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Jamal Nxedlana, “Late Leisure,” 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019)

“This exhibition is important in this moment because it is part of a larger social movement that wants to see Black beauty represented and depicted not in stereotypical tropes, but in its vulnerability, creativity, boldness and multidimensionality.”

— SELAM BEKELE, CURATOR, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS, MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

News by Caitlin Hamer

Fashion Comes to Life

Starting October 5, the Museum of the African Diaspora (www.moadsf.org) is home to the first West Coast presentation of The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion. This exhibition highlights the work of 15 contemporary fashion photographers from around the world. The photos are a celebration of Black creativity, presenting new perspectives on race, beauty, gender and power.

Namsa Leuba, “Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria,” 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019) Dana Scruggs, “Fire on the Beach,” 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019)

Celebrate Champagne Week at Auberge du Soleil

Autumnal Delights in Wine Country

McEvoy Ranch (www.mcevoyranch.com) is hosting ODC dance company’s Fall for Art fundraiser on October 2. This event includes lunch and performances, with proceeds supporting ODC’s Youth and Teen Program (www.odc. dance). Jordan Winery (www.jordanwinery.com) is serving alfresco Harvest Lunches four days a week until October 15. Auberge du Soleil (www.aubergeresorts.com) is celebrating Champagne Week from October 24 to 30. Guests can enjoy daily Champagne tastings, Champagne-paired dining experiences at the on-site restaurant and more. The 24th annual Wine and Food Affair (www.wineroad.com) is returning to Sonoma on November 5 and 6. Wine and food tasting experiences along the Wine Road await guests, with more than 40 wineries participating.

Local News Highlights

Richardson Bay Regional Agency is working with MarinLink to pay mariners living on the bay, also known as anchor-outs, for their vessels. This buyback program is meant to remove anchor-out vessels to help protect eelgrass, a critical bay resource. Ground motion sensors have been buried on Mount Burdell as part of the ShakeAlert (www.shakealert. org) early warning system. The ShakeAlert system gives cellphone users valuable extra seconds to prepare for big earthquakes — the system passed its first real-world test with flying colors after users were alerted to a 4.4-magnitude Sonoma County earthquake in August. Emeritus Students College of Marin (escom.marin. edu) is partnering with the League of Women Voters on October 7 to discuss propositions that will be on the November 8 midterm ballot. Registration is required for this free, online event. The

Fire Innovation, Recruitment and

Education (FIRE) Foundry (www. firefoundry.org) recently received a $2.7 million investment from the California Volunteers’ Youth Jobs Corps. The FIRE Foundry training program hopes to diversify the ranks of fire service members. County supervisors approved a long-term economic plan to help Marin’s economy grow and recover from the pandemic. A $133,000 federal grant and just over $32,000 in county funds have been allocated for the Marin Economic Vitality Strategic Plan.

Enjoy life one at a time.

James Hayward, “ABSTRACT #217” (cadmium red deep), 2014 signed and dated verso, oil on canvas on wood panel

Fall Show Turns 40

The San Francisco Fall Show (sffallshow.org) returns this year after a two-year hiatus, running from October 13 to 16 at Fort Mason. But first, the opening night gala, benefiting the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, kicks things off on October 12. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Fall Show, and it will be embracing shades of red in honor of its Ruby Jubilee.

An art deco ruby-and-diamond bombé-style ring with stepped concentric ovals of calibré rubies surrounding an Old European–cut diamond, in platinum

Vivien Straus

A Family Affair

Vivien Straus (www.vivienstraus.com) has written a comedic one-woman show about her late mother, Ellen Straus. Performances of After I’m

Dead, You’ll Have to Feed Everyone

run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from October 21 to November 13 at the historic restored barn at Straus Home Ranch (www.straushomeranch. com) on Tomales Bay. Straus plays 11 characters in the 75-minute tribute that covers the storied life of the woman who was best known locally as the co-founder of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre

Feel the Beat

Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party (www.20thstreetblockparty.com) returns on October 15. The free event (registration required) is taking over Valencia Street in S.F. from noon to 6 p.m. and includes food, local shopping and performances by Hot Flash Heat Wave, The Umbrellas and others. On October 22, Sound Summit (www.soundsummit.net) returns to the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre on Mount Tamalpais. Acts like The War on Drugs and Faye Webster are performing at this annual, all-day music festival and fundraiser. Celebrate Halloween early at the Soul Ska Halloween Costume Ball at Sweetwater Music Hall (www.sweetwatermusichall.com). Doors open at 8 p.m. on October 29, but the costume contest happens at midnight.