elaborate on her lifelong curiosity about Qualities, her path as an artist and writer “speaking two languages,” the monotype printmaking process, and the power of returning to the Town of Qualities and discovering new residents.

In The Book of Qualities J. Ruth Gendler personified 74 attributes and essences. In the last decade Gendler has been creating a sequel in words and pictures. On display for the first time, the exhibit “Emotional Geography” includes monotypes of Delight, Humility, Anguish, Gentleness, Frustration, Timidity, Balance, Elegance, The Etymology of Grief, Forest Friends, and Coherence.
about The Book of Qualities
The Book of Qualities has been translated into several languages; quoted in sermons and speeches; featured in psychological journals and educational publications; used as a focus and catalyst for consideration of personification, metaphoric thought, and emotional intelligence from second grade classrooms to Yale English classes; given as a gift to wedding guests and hospice caregivers; and adapted for theater and dance in Omaha, Pasadena, Seattle and as a children’s ballet in San Diego.
