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great part of Marin’s creativity and passion is reflected in our homes and gardens. The 2013 Marin Home & Garden Expo’s sponsors, exhibitors and lecturers are proud to have the opportunity to bring their own special contributions and insight to this year’s Expo. They all look forward to addressing Expo attendee’s individual requirements and visions. The overall mantra for this year’s Expo is the “Smart Home.” This is presented in our cutting-edge, interactive Smart Home Exhibit and as the overall theme of the products and services represented at the event. Our sponsors and exhibitors show how to make your home smarter with innovative ideas and sustainable trends in how we build, live in and care for our homes and gardens. The Marin Home & Garden Expo will connect you with hundreds of businesses who are experts in helping you create your ideal dwelling.

Goodwill and the Marin Builders Association invite you to a celebration of Marin County’s unique and “smart” lifestyle at the Third Annual Marin Home & Garden Expo, June 1 and 2. Be one of the first 200 donors to bring a bag of gently worn clothes, toys, shoes, books or household goods to the Goodwill Donation Truck at the Marin Home & Garden Expo and

The Marin Builders Association acquired the Marin Home Show in 2010 as a new direction to pursue its goals, raise money for its scholarship fund and showcase MBA members. This event was a perfect match for the Association, allowing it to represent and promote its members and the Marin home building and remodeling industry. The 2013 Expo is the result of the skills and creativity of the MBA management, staff, committees and board. They have been completely engaged in this project, constantly providing encouragement and support. Pacific Expositions has spent the last three years committed to developing, honing and polishing this Expo for the enjoyment and education of Expo attendees. The dedication and resources brought to the 2013 Expo by our promotion, sales and production team have been inspirational and effective. We are your Marin Home & Garden Expo “Home Team”, and we hope you enjoy the show. —Steve Bajor, CEO • Pacific Expositions

get a two-for-one ticket into the Expo! Learn about giving back to the community, sustainability and the green lifestyle. Together, our donations help Goodwill give one more local, out of work person a second chance in 2013. For more info visit MarinHomeGarden.com or SFGoodwill.org. Goodwill of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. When you donate, good grows.

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Exhibitor highlight

The Interactive Smart Home Exhibit

ave you ever wanted to use just one remote to control the home theater or to access the music that is on your smart phone through the speakers installed at home? Have you wanted to easily make

certain the kids have arrived safely home from school or view energy usage of a device in real time? All of this – and a lot more - is possible within the Smart Home. Come to the interactive Smart Home Exhibit in the

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The smart home offers better living through technology – you can feel more secure and comfortable with surveillance and lighting control, have more fun with easy access to music and other entertainment content and save energy, provided through an intuitive control system custom tailored to your needs. A smart home system will provide entertainment, comfort and peace of mind for years to come. SRS Custom Integration would like to thank our partners, vendors and distributors for helping to make this exhibit possible: Shades of Marin, Cannan Electric, Savant Systems, Paradigm, Lutron, Redwood Marketing, Profit Line, Associate Network Systems Representatives (ANSR), City Electric Supply and Sierra Select Distributors. The latest technology shouldn’t be hard to use – and it isn’t. We can show you how! Enter from Lobby of Exhibit Hall. 

Stewart Munson who helped create the Smart Home Exhibit is a carpenter and painter, designer and performer. Presently, he is building the set for the Mountain Play. He has worked in the theater for eighteen years, with College of Marin Opera, Marin Theatre Company and Regional Center for the Performing Arts in Walnut Creek.

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exhibit hall during the Expo, and SRS Custom Integration will show you how. Explore all that smart home technologies have to offer; check out what a smart house is and how the technology can make your home a safer, more energy efficient and more enjoyable place to live. See how automation and control add energy efficiency and simplicity to your home. Experience how a unified control system provides intuitive control of Smart Home systems such as a home theater, audio, shading, lighting, and surveillance systems. Be immersed in video on an incredible 100” projection screen showcased in the living room. Try the latest in game system control with an interactive and motion controlled gaming system in the kid’s video viewing area. See how a connected surveillance system allows you to have added security, both within the home and away from it.

