Every

Thursday night

in July

From 5–7 pm

Live music

Food

Drink

KidZone

Dgiin had everyone dancing on the lawn on July 20!

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums kicked off the season in style on July 6;

Braulio Barrera had the crowd on their feet on July 13!

Thank you to our 2023 Concert Sponsors!

Jeri Dexter

In-Kind Sponsors

Media Sponsors

The Garden School will host a KidZone with activities for the little ones.

Pixie Park Co-op welcomes the youngest concert guests—those ages 0–6—to play at Pixie Park during the concerts. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver while playing at Pixie. 

Bring your picnic or buy one of our gourmet Picnic Boxes, refillable water bottle, blanket, low-backed lawn chairs (we provide folding chairs), family, and friends.

Beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks will also be available for purchase!

Treats will be available from these fabulous vendors:

Outside alcohol will not be permitted.

We are delighted to announce we will be offering delicious box meals from our local partner, Classic Culinaire, prepared with the freshest, locally sourced  ingredients.

Order in advance and you’ll enjoy the ease of picking up your meal of choice when you arrive. Just add the option when you purchase your tickets online.

We will also have a limited number of meal boxes available for sale at the concerts.

Cheese & charcuterie box

Humboldt Fog, Mt. Tam brie, 12-month gouda, Genoa salami, Sonoma olives, fig jam & Rustic Bakery crackers

$14

Mary’s Chicken Cobb salad

Grilled organic Mary’s Chicken, applewood smoked bacon, crispy Romaine lettuce, heirloom cherry tomatoes, organic cage-free egg, Point Reyes Blue Cheese, chives, and our house-made gorgonzola dressing (GF)

$17

Moroccan tofu & quinoa bowl

Moroccan spiced organic tofu, roasted Chioggia beets, rainbow quinoa, edamame, rocket greens with our house-made Tuscan balsamic vinaigrette (V, GF)

$15

Grilled Mary’s Chicken pesto sandwich

Mary’s Chicken thigh, arugula pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, rocket greens served on ciabatta roll with a side salad of field greens

$17

Garden grill sandwich

Grilled Portobello mushroom, zucchini squash, roasted red bell peppers, pickled red onion, chimichurri sauce on ciabatta roll, with a side salad of field greens (V)

$15

Support from generous sponsors help keep our concerts as a community tradition. Purchase a table for four or eight, and you can enjoy the music in comfort and style, with parking, drinks, and more included as part of one of the sponsorship packages we have available. Choose one that’s right for you or your business!

In-Kind Beverage Sponsorship
(White or rosé wine, cider, and/or beer)

Please let us share how great your product is with our guests from Ross and all over the Bay Area!

We can accept your donation and serve your product ourselves, or you can bring your staff to help promote your business while they serve.

You will be recognized on signage at the event, on our website and on social media, as well as receive verbal recognition from the stage.

Please contact Tod Thorpe, Director of Development

IRS Guidelines for Gifts from Donor Advised Funds to Support MAGC Events

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Marin Art & Garden Center events from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation.

We sincerely appreciate your generosity and support!

To ensure your gift follows the current IRS guidelines for DAF/Family Foundation support of an event, we would like to share the below guidelines with you.

  • Raffle tickets, tickets to galas and other special events, auction items, and benefits conferred in connection with a DAF/foundation grant are not permitted.
    • IRS has specifically ruled that fair market value associated with fundraising events cannot be separated, a practice known as “bifurcation.”
      • For example, with Edible Garden, if the price of the ticket is $200 and the FMV fair market value (non-tax-deductible amount) is designated to be $50, the donor must pay from sources other than her DAF/foundation for the full value of the ticket ($200) and not just for the non-tax-deductible amount ($50).
    • We recommend you confer with your financial advisor to confirm if any of these examples of how donors may still use their DAF to support an event would work for you:
      • A donor could sponsor the event, and not attend, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event using DAF/foundation funds and attend by purchasing an individual ticket through non-DAF/foundation funds.
      • A donor could sponsor the event, join the event as a guest of another donor/table guest, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event and host the afforded number of people at their chosen level as long as they pay for the seats at the lowest ticket price ($200 for Edible Garden) outside of their DAF.
        • As an example, a $1,500 sponsor that covers 2 guests, could pay for their sponsorship with $400 from a different source of funds, and then give an additional gift of $1,100 out of their DAF.

 

Please email Tod Thorpe, Director of Development at tod.thorpe@maringarden.org to discuss your gift to Marin Art and Garden Center