Past Events
Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
A Holiday Art Show and Sale hosted by
Marin Brain Injury Network
1132 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA 94939
“Art on the Brain” Panel Discussion: 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Come learn how creating art enhances your brain.
Art Show and Sale: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
A visual feast of one-of-a-kind art, holiday greeting cards, handpainted gift wrap, ceramic pieces, decorative planters, and much more!
For more information, call 415-461-6771.
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Credits: Peace Dove, Renee Kasik, acrylic and stencil on paper 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Woolsey to Host Community Discussion on Concussion Prevention for Student Athletes Lawson Fiala “Caring for Kids, Making Sports Safer”: Sports Concussion Management
Redwood High School, Small Gym, 395 Doherty Drive, Larkspur
As schools prepare for the fall sports season, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) will be hosting a forum on sports concussion management to better inform and engage the community on how to keep our student athletes safe.
Marin and Sonoma County residents are invited to learn more about the impact of concussions on children, federal efforts to improve safety, and the steps local officials are taking to keep students informed. Student athletes, parents, coaches, medical professionals, and educators are especially encouraged to attend.
The forum will be led by a panel of sports concussion experts, including:
- Ben Lynch: former San Francisco 49ers Offensive Lineman, Board Member of Sports Legacy Institute
- Eric Freitag Psy.D.: ImPACT testing expert, Founder of the Sports Concussion Program
- Gunnar Sandberg: former Marin Catholic High School athlete
- Jon Black: Head Varsity Football Coach, Tamalpais High School
- Carlin Senter M.D.: Director of the UCSF Concussion Clinic
- Parker Trahan: Marin Catholic High School athlete
- Kimberly Strub: Chair of the Marin Brain Injury Network
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Thursday, August 25th (7pm)
Marie Lawson Fiala
Reading from her book
Letters from a Distant Shore
Books Inc. (3515 California Street - SF)
When Marie Lawson Fiala's young teenage son was struck down by a cerebral hemorrhage, her family's life changed forever. Her memoir of that experience, Letters from a Distant Shore, is a poignant, lyrical, and above all honest story of family, faith, and healing. Her writing has been likened to Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking and Anne LaMott's work in the beauty of its prose, its uplifting quality, and its contemporary relevance to any reader who has encountered illness, death or other unexpected turn in life's fortunes.
Check out her website at www.marielawsonfiala.com.
Saturday May 7, 2011 (9:00 am to 11:00 am)
In cooperation, Mt. Diablo Memory Center, Children’s Hospital Oakland and the Marin Brain Injury Network are offering a free concussion awareness forum.
This forum is designed to educate parents and student involved in organized or recreational sports about the recognition and detection of a concussion. In addition, information will be provided on heat related illness and cardiac emergencies.
Free and open to the public.
Location: Marin Catholic High School, Gymnasium, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield, CA
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e3lcswqbc00644c0
Sat., May 7, 2011 (7:30 am to 11:30 pm)
Marin Human Race
Join our team by walking or donating
Marin Center Fairground and Lagoon
Register here!
Sun., April 3, 2011 (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
Special Film Benefit
Dr. Grace Dammann shares her experiences of a brain injury
caused by a car accident on the Golden Gate Bridge
Sausalito Presbyterian Church
112 Bulkley Avenue, Sausalito
More information: http://tinyurl.com/graceevents
Sat., April 2, 2011 (9:00 am to 1:00 pm)
4th Annual “Walk for Thought”
Brain Injury Association of California
Sports Basement – Presidio Store
610 Old Mason Street, San Francisco
Register: www.biacal.org
Wed., March 23, 2011 (5:00 pm-6:30 pm)
“Heads Up” Forum: Concussion Safety for Students
Marin County Office of Education
1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael
Register: http://signup.marinschools.org
December 4, 2010
Annual Holiday Art Show [download flyer]
November 13, 2010
25th Anniversary Celebration [view photos and video]
August 7, 2010
"In Their Words" Authors reflect on their journey through brain injury [read more]