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he Marin Home and Garden Expo is excited to announce our inaugural Heavy Equipment Challenge. The foremost contractors in Marin will go head-tohead with each other vying for the title Best of the Best! Come over to the Fairgrounds Challenge Arena Sunday afternoon June 2 and prepare to be impressed. Picture if you will skilled operators

of heavy equipment deftly performing feats of magic: placing small objects on a road cone using an excavator; how about shooting soccer goals or filling wine glasses with a two-liter bottle and a 20,000 pound backhoe? A total of four challenges are planned. The kids are going to love this! Awards Ceremony will follow the competition. 

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Come and join the fun at the The Youth Zone F e at u r e d S at u r d ay a n d S u n d ay, a l l d ay Bring the Kids to the Expo where they can enjoy creative activities! • Hard hat decorating with Dutra Group • Spin art with the city of San Rafael Community Services

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• Arts and crafts with Michaels Arts & Crafts

CHOOSE A BAY-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPER! Bay Friendly Landscaping is a holistic approach to landscaping that fosters soil health and conserves water and other valuable resources while reducing waste and preventing pollution. Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program has been offering a 20-hour Bay-Friendly Landscape Maintenance Training and Certificate Program for landscape professionals since 2008. The following companies have one or more professionals on staff who have graduated from the BayFriendly Training in Marin and can help ensure a landscape that protects our creeks, ocean and San Francisco Bay! Alsha Nichole Fine Gardening 415-658-5650 Ann Joseph Consulting 707-373-9611 April Philips Design Works, Inc. 415-457-2774 www.apdw.com Art Gardens 415-519-0201 AvidGreen Fine Landscaping, Vineyards and Backyard Farms 415-461-8477 www.avidgreen.com Barbara Huntingdon Landscape Design 415-297-6401 www.huntingdondesign.com Bay-Friendly Landscape & IPM Consulting and Training 415- 454-9615 Bertotti Landscaping 707-559-7077 Buchholz Landscaping Company, Inc. 415-259-0325 www.gardenbuilders.com Cagwin and Dorward 1-800-891-7710 www.cagwin.com Checo’s Gardening 415-388-9067 Civic Center Landscapes 415-929-9017

Coleman Cosby Landscape Design & Installation 415-606-7993 www.cosbylandscapes.com Dig Your Garden Landscape Design 415-453-8591 www.digyourgarden.com DK Landscaping 707-280-3632 www.dklandscaping.com DriWater 707-588-1444 Doniel Ellis Designs 415-637-3941 Earthscapes 415-531-8499 www.earthscapeslandscape.com Edger Landscape Design 415-328-7772 Equinox Landscape 415-456-6480 www.equinox-landscape.com Fairfax Lumber & Hardware 415-453-4410 Farias Garden Service, Inc. 415-479-8301 Favorite Gardens 415-686-1987 www.favoritegardens.com Firma Design Group 707-792-1800 www.firmadesigngroup.com

Flora & Fauna Landscaping Clean Air Lawn Care 415-847-4520 415-602-5296 Flora Shanti Gardens www.cleanairlawncaresanfrancisco.com 415-331-2663 Coast Landscape Mgmt. www.florashanti.com 707-251-8872 Forester Landscaping www.coastlandscapemanagement.com 415-381-0740 Coffey Landscape www.foresterlandscaping.com 415-455-1003

Frederick S. Sommers Landscaping/Irrigation 415-608-7015

Hamlin Landscape & Irrigation 415-479-0701

Galvan Landscaping 415-755-8117

Heritage Landscapes 415-458-8151 Gardening By Nature’s Design www.heritagelandscapes.net 510-501-0243 Hines www.gardeningbynaturesdesign.com 415-533-7631 Gardens & Gables 415-499-0331 www.gardensandgables.com

