Weekend Planner: Mad Fun In Corte Madera

Come groove to the sounds of the Mad Maggies, a popular group of musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area whose music has been described as “roots-driven, world rock, rowdy folk fusion." Their slogan: “Hard to describe, easy to love.”

This free Summer Concert, sponsored by the Corte Madera Community Foundation, will be on Sunday, July 1, from 5 to 6 p.m., at Piccolo Pavilion in Old Corte Madera Square, the little park at the bottom of the hill where Tamalpais Drive meets Corte Madera Avenue.

The Summer Concert Series goes from June 17-August 26. For information about the other bands performing this season, go to www.CorteMaderaCommunityFoundation.org.

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• The Lark Theater brings one of the world's great operas to the screen with Saturday's broadcast at 10 a.m. of the Met's production of Don Giovanni. We all know the story of Don Giovanni, or Don Juan, that rascally rogue. There is a story behind the original production of this opera that not everyone has heard.

Mozart, during rehearsals, was dissatisfied with the scream from the actress playing Zerlina the country girl when Don Giovanni makes improper advances toward her at the ball. So Mozart took it upon himself to sneak up behind her and deliver a sharp pinch to her bottom. He was reportedly very pleased with her reaction.

• Anita Hughes, who has taught creative writing at The Branson School in Ross, visits Book Passage in Corte Madera with her latest story Saturday at 4 p.m. Monarch Beach is a funny, emotional story of a wife betrayed by her French chef husband.

• Apples, cherries, berries ... Looking for fresh fruit to fill that summer pie? Drop by the Marin Country Mart farmers market every Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• There's something growing at the Marin County Fair this year. The Marin Master Gardeners will present demonstrations, lectures, even a plant sale during the fair.

Saturday's lineup includes:

• 12:00: Invitation to your garden party (Good bugs only)
• 2:00: Edible Container Gardening
• 4:00: Irrigation tips: New water-saving technology

Click here to check out the rest of the Marin County Fair.