Posts by jim@millvalley.org
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival: Call for Volunteers, Sept. 19 & 20th, Old Mill Park!
We still need a few volunteers! Can you help this weekend? Exciting news! Earlier this year, I joined the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival as the Volunteer Coordinator, supporting 200+ volunteers who make this incredible weekend happen. This year’s festival takes place on September 19th & 20th, and it is shaping up to be our…
Read MoreMarin IJ Letter to the Editor: Mill Valley Chamber Supports the Measure P Childcare Tax
The Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, which spans all of Mill Valley’s 94941, did its due diligence about Measure P on the November ballot. The measure proposes a special parcel tax of 5 cents per square foot — generating approximately $12.5 million annually for 15 years — and seeks to fund affordable…
Read MoreDorado 806 Lesser Known Monsters
Dorado 806 Projects is pleased to present ‘Lesser Known Monsters’, a group exhibition in an annex space in the Bay Area, Mill Valley, CA. Inspired by the title of Kim Fu’s 2022 collection of short stories, Lesser Known Monsters makes the strange familiar and the familiar strange, exploring the forces that work below the surface…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Tam Union School District Enters Election Fray
The Tamalpais Union High School District board election this year is a scrum involving two incumbents, a former trustee, a slate of reformers — and the 260-member teachers union. The Tamalpais Federation of Teachers rarely gets involved in board politics. But after almost two years of tumult under the current board, the union leadership said…
Read More2026 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival: Music Schedule: Performances Beneath the Redwoods!
Saturday, September 19, 2026 12 Noon – Spencer Krenz Bluegrass Band 1pm – Meggy Travers2pm – Tim Weed3pm – Eamonn Flynn & Dublinesque4pm – Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber Sunday, September 20, 2026 12 Noon – The Commanders Jazz Ensemble (Air Force Band)1pm – The Keller Sisters …
Read MoreDiscovered at an S.F. farmers Market, This 10-Year-Old is Headed for the Oscars
A 10-year-old San Francisco girl discovered at a Richmond District farmers market is entering one of Hollywood’s toughest Oscar races. Upstart distributor Sumerian Pictures plans to campaign Mason Reeves, the breakout star of the San Francisco-shot drama “Josephine,” as lead actress during the film’s awards season push, while costars Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan will campaign in…
Read MoreFirst Reviews Call Elon Musk Documentary ‘Damning’ and ‘Distressing’
Elon Musk is hitting back hard at Alex Gibney one day after the filmmaker’s “Musk” made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, including threatening legal action. While the tech billionaire likely hasn’t seen the four-hour documentary, he certainly has an opinion about it after voluminous press coverage described the film as a “damning” and “distressing” look…
Read More‘Every Piece Inspires Change’ Campaign Inspires Marin to Clear the Way for El Niño
MCSTOPPP debuts litter-picking creek critter decals on streets and invites residents to join community cleanups to help keep litter out of local waterways Marin County, CA – When trash is left on streets of Marin County, wind and rain can carry it into storm drains and eventually local creeks, wetlands, the San Francisco Bay, and the…
Read MoreClown Daddy Presents: HAMLET
September 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm $25.00 O’Hanlon Center For the ArtsSaturday September 26 | 7:00 PM The lines are learned and the stage is set – but where are the actors? Faced with an epic dilemma, Clown Daddy decides to take on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, all by herself! Armed with a few puppets…
Read MoreAwards Watch: 49th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ ‘I Play Rocky,’ ‘The Debut’ and More
The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented annually by the California Film Institute (CAFILM), has revealed the full lineup for its 49th edition, taking place October 1–11, 2026. Hot off its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and stop at Telluride Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine will open the festival, and stars Oscar nominee John Malkovich…
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