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December 6–15, 2024

Livermore Pavilion

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Marin Art and Garden Center presents a magical and enchanting holiday experience from December 6–15. Families and visitors are invited to wander the Garden which will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland with activities for children and adults of all ages.

Highlights include:

  • An outdoor skating rink with snow and music at the Livermore Pavilion under bistro lights
  • The Garden’s Watering Can serving snacks and hot cocoa/cider
  • An outdoor fireplace in the cozy warming hut
  • Holiday crafts from local artisans, the Garden’s holiday greens sale plus hands-on activities for kids
  • Cooking decorating kits from Babaloo Bakes

The Garden will remain open to the public throughout, no tickets or reservations required. 

Outdoor Skating at Marin Art and Garden Center!

Get ready for a wondrous winter experience in the Garden, as you lace up your skates for a spin under falling snow and twinkling lights!

Glide across Marin Art and Garden Center’s skating rink, which features a smooth, safe surface that doesn’t need to be kept frozen, making it much more environmentally friendly.

Advance registration highly recommended, a limited number of walk-ins will be available.

  • $30 per person (+fees) includes skate rental
  • Sessions are one hour long, with 45 minutes of rink time.
  • A maximum of 40 people, including skaters and companions, can be on the rink at one time

Ticket sales open soon!

Everyone on the rink must purchase a ticket, which includes skate rental; shoe covers are available for parents accompanying young children, and Skate Buddies are available free of charge for beginning skaters or anyone who needs a little extra support. The rink surface is a synthetic material.

Interested in a skating party? Purchase all 40 tickets for any time slot and the rink is yours, or buy a block and share with other skaters. Email Audrey Shapiro, Director of Events and Programs for more information.

WinterFest

The Ross Auxiliary presents WinterFest on December 7, featuring a Kiddie Train, festive food and beverages, an Igloo Dance Party, bubbles, caroling and of course, Santa Claus!

Pixie Park will also host their Annual Holiday Bake Sale.

Ross Valley Players

Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” is in the Barn theater November 17–December 17.

Info & tickets

Holiday Showcase 

Marin Open Studios will feature works from 100 local artists in The Studio, from November 15–December 15; opening reception will be held November 16, 2-5 pm.

Monday, December 4

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

Tuesday, December 5

4–7 pm

Skating rink open

Wednesday, December 6

3–6 pm

Skating rink open

Thursday, December 7

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

5 pm

Hanukkah candle lighting and songs with Brandeis Marin 

Friday, December 8

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

10am–5 pm

Shopping at WERKSTATT

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

6 pm

ELM Children’s Concert

Saturday, December 9

2–8 pm

Skating rink open

10am–5 pm

Shopping at WERKSTATT

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

7:30 pm

RVP presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Sunday, December 10

2–8 pm

Skating rink open

2 pm

RVP presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”

11am–5 pm

WINTERMARKT Craft Fair at WERKSTATT

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We’ll let you know when ticket sales open. If you need to reach us, please call 415-455-5260 or email info@maringarden.org.

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