To celebrate and help promote Marin merchants, the Novato Republican Women, Federated (NRWF), will host a “Downtown Fashions” show and luncheon. The event will showcase apparel by Alice Becker, a boutique owned and operated by Becker and Helen Saenz, in Novato’s Old Town. The event will also feature a drawing of gift items promoting Marin businesses.

RSVP: Purchase tickets online. The event is open to the public, and tickets are $50. Prepaid reservations are required by May 5. Guests are encouraged to bring practical and non-perishable items for care packages for servicemen and women, especially those stationed in Afghanistan from Marin County.