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Technician Training Class for Youth teaches participants how to use and operate sound and lighting equipment. The program includes training that can lead to running gigs at the Bolinas Community Center as a light or sound technician.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Price: We received a grant for $1,500 from West Marin Fund to make this training happen.
Over the past 9 years, the Bolinas Community Center has completed major upgrades to the acoustics and the sound and theater-lighting systems in the main hall. A portable, elevated, sit-in sound booth contains a 24-channel programmable lighting console and a 24-channel state-of-the-art digital sound console, and a 4-channel digital wireless mic system was obtained from a grant. User guides and ongoing training sessions are offered for this equipment to help local groups mount their own productions while minimizing expenses. The Technician Training Class for Youth is described as an ongoing project, and youth participants can potentially get paid in the future for running gigs at the BCC as a light or sound technician.
The Bolinas Community Center states that it is the heart of a heart-filled community and describes itself as a place where the community can come together to discuss important topics, raise money for good causes, learn new skills, honor community heroes, remember those who have passed, support neighbors in need, and have a good time. Bolinas has an array of local talent in theater, music, and dance, and the Bolinas Community Center hosts performances almost every year by The Bolinas Bay Performing Arts and Molly Maguire, as well as other local screenwriters and directors such as Dale Polissar and Jerry Bojeste and other local theater companies. Tiny, rural Bolinas is described as not having much to offer its youth, and the Technician Training Class for Youth is described as a great opportunity for those interested in learning a trade in their hometown and possibly getting paid for future gigs at the BCC. The Bolinas Community Center is recognized as an official place to get credit for community service hours required by the court system.
The leadership team connected with the center includes General Manager Kate Ryan-Ross; Executive Director and Board Secretary Randi Arnold; community member and engineer Dr. Don Smith; and Lisa Townsend, Artistic Director of B-CAST (Bolinas Children’s After School Theater). The Board of Directors includes Board President Magi Barror; Vice President Gene Marchi; Treasurer Bonnie Jones; Secretary and Executive Director Randi Arnold; General Manager Kate Ryan-Ross; and board members Bobbi Likover, Ron Frank, and Mark Dolen. Interested families are directed to contact [email protected] or call (415) 868-2128 to learn about being part of the Technician Training Class for Youth.
Last updated August 10, 2026.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Price: We received a grant for $1,500 from West Marin Fund to make this training happen.
Over the past 9 years, the Bolinas Community Center has completed major upgrades to the acoustics and the sound and theater-lighting systems in the main hall. A portable, elevated, sit-in sound booth contains a 24-channel programmable lighting console and a 24-channel state-of-the-art digital sound console, and a 4-channel digital wireless mic system was obtained from a grant. User guides and ongoing training sessions are offered for this equipment to help local groups mount their own productions while minimizing expenses. The Technician Training Class for Youth is described as an ongoing project, and youth participants can potentially get paid in the future for running gigs at the BCC as a light or sound technician.
The Bolinas Community Center states that it is the heart of a heart-filled community and describes itself as a place where the community can come together to discuss important topics, raise money for good causes, learn new skills, honor community heroes, remember those who have passed, support neighbors in need, and have a good time. Bolinas has an array of local talent in theater, music, and dance, and the Bolinas Community Center hosts performances almost every year by The Bolinas Bay Performing Arts and Molly Maguire, as well as other local screenwriters and directors such as Dale Polissar and Jerry Bojeste and other local theater companies. Tiny, rural Bolinas is described as not having much to offer its youth, and the Technician Training Class for Youth is described as a great opportunity for those interested in learning a trade in their hometown and possibly getting paid for future gigs at the BCC. The Bolinas Community Center is recognized as an official place to get credit for community service hours required by the court system.
The leadership team connected with the center includes General Manager Kate Ryan-Ross; Executive Director and Board Secretary Randi Arnold; community member and engineer Dr. Don Smith; and Lisa Townsend, Artistic Director of B-CAST (Bolinas Children’s After School Theater). The Board of Directors includes Board President Magi Barror; Vice President Gene Marchi; Treasurer Bonnie Jones; Secretary and Executive Director Randi Arnold; General Manager Kate Ryan-Ross; and board members Bobbi Likover, Ron Frank, and Mark Dolen. Interested families are directed to contact [email protected] or call (415) 868-2128 to learn about being part of the Technician Training Class for Youth.
Last updated August 10, 2026.
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