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master arts education plan for the City of San Francisco School District, integrating all the arts organizations with the city and putting funding together. Next he became the executive director of Blue Bear School of Music, where he spent five years building up their education programs throughout the city. In 2010, Marlatt moved to Mill Valley and worked on a variety of events, including the Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting Festival, the Mill Valley Winterfest, and arts and education programs for the Mill Valley Recreation Center. Last February, he got recruited for Italian Street Painting Marin, which he is really enjoying. “It’s been accidental, and it’s been a lot of fate and it’s been great,” says Marlatt. “There has been such an amazing collection of individuals that I have come across in my life. From artists, to arts administrators— really passionate people,” he adds. “And seeing kids taking on the arts and being thrilled by those experiences—it has just been amazing.” Lily O’Brien: What organization produces the Italian Street Painting festival? Kevin Marlatt: Our parent organization and fiscal agent is the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Disease, and it is run by Dr. Emil Kakkis. A block AwAy from the r AfAel , V in A ntico for pre movie oysters, or small bites after the movie. San Rafael’s only Farm to Table restaurant. Lunch and dinner. Happy Hour Mon-Fri, full bar, private dining space. Vin Antico 881 4th Street San Rafael, CA 14 MARIN ARTS & CULTURE 415.721.0600 vinantico.com The first street painting festival was in 1973 in Italy, and the first one here was introduced in 1994 by Youth in Arts. They did it until 2010 and then decided it was too much work and too expensive so there was a two-year hiatus. Sue and Joe Carlomagno [the founders] did a campaign to raise awareness of the festival and try to get it back, and asked for donations to start it up again. Dr. Kakkis, the founder of EveryLife Foundation, stepped in and became the fiscal agent.