As a decades long veteran of community acting in my area, and a graduate if Jim Dunn's Theatrical…read moreArts Dept. at the College of Marin, I'm always impressed by true professionals when I get a chance to see them. While The Magic Circus' website speaks to the kinds of activities for which you can hire them, it doesn't talk about the fact that they are truly professional and inspiring performers. I hired the Magic Circus for my Wife's birthday party, an adult event, and the magic show and performance that Bebe and Benny delivered was entertaining and engaging, and people are still talking about it years later. There was a piece that Bene performed, with just the brim of a hat, that was hysterical and showcased his effortless range as a comedic actor.

The kids had a blast at my sons virtual 4th birthday puppet show!! The show kept them captivated…read moreand they even personalized it and mentioned my sons favorite stuffed animal. We would definitely do it again! Thanks so much!!!

What a fabulous experience. I would definitely recommend making a reservation here for a special…read moreoccasion. The price is so fair and the students were so professional and friendly. Their courses were booming with flavor and so balanced too. Their was clear intention with their combination of flavors. I hope to be back here soon!

The Culinary Institute is awesome. The main building where the classes take place is beautiful,…read moreinside and out. There is an adjacent, smaller building where you can go for dinner. The ambiance is fairly nice. The current culinary students are both the chefs and the servers. The food is very good, with recipes that change from time to time. It's a choice of a three-course or a four-course meal, with an optional wine pairing. You will have multiple choices for each course. Everyone in our party said that their food was very good. If you do want to have dinner at the CIA, be sure to make your reservations asap. They are usually booked up solid, pretty far in advance.

Great teachers! Excellent academics and enrichment programs. Wonderful strings program!read more

This is going to be an essay, so prepare yourself. Make sure you take a bathroom break and drink…read moreplenty of water during the intermission between paragraphs. This program was BS and even reading about said BS requires one to take a break. Because of this program, because of its negligence of a horrible situation I was forced to make the decision to leave completely. Left the apartment, left the city and the state! The staff couldn't get any worse. I was in the rapid rehousing program with Cheyenne as a caseworker. Upon entering the Mendocino Ave location you will notice that most of staff act like unprofessional high school students behind the counter. There was an old caseworker that had that quit, that also doesn't approve of the way this program is run. She was amazing, it's unfortunate they lost such a good worker. Anyway, I was in their housing program and paired up to share an apartment with one of their other clients. The client they set me up with had a baby and was pregnant. I didn't mind this, but I was nervous going into it. Needless to say my experience with said roomate was a disaster. She never cleaned up after herself and she would leave trash bags full of diapers in her room that would stink up the entire apartment. I was so used to the ammonia smell that I didn't even smell it anymore. My step dad came to visit and he got a blast of piss smell the second he walked through the door. It was nauseating. My roomate would leave food rotting and molding on the counters for weeks at a time and bring different men over constantly. I felt like I was living in a brothel. The program knew about the problems in the household and set up a chores list and other rules. I followed them did my chores, but she did not do her part. I had many problems with this roomate and could write a lot more about it but I'll end it there. She was awful and the program didn't do anything about her behavior towards me. I was so happy to leave this program. The only good thing about it was that they set us up in a really nice apartment complex, but the apartment was very very expensive so eventually we would have to pay full price. It's not really setting us up for success when the rent will eventually be too high. I had to fight bail and tooth to allow my ESA dog to stay with me but I'm glad I was eventually able to do that. The apartment complex itself was very dog friendly it was the program I had to fight with. I could add so many more things but aim tired of writing this so I'm just going to post.

These people offer support and do the best they can with the resources they are given. Thankful for…read moreTLC.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Sun and Stars! What a priceless gem of a school to take your most prized…read morepossessions every day. The teachers and administrator, Tammy, are wonderful and collaborative. They have events throughout the year including shows and picnics that build strong parental relationships. After all, these are your kids' friends and their influences throughout their school years. Highly recommend!

FIVE STARS for Sun & Stars Montessori School!…read more I recently met Ms. Tammy Harbison, Executive Director at the Sun and Stars Montessori School. She had a vendor booth at the St. Helena farmer's market and had set up a little display for children to play musical instruments. We spoke about the school's approach to exposing children to learning and exploring. Sun & Stars is a non-profit, non-denominational, privately owned and operated school. The curriculum is based on the teaching's of Maria Montessori and is guided by student interest. Learning is self-directed through choice, independence, and hands-on experiences. While children found and played with the 10+ musical instruments in her booth, she encouraged them to explore and experiment with different mediums and sounds. NICE! She even gave pointers on how to facilitate exploration of music at home - sticks on ice cube containers, drums out of containers, etc. Tammy gave many of the children attending the farmer's market a FREE ribbon stick (a 1.5' stick with three multi-colored ribbons) and encouraged them to just "Have Fun!". Truly, she is a professional who is more interested in properly facilitating childrens' learning processes, than to make a buck (which also would be nice). What a great business! I'm impressed with the executives of this school!