Integrated Landscape Services, Inc. 415-378-0644

Garden Guidance 415-846-0190 www.garden-guidance.com

Iris Landscaping Inc. 415-720-4808 www.irislandscaping.com

Gardeners Guild, Inc. 415-457-0400 www.gardenersguild.com

Janscapes Landscape Designs 415-302-3619

Garth’s Gardens 415-505-7034 www.garthsgardens.com

Jasmin Landscape 415-382-0385

Gillian Bolter Fine Gardening 415-407-0224 Goldsmith Garden 415-830-1799 Gonlo’s Great Gardening 415-233-3146 Good Dragon Landcare 415-446-8550 Green Door Design 415-300-7411 Green Monster Gardens 510-914-6653 Green Roots Design 415-994-7251 www.greenrootsdesignstudio.com

J Mora Landscaping Services 415-250-0506 Joan Hasselgren Healing Gardens 415-351-9751 Kaiser Gardens, Inc. 415-699-7423 www.kaisergardens.com

Olivotti Landscape 415-819-1939 www.olivottilandscape.com Organic 415-482-0184 www.organicgardenservices.com Pacific Landscapes 707-829-8064 www.pacificlandscapes.com Pedersen Associates, Inc. 415-456-2070 www.pedersenassociates.com Plannedland 415-420-9128 www.plannedland.com Quinn’s California Landscapes 415-246-2380 www.quinnslandscapes.com Ronald K. Omori 415-699-8002 Ronald Omori 415-699-6008

Roth LaMotte Kent Johnson Landscaping Inc. 415-451-8211 415-388-1056 Sacred Space Gardens 415-412-4159 Linda’s Landscape Design www.sacredspacegardens.com & Pruning 415-846-8810

Lisa Canepa Garden Design 415-515-2418 Linda J. Novy & Associates 415-457-5268

Green Visions Landscape Design Studio 415-895-1975 www.greenvisionsdesign.com

Marizco Landscape Management 415-584-9100 www.marizco.com

Greendale Gardens 415-450-0100

North Bay Landscape Management, Inc. 707-762-3850 www.northbaylandscape.com

H & H Garden Service 415-300-6586 www.hnhgardenservice.net

O’Connell Landscape 415-462-9729 www.oclandscape.com

Scandia Landscaping 707-996-7298

S. Jordan Landscaping & Design 415-331-8616 Shades of Green Landscape Architecture 415-332-1485 Simmonds & Associates Landscape Architects 415-460-0460 www.simmonds-associates.com

Terra Cognita Design & Consulting 707-695-9360 www.TerraCognitaLandscape.com Terra Ferma Landscapes, Inc. 415-929-0333 www.tflandscapes.com Terrasophia 415-306-6618 www.terrasophia.com The Land Collaborative 415-272-3284 http://thelandcollaborative.com Tigerlily Gardens 415-218-3037 www.tigerlillygardens.com U Chang Shim Garden Design 415-892-8364 Urban Flora Design 510-612-0639 Vaca Landscape 415-847-7332 ValleyCrest Companies 925-924-8900 www.valleycrest.com Wave Hill Irrigation & Landscaping 415-408-8301 Yarish Landscape Consulting 707-779-9012

Public Agencies

City of Rohnert Park City of San Rafael Marin County Parks Marin Municipal Water District Reed Union School District Solano Community College Town of Ross

Visit us in the lobby of the Exhibit Hall and get free information on solving pest problems without toxic chemicals.

Learn more at www.mcstoppp.org or call 415.473.3202.

