Bread And Roses

Bread & Roses hosted a community gathering at a special happy hour at The Tavern at Lark Creek on Thursday, September 8.  On the side patio of this beautiful, historic restaurant in Larkspur, many people from diverse parts of our ever-expanding community gathered to share good cheer.  With festive sangria, margaritas, wine and beer for sale to benefit Bread & Roses, we visited with each other under the redwood trees and enjoyed the lively folk-rock music of the talented Rant Brothers.

 Susan Gilardi, Bread & Roses Board Chair Emeritus,  first had the inspiration for the second annual event along with restaurant manager TJ Jacobberger and Bread & Roses Executive Director Cassandra Flipper.  While Susan was helping to greet people, her husband Dennis Gilardi parked his 1922 Model T Ford in the driveway to draw attention to the event.   

Performers Linda Kosut, Noah Griffin, Marianna August, Shana Morrison, Bob Gordon, Paul Geller and Dan Reich were among the guests who came along with former Bread & Roses board member Merl Saunders, Jr.  Peter Carpou and Debbie Neigher, who made the journey up to Marin from Larkin Street Youth Services, one of the facilities Bread & Roses serves in San Francisco.  Former Bread & Roses staffer Ellen Thomas was there along with other friends like Karen Laffey from Pacific Union.  

Thanks to Marilyn LoRusso from the Larkspur/Corte Madera Patch for her article about the event.  We are grateful to all who helped and were a part of our special community gathering.