With a little help from our friends, Community Institute for Psychotherapy’s Ticket to Ride fundraising benefit will be a night to remember! Featuring live music, fine wine tasting, gourmet chef stations, a dance performance, and dazzling live and silent auctions, this fab event with a Beatles twist takes off on Saturday, May 15, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin (240 Channing Way San Rafael). All proceeds support mental health services for families, children, and adults in need. Tickets are $60 and available at http://cipmarin.org/pages/event/event/save_date.htm Phone (415) 459-5999 x 101 for more information.

Emcee Jan Wahl will be our Auctioneer for the fabulous Live Auction, featuring a Holland America Cruise, getaways to Mexico, Tahoe, and much more. A Silent Auction of select Gift Packages will offer amazing deals and delights! Wine tasting by Artesa Vineyards and Winery, Carneros della Notte, Cecchetti Wine Company, Heitz Wine Cellars, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, Starry Night Winery and Windsor Vineyards. Chef Stations will be created and provided by Stacy Scott Fine Catering, with additional offerings by Il Davide, Sol Foods, Whole Foods and Strawberry Deli.

Dancers from Dance Arts Studio will perform a tribute to the Beatles, and rockers StorkRavenMad will have everyone up and dancing! Costumes and mop-tops are optional. Prizes will be awarded.

We gratefully acknowledge our generous sponsors, businesses and professionals supporting CIP and our vital programs serving those in need. Champion Sponsor and Honorary Event Chair: Perry D. Litchfield, Esq., Resolution Remedies. Major Sponsors: Autodesk and Tamalpais Bank. Lead Sponsors: Bank of Marin; The Pasha Group; and Wordsworth. Contributing Sponsors: Fidelity Investments; First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Rafael; Minto & Wilkie Insurance Agency, Inc.; Scott Muldavin & Susanne Ragen; Seagate Properties, Inc.; and Wilson, Markle Stuckey, Hardesty & Bott LLP.