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Joey Hoeber Brings ‘The Realistic Joneses’ to The Playhouse in San Anselmo
Boasting the playwright’s quintessential existential quirkiness, this comedy finds poetry in the banal while humorously exploring our ever-floundering efforts at communication. Listed as one of New York Times’ Best Plays of 2012, The Realistic Joneses received its Broadway premiere in spring 2014, starring Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei, and opened to rave reviews.
Read MoreThrockmorton Theatre’s Summer Youth Ensemble Debuts Drought- and Nature-Themed Production – July 29-31
For Throckmorton Theatre founder Lucy Mercer, the unexpected quiet moments of running a largely shuttered live arts venue provided the time to conceive of “The Water Spirit,” a new family musical play that explores what happens to the smallest creatures – a mouse and a rat, in this case – when drought hits a small town named Happy Valley.
Read MoreRenowned Marin Girls Chorus Comes to Mill Valley and Southern Marin
The breadth and depth of another key sector of our arts community far outweighs the rest in terms of number of participants: kid-centric arts venues. Now we can add the Marin Girls Chorus to the mix – it’s coming to Mill Valley.
Read MoreCeramicist Julems Returns to Mill Valley’s Poet and/the Bench With New Pieces – July 30
Judith Lemmens returns to Mill Valley on July 30 (2-5pm), bringing nearly 50 new ceramic pieces to Poet and/the Bench, the nearly five-year-old Poet and/the Bench lifestyle store and jewelry atelier space on the block of Throckmorton Ave. that includes the Cinemark Sequoia movie theater.
Read MoreLinda Colnett Brings Her ‘Magical Mystical Trees’ to MV Chamber in August – First Tuesday Artwalk is Aug. 2nd
Throughout August, Colnett is set to show her work on the walls of the Mill Valley Chamber’s space at 85 Throckmorton Ave., including a reception on Tuesday, August 2nd as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s First Tuesday Artwalk (5:30-7:30pm).
Read MoreTop of the Charts: Marin Magazine’s Best of the County 2022 Lauds Mill Valley Businesses
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were once again wildly successful in Marin Magazine’s 2022 Best of County issue. “We asked, and you submitted 46,183 votes: Now it’s time to reveal our 2022 Best of the County winners!”
Read MoreSingers Marin Ready a Comeback, Focus on Broadway Showtunes at Summer Concert
Fancy enjoying an afternoon of toe-tapping show tunes along with a wine reception in the sunshine? Come to the August 14th Summer Concert by Singers Marin, the nonprofit choral organization founded 35 years ago by Jan Pedersen Schiff, a towering figure in the Marin music community who retired in 2020.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of July 25
If you want to support this Enjoy Milll Valley Blog, including all of the News You Can Use below, you can make a tax-deductible donation of $75 or more to the Enjoy Mill Valley Fund, which supports shovel-ready beautification and infrastructure improvements throughout Mill Valley, from flower plantings and restoration of landmarks like the Gravity Car and Clock Tower to the free Movies…
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall, Gamescape North Team Up for Games Night – Aug. 17, 5pm
Just two months from reviving the popular Trivia Cafe, hosted by Howard Rachelson, Marin’s trivia master and the author of the Pacific Sun’s Trivia Cafe column, the venue is hosting “Games Night,” a multi-faceted collaboration with Gamescape North, the all-games-everything shop in downtown San Rafael.
Read MoreWith a Storied History and a Propitious Future, Mill Valley’s Golden Goods USA Is on the Rise
In the modern festival era, there are an array of vital components: delicious food, an array of beverages, visual art, creative vendors and more. Oh, and let’s be clear: merch – the branded gear spanning t-shirts and hats to blankets, hoodies and more – is an absolute must.
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