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Hamilton's Smog

Grab a coupon or to book online: https://sites.google.com/view/hamiltons-smog/home?pli=1 We test all vehicle, all ages 1976-2026. Experience quick and convenient service at Hamilton's STAR Smog Check, your local Novato inspection station. Since 2021, we've been serving the community with efficient smog checks for all types of vehicles, including gasoline, diesel, and hybrid cars, as well as large trucks and RVs. Our certified technicians perform both STAR and non-STAR inspections, ensuring your vehicle meets all state requirements. Simply drive in for a hassle-free inspection, with most vehicles completed in under 30 minutes.

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Albert Gregory

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Novato

California

Grab a coupon or to book online: https://sites.google.com/view/hamiltons-smog/home?pli=1 We test all vehicle, all ages 1976-2026. Experience quick...

Personal Training with Unlimited DEXA and VO2 Max

Custom Fit

Most training programs run on guesswork. Custom Fit replaces it with measurement. At its San Francisco studios, Personal Training and Partner Training memberships include unlimited DEXA body-composition scans and VO2 max testing — diagnostics usually sold one scan at a time or reserved for specialized clinics. Custom Fit members can test as often as they train. The reasoning is straightforward. A DEXA scan measures fat, lean muscle, and bone density with clinical precision. A VO2 max test measures the body's maximum oxygen uptake, one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular fitness and long-term health. Run those tests on a regular cadence and a member can see exactly what is changing, where, and whether a program is working — rather than relying on the scale or the mirror. That is the idea behind Custom Fit's positioning: not a gym, a performance lab. Every program is built from a member's measured body composition and cardiovascular capacity, then adjusted as the data moves. The goal is to eliminate the guesswork that defines most fitness routines and to treat training as something you can verify. The model also brings longevity diagnostics that usually live in concierge medicine into a routine training week. Body composition and cardiovascular capacity are central markers of how well a person is aging, and regular testing keeps those numbers visible rather than treating them as an occasional, expensive add-on. Custom Fit operates in Hayes Valley (323 Octavia Street), on Market Street (1844 Market), and with a Downtown San Francisco location on Battery Street (570 Battery) opening soon. Personal Training, Partner Training, and select memberships include the testing. More information is available at customfitsf.com.

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Fernando Haro

Most training programs run on guesswork. Custom Fit replaces it with measurement. At its San Francisco studios, Personal Training and Partner...

Gaspare's Pizzeria Ristorante & Bar

Gaspare’s Pizzeria Ristorante &amp; Bar is a family-owned Italian restaurant proudly serving the community since 2008. We offer a full menu of classic Italian dishes, handcrafted pizzas, and comforting favorites made with quality ingredients. Whether you're joining us for a relaxed dinner, meeting friends for drinks, or catching the game at the bar, you can expect great food and genuine hospitality every time. Visit us and experience the difference.

San Rafael

Gaspare’s Pizzeria Ristorante & Bar is a family-owned Italian restaurant proudly serving the community since 2008. We offer a full menu of classic...

Local to Novato Pay-What-You-Can music program

Maud Powell String Institute 

We are a high quality and highly accessible music nonprofit for immigrant and underserved communities in Novato, CA. We have a Pay-What-You-Can tuition system in place for low income families. We also provide the instruments to all our students.

We are a high quality and highly accessible music nonprofit for immigrant and underserved communities in Novato, CA. We have a Pay-What-You-Can...

Pacheco Plaza's Summer Music Series Friday August 24th- Gator Beat- The West Coast's hardest hitting Zydeco, New Orleans R&amp;B band is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, high energy concert and dance band. Better known as.......  "The Band with A Beat That Bites." Come in down and enjoy an free evening of lively entertainment.  Our restaurants have a great selection of food for dining overlooking the stage or take out for enjoying picnic style. Bring your favorite lawn chair and a picnic blanket and connect with your neighbors at this family friendly event.  Well behaved dogs welcome too! <a href="https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/464996/2012/08/2d9f78975981411752870ee77490fdc6.mp4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Download the movie</a>

Pacheco Plaza's Summer Music Series

Friday August 24th- Gator Beat- The West Coast’s hardest hitting Zydeco, New Orleans R&amp;B band is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, high energy concert and dance band. Better known as.......  “The Band with A Beat That Bites.”

Come in down and enjoy an free evening of lively entertainment.  Our restaurants have a great selection of food for dining overlooking the stage or take out for enjoying picnic style. Bring your favorite lawn chair and a picnic blanket and connect with your neighbors at this family friendly event.  Well behaved dogs welcome too! <a href="https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/464996/2012/08/2d9f78975981411752870ee77490fdc6.mp4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Download the movie</a>

Gator Beat- Cajun Zydeco at Pacheco Plaza

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Studio Fourth Street

David Rogers, Music of Arabian Spain
Studio Fourth Street
San Rafael-classical guitarist David Rogers performs Saturday, June 27 at 7:30pm at Studio Fourth Street, 1569 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 497-1086. Admission: $20.00.
<a href="mailto:studiofourthstreet@outlook.com">studiofourthstreet@outlook.com</a>
<a href="https://www.studiofourthstreet.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.studiofourthstreet.com</a>

