Civil Grand Jury applications accepted

Applications are being accepted for the 2024-25

Marin County Civil Grand Jury, which is responsible for investigating and recommending improvements in the operations of local governments. Jurors will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and spend 10 to 20 hours per week conducting confidential investigations and publishing reports. Applicants must be 18 or older, U.S. citizens and residents of Marin

County for at least one year. Applications are available at marincounty.org/depts/gj/how-do-i-apply. The application period closes April 19.

Bread and Roses 50th anniversary benefit

Join Bread and Roses as it celebrates its 50th anniversary with a night of music and fun. The Golden Jam is happening on Thursday, May 23 at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley. This spring benefit fundraiser will be co-hosted by Joan Baez and Ben Fong-Torres, featuring musical performances by Ron Artis II, Dirty Cello,

Jeffrey Halford, Tony Saunders and special guests. The night will include food, drinks and a silent auction. Tickets can be obtained at givebutter.com/goldenjam.

One Tam offers fellowships

Do you love nature, the outdoors and talking to people? Are you interested in learning and connecting people to nature and to public lands? Are you interested in work-based learning and professional development?

One Tam is hiring two full-time, one-year paid fellowships focused on community engagement.

For more information and to apply by March 19, visit onetam.org/jobs-and-internships.

Prom dress giveaway planned

All Novato high school and middle school students are invited to a gown giveaway hosted by Miss Marin County in partnership with Novato Unified School District and North Marin Community Services on March 10 from 12 to 4 p.m. The event will be held at North Marin Community Services, 1907 Novato Blvd. in Novato. Gowns and cocktail dresses, sizes XXS to 12, are new or have been gently used in a Miss Marin or Miss California pageant and are free to Novato middle and high school students. Gowns will be given out on a first come, first served basis. No RSVP is needed.

EAC hosts spring clean up

Spring Litter Bugs Me is coming up. Litter Bugs Me, a roadside cleanup effort, is a way to work together to protect West Marin’s watersheds, bays, oceans and wildlife throughout the year. In partnership with

Marin County, volunteers are needed to help clean up the roadsides ahead of the county’s annual roadside mowing program. Roadside mowers shred trash, which contributes to the formation of microplastics and makes it harder to clean up. Trash of all sizes threatens the health of terrestrial and marine wildlife as it spreads throughout our environment. Volunteers are needed from March 28-30 in Chileno Valley, Inverness and Inverness Park, Point Reyes and Olema,

Samuel P. Taylor and Platform Bridge Road,

San Geronimo Valley and Bolinas. For more information, visit eacmarin.org/spring-litter-bugs-me.

Call for entries: ‘Floral Fantasies’

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts invites you to submit artwork for the next in-person gallery show, “Floral Fantasies.” Juried by Gayle Nicoletti and Linda Larson, this exhibit will celebrate flowers — blooming, budding, collected, arranged; in strange locations or in a vase; wild or cultivated, real or imagined. Submit works of flowers that are painted, sculpted, sewn, drawn or photographed. All media, including 3D/sculptural works, are welcomed. The competition is open to all artists aged 16 and over. Hand delivery entry dates are March 15 and 16 and exhibit dates are March 26-April 26. For more information, visit ohanloncenter.org/exhibits/ call-for-entries-in-person.