🌱 Patch AM: When Lark Theater will honor Dolly Parton on the big screen

Cheers Larkspur! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• When Lark Theater will honor Dolly Parton on the big screen
• Why Frankie & Jo's suddenly shut its Marin Country Mart scoop shop

Also on today's calendar: ON Store Opening and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
• Sunday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marin movie theaters to pay tribute to Parton, Curry (pressdemocrat.com) — Larkspur residents can catch Dolly Parton and Tim Curry tributes next week at the Lark Theater, with screenings of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Steel Magnolias" at various times Tuesday and September 10. The article also lists a separate tribute series at Cinelounge Tiburon, including multiple showings of "Steel Magnolias" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," with full schedules and ticket prices.
   

• Chef known for S.F. Top 100 restaurant closes East Bay offshoot (sfchronicle.com) — A vegan ice cream shop at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, Frankie & Jo's, has closed early after low sales, ending the Seattle brand's first venture outside Washington. The piece also rounds up several other notable Bay Area restaurant closures, highlighting how rising costs, lease issues, and changing demand are reshaping the region's dining scene.
   

📸 Around Larkspur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Larkspur

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• ON Store Opening →
  The Village at Corte Madera, 1618 Redwood Hwy, Corte Madera
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Larkspur-Corte Madera Larkspur, CA 94939
Tuesday September 8
• Phone Free Schools & Digital Wellness Presentation #1 Project Reboot: Supporting Your Teen to Unteather from their Cell Phone →
  Redwood High School Zoom
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Bacich Intake Conferences, minimum day schedule
  Anthony G. Bacich Elementary Greenbrae, CA 94904
  8:10 am
Thursday September 10
• Mix & Mingle, Hall Library
  Hall Middle School Larkspur, CA 94939
  8:30 am
• Field & Flowers Community Market →
  The Village at Corte Madera, 1618 Redwood Hwy, Corte Madera
  11:00 am
• Rivalry Game
  Tamalpais High School Redwood High School, 395 Doherty Dr, Larkspur, CA 94939, USA
  4:00 pm
• Redwood High School Back to School Night
  Redwood High School
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Prevention Free Health Talk at The Kove →
  The Kove, 5800 Northgate Dr, Suite 80, San Rafael, CA, 94903
  11:00 am
• 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival →
  St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Rustic Bakery Perfect Pairings Artisan Tasting Experience →
  Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Cir, Larkspur
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 20 Years of the MET in cinema - new MET season at the Lark →
  549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aegis Living posted a job opening for Server in Corte Madera. Apply here.
• PACS posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Larkspur here.

🗞 Nearby News

Corte Madera

• Corte Madera, Calif. Moving Forward With Total Tobacco & Nicotine Sales Ban (halfwheel.com)
• Corte Madera residents rip council over town manager firing (marinij.com)
• In Your Town for Sept. 2, 2026 (marinij.com)

Mill Valley

• Mill Valley officials push for services tax extension (marinij.com)

San Francisco

• SF Driver Charged After Passenger Dies In DUI Crash: DA (patch.com)
• SF High School Baseball Team Ordered To Forfeit Games After Investigation Into Racist Taunts (patch.com)
• Cat Dead, 3 Firefighters Injured In San Francisco Blaze: Authorities (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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