Happy Veterans Day, and thank you to everyone who served. A few raindrops are expected this weekend, but that won’t slow us down!

Marin honors its veterans with a bagpiper, wreaths, and Taps at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall. There’s free coffee and doughnuts, plus vintage military vehicles. 9:30am.

Conan’s longtime sidekick, who played one of the frazzled writers in Elf, shares how the script every studio passed on became a holiday classic. 7pm, $40 including a signed book.

Hometown band Prog Frog mixes psych folk, rock, and a flute. Milk for the Angry is the band behind the viral Jumper Cable Jam in Oakland a few years back. The show is at the Papermill Creek Saloon, a recently refreshed 1907 general store turned bar where Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia reportedly hung out. 8:30pm, $10.

More than 100 artists open their studios across three floors of a WWII-era shipyard building on the waterfront. Friday, 5-8pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 11am-5pm, free.

Marin’s first parkrun! It’s a free, timed weekly 5K that started in 2004 in a London park and is now in 20+ countries. Run, jog or walk it every Saturday from now on, with special runs on Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. 8am, free (register online).

The frontman of one of the Bay Area’s favorite bands plays an intimate set at the Buddhist Temple of Marin on Miller Ave, with $5 beers and small plates. All proceeds go to the temple. 7-9pm, $39.

Kids can jump in the foam pit and try the warped walls (the curved ramp from American Ninja Warrior) at Marin’s only competitive parkour program while coaches keep an eye out. Noon-3pm, free.

The two-time Grammy-winning bluegrass and Americana artist, whose songs George Strait has recorded, plays an indoor seated matinee. 3pm, $36.

The real Rolling Stone editor who assigned a teenage Cameron Crowe his first big stories (and a character in Almost Famous) will be there in person to discuss the film Peter Asher: Everywhere Man. Noon, $22.

Holiday markets are popping up all over Marin. Thursday, MarinArts kicks off the season at the Made Local Marketplace in Novato with handcrafted gifts and original art from Marin makers, 5-7pm.

The Crow Canyon Home Sample Sale is back (shout out to The Spoonlist for letting us know). Get the enamel splatterware Friday 3:30-6:30pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, and Sunday 9am-2pm in San Anselmo.

Saturday, Fibershed’s Winter Market brings 20+ vendors of locally grown, naturally dyed fiber goods to the Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station, plus live music and free tea, 10am-3pm. Energy Flow Studio in San Anselmo hosts a holiday market, 11am-3pm, and Nativity of Christ’s Holiday Market in Novato has vendors and homemade Greek food. Promiseland boutique celebrates its grand opening in Fairfax, 1-4pm. When Simon Met Ralph, the sustainable luxury label from former Alexander McQueen printmaker Simon Ungless, opens in San Rafael, 4-8pm.

The Mill Valley Lumber Yard Maker’s Market runs both Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5pm, with 15 local makers and live music. Sunday, Mill Valley art supply shop Mystic hosts a holiday maker market, 10am-2pm.

Park on Highway 1 and walk into Cafe Reyes. The first things you see are a massive wood-fired oven in the corner and stacks of firewood along the walls. The restaurant in a barn-like room is known for their pizza and local oysters, and in 2025 was a Michelin Plate recognized restaurant.

Every pizza is named for a West Marin landmark, from the Limantour to the Farallon (pepperoni, mushrooms, garlic). The Estero gets Point Reyes blue cheese, and the Bolinas comes piled with arugula. But my favorite might be the $12 Wood Fire Herb Bread, which is topped with roasted garlic, mozzarella, and olive oil. Their beer list on tap is impressive, and the wine by the bottle is a great deal. They don’t take reservations, so expect a wait at busy weekend times. Our trick: show up right at 5pm, when dinner service starts, and treat that as your reservation.

Koda is a gentle, sweet, and sensitive husky who is also a quick learner eager to please. Not only did she win the 2025 Marin Humane “Strike a Paws Contest” in the dog category, but she also recently earned her AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Canine Good Citizen Advanced (CGCA) titles. Soon, she will test for her AKC Urban Dog title as she works toward becoming a therapy dog for children. Koda is also a member of the Bay Area Husky Meetup group (BAHM), where she has hosted several member meet-up hikes in Marin.

At home, Koda loves playing with her soccer ball, keeping an eye out for squirrels, cats, and raccoons, and enjoying her nightly anchovy treats. When she naps, she likes to lie like a rotisserie chicken. Koda adores her adventures at the beach to release her “zoomies,” hiking along dog-friendly leashed trails, kayaking and canoeing, and taking trips to the snow, and her long pack walks with her neighborhood doggie friends.

Unlike many huskies, Koda isn’t the typical vocal dog, but if you see us walking around town, please stop to say hello and ask Koda to shake your hand. She’ll be wearing a purple collar. 🐾💜

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— Allison + Brian