Bay-Friendly maintenance training is funded by Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program and Marin Municipal Water District. If you are a person with a disability and require accommodations, please call 415.473.4381 (voice) or CRS 711 or email disabiltyaccess@marincounty.org Marin home & garden expo 2013 7

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expo exhibitors FAIRGROUNDS EXHIBITORS

EXHIBITOR...............................BOOTH

ENVIRONMENTS... LANDSCAPE PRESENTATION

BANK OF THE WEST......................................523

HUDSON STREET DESIGN.................... 562/563

A HOT TUB PLACE................................. 302/303

PAGAN CONSTRUCTION..............................148

BATH FITTER...................................................611

LEADING RENOVATIONS...................... 579/580

ADVANCED OVERHEAD STORAGE................315

PAUL CLISHAM PAINTING & DECORATING....109

BATH SIMPLE..................................................539

LIFETIME COOKWARE........................... 584/585

ART OF AFRICA..............................................211

R.H. HYDRONICS.................................. 149/151

BAY WHOLE HOUSE FAN..............................576

LILYPAD SGS...................................................620

ART OF THE GARDEN/ FARM GIRL NURSERY....................................210

REILLY DESIGNS....... LANDSCAPE PRESENTATION

BEN FRANKLIN PLUMBING............................548

SIKES ASPHALT...............................................118

BLACK DIAMOND PAVER STONES & LANDSCAPE.............................................593

MARIN CO. STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION............................ L12 MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL......................L9

BOB KUNST PAINTING..................................513

MARIN MAGAZINE.......................................522

BRAGG PLUMBING & HEATING.....................517

MASSAGE PRO..............................................604

BRIGHT CURRENT.......................................... L10

MASTERCRAFT HOME DESIGN......................569

BUILDING SOLUTIONS...................................592

MONTECITO CHIROPRACTIC.........................543

VINYL DESIGNS.............................................106

BURKETT’S POOL PLASTERING........................565

MOORE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING.....552

WASTEWATER TREATMENT AGENCIES OF MARIN.................................305

BYERS LEAF GUARD.......................................550

MY PILLOW........................................... 532/533

CALIFORNIA ENERGY SERVICES....................571

NERIUM INTERNATIONAL..............................615

WESCO SCREEN CO....................................105

CALIFORNIA EXTERIORS.................................570

NORTHWEST EXTERIORS...............................594

WEST COAST EXTERIORS...............................139

CALIFORNIA’S GUNITE & POOL PLASTERING...................................560

ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR/ MISTER SPARKY............................................549

CATCH THE WAVE.........................................618

ORINDA STUDIO...........................................597

CERTA PRO PAINTERS OF MARIN...................564

PF REILLY WINDOWS & SIDING.....................622

CHARMING SHUTTERS AND BLINDS..............566

REBATH BY SCHICKER........................... 520/521

CLEAN CRAWLSPACE....................................619

REC SOLAR....................................................572

COMFORT ZONE................................. 609/610

REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM........589

COMPLETE SOLAR SOLUTION........................551

REM SLEEP SOLUTIONS..................................612

COOK’S WAREHOUSE..................................558

RENEWAL BY ANDERSEN..................... 505/506

CTW DESIGNS..............................................536

RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS & CHAIRLIFTS BY REICA CONSTRUCTION..........................525

AUSSIE ROOFING.........................................104 B STREET BUILDERS........................ MBA PAVILION BAY AREA AIRSTREAM ADVENTURES............................... 201/202/203 BAY AREA MOISTURE CONTROL....................100 BENJAMIN MOORE.......................................107 CERAMIC TILE DESIGN...................................141 CITY OF SAN RAFAEL COMMUNITY SERVICES...............................121 CLOUGH CONSTRUCTION...........................111 COLLEGIATE ENTREPRENEURS HOUSE PAINTING.......................................311

SOLAR CITY...................................................158 SONOMA OLD WORLD CAST STONE...........209 SUN FIRST! SOLAR.........................................113 SYSTEM PAVERS.............................................205 TREX..............................................................144

WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED..................................313

COMPLETE SOLAR SOLUTION........................132 COMPOSITE STRUCTURES..............................212 CREATIVE ENERGY................................ 150/152 DCUSTOM BARREL DESIGNS.........................306 DIEGO BROS................................ MBA PAVILION DUTRA GROUP..............................................119 ELEGANT GUTTERS........................................314 EXCEL DISTRIBUTING......................................206

