LETTERS

Appreciative Teacher

March 24, 6:00-10 p.m.

100 Elm Street, San Rafael Marin Ballet is marking its 60th anniversary at its San Rafael dance center. Enjoy dinner by Insalata’s paired with local wines. There will be dance-themed activities, a costume photo booth, a silent auction and an alumni curtain call. There will also be a live auction to raise funds for tuition assistance. The evening will finish with a cake and dancing. Anniversary performances will take place on March 26 at Marin School of the Arts, Novato. $85, must be 21 or older. marinballet.org/60th 415.453.6705

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Fun read in the January issue about how yoga studios pivoted to stay in business. I wanted to give props to Stephanie Schreiber, owner of Red Dragon Yoga. She invested heavily in sophisticated video equipment, providing a way for people to practice at home online and in- studio safely. At first limiting class size, and having teachers teach from another location for their own safety — it was very innovative. She also provided us teachers with training on how to connect with students online. I was and am thrilled to work with such a professional.

— Kristen Addicks, Novato

Big Omission?

Given the abysmal treatment of Black people in Marin County, this month's lead article ought to embarrass your staff. Marin City, red-lining, general exclusion and prejudice are the legacies of our treatment of Black people in Marin. Without addressing the latter, how can you write about the former.

— David Colton, Greenbrae

Editor’s response: While this story from our February 2023 issue focuses solely on jazz musicians in Marin, we have also written a number of articles on past and present inequities in the county. In the “Currents” section of this same issue we highlight the Marin County Restrictive Covenants Project, which is educating residents about government policies that were intentionally discriminatory and helped create segregated communities here.

Corrections

I loved the January 2023 issue of Marin Magazine but found what could be an error on page 61 in “Three California Wine Regions to Explore.” Turley Wine Cellars was established in Napa in 1993 and expanded to other locations such as Paso Robles and Amador in subsequent years. Your article indicates the winery was established in Paso Robles in 1854, which would have given it the distinction of being the oldest winery in the state.

The distinction of being the oldest winery in California goes to Buena Vista, established in Sonoma 1857. The oldest family-owned winery in California is Gundlach Bundschu, also in Sonoma, and has been continuously managed by the same family since 1858.

Grape vines were planted by the priests who established missions in California starting in the late 1770s, but they did not establish commercial enterprises to sell their wines.

— Charlie Rudkin, Novato