Washington Post-praised guitarist David Rogers explores the musical landscape of 16th-century Spain through the lens of Valencian court musician Luis Milán. This program blends Arab and European influences with an organic, improvisational spirit that is both historically rich and deeply moving. 
Also featured will be Sephardic and North African music that originates in the Andalusian traditions.The second part of the program will feature 20th and 21st century Spanish music which blends these traditions to make the Spanish and Flamenco music of today.
Termed, 'a prominent guitarist,' by the New York Times, David Rogers maintains an active solo and ensemble career as a classical guitarist and performer on early plucked strings. The Washington Post has praised his ‘astonishingly florid’ solo improvisational passage work.He has been called a 'modern master’ of the classical guitar' by 20th Century Guitar.Classics today.com has praised his ‘first rate instrumental artistry,’ and the Lute Society of America Quarterly has called his technique ‘formidable.’He is an endorsing artist for Aquila Strings, (Italy) and his compositions has been featured in major guitar magazines such as Fingerstyle Guitar in the United States and Akustic Gitarre in Germany.
David has recorded for Dorian, Callisto and Focus Recordings. He has taught master classes throughout North America, including the San Francisco Conservatory, The University of Southern California and The Interlochen National Arts Camp.
ARTIST LINK: 
David Rogers:
<a href="https://www.davidrogersguitar.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.davidrogersguitar.com/</a>
VIDEOS: 
Folia: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ8qK4yp0iI&amp;list=RDrJ8qK4yp0iI&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ8qK4yp0iI&amp;list=RDrJ8qK4yp0iI&amp;start_radio=1</a>
An Ocean Without Shores: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utwmZ0doBSw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utwmZ0doBSw</a>
North African/Andalusian: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOO0HQDuzg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOO0HQDuzg</a>
Triste Estava: 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jjRPK1qy8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jjRPK1qy8</a>
Soleares: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WunTzGdL__o&amp;list=RDWunTzGdL__o&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WunTzGdL__o&amp;list=RDWunTzGdL__o&amp;start_radio=1</a>
Asturias:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzvlO5_W88" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzvlO5_W88</a>
REVIEWS
“...Playing the vihuela (a guitar relative), David Rogers held everything together with a few poignant plucks, vigorous strumming and the occasional astonishingly florid solo...” 
The Washington Post
“...Music to listen to, be amazed by, and to dream upon.”
Akustik Gitarre 6/07
“...first rate instrumental artistry...”
ClassicToday.com
"...David Rogers played his vihuela (a 16th-century precursor to the guitar) not in the tasteful, restrained way of early music groups, but like a lead guitarist in a rock band. He laced the likes of 'De el pobo' with improvised, speedy solos way up into the wailing region of the fingerboard..."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A modern master of the classical guitar... David Rogers has a remarkable grasp of 16th Century Baroque guitar music
20th Century Guitar
“He plays incredibly well” Paul McCandless, OREGON

Local Event: Music of Arabian Spain

Music of Arabian Spain

David Rogers, Music of Arabian Spain
Studio Fourth Street
San Rafael-classical guitarist David Rogers performs Saturday, June...

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1013521144283994&amp;set=a.492355583067222" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Devils Darlin’s Patriotic Car Cruise:&nbsp;Sonoma </a>
Sunday, June 28, 2026
<ul><li>CAR PARADE STARTS 9 a.m.</li><li>STAGING BEGINS 8 A.M. AT THE SONOMA VETERANS BUILDING</li></ul>
Route: Starts Sonoma Veterans Hall, through Sonoma Plaza, Highway 12 to Glen Ellen &amp; back to Arnold Drive &amp; Verano Avenue, Sonoma, CA
More Info from Devils Darlin's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/devilsdarlinsinc_cc/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">instagram.com/devilsdarlinsinc_cc/</a>

Local Event: Devils Darlin’s Patriotic Car Cruise 2026: Sonoma To Glen Ellen

Devils Darlin’s Patriotic Car Cruise 2026:...

Devils Darlin’s Patriotic Car Cruise: Sonoma 
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Devils Darlin’s Patriotic Car Cruise 2026: Sonoma To Glen Ellen

First Presbyterian Church

On Sunday, June 28 from 11:15 - 12:15, join us for "Caring for Caregivers" at First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, at 1510 5th Ave (at E St), which is handicap accessible. All are welcome.
Caregivers of family members give generously of themselves, but sometimes the needs of their loved ones outpace their time energy and resources, leaving them feeling overwhelmed, fatigued and uncertain where to turn when they need support for themselves.
How can we help the caregivers in our community? How do we know what they need? Where can we go to get detailed answers and specific resources?
For more than 40 years, the Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) has provided services to family caregivers of adults with physical and cognitive impairments, such as Parkinson's, stroke, Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Services include assessment, care planning, direct care skills, wellness programs, respite services, and legal/financial consultation vouchers. FCA is a longtine advocate for caregivers in the areas of policy, health and social system development, research, and public awareness on the state, national and international levels.
Join us for a presentation on the resources available, by Jenevieve Rodriguez Liu, Family Caregiver Alliance's (FCA's) Community Engagement &amp; Communications Coordinator.

Local Event: Join us for "Caring for caregivers" on Sunday, June 28, 11:15 (san rafael)

Join us for "Caring for caregivers" on Sunday,...

On Sunday, June 28 from 11:15 - 12:15, join us for "Caring for Caregivers" at First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, at 1510...

Join us for "Caring for caregivers" on Sunday, June 28, 11:15 (san rafael)

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