CUTCO CUTLERY...........................................514

FERGUSON SAFETY PRODUCTS.....................300

DANMER CUSTOM SHUTTERS.......................515

GOLDEN STATE LUMBER................................146

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GREEN TEXTURES SONOMA.........................208

EPIC LIGHTS...................................................617

HERITAGE LANDSCAPES................................304

FARM FRESH TO YOU....................................621

INSPIRED ESSENTIALS....................................308

FIELD OF GREEN / FOREVER LAWN...............538

KITCHEN EXPERTS OF CALIFORNIA................115

FILCO SUPERSTORE / DIRECTV.......................595

LAST INCH, THE............................ MBA PAVILION

FIREPLACE DOOR GUY..................................616

LONDON TILE................................................140 MARIN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION....................101 MARIN COLOR SERVICE................................107

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MARIN DOOR PROS......................................131

EXHIBITOR...............................BOOTH

MARIN FENCING..........................................117

360 FITNESS SUPERSTORE.................... 528/529

MARIN LUXURY CARS.....SPECIAL PRESENTATION

A BETTER INSULATION COMPANY.................590

MARIN ROTO-ROOTER..................................142

ACTION COURTS AND GREENS....................586

MARIN/SONOMA MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT.......................301

ADOBE LUMBER.............................................537

MASS MUTUAL FINANCIAL ASSET & INCOME PROTECTION................................108 MICHAELS ARTS & CRAFTS............................123 NOELLE’S MINIATURE GARDENS...................312 O’CONNELL PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR........................... MBA PAVILION

ADT SECURITY SERVICES................................591 AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK..................................................527

FLOOR STORE, THE............................... 534/535 FLOORONLINE.COM........................................L1 FOAM SHAPES INTERNATIONAL...................581 FOUNDATION REPAIR OF CA............... 567/568 GENWORTH FINANCIAL...............................599 GET READY MARIN...........................................L8 GLASS HART..................................................614 GRANITE TRANSFORMATIONS......................524 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY............................... L11 HEALTH MATE SAUNA.......................... 556/557

AMERICAN KITCHEN & BATH........................531

HELIOPOWER/SDI INSULATION.... 605/606/607

ANDREA ORECK FINE ARTS...........................613

HIGH TECH SCREENS........................... 577/578

ANGIE’S LIST.................................................547

HOME DEPOT....................................... 587/588

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RHINOSHIELD................................................625 RISING SUN ENERGY CENTER..........................L7 R-MAC & ASSOCIATES...................................561 RW HAAS RETRACTABLE SCREENS BY GENIUS..................................................623 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE......................598 SAUSALITO FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC................573 SEARS HOME SERVICES.................................544 SHAHIN RUG GALLERY..................................626 SIERRA WESTERN HOME LOANS......... 574/575 SIKES ASPHALT...............................................516 SLEEP TRAIN......... 540/541/542/553/554/555 SOLA-BRITE....................................................503 SOLAR COMPANY, THE.................................545 SOLARCRAFT SERVICES..................................526 TURNER EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION...........546 UNION BANK...............................................559 VIBRANCE CHIROPRACTIC.............................602 WESCO CEDAR.............................................519

11:00-11:45AM Marin Community Chorus The Marin Community Chorus is one of the longest running community choruses in Marin. Always fun to watch, it has become a tradition to watch the MC Chorus blossom from year to year. This year hear them do songs ranging from Jason Mraz to the Beach Boys directed by Barry Blum of Revolver.

1:30-1:55PM Marin Golden Gate Barbershop Chorus The award winning Marin Golden Gate Barbershop Chorus is a group of men who love to sing in the a cappella barbershop style. They are a non-profit organization, established in 1954 as a part of SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Enjoyment of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America!), currently known as the Barbershop Harmony Society.

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2:00-2:30PM Barbara Borden & Friends Percussion Ensemble Barbara Borden (life-long drummer) will be playing djembe, dunun, cajon, exotic percussion. Randall Alifano, founding member of the percussion ensemble Tandamanzi, will play djembe, dunun, percussion. They will be joined by additional drumming friends. Get ready to feel the earth move under your feet!

Last Call Troubadours Tom Huebner, Tom Holmes and Barry Blum are The Lastcall Troubadours, a Marin County “Amerciana Plus” outfit, featuring original songs as well as new takes on some American classics. These guys have been around the block a couple o’ times: Barry with his Barry “Beam Band” in the ’80s, and dance hits, Tom Huebner with the The Real Deal, and Tom Holmes of the Chequered Past and The Liddypudlians.

12:30-12:55PM Ukulele Friends Ohana Delfin D. Medina Jr, started playing his first ukulele with three friends about twelve years ago. They met every Friday night over a potluck, Hawaiian Style. Over time the Ohana has grown to as many 70 attending the Friday Night Kanikapila (Jam sessions). They came to call themselves the Ukulele Friends Ohana, a.k.a. UFOhana of Marin. 1:00-1:25PM Mayflower Chorus Directed by Daniel Canosa, the Mayflower Chorus performed in Ireland on its third international tour this April, sharing a selection of traditional and classical American music, including gospel, spirituals and jazz. This performance by the Chorus and small ensembles will be led by Assistant Director, David Manley.

2:35-3:40 PM Marin School of the Arts Marin School of the Arts is a regional magnet to which students can apply for admission from any school in the Bay Area. The affordable and cost-effective setting of the program in a public high school encourages a greater socioeconomic and geographic diversity of talented young artists, attracting students across Novato, Marin County and the wider Bay Area. The band Revelations from MSA is scheduled to perform. 3:45-4:30PM Matt Jaffe & The Distractions Matt Jaffe is an award-winning 18 yearold singer songwriter and Marin native. Self-taught on the guitar, with formal training since age 5 on violin, Matt has been performing his music in public on both coasts since age 11. He is working on his first album with Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty). With the addition of fellow Marin high schoolers Alex Coltharp and Sammie Fischer, Matt’s music has been infused with the youthful energy. The trio won first

place at the Marin Battle of the Bands (Feb 2013). Matt’s original song ‘Backs Of Our Eyelids’ was recently named a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.

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10:45-11:25AM Enriching Lives through Music ELM provides group and individual music education for youth in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood. All students start on the soprano recorder, chorus, and Orff mallet instruments through which they learn ear training, music theory, and music-reading skills. After students demonstrate basic music competence and commitment, they are offered opportunities to transition to other instruments. Students have multiple ensemble and performance opportunities. Family participation and community partnerships are key to ELM’s success. 12:00-12:45PM

Rock the Ages In 2010, Ann Ure brought her vision for creating a lively, contemporary rock chorus to The Redwoods, a community of seniors, located in Mill Valley. With about 30 residents the chorus called Rock the Ages. Under the leadership of music director, Barry Blum, the fun never stops. Barry says, “They are rebels with a cause, proving life is meant to be lived.” Rock the Ages’ repertoire covers hit songs from the 1960s to the present including The Beatles, Animals, Stones and Pussycat Dolls. With Rock the Ages, “rockers aren’t just chairs.”

1:00-1:30PM SingersMarin SingersMarin, (Choral SingersMarin) is an association of choruses that was founded to serve the community and preserve the integrity of the choral art. SingersMarin provides singers of all ages the opportunity to experience the joy of making music together and bring that joy to the community through our outreach program and public concerts. 2:00-2:30PM Lynn Asher Vocal Student Showcase Lynn Asher is a professional singer, songwriter, producer and voice coach in the San Francisco Bay Area. For the past 20 years, Lynn has recorded and/ or performed with notable artists such as Narada Michael Walden, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Mickey Hart and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. As a voice teacher and mentor, Lynn’s students say she is inspiring, thoughtful, intuitive, nurturing and incredibly supportive. 2:40-3:30PM Voice Coach Amber Morris presents her Fabulous 5 Amber is fortunate to be one of the most sought after vocal coaches in the Bay Area. Amber’s mission is to empower her clients with tools that will allow them to take their vocal skills to an entirely new level. Check out five of her students in this singer in the round presentation. 3:50-4:30PM Phoenix Uprising—BandWorks Phoenix Uprising has emerged from the award-winning BandWorks School of Rock program in San Rafael as a pro-band. Phoenix Uprising has been coached by BandWorks teacher and coordinator, Seth Affoumado, for the past two years. Seth, an accomplished musician and teacher, has been at BandWorks since 2010 and encourages teamwork to bring out the best in all of his student bands. Phoenix Uprising is a product of band members’ hard work, persistence, and collaborative creativity and is winning many contests in Marin County.

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11:00AM Yes to Solar! Here is how you pay for it… with SolarCraft This is a must-attend session if you are a home owner and your electric bill is over $200/ month! The question isn’t if you should get solar, but how soon can you get it and how can you afford it? In this session Chet Stromberg will go through the many options of getting solar in Marin County: Solar Lease/ PPA’s, Solar Loans, and Cash— comparing the benefits of each approach. Also includes an overview on the large federal tax credit available, effects of the just expired state solar rebate, and the impressive fast ROI/payback on going solar.

Noon The California Native Garden—Alive with Natural Beauty Join Charlotte Torgovitsky to learn how gardening with California native plants, and working with natural, organic methods, are smart choices that can save money and time. When your garden is in tune with California’s ecology, you will spend less time on maintenance. Charlotte recently founded the Home Ground Habitat Nursery, where volunteers help propagate native plants to benefit the Marin chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Charlotte is an active member of the boards of Marin CNPS and the Novato Live Well Network.

2:00PM Sexing up Energy Efficient Lighting with Randall Whitehead Randall Whitehead, a frequent guest expert on HGTV and Martha Stewart Living Radio, will be your guide to the best of the emerging alternative light sources, while taking you on a roller coaster ride of good and bad lighting. 3:00PM Rainwater Harvesting with Sally Dominguez of Rainwater HOG With anecdotes and examples from corners of the globe, multi-award-winning sustainable designer and educator Sally Dominguez will walk you through your options for using rainwater on your garden and inside your home. From selecting BPA-free vessels and calculating your rainwater storage potential, to the effective filtration of your roofwater and even using rainwater to flush toilets and wash laundry, Sally draws on her experience designing for Australia and for the Bay Area to guide you to the best sustainable choices. 4:00PM Marin Builders Association 2013 Leadership in Sustainability Awards Each year the Green Committee of the MBA awards businesses and individuals in the community who have made a direct and local impact by enhancing the environmental health, social equity, and economic prosperity in Marin County. Four awards are given: Pioneer, Individual, Education and Organization. Find out who the recipients will be this year!

1:00PM What is a Smart Home? What is a smart home and how does it benefit the homeowner and the environment? Scott Sheppard, technology expert for over 20 years, will share his extensive knowledge about the smart home technologies available today, including how a smart home system saves energy, provides comfort, peace of mind, and better living.

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LECTURE & demo schedule 11:00AM Are All Solar Panels the Same? Why are some panels more expensive than others and is the price difference justified? A comparison of panel efficiencies and materials will help you understand your options. Derek comes to Sun First Solar with over 25 years of experience in a diversity of disciplines. During the past six years he has focused on renewable energies and the solar industry, developing a broad appreciation of the options available to consumers in the field of photovoltaics and renewable energies. Noon

Get Ready Marin Lite Experts say there is MORE than a 99% chance of a major quake in California in less than 30 years—it’s time to get prepared! We are truly a resilient community– we’ve lived through storms, floods, fires and more in recent years. Still, we can all use some quick reminders on personal and family preparedness. This shortened 45-minute talk will help you and your family both survive and thrive in our beautiful Marin County. Ron Vidal, Mill Valley Emergency Preparedness Commission, and Frank Cox, County Emergency Services Auxiliary for more than 20 years will give you the tips you need to GET READY now!

1:00PM Attack of the Dodo Sapiens with Eric Corey Freed In this talk we will explore how the lessons learned from history, biomimicry, crowdfunding and collaborative

consumption can provide new insight into ways to design living, regenerative buildings for everyone in a matter of decades. 2:00PM Cool Designs, Hot Ideas for the Accessible Home: PJ Bremier in Conversation with Universal Design Specialists Marc Mendelsohn and Cass Calder Smith Love your Marin home? Want to enjoy it even if you–or a friend or family member– gets injured? If your house has a garden, steps, narrow doorways, tight spaces, tub or shower enclosures, or any other barriers, two thoughtful design experts, Cass Calder Smith of CCS Architecture in San Francisco and Marc Mendelsohn of Safe Aging Solutions in Sonoma, will show you how they mitigate a site to make a home accessible to all. Three universal design garden prizes from Gardeners Supply will be awarded in a drawing by moderator, home and garden journalist PJ Bremier. 3:00PM Smart Homes–Wise Plants with Jan Gross of Heritage Landscapes A smart home will benefit from a landscape filled with wise plants. Our habitat has provided a long and symbiotic relationship with the animals, birds and insects of Marin county as well as humans. Many of these water-wise plants will save us irrigation dollars and at the same time enrich our health. It is worthwhile to recognize and plant a pharmacopia at our back door for the benefit of our families and our local species. We will look at ten local plants that will keep us healthy. 4:00PM How to Save Money on Your Remodel Project with John Fraine Typically a home remodel or addition is the second largest expenditure you’ll ever make. You want to make sure you are getting the home of your dreams, while avoiding the pitfalls of mismanaged money, time, and construction operations. In this practical and informative workshop, John Fraine of the design-build firm Building Solutions, guides you through “best practices” for managing and saving money on your home remodel.

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Attack of the Dodo Sapiens: Innovative New Models for Sustainable Living with Architect Eric Corey Freed Sunday 1:00PM

n this very entertaining presentation, Mr. Freed will explore how the lessons learned from history, biomimicry, crowdfunding, and collaborative consumption can provide new insight into ways to design living, regenerative buildings for everyone in a matter of decades. By examining the emotional, psychological and financial reasons why we build, we will learn new and better arguments for greening your buildings. Eric will help us uncover specific, bold ideas for how to retrofit our existing cities and suburbs. Through case studies, we will discover new tools to design and fund a new wave of innovative healthier buildings. Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in California, with

20 years of experience in green building. Eric co-developed the Sustainable Design programs at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension. He is on the boards of USGBC Inland Empire, Architects, Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), and West Coast Green, as well as the advisory boards of a dozen other organizations.  organicarchitect.com

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Smart Homes, Wise Plants with Jan Gross of Heritage Landscapes Sunday 3:00 pm

smart home will benefit from a landscape filled with wise plants. Our habitat has provided a long and symbiotic relationship with the animals, birds and insects of Marin county as well as humans. Many of these water wise plants will save us irrigation dollars and at the same time enrich our health. In the past, gardens were planted around a home to provide healing herbs and please our senses. It is worthwhile to recognize and plant a pharmacopia at our back door for the benefit of our families and our local species. We will look at ten plants that locally will keep us healthy. In 1985 Jan Gross established an award-winning landscape design, build and maintenance company in Marin County. As President and CEO of Heritage Landscapes, Jan is a leader in the landscape industry, serving as past president of the California Landscape Contractor’s Association and develop-

ing many technical training programs that have resulted in the conservation of natural resources. Jan’s mission is to protect and enhance the natural vitality of gardens and landscapes in all settings, and to share her proven approach with commercial and residential clients.  HeritageLandscapes.net

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